Cleveland Public Library
SPONSORED: Do you have student loans? Did you know that you may be eligible to restructure your student loan debt and improve your financial outlook? Cleveland Public Library has partnered with College Now Greater Cleveland to educate adults about student loan solutions available through the U. S. Department of Education's Student Loan Restructuring programs. CPL.org
SPONSORED: Crafting for a good cause! Grab your knitting needles, crochet hooks or sewing machine and start crafting to help our neighbors in need stay warm this winter. All donated items will be distributed to local charities. CPL.org
SPONSORED: It's time again for Cleveland Mini Maker Faire at Cleveland Public Library! People of all ages are encouraged to come learn, discover, create, and play along with makers and creators from across the region. Explore MakerFaireCleveland.com for more information. This FREE event is Sat 11/5 from 10AM – 5PM at Main Library.
SPONSORED: Do you have student loans? Did you know that you may be eligible to restructure your student loan debt and improve your financial outlook? Cleveland Public Library has partnered with College Now Greater Cleveland to educate adults about student loan solutions available through the U. S. Department of Education's Student Loan Restructuring programs. CPL.org.
SPONSORED: With the elections coming, voters want transparency from their candidates. Cleveland Public Library has teamed up with CreativeMornings, a lecture series for the creative community, to invite Judge Michael Ryan to Main Library for a discussion on government transparency. This event is FREE with registration on Fri 10/14 from 8:30 – 10:00AM. CPL.org.
SPONSORED: Join Cleveland Public Library as Pianist Nikita Mndoyants gives a FREE preview concert for the Cleveland International Piano Competition. This FREE preview on Sat 7/23 at 2PM at Main Library is made possible by the Cleveland Foundation. Visit CPL.org for more details about Music at Main.
SPONSORED: America's Civic Square As Cleveland takes center stage during the Republican National Convention, the Cleveland Public Library maintains a civic space for learning, exploration and thought-provoking discussions of today's timely topics. Don't miss these intriguing community conversations. Visit CPL.org for a full list of special events including panel discussions, brown bag talks Mon – Fri, July 18-22.
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Just in time to showcase the international exhibition on William Shakespeare's First Folio, the Cleveland Public Library is unveiling a wide range of improvements and renovations that have long been in the works.
Follow Aaron Mason, the Library's assistant director of outreach and programming services, as he shows CoolCleveland around. From a new Welcome Room to the beautiful Indoor Reading Garden and Friends of CPL Gift Shop, the Stokes Wing has never looked better, or been better suited to serve the needs of Clevelanders. The 2nd floor meeting spaces are available to the public, and include projectors and the latest technology. CPL.org
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Shakespeare turns 400 this year, and to celebrate, the Cleveland Public Library is exhibiting Shakespeare's First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare in the Treasure Room of Special Collections in the Main Library in downtown Cleveland.
CoolCleveland got a sneak peek and spoke with Pamela Eyerdam, Fine Arts & Special Collections Manager and Ray Rozman, Metadata Archivist about the Folio, related costumes, fun costumes, and their cool interactive touchscreen “Magic Box,” all free and open to the public. But hurry, the First Folio exhibit closes July 30 at the Cleveland Public Library.
SPONSORED: Rosetta Stone Library Solution online language learning lessons are now accessible to all Cleveland Public Library patrons with valid library cards. As the People's University, our strategic library priorities are focused on forming communities of learning and fostering a global perspective among the citizens of NE Ohio. See all 30 available languages at CPL.org/rosetta.
SPONSORED: Cleveland Public Library is proud to serve as a non-profit community partner for the film Romeo is Bleeding at the 40th Cleveland International Film Festival. Romeo is Bleeding documents the aftermath of a fatal turf war between neighborhoods in the city of Richmond, CA. Visit CPL.org for times and details.
SPONSORED: 2016 marks the 75th anniversary of the feminist superhero, Wonder Woman. In honor of 75 years of fighting for love and justice, Cleveland Public Library and the Ohio Center for the Book present: Wonder Women a Graphic Novel Book Club. First And third Thursdays, 4:30 p.m., check CPL.org for upcoming discussions.
SPONSORED: Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad visits Cleveland Public Library's Main Library to discuss The Criminal "Injustice" System, Thu 2/18 at 7PM. Dr. Muhammad is the author of The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime and the Making of Modern America. Learn more about this FREE event and other African-American History Month programs at CPL.org.
SPONSORED: The Cleveland Public Library honors Dr. King's life and legacy at the 31st Annual Commemorative Celebration. The keynote speaker is Reverend Dr. Jawanza Colvin of Olivet Institutional Baptist Church. All are welcome to join the celebration on Mon 1/18 at 1PM at Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch. Check CPL.org for complete details.
SPONSORED: Crafting for a good cause! Join the Warm Up Cleveland campaign and help neighbors in need stay warm this winter. Drop items off at any Cleveland Public Library location. All donated items are distributed to local charities. For more information, contact Outreach and Programming Services at 216.623.2921. CPL.org.
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Cleveland Public Library’s Landmark Series commissions the work of local artists to be displayed on new library cards.
Listen as CoolCleveland meets with Cleveland artist Amy Casey, whose intricate, connective image of Cleveland buildings and bridges, “Dissemination,” is featured on their new library card. Casey earned her BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art, has exhibited her work nationally, and is a resident artist at Zygote Press.
SPONSORED: Warm up for Cleveland's Winterfest at Cleveland Public Library on Sat 11/28. 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 Playhouse Square for the annual tree lighting. CPL.org
SPONSORED: Cleveland Public Library's Lockwood Thompson Dialogues welcomes Hank Willis Thomas to Main Library, Sat 10/31 at 2PM. His transmedia project Question Bridge: Black Males facilitates a dialogue between a critical mass of black men from diverse backgrounds and creates a platform for them to represent and redefine black male identity in America. CPL.org.
SPONSORED: For It's a Celebration! Cleveland Public Library and the Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center host a celebration of Hispanic traditions and culture for the whole family. Enjoy performances, delicious Latin foods and explore Hispanic identity through poetry, music and more. The festivities take place Sat 10/17 from 7-11PM at Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center. CPL.org
SPONSORED: The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez was one of The New York Times Notable Books of 2014. The novel reveals the nitty-gritty details, humor, and human stories about immigration as seen through the eyes of characters from across Latin America. Sat 10/10 at 2PM. Cristina Henríquez concludes the Cleveland Public Library’s Writers & Readers Series of Hope. CPL.org
SPONSORED: Mitchell S. Jackson began writing his award-winning novel, The Residue Years, while serving a prison sentence. He is currently a professor and teaches writing at New York University. Cleveland Public Library welcomes Jackson to the Writers and Readers Series of Hope, Sat 9/19 at 2PM, Main Library. CPL.org
SPONSORED: Cleveland Public Library and Cleveland Museum of Art are partnering to bring you artist Kehinde Wiley. Wiley's work is featured on Fox's hit show Empire, and has firmly established his place as a painter of grandiose portraits of young, urban, largely African American male subjects. Engage with Wiley on Sat 8/29 at 2PM. CPL.org.
SPONSORED: Music at Main Cleveland Public Library's Music at Main is bringing the South to the Midwest. Rising Nashville star Lacy Green performs a blend of country and Americana originals in the halls of Main Library's Fine Art Department on Sat 8/1 at 2PM. For a complete list of upcoming performances, and podcasts of past performances, please visit CPL.org.
SPONSORED: Trekkies and book lovers Whether you know him as Commander Geordie La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation, or as the host of Reading Rainbow, LeVar Burton was welcomed into our living rooms. Meet LeVar when he brings his talents to Cleveland Public Library’s Writer and Readers Series on Thu 7/30 at 7PM, Main Library. CPL.org.
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The best place to read in the City, the CPL's Eastman Reading Center, just got an upgrade. With the newest instiallation in CPL and LAND Studio's See Also Series: Andréa Keys Connell's "Migration," the outdoor garden has been transformed into a literary wonderland with ceramic statues representing characters from CPL's extensive collection of novels.
CoolCleveland met up with Connell to get her insights on the project. Virginia based Connell discussed her love for the library, and for the greater Ohio community. Experience the awe and wonder for yourself when the project becomes open to the public on Fri 6/12.
SPONSORED: Cleveland Public Library welcomes Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison, to its Writers & Readers Series, Sat 6/13 at 2PM. Piper's book was so compelling, moving, and often hilarious that Netflix adapted it to what is now one of the most talked about television series. Bring a friend to this free event at Main Library. CPL.org.
SPONSORED: Music at Main Cleveland Public Library's Music at Main features some of NEO's wonderful musical talent. Sat 5/23 at 2PM, Austin "Walkin" Cane performs original & classic delta blues featuring slide guitar and soulful vocals in the halls of Main Library's Fine Art Department. For a complete list of upcoming performances, and podcasts of past performances, please visit CPL.org.
SPONSORED: In 1989 Trisha Meili became known to the world as The Central Park Jogger after being brutally assaulted and raped. Trisha details her story of recovery and survival at Cleveland Public Library's Writers and Readers Series of Hope, Sat 4/18 at 2PM, Main Library. CPL.org/writersandreaders.
SPONSORED: Since Michelle Knight's rescue, she has been a voice for the voiceless and a powerful symbol of hope for the thousands of children and young adults who go missing every year. Michelle opens the season of Cleveland Public Library's Writers and Readers Series of Hope. Join her on Sat 3/14 at 2PM, Main Library. CPL.org.
SPONSORED: Cleveland Public Library continues its tradition of offering African American History Month programs system wide to commemorate the rich history that helped shape this country. Juan Williams, former host of NPR's Talk of the Nation, and Washington Post political columnist, starts the month of programming with his visit to Main Library on Sat 2/7 at 2PM. CPL.org.
SPONSORED: The Cleveland Public Library honors Dr. King's life and legacy at our 30th Annual Commemorative Celebration. The keynote speaker is Pastor Richard M. Gibson of Elizabeth Baptist Church. All are welcome to join the celebration on Mon 1/19 at 1PM at Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch. Check CPL.org for complete details.