I thought I would use my blog post this month to promote our movie streaming services. Heights Libraries gives cardholders access to thousands of movies […]
Take a Nature Walk—With a Book!
Though the Northeast Ohio winter seems to drag on forever, the slow transition into spring can be extremely rewarding to those with an appreciation for […]
FAQ 1: Coventry PEACE Inc. (CPC) Lease of the Coventry School Building
This post clarifies the current status of the Coventry PEACE Inc.’s (CPC) lease of the Coventry School Building, and answers public questions raised at the […]
Black History Month: New Af-Am Fiction
As we celebrate Black History Month, here is a list of new titles in the Heights Libraries African-American Fiction collection. We want to lift these […]
Goodbye Overdrive, Hello Libby
Have you been using OverDrive to get eBooks and audio books for a long time? Well, there is a change coming, and it’s name is […]
Toni Morrison’s Sula
Jamaican-born author Marlon James has recently become one of my favorites. I have blogged about his novel Black Leopard, Red Wolf in the past, and […]
David Krugler on 1919 Year of White Terrorism
David Krugler is a historian and novelist. A professor of history at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville, he has published, in addition to two novels, nonfiction […]
The Bobby Gold Stories by Anthony Bourdain
Before vaulting to fame with Kitchen Confidential and shows like No Reservations, Anthony Bourdain penned a series of crime novels in the late nineties. All […]
Steve Luxenberg on Plessy versus Ferguson
Steve Luxenberg is an associate editor at The Washington Post and an award-winning author. During his forty years as a newspaper editor and reporter, Luxenberg […]
When you just want to get away
I don’t know about you, but when the weather turns snowy and gray, I long to be somewhere much more tropical than Cleveland. Since travel […]