Annual report of the Cleveland Public Library for 2003

              For your support in passing Issue 2 on May 6, 2003
Thank You
Cleveland
CYNTHIA
BAKED A CAKE AND HELD
AN AUCTION TO HELP
SUPPORT ISSUE 2
DONALD
WENT HOUSE TO HOUSE
TO PASS OUT FLYERS ON
ISSUE 2
MIRNA
MADE PHONE CALLS TO
ENCOURAGE CLEVELANDERS
TO SUPPORT THE LIBRARY
STEWART, TOY, TONY
WORKED AT THE POLLS AND
CANVASSED NEIGHBORHOODS TO
EDUCATE PEOPLE ON ISSUE 2
MIKKI, DONALD
CANVASSED THROUGHOUT
THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO RAISE
AWARENESS ABOUT ISSUE 2
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Comments from Board President
Venerine L. Branham
Venerine L. Branham
President
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THANK YOU CLEVELAND for passing Issue 2 on May 6, 2003! The
support and passage of this levy preserves our Library system and enables the
Library to provide the five vital service enhancements of our strategic plan.
Like annual reports from previous years, this informational report to the
community documents our continued focus on the Library’s progress and
growth. In a larger sense, the report highlights the importance of this great
Cleveland institution.
Throughout the past year, Clevelanders have depended upon and used the
vast resources of Cleveland Public Library to provide important information that
matters in their lives. The Main Library and neighborhood branches specialize
in library services that are tailored to Cleveland’s unique communities. We are
the information source in Cleveland; that is our business and we do it very well!
We take pride in the Library’s reputation for its premier collections and
quality customer service. We also believe in the magic of the written word and
bold images, which nurture and strengthen the human spirit.
As President of the Board of Library Trustees and on behalf of my fellow
trustees, it has been a distinct pleasure and honor to serve you. Our pledge in
2004 and beyond is to provide the citizens of the Cleveland area with the
finest quality library services possible at your Cleveland Public Library, “ The
People’s University.”
Venerine L. Branham
President
On October 21 a Citation in Edward
A. D��Alessandro’s honor was unveiled.
D’Alessandro was a dedicated staff
member of the Cleveland Public Library
from 1927 to 1970, advancing from a
page to Director during his 43- year
tenure. After retiring from the Library, he
went on to serve as Special Assistant for
Planning Management at the Library of
Congress. Our Board of Trustees and
staff hold Edward D’Alessandro in the
highest regard for his distinguished
career and service to the field of library
science. The event was attended by many including Andrew A. Venable, Jr.,
Director ( left); Thomas D. Corrigan, Trustee; Edward A. D’Alessandro;
Venerine L. Branham, President; and John M. Moss, Trustee.
Young Library patrons at the Carnegie West Branch
celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
Eugenia Abrams from Family Life Education at Cleveland
Municipal School District worked with children on craft
projects at the branches.
Members of the
Board of Library Trustees
Thomas D. Corrigan
Vice President
Sandra E. Noble Robert C. Petrulis Vita C. Redding
Beginning August 2003
Charlene A. Jones
Secretary
Frances Hunter
Through June 2003
John M. Moss
The People’s University:
Striving For Excellence
The mission of the Cleveland Public Library is to
be the best urban library system in the country
by providing access to the worldwide information
that people and organizations need in a timely,
convenient, and equitable manner.
MI S S ION S TAT EMENT
of “ The People’s University” is to be the
learning place for a diverse community,
inspiring people of all ages with the love
of books and reading, advancing the
pursuit of knowledge, and enhancing the
quality of life for all who use the Library.
Vision
TOY
MADE PHONE CALLS TO ENCOURAGE
SUPPORT FOR THE LIBRARY LEVY
Thank you to all of our patrons and staff who volunteered their
time and talents to support the Library’s levy campaign.
Cleveland Public Library
WEB- BASED
THE COLLECTION
SENIORS
PROGRAMS
AND EVENTS
AUTHORS
SERVICES
Resource OHIO CENTER
FOR THE BOOK
Service
CHILDREN
HISPANICS AND
NEW AMERICANS
Innovation
www. cpl. org
This year we offer sincere gratitude to you—
our patrons, donors, and friends— for your support.
The passage of Issue 2 on May 6, 2003 ensures
that your Library will continue to enrich Cleveland’s
neighborhoods and pilot forward- thinking projects that
will be emulated throughout the country.
Our victory at the polls shows that you recognize that
the Cleveland Public Library is a vital resource. The
Library serves key roles in your community, as well as
regionally and nationally. Along with our ranking as the
third largest public research library in the United States,
“ The People’s University” is a leader in web- based
services, programs for families, seniors, and new
Americans, and in celebrating the printed word and
promoting reading and literacy.
John Cole, Director of the
Center for the Book, Library
of Congress visits Cleveland
Public Library.
Photograph from The Newbell
Niles Puckett memorial gift, from
the John G. White Collection.
Author Tony Kushner visited the
Cleveland Public Library as part
of the Sunday Afternoons for
Writers and Readers series.
Message from the Director
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Our community believes Cleveland Public Library is first class and operates in an
economical manner. Otherwise, we would not have been successful by a 60 percent
passage rate at the polls for Issue 2 on May 6, 2003. People want to connect to their
library because our mission is universal; we provide a beacon of hope, listen to them,
and involve them in planning for the future.
People are proud to connect with and support the third largest public research
library system in America, Ohio Center for the Book, CLEVNET Library automation
consortium, the Greater Access Library Card, and KnowItNow24x7 online reference
service. Your Library has been a leader in the use of technology for over twenty- five
years; the introduction of eBooks continues this positive trend.
Partnering with other valued organizations within our community around reading
and authors creates an awareness of this crown jewel of libraries, and provides unique
educational experiences for children and their families. We welcomed the Library of
Congress, Cleveland Botanical Garden, and Cleveland Neighborhood Centers
Association as new partners.
Our Main Library Complex, twenty- eight neighborhood branches, Mobile Library,
Public Administration Library in City Hall, and Computer Kiosks keep library service
available within one mile of most Cleveland residents and provide “ access to the
worldwide information that people and organizations need in a timely, convenient,
and equitable manner.”
We commend and truly value our Library team; they work everyday to provide good
customer service in order to promote and preserve “ The People’s University”: Library
Trustees, Friends of Cleveland Public Library, Inc., Library Patrons, Community
Partners, and a staff of more than 700 Library Ambassadors.
Thank You Cleveland!
Andrew A. Venable, Jr.
Director
Thank You Cleveland for passing
Issue 2 on May 6, 2003
The Spiritual Heritage Chorus
performed on May 4 as part
of the citywide celebration,
“ The Soul of W. E. B. DuBois:
Celebrating the Genius of an
American Scholar,” a series of
events coordinated by Cleveland
State University and other
organizations.
Author Tony Kushner visited the Cleveland
Public Library as part of the Sunday
Afternoons for Writers and Readers series.
Sari Feldman, Deputy Director; Tony Kushner;
Venerine L. Branham, President; Thomas D.
Corrigan, Trustee; Colleen Porter, Playhouse
Square; and Andrew A. Venable, Jr., Director.
Young patrons ( left) and Venerine L. Branham, Board President, and
Andrew A. Venable, Jr., Director celebrate the passage of the levy.
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“ The People’s University” has been consistently recognized as a
national leader among urban library systems. This year, your Library
was the recipient of the Ohio Public Library Information Network
( OPLIN) 2003 Innovation Award, which is given for projects that
build on traditional library services but use technology to expand
and improve upon them. Librarian of Congress, Dr. James H.
Billington and Congressman Bob Ney dedicated the Ohio Center
for the Book at Cleveland Public Library. This honor allows the
Cleveland Public Library to serve all of Ohio, promoting books,
reading, libraries, literacy, and authorship with special emphasis on
Ohio’s literary heritage.
Your “ People’s University” also served as a national leader by
being the first library system in the country to offer eBooks to
patrons. This innovation generated excitement in the library field,
but also in the realm of business and technology, and our efforts
garnered a plethora of national publicity.
We are honored to have evidence of the Library’s important role
in education. “ Get Carded@ CPL,” our fifth annual library card sign
up campaign, produced 10,009 new student library cards from
Cleveland Public Schools, as well as independent and parochial
schools and from students who are home schooled. Our five library
card campaigns have generated 71,495 cards since 1999.
Maya Lin’s work in the Library’s reading
garden was cited in Urban Encounters,
a book by Helen Liggett ( University of
Minnesota Press).
More than
student library cards
were added during our
2003 Library Card Sign- Up Campaign.
Since 1999, nearly
students from
The Cleveland Municipal School District,
as well as independent, parochial, and
home schools have signed- up for cards.
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Libraries are in the perfect position to act as agents of change for our patrons.
Each day we see which services people need, use, and value. We also know
what new technologies are on the horizon. The key is to imagine how these
new innovations will make our current services even better so that we can
continue to improve our patrons’ lives.
— Cynthia Orr, Collection Manager
www. ohiocenterforthebook. org
Patricia E. Lowrey, Head of
Technical Services, demon-strates
one of the ways to
view eBooks— on a PDA.
Other options are to access
eBooks using a cell phone
or computer.
Representatives from the Library of
Congress visit the Library to proclaim it as
the new site for the Ohio Center for the
Book, an honor given to just one library per
state. ( left to right) Bob Ney, Congressman,
18th District of Ohio; Michael Lucas,
Librarian, State of Ohio; John Cole, Director,
Center for the Book, Library of Congress;
Edward A. D’Alessandro, former Director, CPL;
Andrew A. Venable, Jr., Director, CPL; and
Dr. James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress.
10,000
71,500
eBooks
Ohio Historical Marker
Resource, Innovation, Awards
The Library’s innovative programs and initiatives
were reported on by a variety of regional and
national publications. Aside from frequent media
coverage in The Plain Dealer, Crusader Urban
News, The Call and Post, Scene, The Free Times,
Cleveland Magazine, Northern Ohio Live, Crain’s
Cleveland Business, and CITYNEWS, articles on the
Library appeared in the following media outlets:
Child Magazine, December 2003/ January
2004,
Announced CPL’s Youth Services Director,
Chrystal Carr Jeter, to chair the American Library
Association Coretta Scott King Book Award Jury
Business Week online, January 7, 2003,
“ Cleveland Library to launch eBook System”
The new eBook collection, believed to be the first
of its kind in a public library, will let people
download publications onto their PCs and PDAs
Tech News— CNET. com, January 6, 2003,
“ Cleveland Library to launch eBook System”
Forbes, January 6, 2003, Cleveland Public
Library listed in “ Summerall Success Stories”
column, which highlights organizations that have
demonstrated strong leadership, growth, and
community involvement
USA TODAY, January 8, 2003, “ E- book borrow-ing
system called most extensive in nation”
Yahoo! News, January 8, 2003, photo of
Sari Feldman, former CPL Deputy Director,
holding a PDA with Michael Crichton’s book
Prey displayed on it
The Cincinnati Enquirer, January 9, 2003,
“ Northern Ohio E- book initiative called extensive”
CNN, January 28, 2003, Andrew Venable inter-viewed
by Pat Summerall in conjunction with the
“ Summerall Success Stories” column in Forbes
Publishers Weekly, January 13, 2003,
“ OverDrive Links Library, Yahoo! E- book Deals”
American Libraries: The Magazine of The
American Library Association, January 13,
2003, “ Cleveland Public Library to Debut New
E- book Loan Program”
Information Today, February 2003, “ Cleveland
Public Library Opens E- book Collection”
Library Hotline, September 15, 2003, “ Online,
24/ 7 Readers’ Advisory Introduced at CLEVNET
Library Journal, September 15, 2003,
“ The Virtual Gets Real,” feature story on CPL’s
extensive web- based services
Cleveland Public Library was honored with an Ohio
Historical Marker at the Langston Hughes Branch,
dedicated on December 4, 2003. The marker honors the
legacy and Cleveland connection of James Mercer Langston
Hughes as one of the most recognized figures of the Harlem
Renaissance. The Langston Hughes branch was named
for Cleveland’s great poet.
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Programs
5,900 programs at CPL were attended
by more than 94,000 Library patrons.
CPL conducted more than 1,750 programs in schools,
daycare centers, and community centers.
Holiday Staff Concert, December 12, 2003
Pilots of The Tuskegee Airmen, the first African- American
Air Force unit in U. S. history, visited the Library on April 6 to sign
photographs and talk about their heroic Tuskegee Airmen Tribute World War II battles.
for
Writers
Commissioner Peter Lawson
Jones helps commemorate
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Michael Cunningham
Many Voices, Many Lives
Tony Kushner
This historic photograph of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
from the Main Library Photograph
Collection was treated at the
Northeast Document Conservation
Center in 2003.
and Readers
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One way to connect people to books and
to reading is to give them access to the
creative people who put words to the page,
crafting poetic, engaging, exciting, and
informative text. This year we continued
our popular Sunday Afternoons for Writers
and Readers series, bringing journalist
Juan Williams, playwright Tony Kushner,
mystery writer and social commentator
Walter Mosley, and writer and teacher
Maxine Hong Kingston to the Main
Library’s Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month,
actress and audio- book reader Rita Moreno
kicked off “ Sunday Afternoons for Writers
and Readers” on October 19 with a discus-sion
of images of Latinos in film.
We also invited Dr. Leonard N. Moore,
former Clevelander and Director of
African American Studies at Louisiana
State University, to discuss his book, Carl
B. Stokes and the Rise of Black Political Power.
Michael Cunningham, author of several
books, including The Hours, also visited the
Main Library. The Hours was one of five
books chosen for discussion as part of the
many VOICES, many LIVES: stories about
AIDS book and film series, a program
presented in collaboration with the
AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland
and Playhouse Square Center.
Sunday Afternoons
Walter Mosley
Maxine Hong Kingston
Rita Moreno
Dr. Leonard N. Moore
Juan Williams
More than 1,000 patrons attended the
Sunday Afternoons for Writers and Readers series.
Connecting People to Books Afternoons
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Decorative rosette painted by August F. Biehle, Jr. in
1903. Most likely this was a mural study for an elegant
Cleveland home.
Posters produced by Otis Lithograph, where August F.
Biehle, Jr. worked as a poster designer, were created for
the Kokoon Arts Klub Ball of 1929 ( right) and for Sarah
Bernhardt’s 1919 movie “ It Happened in Paris” ( center).
BIEHLE FAMILY COLLECTION
PUCKETT COLLECTION
Historic photograph from the Main Library
Photograph Collection was treated at the
Northeast Document Conservation Center
in 2003. This scene from “ Boom Town”
includes ( left to right) Spencer Tracy, Hedy
Lamarr, Frank Morgan, Claudette Colbert,
and Clark Gable.
Color lithograph posters and hand
painted designs for architectural
ornaments were included in a large
gift from Helen Biehle.
The Newbell Niles Puckett memorial gift from the John G. White Collection was cataloged and processed in
2003. Photographs were taken by Professor Puckett, a member of the Western Reserve University sociology
faculty, as part of his research on folklore, culture, and religious beliefs of African Americans in the South.
He took many photos in his hometown, Columbus Mississippi during the 1920s and 1930s. Below is a
scene from a Mississippi River baptism, early 1930s.
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A Resource in the Community and Beyond
The Cleveland Parks Documents collection is significant as it provides historical and contemporary information
to those individuals who are committed to planning our city’s future. And in preserving this important collection,
the Library is demonstrating a commitment to maintaining Cleveland’s design heritage.
— Hunter Morrison, Cleveland City Planning Director from 1981 to 2001
The Cleveland Parks Collection of approximately
1,500 technical drawings was transferred from
the City of Cleveland to the Cleveland Public
Library in 2003. The plans were created from
about 1888 to 1945 and provide a visual history of
the Cleveland Park System from its beginnings and
development through the first half of the twentieth
century. They preserve a record of the city’s
public park planning and landscape architecture,
including the development of Cleveland’s large
neighborhood parks, the park and boulevard
system, the Group Plan, University Circle, the
Cultural Gardens, and playgrounds and recreation
centers throughout the city. The drawings range
from elaborate conceptual landscape designs to
lighting, grading, topographic, planting, and
drainage plans. There are a variety of formats and
sizes, including original drawings and blue prints.
Detail of plan for the Italian Cultural Garden ( top left).
Detail of West Park Cemetery plan lettering ( left).
Intermuseum Conservation Association paper
conservator Emily Helwig examining an 1898 plan
of the West Park Cemetery.
Preservation
Collections and Preservation
We are committed to giving you consistent access to our
unique collections of popular and historic materials.
Maintaining and keeping our collections in good, usable
condition for today’s patrons and for those who will use
our materials in the future is hard work and requires high
preservation standards. Items that are out of print and
those that are in high demand receive conservation treat-ment
by the Library’s preservation staff. Books, maps,
newspapers, photographs, and architectural plans all
receive appropriate care, both to repair damage and to
provide protection from future deterioration. Books in
Russian, Chinese, and other non- roman alphabets are
specially rebound to preserve the title and book cover
information in the original language. Our preservation
staff follows professional conservation standards and uses
archival quality materials for repair and storage. And we
maintain climate controlled storage areas to provide a safe
environment for the Main Library’s historic collections.
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Patrons borrowed 5.3 million items
3.8 million people visited a Cleveland Public Library
1.9 million questions were answered
More than 290,000 items were added to the collection
Titles 2,005,698
Book Volumes— Main 2,420,555
Book Volumes— Branches 682,134
TOTAL 3,102,689
Bound Periodicals 273,253
Computer Media ( CD- ROM, Software) 12,347
Government Documents 812,424
Maps 173,876
Microforms 4,471,152
Paperbacks 119,161
Photographs, Pictures 1,388,509
Sheet Music 18,000
Sound Recordings ( CDs, Cassettes) 137,237
Videos, DVDs 97,553
Your library is a national and regional
leader in research and web- based services,
and the branch libraries serve as centers
of neighborhood activity and as sites for
convenient access to printed, digital, and
online information. The staff at your
branch plans programs and events that
are meaningful and helpful to the people
in your neighborhood. Last year during
our town hall meetings, we learned that
you wanted access to your community’s
library on Saturdays. Thanks to the
passage of Issue 2, eighteen neighborhood
branch libraries will be open every
Saturday from 9: 30 a. m. to 6: 00 p. m.
in 2004.
COLLECTION STATISTICS
2003 STATISTICS ( top) Children at Memorial- Nottingham Branch participate
in many VOICES, many LIVES: stories about AIDS
book and film series with a reading by Librarian Mary
Callahan “ Cal” Zunt.
Hispanic Heritage Month was celebrated throughout the
Cleveland Public Library. This event featured congo drum
player Angel Pagan and young patrons at the Carnegie
West Branch.
The MLK Branch hosted the Cleveland Municipal
School District’s All- City Art Exhibition, which
featured artwork by some of the city’s talented young
artists. The piece above is by Janee Sharp from teacher
Carole Brown’s art class.
The Collinwood Branch
partnered with the
Euclid- St. Clair Development
Corporation, offering programs
on home maintenance and
personal finance
The East 131st Branch sponsored
mentoring programs for adolescents
and financial recovery workshops
for battered women and women
with substance abuse issues
The Addison Branch held a monthly
book club for senior citizens at the
Goodrich- Gannett Neighborhood Center
The Arab American Community Center
for Economic and Social Services used the
Eastman Branch as a resource, referring
Arabic speaking people to the branch for
Arabic/ English reading materials
Cleveland Institute of Art students produced
a video/ DVD on Sickle Cell Anemia testing and
made it available to patrons at the MLK Branch
The Carnegie West and Eastman Branches held
programs honoring Hispanic Heritage Month
The Rockport Branch partnered with Adoption
Network Cleveland and presented the art show
“ Adoption, Art, and Me”
The Ohio State 4- H extension presented the
“ Horseless Horse” program at South Brooklyn
Branch
The Langston Hughes Branch offered Friday Flicks
and Holiday movies to patrons of all ages
The Hough Scholars Club was created at the
Hough Branch for students who wanted to
extend their school day in a quiet, safe, fun,
and educational environment
The South Brooklyn Branch partnered with the
Earth Day Coalition to organize a children’s art
contest and display
Basic Internet instruction classes for adults were
held at the Sterling Branch
In recognition of National Older Adults Month,
the Walz Branch hosted an event to inform senior
citizens about federally funded health programs
Here is a sampling of
library events that took place
at the branches in 2003:
Because you
voted for Issue 2
18 NEIGHBORHOOD
BRANCH libraries
will HAVE
SATURDAY HOURS
YEAR- ROUND.
Spanish
One of the key initiatives in the Cleveland Public Library’s strategic plan, which will
be further implemented in 2004, is to expand our outreach and resources to new
Americans. But our foreign language collection already has a high circulation rate of
approximately 20,000 items per month. People come to “ The People’s University”
from all corners of the state— from as far away as Youngstown, Toledo, and Columbus
— to borrow books written in Russian, Arabic, Vietnamese, French, German,
Hungarian, Polish, Chinese, Spanish, and many other languages. Our foreign language
collection includes classic literature, fiction, nonfiction, cookbooks, and audio- visual
materials on learning dozens of languages, as well as English as a Second Language
study guides and resources.
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A Resource in the Community and Beyond
One of the reasons we moved to Cleveland was to be closer to the Library,
as we used to drive 60 miles to come and check- out Chinese books and
English learning materials. Reading has helped us to be close to our own
culture and to learn English and to better understand American culture.
— Fuquan Li and Lebing Wei, Library patrons, Foreign Literature Department
Carnegie West Branch Librarian Mary Callahan “ Cal” Zunt and A. Issac Pulver,
Head of CPL’s Foreign Literature Department were two of 150 Librarians selected
nationally by the American Library Association ( ALA) to participate in the the La Feria
Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara— The Guadalajara International Book
Fair, in Guadalajara, Mexico. The largest Spanish- language book event in the world,
the ALA- sponsored program provides American libraries access to Spanish- language
materials often unavailable in the United States. Professional liaisons such as this
enable CPL’s collections to remain some of the best in the nation.
Russian
Polish Former Yugoslavia
Indian
ArabiCchinese
French
Hungarian
Vietnamese German
Hispanic Heritage month featured actress Rita Moreno
as part of the Sunday Afternoons for Writers and
Readers series.
The Eastman Branch services Arabic
patrons learning the English language
through long loan books from the Foreign
Literature Department.
Because you
voted for Issue 2
the library will
offer ADDITIONAL
services for
THE hispanic
COMMUNITY and
new americans.
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SeniorsConnect. org
The collaboration between United Way Services 211 First Call for Help and
the Cleveland Public Library has resulted in improved access to health and
human services for people in need in our community. By logging on to North
Coast SeniorsConnect one can link to 211cleveland. org and search our database,
as well as chat with one of our information specialists through KnowItNow.
— Stephen Wertheim, Director, United Way Services 211 First Call for Help
In 2002, through a grant from the Senior
Success Vision Council ( a component of the
Community Vision Council of United Way
Services), we began working on a web- based
project to meet the informational needs of
senior citizens. The Senior Gateway Web
Initiative was launched in May of this year
and is maintained by Cleveland Public
Library staff. SeniorsConnect. org is free and
locally focused and offers information and
resources integral to successful aging. Also
known as “ The Web Site for People Who
Weren’t Born Yesterday,” the site promotes
computer use and training programs on
Internet use. SeniorsConnect. org is the first
comprehensive, locally centered site for
older adults and for those who care for them.
Several Cleveland area senior organizations
worked with the Library to develop the site,
including United Way Services of Greater
Cleveland, conducting focus groups with
senior citizens and with professionals who
work with them.
Steven A. Minter ( left); Lois Goodman, co- chair of Senior
Success Vision Council; and Andrew A. Venable, Jr., Director,
CPL at a press conference on May 1, 2003 to announce
CPL’s SeniorsConnect. org service for seniors.
Also on May 1— patrons take advantage of the free informa-tion
offered at the Senior Arts & Leisure Fair ( below).
Because you
voted for Issue 2
SENIORS WILL HAVE
ACCESS TO NEW
AND IMPROVED
SERVICES.
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AccessAbility at CPL
A Resource in the Community and Beyond
In 2003 your Library, “ The People’s University,” continued to develop
innovative programs to make information and services accessible to people
of all ages and abilities. Last year, the Cleveland Public Library was selected
as one of four libraries in the United States to receive new HP computers
and equipment for disabled people. While the Cleveland Public Library
was already a leader in making computers accessible to visually impaired
people, the new systems, which were installed this year, afford persons with
hearing, mobility, and learning disabilities the same opportunity to access
computers and the Internet as their friends and neighbors.
The “ People’s University on Wheels” continued to bring the Library’s
collection and resources to the people, adding three new stops to its route
this year— Villa Mercedes senior apartment complex on West 70th Street,
United Cerebral Palsy on Euclid Avenue, and Fairfax Place, a nursing
home on Cedar Avenue— raising the total number of Mobile Library
stops to 43.
The Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped partnered with the “ People’s
University on Wheels” to make adaptive
devices ( magnifiers of various strengths,
telephone amplifiers, and reachers) available
to be checked out by Mobile Library patrons.
Each year the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped hosts the Family Fun and Learning Day, which
gives patrons the opportunity to catch up with old friends and learn new methods of accessing information.
Michael Moats ( center photo) of the United Cerebral Palsy Association helped his clients access the Internet
using the Assistive Technology available at the Memorial- Nottingham Library. Patrons’ guide dogs ( right
photo) also enjoy socializing during Family Fun and Learning Day.
FAMILY FUN AND LEARNING DAY
The Tracker 2000 is a state- of- the-art
device that allows quadriplegic
people to use a computer. A small
receptor is attached to a person’s
glasses or forehead, so that they
can move a cursor by aiming and
pausing the receptor on the letters
of an on- screen keyboard.
Teen Read Week
Because you
voted for Issue 2
the library will
offer ADDITIONAL
services for
Young adults
and children.
Children’s Book Month
Poet Willie Perdomo energized young
people at the MLK Branch during Teen
Read Week. The inspirational poet also
visited schools within the Cleveland
Municipal School District— including the
Cleveland School of the Arts— as well as
the Cleveland Museum of Art.
In celebration of Children’s Book
Month Synthia St. James, illustrator,
artist, songwriter, and author, visited
the Library on November 13 and
addressed a lively audience of young
people and adults.
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A guide to the year’s best books, “ Celebrate With
Books 2003” includes selections made by the Youth
Services staff for children from birth through 18 years
of age. The cover art for this year is by Ted Rand from
the book Anna the Bookbinder.
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A Resource in the Community and Beyond
Your Library’s children’s and youth services
departments continued to offer the popular
Summer and Winter Reading Clubs for
children and teens. More than 11,000
youths participated in the clubs this year,
earning prizes and enjoying a wide array
of fun activities. The Winter Reading Club
partnered with the Cleveland Cavaliers,
Southwest Airlines, the Cleveland
Metroparks Zoo, the Cleveland Museum of
Art, the Friends of the Cleveland Public
Library, WVIZ- TV, and the Cleveland
Botanical Garden on the theme “ Unlock
the World— Read.” The Summer Reading
Club, “ Celebrate Ohio’s Bicentennial,”
featured new partnerships with the Gravity
Games and Huntington Bank. Activities
included a Tall Ship Challenge, and an
online trivia game featuring trading cards
honoring famous Ohioans such as Jesse
Owens, Halle Berry, and LeBron James.
The Summer Reading Club finale
celebration featured a performance by
an Ohio- based Hip Hop group.
Children and
Youth Services
Celebrate
Ohio’s
Bicentennial
More than 11,000 youths participated in the Summer and
Winter Reading Clubs for children and teens. A Hip Hop group
performed at the Summer Reading Club finale celebration
and an online trivia game featuring “ famous Ohioan trading
cards” was a fun and educational club activity.
NASA Technician visits with children
at the Carnegie West Branch to talk
about his work at NASA.
The Library’s Youth Services Manager,
Chrystal Carr Jeter shared her expertise
on children’s literature on a national level,
as she was selected to serve as jury chair of
the American Library Association ( ALA)
Coretta Scott King Award. The Coretta
Scott King Task Force of ALA’s Ethnic
Multicultural Information Exchange
Round Table presents this award annually.
Award recipients are authors and illustra-tors
of African descent whose distinguished
books promote an understanding and
appreciation of the “ American Dream.”
The Award commemorates the life and
work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and
honors his widow, Coretta Scott King.
SeniorsConnect. org
• Learn- A- Test, interactive online
standardized tests
• Opposing Viewpoints Resource
Center
• America’s Obituaries &
Death Notices
• Consulta, reference publications
in Spanish
• Oxford Reference Online
• Access Science
• Annals of American History Online
New Databases in 2003
Your “ People’s University” is a national
leader in web based services. This year
local and national news media recognized
the Cleveland Public Library’s April launch
of eBooks. The attention was garnered
with good reason; your Library was the
first public library in the United States to
offer eBooks. The new initiative provides
patrons with the ability to borrow books
— choosing from more than 1,000 titles—
anytime anywhere, as electronic books are
downloaded on to laptop or PDA—
virtually checked out— for a set period
of time. Patrons are free to borrow five
titles at a time.
Your Cleveland Public Library was the
first library in the country to offer the
KnowItNow24x7. net service. It was estab-lished
in 2001 by the CLEVNET Library
Consortium to offer patrons of Ohio
Public Libraries access to a broad range
of information twenty- four hours a day,
seven days a week. Since the program
was initiated, it has been expanded to
include HomeworkNow, which provides
help to students and their parents with
subjects like English and grammar, math,
science, and social studies. Last year we
began partnering with The MetroHealth
System to offer free, live, online medical
information, advice, and referrals by
health professionals.
This year, the KnowItNow24x7. net
sphere has been expanded even
further to include ReadThisNow. net.
ReadThisNow. net utilizes the Library’s
greatest assets— our professional staff—
and the CLEVNET Consortium libraries
to match readers with books. In addition
to this live readers’ advisory service,
ReadThisNow. net hosts a Readers’
Resources web page, as well as a “ reading
management” system that helps patrons
keep track of their reading lists and make
recommendations to their friends and
family members.
W E B - B A S E D S E R V I C E S
Because you
voted for Issue 2
THE LIBRARY WILL
OFFER ADDITIONAL
COMPUTERS AND
TRAINING.
A U T O M A T I O N
The North Coast SeniorsConnect Website was
nominated for a 2003 Northern Ohio Live Award
of Achievement in the IT/ Internet Resources
category.
The Senior Gateway Web Initiative was designed
to meet the informational needs of senior citizens
and is maintained by Cleveland Public Library’s
technical services staff.
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A Resource in the Community and Beyond
KnowItNow24x7
answered
in 2003
34,448 questions
MetroHealth
answered
questions
522 of those
First Call for Help
answered
questions
101 of those
( since May 2003)
In partnership with the Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association, your
Library received a grant to install and support kiosks in four of the organiza-tion’s
21 neighborhood centers. The kiosks support after- school programs,
and each one includes a computer, a printer, and an Internet connection. The
kiosks provide access to Library services, including live, online references,
homework help from librarians and tutors, access to more than 100 online
subscription resources, and more than 1,200 electronic books.
Pearl Street c. 1902,
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Ruth Ketteringham may be the Library’s most loyal patron, as she began
visiting the Brooklyn Branch in about 1910— nearly 100 years ago.
Mrs. Ketteringham’s father, inventor George Ketteringham, was a self- taught
historian; he passed his passion for Cleveland’s past on to his daughter. As an
active historian, Mrs. Ketteringham has been involved in many area historical
organizations, and her love of history has been beneficial to the Cleveland
Public Library, as she has donated valuable records from local churches and
from Denison Elementary School. She has also contributed more than 300
books and pamphlets on Cleveland history, and nearly 400 postcards featuring Cleveland area attractions. A generous gift of
$ 1,000 from Mrs. Ketteringham helped the Library acquire documents spanning 75 years on Euclid Beach Amusement Park.
Thanks to Mr. Angelo Datellis, a member of the Humphrey family who owned and operated the park, the documents were
rescued from the basement of a now abandoned family- owned house. These records— from one of Cleveland’s most well known
leisure spots— provide insight into the daily operations of the park, as they include payroll accounts, tax returns, legal records,
equipment invoices, and accident reports. They are also valuable social history documents for history scholars studying the
leisure pursuits of urbanites of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Revenues
Library and Local Government Support Fund ( State Income Tax) $ 26,560,337
Property Taxes ( City of Cleveland) 17,202,849
State Aid 2,583,516
Charges for Services ( CLEVNET) 2,717,958
Other Revenue 1,318,145
Total Revenue $ 50,382,805
Fund Balance: January 1, 2003 12,393,768
Available for General Operations $ 62,776,573
General Operating Fund
Expenditures and Encumbrances
Salaries and Benefits $ 33,821,637
Library Materials 11,196,532
Utilities and Purchased Services 9,655,605
Other Expenditures 1,396,808
Total Expenditures and Encumbrances $ 56,070,582
Carried Forward for the Next Year’s Operations 6,705,992
$ 62,776,573
How Library Dollars Were Spent
A Cash Basis Report of the General Operating Fund
2003
just north of Lorain Avenue, was renamed
W. 25th Street in 1906.
Photo: George Ketteringham, c. 1902
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Beginning this year, the Cleveland Public Library will
receive an annual grant from The Lockwood Thompson
Fund of The Cleveland Foundation; the grant award for
2003 was $ 192,762. The gift is for the purchase of art
books and related materials to be used by students or
for scholarly research. It will also cover staff members'
business travel expenses, as well as fund lecture series and musical
concerts. Money from The Lockwood Thompson Fund can also be used to
recognize staff members who have given 25 years or more of service to
“ The People’s University.”
Donors of Up to $ 99
Janet Armstrong • Edward & Loraine Arnold • Joanna S. Astor • Marvin B.
Bailey • Glenn & Mary Bell • Shirley Boyer • Carol Cordaro • Gerald H.
Culp • Episcopal Church Women • Howard & Sondra Epstein • Sally
Fahrenthold • Gerald Fallon • James Feibel • Fusion, Inc. • Herbert A.
Gardner • Pat Gellerman • Mr. & Mrs. Victor Goodman • Laura A. Gunn
• H. C. Crittenden Middle School, Sunshine Fund • Marion Halle • Phyllis J.
Heller • Mark & Beth Hoersten • Walter & Patricia C. Kelley • David Koler
• Licking County Republican Executive Committee • Robert & Charisse
Louis • Kimberly Marlowe • Edna McLeod • Medina Kennel Club • Peter &
Maureen Melley • Mercy Health Partnership ( A McCulloch & the Leadership
Team) • Kenneth & Josephine Murphy • New Lexington, Ohio Class of 1951
• Northern Ohio Judges Association • OAI/ Ohio Aerospace Institute •
Barbara & Chandler Oakes • Overeaters Anonymous • Florence Pollack
• Professional Travel, Inc. • Patricia Regan • John & Carolyn Rowland •
SHPL, Sunshine Fund • Kathy S. Sayers • Dr. Y. Victor & Mrs. Shin
• Laura & Alvin Siegal • Cecila & Mary Somers • Springfield Foundation
• Ellen Thomas • Sandra Wolfskill & Donna Francis • Clara Zuber
Donors of $ 100 to $ 499
Cheryl Beck • Elizabeth Bennhoff • Eaton Charitable Fund • Nicole & Alan
Gaffney • Ruth Hadlow • Margaret Horan • Susan & Stanley Jaros
• Milton A. & Charlotte R. Kramer Charitable Foundation • Rekiat Olayiwola
• Pysht Fund • Ruth Rayle • Remington Productions, Inc. • James &
Georgianna Roberts • Westfield High Alumni Association • Ralph Wilhelm
Donors of $ 500 to $ 999
American Society of Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Engineers
• Fraternal Order of Eagles, Auxillary 2259 • Dr. John F. Burke, Jr. and the
Honorable Nancy A. Fuerst • The Harley C. Lee and Elizabeth K. Lee Fund
Donors of $ 1,000 to $ 4,999
Estate of Laverne Croaning • Ruth Ketteringham • Key Foundation
• Irving Rothchild Trust • Western Reserve Kennel Club
Donors of $ 5,000 or more
Metlife- Libraries for the Future • Peter & David Thomas
Grants
• Senior Success Vision Council – Senior Gateway to
Information Initiative – $ 287,833 ( December 2003
through November 2004, the second year of a
multi- year project)
• Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association – $ 61,800
• Harvard Neighborhood Center – $ 23,120
• The Cleveland Foundation’s Lockwood Thompson
Fund – $ 192,762
Gifts to Special Funds
• Estate of Helen M. Stratford in memory of
Ida R. Stratford and Florence J. Shelgren – $ 10,000
for the Founders Fund
• Estate of Edgar Saltzman – $ 29,574
for the Founders Fund
Other Funds Received Regularly
• Friends of the Cleveland Public Library – $ 16,500
for program support and $ 2,450 for the John G. White
Collections
• Estate of Anna M. Schweinfurth – $ 49,977 for the
purchase of architectural materials
• Frederick W. and Henryett Slocum Judd Fund – $ 208,291
for the Library’s Homebound Service
• Winifred Beech Young Testamentary Trust – $ 45,434
for services to blind persons of the Connecticut Western
Reserve
Donors
The following individuals and organiza-tions
made generous donations to the
Library in 2003. Some gifts were made in
honor of loved ones, while others were
made to enhance specific library services,
programs, or collections. All gifts to the
Library are greatly appreciated as they
improve our ability to deliver high
quality service and to build outstanding
collections.
Ruth Ketteringham
Friends of The Cleveland
Public Library
Anne Marie Warren, President
Robert F. Pincus, Vice President
J. Stefan Holmes, Secretary
Willie Ann Maddox, Treasurer
Nancy Mahoney and Mary Scelsi,
Co- Directors
Pamela Blake, Melissa M. Gleespen,
Lute Harmon, Sr., Patricia S. James,
Meryl N. Levin, Amy McMaken,
Allison L. E. Wallace, Trustees
Administration
Andrew A. Venable, Jr., Director
Sari Feldman, Deputy Director
Joan L. Clark, Head of Main Library
Janice M. Ridgeway, Head of Branches
and Outreach Services
Robert T. Carterette, Head of Automation Services
Timothy R. Diamond, Head of Planning
and Research
Norbert R. Harnegie, Facilities Manager
Michael A. Janero, Chief of Security
Patricia E. Lowrey, Head of Technical Services
Joan L. Tomkins, Head of Financial Services
Sharon L. Tufts, Head of Human Resources
David L. Williams, Head of Marketing
and Public Relations
M. Main Library*
325 Superior Avenue
( 216) 623- 2800
Public Administration Library
( in City Hall)
601 Lakeside Avenue, Room 100
( 216) 623- 2919
1. Addison
6901 Superior Avenue
( 216) 623- 6906
2. Broadway
5417 Broadway Avenue
( 216) 623- 6913
3. Brooklyn
3706 Pearl Road
( 216) 623- 6920
4. Carnegie West
1900 Fulton Road
( 216) 623- 6927
5. Collinwood
856 East 152nd Street
( 216) 623- 6934
6. East 131st Street
3830 East 131st Street
( 216) 623- 6941
7. Eastman*
11602 Lorain Avenue
( 216) 623- 6955
8. Fleet
7224 Broadway Avenue
( 216) 623- 6962
9. Fulton
3545 Fulton Road
( 216) 623- 6969
10. Garden Valley
7100 Kinsman Road
( 216) 623- 6976
11. Glenville
11900 St. Clair Avenue
( 216) 623- 6983
12. Harvard- Lee
16918 Harvard Avenue
( 216) 623- 6990
13. Hough
1566 Crawford Road
( 216) 623- 6997
14. Jefferson
850 Jefferson Avenue
( 216) 623- 7004
15. Langston Hughes
10200 Superior Avenue
( 216) 623- 6975
16. Lorain
8216 Lorain Avenue
( 216) 623- 7011
17. Martin Luther King, Jr.*
1962 Stokes Boulevard
( 216) 623- 7018
18. Memorial- Nottingham*
17109 Lake Shore Boulevard
( 216) 623- 7039
19. Mt. Pleasant
14000 Kinsman Road
( 216) 623- 7032
20. Rice
2820 East 116th Street
( 216) 623- 7046
21. Rockport
4421 West 140th Street
( 216) 623- 7053
22. South
3096 Scranton Road
( 216) 623- 7060
23. South Brooklyn*
4303 Pearl Road
( 216) 623- 7067
24. Sterling
2200 East 30th Street
( 216) 623- 7074
25. Union*
3463 East 93rd Street
( 216) 623- 7088
26. Walz
7910 Detroit Avenue
( 216) 623- 7095
27. West Park
3805 West 157th Street
( 216) 623- 7102
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5806 Woodland Avenue
( 216) 623- 7109
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Annual Report Credits
RESEARCHER, WRITER, EDITOR.
Lyz Bly, newsense enterprises
DESIGNER. Pam Cerio Design
PHOTOGRAPHY. The following photographers’
work was used in this publication: Rodney Brown,
Diana McNees, Thomas Darryl Polk, Tim Safranek,
and Don Snyder
A bookbinding demonstration
by Juan Davis of the CPL
Preservation department ( right).
Ohio Center for the Book displays
“ Preserve Ohio’s Book Heritage,”
a bicentennial poster of notable
Ohio books and authors.
Library of
Congress
People’s University
on Wheels”
Mobile Services
( 216) 623- 7114
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Conservation Clinic at Main Library on November 15
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WORKING TO PASS THE LEVY
Behind the Scenes
In May of this year, Greater Clevelanders
demonstrated their enthusiasm for the “ People’s
University” by voting to pass Issue 2. Staff
members of your Library also showed their
commitment to our mission and important role in
the community by organizing fundraisers prior to
the May election. Their creative endeavors raised
money for and awareness about Issue 2. Kudos to
Library staff members who volunteered their time
and sacrificed vacation days to educate people on
the importance of passing Issue 2, and to those
who came up with resourceful fundraising ideas.
Issue 2 at CPL
Our staff and patrons worked diligently to pass Issue 2
My parents took me to the Library often and I, in turn, shared this love
for the Library with my own children. The Cleveland Public Library is
important to all of us. I encouraged people to support the Library levy
because we all need the valuable resources the Library offers!
— Susie Duncan, Cleveland Public Library patron
Thank you Sari Feldman!
Sari Feldman left her post as deputy
director of the Library in June to
take the executive director position
at the Cuyahoga County Public
Library. The Cleveland Public
Library’s trustees and staff wish
her all the best in her new job and
would like to thank her for her hard
work and dedication and for the
instrumental role she played in the
passage of Issue 2.
[ Brooklyn Branch ] held a cake auction
and restaurant gift certificate raffle
[ Langston Hughes Branch ] organized a
“ Pamper Yourself or Your Mother” raffle
[ Fleet Branch ] held a bake and hot dog sale
[ Eastman Branch ] planned a flea market sale
[ West Park Branch ] held a bake sale
[ Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped ]
organized a book and bake sale
[ Staff members and patrons ] made personal donations
and volunteered to distribute flyers and work phone banks
[ Dozens of CPL staff members ] sacrificed their vacation days
and free time to help with the passage of Issue 2