CPL 2013
What's the one thing you want to do before you die?
Grab a piece of chalk and make your mark now through Fri 1/31 at the engaging exhibit "Before I Die..." in the long hall between the Main Building and the Louis Stokes Wing of the Downtown Cleveland Public Library.
Marc Zeale explains how the project was started by Candy Chang in New Orleans and has been exhibited on 300 walls in 30 countries in 10 languages. CPL.org
Check out the latest cool gadget at Cleveland Public Library’s Tech Central: a laser engraver, burning away carving out a Cool Cleveland logo as we speak to CJ Lynce, who obviously has the coolest job around.
Bring your favorite gloves this weekend to Winterfest on Sat 11/30 and Tech Central will help you stitch in metallic fibers so you can make them smartphone-ready.
And come back anytime to play with the new vinyl cutter, the 3D printer, the green screen, the animation box, and so much more. All free with your library card. Welcome to the future. CPL.org
It’s the first time Cleveland Public Library has done such a thing.
They're issuing library cards to over 2000 kindergarten students in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, as well as charter and parochial schools, completely free of charge, just to start kids off on a lifetime of learning.
Cool Cleveland talks with Brian Belmont, principal of Constellation Schools' Eastside Arts Academy in Slavic Village while Lan Gao, the children’s librarian at CPL's nearby Fleet Branch issues the cards to the students and reads stories with them. CPL.org
SPONSORED: Warm up for Cleveland's Winterfest at Cleveland Public Library on Sat 11/30. Get up close to live reindeer, explore interactive model trains, and listen to the live music while enjoying free cookies and cider. The excitement runs from 10AM – 6PM, just in time to cross over to Public Square for the annual tree lighting. CPL.org
SPONSORED: Music at Main Cleveland Public Library's Music at Main Library features some of NEO's wonderful musical talent. Sat 10/26 at 2PM Ars Futura Ensemble performs contemporary classical music in the halls of Main Library’s Fine Art Department. For a complete list of upcoming performances, including violinist Emily Cornelius on Sat 11/16, and podcasts of past performances, please visit CPL.org.
SPONSORED: Cleveland Public Library, together with Octavofest, welcomes award-winning comic book author and illustrator, Chris Ware, to it’s Writers & Readers stage Sat 10/5 at 2PM, at Main Library. Quimby the Mouse, Rusty Brown, Building Stories, and Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth are just a few of the ground-breaking characters he has created. CPL.org
SPONSORED: Young, American & Muslim The Writers & Readers Series at Cleveland Public Library opens with Young, American and Muslim. Moderated by Neda Farooqi, these touching and groundbreaking collections of personal stories will be discussed by three young Muslim-American women as they introduce us to their world. Authors Zahra, Huda Al-Marashi and Nura Maznaviwill speak on Sat 9/21 at 2PM, Main Library. CPL.org.
SPONSORED: Create interactive programs, computer generated drawings, and more! Whether you are a computer novice or an experienced programmer, join us for this fun, hands-on lab on Sat 8/10 at 11AM. No programming experience is required! Basic computer, mouse and typing skills are required. Register for this FREE lab by calling TechCentral at Cleveland Public Library, 216-623-2980. CPL.org.
SPONSORED: Who says libraries have to be quiet? Cleveland Public Library is rockin' the garden with raucous rhythms produced entirely on recycled "instruments" ranging from plastic buckets to metal trash cans. Part drumline, part STOMP, The St. Edward's High School Trash Talkers take bangnin' on your momma's pots and pans to a whole new level for Music at Main! Main Library on Wed 7/10 at 12:30PM. CPL.org.
SPONSORED: Escape the beating sun Cleveland Public Library's Eastman Reading Garden is officially open for the season! With shade, and free access to Wi-Fi, it's a perfect place to get some reading done, or enjoy lunch with friends. While you're in the garden, explore the See Also art installation: The Reading Nest by artist Mark Reigelman. CPL.org.
SPONSORED: The first three Mondays in May are #MAYker Mondays at Cleveland Public Library and TechCentral! Don't miss our special 'maker' labs: learn how to create your own font, build circuits and structures, create digital abstract art, or create a custom cookie cutter. Can't make it to Main Library on Mondays? Try one of our bonus Saturday MAYker events at Lorain Branch. CPL.org
SPONSORED: Wu-Tang Clan's RZA comes to Cleveland Public Library's Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium on Fri 4/19, 7:30PM. Meet the mind behind the action film Man with the Iron Fists, and the musical score of Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill. If you want more information on this FREE event, then visit CPL.org.
SPONSORED: Scientist, scholar, animal rights advocate and best-selling author Temple Grandin is autistic. She has been profiled on 20/20, ABC News, and NPR, and in the famous Oliver Sacks New Yorker profile, "An Anthropologist on Mars." Catch her at Cleveland Public Library Sat 3/9 at 2PM, Main Library. Visit CPL.org for more details about this FREE event.
Together, Ralph Miles Jones and Baba Issa Abramaleem are The Seekers of Truth Revolutionary Ensemble, and consider themselves messengers of cosmic sounds. Join Cleveland Public Library for this free concert on Fri 2/15, 6:30PM at the Rice Branch. Visit CPL.org for more details on this event.
SPONSORED: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day The 28th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Commemorative Celebration takes place at the Martin Luther King Branch of the Cleveland Public Library on Mon 1/21. The theme is based on Dr. King's Drum Major Instinct sermon, and includes the CMSD drum line, refreshments and reflections by Reverend, Dr. Todd C. Davidson, Senior Pastor, Antioch Baptist Church. Doors open at 11:30 to view inauguration, program begins at 1PM. CPL.org
SPONSORED: Connie Shultz is a Cleveland journalist, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Robert F. Kennedy, and National Headliner awards, and is a syndicated columnist. She leads a discussion of her book …and His Lovely Wife at Cleveland Public Library’s Main Library, Social Sciences Department, Thu 12/13 at 12PM. CPL.org
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