Heights Libraries is pleased to welcome the newest member of its management team, Kaela Sweeney. Sweeney is the new strategic projects manager, replacing Maggie Kinney, who moved to the Coventry branch manager position in 2021. Sweeney, who grew up in Georgia and...
This post answers public questions regarding the Coventry School Building raised at and after the June 21, 2022 Meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. As used in these answers: “CPC” means Coventry P.E.A.C.E., Inc., the nonprofit corporation with an existing (but...
This post answers more recent questions from both CPC and the public about the status of the Coventry School Building. Answers were originally posted 5/18, and have been revised as of this date to provide additional context and information based on subsequent...
The joint makerspace and flexible-learning center will replace rows of desktop computers that inhabited HKIC’s semi-enclosed computer lab, which has been closed to the public since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We wanted to take a space that wasn’t ideal for...
Heights Libraries purchased the Noble Presbyterian Church and surrounding property one year ago. The purchase will enable us to expand the Noble building and improve library services to Noble residents by adding public meeting rooms, a larger computer lab, and other...
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 February 10, 2022, special Library Board of Trustees meeting. CLICK HERE FOR FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE....
Heights Libraries is starting to work on its next strategic plan, and we need your help. Our goal is to be the best public library we can be, and to accomplish this we want to know your current and future needs. Can you help us out by taking a few minutes to fill out...
Obituary courtesy Shapiro Funeral Home Mar 13, 1925 - Jan 12, 2022 Rachel Wayne Nelson of Shaker Heights died on January 12, 2022. She was 96. A career librarian, passionate literacy advocate and lifelong learner, she was a dedicated public servant. Rachel was born...
On Wednesday, January 5, Heights Libraries, the Albert M. Higley Company, and Robert P. Madison International, Inc., broke ground on a $1.7 million renovation project at the Library’s Coventry branch. The renovation is a Building and Repair Fund expense that will...
CLICK HERE FOR FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE. At its Wednesday, December 22 special meeting, the Heights Libraries Board of Trustees voted against extending the term of its 2020 lease of the former Coventry School building, which the Library owns, to the nonprofit...