About the Fairview Park Branch
The Fairview Park Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library is a 44,000 square foot facility which specializes in genealogy, history, geography, biography and travel. Special features at our branch are a listening room in the video area and quiet study rooms; our Discovery Area for children includes hands-on interactive activities, bas-relief maps of the world and North America by area artist Phyllis Fannin, a story/craft room, and a large aquarium maintained by the Friends of the Library.
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Our Teen Area features a mini art gallery in addition to a wealth of materials in all formats. Special programming for this age is available and includes book discussions, computer instruction, and poetry competitions.
Our lower level includes two meeting rooms and a conference room. In addition, computer classes are held in our lower level training room on a regular basis. Classes include library catalog; electronic resources; beginning and advanced Internet; and specialized electronic information services.
Lastly, art is a special focus and can be found on all floors of the Library. Special art pieces include:
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bas-relief maps in the Children's Area by Phyllis Fannin
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painting in the Circulation Area by Phyllis Fannin
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stained glass on the second floor by Jim Whitney
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18 foot sculpture in the stairwell by Mac Worthington
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fused glass in the video area by Rene Culler
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glass window in the story/craft area by Nancy Kearns
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lion sculpture in the Children's Area by Anne Andersson
When you visit our branch, please ask for our art brochure which gives additional detail. This brochure and several of our key art pieces are a generous gift from the Fairview Park Friends of the Library.
A Local Library Board organized on April 7, 1937. Fairview became a branch in the high school at West 213th & Campus Avenue in 1938 under Sarah J. Painter, Librarian (1938-1941). The Local Board merged with Cuyahoga County Public Library on September 1, 1949.
Through the years, the library then moved to the following locations:
| Store Building |
21468 Lorain Avenue (January 1942-1956) |
| Regional Library |
4449 West 213th (January 1957-August 1997) |
| Current Facility |
21255 Lorain Road (August 1997-present) |
Library managers at Fairview Park:
| Mary F. Bradley |
(Jan. 12, 1942-Feb. 8, 1943) |
| Ida B. Cahloupka |
(Feb. 15, 1943-Aug. 4, 1945) |
| Beatrice Lorraine |
(Sept. 1, 1945-June 16, 1946) |
| Fanny D. Wellman |
(July 15, 1946-Sept. 2, 1947) |
| Bernice M. Happer |
(Oct. 15, 1947-Oct. 4, 1965) |
| Ruth Morris |
(Oct. 4, 1965-Dec. 31, 1976) |
| Patricia Holsworth |
(Jan. 1, 1977-Dec. 31, 1982) |
| John Lonsak |
(Jan. 1, 1983-July 7, 1994) |
| Catherine Monnin |
(Jan. 15, 1996-Apr. 30, 2006) |
| Rebecca Wills |
(July 3, 2006-present) |
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