The Library is closed on Monday, May 30 in observance of Memorial Day.
Computer Use “Computer use” shall include using library computers for any purpose, including without limitation, word processing purposes, or for Internet and electronic mail use. Use of Library computers is subject to the Library’s Policy on Patron Guidelines. Patrons must have an unexpired library card to use the public computers managed by the Library’s reservation software. Persons using the computers…
Improving Cultural Competency Through Community Reading Book Club Discussion Sets from Ohio Center for the Book The inevitability of these It’s Time to Talk (ITT) book sets developed out of the YWCA of Greater Cleveland’s It’s Time to Talk: Forums on Race, the annual forum that brings together individuals, community groups, and organizations for open and frank conversations about race,…
A collaboration among the City Club of Cleveland, ideastream, Playhouse Square, and all nine local public library systems, One Community Reads is designed to broaden and deepen our appreciation of reading and to cultivate dialogue based upon a shared reading experience for the Greater Cleveland community. From January through March 2020, county residents are encouraged to read Palaces for the People by…
Cleveland Public Library’s mission to be a diverse and inclusive organization extends not only to its staff, patrons, and community members, but also to its suppliers. For example, are the Library’s plumbers, painters, carpenters, electricians, and those who provide procurement services representative of the community the Library serves? To address that question and to enact meaningful change, Cleveland Public Library…
A century ago, Cleveland Public Library’s Lorain Branch, a 1912 Carnegie building located in the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood, was surrounded by natural wonders. According to a document in the Library’s Archives, the exterior of this neighborhood library once featured flowering cherry trees, ivy, lilacs, and a mulberry tree laden with berries. “Birds flocked to the berries and sang as they built…
Business Insights: Essentials (CPL Cardholders) Business Insights: Essentials provides access to a wide variety of global business information including competitive intelligence, career and investment opportunities, business rankings, company histories and much more. Business Leader Profiles for Students (CPL Cardholders) Gale Reference Ebooks (formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library) – Covers 350 prominent individuals who have made significant contributions to business and…