Cuyahoga County Public Library reduces borrow time to two weeks
(Cleveland.com)
The Cuyahoga County Public Library recently announced it will be reducing the borrow time from three weeks to two weeks, effective Sept. 2.
This decision is “due to reductions in our operating budget,” said Hallie Rich, marketing and communications director at Cuyahoga County Public Library.
Heights Libraries to explore renovation options for University Heights branch
The Lee Road branch of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library was renovated in 2005-2006, and the Noble branch in 2011. Now it’s time for the University Heights branch: the building, its programs, and its services.
The University Heights branch (UH) is the second most heavily used branch in the Heights Libraries system, after the main branch on Lee Road. Last year, the 60-year-old UH branch circulated 187,000 items and welcomed 184,500 visitors. As for programs and services, the UH branch is the home of the city of University Heights Senior Network programs, the Senior Spot and the Teen Spot. It hosts an international movie festival and babysitting clinics. Hundreds of children attend story times and programs each year, and University Heights staff visit the CH-UH Schools, Purvis Park, Whole Foods and John Carroll University throughout the year.
Knowledge, innovation center to open in library June 2
(Cleveland Jewish News)
Nancy Levin, director of Heights Libraries, is excited about the grand opening of the Heights Knowledge and Innovation Center at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at 2340 Lee Road in Cleveland Heights.
The new space, once the gymnasium of the old YMCA building, is across the street from the Lee Road branch of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library.
Public hearing on new library in South Euclid features many lamenting closing of Telling Mansion
(Sun Press)
The city’s Planning Commission held a public hearing April 11 to hear residents’ thoughts about the new South Euclid-Lyndhurst branch building to be built on South Green Road.
But, while that was the intent of the hearing, most people wanted to talk about the building being left behind.