The Heights

Pop culture historian and local author Martin Gitlin talks about his new book, “A Celebration of Animation: The 100 Greatest Cartoon Characters in Television History”, which he will be showcasing at the Coventry library on Thursday, May 23 at 7 pm.

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Special Projects Manager Maggie Kinney describes a new partnership between Heights Libraries and the Greater Cleveland Food Bank in the form of a Mobile Pantry at the Coventry branch.

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Local History Librarian Jessica Robinson talks about some exciting projects she’s been working on.

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Creative writing professor and local author Varley O’Connor describes the history behind her new novel, The Welsh Fasting Girl, which she will be showcasing at the Coventry Village branch on Wednesday, May 8th at 7 p.m.

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Heights Libraries’ Technology Trainer Ann MacNamara explains the importance of learning how to code, and describes the structure of a six-part coding class series she’ll be teaching this spring.

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In honor of National Poetry Month, Youth Services Associate Colin Marshall shares tips on writing Black Out Poetry, a mode of composition which combines poetry and art. Teens are invited to join him at the Lee Road branch on April 18th for a special Black Out Poetry program using discarded books.

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Community Engagement Associate Isabelle Rew delves into the history of National Library Week, and talks about what Heights Libraries has in store to celebrate this year’s National Library Week theme: Strong Communities, starting April 7.

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Bill Morgan, artistic manager for Sign Stage through the Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center, describes a series of American Sign Language classes he’ll be teaching this spring at the Heights Libraries’ Coventry Branch.

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Dr. Deborah Fleming describes the inspiration behind her new book, The Resurrection of the Wild: Meditations on Ohio’s Natural Landscape, which she will be presenting at Heights Libraries’ Coventry Branch on April 3.

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ASL Professor and advocate for the Deaf Dr. Jean Mosley Hall discusses her new book, Paris in America: A Deaf Nanticoke Shoemaker and His Daughter, which she will be presenting at the Coventry Branch on March 18.

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