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Featured Events
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Upcoming Events
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ Noble Meeting Room ]
Date: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Start time: 9:00 am
Age group: Adult
Event type: Health/Well-being
Description: English lessons for non-English speakers. Provided through Tri-C. Registration requested through the ASPIRE website at: http://www.tri-c.edu/aspire/english-for-speakers-of-other-languages.html
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Children's Storytelling Room ]
Date: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Start time: 10:00 am
Age group: Children, Family
Event type: Storytime
Description: Bring your babies and blankets in for books, bopping and bouncing at this year-round lap-sit program. Baby Bonanza is for babies who are not yet walking.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Children's Storytelling Room ]
Date: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Start time: 10:30 am
Age group: Children
Event type: Social
Description: After Baby Bonanza ends, stick around and trade parenting secrets while your kids interact with puzzles, puppets, and toys in this drop-in, open program. For babies who are not yet walking.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Children's Storytelling Room ]
Date: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Start time: 11:00 am
Age group: Children, Family
Event type: Storytime
Description: The same great experience you get from our Story Stop programs, now designed specifically for toddlers. This reading extravaganza will help teach early literacy through books, songs, music, and more. Young and the Restless is for toddlers ages 2-3 1/2.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Start time: 11:00 am
Age group: Adult
Event type: Outreach
Description: Computer Classes held at 1500 Warrensville Center Apts. with the Mandel JCC where seniors can learn computer skills ranging from basic skills like using a computer mouse, to searching the web with Google, or how to set up an email account, as well as have other general technology questions answered.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Children's Storytelling Room ]
Date: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Start time: 11:30 am
Age group: Children, Family
Event type: Social
Description: Children can make friends, and adults can trade secrets at this drop-in, open program with books, puppets, puzzles, and toys. Stick around after storytime and make a morning of it.
Branch: Coventry Village Branch [ Coventry Meeting Room ]
Date: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Start time: 2:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Health/Well-being
Description: Ruth Butler (Matt Wernet on Tuesdays) teaches the 24 short form of Tai Chi and the Eight Best Movements for Health from Qigong practice. Tai Chi and Qigong are gentle forms of exercise to bring about a total union of mind, body, and spirit and are ideal for any age. No registration required.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Start time: 3:00 pm
Age group: Teen
Event type: Social
Description: Join us in the Teen Room every weekday after school to watch movies, participate in fun activities, or just hang out with friends! For ages 13-18.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ Noble Meeting Room ]
Date: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Start time: 3:30 pm
Age group: School Age, Family, Teen, Children
Event type: Health/Well-being, Food/Gardening
Description: Youth between the ages of 0-18 can stop in for a free, nutritious meal courtesy of the Greater Cleveland Foodbank. No meal service on days CHUH school district is closed.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Start time: 3:30 pm
Age group: Teen
Event type: Social
Description: Drop by every weekday afternoon from 3:30-5:30 to hang out with your friends, play games and have fun! Grades 6-12.
Branch: University Heights Branch [ Meeting Room 3 & 4 ]
Date: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Start time: 3:30 pm
Age group: Teen
Event type: Social
Description: Middle and high school students are invited to relax, play games, and hang out with friends.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Children's Storytelling Room ]
Date: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Start time: 4:00 pm
Age group: Children, School Age
Event type: Culture/History, Nature/Science
Description: Need help with your homework or a class project? Want some quiet time to read by yourself or with a friend? We're here for you, just drop on in! Grades K-5.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Start time: 4:00 pm
Age group: Teen
Event type: Art/Craft
Description: Let your creativity out after school. We will do a different project each week using fun materials.
Branch: Coventry Village Branch [ Coventry Meeting Room ]
Date: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Start time: 4:30 pm
Age group: Family, School Age
Event type: Food/Gardening, Nature/Science
Description: Join us as we learn some easy pickling recipes! Supplies will be provided, and may even come from our garden. Registration begins September 11.
Branch: Coventry Village Branch [ Coventry Meeting Room ]
Date: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Start time: 6:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Health/Well-being
Description: The physical and mental benefits of meditation are significant and well documented. Christine Valadon will present a weekly Heartfulness meditation, a simple, effective form of meditation focused on opening the heart and practiced in over 120 countries around the world.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Start time: 6:30 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Health/Well-being
Description: An informal ESL class offered to those learning English as a second language. No registration necessary.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Brody/Nelson Room ]
Date: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Start time: 7:00 pm
Age group: All Ages
Event type: Art/Craft
Description: Come and learn how to knit or work on a project! Experienced knitters and newcomers are welcome as well as children with parents. Please bring your own needles and yarn. Some practice yarn will be provided and there will be an instructor to help you get started!
Branch: University Heights Branch [ Meeting Room 1 & 2 ]
Date: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Start time: 7:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Book Discussion
Description: The Usual Suspects Mystery Book Club meets on the 4th Tuesday of the Month, 7:00 pm. Join your fellow mystery readers to discuss tales of murder, malice and mayhem at this monthly book group.
BOOK TITLE - Among the Wicked by Linda Castillo
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Computer Classroom ]
Date: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Start time: 7:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Computer
Description: Learn budget basics and how to create a simple budget worksheet using Microsoft Excel 2013. This class involves using Excel skills- inserting text, basic functions, Autosum, AutoFill, and more! Prerequisites: Excel basics or completion of Excel parts 1,2,3. Registration begins August 21.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ Noble Meeting Room ]
Date: Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Start time: 9:00 am
Age group: Adult
Event type: Health/Well-being
Description: English lessons for non-English speakers. Provided through Tri-C. Registration requested through the ASPIRE website at: http://www.tri-c.edu/aspire/english-for-speakers-of-other-languages.html
Branch: Coventry Village Branch [ Coventry Meeting Room ]
Date: Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Start time: 9:30 am
Age group: Children
Event type: Storytime
Description: Bring your babies and blankets in for books, bopping, and bouncing at our year round lap-sit program. This is the perfect program for children too young to enjoy Story Stop, but not too young to have fun. For children birth through walking.
Branch: University Heights Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Start time: 10:00 am
Age group: Children
Event type: Storytime
Description: Hear stories, sing songs, do a little dancing too! Bring the entire family to enjoy books, music, and activities during our weekly reading adventure. For preschoolers of all ages.
Branch: Coventry Village Branch [ Coventry Meeting Room ]
Date: Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Start time: 10:30 am
Age group: Children
Event type: Storytime
Description: Hear stories, sing songs, do a little dancing too! Bring the entire family to enjoy books, music, and activities to help develop early literacy skills during our weekly reading adventure.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Start time: 10:30 am
Age group: Children, Family
Event type: Art/Craft, Storytime
Description: If you're looking for a program for your little one that combines stories, music AND craft, have we got the program for you! Come join us for Explorastory, where we will engage our hearts, hands, and minds in activities to connect us to one another and the world around us. Ages 2-5.
Branch: University Heights Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Start time: 10:30 am
Age group: School Age
Event type: Social
Description: Children can make friends and adults can trade
secrets at this drop-in, open play program with books,
puppets, puzzles, and toys. Come early for storytime
and make a morning of it! For preschoolers of all ages.
Branch: University Heights Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Start time: 10:30 am
Age group: Children
Event type: Social, Storytime
Description: Children can make friends and adults can trade
secrets at this drop-in, open play program with books,
puppets, puzzles, and toys. Come early for storytime
and make a morning of it! For preschoolers of all ages.
Branch: Coventry Village Branch [ Coventry Meeting Room ]
Date: Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Start time: 11:00 am
Age group: Children
Event type: Social
Description: Children can make friends and adults can trade secrets at this drop-in, open play program with books, puppets, puzzles, and toys. Come early for storytime and make a morning of it!
Branch: Coventry Village Branch [ Coventry Meeting Room ]
Date: Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Start time: 12:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Health/Well-being
Description: Ruth Butler (Matt Wernet on Tuesdays) teaches the 24 short form of Tai Chi and the Eight Best Movements for Health from Qigong practice. Tai Chi and Qigong are gentle forms of exercise to bring about a total union of mind, body, and spirit and are ideal for any age. No registration required.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Computer Classroom ]
Date: Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Start time: 2:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Computer
Description: Learn about the social and business networking website LinkedIn. This class covers how to get established as a member, as well as hints and tips for using the site for career development. Must have an active email account to register on LinkedIn. Registration begins September 12.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Start time: 3:00 pm
Age group: Teen
Event type: Social
Description: Join us in the Teen Room every weekday after school to watch movies, participate in fun activities, or just hang out with friends! For ages 13-18.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Brody/Nelson Room ]
Date: Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Start time: 3:30 pm
Age group: School Age, Family, Children
Event type: Art/Craft
Description: Join us as we welcome some scaly pals from the Metroparks for a fun, interactive animal program featuring a variety of reptiles and amphibians.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Start time: 3:30 pm
Age group: School Age, Family, Children
Event type: Food/Gardening, Art/Craft
Description: A time to explore and get dirty in the Noble Community Garden. We will be planting, weeding, watering, picking, and having loads of family fun! In case of bad weather an indoor activity will be provided.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Start time: 3:30 pm
Age group: Teen
Event type: Social
Description: Drop by every weekday afternoon from 3:30-5:30 to hang out with your friends, play games and have fun! Grades 6-12.
Branch: University Heights Branch [ Meeting Room 3 & 4 ]
Date: Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Start time: 3:30 pm
Age group: Teen
Event type: Social
Description: Middle and high school students are invited to relax, play games, and hang out with friends.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Start time: 4:00 pm
Age group: Teen
Event type: Health/Well-being, Food/Gardening
Description: Learn about science and nutrition with Chef Marie! Teens will put together snacks they can easily replicate at home, and we will have a tasting party together.
Branch: Out of building [ No location specified ]
Date: Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Start time: 7:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Social, Culture/History, Art/Craft
Description: Turning our minds from summer travel by choice, we'll examine the flight from home of the escapee, the exile, the fugitive: the refugee. Artists have often been such travelers, and art has sometimes offered the sanctuary, asylum, or haven that they (or we) seek. Registration opens Sept. 12.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Computer Classroom ]
Date: Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Start time: 7:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Computer
Description: Learn about installing new hardware/software, the various types of internet connections, the importance of anti-virus protection, and successfully downloading files/ programs onto your computer. Part of the six part series on computer basics. Registration begins August 22.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ Noble Meeting Room ]
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2018
Start time: 9:00 am
Age group: Adult
Event type: Health/Well-being
Description: English lessons for non-English speakers. Provided through Tri-C. Registration requested through the ASPIRE website at: http://www.tri-c.edu/aspire/english-for-speakers-of-other-languages.html
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Children's Storytelling Room ]
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2018
Start time: 10:00 am
Age group: Children, Family
Event type: Storytime
Description: Join us as we sing songs, read stories, do a few rhymes, and engage in some well-deserved playtime. Shaking, jumping, and wiggling are strongly advised. Waddlers is for toddlers who are walking - 24 months.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Lobby ]
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2018
Start time: 10:00 am
Age group: Adult
Event type: Staff Use
Description: Voter Registration
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Brody/Nelson Room ]
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2018
Start time: 11:00 am
Age group: Children, Family
Event type: Art/Craft, Storytime
Description: Join us for stories, rhymes, play, and exploration. We will engage our hearts, hands, and minds in activities that connect us to one another, our community and the world. Inspired by the Reggio Emilia educational philosophy. Explorastory is for preschoolers ages 2-5.
Branch: University Heights Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2018
Start time: 1:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Social
Description: Sign up for this half hour slot to record your story of living in the Heights today. Please meet story teller at reference desk. Registration is required, one person per slot please.
Branch: University Heights Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2018
Start time: 1:30 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Social
Description: Sign up for this half hour slot to record your story of living in the Heights today. Please meet story teller at reference desk. Registration is required, one person per slot please.
Branch: University Heights Branch [ Meeting Room 1 & 2 ]
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2018
Start time: 2:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Culture/History, Social
Description: Senior Happenings weekly lecture series, sponsored by the City of University Heights. Call 321-4700 for details. Free and open to residents of all communities.
Branch: University Heights Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2018
Start time: 2:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Social
Description: Sign up for this half hour slot to record your story of living in the Heights today. Please meet story teller at reference desk. Registration is required, one person per slot please.
Branch: University Heights Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2018
Start time: 2:30 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Social
Description: Sign up for this half hour slot to record your story of living in the Heights today. Please meet story teller at reference desk. Registration is required, one person per slot please.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2018
Start time: 3:00 pm
Age group: Teen
Event type: Social
Description: Join us in the Teen Room every weekday after school to watch movies, participate in fun activities, or just hang out with friends! For ages 13-18.
Branch: University Heights Branch [ Meeting Room 3 & 4 ]
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2018
Start time: 3:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Computer
Description: Learn the basics of using your smartphone or tablet. Then ask us your mobile device questions! Feel free to bring your tablet and/or smartphone to class. Registration begins September 13.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2018
Start time: 3:30 pm
Age group: Children
Event type: Health/Well-being, Social
Description: Get inspired and let your imagination lead you in literacy-based play activities designed for families with children up to age 5. Presented jointly by Heights Libraries and Family Connections.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ Noble Meeting Room ]
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2018
Start time: 3:30 pm
Age group: School Age, Family, Teen, Children
Event type: Health/Well-being, Food/Gardening
Description: Youth between the ages of 0-18 can stop in for a free, nutritious meal courtesy of the Greater Cleveland Foodbank. No meal service on days CHUH school district is closed.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2018
Start time: 3:30 pm
Age group: Teen
Event type: Social
Description: Drop by every weekday afternoon from 3:30-5:30 to hang out with your friends, play games and have fun! Grades 6-12.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Levey Room ]
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2018
Start time: 4:00 pm
Age group: Teen
Event type: Food/Gardening, Culture/History
Description: At this program, part of our On the Same Page series, teens will learn about our Nepali neighbors by listening to Nepalese music, playing Bagh Chal, and sampling some of their delicious cuisine.
For ages 13-18. OTSP
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Children's Storytelling Room ]
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2018
Start time: 4:00 pm
Age group: Children, School Age
Event type: Culture/History, Nature/Science
Description: Need help with your homework or a class project? Want some quiet time to read by yourself or with a friend? We're here for you, just drop on in! Grades K-5.
Branch: University Heights Branch [ Meeting Room 3 & 4 ]
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2018
Start time: 4:00 pm
Age group: Teen
Event type: Book Discussion, Social
Description: Celebrate your first amendment right at this anti-censorship celebration. Choose your favorite banned book and share a passage with the audience. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Computer Classroom ]
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2018
Start time: 7:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Computer
Description: Enhance the look of your Word documents by adding color, clip art, shapes, and other graphic elements. Prerequisites: Familiarity with Word basics. Registration begins August 23.
Branch: Coventry Village Branch [ Coventry Meeting Room ]
Date: Friday, September 28th, 2018
Start time: 9:30 am
Age group: Children
Event type: Storytime
Description: Join us for a special Chinese Storytime. Enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes in the Chinese language.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Friday, September 28th, 2018
Start time: 9:30 am
Age group: Children, Family
Event type: Storytime
Description: Bring your babies and blankets in for books, bopping and bouncing at this year-round lap-sit program. Baby Bonanza is for babies who are not yet walking.
Branch: University Heights Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Friday, September 28th, 2018
Start time: 9:30 am
Age group: Children
Event type: Storytime
Description: Bring your babies and blankets in for books, bopping and bouncing at this year-round lap-sit program. Baby Bonanza is for babies who are not yet walking.
Branch: University Heights Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Friday, September 28th, 2018
Start time: 10:00 am
Age group: Children, Family
Event type: Storytime
Description: Stories, songs, rhymes, and other surprises. For
children ages 1-3.
Branch: Coventry Village Branch [ Coventry Meeting Room ]
Date: Friday, September 28th, 2018
Start time: 10:30 am
Age group: Children
Event type: Storytime
Description: Join us for stories, rhymes, play, and exploration. Inspired by the work of Reggio Emilia educators, we will engage our hearts, hands, and minds in activities that connect us to stories, one another, and the world around us. Ages 2-5.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Friday, September 28th, 2018
Start time: 10:30 am
Age group: Children, Family
Event type: Storytime
Description: Hear stories, sing songs, and do a little dancing too! Books, music and activities help develop early literacy skills during our weekly reading adventure.
Branch: University Heights Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Friday, September 28th, 2018
Start time: 10:30 am
Age group: School Age
Event type: Social
Description: Children can make friends and adults can trade
secrets at this drop-in, open play program with books,
puppets, puzzles, and toys. Come early for storytime
and make a morning of it! For preschoolers of all ages.
Branch: University Heights Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Friday, September 28th, 2018
Start time: 10:30 am
Age group: Children
Event type: Social, Storytime
Description: Children can make friends and adults can trade
secrets at this drop-in, open play program with books,
puppets, puzzles, and toys. Come early for storytime
and make a morning of it! For preschoolers of all ages.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ Noble Meeting Room ]
Date: Friday, September 28th, 2018
Start time: 11:00 am
Age group: Children, Family
Event type: Art/Craft
Description: Join us every week after Story Stop for a small art project designed for small hands. Families with preschoolers of all ages welcome!
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Computer Classroom ]
Date: Friday, September 28th, 2018
Start time: 11:00 am
Age group: Adult
Event type: Computer
Description: Learn the languages that create websites in this six-part class. Learners are expected to view material outside of class. In class, ask questions and build a website using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript languages. Email address and Part 1 required. Part 3 of 6. Registration for series begins August 24.
Branch: Coventry Village Branch [ Coventry Meeting Room ]
Date: Friday, September 28th, 2018
Start time: 1:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Health/Well-being
Description: Share your experiences and wisdom around adult caregiving in a supportive group setting. Facilitator and end-of life doula Adaire Petrichor will provide access to caregiver resources and information.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Friday, September 28th, 2018
Start time: 1:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Health/Well-being
Description: Concerned about finances in your old age? Attend two financial literacy programs for the elderly from Empowering and Strengthening Ohio's People to learn skills that will help you manage your money as you age. Program 1 on Sept. 28: Estate Planning. Registration begins Sept. 14th.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Friday, September 28th, 2018
Start time: 3:00 pm
Age group: Teen
Event type: Social
Description: Join us in the Teen Room every weekday after school to watch movies, participate in fun activities, or just hang out with friends! For ages 13-18.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ Noble Meeting Room ]
Date: Friday, September 28th, 2018
Start time: 3:30 pm
Age group: School Age, Children
Event type: Computer
Description: Stop in after school for an hour of puzzles and games! Learn about coding and have fun too. Registration begins September 14.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Friday, September 28th, 2018
Start time: 3:30 pm
Age group: Teen
Event type: Social
Description: Drop by every weekday afternoon from 3:30-5:30 to hang out with your friends, play games and have fun! Grades 6-12.
Branch: University Heights Branch [ Meeting Room 3 & 4 ]
Date: Friday, September 28th, 2018
Start time: 3:30 pm
Age group: Teen
Event type: Social
Description: Middle and high school students are invited to relax, play games, and hang out with friends.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Meeting Rooms A, B & Brody/Nelson ]
Date: Friday, September 28th, 2018
Start time: 6:30 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Film
Description: In celebration of Banned Books Week, watch this classic film adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning, and frequently banned, novel. Gregory Peck stars as lawyer Atticus Finch. 1962. 2 hours 10 minutes. No registration required.
Branch: Coventry Village Branch [ Coventry Meeting Room ]
Date: Saturday, September 29th, 2018
Start time: 10:00 am
Age group: Adult
Event type: Health/Well-being
Description: Ruth Butler (Matt Wernet on Tuesdays) teaches the 24 short form of Tai Chi and the Eight Best Movements for Health from Qigong practice. Tai Chi and Qigong are gentle forms of exercise to bring about a total union of mind, body, and spirit and are ideal for any age. No registration required.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Children's Storytelling Room ]
Date: Saturday, September 29th, 2018
Start time: 10:30 am
Age group: Children, Family
Event type: Storytime
Description: We know it can be hard to come in during the week for storytime, so why not drop in on a Saturday? Hear stories, sing songs, do a little dancing too! Bring the entire family to enjoy books, music, and activities. Story Stop is for preschoolers of all ages.
Branch: Coventry Village Branch [ Coventry Meeting Room ]
Date: Saturday, September 29th, 2018
Start time: 1:00 pm
Age group: Teen, Adult, Family
Event type: Deaf
Description: Learn the basics in communicating in American Sign Language. Refresh and build upon your skills in the use of American Sign Language.
Branch: University Heights Branch [ Meeting Room 1 & 2 ]
Date: Saturday, September 29th, 2018
Start time: 1:00 pm
Age group: All Ages, Family
Event type: Outreach, Social
Description: Looking for a new best friend? How about a great new book? The library and City Dogs are partnering up again to bring you both! Come for an afternoon of stories, crafts, and dogs looking for a home of their own.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Saturday, September 29th, 2018
Start time: 1:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Staff Use
Description: Voter Registration
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Lobby ]
Date: Saturday, September 29th, 2018
Start time: 2:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Computer
Description: Drop in and meet one of our Tech Trainers to get started researching your family history by using the library resources such as Ancestry.com and learning basic genealogy searching tips and tricks. Held in the Lee Road Lobby. Drop-in service; no registration required.
Branch: Coventry Village Branch [ Coventry Meeting Room ]
Date: Saturday, September 29th, 2018
Start time: 2:30 pm
Age group: Teen, Adult, Family
Event type: Deaf
Description: Go beyond the basics of American Sign Language, with an emphasis on conversational skills and using classifiers.
Branch: Coventry Village Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2018
Start time: All Day
Age group: Adult
Event type: Food/Gardening
Description: Seed saving is an important practice for preserving biological diversity and ecological resilience. Stop by the Coventry Village Branch to browse the selection of seeds we have available for planting. In partnership with the Cleveland Seed Bank.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ Noble Meeting Room ]
Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2018
Start time: 1:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Culture/History
Description: Asian Services in Action offers weekly citizenship classes for individuals interested in obtaining U.S. Citizenship. Registration is suggested, but walk-ins are welcome. To register, please call Asian Services in Action at (216) 881-0330.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2018
Start time: 1:00 pm
Age group: Children
Event type: Health/Well-being, Social
Description: Nepali language class for Nepali/Bhutanese children and their families. Classes will usually take breaks matching when CH-UH schools take breaks.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Lobby ]
Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2018
Start time: 2:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Computer
Description: Stop in to the Lee Road lobby to learn about the Resume Toolkit and other resources for job seekers. Held in the Lee Road Lobby. Drop-in Service: no registration required.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2018
Start time: 2:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Staff Use
Description: Voter Registration
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Monday, October 1st, 2018
Start time: 9:00 am
Age group: Children
Event type: Health/Well-being, Social
Description: Get inspired and let your imagination lead you in literacy-based play activities designed for families with children up to age 5. Presented jointly by Heights Libraries and Family Connections.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Children's Storytelling Room ]
Date: Monday, October 1st, 2018
Start time: 10:00 am
Age group: Children, Family
Event type: Storytime
Description: Hear stories, sing songs, do a little dancing too! Bring the entire family to enjoy books, music, and activities during our weekly reading adventure. Story Stop is for preschoolers of all ages.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Children's Storytelling Room ]
Date: Monday, October 1st, 2018
Start time: 11:00 am
Age group: Children, Family
Event type: Storytime
Description: Hear stories, sing songs, do a little dancing too! Bring the entire family to enjoy books, music, and activities during our weekly reading adventure. Story Stop is for preschoolers of all ages.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Monday, October 1st, 2018
Start time: 1:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Art/Craft, Health/Well-being
Description: Saraswati Gurung from ASIA Inc. will host a number of training sessions on various topics, including: healthy relationships, mental health awareness, and knitting/sewing.
Branch: Coventry Village Branch [ Coventry Meeting Room ]
Date: Monday, October 1st, 2018
Start time: 2:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Health/Well-being
Description: Ruth Butler (Matt Wernet on Tuesdays) teaches the 24 short form of Tai Chi and the Eight Best Movements for Health from Qigong practice. Tai Chi and Qigong are gentle forms of exercise to bring about a total union of mind, body, and spirit and are ideal for any age. No registration required.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Monday, October 1st, 2018
Start time: 3:00 pm
Age group: Teen
Event type: Social
Description: Get your game on every Monday from 3-5:30 pm in the Lee Road Teen Room. For ages 13-18.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ Noble Meeting Room ]
Date: Monday, October 1st, 2018
Start time: 3:30 pm
Age group: School Age
Event type: Social, Nature/Science, Health/Well-being, Film, Culture/History, Book Discussion, Art/Craft
Description: You never know what will be happening in the children's room! Kids in grades K-5 can check in every Monday after school for a fun surprise project, craft, game, or activity.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Monday, October 1st, 2018
Start time: 3:30 pm
Age group: Teen
Event type: Social
Description: Drop by every weekday afternoon from 3:30-5:30 to hang out with your friends, play games and have fun! Grades 6-12.
Branch: University Heights Branch [ Meeting Room 3 & 4 ]
Date: Monday, October 1st, 2018
Start time: 3:30 pm
Age group: Teen
Event type: Social
Description: Middle and high school students are invited to relax, play games, and hang out with friends.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Monday, October 1st, 2018
Start time: 5:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Social
Description: Sign up for this half hour slot to record your story of living in the Heights today. Please meet story teller at second floor reference desk. Registration is required, one person per slot please.
Branch: Coventry Village Branch [ Coventry Meeting Room ]
Date: Monday, October 1st, 2018
Start time: 5:30 pm
Age group: School Age
Event type: Nature/Science
Description: Curious about how the world around you works? Want to learn how to design and build cool contraptions? Join us as we harness our inner mad scientists and make science fun!
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Monday, October 1st, 2018
Start time: 5:30 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Social
Description: Sign up for this half hour slot to record your story of living in the Heights today. Please meet story teller at second floor reference desk. Registration is required, one person per slot please.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Monday, October 1st, 2018
Start time: 6:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Social
Description: Sign up for this half hour slot to record your story of living in the Heights today. Please meet story teller at second floor reference desk. Registration is required, one person per slot please.
Branch: Noble Neighborhood Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Monday, October 1st, 2018
Start time: 6:30 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Culture/History
Description: The Welcome Hub provides ESL instruction and resources, information, and community space to non-native English speakers. Programs are structured to address the needs of the group. No registration required
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ No location specified ]
Date: Monday, October 1st, 2018
Start time: 6:30 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Social
Description: Sign up for this half hour slot to record your story of living in the Heights today. Please meet story teller at second floor reference desk. Registration is required, one person per slot please.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Computer Classroom ]
Date: Monday, October 1st, 2018
Start time: 7:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Computer
Description: Learn to create engaging, effective PowerPoint presentations with advanced PowerPoint features and design, content, and public speaking tips. Prerequisites: PowerPoint basics or completion of PowerPoint parts 1, 2, 3. Registration begins September 17.
Branch: Lee Road Branch [ Meeting Rooms A, B & Brody/Nelson ]
Date: Monday, October 1st, 2018
Start time: 7:00 pm
Age group: Adult
Event type: Social
Description: In her program speaker Jennifer Soeurs Chevraux will share insider tips to help you care for and carry forward your personal collections and family heirlooms to build a lasting legacy for generations to come. No registration required.
Branch: University Heights Branch [ Meeting Room 1 & 2 ]
Date: Monday, October 1st, 2018
Start time: 7:00 pm
Age group: Adult, Family
Event type: Film, Nature/Science
Description: Oceans (G, 2009, 84 min)
This nature documentary examines underwater life-forms across the globe.
Bears (G, 2014, 77 min)
A mother bear raises her two cubs in the Alaskan wilderness
Born in China (G, 2016, 76)
Journey into the wilds of China and follow the stories of three animal families.
Branch: Coventry Village Branch [ Coventry Meeting Room ]
Date: Monday, October 1st, 2018
Start time: 7:00 pm
Age group: Teen, Adult, Family
Event type: Deaf
Description: Deaf and hearing audiences alike will learn something new during this film series. Children must be accompanied by an adult.