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04 20, 2024

Lawn Care Calendar with the Master Gardeners

By |2024-04-09T15:51:43-04:00April 20, 2024|

Lake County Master Gardeners will share helpful advice about lawn care during a free program at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, at our Main Branch.

They will outline proper lawn care for each month of the growing season, as well as offer solutions for common pest and disease problems. Registration is required. Sign up online or call our Main Branch at 440-255-8811 ext. 1.

You can visit our YouTube channel for more gardening and horticulture programs.

Two more tips for any gardeners out there:

  1. Did you know that you can get free veggie, flower, and herb seeds from our Seed Library? Check out our collection  the next time you visit our Main Branch. Borrow up to 15 packets of seeds per season.
  2. You should also check out the special collection from Holden Forests & Gardens’ Corning Library available at our Main Branch. In addition to a gorgeous arboretum in Kirtland, Holden also has a spectacular collection of gardening, horticulture, environmental and botany books at Corning Library within its arboretum. Dozens of Corning Library’s books are now available to borrow at our Main Branch. Thanks to a partnership between libraries, you can use your cards to check out books from this special collection. Our typical lending rules apply.
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04 18, 2024

Learn How to Protect Your Heirlooms

By |2024-04-16T16:21:06-04:00April 18, 2024|

Learn how to protect your heirlooms with a curator from the National Park Service at noon on Wednesday, May 8, at our Main Branch.

Kelsey Voit from James A. Garfield National Historic Site will explain how to properly care for precious papers and artifacts. This program is part of the Leaders and Legacies of the Civil War lecture series — a partnership between James A. Garfield National Historic Site and us.

The program is free to attend. Due to limited space, registration is required. Sign up online or call us at 440-255-8811 ext. 1.

By the way, if you’re interested in Civil War history, several talks in our Civil War series can be viewed online in their entirety, including:

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04 17, 2024

Explore the Kent State shooting with an eyewitness survivor

By |2024-04-17T09:58:03-04:00April 17, 2024|

Dr. Roseann Canfora will share her personal account of what occurred on May 4, 1970, at Kent State University when members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd — killing four and wounding nine — during a program at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, at our Lake Branch.

Canfora was an eyewitness that fatal day. She’s now professional in residence and assistant professor in the Media & Journalism Department at KSU. She also chairs the May 4 Presidential Advisory Committee and May 4 Commemoration Committee at KSU.

Her talk is free to attend. Due to limited space, registration is required. Sign up online or call us at 440-255-8811 ext. 1.

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04 15, 2024

Wake Up Your Garden with the Master Gardeners

By |2024-04-15T09:11:24-04:00April 15, 2024|

Lake County Master Gardener Kathy Terrell offers advice for waking up your garden this spring. She discusses pruning, composting, mulching, pest control, and more.

You can visit our YouTube channel for more gardening and horticulture programs.

Two more tips for any gardeners out there:

  1. Did you know that you can get free veggie, flower, and herb seeds from our Seed Library? Check out our collection  the next time you visit our Main Branch. Borrow up to 15 packets of seeds per season.
  2. You should also check out the special collection from Holden Forests & Gardens’ Corning Library available at our Main Branch. In addition to a gorgeous arboretum in Kirtland, Holden also has a spectacular collection of gardening, horticulture, environmental and botany books at Corning Library within its arboretum. Dozens of Corning Library’s books are now available to borrow at our Main Branch. Thanks to a partnership between libraries, you can use your cards to check out books from this special collection. Our typical lending rules apply.
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04 13, 2024

Bestselling Author Explore WWI Mystery

By |2024-04-11T09:22:58-04:00April 13, 2024|

Bestselling author Douglas Brunt will his discuss his nonfiction debut, The Mysterious Case of Rudolph Diesel, during an online conversation at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1.

It reveals the hidden history of Diesel — the world-famous inventor of the diesel engine — and his mysterious disappearance on the eve of World War I.

Sign up to join the conversation here! A recording of the program will be available to watch afterward.

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