In Africa, the mythical Sankofa bird looks back while moving forward, a symbol that conveys the power of remembering the past while preparing for the future. At Cleveland Public Library, this visual metaphor also serves as a design inspiration for the new Hough Branch, which is slated to open the summer of 2022. Hough Branch will be transformed as part…
1962 Stokes BoulevardCleveland, OH 44106Phone: 216-623-7018Email: Martin.Luther.King.Branch@cpl.orgManager: Hours About Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch, located in University Circle, serves a diverse community and plays a key role as a partner with various cultural and civic organizations. The branch has a large meeting room, a gallery, and a teen tech room. The branch offers free wifi and public computers with Internet…
Cleveland, get ready for your close-up. This year, thanks to the Library’s special partnerships with the Cleveland Print Room and ideastream, the lives and times of our city will be documented, shared, and celebrated like never before. These two ongoing, community-based projects—one focusing on photography, the other on storytelling—will also help honor Cleveland Public Library’s 150th anniversary year. “What better…
Purpose The Cleveland Public Library (the “Library”) strives to be the center of learning for a diverse and inclusive community and to offer its patrons access to a variety of services and resources designed to improve patrons’ personal and professional lives and wellbeing. This Policy on Web Accessibility (“Policy”) establishes standards for the accessibility of web-based information, resources, and services…
Create your own comics or refine your sequential art skills while enjoying free Rising Star coffee! These events are free and open to participants of all skill levels. Both workshops will be held at Rising Star Coffee Roasters, 3617 Walton Ave., Cleveland, OH 44113. Making Comics with Cleveland’s Angela Oster Local illustrator and cartoonist Angela Oster draws delicate monsters and…
Richard and Phyllis O’Connell met while working at Cleveland Public Library nearly 60 years ago, marking the early stages of a lifelong love affair with libraries—and each other. When Richard O’Connell and Phyllis Dripan met as employees of Cleveland Public Library in the early 1960s, it wasn’t love at first sight. In fact, Phyllis was more focused on Richard’s strange snack of choice in the…