After 15 years at the helm, Heights Libraries’ Coventry Branch Manager Patricia Gray will retire on March 1. Known for her compassion, perceptiveness, and creativity, Gray nurtured the staff, programs, and collections at the branch, and helped it grow into a...
Heights Libraries Welcomes Newest Board Member, Honors Outgoing President
The Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library is pleased to announce the appointment of its newest board member, Tyler McTigue. His term will begin in January 2021. McTigue, who is the director of enterprise solutions sales for Acuity Brands, has lived in...
Heights Libraries Earns Top National Rating from Library Journal Again
Heights Libraries has once again received the highest possible rating in Library Journal’s Index of Public Library Service. The five-star rating is given to the top U.S. libraries each year. The just-released Star Library report is based on 2018 statistics, so does...
Library, Cedar Lee District collaborate on holiday Storywalk®
Heights Libraries and the Cedar Lee District are pleased to announce their collaboration on the neighborhood’s first Storywalk®, featuring the timeless children’s favorite The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats. A Storywalk® is a family-friendly, outdoor activity where...
Request for Qualifications for Coventry Branch HVAC Upgrades
Heights Libraries is seeking qualifications statements in accordance with Ohio Revised Code Sections 153.65 through 153.71from firms to provide professional services as the Criteria Design Engineer/ Architect for HVAC upgrades at the Coventry Branch 1925 Coventry...
Heights Libraries wants to hear from you about diversity, equity, and inclusion
We need your help to make us an even better public institution. The Heights Libraries Anti-Racism Task Force has engaged the services of Compass Consulting Services, LLC, to conduct a confidential virtual Community Focus Group as part of a diversity, equity and...
Library creates safe co-learning spaces for K-12 students
In response to the community’s need for study and tutoring spaces for students in grades K-12, Heights Libraries has created four co-learning spaces in the teen room of the Lee Road Branch. Each space is surrounded by Plexiglas barriers, and can accommodate one...
Heights Libraries signs new lease with Coventry PEACE, Inc.
CLICK HERE FOR FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE. On Friday, October 16, the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library signed a new lease with Coventry PEACE, Inc., the nonprofit tenant of the former Coventry School building, which is owned by the Library....
Heights Libraries accepting applications for new board position
The Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library will be accepting applications for an open board position beginning Monday, October 12, with applications due Tuesday November 10, 2020. The new board member will replace Jim Roosa, who is rolling off the board...
Heights Libraries Board and FRIENDs of Heights Libraries create ‘Black Excellence’ mural
On September 26, local artists Jimmy Hayden and Wayne Pollard, and Heights Libraries board member Gabe Crenshaw, transformed the parking lot of the Coventry PEACE Campus into a mural celebrating the achievements of Black Northeast Ohioans, both past and present....