A quarterly publication FALL 2019 listing the programs and services pr gramof Cuyahoga County Public Library guideFREE Meet Our New Executive Director IN THIS ISSUE MEET THE AUTHORS ................... 2 – 4 A Message From Our BOOK DISCUSSIONS .................. 6 – 9 Executive Director BUSINESS + CAREER PROGRAMS .. 10 ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS .... 11 WRITING PROGRAMS ................. 12 – 13 Hello! STORYTIMES ............................. 14 – 15 I want to take a moment to introduce myself and share FEATURED YOUTH PROGRAMS ..... 16 how honored and excited I am to be the new executive director of Cuyahoga County Public Library (CCPL). For HOMEWORK HELP ...................... 17 the past 14 years it has been a privilege to work side FEATURED ADULT PROGRAMS ....... 18 – 19 by side with former executive director Sari Feldman BRANCH EVENTS ........................ 20 – 36 as CCPL’s deputy director. I am grateful for her years of mentorship and proud of all that we accomplished LEGEND together. Sari has left behind an incredible legacy of W excellence and innovation. I am eager to work together Registration Required with library staff to continue that legacy and explore new 7 Sponsored by the Friends of the Library opportunities to serve our customers and communities. Having grown up and lived in Northeast Ohio most of my life, I bring an appreciation for the nuances of each of the 47 communities we serve. I am excited to combine that knowledge with my expertise in the breadth of services and resources CCPL offers to set a FALL HOLIDAY CLOSINGS course for the library system that will raise our standard of excellence even higher. Library All Cuyahoga County Public Library branches staff members at our 27 branches and the administrative headquarters are all focused on will be closed: exceeding your expectations, and I am grateful for and proud of the work they do every day to serve you. LABOR DAY Sunday, September 1 & My nearly 25-year career in libraries has included tenures at both the Medina County Monday, September 2 District Library and Cleveland Public Library. Since joining CCPL in 2005 as deputy director, I have led our 27 branches and the Information Technology, Technical Services and Literacy THANKSGIVING & Learning divisions, as well as the system’s largest capital improvement program in its Wednesday, November 27 – early closing at 5:30 PM history, replacing 10 branches and renovating 14 others over a span of seven years. Thursday, November 28 Building and renovating libraries has been a real highlight of my professional life! I also enjoy staying involved in my profession at the national level. Recently, I completed a term on the board of the Public Library Association (2016-2019) and the American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy Advisory Committee (2015- PROGRAM TIMES AND DATES 2019). From 2011 to 2013, I served as the U.S. representative to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s International Network of Emerging Library Innovators, where I was ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. funded to travel to South Korea and the Netherlands with a cohort of library leaders from around the world. Currently, I am the chair of ALA’s 2020 Census Library Outreach and REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED Education Task Force (2018-2020). FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS. I look forward to keeping you informed about your library system in the pages of this quarterly magazine. Like you, I enjoy attending library programs with my friends and Please visit cuyahogalibrary.org or call the host branch to confirm. family. I hope to get the chance to meet and chat with you about how we can make CCPL even better. Kind Regards, GET A LIBRARY CARD The smartest card you’ll ever own. cuyahogalibrary.org/card Tracy Strobel Executive Director Library News LYNDA.COM IS NOW LINKEDIN COOKING + LEARNING = LEARNING CULINARY LITERACY Lynda.com has merged into its parent company, Chef Rocco Whalen, owner of Tremont’s Fahrenheit restaurant, helped launch LinkedIn, to become LinkedIn Learning. Users our new culinary literacy programs. We are introducing culinary literacy as a are required to have a LinkedIn account to access platform for STEM learning, multicultural exploration and health and wellness for Lynda.com content in LinkedIn Learning, including our community. Our culinary literacy mission is to leverage the power of food to any certificates acquired or courses completed via bring incredible library learning experiences to our local community. See all of our Lynda.com before the transition. culinary literacy offerings in the Branch Events section, which starts on page 20. cuyahogalibrary.org/lynda cuyahogalibrary.org/culinary BINGE BOXES HAVE ARRIVED! Introducing the newest addition to our collection! Binge Boxes are sets of movies with the same actor, LIBRARY MURAL UNVEILED genre or theme – so you can get your fill of Tyler During an after-school art program, teens created two murals with rich symbolic Perry, Julia Roberts, classic Christmas, spaghetti content that are mounted in the outdoor garden at our Warrensville Heights Branch. westerns, golf, sharks and more. The work was completed with help from a grant, along with the Center for Arts- cuyahogalibrary.org/binge Inspired Learning and local artist Augusto Bordelois. 1 Meet the Authors cuyahogalibrary.org/authors E’RE ALWAYS BOOKING Wmore authors! For the most up-to-date schedule, visit cuyahogalibrary.org/authors. W W Judith Finlayson W Karl Marlantes Susan Wiggs The author, editor and journalist’s The Matterhorn author and ex- A Cook & a Book Event new book takes conventional wisdom Marine will discuss his latest work, Join us for a culinary and literary about the origins of chronic disease an exploration of the place of the event with the best-selling author and turns it upside down. individual and of the immigrant, in whose books celebrate love, family an America still in the process of bonds and the nuances of human MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS BRANCH defining its own identity. nature. Mon, Sep 16 / 7 PM Shira Atik & SOUTH EUCLID-LYNDHURST BRANCH PARMA-SNOW BRANCH Alice Kiderman W Tue, Sep 10 / 7 PM Wed, Sep 11 / 7 PM The poet and sculptor will discuss their creative partnership and celebrate the publication of their new book, Stone Words. BEACHWOOD BRANCH W Thu, Sep 5 / 7 PM Fran Belkin The storied concert promoter will give W W a fascinating look at Cleveland Kathryn Popio Jameel Davis rock ‘n’ roll history. Hear three different stories with three The Kent State University graduate’s different outcomes from the local new book seeks to help men and MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS BRANCH author’s book Cross Keys, Carpet women discover their purpose and Tue, Sep 17 / 7 PM Bag and Pen: Letters Depicting Three take ownership of their lives without SOLON BRANCH Ohio Families During the Civil War. using society’s standards. Wed, Oct 2 / 7 PM Regennia N. Williams W NORTH OLMSTED BRANCH GARFIELD HEIGHTS BRANCH The historian and author of books Wed, Sep 11 / 7 PM Thu, Sep 12 / 7 PM on jazz and other works will discuss GATES MILLS BRANCH the art of storytelling and the joys Sat, Oct 19 / 10 AM and challenges associated with PARMA HEIGHTS BRANCH researching, writing and publishing. Wed, Nov 6 / 7 PM SOUTHEAST BRANCH INDEPENDENCE BRANCH Sat, Sep 7 / 2 PM Erin O’Brien W Sat, Nov 9 / 2 PM Discover the history of burlesque in GARFIELD HEIGHTS BRANCH OLMSTED FALLS BRANCH W Cleveland from the mid-1800s to the Mon, Sep 23 / 6:30 PM David Mould Mon, Nov 11 / 7 PM The local author will talk about his present, and hear the story of Bella MAPLE HEIGHTS BRANCH book Monsoon Postcards: Indian Sin, a young Latino woman with a Thu, Oct 17 / 7 PM Ocean Journeys, which offers unique American dream. WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS BRANCH offbeat, witty and insightful glimpses NORTH ROYALTON BRANCH Thu, Nov 7 / 7 PM into four countries linked by history, Wed, Sep 18 / 7 PM trade, migration, religion and a CHAGRIN FALLS BRANCH MAYFIELD BRANCH colonial legacy. Tue, Nov 12 / 7 PM Tue, Oct 8 / 7 PM ORANGE BRANCH FAIRVIEW PARK BRANCH Thu, Sep 12 / 7 PM Wed, Nov 6 / 7 PM SOUTHEAST BRANCH MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS BRANCH Thu, Oct 3 / 7 PM Thu, Nov 14 / 7 PM SOLON BRANCH Mon, Nov 18 / 7 PM 2 W Registration Required 7 Sponsored by the Friends of the Library Jim Van Keuren W Nevada Barr W The local author will share the untold The author of the Anna Pigeon story of Italian and German WWII series will discuss her gripping POWs in Ohio. new standalone, which features PARMA-SNOW BRANCH a grandmother in her 60s who Step beyond the pages with your favorite authors Wed, Sep 18 / 7 PM emerges from a mental fog to as they bring their books to life at the Library. Enjoy find she is trapped in her worst BROOK PARK BRANCH nightmare. presentations, Q&As and book signings. Save your Mon, Sep 23 / 7 PM seats now! PARMA-SNOW BRANCH FAIRVIEW PARK BRANCH Sat, Sep 21 / 7 PM Tue, Oct 1 / 7 PM Reserve your seats at BeyondtheBookJacket.com. SOLON BRANCH Mon, Oct 21 / 7 PM BAY VILLAGE BRANCH Wed, Oct 30 / 7 PM PARMA BRANCH Wed, Nov 6 / 7 PM W MAYFIELD BRANCH Dave Schwensen Go behind the scenes and on stage Tue, Nov 12 / 7 PM with the Beatles in Cleveland through MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS BRANCH insider stories, rare concert films, Mon, Nov 18 / 7 PM never-before-published photos and memorabilia. MAYFIELD BRANCH Adam Savage made our night. Mon, Sep 23 / 7 PM Judah Leblang W The local author will discuss his quest to understand his deaf uncle Jerry and their deep connection which D.M. Pulley W 7 continues today. The best-selling author’s latest book SOUTH EUCLID-LYNDHURST BRANCH centers on the dark tale of a mansion Thu, Sep 19 / 7 PM haunted by a legacy of tragedy and a family trapped by lies.