A quarterly publication FALL 2016 listing the programs and services pr gramof Cuyahoga County Publicguide Library FREE Connect With Us: IN THIS ISSUE All Cuyahoga County Public Library branches will be closed Saturday, September 3 thru Monday, September 5 for Labor Day, and from 5:30 PM on Wednesday, November 23 thru Message Our Executive Director a from 3 Thursday, November 24 in celebration of Thanksgiving. 4-6 • Meet the Authors 7 • Technology 8-11 • Book Discussions Greetings, 12-13 • Business + Career Programs A Card for Every Kid 14-15 • Storytimes This September, in conjunction The "A Card for Every Kid" initiative If there’s one thing that I consistently find in short supply, it’s time. Time for phone 16-17 • Writing Programs 18-20 • Featured Youth Programs with National Library Card Sign- was developed in response to the calls, time to respond to emails, time with family and friends and, of course, time to 21-23 • Featured Adult Programs Up Month, we’re teaming up with Obama administration’s national read. More and more, I find myself squeezing in my reading during stolen moments BRANCH PROGRAMMING local library systems to put a library ConnectED Library Challenge and between appointments, on the treadmill, standing in line at the grocery store or Pages 24-39 card in the hands of every student calls upon public libraries to work when I have an uninterrupted couple of hours on a flight. in Cuyahoga County through an with their mayors, school leaders Like many of you, convenience is a priority for my lifestyle, which is why I’m thrilled initiative we’re calling "A Card for and school librarians to ensure to announce the launch of Cuyahoga County Public Library’s new app. Available LEGEND Every Kid." All month we’ll offer every student has access to learning now in the App Store and Google Play, our app makes it simple to request a book, Registration Required students with library fines one- resources and books. ★ Sponsored by the Friends download a magazine, stream your favorite album or register for a library program. time fine forgiveness and actively ✤ Books Available for Purchase and Signing The new app remembers your account information so you can easily check holds, encourage students who do not $ Ticketed Event/Donation renew materials or pay a fine on the items you haven’t had time to return to your already own a library card to sign up local branch! for our new Opportunity Card, which does not require parental permission Cuyahoga County Public Library strives to be the most convenient public library and allows the user to borrow up to in the nation – and our new app makes it possible to access the eBooks, TV three items. shows, music, comics and movies that you love anytime, anywhere. What’s more convenient than your entire public library available in your purse or back pocket? Visit cuyahogalibrary.org/mobile to download our new app today. THE 2016-17 WILLIAM N. SKIRBALL Regards, WRITERS CENTER STAGE SERIES Sari Feldman Executive Director DON DELIllO LAWRENCE WRIGHT ROXANE GAY COLUM MCCANN & EDNA O’BRIEN ALISON BECHDEL JOHN GREEN Tuesday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, September 13, 2016 October 19, 2016 November 15, 2016 March 21, 2017 April 20, 2017 May 3, 2017 YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THESE AUTHORS PRESENTED BY GET YOUR TICKETS AT www.writerscenterstage.org MEET THE AUTHORS Marilyn Cagin John Vourlis Jerry Pinkney Theresa Argie & Cathi Weber Karin Slaughter David Levithan The local author will discuss her novel, The The author of Yoga For Freedom shares the Family Join us for an evening of "Tales From the Join us for a visit from the number one Meet the New York Times best-selling Berlin Murders. Cagin has written a script inspirational story of how he and a group The award-winning author and Eerie Shore: Ghosts of Ohio" with award- internationally best-selling author author of Boy Meets Boy, Wide for a radio program called Celebration, of yoga students and teachers from Greater artist has been illustrating children’s winning authors, ghost hunters and para- of more than a dozen novels, Awake, Every Day and Nick and and in 2011 published a memoir about her Cleveland traveled to Nepal to explore books for more than five decades. historians Theresa Argie and Cathi Weber – including the Will Trent and Grant EVENT FEATURED Norah’s Infinite Playlist. His new book, mother titled Helen. natural wonders and holy Buddhist sites. EVENT FEATURED Artwork from his collection of Aesop’s aka the Haunted Housewives. County series and acclaimed stand- You Know Me Well, was co-written ★ ✤ Fables has been brought to life in the EVENT FEATURED alone books Cop Town and Pretty with Nina LaCour. ✤ BEACHWOOD BRANCH children’s area of the new Orange CHAGRIN FALLS BRANCH Girls. Her latest, The Kept Woman, is Wed, Sep 7 / 7 PM BROOKLYN BRANCH Branch. ✤ Wed, Sep 28 / 7 PM the long-awaited 10th installment of PARMA-SNOW BRANCH Tue, Sep 13 / 7 PM the Will Trent series. ✤ Mon, Oct 3 / 7 PM WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS BRANCH MAYFIELD BRANCH Wed, Sep 21 / 7 PM Sat, Oct 1 / 2 PM STRONGSVILLE BRANCH Wed, Sep 28 / 7 PM OLMSTED FALLS BRANCH Mon, Oct 3 / 7 PM PARMA BRANCH Tue, Oct 4 / 7 PM James Banks & Brian Albrecht BEREA BRANCH Join us for a discussion of Cleveland in Mary Morris Wed, Oct 5 / 7 PM Jane Ann Turzillo World War II with historian James Banks, Meet the author of The Jazz Palace, The author of Murder & Mayhem on Ohio's PhD, and journalist Brian Albrecht. ★ the 2016 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Regina Brett BRECKSVILLE BRANCH Rails shares stories of brave trainmen and winner for fiction. The Chicago native The author of God Never Blinks, Be Thu, Oct 6 / 7 PM James Dashner vicious killers. INDEPENDENCE BRANCH spent nearly 20 years drafting and the Miracle and God Is Always Hiring, Meet the author of the number one FEATURED EVENT FEATURED SOLON BRANCH Thu, Sep 8 / 7 PM EVENT FEATURED revising the novel set in her hometown will discuss her popular books. ✤ best-selling PARMA-SNOW BRANCH ★ Sat, Oct 8 / 2 PM New York Times Maze to accurately capture the dynamic Runner series. His latest, The Fever Tue, Oct 4 / 7 PM MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS BRANCH atmosphere and dazzling music of the GATES MILLS BRANCH Code, is the highly anticipated Wed, Sep 28 / 7 PM OLMSTED FALLS BRANCH Jazz Age. ✤ Mon, Oct 10 / 7 PM conclusion to the hit series and will FEATURED EVENT FEATURED finally reveal how the maze was built. Mon, Oct 24 / 7 PM SOUTH EUCLID-LYNDHURST BRANCH PARMA-SNOW BRANCH Dashner is also the author of the highly NORTH ROYALTON BRANCH ★ Wed, Sep 14 / 4 PM Tue, Oct 11 / 7 PM popular Mortality Doctrine series, a Mon, Nov 14 / 7 PM trilogy of cyber-adventure novels. ✤ BROOKLYN BRANCH Tue, Oct 18 / 7 PM PARMA-SNOW BRANCH Leslie Basalla-McCafferty & Thu, Sep 29 / 7 PM GARFIELD HEIGHTS BRANCH Peter Chakerian Wed, Oct 19 / 7 PM Join the authors of Cleveland Beer: History Leigh Bardugo Kathy Ewing & Revival in the Rust Belt as they discuss SOUTH EUCLID-LYNDHURST BRANCH Learn more about borderline personality Grades 6 - 12 the rise and fall of the industry, and the Tue, Oct 25 / 7 PM disorder with the author of the memoir Meet the New York Times best-selling modern-day renaissance in craft brewing, Missing: Coming to Terms With a Borderline Neil Zurcher author of young adult fantasy novels STRONGSVILLE BRANCH which has brought national acclaim and Mother, in which Ewing confronts the painful Come along for the ride with Neil Zurcher and the popular Grisha Trilogy. Her Candice Millard made Cleveland a brewing hot spot. Wed, Oct 26 / 7 PM consequences of her mother's symptoms and as he shares his favorite moments in latest, Crooked Kingdom, is the highly The author will discuss her new book, also attempts to destigmatize BPD. NORTH ROYALTON BRANCH The Best of One Tank Trips. The Cleveland EVENT FEATURED anticipated sequel to Six of Crows, BAY VILLAGE BRANCH Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, Mon, Sep 12 / 7 PM icon will discuss the newest book in his which was a New York Times Notable Thu, Oct 27 / 7 PM a Daring Escape and The Making of SOUTH EUCLID-LYNDHURST BRANCH EVENT FEATURED Winston Churchill. Her other works travel series. Book of 2015 and received starred Thu, Sep 29 / 7 PM BAY VILLAGE BRANCH reviews from Kirkus and Publishers SOUTHEAST BRANCH include The River of Doubt and Wed, Oct 5 / 7 PM MAYFIELD BRANCH Weekly. ✤ Wed, Nov 2 / 7 PM Destiny of the Republic. ✤ Sat, Sep 17 / 2 PM SOUTH EUCLID-LYNDHURST BRANCH BROOK PARK BRANCH PARMA-SNOW BRANCH Wed, Sep 28 / 7 PM Thu, Nov 3 / 7 PM Thu, Oct 6 / 7 PM 5 C ONT FROM PG ( . 5) MEET THE AUTHORS TE C HNO L OGY GATES MILLS BRANCH STRONGSVILLE BRANCH fourth Monday / 2 PM second Thursday / 9:30 AM fourth Wednesday / 1:30 PM INDEPENDENCE BRANCH second Tuesday / 9:30 AM WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS BRANCH fourth Thursday / 5:30 PM second Thursday / 9:30 AM fourth Monday / 5:30 PM Kyle Mills Jodi Picoult Nancy Pearl MAPLE HEIGHTS BRANCH second Saturday / 2 PM The New York Times best-selling The best-selling author will discuss her Best-selling author and book expert fourth Tuesday / 5:45 PM author of more than 15 political highly anticipated novel, Small Great Nancy Pearl shares her picks of this Tech Training thriller novels visits in October. Order Things. She has published 23 novels, year’s greatest books, as well as gift MAYFIELD BRANCH Can’t tell your mouse from your hard drive? to Kill is the follow up to last year’s including My Sister’s Keeper, which giving ideas for the holiday season.