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#TBT Today's photo shows heavy traffic on Carnegie Avenue one hundred years ago. The Fixit Body Repair Co. picked a good spot to advertise! Their billboard is on the right. SCL018760 Carnegie Avenue (1926).

Celebrate Eid with us 🌙✨ Join us for an Eid al-Fitr celebration featuring a special storytime with award-winning author Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow and her newest picture book “Ramadan Rain.” Continue the celebration with food, entertainment, activities & more!

Celebrate culture through contemporary dance! Join us at our MLK Campus with YY Dance Company + DANCECleveland. Enjoy powerful movement, artist talk, and special performances by local dance groups. Learn more and register: bit.ly/479QYZP

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Thank you for celebrating with us.☘️💚

Help us celebrate Cleveland’s 230th birthday by nominating someone for the Cleveland 230 list!🎉 Who makes you proud to be a Clevelander? A community leader, small business owner, neighbor, or organizer whose impact deserves to be recognized. 👉🔗bit.ly/4ljc0uC

You're in Luck!☘️The Library Shop is open tomorrow! If you're downtown celebrating, swing by and grab some library apparel.

The Woodland Campus will remain closed March 16, 2026 due to power outage.

Cleveland Public Library's Jefferson and Woodland campuses will remain closed Saturday, March 14 due to power outage. Visit cpl.org for open locations and updates.

New merch drop at The Library Shop! It’s still a bit chilly out there. Grab one of our new beanies featuring a locally printed suede patch. Open in person Thursday–Saturday, 10:30 AM–5:30 PM.

It's always a pleasure to connect with the Honorable Nikki Hudson of Ward 11.

We’re excited to partner with the @dpla to help lead a national digital collection of 50M+ items telling America’s story of cultural heritage. We look forward to expanding access to this important resource for generations to come. Read more here: bit.ly/3PxwqUU

Explore nature & storytelling in a poetry workshop inspired by Toni Morrison. Create original pieces using lessons from The Nature of Our Times. 📅 Mar 14 – West Park | Mar 23 – Virtual 🔗 cpl.org/nature @litcleveland @DavidWickPoetry

#TBT Time to board a streetcar across the Superior Viaduct! Although the postcard is undated, it was likely printed sometime between 1907 and 1915. The Superior Viaduct closed to traffic in 1920, and most of the span was demolished in stages afterward. PC000099_001.

The latest Page Count episode has it all: romance, ice rinks, HEATED RIVALRY analysis, an Ohio author looking forward to her debut novel publication, writing shop talk, and more. Find Page Count wherever you get your podcasts or at bit.ly/47nuV1G. #heatedrivalry

Cleveland turns 230!🎉

To celebrate, we’re honoring 230 Clevelanders who helped shape our city.

And we need your help building the list. Because who knows Cleveland better than Clevelanders? 

Nominate individuals or groups by March 31, 2026. 🔗👉bit.ly/4ljc0uC

#TBT Today, we are visiting Public Square, circa 1885, where we see the rustic bridge and pond in the Square's southwest quadrant (roughly where REBoL cafe is today). CP04516: Public Square (circa 1885).

News flash:Not everyone working at the Cleveland Public Library is a librarian. On the latest episode of Beyond the Books, we’re setting the record straight. Learn about all of the amazing people and roles that help power the People’s University 📚 youtube.com/watch?v=_Z3WFw…

See how the Library is celebrating this Women's History Month! cleveland.com/entertainment/…

Yesterday, 260 young scholars joined us for Read Across America Day to celebrate the joys of reading!  A special shoutout to Chomps for bringing the energy and pumping us up for a day full of literacy and fun! 🏈📚

#TBT Today, we visit Joe's Grocery, 3801 Muriel Avenue, in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood. Signs on the storefront include Miller's Ice Cream, Duquesne Beer, and Erin Brew! CHC026241: 3801 Muriel Avenue (1955). Source: City of Cleveland Board of Zoning Appeals.