A quarterly publication SUMMER 2017 listing the programs and services pr gramof Cuyahoga County Public Library guideFREE ccplsummerreading.org Connect With Us: IN THIS ISSUE MEET THE AUTHORS ................... 2 – 5 BOOK DISCUSSIONS .................. 6 – 9 BUSINESS + CAREER PROGRAMS .. 10 – 11 WRITING PROGRAMS ................. 12 – 13 STORYTIMES ............................. 14 – 15 SUMMER CAMPS ........................ 16 – 18 FEATURED YOUTH PROGRAMS ..... 19 FEATURED ADULT PROGRAMS ...... 20 – 21 BRANCH PROGRAMS .................. 22 – 35 LEGEND O Registration Required s Sponsored by the Friends of the Library B Books Available for Purchase and Signing $ Ticketed Event/Donation SUMMER HOLIDAY CLOSING All Cuyahoga County Public Library branches will be closed: TUE, JUL 4 (INDEPENDENCE DAY) PROGRAM TIMES AND DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS. Please visit cuyahogalibrary.org or call the host branch to confirm. a Message from Our Executive Director Greetings, Summer is always an exciting time at Cuyahoga County Public Library because we offer young people so many unforgettable learning experiences and activities. Our Build a Better World incentive-based summer reading program is just the beginning; one part of a continuum of educational programming that keeps kids productively engaged, safe and entertained during the summer months. Summer at the library is all about discovery and the joy of learning. This summer – in addition to our usual abundance of quality youth programming and activities – we are offering more than 75 free summer camps designed to help students build STEM, literacy, communication and other valuable skills that translate to success in the classroom and beyond. We have camps on everything from constructing and programming robots, designing web-based video games, creating optical illusions and magic to fitness, teen entrepreneurship, conducting science experiments and exploring creativity through collaborative art. Young people will be actively engaged in hands-on learning and having fun. We are also expanding our summer lunch program from 10 to 12 branch locations. Many children in our communities depend on the stability and nutrition offered by school lunch programs. During the summer months, their access to healthy food may be very limited. We are partnering with the Greater Cleveland Food Bank to help fill the void by offering free, nutritious summer lunches to children ages 18 and under. Last summer, our 10 summer lunch locations received nearly 15,000 visits from hungry children. By expanding the program to 12 branches, we will serve the needs of even more. I invite you to check out the Featured Youth Programs section of this magazine for a complete list of our summer lunch locations and summer camps. We have so much quality youth programming to offer, but the summer of 2017 may ultimately go down as the summer of the author at Cuyahoga County Public Library. We have an unbelievable slate of more than 20 nationally recognized and best-selling authors lined up. We are partnering with Cleveland State University’s inaugural AHA! Festival to bring Jonathan Safran Foer to town for two events on June 8. On June 12, our Parma-Snow Branch will host a visit from Dennis Lehane, author of the best-sellers Mystic River, Shutter Island and Live by Night – all of which have been adapted into major films. Then on July 16, our South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch will host Fiona Barton, author of The Widow, one of the most talked about books of 2016. These are just a few of the amazing authors we have in store for you this summer. Check out our Meet the Authors section for a complete list of events. Our author events take readers “beyond the book” to learn how their favorite writers find inspiration, conduct research and develop characters, settings and plot. I, for one, can’t wait. It is going to be a summer to remember. Sari Feldman Executive Director 1 MEET THE AUTHORS Mary Kay Andrews O Mark Dawidziak O Jonathan Safran Foer O The New York Times best-selling author of The veteran TV critic will stage a production The award-winning author of Everything Is The Weekenders will share delicious recipes based on his new work, a fifth-dimension Illuminated and Extremely Loud & Incredibly from her first ever cookbook. B self-help book that celebrates The Twilight Close will discuss his hard-hitting and . B intimate new novel. THE VITAMIX STORE Zone 6134 Kruse Drive / Solon INDEPENDENCE BRANCH THE TEMPLE-TIFERETH ISRAEL Tue, May 30 / 2 PM Tue, Jun 6 / 7 PM 26000 Shaker Boulevard / Beachwood Thu, Jun 8 / 2 PM B PARMA BRANCH PARMA HEIGHTS BRANCH Tue, May 30 / 7 PM Mon, Jun 12 / 7 PM CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY WAETJEN AUDITORIUM MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS BRANCH Arts & Humanities Alive (AHA!) Festival Thu, Jun 15 / 7 PM s Presented in partnership with the Mandel NORTH ROYALTON BRANCH JCC Cleveland Jewish Book Festival. Thu, Jul 27 / 7 PM This event is free and open to the public, but BEACHWOOD BRANCH a ticket is required. Visit playhousesquare.org. Tue, Aug 1 / 7 PM Thu, Jun 8 / 7:30 PM GATES MILLS BRANCH Wed, Aug 2 / 7 PM BAY VILLAGE BRANCH O Michael Eric Dyson Wed, Aug 16 / 7 PM The esteemed author, professor and political analyst will share insights about his STRONGSVILLE BRANCH provocative new work. B Mon, Aug 21 / 7 PM PARMA-SNOW BRANCH Mon, Jun 5 / 7 PM Amor Towles O The author of Rules of Civility will discuss his latest, about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel. SOUTH EUCLID-LYNDHURST BRANCH Fri, Jun 9 / 1 PM Debbi Perkul O Gain an eyewitness account of a critical time O in history from the author of Winds Over Chris Grabenstein Jerusalem: The Story of Rae Landy, Pioneer The award-winning author of the Mr. Nurse of Hadassah. B Lemoncello’s Library series will discuss his latest book, which chronicles all the wacky ORANGE BRANCH things that happen when you live in a motel. B Tue, Jun 6 / 7 PM BEACHWOOD BRANCH SOUTH EUCLID-LYNDHURST BRANCH O Tue, Jun 6 / 7 PM Wed, Jun 14 / 7 PM Dennis Lehane The international best-selling author of Shutter BEACHWOOD BRANCH Island, Mystic River and Live by Night will Fri, Jun 23 / 2 PM discuss his latest novel, a work of profound psychological insight and tension. B PARMA-SNOW BRANCH Mon, Jun 12 / 7 PM O Registration Required s Sponsored by the Friends of the Library B Books Available for Purchase and Signing $ Ticketed Event CUYAHOGALIBRARY . ORG /AUTHORS Emilie Richards O Adriana Trigiani O Mary Alice Monroe O Meet the author of the Ministry is Murder Meet the celebrated author of The The New York Times best-selling author of series, whose newest book tells the story of Shoemaker’s Wife, whose latest novel is an the Lowcountry Summer series will talk about three women fighting for the chance to raise epic tale of love, loyalty and creativity. B$ her latest book, Beach House for Rent. B the child they’ve all come to love. B PARMA-SNOW BRANCH STRONGSVILLE BRANCH BEACHWOOD BRANCH Wed, Jun 21 / 7 PM Sat, Jul 8 / 2 PM Tue, Jun 13 / 7 PM Annie Hogsett O O O Terry Pluto Daniel Levitin The Collinwood resident will talk about her The award-winning Plain Dealer Presented with support from the Jack, Joseph book Too Lucky to Live, a romantic mystery columnist will discuss the Cleveland sports & Morton Mandel Foundation. set in Cleveland. B landscape and the Cavs’ historic s The New York Times best-selling author and SOUTH EUCLID-LYNDHURST BRANCH championship run. B neuroscientist will show how brain science Wed, Jun 28 / 7 PM MAYFIELD BRANCH can help readers become masters Mon, Jul 10 / 7 PM of organization. B SOUTH EUCLID-LYNDHURST BRANCH Thu, Jun 15 / 7 PM Claire McMillan O Join us as the author of Gilded Age provides Matthew Quick O insights on her latest book, The Necklace, set Meet the author of The Silver Linings in the rarefied world of money and society. B Playbook, whose latest work features a Thrity Umrigar O SOUTH EUCLID-LYNDHURST BRANCH Vietnam veteran embarking on a quixotic Meet the best-selling author of The Space Thu, Jul 6 / 7 PM crusade to track down his nemesis from Between Us and The World We Found, the war. B whose newest work deftly explores issues of PARMA-SNOW BRANCH race, class, privilege and power. B Mon, Jul 10 / 7 PM SOUTH EUCLID-LYNDHURST BRANCH Mon, Jun 19 / 7 PM Don Winslow O The renowned crime and mystery writer will share stories about his critically acclaimed new book, The Force. B NORTH OLMSTED BRANCH Sat, Jul 8 / 2 PM 3 MEET THE AUTHORS Joseph Baskin O Alan Dutka O Brad Ricca O The Cleveland Clinic forensic psychologist The local storyteller will share insights The local author will talk about his book Mrs. will discuss his book Bughouse, which about historic movie theaters of Sherlock Holmes, the true story of New York examines the world of prison psychology. B downtown Cleveland. City’s greatest female detective. B BEACHWOOD BRANCH PARMA-SNOW BRANCH BRECKSVILLE BRANCH Wed, Jul 12 / 7 PM Wed, Jul 19 / 7 PM Mon, Jul 31 / 7 PM The author will discuss Misfortune on Cleveland’s Millionaires’ Row, which provides a startling perspective on Cleveland’s super-rich. s OLMSTED FALLS BRANCH Tue, Aug 1 / 7 PM Fiona Barton O Jordan Gorfinkel O The author of The Widow, an NPR best book The veteran editor, cartoonist and comic of 2016, will share stories from her second book writer will discuss 3 O’Clock Club, an novel, The Child. B action-packed, kid-friendly adventure. SOUTH EUCLID-LYNDURST BRANCH ORANGE BRANCH Sun, Jul 16 / 2 PM Wed, Aug 2 / 7 PM O BROOKLYN BRANCH Drew Magary Wed, Aug 16 / 7 PM Meet the author of The Postmortal, whose latest book The Hike is a unique addition to the contemporary fantasy genre.