The Friends of the Library is excited to announce that Dr. W. Dennis Keating, CSU Emeritus Professor, was elected as the new Friends of the Library President at their annual meeting. He taught in the Levin College of Urban Affairs and the College of Law at Cleveland State University and has been a supporter of the Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library for many years.

Barb Gauthier was the Friends President from 2021 through June 2023 and announced this summer she was stepping down from that role. She retired from the CSU Michael Schwartz Library in 2019 after more than 36 years of dedicated service. She is also a CSU Alum, an Associate of the University, and as past president, an officer of the Friends of the Library.

The Friends of the Library build support for the Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library and recognition of its importance to the University and Northeast Ohio. We sponsor programs that engage the University and the broader communities – and encourage ongoing cultural and intellectual exchange. We hope you can participate in the programs and activities we are planning for the fall and spring semesters.

Take this opportunity to help build support for the library today!

W. Dennis Keating, President, Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library                

Ann Marie Smeraldi, Interim Director, Michael Schwartz Library                                                   

Please join the Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library for exciting programs and activities for the fall and spring semesters including the webinars and online events, book discussions, and bus excursion. We hope to see you at one or more of these events!

The free, virtual events take place two to three times a month and includes the opportunity to ask questions to the author. A complete list of events is available on the Library's Webinars and Online Events website. Upcoming speakers include:

Life, Love, Family, and Food – An Author Talk with Lidia Bastianich – Emmy award-winning public television host, a best‐selling cookbook author, restaurateur, and owner of a flourishing food and entertainment business

How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most -- Author Talk with Adam Alter, New York Times Bestselling Author of Drunk Tank Pink and Irresistible

On Writing Three International Bestsellers: An Author Talk with Amor Towles--New York Times Bestselling Author of The Rules of Civility, A Gentleman in Moscow, and The Lincoln Highway

For more information or to register for the online events, visit Upcoming Speakers.

Michael Schwartz Library Virginia McFrederick Discretionary Fund.  

Please register here to receive in-person location and Zoom details

The triumphant true story of a woman who rode her horse across America in the 1950s, fulfilling her dying wish to see the Pacific. Elizabeth Letts is a New York Times best-selling author—Amazon

Discussion Leader: Richard Fox and Jane Dugan, Friends of the Library Board Members.

The Friends of the Library continuous Book Sale has resumed! A variety of books are on sale on the 1st floor of the Library near the elevators during regular library hours.

The Friends of the Library is planning its annual Bus Excursion to the International Women’s Air and Space Museum at Burke Lakefront Airport in March 2024. Registration information and other details will be available soon.

Friends of the Library events are free and open to all CSU faculty, staff, and students

and the general public.

Are you hungry for deeper dialogue about the climate crisis and building community around solutions? All We Can Save is an anthology of writings by 60 women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage, and solutions to lead humanity forward. Through essays, poetry and art, the book fosters deep and fulfilling conversations about climate change and inspires us to connect, nourish, and take action. 

This ten-week book club will meet on Thursdays from 12-1pm, September 14 through November 16. The first two sessions will be in person, and the rest will either be in-person or online, depending on the preferences of the group. In person sessions will take place in RT 503 (in the Michael Schwartz Library). Registration is free and the first 12 registrants will receive a free copy of the book. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome to participate.