February is Black History Month!
Join us as we celebrate Black History through music, author visits, tough conversations, and fun programs across Cleveland.
One Community Reads
Join us for a series of events as all of Northeast Ohio reads Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life, by this year’s selected author Eric Klinenberg.
Cleveland Public Library is one of the top five library systems in the country according to the Library Journal’s Index of Public Library Service. Based on libraries of similar size, expenditures and star ranking, the Library netted another five-star rating for the eighth year and topped the competition for public internet computer use, Wi-Fi sessions and program attendance. The Library…
Free Tax Preparation Free tax preparation (by appointment only) provided by VITA volunteers. Assistance is also offered at many other locations throughout Cuyahoga County. Registration is required. Call 2-1-1 First Call for Help to register or register online.Sat, Mar 21 | 10am – 4pm | Lakeshore Facility, 17133 Lake Shore Blvd. Free AARP Federal and State Tax Preparation Assistance Free…
Applications for the Mayor Frank G. Jackson Scholarship Program are open now through March 27, 2020. About the Scholarship The Mayor Frank G. Jackson Scholarship Program was created by the City of Cleveland in 2007 to provide scholarship funds to the following individuals: City employees Dependents of City employees High school seniors graduating from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District High…
Cleveland Public Library is pleased to announce a new contract agreement with SEIU District 1199. SEIU members ratified the contract on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. The Cleveland Public Library Board of Trustees unanimously approved the terms of the ratified contract agreement at a special session held on Thursday, January 30. Since November, the Library has been negotiating a contract with…
The Cleveland Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a Special meeting on January 30, 2020 at 12 noon in the Board Room. The Board Room is located on the 10th floor of the Louis Stokes Wing.
Board Meetings are open to the public.
Cleveland Public Library is kicking off its celebration of Black History Month with a conversation about race, racism, and the power of bias. On Saturday, February 8, Robin DiAngelo, author of White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, and Cleveland native Jennifer Eberhardt, who wrote Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice that Shapes What We…
