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#TBT: There was an old woman who lived in a shoe in Cleveland. 👞 The Mother Goose Shoe was a giant slide at Luna Park from the1905 opening until closing in 1929. The site later became Woodhill Homes in 1940. PC001948: Luna Park (undated). Publisher: A.C. Bosselman & Co.

#ClevelandReads: 2026 Ohio Center for the Book Great Reads from Great Places Selections Announced bit.ly/3PQ5PTA

Join Executive Director & CEO Felton Thomas Jr. on May 27 as he joins Cleveland Leadership Center for their Leadership Lunch Break series to talk about One Cleveland. Follow the link to register and be part of the conversation. #OneCLE cleveleads.org/event/leader-l…

You voted, we listened. 🗳️ The first 10 names on the Cleveland 230 list are here, celebrating the people and groups who helped shape our city. Check back next week to see who else Cleveland voted for. #Cleveland230 #ONECLE youtube.com/watch?v=v7ZgKh…

The truth is out there. 👽🛸📁 With Ryan Coogler’s X-Files reboot pilot in the works, this #TBT we’re diving deep into the mysteries of the Photograph Collection with historic UFO sightings. Subject General: Unidentified Flying Objects. Source: United Press International.

Looking for something fun and free in The Land? Check out this great roundup of free things to do in Cleveland featuring us and other local favorites! 💙 fox8.com/on-air/new-day…

Stories that inspire, challenge, and connect 💫 Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with our reading list. bit.ly/3QYUNf7

#TBT to a painterly scene at what was once Perkins Farm along the Lake Erie coast. These two parcels, purchased in 1894 by the city's Second Park Board from industrialist Jacob B. Perkins, later became Perkins Beach and Edgewater Park. CP03680: Parks – Edgewater (1890).

Five young Northeast Ohio writers share their work, which will soon be published in @LakeErieInk's 10th annual teen book project, on the Page Count podcast. Listen to the full episode here: bit.ly/4eu1QGi

If Met Gala looks were book covers… 👀 Here’s what our staff picked. 📚✨

May the Fourth be with you! 🌟📚 Our Brooklyn Campus is feeling the Force today.

A quick look at what’s happening at Cleveland Public Library ✨ Find even more on cpl.org.

This #TBT, we’re kicking off #AAPIHeritageMonth with a 1941 Euclid Avenue scene where marchers in Cheongsams carried a large Chinese flag for United China Relief as spectators tossed donations from windows and sidewalks. CP06432: Streets–Euclid (1941). Source: Plain Dealer.

Tune in this morning 🎙️ We join “The Sound of Ideas” to talk NEA Big Read: BITE INTO BOOKS 2026. Listen live: bit.ly/4emVcBP

In case you missed it New Day Cleveland on Fox 8 Cleveland featured Director Felton Thomas Jr. and One Cleveland co-chair Connie Hill-Johnson this morning for a sneak peek at the upcoming One Cleveland civic engagement campaign. #ONECLE youtube.com/watch?v=SBBdjU…

Your TBR pile misses you💔

We’re honored to announce the 2026 Norman A. Sugarman Children’s Biography Award winners. Winner: “Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer” by Quartez Harris & Gordon C. James. Honor Books: “And She Was Loved” & “Call Me Roberto!” Learn more: tr.ee/dM1TaYQKwU

Ever read your way to CEO of the library? Airionna did. 📚☺️

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Take a tour of the relentless imagination of Andre Norton, a prolific science fiction author (and past Cleveland Public Library employee) by listening to the latest episode of Page Count. Then bring Norton's work to life again by reading one of her novels. bit.ly/4sR9mhY