The Art of Speaking Up: Claudia Rankine Discusses Race and Whiteness in America

On July 24, Literary Cleveland’s 2021 Inkubator writing conference culminated in a keynote address from author Claudia Rankine, who discussed the power of engaging in conversation about race and whiteness in America. The event was moderated by ideastream reporter Shelli Reeves and presented by Cleveland Public Library. Rankine’s latest book, Just Us: An American Conversation, mines the conversations she had…

Cleveland Public Library Celebrates New Woodland Branch

Cleveland Public Library marks a new beginning in the Central neighborhood of Cleveland.  Woodland Branch of Cleveland Public Library5806 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44104Saturday, June 26 | 10:30 a.m. Library leadership, city and community leaders, and other dignitaries will break ground on the new Woodland Branch at its current site at East 55th Street and Woodland Avenue.  The Woodland Branch groundbreaking ceremony is the second of four…

Library Card Sign-Up Month 2017

September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month Libraries in Cuyahoga County are celebrating National Library Card Sign-Up Month (September 1-30) with A Card for Every Kid campaign! A Card for Every Kid aims to put a library card into the hands of every child under 18 in Cuyahoga County. You can celebrate with libraries in Cuyahoga County in two ways:…