Lakewood Public Library
On Lake Erie’s secluded Sandy Stone Island, Sarah, a woman in her thirties, remains bound to the island by an unshakable phobia born from a tragic accident in her youth. Winter envelops the island as Sarah’s estranged sister, Alice, begins sending cryptic text messages, stirring memories of the day a storm forever altered their lives. […]
Did you know Ernest Hemingway, Jack Kerouac and Richard Wright wrote small? Writing coach Steve FitzGerald will discuss new and old forms of "small" writing, including traditional and American haiku, vignettes, Aesop's Fables, flash fiction, micropoetry and parables. He'll lead the audience through the writing of two haiku -- that based on previous group efforts […]
Both Edward G. Robinson and Dame Judith Anderson are on the list of The American Film Institute’s all-time best villains. They play a brother and sister who live on a farm and have an adopted teenage daughter. They also have a secret: a haunted house in their nearby woods. Other characters become involved in what […]
Sybil is a Diviner. In her dreams she receives visions from six unearthly figures known as Omens. From them, she can predict terrible things before they occur, and lords and common folk alike travel across the kingdom of Traum's windswept moors to learn their futures by her dreams. But when Sybil's fellow Diviners begin to […]
Beach glass, fossils, pottery and rocks are among the treasures waiting to be discovered along the shores of Lake Erie. This presentation will show beach enthusiasts, treasure hunters, and people new to beachcombing where and how to find these wonders, how to identify them and how easy it is for everyone of all ages to […]
Based on Joseph Heller’s landmark novel, Catch-22 is a darkly absurd take on the madness of war and military bureaucracy. Alan Arkin stars as Yossarian, a World War II bombardier caught in an impossible logic loop: to be declared insane and avoid combat, he must ask for relief—but asking proves his sanity. Director Mike Nichols […]
Ella finds herself acting to save her town from the encroaching totalitarianism of the Council, which has banned the use of certain letters of the alphabet as they fall from a memorial statue of Nevin Nollop. As the letters progressively drop from the statue they also disappear from the novel. The result is a love […]
Since 1914, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland has played a key role in the economy, both regionally and nationally. Learn why the Federal Reserve System was formed, how Cleveland became home to one of the system’s twelve banks and what role the Cleveland Fed plays in the region today. Join Chuck Soder, from the […]
The tranquility of a lovely cruise along the Nile is shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway has been shot. She was young, stylish, and beautiful, a girl who had everything – until she lost her life.
Author Terry Armstrong and his wife were watching a Hallmark Movie when he observed, “They’ve never made one with a pro wrestler as the main character.” “There’s likely a reason for that,” she answered, and Holiday Headlock was born. Dedicated to his grandma, a lifelong wrestling fan, the author will discuss his newly published rom-com […]
In one of his most beloved feature films, Buster Keaton plays a young collegian reuniting with his father, a rough-and-tumble steamboat captain, who is mortified by his son's dandified ways. Pianist David Blazer performs his own colorful, improvised score on our Steinway grand piano to accompany the film. Founded in 2022, The Cleveland Silent Film […]
If you doubt self-published authors' credibility, join the club. Michelle Park Lazette did too, but she's doing the thing anyway. Join Park Lazette for a conversation about her debut novel, The Descended; why she stopped querying literary agents after pitching over one-hundred and fifty people; and what she has learned through copious and methodical tracking […]