Happy Halloween from the Matchmakers team! Today we welcome our guest blogger, Youth Services Librarian E Hogan! E writes: In the book The Clackity by […]
Microaggressions with Allison Skinner-Dorkenoo
Dr. Allison Skinner-Dorkenoo discusses her article, “How Microaggressions Reinforce and Perpetuate Systemic Racism in the United States.” She defines what microaggressions are and how they […]
Graphic Novel Spotlight: Habibi by Craig Thompson
This week the Matchmakers team welcomes our guest blogger, Youth Services Associate Shannon Cooch! Shannon writes: Who doesn’t want to uncover the dark secrets and […]
Irish Identity in America with Diane Negra
Professor Diane Negra discusses her most recent scholarship which investigates Irish identity in the United States. She begins with the election of John F. Kennedy […]
CLEVELAND’S PROMISE with reporters Cameron Fields and Hannah Drown
For this innovative series, Cleveland Metropolitan School District gave two reporters unprecedented access to a classroom at Almira Elementary School to show readers the enormous […]
Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivenor
This week the Matchmakers team welcomes our guest blogger, Michele Hirschfeld! Michele writes: I hope to see more from Australian debut author Hayley Scrivenor, whose […]
History of White People with Nell Irvin Painter
Professor Painter discusses her book, THE HISTORY OF WHITE PEOPLE. Prof. Painter begins with discussing just what it means to be “white” and how ideas […]
Heights Libraries Is Accepting Applications for a New Board Member

Want to Serve Your Community? Heights Libraries Is Accepting Applications for a New Board Member The Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library is now accepting applications […]
Spooky Reading for the Spooky Season
October is in full swing and with it, the season for spooky reading! At the top of my […]
Toy gun incident at Lee Road branch deescalated by security guard
On the afternoon of Thursday, October 6, at the Lee Road branch, a young teen who was currently under eviction from the library tried to […]