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    Meet The Author- Intentional Money: The Modern Woman’s Guide to Building Wealth, Purpose, and Peace Book by Leah Hadley

    Main Library Auditorium

    Drawing from her own personal journey and professional expertise, author Leah Hadley will share insights from her book, Intentional Money — a practical guide to building financial independence, navigating life transitions, and making confident money decisions that align with your values. Whether you’re facing a major life change or simply want to take control of your financial future, this event will offer real-world strategies […]

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    Presentation- The End of the Cleveland Mafia Presented by Allan R. May

    Main Library Auditorium

    On October 6, 1977, a long and bloody mob war ended in Cleveland when Irish gangster Daniel J. “Danny” Greene’s life ended in a horrific car bombing outside a medical building in Lyndhurst. The Cleveland Mafia celebrated the victory, but it would be the last victory the Cleveland Mafia would ever celebrate. A longtime crime writer and author of […]

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    Presentation- Saving the Amazon Rainforest: A Historical Perspective Presented by Daniel Weiland

    Main Library Auditorium

    Both the Amazon Rainforest and Andes Cloud Forest continue to be assaulted primarily through slash-and-burn farming and oil drilling. As the largest expanse of tropical rainforest in the world with some of the world’s tallest trees, the Amazon is literally being cut down to its knees. Biologist Daniel Weiland will be your guide on a lecture, slide and video tour of one earth’s most vital regions.   

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    Socrates Isn’t Dead: A Practical Guide to Thinking Freely Book by Kaylee Downing

    Main Library Auditorium

    Cleveland-based author Kaylee Downing explores how people form beliefs in modern society and how much of our thinking is shaped by what we’re exposed to rather than what we arrive at independently. Drawing from her book Socrates Isn’t Dead, she examines how modern discourse influences the way ideas are adopted, reinforced, or dismissed. You are invited to step back from the noise to take a […]

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    Detour (1945) Directed by Edward G. Elmer (67 minutes)

    Main Library Auditorium

    Al Roberts (Tom Neal) plays the piano in a cheap New York nightclub. His girlfriend, who is the lead singer there, heads west to seek fame and fortune in the movies. Feeling forsaken, Al decides to hitchhike his way to Hollywood, catch up with her and live happily ever after. But this is film noir, […]

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    Moss’d in Space by Rebecca Thorne

    Main Library Multipurpose Room

    Torian Razner bought a starship. It’s a fixer-upper that’s been abandoned for a century and covered in moss, but it’s Torian’s ticket to freedom. Except her first flight reveals a surprise passenger: the moss is actually an organic computer with a snarky attitude and serious abandonment issues.

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    All the King’s Men (1949) Directed by Robert Rossen (109 minutes)

    Main Library Auditorium

    This political drama film noir, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Actor (Broderick Crawford), and Best Supporting Actress (Mercedes McCambridge) in 1949, centers on the rise and fall of Willie Stark, an idealistic but ruthless politician in the American South, patterned after Louisiana Governor Huey Long. Staring Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Mercedes […]

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    Presentation- Let’s Make Felt Birds with Sew4Service Instructed by Michelle Lutz

    Main Library Multipurpose Room

    Whimsical, colorful, and fun. Create your own cheerful felt bird in this hands-on crafting class. Choose from a buffet of pre-cut felt shapes for bodies, wings, and tails, then use simple running stitches and buttons to bring your bird to life. Mix and match colors, layer your design, and let your creativity soar. No sewing […]

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    Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

    Main Library Auditorium

    Demon Copperhead is a Pulitzer Prize-winning modern retelling of Charles Dickens' David Copperfield. Set in rural Appalachian Virginia, the novel follows Damon "Demon" Fields as he navigates systemic poverty, the brutal foster care system and the devastating opioid crisis that ravages his community.

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    David Davis, Abraham Lincoln’s Favorite Judge Book by the Honorable Ray McKoski

    Main Library Auditorium

    Judge David Davis led an important and fascinating life. Who else can boast that they had a pillow fight with Abraham Lincoln, masterminded his dark horse 1860 presidential nomination, sat on the U.S. Supreme Court and served as president pro tempore of the Senate? Retired Illinois judge Ray McKoski joins us remotely with a presentation telling the story […]

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    Look Closer by David Ellis

    Main Library Auditorium

    When the murder of a beautiful socialite in a nearby suburb blows up their lives, Simon and Vicky, a "normal," well-respected, wealthy Chicago couple, find their secrets and lies have devastating consequences as it comes to light that one of them may be a killer. 

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    Presentation- Lakewood’s Place in Geological Time Presented by Alyssa Reinhardt-Krotseng

    Main Library Auditorium

    In ancient days, Lakewood went from being covered by warm ocean waters to sitting under a sheet of ice, a mile thick high. Alyssa Reinhardt-Krotseng will discuss how this region has changed through time with features that make Lakewood, and the greater Cleveland area, geologically distinct and exciting. Alyssa is a PhD Candidate in Applied Geology at Kent State University, studying carbon cycling in modern soils, including South African termite mounds and Ohio […]

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