Strongsville Branch

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18700 Westwood Drive

Strongsville, Ohio 44136-3495

Directly behind the police station.

Phone	440-238-5530
Fax	440-572-8685
Email	Branch Manager
Hours	Monday–Thursday, 9:00 AM-9:00 PM Friday – Saturday, 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Open Sundays 1:00 - 5:00 PM

Branch Manager Lucinda Bereznay

Events & Classes!

Winter Program Guide

FRIENDS OF STRONGSVILLE BRANCH LIBRARY BOOK SALE - March 6 - 8th. Click HERE for more details. The bag sale will be March 7th & 8th. Fill one of our bags for $2.00 on Sunday and for $1.00 on Monday.

G2P: Video Game Party

Monday, February 15, 2010 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM.

Join us for a Video Game Party! We will have Wii Open Play with Game Party 2, Wii Sports, Wii Play and American Idol Encore. Bring your Nintendo DS for open play and link up with other DS players. There will be a comic book giveaway and Video Game Swap. Refreshments and prizes too! Grades 6 - 12. Click HERE to register.

Genealogy: Best of the Web

Tuesday, February 16th at 7:00 p.m. Join Cuyahoga County Public Library's Genealogy Specialist, Joni Mihelich, to learn how to search effectively some of the most popular genealogy websites including Ancestry Library Edition and Heritage Quest. CLASS IS FULL. Click HERE to to be added to the waiting list.

Wednesday Evening Book Discussion - every 3rd Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, February 17th at 7:00 p.m. Our next discussion title is A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines. Join us for great conversation and discussion each month. Pick up a copy of the book at the circulation desk. New members always welcome!

Handmade Books Workshop

Thursday, February 18th at 7:00 p.m. Bonne de Blas from Art Books Cleveland will teach you how to make your own hand-made books. All materials provided. No previous experience necessary. For adults age 18 and older please. Sponsored by the Friends of Strongsville Branch Library.
Click HERE to register.

Monday Afternoon Book Discussion - every 4th Monday at 2:30 p.m.

Monday, February 22nd at 2:30 p.m. Our next discussion title is People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks. Join us for great conversation and discussion each month. Pick up a copy of the book at the circulation desk. New members always welcome!

Graphic Novel Discussion for Adults - every 1st Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 3rd at 7:00 p.m. Our next discussion title is Wonder Woman: Love and Murder by Jodi Picoult. Join us for a lively discussion each month featuring a different graphic novel to discuss. New members always welcome!

Spring Career Workshop Series

Thursdays, March 4 - April 8th from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. A Career Counselor will be on hand each week to share valuable career information. A new topic each week. Register for one, two, or all six classes. Registration is required for each class. Please call the library to register or go to our events calendar to register for each class. Classes include: March 4 - Career Planning; March 11 - Resumes & Cover Letters; March 18 - Online Applications; March 25 - Online Social Networking; April 1 - Over 50 & Out of Work; April 8 - Behavior Based Interviewing Skills.

Immigrant Inc.

Tuesday, March 16th at 7:00 p.m. Meet the authors of the new book Immigrant Inc.: Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs are Driving the New Economy (and How they will Save the American Worker). Author Richard Herman is a business and immigration attorney, and Bob Smith is a Plain Dealer reporter on international cultures. Join us as they present information from their book on immigrant entrepreneurs. Click HERE to register.

Test Stress

Tuesday, March 23rd at 7:00 p.m. Does test taking fill you and/or your child with anxiety? Come to this program and learn strategies that may help with test taking jitters! Open to teens and parents. Click HERE to register.

Vegetable Gardening Fundamentals

Thursday, March 25th at 7:00 p.m. Does the idea of growing your own vegetables appeal to you? Would you like to harvest them at the peak of their ripeness when they are most delicious? Then come join the Master Gardeners to learn what you need to know to get started. For example, what is the best site, how to prepare the soil, the value of raised beds, and when to plant different vegetables. Growing safe and delicious vegetables may be more fun than you think. Click HERE to register.

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What We're Reading:

Thinking about New Year's Resolutions? Check out our display of great books to help you achieve your resolution, whether it be improving health and fitness or learning a new skill. The books are in the recessed displays across from the circulation desk.

About the Strongsville Branch

The Strongsville Branch is located on Westwood Drive in the rapidly growing suburb of Strongsville, in the southwest corner of Cuyahoga County. Located near the center of town, the library is within walking distance of a new recreation center, the police and fire stations, city hall and a middle school, making it a central part of the community.

In September 2003, a new 35,000 square-foot library building replaced the 13,000 square-foot library on Pearl Road that had been in use since 1971. The new building evokes a sense of openness with its high ceiling, use of daylight and expansive floor plan that allows patrons to feel at ease when browsing. In contrast to this open plan are many intimate seating areas located within the magazine, teen, and children’s activity areas. The children’s activity area is designed to help develop a child’s physical and mental skills through educational toys.

Read More about the Strongsville Library

Strongsville's government, emergency phone #s, hospitals, school info HERE

For Strongsville High School Summer Reading List, click HERE

For English as Second Laguage (ESOL) and GED classes in Strongsville, click HERE

What's New

Westwood Drive under construction!

Please note detour to library...

With the ongoing construction of the new Strongsville Police Station and City Council Chambers, the city of Strongsville currently has Westwood closed at Pearl Road. You can still access the library via the access road behind Target by the Ehrnfelt Recreation Center. Or, you can continue down Pearl Road and access the library via Zverina Drive. If you head north down Pearl Road, make a right onto Zverina next to the old library/City of Strongsville Communications building. At the stop sign, make a right turn. The library is next to the playground. If you have any questions about these alternate routes to the library, please give us a call at (440) 238-5530. Westwood Drive will be closed into 2011 due to the city construction site.

Good Morning, Strongsville!

A library open house for seniors and residents of Strongsville. Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 10:00 a.m.
February 17, March 17, April 21 - special performance by the Cleveland RSVP Players, May 19, June 16, July 21, August 18.

See what's new and coming soon to the library - everything from books to DVD's to programs and more! You'll also have the opportunity to meet with one of our Adult Reference Staff to ask those questions you were always wondering about the library.
Enjoy refreshments while you listen in on what the library has to offer. Stop in anytime - no registration required!

The Friends of the Strongsville Library is an organization devoted to promoting the development and welfare of the Strongsville Branch. The Friends group conducts several activities throughout the year, including two book sales, adult programs, support of speakers and programs, and the purchase of materials and equipment..

Read More about Friends

Become a Friend!
- Application HERE

Just 4 U: Student Friends Group

Join the Just 4 U: Student Friends group and get involved in the Strongsville Branch Library. Stop by the library to pick up a flyer for dates and times of meetings. Contact the Children's or Teen Librarian for more information.