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How to Survive Your Murder

March 29, 2023 / Amanie / Horror, Matchmakers, Teens, Thrillers / No Comments

What’s your favorite scary movie?  If you are Alice Lawrence, you may have a problem answering that one. Not because Alice hates scary movies. No, […]

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Women’s History Month 2023: Historical Fiction by and about Women

March 22, 2023 / AndreaL / Adult, African-American, Bookmark Lists, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Matchmakers / No Comments

March is Women’s History Month, and the Matchmakers team has created a list of historical fiction titles by women authors, with women as the heroes […]

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Storytelling through Math

March 14, 2023 / MaggieL / Children, Matchmakers, Picture Books / No Comments

I must admit, math is not my strong suit. Sometimes kids will come up to the reference desk to ask me for some homework help, […]

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Science Fiction: Mary Doria Russell

March 9, 2023 / AndreaL / Adult, Matchmakers, Sci-Fi / No Comments

Today the Matchmakers team welcomes guest blogger James Rogers, who leads the Pioneers of Sci-Fi Book Club! James writes: I’m a big fan of Science […]

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Always, Clementine

February 27, 2023 / Erika Hogan / Animals/Nature, Children, Genres and Topics, Matchmakers / No Comments

With Always, Clementine, Carlie Sorosiak delivers a heartfelt tale of wonder that will hold strong appeal for budding animal advocates.   A highly intelligent mouse named […]

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Library offers new on-demand job search tools

February 23, 2023 / Sheryl Banks / Library News, Self-Help/Mental Health, Technology / No Comments

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 […]

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Black History Month 2023 Reading List: Fiction for Adults

February 15, 2023 / AndreaL / Adult, African-American, Fiction, Matchmakers / 1 Comment

February is Black History Month, and the Matchmakers have put together a list of suggested Adult Fiction reads by Black authors. Celebrate the history and […]

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Take a Super Seat and Read!

February 7, 2023 / LouiseL / African-American, Children, Diverse Voices, Literacy/education, Matchmakers, Picture Books / No Comments

Where is your favorite place to sit? What seat do you know the best? When you’re out and about, where do you sit for a […]

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If You Could See The Sun by Ann Liang

February 1, 2023 / Amanie / Diverse Voices, Fantasy, Matchmakers, Teens / No Comments

If you had the chance to turn invisible whenever you wished, what would you do? If you said, “Create an app that has you complete […]

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Vintage Cookbooks Drive the Plot: Elinor Lipman and Karma Brown

January 25, 2023 / AndreaL / Adult, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Matchmakers / No Comments

One way to time-travel is to peruse a vintage cookbook, follow the recipe, whip up some crazy food nobody eats anymore, and eat up the […]

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The Backstreets: A Novel from Xinjiang

January 18, 2023 / SteveS / Adult, Diverse Voices, Matchmakers / 1 Comment

In the summer of 2010, I was fortunate to have been part of a month-long study abroad program in China sponsored by my university. The […]

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Middle Grade Thrills & Chills: Shadow Grave by Marina Cohen

January 11, 2023 / Erika Hogan / Children, Fiction, Horror, Matchmakers / No Comments

Cohen delivers her fourth shiveringly fun middle grade novel with the standalone book, Shadow Grave. Primarily set in an isolated New Hampshire logging town where […]

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Cover art for the picture book The Magical Yet

Picture Books About Trying New Things

January 4, 2023 / MaggieL / Children, Matchmakers, Picture Books / No Comments

Happy New Year! Many people take some time now to think about new things they would like to try or learn in the new year. […]

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Top Movies of 2022 

December 28, 2022 / LukeN / Adult, Matchmakers, Movies / No Comments

I am more of a movie person than a tv person, and I normally like to see new movies at the theater. But this past […]

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Library receives grant for skilled-trade job training

December 27, 2022 / Sheryl Banks / Library News, Technology / 4 Comments

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 […]

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Heights Libraries Opens New Local History Room

October 28, 2021 / Sheryl Banks / 0

Heights Libraries is pleased to announce the opening of its new Local History Room at the Lee Road branch. Located on the building’s second floor, […]

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Queen of the Cicadas

October 27, 2021 / AndreaL / 0

This week the Matchmakers team welcomes our guest blogger, Youth Associate E Hogan! Queen of the Cicadas  a novel by V. Castro, builds a layered, […]

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Horror and Hope in My Heart is a Chainsaw

October 20, 2021 / AndreaL / 0

It’s October, and the Matchmakers welcome our guest blogger, Noble librarian Hillary Brown! Spooky season: It’s the most wonderful time of the year for horror […]

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Awake at the End

October 15, 2021 / LukeN / 0

Awake at the End: A Heights Arts Poet Laureate Anthology, features the work of three Cleveland Heights poets: Meredith Holmes, Loren Weiss, and Mary E. […]

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Spooky Reads to Kick Off October

October 6, 2021 / Sara Phillips / 0

October is the perfect month to read some spooky thrillers and mysteries! I don’t go too deep into the horror genre, but I do like […]

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Latest Phishing Scams

October 1, 2021 / jkaiser / 1

There has been an uptick in email scams lately, so we thought we would point out some of the latest phishing scams in this month’s […]

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Watchmen: A Classic on Page and on the Small Screen

October 1, 2021 / SteveS / 0

Confession: I have never really been into super hero comics and stories. The last Marvel Comic Universe movie I saw was the first Captain America. […]

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Two Debut Novels

September 29, 2021 / AndreaL / 0

Are you looking for a voice that’s new on the scene? Here are two debut novels for you to try! They’re fresh, funny, and thought-provoking. […]

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So the Wind Won’t Blow It All Away by Richard Brautigan

September 16, 2021 / LukeN / 0

So the Wind Won’t Blow It All Away is a captivating coming-of-age story about a twelve-year-old boy who lives in rural Oregon during the 1940s. […]

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Love is in the air

September 8, 2021 / Sara Phillips / 0

Typically, when I read, I like to alternate genres, but I’ve found myself reading a lot of romances lately. They’ve been a nice bit of […]

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Heights Libraries partners with PCs for People

September 7, 2021 / jkaiser / 0

In this month’s blog, we talk with our newest Tech Trainer, Nia Turner, about her efforts to bring the services of PCs for People to […]

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Memoir: Sigh, Gone

September 1, 2021 / SteveS / 0

I don’t normally read memoirs, but I did recently for a book club. Much to my surprise, I enjoyed it! We read Phuc Tran’s Sigh, […]

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Contemporary Romance Times Three

August 25, 2021 / AndreaL / 0

I love a fresh and frothy romance in hot summer weather… here are three contemporary romance novels, all leading to a special Happily Ever After! […]

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Fun Reads for ALL kids!

August 23, 2021 / schandle / 0

Racial and ethnic diversity in children’s literature is an important topic for children, parents, and the people who serve them. There are many books that […]

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Vida Johnson on Police Bias and Misconduct

August 18, 2021 / John Piche / 0

Professor Vida Johnson discusses two of her articles on police bias. First, we talk about her article, “Bias in Blue: Instructing Jurors to Consider the […]

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