Write Now with Literary Cleveland

Join Literary Cleveland in person for writing and community in our free monthly writing groups.

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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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Besa Program Guide – Winter 2025

Explore the Library's programming for Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust and Discovering Albania, Celebrating Albanians.

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Exhibits at Lakewood Public Library

Muslims Who Saved Jews During The Holocaust, featuring the photography of Norman H. Gershman, is on exhibit through March 31, 2025.

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Employment Opportunities

Browse available positions.

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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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“In the Winter Woods”–Poem by Frederick George Scott, Photography by Octavio Noda

Join Octavio in this visual exploration of Frederick George Scott's poem "In the Winter Woods" through the beauty of his nature photography.

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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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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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Learn About Albania Scavenger Hunt: For Youth of All Ages

Discover many different aspects of everyday life in Albania by hunting for signs throughout the children's area of the Library. Enter your scavenger hunt sheet into a drawing to win a prize. The scavenger hunt will be ready for hunting at the Main Lakewood Public Library and the Madison branch of the Lakewood Public LIbrary. […] Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Learn About Albania Scavenger Hunt: For Youth of All Ages

Discover many different aspects of everyday life in Albania by hunting for signs throughout the children's area of the Library. Enter your scavenger hunt sheet into a drawing to win a prize. The scavenger hunt will be ready for hunting at the Main Lakewood Public Library and the Madison branch of the Lakewood Public LIbrary. […] Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Learn About Albania Scavenger Hunt: For Youth of All Ages

Discover many different aspects of everyday life in Albania by hunting for signs throughout the children's area of the Library. Enter your scavenger hunt sheet into a drawing to win a prize. The scavenger hunt will be ready for hunting at the Main Lakewood Public Library and the Madison branch of the Lakewood Public LIbrary. […] Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

MTA: Love and Loss: The Short Life of Ray Chapman

Though gone over a hundred years, Ray Chapman is well remembered as a Cleveland icon. The son of a coal miner from a small Illinois town, Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman lived the American dream until his untimely death at age twenty-nine. In his brief life, he reached the pinnacle of baseball success as the […] Read More

• Main Library

MTA: Brotherhood

Brotherhood is an uplifting story of loyalty amongst African American young men. Read More

• Main Library

Learn About Albania Scavenger Hunt: For Youth of All Ages

Discover many different aspects of everyday life in Albania by hunting for signs throughout the children's area of the Library. Enter your scavenger hunt sheet into a drawing to win a prize. The scavenger hunt will be ready for hunting at the Main Lakewood Public Library and the Madison branch of the Lakewood Public LIbrary. […] Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Learn About Albania Scavenger Hunt: For Youth of All Ages

Discover many different aspects of everyday life in Albania by hunting for signs throughout the children's area of the Library. Enter your scavenger hunt sheet into a drawing to win a prize. The scavenger hunt will be ready for hunting at the Main Lakewood Public Library and the Madison branch of the Lakewood Public LIbrary. […] Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Learn About Albania Scavenger Hunt: For Youth of All Ages

Discover many different aspects of everyday life in Albania by hunting for signs throughout the children's area of the Library. Enter your scavenger hunt sheet into a drawing to win a prize. The scavenger hunt will be ready for hunting at the Main Lakewood Public Library and the Madison branch of the Lakewood Public LIbrary. […] Read More

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

Learn About Albania Scavenger Hunt: For Youth of All Ages

Discover many different aspects of everyday life in Albania by hunting for signs throughout the children's area of the Library. Enter your scavenger hunt sheet into a drawing to win a prize. The scavenger hunt will be ready for hunting at the Main Lakewood Public Library and the Madison branch of the Lakewood Public LIbrary. […] Read More

Learn About Albania Scavenger Hunt: For Youth of All Ages

Discover many different aspects of everyday life in Albania by hunting for signs throughout the children's area of the Library. Enter your scavenger hunt sheet into a drawing to win a prize. The scavenger hunt will be ready for hunting at the Main Lakewood Public Library and the Madison branch of the Lakewood Public LIbrary. […] Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Learn About Albania Scavenger Hunt: For Youth of All Ages

Discover many different aspects of everyday life in Albania by hunting for signs throughout the children's area of the Library. Enter your scavenger hunt sheet into a drawing to win a prize. The scavenger hunt will be ready for hunting at the Main Lakewood Public Library and the Madison branch of the Lakewood Public LIbrary. […] Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

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 The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Dare. The Girl with the Louding Voice is a 2020 coming of age novel and the debut of Nigerian writer Abi Daré. It tells […] Read More

• Main Library

Learn About Albania Scavenger Hunt: For Youth of All Ages

Discover many different aspects of everyday life in Albania by hunting for signs throughout the children's area of the Library. Enter your scavenger hunt sheet into a drawing to win a prize. The scavenger hunt will be ready for hunting at the Main Lakewood Public Library and the Madison branch of the Lakewood Public LIbrary. […] Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Learn About Albania Scavenger Hunt: For Youth of All Ages

Discover many different aspects of everyday life in Albania by hunting for signs throughout the children's area of the Library. Enter your scavenger hunt sheet into a drawing to win a prize. The scavenger hunt will be ready for hunting at the Main Lakewood Public Library and the Madison branch of the Lakewood Public LIbrary. […] Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

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 selection is The Way it is Now by Garry Disher. Twenty years ago, Charlie’s mother went missing near the family beach shack. Now he’s back living in the shack, on disciplinary leave from […] Read More

• Main Library

Learn About Albania Scavenger Hunt: For Youth of All Ages

Discover many different aspects of everyday life in Albania by hunting for signs throughout the children's area of the Library. Enter your scavenger hunt sheet into a drawing to win a prize. The scavenger hunt will be ready for hunting at the Main Lakewood Public Library and the Madison branch of the Lakewood Public LIbrary. […] Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Learn About Albania Scavenger Hunt: For Youth of All Ages

Discover many different aspects of everyday life in Albania by hunting for signs throughout the children's area of the Library. Enter your scavenger hunt sheet into a drawing to win a prize. The scavenger hunt will be ready for hunting at the Main Lakewood Public Library and the Madison branch of the Lakewood Public LIbrary. […] Read More

Adapted Playgroup For You and Your Children, Ages 18 Months to 6 Years

Come play with us! Adapted Playgroup is a safe, welcoming environment for caregivers of children with concerns about development. Your child will enjoy engaging with others while practicing play and social skills. You will have the chance to interact with our experienced intervention Specialist who can provide tips on everyhitng from behavior to social skills. […] Read More

• Main Library

Besa Presentation and Documentary- Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story (2014)

This docu-drama brings to life the story of a young Muslim woman's extraordinary courage tested in the crucible of Nazi-occupied Paris. Noor Inayat Khan, a Sorbonne-educated musician and author, began her assignment as a covert agent with the Special Operations Executive working with the French Resistance. Khan resisted brutal interrogation by the Gestapo, escaping twice, […] Read More

• Main Library

Learn About Albania Scavenger Hunt: For Youth of All Ages

Discover many different aspects of everyday life in Albania by hunting for signs throughout the children's area of the Library. Enter your scavenger hunt sheet into a drawing to win a prize. The scavenger hunt will be ready for hunting at the Main Lakewood Public Library and the Madison branch of the Lakewood Public LIbrary. […] Read More

Besa Film- A Shelter Among the Clouds (2018)

This film follows Besnik, a lonely shepherd and devoted Muslim, haunted by unfulfilled love. He is the son of a Catholic mother and formerly Communist father whom he takes care of in an Albanian village in the mountains where Christians and Muslims have found a way to co-exist peacefuly. This film, which captures the beauty […] Read More

• Main Library

Learn About Albania Scavenger Hunt: For Youth of All Ages

Discover many different aspects of everyday life in Albania by hunting for signs throughout the children's area of the Library. Enter your scavenger hunt sheet into a drawing to win a prize. The scavenger hunt will be ready for hunting at the Main Lakewood Public Library and the Madison branch of the Lakewood Public LIbrary. […] Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Learn About Albania Scavenger Hunt: For Youth of All Ages

Discover many different aspects of everyday life in Albania by hunting for signs throughout the children's area of the Library. Enter your scavenger hunt sheet into a drawing to win a prize. The scavenger hunt will be ready for hunting at the Main Lakewood Public Library and the Madison branch of the Lakewood Public LIbrary. […] Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Learn About Albania Scavenger Hunt: For Youth of All Ages

Discover many different aspects of everyday life in Albania by hunting for signs throughout the children's area of the Library. Enter your scavenger hunt sheet into a drawing to win a prize. The scavenger hunt will be ready for hunting at the Main Lakewood Public Library and the Madison branch of the Lakewood Public LIbrary. […] Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Presentation – Kurt Cobain: A Cultural, Historical Portrait

Join Dr. Michael Skladany and friends for a unique presentation that includes readings, performance art and an interactive audience discussion. Read More

• Main Library

MTA: Sales Mastery Essentials Made Simple

Ruth M. Farrington has generated over five billion dollars in a forty-eight-year career in retail sales. Join us for an engaging and insightful talk with the internationally recognized author of Sales Mastery Essentials Made Simple as she shares her unique journey and the powerful strategies that have led to her extraordinary success. Books will be available […] Read More

• Main Library

Learn About Albania Scavenger Hunt: For Youth of All Ages

Discover many different aspects of everyday life in Albania by hunting for signs throughout the children's area of the Library. Enter your scavenger hunt sheet into a drawing to win a prize. The scavenger hunt will be ready for hunting at the Main Lakewood Public Library and the Madison branch of the Lakewood Public LIbrary. […] Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Homework Help For Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade

A library staff member will be present to assist with homework and reading skills, and to distribute school supplies when needed. Students may also check out a Chromebook with their library card to use while in the Library. Homework Help will be closed for school holidays and vacations. No registration required. Read More

Learn About Albania Scavenger Hunt: For Youth of All Ages

Discover many different aspects of everyday life in Albania by hunting for signs throughout the children's area of the Library. Enter your scavenger hunt sheet into a drawing to win a prize. The scavenger hunt will be ready for hunting at the Main Lakewood Public Library and the Madison branch of the Lakewood Public LIbrary. […] Read More