Programs for Infants

Main Library and Madison Branch

Join us for engaging story times while encouraging your infant’s social, emotional and cognitive development. Enjoy books, songs and finger plays while meeting with other parents.

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Programs for School-Age Students

Main Library and Madison Branch

Lakewood Public Library provides a wide variety of extended learning opportunities for elementary school children. Quality programs that provide positive child development and a wide range of age-appropriate programming choices are available and accessible when students are not in school.

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Programs for Teens

Main Library and Madison Branch

Lakewood Public Library offers a wide range of quality programs for teens that provides them with a place to explore their interests, spark conversation and allow their creativity to flourish.

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Story Time Programs

Main Library and Madison Branch

Did you know that the ability to learn language skills is greatest before the age of six and that children who are read to at an early age are more successful in school? Join us for engaging story times while encouraging your child’s social, emotional and cognitive development.

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Weekend Programs for Families

Main Library and Madison Branch

Make the Library a part of your weekend family time with story time programs, crafts and free entertainment.

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Homework Help

For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

Need extra help with homework, or just want a cool place to work? Get assistance and use the Library’s resources in a quiet place free of distractions.

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Main Library Parking Lot Closures

The parking lot of the Main Library will be experiencing intermittent closures of the west end of the parking lot over the next several weeks due to our roof maintenance project.

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Disinformation, AI and Elections: How to Separate Fact from Fiction

Presented by Dean Jackson and Lee Jordan on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

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Dealing With Disinformation in a Democracy

Dealing With Disinformation in a Democracy was a Library program which addressed the important and serious issue of disinformation in a democratic society, and how citizens can discern and protect themselves from misinformation.

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Program Guide – Fall 2024/Winter 2025

Explore the Library's upcoming programs in our Fall 2024/Winter 2025 Program Guide.

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Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with Octavio Noda

September 15 - October 15

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by exploring Latin American food and cooking with Octavio Nodo.

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Thirty Common Mushrooms of North America–Octavio Noda

Immerse yourself in this informative presentation on thirty common mushrooms of North America by photographer, film importer and distributor, and retired librarian, Octavio Noda.

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Northstar Digital Literacy

Online Learning

Want to improve your computer, software, or technology skills? Our library has a new resource: Northstar Digital Literacy, where you can learn and practice basic to advanced digital literacy skills.

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Read and Grow: 1000 Books Before Kindergarten

Sign up your child to read 1,000 books together with you!

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Drop-In Family Weekend Wonders

Your whole family will enjoy these programs full of enthusiastic stories, engaging activities, entertaining music and clever crafts.

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Ukrainian Architecture: Pride of Place In a Nation Under Siege

Join Professor Stephen Rugare, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Kent State University, in an exploration of the rich – and sometimes conflicting – traditions of Ukrainian architecture.

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Prepare For the Jobs of the Future With Fiero Code

Learn to innovate, problem-solve, set goals, and think creatively with Fiero Code.

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Proctoring Services Available

Lakewood Public Library continues to offer proctoring services. Please complete a form for each course requiring proctoring services. Once your request is submitted, a Library staff member will contact you to schedule your proctored exam.

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Storytime at Home With Your Child – Early Literacy

TumbleBooks adds music, narration, games, puzzles, quizzes and movement to classic fiction and nonfiction titles to create a new book experience for your child.

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Storytime at Home With Your Child – Early Numeracy

TumbleMath is a comprehensive collection of animated, talking math story books and nonfiction math books available in the TumbleBook format.

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Film- Double Indemnity

A cynical insurance agent (Fred MacMurray) wants to sell a policy to a seductive femme fatale (Barbara Stanwyck). She buys a double indemnity policy on her husband and tries to entice MacMurray to make an “accident” happen sooner rather than later. While they weave a web of deceit, a wily claims agent (Edward G. Robinson) […] Read More

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Film- Young Filmmakers Academy Premier: One of Them

Join us for the premier of One of Them (2024), the eighth film from Lakewood’s Young Filmmakers Academy, where after an apparent alien invasion, a group of students hide out in an old fallout shelter and begin to turn on each other, wondering who among them could be "one of them."  Also showing will be […] Read More

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Meet the Author- Empire Builders: An Illustrated History of the Rise and Fall of Cleveland’s Van Sweringen Brothers

Book by Lauren Pacini. Despite being born into poverty, the Van Sweringen brothers amassed a vast fortune in real estate and railroad developments. After establishing the affluent garden suburb of Shaker Heights, they built the 52-story Terminal Tower in 1927 at the height of their success. Architectual photographer and local history author Lauren R. Pacini […] Read More

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Film- The Enormity of Life (2021)

After a failed suicide attempt, an emotionally despondent man (Breckin Meyer, Clueless) receives a substantial inheritance from a long lost relative and meets a struggling single mom (Emily Kinney, The Walking Dead) with a troubled young daughter (Giselle Eisenberg, The Wolf of Wall Street). Together they embark on a journey of self-discovery and healing. Writer, […] Read More

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Knit & Lit Book Club

Come share your passion for great literature and show off your knitting, crocheting, counted cross-stitch, embroidery and quilting works-in-progress. Tonight we will discuss A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. Count Alexander Ilych Rostov is an aristocrat sentenced by a Bolshevik tribunal to a lifetime of confinement in the luxury hotel. While the country he […] Read More

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Meet the Author- 14 Gea Lane

Novel by Carolyn Anderson. In 1964, a magnificent eight-unit apartment building, the finest in the area, named "14 Gea Lane" opened. Amidst relationship hurdles, health issues, family dynamics, and workplace challenges, the interlaced stories of the exclusive list of tenants unfold in a whirlwind of conflict and drama, offering a riveting exploration of resilience and […] Read More

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Booked for Murder Book Club

If you share a passion for mystery, join the group each month to discuss your favorites and selections made by group members. This month's pick is The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz. One bright spring day in London, Diana Cowper – the wealthy mother of a famous actor – enters a funeral parlor. She […] Read More

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Music Therapy & More℠

For You and Your Birth to 6-Year-Old Child For families with children struggling in an area of development. This program, led by a board-certified music therapist, teaches families how to use music to improve their child's behavior and motor, communication and social skills. Siblings (age birth to six-years-old) may attend, but must register separately. Music […] Read More

• Madison Branch

Film- The Natural

Robert Redford stars as Roy Hobbs, a young baseball player with natural talent whose career ends by a bullet before it even begins. Given another chance years later, a middle-aged Hobbs makes up for lost time and leads the hopeless New York Knights to the playoffs with his mighty—and mystical—home run abilities.     Read More

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Meet the Author- Alchemy of Emotions: A Black Women’s Workbook

Join Dr. C. Jackson-Howard, acclaimed author and holistic wellness expert, for a transformative exploration into the alchemy of happiness. In this session we will delve into the interconnected realms of the soul, spirit, and body to uncover the secrets of a joyful existence through the unique blend of holistic wellness and emotional intelligence that Dr. […] Read More

• Main Library

Film- A Christmas Story & Meet the Author- A Christmas Story Story

Filmed in Cleveland, the hilarious adventures of nine-year-old Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley) and his Christmas dream of a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun have become a local holiday favorite, along with the House from A Christmas Story Museum on West 11th Street. Presenter Sue Stewart was growing up on the street while the […] Read More

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