Events at Main Library

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Film- Scarlet Street

Middle-aged store cashier Christopher Cross (Edward G. Robinson) is walking home through Greenwich Village after being celebrated by his employer for 25 years of service. They gave him a gold watch. Dressed in a tuxedo, he comes across Kitty March (Joan Bennett) who is being accosted by a drunken assailant (Dan Duryea). He saves the […] Read More

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Film- The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

Young Martha (Barbara Stanwyck) inadvertently causes the death of her cruel, authoritarian aunt. Martha lies to the cops, and Walter (Kirk Douglas), who saw the crime, corroborates the girl's story. Eventually, they wed out of convenience; the meek Walter is genuinely in love, and Martha thinks that her secret is safe since she has married […] Read More

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MTA: Cleveland’s Handsomest Public Enemy

Book by Allan R. May. Julius Petro was known for good looks and bad behavior. Cleveland’s most arrested criminal escaped the electric chair, pulled off the biggest bank robbery ever in the city of Warren and, after joining Jimmy “the Weasel” Fratianno in Los Angeles, met a violent end. Author Allan R. May recounts the […] Read More

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Presentation- Cleveland Restoration Society: Douglas Phillips

Throughout churches in Northeast Ohio and around the world, the artistry of the Phillips Stained Glass Studio stands out for its unique use of color, shape, and movement, creating pieces that reach beyond religious understanding. Douglas Phillips, founder of the studio, is believed to be the only African American artist to run his own stained […] Read More

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Presentation- Cleveland Restoration Society: Cleveland Civil Rights Trail

Cleveland was a hub of activity during the Modern Civil Rights Movement (1954-1964) and the Second Revolution (1964-1976), which forever changed the course of our community and the nation. Join Margaret Lann as she explores the local sites where history was made along the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail, a project of the Cleveland Restoration Society […] Read More

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Film- Ruby Gentry

Ruby (Jennifer Jones) is a poor Southern girl who hopes to marry a rich man. Her boyfriend, Boake (Charlton Heston), abandons her for a more suitable bride so she marries the wealthy businessman Jim Gentry (Karl Malden) out of spite. Gentry dies in a suspicious accident and the town accuses Ruby who then uses her late […] Read More

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Film- Gun Crazy

Army marksman Bart Tare (John Dall) has loved guns since childhood. When he and his pals attend a carnival sideshow, Bart meets sharpshooting blonde Annie Laurie Starr (Peggy Cummins).  It’s gun/love at first sight. They become a couple, but Annie takes a dim view of domestic bliss and craves money and excitement. Reluctantly, he joins […] Read More

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Besa Presentation and Documentary- Besa: The Promise (2012)

Presented by Professor Mehnaz M. Afridi, this film follows the important stories and moving photographs contained in Neil H. Gershman's critically acclaimed book, Besa: Muslims who Saved Jews During World War II. Join Dr. Afridi for an introduction and discussion of the documentary as well as her ongoing work to combat prejudice, genocidal ideologies, apathy and […] Read More

Besa Presentation and Documentary- Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust in Arab Lands (2010)  featured image

Besa Presentation and Documentary- Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust in Arab Lands (2010)

Did any Arabs save Jews during the Holocaust?  That's the question author Robert Satloff had in mind when he set out to discover the lost, true stories of survival, courage and betrayal in Arab lands during World War II. Join Dr. Ori Soltes, Professor at the Center of Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University, and Dr. […] Read More

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Davul Drums and Albanian Music For Students Second Grade through Eighth Grade

Davul drums are instruments played in the Balkans region during traditional folk songs and dances. Listen to traditional Albanian songs while making your own colorful drum inspired by those used in Albanian songs while making your own colorful drum inspired by those used in Albania and create music of your own. No registration required. Read More