Library Programs National Poetry Month Kick Off – Wick Poetry Center Traveling Stanzas Project Thursday, April 7 • 7 pm Join poets from Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center to explore the conversation of poetry through the new interactive Traveling Stanzas website. Participants will be able to create a video poem featuring a poem written in this interactive workshop, or record a poem written by their favorite poet. Teaching artists at this workshop will provide writing prompts, poems and ideas for creating and publishing your own video poem. Check out Traveling Stanzas at www.travelingstanzas.com. Register at the www.cuyahogalibrary.org or call 216.831.6868. The Power of Stillness Saturday, April 16 • 10 –11:30 am In our accelerated world, there has never been a greater need to slow down and give ourselves time to just be quiet and savor being here and now. This 90-minute interactive workshop is not a meditation workshop, but rather a shared and practical exploration on the “Art of Silence.” It explores the benefits of stillness and how we can enrich our lives by incorporating the experience of quiet to add peace, wellbeing and deeper meaning to our days in a way that is more powerful than you might believe possible. Instructor: Workshop facilitator Anja Sassenberg-DeGeorgia is a certified life coach and founder of Forward Life Coaching, LLC. Register at the www.cuyahogalibrary.org or call 216.831.6868. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Drop in and Download Saturday April 16 • 10 am – 1 pm Monday, April 18 • 2 – 5 pm Learn how to borrow free eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, movies and music from the library’s digital collection anytime, anywhere. Bring your device and passwords to the library and its staff will get you started. The digital collection is available 24/7, 365 days a year, and there are never any late fees. No registration required. Better Rates Ahead: This Way To Real Refinancing Help Wednesday, April 27 • 7 pm Learn how to refinance under the Federal government’s Making Home Affordable Program. A MONEY SMART WEEK (April 23-30, 2016) program. Register at the www.cuyahogalibrary.org or call 216.831.6868. Mother’s Day Music at the Library Sunday, May 8 • 2 pm Celebrate Mother's Day with a program of opera and musical theatre classics performed by the members of Red Campion: soprano Lara Troyer, mezzo-soprano Denise Milner Howell, tenor Timothy Culver, baritone Brian Keith Johnson and pianist Judith Ryder. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Register at the www.cuyahogalibrary.org or call 216.831.6868. Author Curtis Sittenfeld Monday, May 9 • 7 pm Curtis Sittenfeld will discuss her latest novel, Eligible, a modern retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The book both honors and updates the beloved tale. Sittenfeld is also the author of the New York Times best-sellers Prep, American Wife and Sisterland, and has been named a “master storyteller” by The Washington Post. Books will be available for purchase and signing, courtesy of Mac’s Backs Books on Coventry. Register at the www. cuyahogalibrary.org or call 216.831.6868. Children’s Programming Hebrew Storytime Wednesday, April 6 • 4 pm Families Enjoy a Hebrew/English storytime where you will hear stories and songs in Hebrew and English. Presented in cooperation with the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland. Math Edge Wednesday, April 6 • 6:30 pm Grades 1-5 Become a math whiz and a master problem solver through a variety of fun and challenging activities. Presented by Sylvan Learning Center. Friday Family Fun: Make Way For Ducklings! Friday, April 8 • 10:30 am Ages 2 to 6 with a caregiver Welcome spring by celebrating the classic tale Make Way For Ducklings and enjoy other stories, activities and a craft, all featuring our favorite fuzzy webbed-footed friends. Build-O-Rama Thursday, April 14 • 4 pm Grades K-5 Calling all LEGO lovers! Don’t miss this building blocks program. Bring your mad skills and create your own masterpiece using LEGO pieces and a different building theme each month! ASL/English Family Storytime Wednesday, April 20 – 4:00 p.m. Families Enjoy stories, music, rhymes and felt stories geared toward deaf/hard of hearing children but suitable for children of all ages and abilities and their parents and caregivers. ASL interpreters will be present during the program. Afternoon Art Adventures with U-EarthH Tuesday, April 26 • 4 pm Grades K-5 Ceate art projects based on fun children’s stories. This program is hosted by U-EartH (Ursuline Endless Art Healing), a student art therapy organization, at Ursuline College. Kid Newtons: Architectural Engineering Thursday, April 28 • 4 pm Grades 2-5 Learn about a science concept and conduct fun, hands-on experiments. Storytimes Toddler Storytime Mondays at 4 pm and Wednesdays at 10 am Ages 19-35 months with a caregiver Enjoy books, rhymes, songs and fingerplays. Baby & Me Storytime Tuesdays at 4 pm and Thursdays at 10 am Caregivers and their babies from birth-18 months Enjoy rhymes, songs, fingerplays and books. Perfect for baby! Preschool Storytime Tuesdays at 2:30 pm and Wednesdays at 1:30 pm Ages 3-5 not yet in kindergarten and their caregivers Enjoy stories, books, rhymes, songs and fingerplays with your little one. Registration is required for all programs except storytimes. To register, please call 216.831.6868 or visit cuyahogalibrary.org. “I’d far rather be happy than right any day.” – Douglas Adams 50 Beachwood Buzz n April 2016