Volume XXXXVI | May 2022

MAY 2022

Shaker Heights Public Library strengthens our diverse community and transforms lives by bringing together people, information, and ideas.

Imagine. Discover. Connect.

English for Speakers of Other Languages:

7-8:30 pm Tuesdays at Main Library

English language learners of any level are welcome to join any Tuesday evening. Families are welcome and youth must be accompanied by an adult. Everyone is asked to wear a mask.P

PubReads Book Discussion: 7-8 pm Monday, May 9 at Academy Tavern 12800 Larchmere Boulevard

Join us at the pub to enjoy a burger and a beer and discuss the beautiful coming-of-age story, Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang. In China, her parents were professors; in America, her family is “illegal,” and it will require all the determination and small joys they can muster to survive. Copies of the book are available at Main Library. Register here.

Book Discussions: Discover New Genres and Authors

May the force be with you. Choose a recipe from the book, make it, and share your thoughts with the group in this virtual cookbook discussion.

Mystery Book Discussion

7-8 pm Tuesday

May 10

Sussex Room & Online

Former cop turned PI, Cass Raines takes on a vandalism case for St. Brendan’s parish and within hours two people are found murdered. Local police are eager to dismiss it as a burglary gone awry, but Cass’s instincts tell her otherwise.

Seventeen-year-old Lakshmi escapes an abusive marriage

and builds a successful henna business in India, serving many of the city's wealthiest women in this uplifting tale filled with vibrant characters and imagery.

In-Person Computer Classes at Main Library

Click on the link to read more about each class and to reserve your place.

Microsoft Word Office 2016: Setting Up a Document

6:30 pm Wednesday

May 4

Ludlow Room

Basic Computer Skills: Drivers and File Movement

2 pm Friday

May 6

Bertram Woods Branch

Microsoft Excel Office 2016: Organizing a Workbook

6:30 pm Wednesday May 11

Ludlow Room

Basic Computer Skills: Drivers and File Movement

2 pm Friday

May 13

Ludlow Room

Using Email: Email Addresses

6:30 pm Wednesday

May 18

Ludlow Room

Basic Computer Skills: Screen Interaction

2 pm Saturday

May 21

Ludlow Room

Social Media: Posting on the Facebook Timeline

6:30 pm Wednesday, May 25

Ludlow Room

Basic Computer Skills: Customizing and Updates

2 pm Friday

May 27

Bertram Woods Branch

One-on-One Tech Help

The library offers one-on-one technology appointments on topics including setting up an email account, honing your Microsoft Office or Google Drive skills, and learning how to use the equipment in the library’s Creation Spaces. We are unable to help people with their personal devices. Book a one-on-one with the Technology Experience Specialist here.

Indoor Tai Chi with Pamela Corbin: 5:30-6:30 pm Thursdays in Boulevard/Fernway Rooms at Main Library

Learn the health benefits and movements of this ancient martial art. Bring water and wear loose-fitting clothes, comfortable shoes, and masks.

Go to the May events calendar to register.

AROC Community Arts Workshop for Teens and Young Adults Ages 15-24 at Main Library

1-3 pm Saturdays, May 14 & 21; June 4, 11, 18, & 25

Help build resilience in our community through creative work and collaborative action. Join teaching artist Dina Hoeynck to explore the library collections and play with text, texture, and collage in a series of workshops culminating in the unveiling of a collaborative work of public art.

For Teens and Young Adults

College Financial Aid 101 Workshops

4 pm Wednesday, May 4

and Monday, May 9

Main Library

College Now Greater Cleveland comes to Shaker Library for an overview of the financial aid process.

TACo (Teen Activity Committee)

4 pm Wednesdays

Main Library

Get involved and make a difference in the library for other teens! Join us Wednesday in the Teen Room.

Drop-in Activities

3:30-6 pm Mondays - Thursdays

Main Library

Mondays: Video games Tuesdays: Coloring

Wednesdays: Legos

Thursdays: Board games

Story Times for Little Kids

For the health of participants, story time attendance is limited. Tickets are required and available at the Children's Desk 30 minutes before each program.

Songs, Rhymes, and Stories for infants-12 months an adult

9:30 am Mondays

at Main Library

Songs, Rhymes, and Stories for ages 1-2 years with an adult

10:30 am Mondays

at Main Library

Songs, Rhymes, and Stories for Little Ones for birth to 36 months with an adult

10:30 am Tuesdays

at Bertram Woods

Movers and Shakers Story Time for ages

2-5 with an adult

10:30 am Tuesdays

at Main Library

10:30 am Thursdays

at Bertram Woods

Butterfly Hands for Babies and Toddlers: 10-10:30 am Fridays, May 27-June 20 Bertram Woods Branch

Join Nancy Barnett and her puppet, Sammy, for a six-week introduction to signing with your baby using the Baby Signs Program. For ages 0-3 years with a caregiver.

Play and Learn Station: 3:30- 5 pm Wednesdays and

10-11:30 am Thursdays and Fridays at Main Library

Shaker Library and Family Connections collaborate on an imaginative, hands-on learning space for young children and their caregivers.

Please register with Family Connections.

Activities for Bigger Kids

Make a Paper Bag Puppet

4 pm Thursday

May 5 Main Library

Learn about types of puppets and puppet theater around the world, then use a paper bag and craft supplies to create your own.

Learn to sew a scrunchie by hand! Warning: this activity requires the use of small, sharp objects (sewing needles and pins). For grades 3-6.

Dog Man to the Rescue

4 pm Tuesday May 17 Main Library

Be a 'supa buddy' and experience the world of Dog Man! Make a creation in Petey's Invention Lab, draft your own comic, and train like Dog Man and his friends.

Decorate a Flower Pot

4 pm Thursday

May 26 Bertram Woods Branch

Decorate a flower pot

in the Reading

Garden and plant a flower to take home

with you.