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Programs for Adults in April |
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Join us this April to discuss and share your opinions about these books. Click on the book covers to reserve your title and click on the dates to reserve your place.
- 140 brunch recipes beginning with beverages, both spiked and unspiked
- A character- and community-driven historical fiction by James McBride, set in 1969 in the Causeway Housing Projects in South Brooklyn, New York
- A mystery about death, madness, and math
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Library Collaborates with the Shaker Heights League of Women Voters and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority to Complement the Forum featuring Paula Giddings at The City Club of Cleveland
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Paula J. Giddings, the Elizabeth A. Woodson 1922 Professor Emerita of Africana Studies at Smith College, is known for her writings on the complicated history of Black women in America, including Ida: A Sword Among Lions, the award-winning biography of anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells. She's also written extensively on the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, one of the largest Black women's organizations in the United States.
Click on the book covers to download the eBooks, and click on the dates to register for the virtual programs.
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Dr. Donna Whyte discusses When and Where I Enter: The Impact of Black Women on Race and Sex in America by Paula Giddings.
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority sponsors a Book Discussion on In Search of Sisterhood by Paula Giddings
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The Forum features Paula Giddings speaking on Missing from History: Black Suffragists and the Right to Vote
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Gardening through the Seasons: 2:30-3:30 pm Saturday, April 10 |
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Knit Night: 7-8 pm Thursday, April 15 |
Join us for a remote knit-crochet-stitch group! Grab whatever you're working on, a favorite beverage, and your computer, tablet, or phone for an hour of chat and fun moderated by Fern Braverman. Register here. |
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The Over-Parenting Trap with author Annmarie Kelly-Harbaugh:
11 am-noon Friday, April 16
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From enrolling our children in the "right" activities to pushing them to earn the highest possible grades, ensuring the success of our kids has become an obsession for many parents. But are we over-parenting them and under-parenting us? Meet the author of Here Be Dragons, who will explore some opportunities to set boundaries, embrace flux, and cultivate a more joyful dynamic with our kids, our partners, and ourselves as we strive to become the parents and people we want to be.
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Organize Photos and Documents and Let Go of Clutter! 7-8 pm Tuesday, April 20 |
Less mess, less stress! Do you need to find and maintain documents and photos so they are available when you need them? Hilary Mason King, JD, Founder and CEO of Creative Moves, LLC, will help get you started. Bring your favorite framed photograph and any tips or challenges you’d like to share.
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Mario Kart Tournament
7:30-8:30 pm Wednesday, April 14
on Zoom
Participants must have a Nintendo Switch, their own copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and a subscription to Nintendo Switch Online.
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WRD: Write, Read Discover
for ages 13 & up
6:30-8 pm 1st & 3rd Tuesdays beginning April 20
on Zoom
Do you enjoy creative writing? Grow and discover more about yourself, your community, and your world. Register here.
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Visit the library and take home a craft for the kids to make. Click on the Book Bundle link to request a bundle of books on any topic for your child and pick them up at the library. Download our Arbor Day Scavenger Hunt form or pick one up at either library and then enjoy a walk to find the items on the list. Bring it to the library and take home a prize. |
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Anytime
Visit the Children's Room and take home a craft for your little ones to make while supplies last.
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Let library staff help you gather a bundle of reading fun for your young readers.
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The City Tree Advisory Board and the library sponsor a fun hunt with prizes from the Arbor Day Foundation for everyone.
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Butterfly Hands for Toddlers: 11-11:30 am Wednesdays, April 7 - May 12 |
Join Nancy Barnett for a six-week introduction to signing with your baby using the Baby Signs Program. For ages 18 months to 2.5 years with a grown-up.
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Zoom With Ms. Nicki and Snowball the Bunny: Thursday, April 8 |
Ms. Nicki will share a short book and the Bunny Rhyme, in your own personal 15-minute Zoom session. Best for children 12-months to 3 years with a grown-up. |
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Visit the Main Library and select up to five FREE seed packets. Bring them and a check-out form to the Information desk, and then go home and plant them. Use #Shakergrows to share your progress. |
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Get Book and Movie Recommendations Delivered to Your Inbox |
Sign up for our eNewsletters featuring the latest reading recommendations, reviews, and articles, in a variety of popular categories. Whether you choose fiction, mystery, biography, history, current events, health and home improvement or titles for children and teens, your monthly newsletters are tailored to your personal reading and listening taste.
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It's midnight. You can't sleep and you want to download an eBook. Unfortunately, you don't know how and it's too late to call for help. Never fear. Shaker librarians have created some helpful how-to videos available 24/7 on Shaker Library’s YouTube channel.
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Visit Us
11 am - 7 pm
Monday -Thursday
or
9:30 am-5:30 pm
Friday and Saturday
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Call Us
Main Library
216-991-2030
or
Bertram Woods Branch
216-991-2421
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Friends of the Shaker Library Plans Exciting Spring Raffle |
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Congratulations to the Winners of the Friends' Spring Raffle |
Congratulations to the lucky winners of the Friends' Spring Raffle: Colin Murphy, Linda Whitman, and Maggie Marlowe. Baskets of gifts from generous local merchants will be coming their way. Thank you to everyone who entered and supported the Friends.
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