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Program Guide – Fall/Winter 2018 2019

Explore all of the Library’s current programs in our Fall/Winter 2018 2019 Program Guide. Download Now Read More

Lynda.com Now Available For Free with Your Library Card

Lynda.com has more than 12,000 courses, ranging from computer programming to project management including instruction on various computer software, programming languages, and business topics. The video courses are taught by industry experts and are designed for any skill level. Read More

TumbleMath now Available

An indispensable tool for students, parents, and math teachers, TumbleMath offers the most comprehensive collection of math storybooks online. With TumbleMath, students can make the connection between math and the real world. Read More

The Great American Read at the Main Library and the Madison Branch

Check out the Great American Read displays at the Main Library and the Madison Branch. THE GREAT AMERICAN READ is an eight-part series that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved novels (as chosen in a national survey).  It investigates how and why writers create their fictional […] Read More

Anisfield-Wolf Award Winning Books

The Anisfield-Wolf Awards recognize books that have made important contributions to our understanding of racism and human diversity. Cleveland poet and philanthropist Edith Anisfield Wolf established the book awards in 1935. Presented by the Cleveland Foundation, it remains the only American book prize focusing on works that address racism and equity. The awards ceremony is […] Read More

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. Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, October 21, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Concert – Mary Beth Ions, Violinist

A one-woman violin performance with music from Bach to Broadway and beyond! Mary Beth Ions will take you from an evening serenading a certain Cleveland Cavalier to Severance Hall with the Cleveland Pops to the Playhouse Square Orchestra Pit and Lobby. Enjoy an hour listening to the beautiful, unique voice of the violin and hearing […] Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, October 21, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
Sunday With The Friends,

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, October 22, 2018 - 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
Monday, October 22, 2018 - 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

  • Madison Branch
Monday, October 22, 2018 - 11:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

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 required. Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, October 22, 2018 - 1:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

Happy Chinese

For students in first through sixth grade. Learn about Chinese characters, expressions and culture in this seven-week interactive program. Feel-good hands-on activities enhance the learning experience with fun and laughter. Registration Required. Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, October 22, 2018 - 4:00 p.m.
Programs For School-Age Students,

Girls Who Code Club

For students in Sixth through Twelfth Grade. Join our club of geeky girls and use computer science to solve a problem that you care about in our community. Team up with other techies to work on a Computer Science Impact Project where you’ll learn to use computer science to create a mobile app, design a […] Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, October 22, 2018 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Teens,

Pajama Party

For you and your 2 to 6 year old child. Put on your PJs and bring your best stuffed animal for an evening of good night stories and songs. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration Required. Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, October 22, 2018 - 7:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

Art Explosion

For students in fifth through eighth grade. Learn about different artists in this six-week program, then create your own style to display at a special culminating art show. Registration required. Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, October 22, 2018 - 7:00 p.m.
Programs For Teens,

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, October 23, 2018 - 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, October 23, 2018 - 9:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Get Ready for Kindergarten

For you and your 3 1/2 to 6 year old child. Enjoy hands on activities together that help your child learn skills that will help him/her be prepared to start kindergarten. Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - 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 required. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - 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, October 23, 2018 - 11:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Strokes of Genius

For students in second through fourth grade. Art activities and stories open up the world of art. Learn about renowned artists and the history of creativity. This program culminates in an art show for family and friends. Registration required. Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - 4:00 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
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Infants,

Next Chapter Book Club

For adults 18 years old and older. Phone Gigi’s Playhouse or Lakewood Public Library to register. Currently full. Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - 6:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

Pajama Party

For you and your 2 to 6 year old child. Put on your PJs and bring your best stuffed animal for an evening of good night stories and songs. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration Required. Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - 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 six week story time you would like to attend. Registration is required. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 - 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, October 24, 2018 - 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 required. Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 - 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, October 24, 2018 - 11:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Space is the Place: Cosmic Art

For students in second through fifth grade. Space is a cool place, but sometimes it lacks color. Color can be used to show how hot or cold a planet’s surface is, or where the elevation is high and low. Shapes can be used to show terrain features like canyons, craters, and mountains. Use your imagination […] Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 - 4:00 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
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Infants,

Pajama Party

For you and your 2 to 6 year old child. Put on your PJs and bring your best stuffed animal for an evening of good night stories and songs. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration Required. Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 - 7:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

Presentation: Creating an Inclusive Community

This community conversation will discuss inclusive practices, particularly for individuals with developmental disabilities. As a part of this presentation, the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities will provide resources and discuss how community entities can play a significant role in fostering integrative environments; ultimately paving the way for more inclusive settings. We will also take […] Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 - 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, October 25, 2018 - 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, October 25, 2018 - 10:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

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. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. No Registration required. Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, October 25, 2018 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Get Ready for Kindergarten

For you and your 3 1/2 to 6 year old child. Enjoy hands on activities together that help your child learn skills that will help him/her be prepared to start kindergarten. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Thursday, October 25, 2018 - 11:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Illustration Creation

For students in kindergarten through first grade. Love to look at the illustrations in picture books? Create your own pictures in this engaging program featuring picture book art. This six-week program will feature a different children’s book illustrator each week for project inspiration and will culminate in an art show for family and friends. Registration […] Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, October 25, 2018 - 4:00 p.m.
Programs For School-Age Students,

Just Baby N’ Me (Drop-In)

For you and your birth to 24 month old baby. Drop in to 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. No Registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, October 25, 2018 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Infants,

Pajama Party (Drop-In)

For you and your 2 to 6 year old child. Put on your PJs and bring your best stuffed animal for an evening of good night stories and songs. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. No Registration Required. Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, October 25, 2018 - 7:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

Great Decisions in the Library – Turkey: a Partner in Crisis. Joseph Meissner

Led by Joseph Meissner Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs. The Great Decisions program highlights eight critical foreign policy challenges facing Americans each year. In libraries across the country, Great Decisions discussion group participants discuss and debate each issue. In the wake of a failed military coup in July 2016, the […] Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, October 25, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, October 26, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Friday, October 26, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, October 26, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, October 26, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, October 27, 2018 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

The Importance of Blood Pressure

Presented by University Hospitals St. John Medical Center. We know that high blood pressure is a silent killer. The American Heart Association has just lowered the healthy blood pressure standards. Come to this enlightening talk and learn what causes high blood pressure and what healthy choices you can make to keep your blood pressure from […] Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, October 27, 2018 - 1:00 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, October 27, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, October 27, 2018 - 4:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Film – Temple Grandin (2010)

A visit to her aunt’s ranch introduces a young Temple Grandin (Claire Danes) to the cattle crush, a device used to restrain and calm livestock. The device sparks an idea in the autistic Temple, who struggles in social settings despite her brilliant mind. Prompted by her unrelenting mother Eustacia (Julia Ormond), Temple enters college and […] Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, October 27, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, October 28, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Concert – Trepanning Trio

Trepanning Trio is an acoustic instrumental ensemble which makes oddly beautiful music using classical, traditional and handmade instruments (i.e., viola da gamba, kalimba, guzheng, pan lids screwed onto sticks and played with violin bows, etc.). Since its unofficial formation in 1998, this Northeast Ohio-based ensemble has assembled an unlikely rogues’ gallery of more than two […] Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, October 28, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
Sunday With The Friends,

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, October 29, 2018 - 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
Monday, October 29, 2018 - 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

  • Madison Branch
Monday, October 29, 2018 - 11:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

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 required. Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, October 29, 2018 - 1:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

Happy Chinese Workshop: Chinese Ink Painting Workshop

For students in second through sixth grade. Learn how to make simple traditional Chinese paintings with ink and brushes. At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to make one piece of work. Registration Required. Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, October 29, 2018 - 4:00 p.m.
Programs For School-Age Students,

Girls Who Code Club

For students in Sixth through Twelfth Grade. Join our club of geeky girls and use computer science to solve a problem that you care about in our community. Team up with other techies to work on a Computer Science Impact Project where you’ll learn to use computer science to create a mobile app, design a […] Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, October 29, 2018 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Teens,

Pajama Party

For you and your 2 to 6 year old child. Put on your PJs and bring your best stuffed animal for an evening of good night stories and songs. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration Required. Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, October 29, 2018 - 7:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

Art Explosion

For students in fifth through eighth grade. Learn about different artists in this six-week program, then create your own style to display at a special culminating art show. Registration required. Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, October 29, 2018 - 7:00 p.m.
Programs For Teens,

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, October 30, 2018 - 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, October 30, 2018 - 9:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Get Ready for Kindergarten

For you and your 3 1/2 to 6 year old child. Enjoy hands on activities together that help your child learn skills that will help him/her be prepared to start kindergarten. Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - 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 required. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - 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, October 30, 2018 - 11:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Strokes of Genius

For students in second through fourth grade. Art activities and stories open up the world of art. Learn about renowned artists and the history of creativity. This program culminates in an art show for family and friends. Registration required. Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - 4:00 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
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Infants,

Genealogy Workshop Taught by Deborah Abbott, PhD

Call to register. How far back would you like to trace your family tree? 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 and other […] Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - 6:00 p.m.
More Programs,

Next Chapter Book Club

For adults 18 years old and older. Phone Gigi’s Playhouse or Lakewood Public Library to register. Currently full. Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - 6:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

Pajama Party

For you and your 2 to 6 year old child. Put on your PJs and bring your best stuffed animal for an evening of good night stories and songs. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration Required. Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - 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 six week story time you would like to attend. Registration is required. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 - 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, October 31, 2018 - 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 required. Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 - 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, October 31, 2018 - 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, October 31, 2018 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Infants,

Pajama Party

For you and your 2 to 6 year old child. Put on your PJs and bring your best stuffed animal for an evening of good night stories and songs. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. Registration Required. Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 - 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

  • Main Library
Thursday, November 01, 2018 - 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, November 01, 2018 - 10:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

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. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. No Registration required. Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, November 01, 2018 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Get Ready for Kindergarten

For you and your 3 1/2 to 6 year old child. Enjoy hands on activities together that help your child learn skills that will help him/her be prepared to start kindergarten. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Thursday, November 01, 2018 - 11:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Illustration Creation (Art Show)

For students in kindergarten through first grade. Love to look at the illustrations in picture books? Create your own pictures in this engaging program featuring picture book art. This six-week program will feature a different children’s book illustrator each week for project inspiration and will culminate in an art show for family and friends. Registration […] Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, November 01, 2018 - 4:00 p.m.
Programs For School-Age Students,

Just Baby N’ Me (Drop-In)

For you and your birth to 24 month old baby. Drop in to 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. No Registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, November 01, 2018 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Infants,

Pajama Party (Drop-In)

For you and your 2 to 6 year old child. Put on your PJs and bring your best stuffed animal for an evening of good night stories and songs. Choose one day and time of the age appropriate eight week story time you would like to attend. No Registration Required. Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, November 01, 2018 - 7:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

Author Event – Islamic Spirituality: Theology and Practice for the Modern World

Book by Zeki Saritoprak, PhDPresented by Murat Gurer of the Turkish Cultural CenterIslamic Spirituality: Theology and Practice for the Modern World explores the writings of important figures in the historical development of Islamic spirituality as well as the major sources of religious authority in Islam, the Qur’an and Hadith. Classical Sufis and Sufism are explored […] Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, November 01, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, November 02, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Friday, November 02, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, November 02, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, November 02, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, November 03, 2018 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Elementary Experiences: Music

For you and your seven to twelve year old child. Are you concerned about your child’s anxiety, anger or sensory needs? Come and learn how to incorporate music to aid in self-regulation. Adults and children will participate together in this group music therapy session where musical experiences may include but are not limited to song […] Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, November 03, 2018 - 1:00 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, November 03, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Elementary Experiences: Music for Children with Moderate to Severe disabilties

For you and your seven to twelve year old child. Join us to sing, play, move and experience all aspects of general music making to enhance cognition, motor, social, emotional, behavioral and communication needs. Adults and children will participate together in this group music therapy session which will include alternative communication devices as needed. Adaptations […] Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, November 03, 2018 - 2:30 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, November 03, 2018 - 4:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Film – Thank You For Your Service (2017)

A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to reintegrate into civilian life. Adam Schumann (Miles Teller) comes home to his wife Saskia (Haley Bennett) and young children, but his days of combat haunt him in the form of flashbacks and nightmares. Survivor’s guilt and PTSD lead him to seek assistance from the overburdened […] Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, November 03, 2018 - 6:00 p.m.
Lakewood Public Cinema,

Music Therapy and More

For you and your birth to six year old child. For families and their children who are struggling in an area of development. Join us for a hands-on program designed to teach families how to use music to improve their child’s motor, communication and social skills as well as behavior. This program is led by […] Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, November 03, 2018 - 10:30 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, November 04, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Concert – Toney Rocks

Singer-songwriter, Toney Rocks delivers an intimate concert exploding with diversity featuring his soulful singing supported by acoustic guitars, ukulele and piano. The Las Vegas Weekly recently named Rocks as one of 10 Las Vegas Artists to Watch in 2017. Kathy Forste, Music Director of KC Cafe Radio said, “Toney Rocks’ voice is cool and sweet, […] Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, November 04, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
Sunday With The Friends,

Lakewood Lego League

For students in Kindergarten through Fifth grade. If you build it, you’ll have fun! 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 thirty minutes before each scheduled time. […] Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, November 04, 2018 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For School-Age Students,

Happy Chinese: Chinese Paper-Cutting Workshop

For students in second through sixth grade. The art of Chinese paper-cutting is a traditional part ofChinese culture and one of the beautiful treasures of Chineseart. In this workshop, participants learn basic folding and cutting skills of Chinese paper-cutting. Participants will be guided step by step to create their own artwork, and will be able […] Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, November 05, 2018 - 4:00 p.m.
Programs For School-Age Students,

Girls Who Code Club

For students in Sixth through Twelfth Grade. Join our club of geeky girls and use computer science to solve a problem that you care about in our community. Team up with other techies to work on a Computer Science Impact Project where you’ll learn to use computer science to create a mobile app, design a […] Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, November 05, 2018 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Teens,

Art Explosion

For students in fifth through eighth grade. Learn about different artists in this six-week program, then create your own style to display at a special culminating art show. Registration required. Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, November 05, 2018 - 7:00 p.m.
Programs For Teens,

Strokes of Genius Art-Show

All families are welcome. Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, November 06, 2018 - 4:30 p.m.
Programs For School-Age Students,

Next Chapter Book Club

For adults 18 years old and older. Phone Gigi’s Playhouse or Lakewood Public Library to register. Currently full. Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, November 06, 2018 - 6:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

Space is the Place: Space Rock Sherlock

For students in second through fifth grade. There are a lot of rocks floating out in space, and some of them survive crashing down through the atmosphere to land on Earth. Put your investigative skills to the test in solving this space-based mystery program and discover which of our rock samples is a real meteorite. Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, November 07, 2018 - 4:00 p.m.
Programs For School-Age Students,

Hand Sewing for Literacy

For students in kindergarten through third grade. Hand sewing is a super food for developing young readers and writers by promoting fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, self-confidence, patience and focus. Each week you will listen to a story that showcases sewing as the central theme and you will learn basic hand sewing skills based on […] Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, November 07, 2018 - 4:30 p.m.
Programs For School-Age Students,

Veteran’s Voices

Presentation by Northeast Ohio Veterans Affairs Healthcare System Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, November 07, 2018 - 7:00 p.m.
More Programs,

Author Event – Captain Blue on the Blue Blazes

Captain Blue on the Blue Blazes: The First Solo Thru-Hike of Ohio’s 1,444 Mile Buckeye Trail. Book by Andy Niekamp. Imagine walking 1,444 miles with a backpack carrying the bare necessities of life, twenty-six maps and a whole lot of grit. When four-time Appalachian Trail Hiker, Andy “Captain Blue” Niekamp decided to hike Ohio’s Buckeye […] Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, November 08, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, November 09, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Friday, November 09, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, November 09, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, November 09, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, November 10, 2018 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Tail Waggin’ Tutors

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 required. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, November 10, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, November 10, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

LEGO Family Challenge

For families with children in kindergarten through fifth grade. If you build it, you’ll have fun! 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. Hop on over to our tallest building challenge to […] Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, November 10, 2018 - 2:00 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, November 10, 2018 - 4:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Film – Barbarosa (1982) Presented by Terry Meehan

In many ways, this film typifies the dry spell that the Western movie experienced during the first half of the decade. Influential film critic Pauline Kael praised it as “spirited and satisfying,” but the box-office take left the studio’s saddlebags all but empty. Barbarosa (Willie Nelson) is an infamous outlaw who rides across Texas robbing […] Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, November 10, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, November 11, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Concert – The Singing Angels Special Veterans Day Performance

The Singing Angels, founded in 1964, is a non-profit dedicated to youth development through the highest level of artistic achievement in the performing arts. The mission is to engage youth from all communities in quality music and performing arts education that teaches teamwork, builds confidence, and provides a foundation for life. In honor of veterans […] Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, November 11, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
Sunday With The Friends,

Adapted Story Time

For you and your 3 to 7 year old child. Children with varying learning styles and abilities learn together in a safe, supportive environment where respect and appreciation for differences is encouraged. This thirty-minute story time, followed by a time for socialization, is designed for children who may not be successful in a typical story […] Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, November 11, 2018 - 3:30 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

Happily Ever Crafter

For students in sixth through twelfth grade. Come create cute, clever crafts with everyday materials. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, you’ll have a fun time stretching your creativity and learning new skills while you make a craft to take home. A new project every month! Materials are provided. Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, November 11, 2018 - 7:00 p.m.
Programs For Teens,

Girls Who Code Club

For students in Sixth through Twelfth Grade. Join our club of geeky girls and use computer science to solve a problem that you care about in our community. Team up with other techies to work on a Computer Science Impact Project where you’ll learn to use computer science to create a mobile app, design a […] Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, November 12, 2018 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Teens,

Next Chapter Book Club

For adults 18 years old and older. Phone Gigi’s Playhouse or Lakewood Public Library to register. Currently full. Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 6:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

Documentary – Free CeCe! (2016)

Directed by Jacqueline Gares. Presented by the American Civil Liberties Union. CeCe McDonald is an African American bi transgender woman. In 2011, McDonald was attacked and during the altercation, her attacker was killed. After a forceful interrogation, she was unable to enter a plea for self-defense and was sentenced to forty-one months in a male […] Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 6:30 p.m.
More Programs,

Positive Play with Preschoolers

Does your child have challenges playing nicely with others? Is sharing, communicating, and expressing emotions a difficult task? Does your child tend to play by himself or herself and not interact with other children? Join Rec2Connect as they discuss common challenges with preschoolers (both typically-developing children and those with special needs). They will provide simple […] Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 6:30 p.m.
Programs For School-Age Students,

Space is the Place: Investigating the Insides

For students in first through third grade. Planets can surprise astronomers in so many ways: their shape, movement, and even what they’re made of. Some planets might be hollow inside, while others might have a heavy magnetic metal core. These insides can affect whatever is going on outside! In this investigative program, you will use […] Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 - 4:00 p.m.
Programs For School-Age Students,

Hand Sewing for Literacy

For students in kindergarten through third grade. Hand sewing is a super food for developing young readers and writers by promoting fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, self-confidence, patience and focus. Each week you will listen to a story that showcases sewing as the central theme and you will learn basic hand sewing skills based on […] Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 - 4:30 p.m.
Programs For School-Age Students,

Lakewood Historical Society – Jesse James: The Last Rebel of the Civil War

Presentation by Mel Maurer.  Jesse James was an early celebrity for all the wrong reasons. Was he a true folk hero—an American Robin Hood? Or was he a ruthless criminal—a killer who served only his own interests? Mel Maurer will cover his life from his baptism under fire as a Confederate guerrilla to his assassination […] Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 - 7:00 p.m.
More Programs,

Booked for Murder Book Club

If you share a passion for mystery, join the group each month to discuss your favorites and selections made by group members. Tonight we will discuss Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel by Robin Sloan. Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 7:00 p.m.
Book Clubs,

League of Women Voters and Case Western Reserve Forum

Presented by Case Western Reserve Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, November 16, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Friday, November 16, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, November 16, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, November 16, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, November 17, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, November 17, 2018 - 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, November 17, 2018 - 4:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Film – Memento (2000) Presented by Barbara Steffek-Hill

Leonard “Lenny” Shelby (Guy Pearce) has extreme short term-memory loss since suffering a severe head injury as a result of the break-in that killed his wife. On the hunt for his wife’s murderer, Lenny keeps track of people and places by constantly writing notes to himself and taking Polaroid pictures. Ever-present Teddy (Joe Pantoliano) was […] Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, November 17, 2018 - 6:00 p.m.
Lakewood Public Cinema,

Family Music and More: Party Pals Animal Show

See turtles, frogs, ferrets, bunnies, chinchillas, geckos, doves and more at this educational show. No registration required. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, November 17, 2018 - 7:00 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, November 18, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Concert – Blu Monsoon

Cleveland’s very own contemporary jazz trio will be performing a selection of original music, jazz standards and modern covers. Their music is created to have broad appeal without being cliché. In addition to original material, Blu Monsoon performs unique interpretations of classics such as “The Chicken”, “Autumn Leaves”, “Chameleon” and “Fly Me to the Moon”. […] Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, November 18, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
Sunday With The Friends,

Happy Chinese Celebration

For family and friends of Happy Chinese program participants. Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, November 19, 2018 - 4:00 p.m.
Programs For School-Age Students,

Girls Who Code Club

For students in Sixth through Twelfth Grade. Join our club of geeky girls and use computer science to solve a problem that you care about in our community. Team up with other techies to work on a Computer Science Impact Project where you’ll learn to use computer science to create a mobile app, design a […] Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, November 19, 2018 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Teens,