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Publisher 2007 Essentials

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Registration Starts: Monday, August 09, 2010 9:00 AM

Fairview Park Branch: Lower Level Meeting Room A

Need to promote your garage sale or high school reunion?  Learn how to make attractive flyers using this desktop publishing program.  Prerequisite:  Word Essentials or familiarity with Word.  Participants must be able to highlight, cut/copy/paste and save a file.  Registration required.

10:00 AM Fun With Music

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 10:00 AM

Registration Starts: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 9:00 AM

Brecksville Branch: Meeting Room

 Enjoy this high energy music and movement program for ages Birth through 5 years old with a caregiver.  Siblings may also attend.  Sponsored by First Chair Music Programs.  Register beginning August 18.

Homeschool: Picturing America

Wednesday 11 AM 9/8

Registration Starts: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 9:00 AM

Parma-South Branch: storyroom

Grades 1 - 6: Homeschoolers and their caregivers are invited to attend a program which combines American history and art. Registration required.

Click on program name for details.

11:00 AM Fun With Music

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 11:00 AM

Registration Starts: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 9:00 AM

Brecksville Branch: Meeting Room

Enjoy this high energy music and movement program for ages Birth through 5 years old with a caregiver.  Siblings may also attend.  Sponsored by First Chair Music Programs.  Register beginning August 18.

Publisher 2007: Next Steps

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Registration Starts: Monday, August 09, 2010 9:00 AM

Fairview Park Branch: Lower Level Meeting Room A

Utilize Publisher templates to create professional looking certificates, newsletters and brochures.  Learn how to manipulate graphics, large amounts of text and lists of names.  Prerequisite:  Publisher 2007 Essentials, Word Essentials, Word Mail Merge.  Registration required.

Aging Eye

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 2:00 PM

Registration Starts: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 9:00 AM

Chagrin Falls Branch

Just as hair turns gray and skin sags with age, the eyes, too, undergo a metamorphosis as you grow older. Although many of these changes are part of normal aging, some set the stage for more serious eye problems. Nurse educator from the Cleveland Sight Center will discuss normal vision changes and the warning signs of eye diseases.

Hike for Your Life

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 2:00 PM

Registration Starts: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 9:00 AM

Olmsted Falls Branch: Jenkins Senior Center

Gudrun and Peter Seifert, authors of Hike for Your Life, will present a lively discussion on their 1300 mile hike the length of the Alps.  Program encourages people of all ages, especially retirees to hike more. Books made available for purchase and signing sponsored by the Friends of the library. Registration requested.

Book Lovers' Club: The Glass Castle: a Memoir

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Warrensville Branch: Small meeting room

The child of a scholarly alcoholic father and an eccentric artist mother discusses her family's nomadic upbringing.

Teen Library Council - TLC

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Registration Starts: Sunday, August 01, 2010

South Euclid - Lyndhurst Branch: Meeting Room 4

Help the library serve teens better and have your say! Help us plan library events, earn volunteer hours, participate in community service projects and make new friends! Grades 6-12.


Meetings – September 8th, October 20th, & November 3rd at 3:30

Afterschool Yu-Gi-Oh Freeplay

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Brooklyn Branch

Bring your best cards and play with other teens for fun and see if you can be a Yu-Gi-Oh champion!

Teen Gaming Club

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 3:30 PM

Registration Starts: Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Independence Branch: Meeting Room

Now every month!  Joins us for Wii open play of such favorites as Supersmash Brothers Brawl, Bloom Blox and more!  Bring your Wii controllers, your mad skills and your fast thumbs! Registration not required, though appreciated.

Teen'Tastic Talk - Back to School Pizza Party! 4:00 PM

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Registration Starts: Monday, August 09, 2010 9:00 AM

Maple Heights Branch: Civic Center

Grades 6-12.  Come mingle with friends!  Learn about opportunities to participate in activities, clubs, and how to register and win monthly prizes at the library.  Win door prizes and have a bite to eat!  Registration is required and limited.

Wednesday Knit-Crochet Nights

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Maple Heights Branch

Do you knit or crochet or would like to learn how?  Join us Wednesday evenings.

Lego Robotics : Music and Sound

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Berea Branch

Using Lego Mindstorms computer software, students will build, program, and control robots that respond to music and sound.  Registration required.  Open to students ages 12-16.  Space is limited.

Coffee and Conversation

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

North Royalton Branch: Meeting Room

It’s classic mystery month! Get out your magnifying glass and join our adult book discussion group as it prepares to collect clues to find the murderer as it talks about Grand Dame Agatha Christie classic whodunit, And Then There Were None.

Connecting with Your Canine 7 PM

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 7:00 PM

Registration Starts: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 9:00 AM

Parma-Ridge Branch: Story room

Connecting with your Canine Wednesday September 8th 7-8:30 PM

Learn to communicate with your dog.  Registration required.

UniquelyMe!

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 7:00 PM

Brook Park Branch

UniquelyME! is a program designed to foster self-esteem in young girls. 

They will be engaged in activites that will help them understand themselves and others, and build self-confidence. This session includes exercises about learning how to deal witih peer pressure, conquer negative self-image, develop healthy habits,and discover different relaxation techniques.

Grades 6-8

Click on program name to register.

 

Exploring Space Exploration Station

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Registration Starts: Monday, August 23, 2010 9:00 AM

Parma-Ridge Branch: storyroom

Come and listen to stories and rhymes about the planets and stars and then travel to our special exploration stations to learn more about Space.

Children ages 3-5 with caregiver/ Registration required. A food permission form should be completed by a parent. 

 

Hike for Your Life

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 7:00 PM

Registration Starts: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 9:00 AM

Parma-South Branch

Gudrun and Peter Seifert, authors of Hike for Your Life, will present a lively discussion on their 1300 mile hike the length of the Alps.  Program encourages people of all ages, especially retirees to hike more. Books made available for purchase and signing sponsored by the Friends of the library. Registration requested.

Little Bee by Chris Cleave

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Fairview Park Branch

Wed. Night Book Discussion of Fine Just the Way It Is by Annie Proulx

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Gates Mills Branch: meeting room

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion of eight short stories by National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx. "Ms. Proulx writes with all the brutal beauty of one of her Wyoming snowstorms"     Michael Knight     The Wall Street Journal

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