
In 1925, Main Library opened to the public in a new building designed by the Cleveland architectural firm of Walker & Weeks. For 56 years, the Library was in a series of temporary and rented spaces. It was the first large public library to allow people to select their own books directly from its bookshelves. The Main Library’s Subject Departments are divided between the two buildings.Ĭleveland Public Library first opened as a “Public School Library” for the Cleveland Board of Education in 1869. The two buildings and the garden take up an entire city block on Superior Avenue between East 3rd Street and East 6th Street.

The Main Library in downtown Cleveland consists of the historic Main Library Building built in 1925 and renovated in 1999 the Louis Stokes Wing completed in 1997 and the Eastman Reading Garden located between the two buildings. Otherwise, patrons may phone ahead to any of the Main Library subject departments and request that library materials be sent to the drive-up window (please allot enough time for library staff to bring your materials to the drive-up window). Use the drive-up window to check out and return books, magazines, and audio/video recordings–even to sign up for a library card! You can have books and other materials sent to the drive-up window for pick-up by selecting “CLEVELAND Main Drive-Up Window” when placing a reserve in the Library’s online catalog.
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Library Hours Day of the WeekĬleveland Public Library offers full service at the drive-up window located at the rear of the Louis Stokes Wing on Rockwell Avenue, just west of East 6th Street. Clair and Superior (including designated handicapped spaces) and nearby paid parking garages. There are on-street parking meters available on East 6th between St.


Annual Reports & Annual Comprehensive Financial ReportsĮmail: Robin Wood (Senior Director of Public Services – Main Library).Research Aides – Cleveland Neighborhoods.Ohio Library for the Blind & Print Disabled.
