Shaker Library: Strengthening our community and transforming lives
by bringing together people, information, and ideas.
Imagine. Discover. Connect.
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While our doors have been closed to the public, we have been busy offering reference and curbside service. We have also begun the Main Library renovations. The basement offices have been cleared out and staff offices have been created in the upstairs meeting rooms. Children’s material has been moved to the second floor and the former quiet study area is now filled with shelves of books.
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Construction fencing around Main Library was installed on July 10. |
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Construction workers erect an interior wall at Main Library. |
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Cook the Book Online: 6:30 pm Wednesdays, August 12 and August 26 |
Join others to discuss the dishes they have prepared from a variety of cookbooks and recipes found online. Be ready to share the sources for the recipes and cookbooks.
Because this is presented over Zoom, please register with your email address at least one day prior to the program date to be connected to the discussion.
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Please Return Your Items and Borrow More: It's Good for Circulation. |
Book Drops are open at both libraries to make it easy to return your items. Staff empty the boxes daily and quarantine the material for four days. Once you have returned your items, you can borrow more using our Curbside Pickup. It is available by appointment at both libraries from 11 am to 7 pm Monday through Thursday and 9:30 am to 5:30 pm Friday and Saturday.
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Hot August Reads for Children and Teens
Pools and beaches are closed, but that doesn't mean you can't make a splash with a good book. Youth Services staff has compiled a list of books to help keep you cool this August. Get out your library card and click on the links to start reading on Hoopla, where there are no holds and no waiting.
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Looking for some mystery or fiction? Check out what's new and then click on the title to reserve your pick. It's no mystery: your library is here for you.
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We're Still Building Readers
Summer Reading Continues through August 16
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Sign up now for Shaker Builds Readers, a special program of reading and virtual events inspired by our new construction activities. Children and teens can celebrate this year's theme online by tracking their reading, unlocking digital badges, and earning prizes.
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Online Programs for Adults and Children |
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Enjoy programs that inspire literacy, creative thinking, learning, and connecting with others. Programs are held via Zoom meetings and on Shaker Library’s YouTube channel. Follow us on social media and subscribe to YouTube. Some programs require preregistration, please check the events calendar and sign up to get access.
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Books We're Discussing this August on Zoom |
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7 pm Monday, August 17
Since this in an online discussion, please register with your email address so that we can send you the login information.
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7 pm Tuesday, August 25
In her daily journal, a young Polish woman details her struggles to learn the language and find her place in the large New York immigrant community.
Copies of the book will be available at the Bertram Woods Branch for curbside pick up. Since this in an online discussion, please register with your email address so that we can send you the login information.
The "Coming to America" Reading Groups for Public Libraries are sponsored by the Yiddish Book Center, made possible by a gift from Sharon Karmazin.
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One Community Reads presents A Conversation with Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi: 7 PM Thursday, August 19
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Shaker Library and eight other local library systems invite you to participate in Northeast Ohio’s largest book club, One Community Reads, throughout August—December 2020. The series is timely as the year 2020 has brought the United States a global pandemic, and a spate of police killings of Black people have highlighted the historic and ongoing inequalities that continue to shape American life. Racism continues to plague the United States, and by grappling with this reality through intentional reading and reflection, we can collaboratively reckon with the past in pursuit of equity.
Jason Reynolds is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many books, including All American Boys (co-written with Brendan Kiely), As Brave as You, For Every One, the Track series (Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and Lu), Long Way Down, and Look Both Ways. In January, Reynolds was named the Library of Congress' national ambassador for young people's literature, a two-year position to increase appreciation of youth literature.
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Need Help? Your Library is Here for You |
Need access to our digital material? Need a new Library card? Forgot your card number or PIN? Need reference help? We can help! We will help you find information, recommend books, and help you download or stream books, magazines, music, and movies from our website.
Hours
Monday -Thursday: 11 am - 7 pm
Friday and Saturday: 9:30 am-5:30 pm
Call us at Main Library: 216-991-2030 or Bertram Woods Branch: 216-991-2421
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Library Director Amy Switzer helps to support the League of Women Voters' #It'sNotTooEarly voter registration campaign. |
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Library staff and Cuyahoga County Board of Elections partnered to provide voter registration and vote-by-mail forms curbside at both libraries. |
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Bike Shaker 2020: Ride through History |
Bike Shaker consists of 20 historical markers for 2020. You can choose to take the tour virtually using the Google Map, a shorter printable version, or both (recommended). Click here to download the printable version. For a mobile version of the map, hold down the link and open it in a browser (Chrome is recommended for best results).
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The 2020 Census is happening now. You can respond online using your computer, smartphone, or tablet. You can also respond by phone or by mail.
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Click on Our Calendar of Virtual Events
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