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33-451: In August 2023, Cuyahoga County Public Library switched to a new website and catalog provider, AspenDiscovery , that features a more powerful catalog search engine and allows users to personalize their experience, mostly by allowing users to post and read reviews, rate items, and utilize a new discovery feature based on similar reads. Through SearchOhio , Cuyahoga County Public Library is connected to OhioLINK , which provides local access to

66-655: A $ 4.1 million renovation of the South Branch, which transformed the 1911 Gothic Revival structure into "...a light-filled jewel box." After finishing all the branch work, CPL will then begin a $ 65 million rehabilitation of the downtown Main Library. Phase I-A of the plan, affecting six branches, is scheduled for completion in 2024. The Main Library consists of two buildings. The older wing, completed on May 6, 1925, and renovated between 1997 and 1999, has five stories, each as high as two stories in most buildings. The renovations included

99-489: A catalog, the only way potential borrowers could ascertain what books were available was to look at them." Oviatt resigned in June, 1875, the victim of governing boards or their subsidiaries, who micromanaged daily operations of the library. Librarian William Howard Brett opened the library's first stand-alone children's room on February 22, 1898. Effie Louise Power was appointed Cleveland's first children's librarian. In 1916,

132-777: A circulation of 3.5 million items in 2020. It operates the Main Library on Superior Avenue in downtown Cleveland , 27 branches throughout the city, a mobile library, a Public Administration Library in City Hall , and the Ohio Library for the Blind and Physically Disabled. The library replaced the State Library of Ohio as the location for the Ohio Center for the Book in 2003. In 1811, the idea behind

165-489: A consolidation of two branches and the new library was built near Parma City Hall. Parma-Snow was expanded and connected to the Library's administration center. The North Royalton library, originally located in the city's Memorial Park, was moved to a new facility in 2013. Also in 2012, the Library board announced plans to move the South Euclid-Lyndhurst branch from the historic Telling Mansion, its site since 1952, to

198-607: A new site on Green Road across from Notre Dame college - which opened in 2015. In 2003, Cuyahoga County Public Library and the Cleveland Public Library collaborated to create the Greater Access Library Card. The card allows customers of either library and the libraries in the CLEVNET network to take out books from both systems without having to carry more than one library card. SearchOhio SearchOhio

231-476: A product of Innovative Interfaces ) to be delivered to their library in 3–5 business days. Items are shipped back to the owning library on return. SearchOhio makes public library collections available to the communities served by the following libraries (as of September 2017). Cleveland Public Library The Cleveland Public Library is a public library system in Cleveland , Ohio. Founded in 1869, it had

264-435: A street festival, puppet exhibit, and a Writers and Readers author event. Cleveland Print Room partnered with Cleveland Public Library to present photographers chronicling Cleveland through the lens of its communities and Ideastream presented audio stories of Clevelanders. In 2019, the library announced it was undertaking a decade-long $ 100 million revitalization project to redevelop all 27 branches. The project began with

297-733: A unified collection. Most materials are hosted on the library's online catalog, but some are only accessible through the Fine Arts and Special Collections reading room. Collection highlights include: The Public Works of Art Project came to Cleveland in 1933, with far-reaching lines of job-seeking artists extending around the Cleveland Museum of Art. Linda Eastman was invited to consult with Cleveland Museum of Art Director William Milliken . What resulted from this interaction were murals of Willam Sommer's "The City in 1833", Donald Bayard's "Early Transportation", and Ora Coltman's "The Dominance of

330-628: A way for us to strike up some partnerships with local organizations that have historical objects they are interested in stewarding and digitizing." In 2018, Cleveland Public Library was designated an official Digital Access Partner with the Federal Depository Library Program for its digitized multi-volume set of the First United States Army Report of Operations during World War II. Cleveland Public Library celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2019. Events included

363-471: Is a consortium of public libraries in the state of Ohio that provides borrowing access to more than 10 million library items, including books, movies and music, providing easy access to information and rapid delivery of library materials throughout the state. It was established in 2006. Cardholders at any participating library can request items online through the SearchOhio catalog (powered by INN-Reach,

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396-549: The New York Public Library system in which a librarian fetched the books. In 2002, the Cleveland Public Library had annual attendance of 804,692 and an annual circulation of 1,698,928 items. In 2020, the library's collection totaled 13,167,127 items. The Cleveland Public Library is a member of CLEVNET , a consortium of 44 public libraries throughout northern Ohio. In 1947, it became a depository library for

429-484: The Ohio General Assembly for authority to levy a tax for the maintenance of free public libraries, permitting boards of education with populations over 20,000 to levy a tax of one-tenth of a mill for each dollar evaluation of their taxable property. Cleveland Superintendent Anson Smyth , who has been called the "father of the Cleveland Public Library," supported this law in his Superintendent position, helping in

462-465: The State Library of Ohio and 117 university and college libraries across the state. Cardholders have direct access to more than 11 million additional items. SearchOhio , the public library consortium among the libraries of Westerville and the county libraries of Cuyahoga, Mahoning , Lucas , Trumbull , Stark , Summit , Portage , and Greene provides direct access to almost 10 million additional items. Cuyahoga County Public Library has branches in

495-560: The Beachwood and Solon Branches were renovated. Warrensville Heights opened a new state of the art library. The Mayfield Heights branch was moved to a new location on SOM Center Road in Mayfield. Garfield Heights, which had one of smallest branches at 11,165 sqft and built in 1964–65, broke ground on May 7, 2012, for a newer 30,000 sqft glass and steel structure which opened on September 7, 2013. Parma will have two branches. One Parma Library will be

528-651: The City." Linda Eastman believed if art could lead readers to books, if art could enlighten and educate in itself, than art was acceptable at the Cleveland Public Library. To complete the decoration of Brett Hall, Cleveland Public Library partnered with the Cleveland Area Arts Council to select three new artists to paint new murals for the walls. "Sommer's Sun" by Edwin Mieczkowski's, Christopher Pekoc's "Night Sky", and "Public Square" by Robert Jergens. Hanging from

561-461: The Cleveland Public Library came "out of small beginnings" when sixteen of Cleveland's sixty-four residents subscribed to its first library, established to distribute the rare printed book. The members read books such as the history of Rome, Lives of the English Poets , Goldsmith's Greece , and Don Quixote . In 1867, the Cleveland , Cincinnati , and Dayton Boards of Education petitioned

594-684: The Cleveland Public Library has 27 neighborhood branches located throughout the city in addition to the Ohio Library for the Blind and Physically Disabled: A Sensory Garden is also adjacent to the Ohio Library for the Blind and Physically Disabled. The garden was first organized in 1998 and was significantly enlarged the following year. The garden features plants specifically for the tactile sensations they provide and unique scents. The Cleveland Public Library had Sub-Branches (Stations) named Alliance, Alta House , Brooklyn, Detroit, Glenville, Hiram House , Lorain, Lorain-Clark, Prospect, South Brooklyn, Superior, and Temple. The Special Collections Department

627-514: The Cleveland architectural firm of Walker and Weeks won a competition to design a new library building. Construction of their classical Renaissance design, delayed by the First World War, began in 1923 under Linda Anne Eastman . Eastman (1867–1963) was the first woman to head a major U.S. city library system and a pioneer in the modern library system. She opened bookshelves to patrons, replacing

660-574: The Eastman Reading Garden, which was designed by landscape architecture firm OLIN , and includes sculptures by Maya Lin and Tom Otterness . During the 1890s, William Howard Brett opened four self-contained branch libraries in leased buildings. As early as 1891, he asked Andrew Carnegie for building permanent structures, but the steel-mogul-turned-philanthropist refused the librarian's requests for 12 years. Brett persisted and in 1903 Carnegie donated $ 250,000 to build seven branches, including

693-550: The Main Library entrance hall is a large terrestrial pearl-gray art glass globe made by the Sterling Bronze Company in 1925. This globe is based on a Leonardo da Vinci map, now housed at Windsor Castle . The map is one of earliest to depict the Americas-with North America indicated simply by small islands. The portraits of former members of Congress Louis Stokes and Stephanie Tubbs Jones are housed at

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726-629: The United Nations Library network, holding documents for the state of Ohio. There are only 400 UN depository libraries worldwide. In 2002, Northern Ohio library patrons had access to download digital books and periodicals through a new e-book system headquartered at Cleveland Public Library. The Clevnet consortium of libraries entered in a $ 50,000 setup-free agreement with the Cleveland-based company OverDrive to allow patrons to download text from e-books to their personal computer. In 2012,

759-816: The Woodland Branch. Carnegie was so impressed with Brett's money management of the funds, he eventually increased the amount to $ 507,000, which built 15 branches-the foundation for what would become one of the largest branch systems in the United States. Children living in the city's poorest manufacturing districts could not visit the library downtown or the new branches, so William Howard Brett and Miss Eastman put small reading collections in neighborhood homes. By 1913, there were 57 "home libraries" in seven different working class districts, serving 11 different nationalities: Italian, Greek, Syrian, Polish, Bohemian, Hungarian, Slovak, Irish, German, Danish, and Norwegian. Currently,

792-562: The Youth Literacy and Outreach Department. The Fairview Park branch houses the genealogy collection . Anyone can access the online resources with a valid library card. These resources include Ancestry , Fold3 , and Heritage Quest . In 2011, the Cuyahoga County Public Library undertook an extensive construction and renovation program. Several branches have either been renovated or replaced by newer facilities. In 2012,

825-511: The laws' development. The new law provided for a Cleveland library that was part of the school system, controlled by the Cleveland Board of Education throughout the first decade of the library's existence, except for the years 1871–1873. The Cleveland Public Library opened on February 17, 1869, on the third floor of the Northup and Harrington Block on West Superior Avenue, The library room

858-468: The library released a strategic plan focusing on communities of learning and preparing for its 150th anniversary in 2019. Cleveland Public Library launched Tech Central on June 14, 2012, featuring a computer lab with 90 computers, tables encouraging collaboration, a 3D printer, and a MyCloud service. This $ 1 million launch was funded primarily through the library's existing budgets, in which the MyCloud service

891-540: The library's branches contain Student Success Centers for use by students in grades K-8. The centers are funded with help from sponsors, including The Arby's Foundation , The Connor Foundation , EATON , and The Reinberger Foundation . The library also offers passport services at all of its branches. The passport centers are open every day of the week until one hour before the branch closes. Over 700 age appropriate toys and story kits are available through

924-585: The purchase of the building. The structure was purchased on December 22, 1957, and the new Business and Social Sciences Annex opened on August 24, 1959. The annex was demolished in 1994 to make way for a second building, named after Representative Louis Stokes , was dedicated on April 12, 1997. Stokes commented, "This is the most beautiful that I have ever seen." The $ 65 million structure of fritted glass panels and Georgia marble housed eight million items and two million titles on its grand opening. The two buildings are connected by an underground corridor below

957-715: The restoration of Dominance of the City a large mural painted by Ora Coltman in 1934 for the Federal Arts Project . The painting was restored by the Intermuseum Conservation Association . In 1957, the library purchased the six-story Plain Dealer Building at 710 Superior Avenue (now the site of the Louis Stokes Wing). The library won passage in November 1957 of a $ 3 million bond levy to pay for

990-524: The suburbs of Bay Village , Beachwood , Bedford , Berea , Brecksville , Brook Park , Brooklyn , Chagrin Falls , Fairview Park , Garfield Heights , Gates Mills , Independence , Maple Heights , Mayfield , Middleburg Heights , North Olmsted , North Royalton , Olmsted Falls , Orange , Parma (Parma-Powers and Parma-Snow branches), Parma Heights , Richmond Heights , Solon , South Euclid-Lyndhurst , Strongsville , and Warrensville Heights Twelve of

1023-491: Was adjacent to the Cleveland Board of Education, and opened with approximately 5,800 books. Luther Melville Oviatt was the first librarian at Cleveland Public Library from 1869 to 1875. During his first year, patrons borrowed 65,000 books. Forwarding thinking in his views, Oviatt wanted to provide books that would interest both children and adults, the mechanic, businessman, and scholar. He had open shelves because, "without

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1056-565: Was created through the work of John G. White , who served as president of the Cleveland Public Library Board of Trustees from 1884 to 1886 and 1913 to 1928. In addition to donating and purchasing many rare books to the library, White underwrote the construction of the Fine Arts and Special Collections reading room and the Exhibit Corridor. The Cleveland Public Library consolidated all rare holdings from subject departments into

1089-678: Was partially funded through corporate partners. Cleveland Public Library, along with three other Ohio Libraries (Columbus, Toledo, and Cincinnati), opened digitization hubs, with $ 1 million in funding dispersed among them, funded by Ohio Public Library Information Network and the Library Services Technology Act. The digitization hub at Cleveland Public Library was named the Cleveland Digital Public Library and debuted February 14, 2015. As stated by Chatham Ewing, Cleveland Public Library's Digital Strategist, "It's

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