ECPL Celebrates Dorothy Dandridge!

Join East Cleveland Public Library as we celebrate Dorothy Dandridge's Birthday!

What: Dorothy Dandridge Birthday Party and Movie Marathon (complete with popcorn and cake and ice cream after each movie)

When: Monday, November 9, 2009

10:00 am - Movie (her first starring role; earned her an Academy Award nomination)

3:00 pm - Movie (video collage of performances during her career)

6:00 pm - Movie (the latest biopgraphical movie to depict her life)

Where: East Cleveland Public Library, Main Branch - Lower Auditorium

Call (216) 541-4128 or stop by the Reference Desk for more information!

Dorothy Dandridge was born in Cleveland on November 9, 1922. For more information on Dorothy Dandridge's life, check out this biography from Biography.com.

Food For Fines

FOOD FOR FINES

Erase your fines and help your neighbors! Just bring a canned good or other non-perishable food item to East Cleveland Public Library

November 6, 2009 through December 11, 2009

We will take $1 off your late fines for every 1 item you donate!

Donate food at all three of our locations: Main Library, Caledonia Branch, and North Branch. Call (216) 541-4128 for more information.

East Cleveland Public Library: Local Author Series

East Cleveland Public Library

Local Author Series

Presents

M. Lavora Perry, author of Taneesha Never Disparaging

M. LaVora Perry currently resides in East Cleveland and writes for teens and children. Her most recently published book, Taneesha Never Disparaging is about a Buddhist African American fifth grader dealing with bullying and is set in a city based on East Cleveland.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Greg L. Reese Performing Arts Center

East Cleveland Public Library
Debra Ann November Learning Center
14101 Euclid Avenue
East Cleveland, Ohio 44112

Call (216) 541-4128 or stop by the reference desk for more information!

Sunday Jazz Concert: Glenn Holmes Trio

East Cleveland Public Library Presents:

The Glenn Holmes Trio

Featuring:

Glenn Holmes - Acoustic Bass

Drene Ivy - Acoustic Piano

Paul Samuels - Drums

Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 4:00 pm

Greg L. Reese Performing Arts Center

East Cleveland Public Library

Debra Ann November Learning Center
14101 Euclid Avenue

East Cleveland, Ohio 44112

(216) 541-4128

Absolutely no aduio or video recording.

East Cleveland Public Library: Local Author Series

East Cleveland Public Library

Local Author Series

Presents

Arana Lynch, author of Straight, No Chaser: Street Chronicles Volume 1

Mr. Lynch has been covering sports in Cleveland as the sports editor for the Call & Post for ten years. Four years ago, though, he took a different assignment and went deep into the streets of Cleveland, living and writing about surviving street life. Straight, No Chaser: Street Chronicles Volume 1 is a collection of Mr. Lynch’s columns that were published weekly in the CP2.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

6:00 pm—8:00 pm

Greg L. Reese Performing Arts Center

East Cleveland Public Library
Debra Ann November Learning Center
14101 Euclid Avenue
East Cleveland, Ohio 44112

Call ( 216) 541-4128 or stop by the Reference Desk for more information!

East Cleveland Public Library: Local Author Series

East Cleveland Public Library

Local Author Series

Presents

Victoria King, author of Her Strong Tower

Ms. King is a current resident of Cleveland Heights and attended East Cleveland's own Shaw High School. In fact, she was inspired to write Her Strong Tower, which takes place during a high school reunion, after attending her own 20th high school reunion at Shaw. One of her greatest accomplishments in the past year was getting her books on the shelves at ECPL, a place she spent much of her time as a child.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Greg L. Reese Performing Arts Center

Debra Ann November Learning Center
East Cleveland Public Library
14101 Euclid Avenue
East Cleveland, Ohio 44112

Call (216) 541-4128 or stop by the Reference Desk for more information or to check out Ms. King's book!

The Gents of Jazz: Sunday, September 20, 2009

East Cleveland Public Library Presents:

The Gents of Jazz

Featuring the extraordinary vocals of:

Mike Cady, Reggie Kelly, and Archie McElrath

Accompanied by:

Drene Ivy, Dave Thomas, and Jerome Saunders - Acoustic Piano

Peter Dominguez - Acoustic Bass

Ralph Jackson - Drums

Sunday, September 20, 2009 @ 4:00 pm

East Cleveland Public Library

Debra Ann November Learning Center

Greg L. Reese Performing Arts Center

14101 Euclid Avenue

East Cleveland, Ohio 44112

(216) 541-4128

FREE Admission

Absolutely no audio or video recording

Friends of the East Cleveland Public Library Fall Book Sale

The Friends of the East Cleveland Piublc Library is pleased to announce their Fall Book Sale!

When: October 5th-October 9th

Hours: Monday & Thursday: 3:00-7:30 pm

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday: 12:00-4:30 pm

Where: North Branch Library

1425 Hayden Avenue, East Cleveland, OH 44112

Prices:

Hardback books: $1.00

Paperback books: $0.25

Magazines: $0.10

CDs: $1.00

DVDs: $1.00

VHS tapes: $1.00

Audio books: $1.00

Come check out the Friends of the Library book sale for a great value on a variety of books, including adult fiction, non-fiction, and reference books; children's books; and teen books; as well as movies, CDs, and more!

Not a Friends member yet? Has your membership lapsed? It's not too late to join! New memberships and renewals will be taken at any time during the book sale. We hope to see you there!

September Book Club: Black Water Rising by Attica Locke

The Book Club selection for September is Black Water Rising by Attica Locke. Join us on Thursday, September 17 at 6:30 at the Main Library for discussion! Pick up your copy at the reference desk today.

Jay Porter is hardly the lawyer he set out to be. His most promising client is a low-rent call girl and he runs his fledgling law practice out of a dingy strip mall. But he's long since made peace with not living the American Dream and carefully tucked away his darkest sins: the guns, the FBI file, the trial that nearly destroyed him. Houston, Texas, 1981. It is here that Jay believes he can make a fresh start. That is, until the night in a boat out on the bayou when he impulsively saves a woman from drowning—and opens a Pandora's box. Her secrets put Jay in danger, ensnaring him in a murder investigation that could cost him his practice, his family, and even his life.

Minority Health Resource and Education Center Open House

Please join Huron Hospital & the East Cleveland Public Library

in Celebrating Our New Collaboration:

WEDNESDAY,

JULY 22, 2009

3:00 - 5:00 PM

at the

EAST CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY

14101 Euclid Avenue

East Cleveland, OH 44112

Ribbon cutting ceremony and dedication to begin at 3:30 PM

Refreshments served

In order to further our education mission and address health care disparities in our community, Huron Hospital and the East Cleveland Public Library, through a joint venture, has created a Minority Health Resource and Education Center. Our goal is to provide the community with health screening, educational tools, and health resources necessary to improve their overall health and prevent the development of serious diseases.

R.S.V.P. by July 17th to Jeanette Velez at 216.761.7775

Handwriting Analysis

Do You Know What Your Handwriting Says About You?

What Does Your Handwriting Reveal?

Thursday, July 23, 2009

6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

at

The East Cleveland Public Library6

14101 Euclid Avenue

East Cleveland, OH 44112

Come meet Barbara Miller, a certified graphoanalyst, who will help you understand how handwriting revelas personality, emotions, and feelings.

Ms. Miller belongs to the International Graphoanalysis Society headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and has been in practice since 1971. She has worked for attorneys as a consultant, and lectured to community and business groups and students. Besides teaching Graphoanalysis she has been a guest speaker on radio, TV, newspapers, and other media.

Join us for a fascinating evening as Barbara Miller explains what your handwriting reveals.

Registration Required

To register call (216) 541-4128 or visit www.ecpl.lib.oh.us

Branch Closings

Due to the impending library budget cuts put forward by Governor Strickland the East Cleveland Public Library will be closing our North and Caledonia Branches on Saturdays. At this time the Main branch, on Euclid, will continue to be open on Saturdays.

The Governor plans to cut the Ohio Public Library Fund which makes up over half of East Cleveland Public Library Budget. Friday’s version of the budget cuts the Ohio PLF in half.

* Libraries throughout Ohio will close.

* Branches will close.

* Unemployment will rise.

* Valuable employment tools and training will be unavailable.

But you may be able to prevent it if you act now.Call or email your legislators before June 26 and let them know you need your library now more than ever.

Please, do not let this happen.

State Senator Dale Miller Phone: 614-466-5123 SD23@maild.sen.state.oh.us

State Senator Shirley Smith 614-466-4857 senatorsmith@maild.sen.state.oh.us

State Representative Barbara Boyd 614-644-5079 district09@ohr.state.oh.us

State Representative Vernon Sykes614-466-3100mailto:Sykes614-466-3100district44@ohr.state.oh.us

Governor Ted Strickland 614-466-3555 http://www.governor.ohio.gov/Assistance/ContacttheGovernor/tabid/150/Default.aspx Fill in the contact form

Visit http://saveohiolibraries.com/ to find more information on how you can help.

"It is, however, not to the museum, or the lecture-room, or the drawing-school, but to the library, that we must go for the completion of our humanity. It is books that bear from age to age the intellectual wealth of the world." - Owen Meredith

Be Creative - the Adult Summer Reading Program

Hey Book Lovers!

This summer the

East Cleveland Public Library

invites you to read, be creative, and win! All summer long the Adult Services Department will be rewarding your creative book reviews with prizes!

Submit your reviews at any branch from June 15th until August 21st!

Rules:

1. The contest is open to ECPL patrons, age 18 and older.

2. Pick up and return entry forms to/from any ECPL branch.

3. Submit as many reviews as you like.

4. Forms must be submitted no later than 8 p.m. on the Monday following the week's selection.

5. There will be a weekly drawing every Tuesday at noon.

6. The name of weekly winners will be posted on Tuesday of each week.

7. All weekly winners will be eligible for the grand prize drawing on August 21, 2009.

8. You need not be present during drawings to win. Winners will be contacted.

9. Present your library card plus a photo ID when claiming prize.

10. All prizes must be claimed no later than 8:00 p.m. on August 24, 2009.

Please call any branch with questions. specify the Adult Summer Reading Program.

Your book reviews may be posted in the library or on our website so

"Be Creative!"

Alvin Simpson

The East Cleveland Public Library

presents

DISTANT SHORE

A MEMOIR

by ALVIN SIMPSON

Distant Shore: A Memoir is the story of Alvin's life, written to share with his daughter, Tara, her children, and their posterity. He tells his story as an apology to Tara for not being able to answer her questions about Vietnam while she was growing up. His story takes the reader from the streets of Cleveland to the jungles of Vietnam. Alvin shares his own family history and the values he learned growing up in a close-knit African American community.

Join us for lecture and discussion

Saturday, June 20th at 4:00 p.m.

in the

East Cleveland Public Library

Debra Ann November Learning Center

Greg L. Reese Performing Arts Center

14101 Euclid Avenue

East Cleveland, OH 44112

(216) 541-4128

FREE ADMISSION

ABSOLUTELY NO AUDIO OR VIDEO RECORDING

The Spirit Plus Showbanc

The East Cleveland Public Library

Presents

A

MUSICAL TRIBUTE

TO

JOE PEARSON

featuring

THE SPIRIT PLUS SHOWBAND

also featuring

JACKIE "O" AND BAE BRO

with Special Guests

Cee Cee

Kevin Purnell

George Hendrix

Eddie Sands

Mistresses of Ceremonies

Joi & Jomia Pearson

When:

SUNDAY JUNE 28, 2009 AT 4:00 P.M.

Where:

The East Cleveland Public Library

Debra Ann November Learning Center

Greg L. Reese Performing Arts Center

14101 Euclid Avenue

East Cleveland, OH 44112

(216) 541-4128

Joe Pearson is the founding member of the Spirit Plus Showband and has led this dynamic group of talented performers for more than thirty years. Joe retired from the ban a few months ago and we feel that he deserves recognition for his ongoing commitment to the music. Help us celebrate this living legend.

FREE ADMISSION

ABSOLUTELY NO AUDIO OR VIDEO RECORDING

Library Closed

The East Cleveland Public Library

All Branches

Will Be

Closed

on

Friday, June 5, 2009

The Library will re-open on Saturday, June 6, 2009

at 9:00 a.m.

Summer Hours

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY!

The East Cleveland Public Library

Main Branch

14101 Euclid Avenue

East Cleveland, OH 44112

New Summer Hours:

Monday - Thursdays 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Friday & Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Closed Sundays

Sunday hours will end on May 29th and resume on September 13th.

The Branches

North and Caledonia

Monday and Thursday 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, & Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Closed Sundays

Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you all this summer!

Summer Computer Camp

East Cleveland Public Library

North Branch Technology Lab

1425 Hayden Avenue

East Cleveland, OH 44112

(216) 268-6283

is having a

SUMMER COMPUTER CAMP

Classroom of the Future

When:

June 23rd - July 31, 2009

Tuesday and Thursday from 12:00 - 1:30 pm

for

Ages 6-17

Pre-Registration is required

Special Points of Interest:

Use MicroSoft Publisher or Paint Software

Learn creative & practical computer skills

Perfect graphic skills

Spark the Imagination

Create an interesting online biography/web-ography

Spark the Imagination

SUMMER COMPUTER CAMP

is Having an End of

Camp Party

on

Friday, July 31, 2009

at 12:00 Noon

Come and join us and receive your Certificate for Completing the Class!

Cashflow Quadrant

Cashflow Quadrant Workshop

(based on the book by Robert T. Kiyosaki & Sharon L.Lechter)

Presenter, Ivan Williams,

President of Ivan Williams Enterprises

Are you tired of living from paycheck to paycheck? Now is the time to learn how to become financially FREE!

"Learn what the rich teach their kids about money and finance - and the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not".

Mr. Williams will be presenting information on:

How to Start Up a New Business

How to Keep a Business Going

Hot to Market a Business

Then Play The Game...

CASHFLOW "Investing 101"

This program is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

WHEN: 2nd Saturday of Each Month

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

@ the East Cleveland Public Library

14101 Euclid Avenue

East Cleveland, OH 44112

(216) 541-4128

Be Creative
The East Cleveland Public Library

Summer Reading Program Join us this summer and explore the worlds of music, dance, art, books, and more! he 2009 Summer Reading Program is open to all children and teens. Families are invited to join the "Read to Me" portion of the program. The FUN starts on Monday, June 15th, and ends Friday, July 31st. Registration begins on June 8th. For more information, please call the library. All activities are FREE, FREE, FREE!!!

Build, draw, write, paint, dance, sing, explore, and create. Everyone can do something at the East Cleveland Public Library this Summer.

REGISTRATION BEGINS JUNE 8, 2009