Are your jigsaw puzzles collecting dust on a shelf? Refresh your collection at our Spring Puzzle Swap tomorrow! 🧩
Select a new-to-you puzzle for each one you bring in. All difficulty levels welcome!
📅 Sun, May 17, 2-4pm
📍 Lee Road Branch (1st Floor Meeting Rooms)
(Puzzles should be gently used, in their original box, and with no missing pieces.)
Hosted with @friendsofheightslibrary 💙
"We are Noble" is this weekend! The Noble Neighborhood branch of Heights Libraries is celebrating with plant and book swaps, live music, local art, a community picnic, and more. 🧺🖼️🧩🌳🎶📘
View the full schedule at nobleneighbors.com!
Crafting is healing! 🎨️🩷
Guest instructor Chemarra Bryant from Seaside Support Services (pictured left) recently led a Cricut crafting event in the HKIC.
Participants created custom wellness kits with self-care items like journals, writing supplies, herbal tea, and fresh flowers that they could keep or gift to a loved one.🌷
We're offering more free Cricut programs this spring and summer—visit events.heightslibrary.org/calendar to learn more and sign up!
Bike to School Prep Day has been rescheduled to Tuesday, May 12 due to weather. Join us from 3:30-6:00pm for a Rodeo Skills Challenge with Heights Bicycle Coalition, free safety checks and tire change lessons from Cedar Lee Bikes, and more! Free bike light for first 25 attendees. Ages 3+ with an adult. 🚲☀️
@heightsbikec@cedarleebikes
Thank you to @heightslibraries for including Mathey Girls in your AAPI Heritage Month display. I’m so grateful for library support of local authors like me, and I’m honored to be in such esteemed company.
Thanks to @drrachelpope for sending the picture!
Yum! Last week we welcomed award-winning "Bite by Bite" author Aimee Nezhukumatathil to Cleveland for #BiteIntoBooks2026.
Hundreds gathered at Cleveland Public Library and The City Club of Cleveland for a special two-part visit full of food, laughter, and connection. Aimee's joy and curiosity were as contagious in person as they are on the page. 🫐☀️
BITE INTO BOOKS is continuing through May. Visit CUYAHOGAREADS.ORG to borrow "Bite by Bite," attend free programs, and share your food story!
.
.
.
.
Heights Libraries is leading the 2026 Cuyahoga County NEA Big Read, “BITE INTO BOOKS,” in collaboration with @clevelandpubliclibrary , @cuyahogalib , @ecplibrary , @euclid_library , @rockyriverpublib , @shakerlibrary , @westlakeporter , @literarycleveland , @erie.ink , and more community partners. Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. Photos by Michaelangelo's Photography and Robert Muller.
@aimee_nezhukumatathil@matt.weinkam@cityclubofcleveland@macs_backs@neaarts@arts_midwest
Wrap up Reentry Awareness Month with a Community Game Day Mixer!
📅 Thursday, April 30, 2026
⏰ 12:00 – 3:00 PM
📍 University Heights Branch of Heights Libraries
✨ Free & open to the public
Come enjoy an afternoon of food, music, and friendly competition. Interactive games will highlight eye-opening facts about the experiences of neighbors returning to the community after incarceration.
We will also feature a screening of "Pieces of the Puzzle: A Community Led Approach to Reducing Gun Violence in America," a powerful short documentary that follows a national leader in community violence intervention as he uplifts the work happening in cities across the country, including right here in Cleveland.
This is the perfect opportunity to meet the people behind the work, learn something new, and enjoy the energy of a community committed to progress.
We've been reading Aimee Nezhukumatathil's book "Bite by Bite" all spring long as part of the BITE INTO BOOKS celebration. Now the award-winning author, essayist, and poet is coming to Cleveland for a two-part visit!
Event Details:
✍️ FREE Guided Tasting at Cleveland Public Library (April 29 @ 6pm)
Engage your senses through a flavorful writing workshop led by Aimee, plus get your very own copy of "Bite by Bite"!
💭 Forum at City Club of Cleveland (April 30 @ 11:30am)
Join Aimee as she discusses the power of food, memory, and the joy of being present. Purchase a ticket for the in-person lunch or join the free livestream online.
🎟️ Register at cuyahogareads.org!
---
Heights Libraries is leading the 2026 Cuyahoga County NEA Big Read, “BITE INTO BOOKS” in collaboration with @clevelandpubliclibrary , @cuyahogalib , @ecplibrary , @euclid_library , @rockyriverpublib , @shakerlibrary , @westlakeporter , @literarycleveland , @erie.ink , and more partners. Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
#BiteIntoBooks2026
It’s National Library Week and National Poetry Month! 📚✨
To celebrate, we invited some of our readers to write haikus about why they love their library. Whether it’s the books, the spaces, or the people that keep you coming back, your enthusiasm is what brings Heights Libraries to life.
Share your own library haiku in the comments!
#NationalLibraryWeek
Wondering whether spring is here to stay?
Daffodils are an easy indicator that spring is here in Northeast Ohio, and they’re blooming at the Noble Library this National Library Week. The planting palette for the Noble Library Reading Garden was inspired by a Fairytale Woodland theme. The PJM Rhodendrons just finished an intense display in the parking lot last week. A variety of Hellebores colored pink, purple and white, are currently blooming, and the Crab Apple trees are ready to burst.
The enchanting scenery was designed as the perfect backdrop for immersing yourself in a fairytale. There should be something new blooming almost every week throughout the summer, so grab your favorite book and enjoy some reading outside!
