Heights Libraries

06/20/2026

Happy Juneteenth! Our Freedom Day celebrations kicked off Sunday as we welcomed hundreds to Coventry PEACE Park for the homecoming of Olympic gold medalist Laila Edwards, who was just drafted 4th overall to play professional women's hockey.

Laila represents everything that makes us proud to be a part of this community. No matter how many extraordinary new heights she reaches, she always lifts us up with her, telling all the wide eyes watching that they can do it too.

Watching her parents, teachers, city officials, and community supporters give Laila her flowers was exactly the kind of special moment we envisioned for PEACE Park when we reopened the space last year.

It was a celebration not only of Laila's remarkable accomplishments, but also of all those who have supported her along the way, and those who will be inspired by her story and her message to Dream Big.

As a public library, we're proud to be one of the many places in this community where people can discover and pursue dreams of all shapes and sizes, from Olympians to jobseekers to children opening their first book.


City of Cleveland Heights, Ohio - City Hall
Coventry Village

06/18/2026

Power is back on at the Lee Road Branch! All branches will be open for regular service today (Thu Jun 18), then will be closed tomorrow (Fri Jun 19) in observance of Juneteenth.

06/17/2026

The Lee Road Branch will be closed all day Wed Jun 17 due to the ongoing power outage. All other branches are open for regular hours, but some computer-based services may be affected.

06/16/2026

Last update for today!

We expect power to be restored tonight, but the Lee Road branch will remain closed to the public until noon on Wed, Jun 17 due to a staff training that was already scheduled.

The other branches should be open during their regular hours (9am-5:30pm). We'll share an update in the morning if this changes.

06/16/2026

Update to our previous post: The Lee Road AND Coventry Village branches are both closed today (Tue Jun 16) due to the power outage.

The Noble and University Heights branches are open as usual, but some computer-based services may be affected. Please call for up-to-date service availability.

Power restoration is expected by tomorrow morning. We will share more information as it becomes available.

06/16/2026

The Lee Road Branch is closed Tue Jun 16 due to a weather-related power outage. The other branches will open at noon as usual, but some computer-based services may be affected. Please call any open branch for up-to-date service availability.

We will share more information as it becomes available.

06/11/2026

Our Summer Reading Challenge participants have already finished 100 books and read for 1,000 days! 🤯

As you keep reading, we’ll Unearth a Story with in-branch goal trackers and corresponding social media videos.

We’re challenging adults to finish 3,000 books and youth to read for 45,000 days by the end of the summer.

Help our explorers complete their journey before the challenge ends!

Get started at heightslibrary.org/challenge.

(Shout out to Kate at Noble for creating amazing original artwork for the trackers!)

06/11/2026

See you Friday! 🎭🌳

FREE Shakespeare in the Park is coming to your neighborhood in less than one Week!!!

06/10/2026

Libraries are for everyone! Pride in the CLE may be over, but the celebration at Heights Libraries is just getting started. 🌈📘🩷

Our monthly Read with Pride book discussion continues at The BottleHouse TONIGHT (6/10) with our annual Pride Book Talk Extravaganza. Come to dish about your favorite LGBTQIA+ media or just hang out and listen! Presentations welcome 😉

Have other plans tonight? We're hosting more LGBTQIA+ affirming programs every week this summer. Find your fit ➡️ https://events.heightslibrary.org/calendar/public?cid=16443&t=d&d=0000-00-00&cal=16443&ct=57906&inc=0

Want to see which rainbow reads are trending in the Heights? Check out our book list ➡️ https://search.heightslibrary.org/?browseCategory=trending_library_heights&subCategory=trending_library_heights_pride_reads

Happy Pride, friends! 💐

06/09/2026

GUINEA PIG ALERT 🚨🐹🚨 Two new friends have arrived at the Lee Road branch! Stop by the children’s area this week to say hello and help us name the dynamic duo. Voting closes Friday, June 12! 🗳️