Thank you for supporting Issue 70 for Cuyahoga County Public Library! We are excited to continue to provide the excellent services you've come to expect from the nation’s top-rated public library system!
This summer we're offering free free grab-and-go lunches provided by our partners at
@CleFoodBank
for kids ages 18 and under at select branches, while supplies last.
Mourning the loss of Beverly Cleary, the beloved children’s author whose Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins made us laugh and defined many of our young reading journeys.
Voting for the
@Googleorg
Impact Challenge Cleveland has ended and – thanks to your votes – Cuyahoga County Public Library has won an additional $50,000 to fund our hotspot lending program!
We want to thank everyone who voted and shared our message.
YOU MADE THE DIFFERENCE!
@CuyahogaLib
has received
@LibraryJournal
's highest overall rating among its peers for the 11th year in a row. We also received LJ's 5-Star rating for the 12th consecutive year. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🗞️ For the 12th consecutive year, Cuyahoga County Public Library has received the highest overall score among its peers in Library Journal’s Index of Public Library Service.
📰
We are making 200+ popular digital audiobooks available for unlimited borrowing on our website. Titles include fiction and nonfiction for adults, teens and children. Any number of individuals can borrow these titles at the same time. Check it out.
In order to stay open, we need to stay safe. When we re-open on Monday, July 6, all
@CuyahogaLib
locations will require face coverings. Learn more about our re-opening:
Congrats, fellow Ohioans! Over 25,000 people – by far the most of any state – have signed
@ALALibrary
's
#eBooksForAll
petition to Macmillan Publishers.
Let's keep the momentum going. Visit !
@CuyahogaLib
has earned
@LibraryJournal
prestigious 5-star rating for the 10th year in a row. We couldn't have done it without you. Thank you for your support!
It's
@CuyahogaLib
100th anniversary & we're delighted to announce that our Board of Trustees has approved a new policy — no more daily overdue fines! And, just this once, we'll forgive every cardholder any fines or fees on their account.
Register for vaccine appointments at the Wolstein Center from 10 - 4 today at our Brooklyn, Parma, South Euclid-Lyndhurst, Garfield Heights, Warrensville Heights, & Maple Heights. RTA bus passes will be available for transportation to a vaccination site.
On Read an eBook Day it's perfectly acceptable to celebrate by reading an eBook to your little one. Oh, and BTW - it's never too early to start.
#eBookLove
@OverDriveLibs
Attention library cardholders 📚 & Beatles fans 🎸: If you have materials that are overdue by 50 years, you can reduce your fines & fees in March by fighting hunger & supporting
@CleFoodBank
🥫 Details at
Who’s hot right now?
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Stop in one of our 27 branches to cool off and enjoy a book, program or quiet space!
#staycool
#beattheheat
#heatwave
#Congrats
to Angeline James and Andy Karp,
#librarians
at our Brook Park Branch. The pair was honored as part of the Best of Brook Park event, which recognizes people who make outstanding contributions to their community.👏👏👏
Confused that issue 70 wasn’t on your ballot? Residents in Cleveland, Westlake, Rocky River, Lakewood, Cle Hts, Univ Hts, East Cleveland, Shaker Hts, and Euclid have independent libraries. Your taxes support those libraries, so 70 isn’t on your ballot.
The Grand Opening of the Debra Ann November Early Learning Center, the first early learning center in Ohio to be located in a library, takes place 4/10 at our Maple Heights Branch. Visit for more information.
@TheCentersOhio
@MacmillanUSA
justification for their embargo on eBook content is a work of fiction that hurts libraries and you, our customers. Please read this important article from
@OverDriveLibs
CEO Steve Potash.
Imagine a publisher that refuses to sell to libraries. It's happening. Starting Nov. 1,
@MacmillanUSA
will embargo e-book sales to libraries for TWO MONTHS. Tell
@MacmillanUSA
that you demand
#eBooksForAll
.
A big THANK YOU to everyone who has liked, retweeted and/or acted on our tweets about
#FundingLibraries
. 🙏🙏🙏
Today is the last day to make your voice heard. Visit and ask your Representative to
#FundLibraries
!
#librarylove
How cool is this? In the United States, there are more public library branches than there are McDonalds.
Check out
@Medium
for the evolution of the public library, and why we are all here to stay!
#evolution
#LibraryLove
#librarylife
Ohio’s libraries are calling on state legislators to maintain the Public Library Fund & support residents who rely on their libraries for critical community resources | via
@WEWS
Cuyahoga County Public Library will begin offering drive-through window and curbside service at 13 locations beginning June 1. Learn more about our phased reopening plan here: .
Starting Monday, December 27, CCPL will revert to curbside/drive-through service. Branch hours of operation will remain the same and virtual programs will continue as scheduled.
Visit for the latest updates on safety procedures and any branch closures.
It's finally here ... the start of the "Libraries Rock" summer reading program! Visit your local branch to receive a registration prize courtesy of
@MitchellsCleve
, while supplies last. Our branches open at 9 a.m.
#summerreading
#librariesrock
18 years ago, we went live with Overdrive. Last night at 6:39 p.m., we had our 20 MILLIONTH digital checkout (it was "She Lies in Wait" by Gytha Lodge.) To celebrate, we put together a list of our most popular eBooks ever!
Check out the collection:
All Cuyahoga County Public Library branches will be closed to the public March 14 through April 5. Late fines and fees will also be suspended during this period. Polling locations will be open on March 17 for voting. Please visit our website for details:
Libraries = Strong Communities
Happy National Library Week! 🎈🎈🎈
Celebrate by visiting our branches and showing your support for libraries on social media with
#NationalLibraryWeek
and
#LibrariesTransform
.
Alas, Maryann’s run on Jeopardy has ended. ☹ Cheer up by reducing your library fines & helping to fight hunger with
@CleFoodBank
. What are the super six?
On July 29, award-winning chef Kwame Onwuachi will visit
#CCPL
to share the remarkable story of his culinary coming-of-age and discuss his inspiring book, Notes from a Young Black Chef. Reserve your free seats at .
Video: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Limiting access to new titles for libraries means limiting access for readers who are most dependent on libraries.
@MacmillanUSA
’s new policy is unacceptable, John Sargent. Cancel the embargo.
#eBooksForAll
Our Summer Lunch program (for kids 18 & under) starts next week! We will serve brown-bag lunches provided by
@CleFoodBank
, while supplies last. For a list of times and locations, visit .
The Winter Storm Watch has been upgraded to a warning for parts of our region. Lower confidence in precip types and amounts remains in the watch area. Our latest snow and ice forecasts are at .
#OHwx
#PAwx
Hey,
@TheCentersOhio
- we made the front page of
@ThePlainDealer
!
The Centers for Families and Children early-learning center at our Maple Heights Branch opened this week. It is the first early learning center in Ohio to be located in a library.
Our Brook Park Branch is recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a display of titles that pay tribute to the lives lost during one of the darkest chapters in human history.
🗣️ We have great news to share! 🗣️
All Cuyahoga County Public Library branches will re-open for Sunday hours this Sunday, September 13. Our Sunday hours will be 1:00 to 5:00 PM.
We can't wait to see you soon!
In “Screen Printing 101” at our Brooklyn Branch, customers weeded vinyl, applied stencils to a screen and used a squeegee and ink to create tea towels, bags and T-shirts.
#screenprinting
#MadeAtCCPL
19,116 pounds of food! 🍲 🍽️
That’s how much you donated during last month’s
#Food4Fines
drive, which supported the
@CleFoodBank
’s annual
#HarvestforHunger
campaign.
We thank everyone who reduced their fines by fighting hunger! 👍 👏 🎆
#fighthunger
The Cuyahoga County Board of Health is administering Moderna and Pfizer vaccines (first or second shot) TODAY at the Word Church, 18909 South Miles Rd in Warrensville Heights from 10 AM-6 PM for ANYONE with ID. No registration required. 1,000 shots available.