Heights Libraries is pleased to announce that on Wednesday, May 10, the City of Cleveland Heights Planning Commission approved the Library’s revised conditional use permit for renovations to the Coventry PEACE Park. This allows Heights Libraries to move ahead with its...
Meet Misty, the Friendly Library Robot!
It's 2023, and as we continue our journey into the future, some might be wondering, Where are all the robots promised by our favorite sci-fi films and novels? While artificial intelligence (AI) exists, it often runs behind the scenes, and it is rare to see the social...
Paid teen summer internships available at Height Libraries
This summer, the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library will once again provide two paid, six-week technology internships to local teens as part of the Teen Tech Ambassador Program. Now in its seventh year, the internship provides two qualified high...
Repairs to begin on University Heights branch lower level
Heights Libraries will begin repairs this month on the lower level of its University Heights branch, which has been closed since late August 2022. The lower level is home to its Teen and Children’s areas. In August 2022, the area experienced flooding that destroyed...
Library offers new on-demand job search tools
Heights Libraries is offering two new, free, online tools to help customers sharpen their job-search skills and find jobs, with a special emphasis on veterans and adult learners. Provided through parent company Brainfuse, both VetNow and JobNow online services provide...
Tenants at Former Coventry School sign new leases
Almost a year to the date that their former leasing arrangement with Heights Libraries expired in December 2021, the tenants of the former Coventry School Building have signed new leases to stay in the building, which began January 1, 2023. The Library owns the...
Heights Libraries Welcomes New Board Member
The Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library is pleased to announce the appointment of its newest board member, Melissa M. Soto-Schwartz. Her term begins this month. Soto-Schwartz, who is a professor of History and Women’s and Gender Studies at Cuyahoga...
Library receives grant for skilled-trade job training
Thanks to a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), awarded by the State Library of Ohio, Heights Libraries will offer skilled-trades job training with Interplay Learning virtual reality software and SkillMill’s training platform. "As...
Heights Libraries earns Library Journal star rating despite COVID
Despite the challenges of the COVID lockdowns throughout 2020, The Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library qualified for a three-star rating from the Index of Public Library Service’s publication Library Journal. The Library was one of only three Ohio...
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Library chooses CMAR for Noble branch renovation
After a competitive RFP (request for proposal) process, Heights Libraries has hired the Independence Construction-DeGeronimo Companies as the construction manager at risk (CMAR) for the Noble Neighborhood branch renovation project. The decision was announced at the...