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,...
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....
Coventry PEACE Campus signs Library’s Letter of Intent
The Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library has reached an agreement with its Coventry school building tenant, Coventry Peace Inc. (CPC). On Monday, August 31, CPC President Deanna Bremer Fisher, signed a letter of intent created by Heights Libraries that...
Browsing and Computer Use Are Coming Back to Heights Libraries
Heights Libraries is pleased to announce it will be expanding services in its four buildings in September to include browsing and limited computer use. Computer use will begin Tuesday, September 15, and browsing will begin the following week, Tuesday September 22. Due...
Negotiations Continue with Coventry PEACE Campus
Heights Libraries and Coventry PEACE Campus continue to negotiate lease terms. The current pandemic has posed additional challenges, and negotiations are taking longer than both organizations anticipated, but both hope that they will be able to agree on a workable...
Coventry PEACE Campus Financials Update
CLICK HERE FOR FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE. At the July 20 Board of Trustees meeting, Director Nancy Levin shared a financial summary from IFF, the nonprofit real estate company hired to do an assessment of the Coventry Peace Campus for the purpose of creating a...
Join Our Focus Groups on Diversity and Equity
The Heights Libraries Anti-Racism Task Force has engaged the services of Compass Consulting Services, LLC, to conduct confidential virtual focus groups as part of a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) audit for the organization. Due to COVID-19, the...