The Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library is accepting applications for an open board position, with applications due Friday, Nov. 19, by 5 p.m.. The new board member will replace Dana Fluellen, who is rolling off the board after serving her term. “Our...
Heights Libraries Once Again Requiring Mask Wearing in Buildings
At the Monday, August 2, committee meeting of the Heights Libraries Board of Trustees, the Board voted to once again require that library staff and customers (over two years of age) wear masks in all Heights Libraries buildings. The requirement will go into effect...
Former Heights Libraries Director Steve Wood Dies at 81
It is with a heavy heart that we share the sad news that our former Heights Libraries director Stephen D. Wood passed away last week in East Norriton, PA, at the age of 81. He had been fighting cancer. Wood joined the staff in 1977 as supervisor of adult services. He...
Heights Libraries launches memory kits at all branches
Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia that result in memory loss impact many people in our community. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, over six million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s, and more than 11 million Americans provide unpaid care...
Better Late than Never: San Francisco Man Returns Bob Dylan Album 48 Years Late
Sara Philips, manager of the University Heights branch of Heights Libraries, was having a routine day when an oddly shaped package arrived in the mail. “I got a package in the mail from San Francisco that was record-shaped and – lo and behold! – it contained a record...
Heights Libraries Investing in Coventry Branch and the PEACE Park
At its May 17 meeting, the Heights Libraries Board of Trustees approved a resolution to advertise for Requests for Qualifications (RFQ) for design-build services to upgrade and remodel select areas of the Coventry Village branch building. The building’s upgrades will...
Heights Libraries purchases Noble Road Presbyterian Church
The Heights Libraries Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that it has approved the Library’s purchase of the Noble Road Presbyterian Church building and surrounding 1.3 acres of property. The church is located next to the Noble Neighborhood branch of Heights...
Free take-home COVID-19 tests
The Federal Government Is Now Providing At-Home COVID Tests Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order #44 free at-home COVID-19 tests. The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days. Click here to order your tests. [divider style="shadow"]...
Online Library Giving Day to Support Library’s PEACE Park Playground
The Fund for the Future of Heights Libraries (FFHL) is participating in the national Library Giving Day on April 7, 2021, to raise funds for Heights Libraries' Coventry P.E.A.C.E. PARK playground replacement. Donations can be made starting April 1, 2021, at...
Cara Byrne, Cleveland Heights
My son was born in late March of 2020. Last February, I rushed to take my daughters to all of the places I wouldn't be able to go with them after the new baby was born. We went to library story times, the art museum, the botanical garden, and to stores - all in...