Adult Programs
For any programs requiring registration: after you register, you will be emailed an invitation to join the Zoom event the day of the program. Registration begins September 1. No registration required for Adult Programming unless noted. All of these programs are subject to change in order to protect our patrons, community, and staff.
September WE READ TOGETHER, WE STAND TOGETHER
Sign up on Beanstack and challenge yourself and your family to reading diverse books this Fall. STREAMING STORY SPOTLIGHT
Wednesdays, September 16, October 14, November 18, December 16, 7:00 pm Check out our YouTube channel for a monthly promotion of an interesting film available through our many streaming services. WRITER’S GROUP OF ROCKY RIVER
Wednesdays, September 16, October 21, November 18, December 16, 7:00 - 8:00 pm Writers wanted! New and experienced, writers of fiction, nonfiction, and all genres in between. Have your work critiqued and give constructive feedback to others in a fun and friendly environment. Participants are expected to read each piece, noting room for improvement, and come to the group prepared to discuss. Registration Required.
BATTLE FOR THE BALLOT: CLEVELAND’S SUFFRAGETTE MOVEMENT
Wednesday, September 23, 6:30 - 7:30 pm Learn about a band of women who dedicated themselves to the public interest and grew into an organization that won the respect and confidence of the nation. This program will tell the story behind the Cleveland women who advocated for suffrage as members of the League of Women Voters. Presented by The Western Reserve Historical Society. Registration Required. MEET THE AUTHOR: RUTH MORHARD
Tuesday, September 22, 7:00 - 8:00 pm Join Ruth Morhard, author of Mrs. Morhard and the Boys, as she shares the remarkable story of her mother-inlaw, Josephine Morhard, who changed childhood for many by establishing in Cleveland the first boys’ baseball league in America. Registration Required. MEET THE AUTHOR: ELIESE COLETTE GOLDBACH
Thursday, September 24, 7:00 - 8:00 pm Thursday, September 17, 6:30 - 7:30 pm Join us as Cleveland author Eliese Colette Goldbach Racism is an important parenting discusses her debut memoir, topic that many struggle or are Rust: A Memoir of Steel and Grit. uncomfortable with, but these Framed by her first year working inside conversations are necessary in this the ArcelorMittal Steel mill in Cleveland, time of bias and violence against people of color. Join Adrianne Fletcher, and with the contentious 2016 election as a backdrop, Rust is at once a PhD., Assistant Dean for Diversity and piercingly honest coming-of-age memoir Inclusion at Case Western Reserve and a timely examination University, for a frank discussion on how of overlooked steelworkers to talk to your children about race and who have devoted their lives racism. Registration Required. laboring beside molten metal and heavy machinery. Registration Required. HOW TO TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT RACISM
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October ADULTING 101: SAVE ON YOUR UTILITIES: A GUIDE TO USING ENERGY CHOICE OHIO
Thursday, October 1, 7:00 - 8:00 pm Our new web tutorial series features practical tips for navigating the many issues young people face as they learn the responsibilities required as they enter adulthood. This web tutorial will highlight how to use energychoice.ohio. gov to empower utility customers to shop for the best utility supplier rates available to them. This web tutorial will be available on the library YouTube channel on the date and at the time above. HISTORY TALKS: LECTURES ON OHIO ARTS, CULTURE, AND HISTORY
Industrial History of Cleveland Monday, October 5, 7:00 - 8:00 pm Professor David Bernatowicz will provide a narrative history of the various industries that developed in the Cleveland area from 1940 to the end of the 20th century. Registration Required. AN OUTRAGE: FILM DISCUSSION WITH DR. GILBERT DOHO
Wednesday, October 14, 7:00 - 8:00 pm Dr. Gilbert Doho, Head of the Ethnic Studies Department of Case Western Reserve University will moderate a remote discussion on the film An Outrage by Hannah Ayers and Lance Warren, a film addressing the history of lynching in the U.S. Registration Required.
