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Library OPEN on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Monday January 21, 2019)

Lakewood Public Library is OPEN on Monday January 21, 2019 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day). Please visit the Main Library or the Madison Branch. Read More

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

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, January 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
Thursday, January 17, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Shake Rattle and Roll (Drop-In)

For you and your two to six 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
Thursday, January 17, 2019 - 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, January 17, 2019 - 11:30 a.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. 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, January 17, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Infants,

All Access Cleveland: The Rock And Roll Photography of Janet Macoska

Book by Janet Macoska with Peter ChakerianIf rock and roll has been the soundtrack of your life, Janet Macoska has likely provided the accompanying visuals. Her celebrated body of work can be seen in the Smithsonian, the National Portrait Gallery in London, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the Grammy Museum and […] Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, January 17, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Meet The Author,

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 The Dollhouse Murders: A Forensic Expert Investigates 6 Little Crimes by Thomas Mauriello. Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, January 17, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Book Clubs,

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. Registration Required. Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, January 17, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Story Time 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, January 18, 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. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Friday, January 18, 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, January 18, 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
Friday, January 18, 2019 - 3:30 p.m.
Programs For Teens,

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, January 18, 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, January 19, 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, January 19, 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, January 19, 2019 - 4:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Film – Ruby Gentry (1952) Presented by Barbara Steffek-Hill

Free spirited, backwoods North Carolina girl Ruby Corey (Jennifer Jones) is more than her parents can handle. They send her to live in the household of wealthy businessman Jim Gentry (Karl Malden). Ruby blossoms into a knockout, leading to a tempestuous on and off again affair with Boake Tackman (Charlton Heston), handsome scion of the […] Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, January 19, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.
Lakewood Public Cinema,

Family Music and More: The Wonder of Bubbles

Dr. Awesome will demonstrate his bubble-blowing skills as he creates magnificent bubbles of all sizes. No registration required. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, January 19, 2019 - 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, January 20, 2019 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Performance – Cleveland Opera Theater: Operatic Favorites

Join Cleveland Opera Theater for an intimate performance of live opera. The program will feature a mix of operatic favorites as well as newer repertoire sung by professional singers based in Northeastern Ohio. Cleveland Opera Theater’s mission is to build a sustainable, professional outstanding Opera Company for Northeast Ohio championing Opera For All. We break […] Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, January 20, 2019 - 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, January 21, 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
Monday, January 21, 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

  • Madison Branch
Monday, January 21, 2019 - 11:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Shake Rattle and Roll

For you and your two to six 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, January 21, 2019 - 1:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

Share the Dream: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through stories, songs and crafts. In honor of the MLK Jr. Day of Service, participants will create handmade cards to warm the hearts of nursing home residents. No registration is required. Read More

  • Main Library
Monday, January 21, 2019 - 2:00 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, January 21, 2019 - 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, January 21, 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, January 22, 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, January 22, 2019 - 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, January 22, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Shake Rattle and Roll

For you and your two to six 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, January 22, 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, January 22, 2019 - 11:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Reader’s Theater

For students in third through fifth grade. Love reading and yearn for a life on the stage? Readers’ Theater combines both! Actors perform by reading scripts adapted from beloved children’s books, play theater games, and create props and costumes to culminate in a final performance. Participants must be able to attend the final performance. Registration […] Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 - 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, January 22, 2019 - 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
Tuesday, January 22, 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, January 23, 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, January 23, 2019 - 9:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Shake Rattle and Roll

For you and your two to six 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, January 23, 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, January 23, 2019 - 11:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Jurassic Brick Land Camp

For students in first through fifth grade. Are you ready for the adventure of a lifetime? Put on your hiking boots and camouflage…you’re about to enter Jurassic Brick Land! Students will build a world that comes to life with gentle Brontosaurus, ferocious Velociraptor, terrifying T.rex and more. We’ll learn about amazing dinosaurs that lived during […] Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 - 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, January 23, 2019 - 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, January 23, 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

  • Main Library
Thursday, January 24, 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, January 24, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Shake Rattle and Roll (Drop-In)

For you and your two to six 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
Thursday, January 24, 2019 - 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, January 24, 2019 - 11:30 a.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. 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, January 24, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Infants,

Great Decisions in the Library – U.S. Global Engagement and the Military

Led by Dr. Karl Kaltenthaler. The global power balance is rapidly evolving, leaving the United States at a turning point with respect to its level of engagement and the role of its military. Some argue for an “America First” paradigm, while others call for a more assertive position overseas. Others advocate for a restoration of […] Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, January 24, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
More Programs,

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. Registration Required. Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, January 24, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Story Time 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, January 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. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Friday, January 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, January 25, 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
Friday, January 25, 2019 - 3:30 p.m.
Programs For Teens,

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, January 25, 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, January 26, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Preventing Diabetes

Presented by University Hospitals St. John Medical Center.Diabetes refers to a group of diseases that affect how your body uses blood sugar (glucose). Thirty million Americans have diabetes, including nine million Americans who are unaware that they are affected by the disease. Despite being the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, it […] Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, January 26, 2019 - 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, January 26, 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, January 26, 2019 - 4:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Film – Wings (1927)

Two men from the same town dream of becoming fighter pilots in World War I. The pair share a hometown but also share a common love interest, Mary Preston (Clara Bow). Lovable boy next door Jack Powell (Charles Rogers) fights the wealthy David Armstrong (Richard Arlen) for Mary’s affections. Thrills of war beckon the two […] Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, January 26, 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, January 27, 2019 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Concert – SLAP Jazz Quartet: Led Zeppelin Tribute

SLAP members Michael Zubal (bass), John Henry Scully (drums), Tom Zubal (guitar), and Michael Scheiman (guitar) have been carrying on a musical conversation for over three decades. During this time a group that has had tremendous influence on the band is Led Zeppelin. In honor of this, SLAP will be performing a musical tribute to Led […] Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, January 27, 2019 - 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, January 27, 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, January 28, 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
Monday, January 28, 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

  • Madison Branch
Monday, January 28, 2019 - 11:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Shake Rattle and Roll

For you and your two to six 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, January 28, 2019 - 1:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

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, January 28, 2019 - 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, January 28, 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, January 29, 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, January 29, 2019 - 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, January 29, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Shake Rattle and Roll

For you and your two to six 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, January 29, 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, January 29, 2019 - 11:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Reader’s Theater Culminating Performance

Come watch our reader’s final performance. All families are welcome. Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 - 4:30 p.m.
Programs For School-Age Students,

Genealogy Workshop Taught by Deborah Abbott, PhD

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 resources. Space is […] Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 - 6:00 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
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Infants,

Documentary – Alive & Well (2013)

Presented by Huntington’s Disease Society of America. A powerful documentary film about the human condition, Alive & Well follows seven resilient people coming to terms with the profound reality of living with the hereditary chronic illness known as Huntington’s Disease (HD). Its subjects range from a young woman hoping to start a family, to a […] Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 - 6:30 p.m.
More 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, January 29, 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, January 30, 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, January 30, 2019 - 9:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Shake Rattle and Roll

For you and your two to six 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, January 30, 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, January 30, 2019 - 11:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Jurassic Brick Land Camp

For students in first through fifth grade. Are you ready for the adventure of a lifetime? Put on your hiking boots and camouflage…you’re about to enter Jurassic Brick Land! Students will build a world that comes to life with gentle Brontosaurus, ferocious Velociraptor, terrifying T.rex and more. We’ll learn about amazing dinosaurs that lived during […] Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - 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, January 30, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Infants,

Presentation: Person-first Language and Disability Legislation

Presentation by Disability Rights Ohio. Since the landmark signing of the American with Disabilities Act in 1990, certain rights for people with disabilities have been protected by law. This ensures equal opportunity in everyday life, including employment opportunities, purchasing goods and services and participating in state and local government. Three decades later, the struggle for […] Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
More 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
Wednesday, January 30, 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

  • Main Library
Thursday, January 31, 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, January 31, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Shake Rattle and Roll (Drop-In)

For you and your two to six 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
Thursday, January 31, 2019 - 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, January 31, 2019 - 11:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Inspire Your heart with Art Day

For students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Art can be more than a painting on a wall. It can be music you hear or a sculpture you feel. Experience the arts in this after school program and make your own unique creation. Come celebrate art and how it touches your heart! Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, January 31, 2019 - 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. 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, January 31, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Infants,

Author Event – Girlish: Growing Up in a Lesbian Home

Book by Lara LillibridgeLara Lillibridge grew up with two moms―an experience that shaped and scarred her at the same time. Told from the perspective of “Girl,” Lillibridge’s memoir is the no-holds-barred account of childhood in an atypical household. Girlish is a human story that challenges readers to reevaluate their own lives and motivations. Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, January 31, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Meet The Author,

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. Registration Required. Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, January 31, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Story Time 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, February 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. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Friday, February 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, February 01, 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
Friday, February 01, 2019 - 3:30 p.m.
Programs For Teens,

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, February 01, 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, February 02, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

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, February 02, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Weekend Programs For Families,

Elementary Experiences: Tired? Silly? Overwhelmed? Move to Content!

For you and your seven to twelve year old child. Does your child seem bored or unmotivated? Does he or she act silly when they should be serious? When dealing with frustration, is a meltdown inevitable? Join Sarah Glass, MA, BCaBA, of Oh, Hi! Social Skills, as she teaches how to manage emotions using strategies […] Read More

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

Elementary Experiences: Tired? Silly? Overwhelmed? Move to Content!

For you and your seven to twelve year old child.Does your child seem bored or unmotivated? Does he or she act silly when they should be serious? When dealing with frustration, is a meltdown inevitable? Join Sarah Glass, MA, BCaBA, of Oh, Hi! Social Skills, as she teaches how to manage emotions using strategies such […] Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, February 02, 2019 - 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, February 02, 2019 - 4:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Film – It Happened One Night (1934)

Spoiled socialite Ellie Andrews (Claudette Colbert) is a bride on the run from her overbearing father. After jumping overboard off the family yacht, Ellie plans to travel to New York to reunite with her lover. On the bus she meets cynical and unemployed reporter Peter Warne (Clark Gable) who blackmails her into traveling with him […] Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, February 02, 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, February 03, 2019 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Chinese New Year’s Dancers

Join us for this special performance in honor of the Chinese New Year. The Chinese New Year falls on February 5, 2019, and is the year of the pig according to the twelve year animal zodiac cycle. Yin Tang Dance Company will present a series of traditional and fusion Chinese dances. Many of the dances […] Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, February 03, 2019 - 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, February 03, 2019 - 3:30 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
Monday, February 04, 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
Monday, February 04, 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

  • Madison Branch
Monday, February 04, 2019 - 11:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Shake Rattle and Roll

For you and your two to six 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, February 04, 2019 - 1:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

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, February 04, 2019 - 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, February 04, 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, February 05, 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, February 05, 2019 - 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, February 05, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Shake Rattle and Roll

For you and your two to six 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, February 05, 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, February 05, 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
Tuesday, February 05, 2019 - 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
Tuesday, February 05, 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, February 06, 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, February 06, 2019 - 9:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Shake Rattle and Roll

For you and your two to six 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, February 06, 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, February 06, 2019 - 11:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Jurassic Brick Land Camp

For students in first through fifth grade. Are you ready for the adventure of a lifetime? Put on your hiking boots and camouflage…you’re about to enter Jurassic Brick Land! Students will build a world that comes to life with gentle Brontosaurus, ferocious Velociraptor, terrifying T.rex and more. We’ll learn about amazing dinosaurs that lived during […] Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, February 06, 2019 - 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, February 06, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Infants,

Resource Fair: Lakewood Community Resources for Persons Living with Disabilities

Presented by Lakewood Public Library, GiGi’s Playhouse, Madison Eye Care, Cornucopia, Connecting for Kids, Lakewood Family Room and Peace by Piece Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, February 06, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
More 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
Wednesday, February 06, 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

  • Main Library
Thursday, February 07, 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, February 07, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Shake Rattle and Roll (Drop-In)

For you and your two to six 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
Thursday, February 07, 2019 - 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, February 07, 2019 - 11:30 a.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. 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, February 07, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Infants,

Author Event – The Super Ladies: A Novel

Book by Susan PetroneFor three middle-aged women in the suburbs of Cleveland, the issues seemed compelling but relatively conventional: sending a child off to college, dealing with a marriage gone stale, feeling “invisible.” But changes were coming . . . and not the predictable ones. Because Margie, Katherine, and Abra are feeling a new kind […] Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, February 07, 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 discuss The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism by John U. Bacon. Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, February 07, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Book Clubs,

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. Registration Required. Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, February 07, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Story Time 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, February 08, 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. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Friday, February 08, 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, February 08, 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
Friday, February 08, 2019 - 3:30 p.m.
Programs For Teens,

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, February 08, 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, February 09, 2019 - 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, February 09, 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. Read More

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

Sew Your Own Library Tote

For patrons eight years and older. The Library stopped handing out plastic bags years ago out of a concern for the environment and a desire to save a little money but that doesn’t mean we want you to stop checking out more materials than you can carry. Create your own unique and stylish tote bag […] Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, February 09, 2019 - 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, February 09, 2019 - 4:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Film – Silverado (1985) Presented by Terry Meehan

This was another highly successful film which, along with Pale Rider, helped put an end to the decade’s Western drought. A loner named Emmett (Scott Glen) saves sweet-faced Paden (Kevin Kline) from death in the desert. The two of them then spring Paden’s brother, Jake (Kevin Costner) from jail. Joining up with the trio is […] Read More

  • Main Library
Saturday, February 09, 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, February 10, 2019 - 2:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,

Concert – Mike & Mary: Valentine’s Day Special

Mike and Mary are a jazz and pop duo specializing in the music of the Great American Songbook. With Valentine’s Day in mind, the main theme of this program is love with all of its joys, sorrows and other highs and lows. They will be performing some of the most beautiful love songs ever written […] Read More

  • Main Library
Sunday, February 10, 2019 - 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, February 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
Monday, February 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

  • Madison Branch
Monday, February 11, 2019 - 11:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Shake Rattle and Roll

For you and your two to six 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, February 11, 2019 - 1:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,

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, February 11, 2019 - 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, February 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
Tuesday, February 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
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 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, February 12, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Shake Rattle and Roll

For you and your two to six 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, February 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
Tuesday, February 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
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Infants,

Documentary – Deej (2017)

Directed by Robert Rooy. Presented by Peace by Piece. Abandoned by his birth parents and presumed incompetent, DJ Savarese (“Deej”) found not only a loving family but also a life in words. In his advocacy on behalf of other non-speaking autistics, he embraces filmmaking and poetry, and discovers what having a voice can truly mean. […] Read More

  • Main Library
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 6:30 p.m.
More 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, February 12, 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, February 13, 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, February 13, 2019 - 9:30 a.m.
Story Time Programs,

Shake Rattle and Roll

For you and your two to six 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, February 13, 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, February 13, 2019 - 11:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Jurassic Brick Land Camp

For students in first through fifth grade. Are you ready for the adventure of a lifetime? Put on your hiking boots and camouflage…you’re about to enter Jurassic Brick Land! Students will build a world that comes to life with gentle Brontosaurus, ferocious Velociraptor, terrifying T.rex and more. We’ll learn about amazing dinosaurs that lived during […] Read More

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

Lakewood Historical Society – Who Killed RFK?: Fifty Years Later

Presentation by Bev Sadowski Robert F. Kennedy’s campaign for the presidency was reaching its zenith when he was struck down in Los Angeles after winning the California primary in June 1968. The events surrounding his assassination, like those of his brother and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., are fraught with contradictions. What evidence exists to […] Read More

  • Main Library
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
More 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
Wednesday, February 13, 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

  • Main Library
Thursday, February 14, 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, February 14, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
Programs For Infants,

Shake Rattle and Roll (Drop-In)

For you and your two to six 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
Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 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, February 14, 2019 - 11:30 a.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. 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, February 14, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.
Programs For Infants,

Great Decisions in the Library – Russia’s Foreign Policy

Led by Dr. Stephen Crowley. Under President Vladimir Putin, Russia is projecting an autocratic model of governance abroad and working to undermine the influence of liberal democracies, namely along Russia’s historical borderlands. Putin’s foreign policy toolkit includes other instruments, from alliances with autocrats to proxy wars with the U.S. in Georgia, Ukraine and Syria. How […] Read More

  • Main Library
Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
More Programs,

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, February 14, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Story Time 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, February 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. Read More

  • Madison Branch
Friday, February 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. Read More

  • Main Library
Friday, February 15, 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
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 3:30 p.m.
Programs For Teens,

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, February 15, 2019 - 7:00 p.m.
Story Time Programs,
Weekend Programs For Families,