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  • July 2026

  • Wed 22
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    Meet The Author

    The Ultimate Baseball Trivia Book

    Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 7:00 pm
    Main Library Auditorium

    Wayne Stewart tests and expands your knowledge of professional baseball- covering players' careers from draft day, rookie season, the All-Star Games and beyond- with a special focus on important men and moments from Cleveland Guardians history. Stewart has appeared as a guest historian on ESPN, numerous radio shows, television programs and podcasts. Books […]

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  • August 2026

  • Wed 12
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    Meet The Author

    Cousins in Crime

    Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 7:00 pm
    Main Library Auditorium

    Cousins in Crime is the true story of Alfred and Charles Polizzi. After struggling to grow up on the streets of Cleveland at the turn of the century, they became members of the Mayfield Road Mob, an Italian American gang that had […]

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    Tue 18
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    The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

    Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 7:00 pm
    Main Library Auditorium

    The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is a fantasy novel by V.E. Schwab about a French woman who makes a Faustian bargain for immortality in 1714, but is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets, leading to a life across centuries where she can leave no mark on the world until she meets a man […]

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    Wed 19
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    Meet The Author

    The Great Railroad Strike in Ohio

    Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 7:00 pm
    Main Library Auditorium

    Trace the origins of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 as it made its way across several states and into Ohio, with award winning author, Mark Strecker. Workers pushed back on repeated cuts in wages and hours, unsafe working conditions and job […]

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  • September 2026

  • Wed 9
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    Meet The Author

    Living Proof: How Love Defied Genetic Legacy

    Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 7:00 pm
    Main Library Auditorium

    Tiffany Graham Charkosky was eleven years old when her mother, Julie, died. Years later, she discovered the genetic mutation that took her mother had been passed down to Tiffany herself. With prose both lucid and revealing, Tiffany shares […]

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    Sat 12
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    Lakewood Public Cinema

    The Killing (1956)

    Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 6:00 pm
    Main Library Auditorium

    Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) is just out of prison and plans the heist of a racetrack, in order to make a “killing” of over two million dollars. Clay puts together a team […]

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    Tue 15
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    Book Clubs

    I, Medusa by Ayana Gray

    Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 7:00 pm
    Main Library Auditorium

    Exploding with rage, heartbreak, and love, I, Medusa portrays a young woman caught in the crosscurrents between her heart’s deepest desires and the cruel, careless games that the Olympian gods play. Gray has written a new kind of villain origin story, reimagining one of the most iconic monsters in Greek mythology as a provocative and powerful young heroine. 

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    Wed 16
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    Books Before the Printing Press- Introducing Illuminated Manuscripts

    Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 7:00 pm
    Main Library Auditorium

    Did you know that early books: Bibles, textbooks, storybooks, and books of science and technology were handwritten on animal skin? Many were beautifully decorated with colored inks, paints and precious metals. Dr. L’Engle will share real examples of medieval manuscripts from her private collection after an informative PowerPoint presentation describing how they were made. Dr. L'Engle has worked at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City […]

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    Sun 20
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    Lakewood Public Cinema

    Blade Runner (1982) based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K. Dick

    Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 2:00 pm
    Main Library Auditorium

    Inspired by Philip K. Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Blade Runner is a landmark of science fiction cinema. Set in a rain-soaked, dystopian future, the film explores what it means to be human through the pursuit of artificial beings who are nearly indistinguishable from people. Visually striking and philosophically rich, it’s an adaptation that has grown in influence over time. […]

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    Sat 26
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    Lakewood Public Cinema More Programming

    The 29th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival: One World- One Week- One Festival

    Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 5:30 pm The 29th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival: One World- One Week- One Festival
    Main Library Auditorium

    Join over 100,000 film lovers across the world as they unite in over 500 cities on six continents for one reason... to view and vote on the Finalist Short Films eligible for the […]

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    Sun 27
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    Lakewood Public Cinema More Programming

    The 29th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival: One World- One Week- One Festival

    Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 pm The 29th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival: One World- One Week- One Festival
    Main Library Auditorium

    Join over 100,000 film lovers across the world as they unite in over 500 cities on six continents for one reason... to view and vote on the Finalist Short Films eligible for the […]

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    Wed 30
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    Lakewood Public Cinema More Programming

    The 29th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival: One World- One Week- One Festival

    Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 5:30 pm The 29th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival: One World- One Week- One Festival
    Main Library Auditorium

    Join over 100,000 film lovers across the world as they unite in over 500 cities on six continents for one reason... to view and vote on the Finalist Short Films eligible for the […]

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