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University Heights Library is the only library in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library system in the City of University Heights. It offers a diverse popular collection, including fiction and non-fiction books, magazines, DVDs, books on CD and MP3, teen materials, graphic novels, music on CD, and children’s materials including books, CDs, puppets, puzzles and magazines. University Heights Library has a large print collection, African American fiction section and receives a selection of Russian books and magazines every other month from the foreign language collection of Cleveland Public Library.

Wiley Middle School has always brought a large number of teens to our building. In 2000, the University Heights library began the first “After School Center,” giving the teens activities, computers and a place to congregate after school. In 2003, the YA department installed this program in all Cleveland Heights libraries and renamed it “the Spot”.

University Heights Library has a longstanding relationship with the City of University Heights' Senior Network. Once a month a group of senior citizens meet to listen to speakers on a variety of topics, ranging from health care to art. University Heights library hosts the “Senior Spot,” to increase its programming for adults using our library.

Offerings for children include Story Stop (all ages) on Wednesday mornings, and Toddling Time (children 3 and under with caregiver) on Friday mornings.

University Heights Library Event Calendar

Hours

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
closed	1:00 pm - 9:00 pm	1:00 pm - 9:00 pm	9:00 am - 5:30 pm	1:00 pm - 9:00 pm	9:00 am - 5:30 pm	9:00 am - 5:30 pm

History:
1949	In April, the board of library trustees purchased three lots at Cedar and Fenwick Roads in University Heights as a site for the proposed branch library. Community passes a $235,000, 20-year bond issue by almost two-to-one margin to provide funds to build a new library at Cedar and Fenwick Roads.
1952	The “Cedar Branch” is dedicated at an open house in February 1952.
1962	The branch is renovated, moving the Children’s Room to the lower level with a Fenwick Road entrance.
1972	The Children’s Room returns to the main floor.
1974	The branch begins 7 day-a-week service.
1992	Wheelchair lift was installed and the public restrooms were made Handicap-accessible.
1997	Ziska Architects & Associates remodeled the library updating the heating system, adding air conditioning to the lower level, rewiring the building to accommodate “cutting edge technology” and adding display areas to better promote new materials.
1998	Two houses on Fenwick are purchased to increase the parking.
2000	New expanded parking triples the amount of spaces available.
2002	University Heights Library observed its 50th birthday celebration.

Did you know?

In 1962, the first men were hired to work in the Heights system as assistant librarians. Both were assigned to the University Heights branch.
In 1964, the first male branch librarian was hired and later became director of the Rocky River library.
Current Library Director Nancy Levin started as a para-professional at the University Heights library and returned in 2008 to serve as the Director/Fiscal Officer of the Heights Library.
In 1975, the University Heights children’s librarian began telling stories on Wednesday at Purvis Park in July and August.
In 1976, University Heights Library started its participation in the city's Memorial Day Parade.

Contact Information
Phone:	216-321-4700
Fax	216-321-3049
Public Fax:	216-321-3770

Branch Manager	Aurora Martinez	amartine@heightslibrary.org
Branch Circulation Supervisor	Judy Russo

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