CPL 2010

----------11.03.10----------

SPONSORED: Library coup! "Hot" author Franzen to host Writers & Readers series. Hailed by Time Magazine as a Great American Novelist, Jonathan Franzen will be featured at Cleveland Public Library on Sun 11/7, at 2PM in the Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium, corner of East Sixth and Superior. Info: CPL.org and WritersAndReaders.cpl.org

SPONSORED: From Precious to...? You may know Sapphire's award-winning novel, Push, was adapted into the critically-acclaimed movie Precious, but do you know what she's working on now? Find out at Cleveland Public Library's Writers and Readers Series, on Sun 10/10 at 2PM, E.6th and Superior. Pre-order your books at http://writersandreaders.cpl.org. Seating is first come, first serve.

SPONSORED: All is forgiven! Have you checked out a book or movie from Cleveland Public Library and forgotten to return it? Bring overdue items back in September and all will be forgiven, no questions asked. Unpaid fees holding you back? Pay half and half will be forgiven. Visit http://www.CPL.org and "start fresh" in September!

SPONSORED: Known To Evil Cleveland Public Library welcomes author, movie producer, playwright and artist, Walter Mosley to kick off the 75th anniversary of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. Mosley discusses his career and latest novel, Known to Evil, followed by Q&A and book signing on Sun 9/12 at 2PM. Call 216-623-2869 for more information. http://writersandreaders.cpl.org

----------8.25.10----------

SPONSORED: Library Card Sign-up Campaign: Start Fresh Amnesty Period "Start Fresh" in fine-free September when you return all Cleveland Public Library materials! Fees holding you back? Pay half and the other half is forgiven for CPL materials only. For more information, please call (216) 623-2872. http://www.cpl.org/AmnestyandCardSignUp.aspx

----------6.02.10----------

SPONSORED: Summer vacation is around the corner! Enroll your kids in Cleveland Public Library's Summer Reading Club for all the summer filled with fun, festivities and prizes books have to offer. After all, they deserve the fun, and you deserve to spend quality time with your kids. Visit http://readingclub.cpl.org to learn more and register today!

----------4.14.10----------

SPONSORED: Seriously, the Poet Laureate is coming! Poet Laureate Kay Ryan will be in town for Cleveland Public Library's Writers & Readers series. Her compact, witty, philosophical, exhilarating little poems can be found in her latest, "The Best of It." She will speak, autograph at the library's Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium on Sun 4/18 at 2PM. No Charge! http://www.cpl.org

----------03.17.10----------

SPONSORED: Enjoy a Saturday afternoon downtown with Cleveland Public Library's Music at Main Series. Come hear Mansfield Symphony Orchestra's principal cellist, Sara Wolfe on Sat 3/20 @ 2PM as she performs works from J.S. Bach and George Crumb at Main Library, located on the corner of E. 6 th and Superior. http://www.CPL.org

----------03.10.10----------

SPONSORED: The Long Emergency in Cleveland For no charge, see James Howard Kunstler, author of The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the 21st Century, compliments of The Cleveland Public Library, @ Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium, E. 6th & Superior. This critic of our oil-fueled culture is sure to raise a few eyebrows, as well as your conscience on Sun 3/14 at 2PM. CPL.org


----------03.03.10----------

SPONSORED: The Year of the Tiger arrives at Cleveland Public Library's Lunar New Year celebration. Come enjoy music, dancing, martial arts performances and the ritual Lion Dance by the Kwan Family. Sat 3/6 from 12-2PM in the Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium. http://www.CPL.org.

----------02.24.10----------

SPONSORED: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is next at Cleveland Public Library's "Sunday Afternoons with Writers and Readers." So lace up your shoes, head to the Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium at 2PM on Sun 2/28 and grab your seat to hear the author and NBA's all-time leading scorer. Get the scoop on Kareem and this season's author series at http://www.CPL.org.

----------01.13.10----------

SPONSORED: Cleveland Public Library hosts Senator Nina Turner, who will moderate "A Legacy of Leadership." Panelists include Councilman Jeff Johnson, Judge Michael Ryan, Pastor R.A. Vernon, Sonya Pryor-Jones, Thione Naing and other community leaders. Mon 1/18 at 1PM at Martin L. King, Jr. Branch, 1962 Stokes Blvd. CPL.org