On Saturday, July 17 at 10:30 a.m., Cleveland Public Library will celebrate the start of a revitalization effort at the historic West Park Branch. Library leadership will break ground on the West Park Branch – the fourth neighborhood library project to get underway in two months. Vocon has been tapped to transform the West Park Branch that was originally constructed…
Originally from Tennessee, Cruz moved to Ohio at age eleven. She is currently a junior at Lincoln West Global Studies High School. She has been studying photography since freshman year, and plans to attend art school. She is a member of the Cleveland Print Room’s Teen Institute, Arts Mastery program, exploring analog film and darkroom techniques. She has frequently exhibited…
An inspiring Cleveland physician is sharing his life story with the world. Edgar B. Jackson Jr., M.D. will debut his memoir, A Way Up and A Way Out, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Branch of Cleveland Public Library on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at 1 p.m. The book signing event will feature a conversation with the author led by…
Hope is sprouting at Cleveland Public Library. Five giant inflatable flowers are now on display in the Eastman Reading Garden as part of the Hope Blooms Ohio project. Beachwood High School Marketing and Junior Achievement students developed the pop art installation to inspire hope and uplift our community. Each flower represents the mission of Hope Blooms Ohio: unity, love, health, blossom, inspire, and joy. The students are using the project…
Stephen Bivens is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He holds a BA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and is a self-taught photographer who prefers to work with 35mm film. A teaching artist with the Cleveland Print Room, Bivens instructs students in Cleveland middle and high schools on shooting with film. He is Photographer in…
Be My Neighbor Day is going virtual this year! This family-friendly event is for parents and children ages 3-8! Be My Neighbor Day is all about being a caring neighbor and supporting the families in our neighborhood. Families are encouraged to join us on Wednesday, October 12, 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. for the following entertaining and educational activities: Welcome…