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Friends of the Cleveland Public Library
325 Superior Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Phone Number: 216.623.2821
Fax Number: 216.623.2883
email: friends@cpl.org
Mary Scelsi, Director
Tom Feczkanin, Associate
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Special Events - Poetry Events
2007 MY LIFE AS POETRY ESSAY COMPETITION WINNERS
In honor of its 50th Anniversary year, the Friends hosted an Adult Poetry Competition
from June 1 – August 15 encouraging Library patrons 18 or older to
share their story on how a particular poem impacted their life.
1st Place Winner: Anita J. Peeples
Poem: “What is Blue?” by Mary O’Neill
2nd Place Winner: Jamal Deadwyler
Poem: “Neon” by Michael Salinger
3rd Place Winner: Michelle Tibbetts-Kaletta
Poem: “The Journey” by Mary Oliver
2007 LEADING READERS PROGRAM AND TEEN POETRY COMPETITION
Leading Readers invited civic, political, business and academic leaders to
read a personal favorite poem with the goal of inspiring participation in
the Friends Teen Poetry Contest. The Contest was open to Cleveland Metropolitan
School District residents in grades 9–12, inviting the submission of
original poetry in the form of an English sonnet and then submitted for consideration
of judges.
Three prizes will be awarded in the form of a Savings Bond, along with Merit awards for all finalists. The prizes and merit awards will be presented in February, 2008.
Leading Reader Appearances:
Joe Cimperman, Councilman Ward 13
Richard Gildenmeister
Natalie Ronayne, Cleveland Botanical Gardens
Catherine Thomas, Cleveland Reads
Special Events - Photo Gallery
From annual Report 2003, page 10. The Eastman Branch services Arabic patrons learning the English language through long-loan books from the Foreign Literature Department.
Patricia Polacco, author, visted the Library during Children’s Book Week, 2002 and greeted the boys... and the girls.
Summer Reading Club, 2001.
Summer Reading Club finale, 2002
Friends of CPL “Jazz in July” 2001, Eastman Garden
Summer Reading Club Kick-Off 2001, Eastman Garden
Special Events - Book Sales
Friends of the Cleveland Public Library, Inc.
2008 MAIN LIBRARY and BRANCH BOOK SALES
April 26 East 131st 3830 East 131st Street
May 9-10 South Brooklyn 4303 Pearl Road
June 7 Brooklyn 3706 Pearl Road
May 30-31 June 1 Rockport 4421 West 140th Street
June 6-7 Lorain 8216 Lorain Avenue
July 7-11 SUMMER SALE Main Library Louis Stokes Wing
July 17-19 West Park 3805 West 157th Street
June 20-21 Collinwood 856 East 152nd Street
July 27 Jefferson 850 Jefferson Avenue
August 1-2 South 3096 Pearl Road
September 5-6 Harvard-Lee 16918 Harvard Avenue
September 13 Sterling 2200 East 30th Street
September 26-27 Rice 2820 East 116th Street
October 17-18 Woodland 5806 Woodland Avenue
October 26-30 FALL SALE Main Library Louis Stokes Wing
November 22 Memorial-Nottingham 17109 Lake Shore Boulevard
Special Events - Book Sales
Friends of the Cleveland Public Library
Spring Used Book Sale
April 6-10
Louis Stokes Wing - Lower Lobby
Sunday, April 6
Members' Preview - Join at the door
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Public Sale
1 - 5p.m.
Monday - Wednesday
April 7 - 9
Public Sale
9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday, April 10
Bag of Books for $4.00
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Thousand of Books in all Categories!
Special Events - Book Signings
Cleveland Public Library Literature Department
and Friends of the Cleveland Public Library
Present
Slide Presentation, Talk and Book Signing
Cleveland Public Library
Main Library, 2nd Floor
Literature Department
Coffee and Pastries
Book signing immediately following program
For reservations please contact the Friends at 216.623.2821.