Shaker Heights Public Library
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Shaker Heights Public Library is a library
district in eastern Cuyahoga County
, Ohio
serving the city of Shaker Heights
and that portion of the City of Cleveland, known as Shaker Square
, which falls within the Shaker Heights City School District. This service area encompasses 7.5 square miles (19.4 km²) with a population of approximately 33,000. Shaker Library consists of the Main Library, located at 16500 Van Aken Boulevard, and the Bertram Woods Branch Library, 20600 Fayette Road.
In 2008, the library circulated more than 1,365,000 items, making it one of the top ten busiest libraries in the United States on a per capita basis. In 2009, Shaker Library was named a 5-Star Library by Library Journal
with the second highest point total for its category in the nation. It was also given a Top 10 ranking in Hennen's American Public Library Ratings with the 17th highest point total, placing it in the top 1% nationally, of all libraries its size or larger.
The Shaker Library is governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees. Board members are appointed by the Shaker Heights Board of Education and serve seven-year terms. The first Library Board met on April 27, 1937 and library service began in a storefront building on Lee Road in 1938. The original Main Library structure (now the Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Community Building) was opened nearby on January 3, 1951. A branch library was opened in 1960 on property donated through a bequest from railroad engineer Bertram Woods. A new Main Library was dedicated in the renovated Moreland Elementary School building in 1993.
Shaker Library is a member of the CLEVNET Library Consortium. Headquartered at the Cleveland Public Library
, CLEVNET is a group of more than 30 libraries in nine counties across northern Ohio, which share an automation system that provides the libraries' catalog and access to electronic databases. Through the Greater Access Card, CLEVNET cardholders and Cuyahoga County Public Library
cardholders may borrow materials from any CLEVNET member library or branch of the county system.
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
district in eastern Cuyahoga County
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Cuyahoga County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the 2010 census, the population was 1,280,122. Its county seat is Cleveland. Cuyahoga County is part of Greater Cleveland, a metropolitan area, and Northeast Ohio, a...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
serving the city of Shaker Heights
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Shaker Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population was 28,448. It is an inner-ring streetcar suburb of Cleveland that abuts the city on its eastern side.-Topography:Shaker Heights is located at...
and that portion of the City of Cleveland, known as Shaker Square
Shaker Square
Buckeye-Shaker is a neighborhood on the East Side of Cleveland, Ohio. It encompasses the old Buckeye neighborhood and Shaker Square neighborhood, the latter of which is centered around an historic shopping district and an eponymous rapid transit station, located at the intersection of Shaker and...
, which falls within the Shaker Heights City School District. This service area encompasses 7.5 square miles (19.4 km²) with a population of approximately 33,000. Shaker Library consists of the Main Library, located at 16500 Van Aken Boulevard, and the Bertram Woods Branch Library, 20600 Fayette Road.
In 2008, the library circulated more than 1,365,000 items, making it one of the top ten busiest libraries in the United States on a per capita basis. In 2009, Shaker Library was named a 5-Star Library by Library Journal
Library Journal
Library Journal is a trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey . It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries, and offers feature articles about aspects of professional practice...
with the second highest point total for its category in the nation. It was also given a Top 10 ranking in Hennen's American Public Library Ratings with the 17th highest point total, placing it in the top 1% nationally, of all libraries its size or larger.
The Shaker Library is governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees. Board members are appointed by the Shaker Heights Board of Education and serve seven-year terms. The first Library Board met on April 27, 1937 and library service began in a storefront building on Lee Road in 1938. The original Main Library structure (now the Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Stephanie "Tubbs" Jones was a Democratic politician and member of the United States House of Representatives. She represented the 11th District of Ohio, which encompasses most of downtown and eastern Cleveland and many of the eastern suburbs in Cuyahoga County, including Euclid, Cleveland Heights,...
Community Building) was opened nearby on January 3, 1951. A branch library was opened in 1960 on property donated through a bequest from railroad engineer Bertram Woods. A new Main Library was dedicated in the renovated Moreland Elementary School building in 1993.
Shaker Library is a member of the CLEVNET Library Consortium. Headquartered at the Cleveland Public Library
Cleveland Public Library
The Cleveland Public Library was founded in 1869 and is located in Cleveland, Ohio. It operates the Main Library on Superior Avenue in downtown Cleveland, 28 branches throughout the city, a mobile library, a Public Administration Library in City Hall, and a library for the blind and physically...
, CLEVNET is a group of more than 30 libraries in nine counties across northern Ohio, which share an automation system that provides the libraries' catalog and access to electronic databases. Through the Greater Access Card, CLEVNET cardholders and Cuyahoga County Public Library
Cuyahoga County Public Library
Cuyahoga County Public Library has 28 branches that serve 47 communities in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It was ranked the number one public library in the United States among libraries serving populations of more than 500,000 by the Hennen's American Public Library Ratings 2010...
cardholders may borrow materials from any CLEVNET member library or branch of the county system.
Further reading
- 75 Years: An Informal History of Shaker Heights, ed. by David G. Molyneaux and Sue Sackman. Shaker Heights Public Library, 1987.