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Friends’ Prelude to Summer Book Sale

Friends of Lakewood Public Library host the Friends’ Prelude to Summer Book Bag Sale at Lakewood Public Main Library, 15425 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, OH 44107 on Saturday, May 18, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The sale will be held in the Main Library Friends’ Book Sale Room. There is a special members’ only […] Read More

Program Guide Spring/Summer 2019

Explore all of the Library’s current programs in our Spring/Summer 2019 Program Guide. Download Now Read More

Learn a Language from Home with Mango or Transparent Language Online

It is easier than ever to learn a foreign language with Mango and Transparent Language Online. Mango lets you learn foreign languages quickly and easily with an innovative suite of self-teaching, multimedia language courses. Master even the most difficult language from home. This instructional video shows how easy Mango is to use. Transparent Language Online […] Read More

Anisfield-Wolf Award Winning Books Now Available

The Anisfield-Wolf Awards recognize books that have made important contributions to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures. Cleveland poet and philanthropist Edith Anisfield Wolf established the book prizes in 1935, in honor of her father, John Anisfield, and husband, Eugene Wolf, to reflect her family’s passion for […] Read More

Concert – Wallace Coleman

As a youth in Tennessee where country and western music still prevails, Wallace Coleman was captivated by the sounds he heard on the radio at night. It was Nashville’s WLAC, and they were playing the Blues. The sounds haunted him by day where, he says, “I would be sittin’ in class and hear Howlin’ Wolf […] Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, May 19, 2019 - 2:00 p.m.
Sunday With The Friends,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, May 19, 2019 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Lakewood LEGO League

For Students in Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. Use your imagination and the Library’s collection of LEGO bricks to create fabulous new structures and designs. Meet other building fans and check out our large collection of LEGO books. Tickets will be given out 30 minutes before each scheduled time. One ticket will be issued per child. […] Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, May 19, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For School-Age Students,

Documentary – Traveling Stanzas: Immigrant Voices – Documented

Documented (2013) Directed by Jose Antonio Vargas and Ann Raffaela. Presented by American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio. In 2011, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas outed himself as an undocumented immigrant in an essay in New York Times Magazine. Documented chronicles his journey to America as a child and his journey through America as […] Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 - 6:30 p.m.
More Programs,
Traveling Stanzas: Immigrant Voices,

Knit & Lit Book Club

Come share your passion for great literature and show off your knitting, crocheting, counted cross-stitch, embroidery and quilting works-in-progress. Tonight we will discuss The Underground Railroad: A Novel by Colson Whitehead. Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Book Clubs,

Hand Sewing for Literacy

For Students in Kindergarten through Third Grade. Hand sewing is like a super power for developing young readers and writers as it promotes fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, self-confidence, patience and focus. In this two-part program, students will listen to a story showcasing sewing as the central theme, learn basic sewing skills and create a […] Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 - 4:00 p.m.
Programs For School-Age Students,

Telling Our American Story: Immigrant Literature Series

Presented by Barbara Parr. Discuss the books Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín and West of Kabul, East of New York by Tamim Ansary, two immigration stories, during this four-part course led by Barbara Parr, an instructor with Case Western Reserve University’s Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program. Please read the first 125 pages of Brooklyn […] Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Book Clubs,
Traveling Stanzas: Immigrant Voices,

Author Event – Cleveland Then and Now

Book by Laura DeMarco. Cleveland Then and Now matches rare archive images with specially-commissioned contemporary color photos of the same scenes to reveal the past and present of Cleveland. It concentrates on landmarks that have stayed intact and adapted to survive. Tradition amid change is the story of Cleveland, then and now. Laura DeMarco is […] Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, May 23, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Meet The Author,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, May 24, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Friday, May 24, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, May 24, 2019 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, May 24, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, May 25, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, May 25, 2019 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, May 25, 2019 - 4:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Film – The Selfish Giant (2013) Directed by Clio Barnard

Arbor (Conner Chapman) and Swifty (Shaun Thomas) are best friends living in the poverty-stricken city of Bradford, England. They take up the task of collecting scrap for a dealer named Kitten (Sean Gilder). Kitten favors Swifty, leaving Arbor feeling hurt and excluded. Arbor turns increasingly greedy and exploitative, becoming more like Kitten. Tensions build, leading […] Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, May 25, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.
Lakewood Public Cinema,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, May 26, 2019 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Documentary – I Am Not Your Negro (2016)

Directed by Raoul Peck I Am Not Your Negro scrutinizes racism in America through James Baldwin’s unfinished book, Remember This House. It combines Baldwin’s manuscript about the lives and assassinations of three civil rights leaders with footage of African Americans throughout history. I Am Not Your Negro explores the continued peril America faces from institutionalized […] Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 6:30 p.m.
More Programs,

Genealogy Workshops Taught by Deborah Abbott, PhD

Genealogist Deborah Abbott will show you how to unlock the secrets held by census reports, military records, birth certificates and death notices in this hands-on workshop. Unravel your history with professional results using the free Library Edition of ancestry.com, the world’s largest collection of online records. The Library Edition of ancestry.com is free to use […] Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.
More Programs,

Lakewood Historical Society – Treasures in the Cuyahoga County Archives

Presentation by Judith G. Cetina, PhD. One of this area’s greatest historical resources, the Cuyahoga County Archives remains relatively unknown to most residents. Archivist Judith G. Cetina, PhD, recently supervised the relocation of records from the Rhodes House to more spacious quarters on Perkins Avenue. Employed at the archives since 1977, Dr. Cetina assumed the […] Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
More Programs,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, May 31, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Friday, May 31, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, May 31, 2019 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, May 31, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, June 01, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, June 01, 2019 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, June 01, 2019 - 4:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Film – The Kids Are All Right (2010) Directed by Lisa Cholodenko

Jules (Julianne Moore) and Nic (Annette Bening) are mothers to two teenagers, Joni (Mia Wasikowska) and Laser (Josh Hutcherson). The siblings decide to seek out their biological father, Paul (Mark Ruffalo) who was the sperm donor for them both. This new addition to their non-traditional family structure showcases the family’s fragile dynamic and reveals everyone’s […] Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, June 01, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.
Lakewood Public Cinema,

Concert – The George Martins

Combined, the members of The George Martins have more than 100 years of experience writing, recording and performing music. Well before they picked up an instrument or turned on an amp, members of this band were singing along with “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Hey Jude”. Join in as they play these Beatles’ hits and more. […] Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, June 02, 2019 - 2:00 p.m.
Sunday With The Friends,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, June 02, 2019 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Otaku Cafe

For students in Sixth through Twelfth Grade. Do you read manga? Love anime? Are you interested in manga and anime but don’t know quite where to start? Maybe cosplay is your thing. Trading card games, video games, drawing, crafts, Japanese culture, memes…we’re serving it all up at Otaku Café! Join our fun and friendly group […] Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, June 03, 2019 - 3:30 p.m.
Programs For Teens,

Immigration Legislation in the United States

Presented by Magistrate Barbara Greenberg. From the very beginning of American history, immigration has been a point of debate in communities and courtrooms across the nation. During this four-week series participants will discuss the cases that made immigration legislation what it is today with Barbara Greenberg, a magistrate for Bedford Municipal Court and the Cuyahoga […] Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, June 04, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
More Programs,
Traveling Stanzas: Immigrant Voices,

Summer of Space: Pinwheel Galaxy

For Students Entering First through Fifth Grade. You are in a state, which is in a country, which is on a planet. Your planet (Earth) is in a solar system, which is inside a galaxy called the Milky Way–just one of the trillions of galaxies in the universe. Hold a little part of our big […] Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, June 05, 2019 - 4:00 p.m.
Programs For School-Age Students,

Forum – Waste Water and the West Side — What are the issues?

Tens of billions of gallons of wastewater are processed every year through Cleveland’s three water treatment plants. Northeast Ohio’s geographical proximity to Lake Erie keeps conservation at the forefront of community concern and planning initiatives. Join the League of Women Voters of Greater Cleveland to hear from area experts on the process and issues surrounding […] Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, June 05, 2019 - 6:30 p.m.
More Programs,

Art Connection

For Students in Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. Art activities let you express your view of the world. Create your own unique piece of art to take home and show off to family and friends. Registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, June 06, 2019 - 4:00 p.m.
Programs For School-Age Students,

Author Event – Follow the Dragons

Author Event – Follow the Dragons: Discovering the Love of Ultra Running and Myself. Book by Kyle V. Robinson. Follow the Dragons is a soul-searching portrait of a man finding his way, challenging what people are capable of no matter their past and coming to the realization that a grand arrival to fulfillment is intangible. […] Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, June 06, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Meet The Author,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, June 07, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Friday, June 07, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, June 07, 2019 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, June 07, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, June 08, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Tail Waggin’ Tutors (Drop In)

For School Age Children. Bone up on your reading skills by reading to a dog. Drop in for a one-on-one session with one of our dogs and owners that have been certified through Therapy Dogs International. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, June 08, 2019 - 11:00 a.m.
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, June 08, 2019 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, June 08, 2019 - 4:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Film – From Russia with Love (1963) Presented by Terry Meehan

Directed by Terence Young. In a story by genuine spy Ian Fleming, Soviet cipher clerk Tatiana Romanova (Daniela Bianchi) offers to turn over a Lektor coding machine, but only if James Bond (Sean Connery) escorts her to safety on the Orient Express. Red Grant (Robert Shaw) and Rosa Klebb (Lotte Lenya) try to derail them. […] Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, June 08, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.
Lakewood Public Cinema,

Concert – NorthCoast Winds — Americas’ Immigrant Composers

This performance will showcase the many cultural threads that make up the fabric of AmericanMusic. Our musical melting pot may include music by Paul Hindemith and Arnold Schoenberg, immigrants from Germany, Paquito D’Rivera an immigrant from Cuba or Miguel del Aguila an immigrant from Uruguay. These works will be performed by the North Coast Winds […] Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, June 09, 2019 - 2:00 p.m.
Sunday With The Friends,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, June 09, 2019 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Just Baby N’ Me

For you and your birth to 24 month old baby. Enjoy books, songs and finger plays while meeting other parents. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, June 10, 2019 - 9:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Just Baby N’ Me

For you and your birth to 24 month old baby. Enjoy books, songs and finger plays while meeting other parents. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration is required. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Monday, June 10, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Toddler Treats

For you and your 2 to 3 1/2 year old child. Enjoy stories, songs and movements together with your toddler for thirty fun filled minutes. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, June 10, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Shake Rattle and Roll

For you and your 2 to 6 year old child. Tune in to the magic of music. Enjoy stories that leap off the page with song, dance and rhythm instruments. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, June 10, 2019 - 1:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

Otaku Cafe

For students in Sixth through Twelfth Grade. Do you read manga? Love anime? Are you interested in manga and anime but don’t know quite where to start? Maybe cosplay is your thing. Trading card games, video games, drawing, crafts, Japanese culture, memes…we’re serving it all up at Otaku Café! Join our fun and friendly group […] Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, June 10, 2019 - 3:30 p.m.
Programs For Teens,

Camp Story Time

For you and your 2 to 6 year old child. Sit under the stars in your PJs and listen to soothing stories perfect for a summer’s eve. Registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, June 10, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

Just Baby N’ Me

For you and your birth to 24 month old baby. Enjoy books, songs and finger plays while meeting other parents. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration is required. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 - 9:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Toddler Treats

For you and your 2 to 3 1/2 year old child. Enjoy stories, songs and movements together with your toddler for thirty fun filled minutes. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 - 9:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Shake Rattle and Roll

For you and your 2 to 6 year old child. Tune in to the magic of music. Enjoy stories that leap off the page with song, dance and rhythm instruments. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration is required. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Summer Drop-In Storytime

Drop in for some summer fun with stories, songs and movements. There is no need to register. For large groups, please call (216) 226-8275×140 or stop in to schedule your visit. Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Just Baby N’ Me

For you and your birth to 24 month old baby. Enjoy books, songs and finger plays while meeting other parents. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 - 11:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Afternoon at the Movies: Luis and the Aliens

Beat the summer heat with the whole family by taking in a movie on our big, beautiful screen. We’ll see you there! No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 - 1:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

Just Baby N’ Me

For you and your birth to 24 month old baby. Enjoy books, songs and finger plays while meeting other parents. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Infants,

Immigration Legislation in the United States. Presented by Magistrate Barbara G

From the very beginning of American history, immigration has been a point of debate in communities and courtrooms across the nation. During this four-week series participants will discuss the cases that made immigration legislation what it is today with Barbara Greenberg, a magistrate for Bedford Municipal Court and the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court. She teaches […] Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
More Programs,

Camp Story Time

For you and your 2 to 6 year old child. Sit under the stars in your PJs and listen to soothing stories perfect for a summer’s eve. Registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

Just Baby N’ Me

For you and your birth to 24 month old baby. Enjoy books, songs and finger plays while meeting other parents. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration is required. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - 9:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Toddler Treats

For you and your 2 to 3 1/2 year old child. Enjoy stories, songs and movements together with your toddler for thirty fun filled minutes. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - 9:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Main Shake Rattle and Roll

For you and your 2 to 6 year old child. Tune in to the magic of music. Enjoy stories that leap off the page with song, dance and rhythm instruments. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Just Baby N’ Me

For you and your birth to 24 month old baby. Enjoy books, songs and finger plays while meeting other parents. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - 11:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Just Baby N’ Me

For you and your birth to 24 month old baby. Enjoy books, songs and finger plays while meeting other parents. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Infants,

Camp Story Time

For you and your 2 to 6 year old child. Sit under the stars in your PJs and listen to soothing stories perfect for a summer’s eve. Registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

Citizenship Workshops Presented by Tri-C ASPIRE

Registration is required. This two-week workshop will show participants how to become a U.S. citizen through the process of naturalization. Practice questions will be shown, and we will discuss how to study for the test. Participants will have access to information on community resources including financial assistance, legal assistance, English language learning, citizenship test preparation […] Read More

  • Madison Branch
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
More Programs,

Just Baby N’ Me

For you and your birth to 24 month old baby. Enjoy books, songs and finger plays while meeting other parents. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, June 13, 2019 - 9:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Just Baby N’ Me

For you and your birth to 24 month old baby. Enjoy books, songs and finger plays while meeting other parents. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration is required. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Thursday, June 13, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Summer Drop-In Storytime

Drop in for some summer fun with stories, songs and movements. There is no need to register. For large groups, please call (216) 226-8275×140 or stop in to schedule your visit. Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, June 13, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Summer Drop-In Storytime

Drop in for some summer fun with stories, songs and movements. There is no need to register. For large groups, please call (216) 226-8275×140 or stop in to schedule your visit. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Thursday, June 13, 2019 - 11:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Shake Rattle and Roll (Drop-In)

For you and your 2 to 6 year old child. Tune in to the magic of music. Enjoy stories that leap off the page with song, dance and rhythm instruments. No registration required. Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, June 13, 2019 - 1:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

Just Baby N’ Me (Drop-In)

For you and your birth to 24 month old baby. Enjoy books, songs and finger plays while meeting other parents. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, June 13, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Infants,

Author Event – The Browns Blues: Two Decades of Utter Frustration

The Browns Blues: Two Decades of Utter Frustration: Why Everything Kept Going Wrong for the Cleveland Browns. Book by Terry Pluto. From their return in 1999 through the winless 2017 season, the Cleveland Browns had the worst record in the NFL. Now, veteran sports columnist Terry Pluto explains why everything kept going wrong. This detailed […] Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, June 13, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Meet The Author,

Non-Fiction Book Club

Come and join the conversation with our newest book club. There are sure to be serious and thought-provoking discussions about many subjects inspired by these non-fiction works. Tonight we will be discussing Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World–and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling with Ola Rosling and Anna […] Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, June 13, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Book Clubs,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, June 14, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Friday, June 14, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, June 14, 2019 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Special Friday Performance: Gentleman Joe Variety Show

For the whole family. Audience members will be delighted by this versatile program that blends juggling, music and laughs. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, June 14, 2019 - 3:00 p.m.
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, June 14, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, June 15, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, June 15, 2019 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, June 15, 2019 - 4:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Film – Laura (1944) Presented by Barbara Steffek-Hill

Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney) is found shot to death in her apartment. Detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) investigates her murder. McPherson sorts through Laura’s belongings for clues and becomes obsessed by a portrait of her. One night he falls asleep in a chair near the painting and awakens to the sight of a beautiful mirage […] Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, June 15, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.
Lakewood Public Cinema,

Concert – Hollywood Slim Band

The Hollywood Slim Band is a unique member of Cleveland’s blues family, performing their swing/jazz/blues music for over forty years and still adding arrangements to their repertoire. They play rhythm & blues and jazz styles from the 1930s through the 1960s, and give some of the arrangements their own touch with three part harmonies. The […] Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, June 16, 2019 - 2:00 p.m.
Sunday With The Friends,

Family Weekend Wonders Drop In Story Time

For the whole family. Make the Library a part of your family weekend time with programs featuring stories, activities, music and crafts. This program is offered every weekend throughout the year. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, June 16, 2019 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Lakewood LEGO League

For Students in Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. Use your imagination and the Library’s collection of LEGO bricks to create fabulous new structures and designs. Meet other building fans and check out our large collection of LEGO books. Tickets will be given out 30 minutes before each scheduled time. One ticket will be issued per child. […] Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, June 16, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For School-Age Students,

Just Baby N’ Me

For you and your birth to 24 month old baby. Enjoy books, songs and finger plays while meeting other parents. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, June 17, 2019 - 9:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Just Baby N’ Me

For you and your birth to 24 month old baby. Enjoy books, songs and finger plays while meeting other parents. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration is required. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Monday, June 17, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Toddler Treats

For you and your 2 to 3 1/2 year old child. Enjoy stories, songs and movements together with your toddler for thirty fun filled minutes. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, June 17, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Shake Rattle and Roll

For you and your 2 to 6 year old child. Tune in to the magic of music. Enjoy stories that leap off the page with song, dance and rhythm instruments. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, June 17, 2019 - 1:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

Otaku Cafe

For students in Sixth through Twelfth Grade. Do you read manga? Love anime? Are you interested in manga and anime but don’t know quite where to start? Maybe cosplay is your thing. Trading card games, video games, drawing, crafts, Japanese culture, memes…we’re serving it all up at Otaku Café! Join our fun and friendly group […] Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, June 17, 2019 - 3:30 p.m.
Programs For Teens,

Camp Story Time

For you and your 2 to 6 year old child. Sit under the stars in your PJs and listen to soothing stories perfect for a summer’s eve. Registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, June 17, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,