Lakewood Public Library Parent Pages  

Welcome to the Lakewood Public Library's Parent Pages. Mouse over the images below to preview the resources you can expect to find under each category. Click on the image to visit the category and view the full details.

Going On Around Town

Lakewood Early Childhood PTA
End Of Summer Celebration

September 10, 6-8 p.m.
Harrison Elementary School
2080 Quail Street

Open House for potential members with pizza, music
and crafts
more info...

Lakewood Community Festival
September 11, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Madison Park
more info...

Free Farmers Markets
Income Guidelines apply
more info...
Lakewood Christian
Service Center

14230 Madison Avenue
Tuesdays: September 7,
October 5, and November 2
10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Trinity Lutheran Church
16400 Detroit Ave.
Saturdays: September 18, October 16, and November 20
11 a.m.-3 p.m.


Lakewood Farmers Market
Saturdays 10 a.m.-1 p.m., through October 2
Locally grown vegetables & herbs, fresh baked pastries, cookies, salsa, hot sauce, musical guests
City Center Park (Marc's Plaza)
more info...

North Union Farmer's Market
Every Wednesday, June 2 to September 29, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Kaufmann Park Parking Lot
more info...

Coming Up At The Library

Register now for
Fall Story Times

September 20-November 11
more info...

After School Programs
September 7-May 27

Homework ER for students K-8
Monday-Thursday, 3-5 p.m.
Main Library
It's Puzzling!
Challenge your brain with a variety of puzzles.
Monday-Friday, 3-6 p.m.
Main Library & Madison Branch
more info...216/226-8275, x 140

Tail Waggin' Tutors
Children ages 7-12 read to Therapy Dogs.
September 11, noon-2 p.m.
Multipurpose Room
more info...216/226-8275, x 140

Please Stop the Rollercoaster!
Discussion group for
parents of teenagers

Wednesdays, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
or Thursdays, 9:30-11 a.m.
September 29-November 18
Main Library Meeting Room
more info...

LEAF Nights continue through October 20.
Fresh produce, music & art
Every Wednesday on the
Main Library front porch,
5:30-8 p.m.
more info...

Madison Branch
Weekend with WeeOnes (children 2 years and under)

11:30 Saturday, 3:30 Sunday
Every weekend throughout the year; no need to register.
more info...

 
Love Literature   Make New Friends & Find Support   Play!
Get Out & Get Active   Hear, Make & Dance to Music   Create & Appreciate Art
Eat Healthy   Connect With Nature   Find & Feed a Passion
Catch A Movie   Find It For Less   Volunteer
Research Childcare & Schools   Build A Bigger Brain   Get Technical
Highlighted Events

The mission of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is to advocate, promote and strengthen library service to teens, ages 12-18. YALSA's six literary awards honor the best books for teens each year. Their website offers titles for both the avid and reluctant teen readers, fabulous films, great graphic novels, amazing audiobooks and more.

Planning to delay your 5-year-old's entrance into kindergarten for another year? You're not alone. Read The Littlest Redshirts Sit Out Kindergarten for perspective on this issue.

A one-stop source of information for Ohio’s families, Ohio Here to Help provides information on topics such as jobs, money, food assistance, health care, housing, transportation, child care, veterans’ services, legal services, clothing assistance, and youth employment.

GetNetWise.org is a Web-wide partnership committed to providing internet users with valuable information and tools covering online child safety, privacy, security and spam issues. They offer an Online Safety Guide for kids; Tools for Families, including content filters and advice for monitoring and limiting a child's time online; Web Site Suggestions for kids; and information on identifying and reporting online trouble.

In Motherlode, Lisa Belkin tackles it all — homework, friends, sex, baby sitters, eating habits, work-family balance and so much more — subjects culled from the news, from her experience as a parent, from the latest books and studies and from reader input. So take a look at what Lisa has to say, and join the discussion about the way we raise our kids now.

Lakewood Hospital offers Common-Sense Tips to Ensure a Healthy Pregnancy, along with links to their comprehensive Childbirth and Education program and information about tours of Lakewood Hospital’s Birthing Center and Lakewood Hospital Midwifery Associates.

Highlighted Events

Cuyahoga County Board of Health Low-cost Immunization Clinic
September 7
9–11 a.m., 1–4 p.m., 5–7 p.m.
5550 Venture Dr., Parma
more info...

City Music Cleveland - FREE concerts by a professional chamber orchestra
Program: Ludwig van Beethoven
Cleveland Heights, September 28, 7:30 p.m.: Fairmount Presbyterian Church
Youngstown, September 29, 7:30 p.m.: Stambaugh Auditorium
Willoughby Hills, September 30, 7:30 p.m.: St. Noel Church
Cleveland, October 1, 8 p.m.: St. Colman Church
Cleveland, October 2, 7:30 p.m.: Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Elyria, October 3, 4 p.m. St. Mary's Church
more info...

8th Annual Sparx City Hop
FREE all day event that celebrates the visual, culinary
and performing arts of Cleveland’s neighborhoods

September 11, 11 a.m.–11 p.m.
more info...

Bodies . . . The Exhibition
Corner of Euclid Avenue and East Fourth Street, downtown Cleveland
Through October 31
Sunday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Tickets $14 to $22, available online at www.bodiescleveland.com or at box office, 340 Euclid Ave.
more info...

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo DINOSAURS! exhibit
Open Daily through September 12
more info...

USS COD Submarine Memorial, World War II Fleet Submarine
National Historic Landmark docked in downtown Cleveland on the western edge of Burke Lakefront Airport, one block east of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Reopening May 1, open every day 10 a.m.-5 p.m. through September
more info...

Parent's Note

Welcome to the Lakewood Public Library’s Parent Pages! My colleague Kris Williams and I have been working hard these past few months uncovering the best that Lakewood and surrounding communities have to offer for family fun and education. Some of it will be familiar to you, but we believe we’ve uncovered some gems that are less well-known. Whether you’re a native of Lakewood or new to the area, you’ll find this compendium of information and resources a useful guide along the parental path. So take a look, and don’t make this your last visit here. We plan to update and add on a regular basis so that we remain fresh and relevant. Comments and suggestions are always welcome; simply click the link below and send me a message.

~Amy Kloss, Lakewood Public Library


Do you have a great family-related resource, event or tidbit of information that you want to tell us about?
Submissions for the Lakewood Public Library Parent Pages can be emailed to akloss@lkwdpl.org