Stop by the Nonprofit Resource Center on the third floor at Main Library and check out the most recent additions to the collection. Guerrilla Marketing for Nonprofits: 250 tactics to promote, recruit, motivate, and raise more money by Jay Conrad Levinson, Frank Adkins, and Chris Forbes. Internet Management for Nonprofits: strategies, tools and trade secrets [...]

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The Battle of Antietam, also known as Sharpsburg, fought on September 17, 1862 as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history. James McPherson in Crossroads of Freedom convincingly establishes the Battle of Antietam as the conflict’s pivotal moment militarily, politically, and morally.  In Antietam’s aftermath, Lincoln issued the Emancipation [...]

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The goal of Healthy Aging Month is to broaden awareness of the positive aspects of aging and to provide inspiration for adults, ages 50-plus, to improve their health.  We have lots of books to help, so let’s get started!  “Naomi’s Guide to Aging Gratefully : Facts, Myths, and Good News for Boomers,” by Naomi Judd “The [...]

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World Alzheimer’s Day, September 21st of each year, is a day on which Alzheimer’s organizations concentrate their efforts on raising awareness about Alzheimer’s and dementia.  Because the population of the U.S. is aging, the number of people with Alzheimer’s will continue to rise until a cure is found. The library has numerous helpful materials on this [...]

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When someone you care about hurts you, you can hold on to anger, resentment and thoughts of revenge — or embrace forgiveness and move forward. We have lots of wonderful  materials to help you explore this  important area of personal development. “Forgive to Live : How Forgiveness Can Save Your Life,” by Dr. Dick Tibbits “How [...]

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Are you looking for financial aid to go back to school or continue graduate studies? With staff from Cleveland Scholarship Programs and the Foundation Center, Cleveland, we will discuss what you need to know before approaching funders, how to create a personal profile, and what makes a successful application. We will also bring you up-to-date [...]

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  FREE WORKSHOP Are you looking for financial aid to go back to school or continue graduate studies? Staff from College Now Greater Cleveland , the Foundation Center, Cleveland, and the Akron Community Foundation will discuss what you need to know before approaching funders, how to create a personal profile, and what makes a successful application. You [...]

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Patriot Day is a time to think about some of the Founding Fathers. Gore Vidal, in Inventing a Nation, illustrates that the new nation was a messy, tenuous experiment, consistently teetering on the brink. In Founding Brothers, Joseph Ellis reveals that many of those truths we hold to be self-evident were actually fiercely contested in the [...]

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Grandparenting can be the most rewarding phase of your life…or perhaps not.  We have a number of excellent titles that can help you make great memories while avoiding the major pitfalls of grandparenting. “Grandloving : Making Memories with Your Grandchildren,” by Sue Johnson and Julie Carlson “The Grandparent Guide : the Definitive Guide to Coping with [...]

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This summer Congress declared National Adult Education & Family Literacy Week 2010: September 13-17!  Parade Magazine reported in Changing Lives Through Books that 30 million Americans can not read. Project Learn of Summit County reports nearly 65,000 Summit County residents need adult literacy services, but less than 5 percent have access to them – leaving thousands [...]

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