Bridge over the Cuyahoga River In the Flats, ca. t918- t919. Gelatin silver black and white positive
print, 4"x6 ", signed on the 8"xtO" mount.
American photographer Margaret Bourke-White (1906-1971) began her career in Cleveland in 1927
taking photographs of architectural and industrial scenes. Bourke-White attained international renown as
a photographer for Fortune (1929-1936) and Life (1936- 1957) magazines.
Special Collections
Rare Books. Photograph File
Cleveland Public Library
Cleveland. Ohio
1991
REPORT
CLEVELAND
PUBLIC
LIBRARY
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Cotnments from the Board President
Paul J. DeGrandis, Jr., President
Frances Hunter, Vice President
The condition of the Main Library buildings on Superior
Avenue deteriorated at an alarming pace in 1991. Water
leaks and floods from roofs, drains and interior plumbing
numbered more during the last year than in the ten years
previous. Concerned that the safety of the Library's collections and
its ability to provide quality public service were seriously compromised.
the Library Board concurred that immediate action was
required to correct the flurry of critical building systems breakdowns.
A major restoration and rebuilding project would be
necessary to save the Library.
Trustees took the message about Main Library s needs to the
community through a campaign to pass Issue 27, a $90 million
bond issue to benefit the Library. Individually. and through neighborhood
organizations, citizens demonstrated a clear understanding
of the importance of the Main Library to the branches and
expressed concern for the collections and services so valued in this
city. On November 5 that understanding and concern translated
into a 71 % affirmative vote for the Cleveland Public Library.
Elizabeth L. Coles, Secretary
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Thomas D. Corrigan
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Thank you, Cleveland. Your citizens read. They value the powerful
information in the Library's resources. They prize the reputation of
one of the nation's premier public research libraries. On November
5 the citizens said "yes" to the Library. Today, as we begin the
work that ensures that the Library will continue to seNe a useful
public purpose, we say "thank you" to them.
Paul J. DeGrandis, Jr.
President, Board of Library Trustees
Juclge Lo kwo cI Thompson Lynnie G. rowell
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Caesar D. Burkes
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Message from the Director
Marilyn Gell Mason
Director
M any thanks to you, the citizens of C1evel~nd: for your.
vote of confidence in the Cleveland Public Library. This
year the Library will begin the expansion and renovation
of the Main Library complex. It is an extensive and
comprehensive project that will enable us to continue to provide
you with the very best in library service.
The first phase of the Library's three-stage program is already
underway. Last summer, the Library Board negotiated successfully
to purchase the former Villa Angela Academy building and a
portion of the campus on Lake Shore Boulevard. At present, we
are working with an architect to redesign the building to accommodate
non-public departments and less frequently used books now housed in
the Main Library. The bUilding will also hold a branch library to serve the
LaJ<e Shore community, and when this facility opens, the old Memorial
and Nottingham branch buildings will be dosed.
In the second phase of the process, materials and services
remaining in the Business and Science Building will be relocated
into the Main building. Space will be very tight, but we intend to
maintain public service in as normal a manner as possible throughout
the life of the project. Current plans call for the demolition of
the Business and Science building, a structure with problems both
critical and uncorrectable. The structure will be replaced with a
building designed to function effectively and efficiently as a contemporary
public library. The building will respect the tranquility of
the Eastman Reading G.vden and the character of neighboring structures .
The restoration of the Landmark Main Library building will
constitute the third and final phase of the project. All systems-heating.
electrical, plumbing, air conditioning. lighting. security.
fire safety-- will be brought into compliance with city code and
modern business standards. Most of the changes will be invisible'
-- conducted behind the marble walls and elaborate ceilings that
grace this stately building. All changes will ensure that the Main
Cleveland Public Library will continue its useful life into the next
century for the benefit of future generations of Clevelanders. All of
us associated with the Cleveland Public Library are pleased and
proud to be a part of the process.
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Director
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Annual Report t99t
Political events around the world and economic conditions
close to home shaped service demands at the Main
Cleveland Public Library and its branches. The war in the
Persian Gulf spurred demand for maps of the Middle East.
The Library's Map Collection had anticipated requests and assembled
newer maps to meet the need. Politics complicated some
acquisitions. The merger of East and West German mapping
facilities delayed the arrival of East German maps. and hard currency
and paper shortages in Russia boosted prices to an unprecedented
$100 to $125 per map sheet. To acquire a set of maps,
covering only the western portion of the former Soviet Union at
levels comparable to the Library s European coverage. would cost
the Library over one half million dollars. Purchasing United States
maps has also become more difficult as city and state governments.
especially in the northeast. experienced reduced funding
and ceased publishing maps. The troubled American economy
encouraged increasing numbers of white collar workers to search
the Library's collection of newspapers for local and out-of-town
employment opportunities. Heavy demand turned increasingly
competitive for these resources. When theft of the classified
employment sections of out-of-state newspapers became a
serious problem. the Newspaper Room instituted a policy of
retaining proof of identification, a library card or drivers license.
before providing the requested section for twenty-three of the
most popular city newspapers.
World events and changing city demographics placed increasing
demands on collection resources. The Audio-Video Department
increased foreign language entertainment videos, adding Spanish.
French. Italian. Japanese. Russian. Portuguese. and German language
products and titles from England. Visitors to the Foreign
Literature Department .showed great interest in books written by
authors in exile and books banned in their native lands. The Library
documented increased interest in Russian. Byelorussian and
Ukrainian periodicals that provide in-depth coverage of current
events, but delivery of these materials became sporadic and
infrequent due to the privatization of publishing and resulting
production p~oblems. The war in the Persian Gulf. the coup in the
Soviet Union and the civil war in Yugoslavia brought in many
people who used the Librarys collection of intemationctl newspapers to
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get a closer perspective on these areas and the events that transpired
within them. Newspapers from lagreb, Croatia and Ljubljana,
Slovenia were added to balance the point ofview of Politika, the
Serbian paper from Belgrade. The Library responded to the needs of
Cleveland's diverse population by increasing purchases of books in
Persian, Thai and East Indian languages.
The need for information and for a stable environment for
instruction was clearly expressed by Cleveland's citizens. When
public craving for up-to-the-minute news about Operation Desert
Storm could not be quenched for hundreds of citizens in the
workplace, the Library put newswire reports of the action online
for electronic access by searchers in offices and for those who
came into the Library on lunch hours seeking the latest developments.
A book list which targeted materials about the history of
the Middle East countries and the personalities thrust into the
limelight by current action was avidly snapped up.
Closer to home, victims of domestic deprivation and violence-homeless
children-- came to the Library for tutoring in quite basic
subjects. A pilot program of the Cleveland Public Schools sought a
safe haven in the Cleveland Public Library for children and advocates
who met each Sunday throughout the late Winter and Spring
to read and to study and to try to keep up with the action in school
classrooms. Statistics provided by the schools indicated that 3,000
children in the district list public assistance shelters or relatives'
houses as their "home" addresses for at least part of the school
year. Branch librarians note that increasing numbers of latchkey
children come routinely to the Library at the end of each school
day. The librarians warmly welcome the children with low-key craft
activities, movies, stories and a quiet space to unwind and feel safe
after a long and challenging school day. The Metro-Cleveland
Alliance of Blacl< School Educators tutored students at the Martin
Luther King, Jr. Branch each Tuesday and Thursday afternoon during
the school year and on Saturdays throughout the summer.
The Urban League of Cleveland met at the Library with students from
Margaret Spellacy Intermediate school who needed help in math
and science. More than 130 students took advantage of the
computer-assisted learning centers at Fleet and Carnegie West
Branches. During the year, an "English-as-a-Second Language"
component was added at the Carnegie West center.
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Library employees marked National Library Week by giving the
Main building on Superior Avenue a big hug! Wearing T-shirts
which proclaimed "Read. Succeed.. " staff joined hands to encircle
the building then gathered on the front steps to give a rousing
three cheer salute to libraries.
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Mount Pleasant Branch offered a six-week writers workshop in
which school age children were instructed in basic sentence structure
and paragraph construction. Proud graduates were awarded
certificates of accomplishment. The annual Martin Luther King, Jr.
Branch essay contest drew dozens of fine entries, but, citywide,
librarians lamented a growing trend among teachers who do not
permit students to borrow books from the Library during class visits
to branches. Librarians also noted that demand for reading materials
by hospitalized patients continues to decline. Those hospitalized
now are most often acutely ill and unable to view reading as an
appealing distraction. One librarian observed in her year-end
report, "A need to know, rather than a desire for recreation decided
reading selections. Readers who must walk to the Library
were guided by the actual weight of their selections and left with
mostly paperbacks and magazines."
Participation in the annual Summer Reading Club for children
surged 9%, with 5,837 children reading and reporting on more
than 70,000 books. Team members from the Cleveland Indians
visited branch libraries to encourage children to read, speaking to
wide-eyed audiences in English and in Spanish. On Friday, August
23, young readers and family members filled the bleachers to cheer
loyally as the Tribe snapped a five-game losing streak to squeeze
out the Chicago White Sox 4 - 3. Other branch programs enjoyed
similar support and success. A multi-cultural program at Addison
Branch drew nearly 200 people for European puppet shows,
Croatian and Chinese music, African dance and Puerto Rican films.
More than 400 children and family members attended Addison's
annual Halloween party to enjoy. stories, games and treats donated
by area merchants. Addison's Chinese community planned an
afternoon of ethnic dance, music and calligraphy, and the branch's
diverse population enthusiastically applauded the celebration which
included storytelling in Cantonese, Mandarin and English. All
branches maintained a steady schedule of preschool story hours,
afterschool activities and infonnative programs for adults.
More than 200 adults and children attended a
celebration of Chinese culture ac Addison Branch to
see demonstrations of calligraphy. traditional music
and ribbon-dancing.
Cleveland Indians team members visited branch libraries
throughout the summer. giving pep calks for the Summer
Reading Club in Spanish as well as in English and
patiently signing hundreds of baseballs. caps and team
photos for young readers.
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The Summer Reading Club contingent cheered on the
home team to snap a five game losing streak and send the
Chicago White Soxs packing.
A delegation of Club members presents plaques of appreciation to
Nagy and Manto and poses for pictures on the field before I I year-old
David Edwards winds up and throws out the game ball.
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Charle Nagy and Jeff MaMo. honorary Chairmen of the
Club. accept a library card for the Tribe from Library
Director Marilyn Cell Mason.
Summer Reading Club members and their families filled the
bleachers and adjacenr seating for a game at the Stadium
on Friday. August 23.
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From a balcony in the Old Arcade. best selling mystery
writer Les Roberts speaks to a literary-minded group
attending the first annual Cleveland Author Festival.
November I.
The annual Martin Luther King Day program brought
citizens together to remember and to renew a shared
commitment to brotherhood.
Programs and activities related to special events continued to be
popular. Edwin Curmie Price, Jr., Director of Community Development
for Cuyahoga County, was guest speaker at the annual Martin
Luther King Day program. Branches planned programs and displays
during Black History Month, and the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Branch celebrated the Sixth Annual African-American Art Show in
the Gallery of the branch.
In October, the Library distributed a book list of materials on
substance abuse along with red ribbons in acknowledgment of
National Red Ribbon Week. During Children s Book Week in
November, the Library provided a booklist of recently published
books for young people, selected for holiday giving and year
round enjoyment. The first annual Cleveland Author Festival
saluted the talents of more than 80 writers in attendance for a red
carpet reception at the Main Library followed by a gala dinner in
the Old Arcade. Popular mystery writer Les Roberts graciously
agreed to speak at the eleventh hour when a personal tragedy
kept Cleveland-born author Herbert Gold in California.
The Cleveland Public Library attained membership in the prestigious
Research Libraries Group and continued to build upon the
strength of its collections. During the year. 61 .456 new titles were
cataloged, an increase of 18.8% over 1990 figures. Major acquisitions
in the History and Geography Department included 30,000
images photographed during Cleveland s Model Cities Project.
The photographs identify every residence and commercial building
in several neighborhoods of Cleveland. documenting urban
renewal plans that were completed as well as those never undertaken.
As recognition of the Library's fine Photograph Collection
becomes more widespread. benefactors are encouraged to make
substantial donations that augment the collection. In January. a
professional photographer donated 174 color slides of contemporary
Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati city buildings. The Library
also received 27,000 movie and television stills. a panoramic view
of Cleveland, c 1912. two scrapbooks of prominent Cleveland
families, 800 postcards. and 200 photographs of local significance.
including tintypes and stereo views.
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In an ongoing arrangement. the Plain Dealer sent 5,000 photographs
from the newspaper's morgue in September. As the organization
of the Photograph Collection continues to be refined. surprises
become almost inevitable. Librarians were delighted to "discover" four
animation cells from the original Walt Disney film, "Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs." and 17 color frames of the technicolor lab test
for the first printing of the film. which are considered very rare.
Several photographs from the collection were borrowed by the
Cleveland Museum of Art for a display there this year. Producer
Ken Burns. whose widely acclaimed television documentary of the
Civil War held viewers spellbound last year, sent a crew to film
baseball photos from the Library's collection for a forthcoming
documentary about the great American pastime. A major accomplishment
in the Fine Arts and Special Collections area was the
launching of the Anna M. Schweinfurth acquisition program which
will enrich the Library's collection of architecture books. Rare items
by Buckminster Fuller, Frank Lloyd Wright and other notable architects
have been acquired so far, and the collection is expected to
grow rapidly. as the funds are generous. The Cleveland Author
Collection was augmented by over 80 gifts. made during the Library's
Cleveland Author Festival in November. Judge Lockwood Thompson. a
Library Trustee. donated two letters signed by President James
A. Garfield. The Literature Department received a loan of several
large scrapbooks from John Price. founder and producer of
the Musicarnival. The Library already owns several files of materials
donated by Mr. Price and will microfilm the scrapbooks
recently received.
Preservation of the collection was accelerated so that important
source materials which were rapidly deteriorating could be captured
and saved on microfilm. Major resources microfilmed in 1991
included Cleveland Town Topics. the Cleveland News, Cleveland
Blue Books and speeches given at the City Club of Cleveland.
Cooperative efforts on the part of the Library, the Legal News
Publishing Company and the Western Reserve Historical Society
produced a nearly complete set of Cleveland's official record, the
Daily Legal News, ready for microfilming. The project made 74
years worth of crumbling newsprint accessible to the public in a
stable new way. At year's end the Library had targeted the
Proceedings and Annual Reports of the Board of Education as
the next preservation project to be undertaken.
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Congressman Louis Stokes roured areas in
Main Library where sheets of plastic are draped
over book shelves to protect them from ceiling
leaks and bursting water pipes.
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The Cleveland Public Library advanced its leadership role in
automation and technology to sustain a year of growth and
development. The average peak-time online use increased from
565 to 654 and the number of simultaneous users grew from 590
to an all time high of 700. More terminals were added to keep
pace with demand. One of the more interesting aspects in the
growth of the user population was the impact of Internet. Regular
"visits" to the online catalog were made from many sites in Ohio,
led by Case Western ReseNe University, but also including the
University of Cincinnati; Cleveland, Kent, Wright and Youngstown
State Universities; Miami University, Kenyon and Oberlin Colleges,
Ohio State University, University of Akron, University of Dayton,
and the NASA-Lewis Research Center. But visitors also dialed in
from around the country (Middleburg College, Vermont; the
Research Triangle Group in North Carolina; the Rochester Institute
ofTechnology) and even from around the world (Hewlett-Packard
Labs, Bristol, England; University ofToronto; McGill University;
University of Mannheim, Germany; University of Nijmegen,
Netherlands; and Chinese University of Hong Kong, among many
others). To support the increasing numbers of users, to improve
telecommunications and to reduce costs, branch telecommunications
lines were switched to Centrex from dedicated leased data lines.
The Library maintained its capital plants with a comprehensive
program of repairs, renovations and upgrading projects. Roof
projects were completed at South and Eastman
Branches and initiated at the South Brooklyn Branch.
Masonry projects were undertaken at Carnegie West, East
131 st Street and South Branches. New boilers were
installed at Rockport, West Park, Walz and Martin Luther
King, Jr. Branches, and energy-efficient air conditioning
units were placed at Rockport and East 131 st Street
Branches. Lorain and South Branches were repainted.
and re-upholstering work was completed for Union,
Lorain, and East 131 st Street Branches. Union, Lorain.
Broadway and South Brooklyn Branches received new
carpeting, and new light fixtures were installed at South
and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Branches. The deteriorating
condition of the two buildings in the Main Library
complex accelerated in an alarming downward spiral.
Corroded pipes burst behind walls and ceilings. Library
workers swathed ranges of bookshelves in plastic sheeting to
protect the books from damage by leaks and floods in the buildings.
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Staff and patrons rushed to push tables and computers out of the
way when torrents of water poured down from the ceilings in the
Science and Technology Department. The Library Director notified
the Board of Trustees that it was no longer possible to guarantee
the safety of the collections in the Business and Science BUilding
and that water coursing through electrical light fixtures in the
ceilings created a very real hazard.
The Library Board moved quickly to secure funds to rebuild and
restore the Main Library buildings. A campaign to communicate
the need for immediate action was taken to Cleveland residents.
The message met with gratifying support when citizens, with a 71%
affirmative vote, approved a $90 million bond issue for the Cleveland
Public Library in November. In combination with the acquisition of a
suitable bUilding and property in the Lake Shore community, the
Library will move forward with its plans to consolidate services
from the old Nottingham and Memorial Branches at one site and
retrieve space for book storage and non-public service departments
currently housed in the Main Library complex. Then, in a phased
schedule of construction, the Main Library's annex will be demolished
and replaced with a new structure and the Landmark Main
building completely restored to reach the Library's goal of providing
excellent service to the entire community through buildings
which meet. and exceed, the standards of contemporary American
public libraries.
The Library's work in 1991 was characterized by cooperation with
civic and community organizations. including Cleveland's public
schools. Branch staff visited all schools within the Library's service
area to inform students about available resources and to encourage
regular class visits to the libraries. The Library participated in the
Early Childhood Program's Kindergarten Orientation Fair. took a
display of books to the Bi-lingual/Multi-cultural Fair. spoke at the
Family Life Education Program's annual recognition luncheon and
attended both the Office of Volunteers and Young Authors recognition
programs in the Spring. For the third year. support planning
was provided to the Cleveland Teachers Union for the well-attended
Home Team Learning Workshops offered to parents of students in
the city schools. All contacts with the schools were fruitful and
rewarding for both the Library and the families served by the city
schools.
Director Mason exhorts staff and citizens to rally to
the support of Issue 2 7, a $90 million bond issue for
the rebUilding of the Main Library complex. Citizens
responded by approving the measure with a 71%
affirmative vote on November 5.
Governor George V. Voinovich greets Director Marilyn
Gell Mason and Board President Thomas D. Corrigan
after announcing that the State of Ohio and the
Library each successfully negotiated the purchase of
parts of the former Villa Angela Academy property.
The state will maintain the lakefront portion and the
Library will renovate the bUilding for a branch library
and book storage.
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A stable staff complement contributed
much to the Library s performance. At
year s end. the full time employment level
was 461 with a turnover rate of only 3.2%.
The Library processed 3.358 applications
for employment. up from the 1990 figure of 2.510. The total
number of new hires was I 14. of which 66% were minorities. The
Library conducted successful negotiations with Service Employees
International Union. District 925. with a contract effective through
February 10. 1994. The health care coverage provided to staft
changed from a choice between Kaiser Permanente HMO and Blue
Cross/Blue Shield to Kaiser Permanente HMO and QualChoice.
The Library worked with a broad spectrum of community agencies
to disseminate information about services and resources.
Displays were created for the annual meeting of the Cleveland
Association for the Education of Young Children. the Federation for
Community Planning s Annual Institute. the Seniors Day Conference
promoted by the Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging. and a
conference planned for at-risk youths by the Cuyahoga County
Metropolitan Housing Authority. Library staff attended the Business
to Business Trade Fair sponsored by the Minority Business Office of
the Mayor's Office of Equal Opportunity. cooperated on programs
and displays with Cuyahoga Community College. the Cleveland
Chapter of the American Chemical Society. the City Club of Cleveland.
the Western Reserve Calligraphers. the Capitol Square Foundation.
the Great Lakes Theater Festival. the Women s Organization for
Rehabilitation through Training. the Cleveland Chapter of the National
Conference of Christians and Jews. the Cleveland Chapter of the
American Institute of Architects, and the Western Reserve Historical
Society. The Cleveland Indians. WVIZ-lV25. WOIO-lVJ9 and
SportsChannel 43 cooperated to promote the children s Summer
Reading Club. The Library provided booklists which were distributed
nationally by WCPN-Radio to coordinate
with programs on current problems
with local call-in segments and hosted the
station s remote broadcast from the Main
Library lobby. WJW-lV8 filmed a public
service announcement about National
Library Week at the Addison Branch. and
the Plain Dealer donated a quarter page
advertisement to promote reading in
April. For the second year. North Coast
Cable promoted Library Card Sign Up
Month to children.
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The Annual Report would not be complete without mention of
the support provided by the Friends of the Cleveland Public Library.
The Friends conducted book sales and operated a downtown gift
shop for the Library and subsidized book discussion groups, a
music appreciation series, a Springtime author and autograph
reception, dinner programs in the Eastman Garden and the
Cleveland Author Festival. A scholarship program, established in
recognition of the contributions of Friends charter member Eugenia
Thornton, enabled eight students to further their educations. The
Audubon Preservation Project and Library Founders Fund benefited
by the support of the Friends, and their contributions are noted with
appreciation. ~
Friends of the Library treasurer Dennis r. Anderson (at
left). congratulates James E. Southerland. Jr. after pulling
Southerland's name in a random draWing for one of
eight scholarships donated by the Friends in tribute to
charter member Eugenia Thornton Silver.
Mayor Michael R. White reads to toddlers in the Children's Literature Department of the Main Library.
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SERVICE PROHLE
In t99t your Cleveland Public Library ...
• answered 2,575,369 questions
• loaned 5,624,099 books for home use
• loaned about 15,167 books on an average day
• added 214,872 new items to the collections
• issued 35,978 new library cards
• registered 2,067 new blind and handicapped readers for the Talking Book service
• provided 659,692 brailled and recorded books to blind and handicapped readers
• conducted more than 6,603 story hours, lectures and other programs
• loaned 39, I 17 books to other libraries
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The Collection 1991
Books
Titles: 1,473,227
Volumes
Bound periodicals
CO Rom
Maps
Microforms
Paperbacks
Photographs, Pictures
Sheet music
Slides
Software
Sound recordings
Videocassettes
2,869,870
259,941
264
145,559
3,334,229
185,956
983,700
23,572
490
5,927
97,730
25,828
7,538,149
In addition to the items totaled, significant numbers of specialized research materials are housed in
extensive files in the Main Library collection:
Black History and Culture Collection
Chess correspondence and tournament records
Cleveland Corporations file
Annual Reports - Fortune 500 companies
Corporation archives - historical annual reports
Cleveland School Desegregation file
Cleveland biographies
United Nations documents
Prints - WPA, Cleveland artists
Historical clippings
Political pamphlets - 1611 to 20th century
City Club Anvil Revues
Travel pamphlets
Programs - musical events in Cleveland
Cinema pressbooks
Movie reviews
Theatre programs
Posters: theater and film, WWII
Costume pictures
The collection also includes more than 250,000 uncataloged magazines, circulated from branches and
Popular Library.
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HOW LIBRARY DOLLARS WERE SPENT IN .99.
GENERAL OPERATING fUND RECEIPTS
Tax revenues
--Library &.. Local Government Support Fund
--Real estate
--Delinquent intangibles
State aid
Fines and fees
Interest
SeNices to contracting libraries
Reimbursed costs and refunds
Total receipts
Fund balance, January 1, 1991
Available for general operations
EXPENDITURES AND ENCUMBRANCES
Salaries and benefits
Library materials
Utilities and purchased services
Transfer to building &.. repair fund
Office and maintenance materials and supplies
Capital outlay
Refunds, sales tax, memberships, advances
Total expenditures during the year
Carried forward for first-quarter operations
$18,350,912
12,269,769
55,170
797,602
512,403
1,313,242
869,001
409,362
34,577,461
4,763,621
$39,341,082
$17,881,834
8,298,821
3,971,027
4,000,000
767,907
2,054,345
82,741
37,056,675
2,284,407
$39,341,082
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND REPAIR FUND
In 1991, the Cleveland Public Library expended and encumbered $4,009,634 to continue maintenance and repair
ofthe Library's physical plant. The former Villa Angela Academy bUilding with a portion ofitscampus was purchased
to house a Lake Shore Branch and certain non-public departments and books from storage areas presently in the
Main Library. A permanent roof project was completed for the Main buiIdingand amembrane roofwas put in place
to protect the contents of the Business and Science building.
ENDOWMENTS, TRUSTS AND GRANTS
TheCleveland Public Library isendowed in theamountof$4,887,000. Restrictive terms ofmdny bequestsand trusts
specify that the principal may not be spent. The Library uses interest generated by endowments to enhance basic
seNices, such as the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, and for the purchase of specialized or rare
books. In 1991, grant receipts made possible such projects as the expansion of branch library computer-based
literacy centers to serve the Spanish-speaking community, increased access to microfilmed collections and
continued services for homebound readers.
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BOARD Of LIBRARY TRUSTEES - 1991
Thomas D. Corrigan
Paul J. DeGrandis, Jr.
Elizabeth L. Coles
Frances Hunter
Judge Lockwood Thompson
Lynnie G. Powell
Caesar D. Burkes
President
Vice President
Secretary
(appointed February 14, 1991)
(appointed August 15, 1991)
ADMINISTRATION
Marilyn Gell Mason
Norman Holman
Joan L. Clark
Phyllis J. Martin
Edward Seely
Joan F. Brown
Joan L. Tomkins
Frances M. Clark
Robert T. Carterette, Jr.
Director
Deputy Director
Head of Main Library
Head of Community Services
Head of Technical Services
Personnel Officer
Business Manager
Public Relations Supervisor
Automated Systems Manager
FRIENDS Of THE CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY, INC.
James H. Woodring
Robert F. Pincus
Estelle Shorter Holmes
Dennis P. Anderson
Nancy Dwyer, Mary Scelsi
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Co-Directors
1991 ANNUAL REPORT
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