Civil War 150: Exploring The War And Its Meaning Through The Words Of Those Who Lived It

Lakewood Public Library will soon host Civil War 150: Exploring the War and Its Meaning through the Words of Those Who Lived It, a national programming initiative. A traveling paneled exhibition will be on display February 25 through March 18 in the Main Library Second Floor Gallery. As part of the initiative, the Library will also present a series of public programs exploring the impact and contested meanings of the American Civil War.

Civil War 150 is a national traveling panel exhibition organized by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History in partnership with The Library of America. The project, Civil War 150: Exploring the War and Its Meaning through the Words of Those Who Lived It, has been made possible in part through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor.

The official opening of Civil War 150 will be Wednesday, February 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the Grand Reading Room. Women in History present a dramatic re-creation of Elizabeth Van Lew and Mary Elizabeth Bowser, two female spies during the Civil War. The library is also holding the following programs in conjunction with the exhibit:

Civil War 150 for Adults

Meet the Author of Behind Bayonets: The Civil War in Northern Ohio

Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.

Monday, March 4 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Civil War Movie: Glory (1989)

The novels and letters of Union Colonel Robert Gould Shaw tell the epic story of the all African-American 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, blazing onto the screen to fight prejudice on both sides.

Thursday, March 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Clevelanders in the Civil War

Historian Marjorie Wilson traces Cleveland history as it unfolds during the Civil War. 

Monday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Music of the Civil War with Bob Ford

Tuesday, March 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

The Secession and Union: a Discussion

Join a discussion of the issues that led to the Civil War and receive a free copy of Team of Rivals: the Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin just for attending. Participants can pick up a reading packet in the Main Library’s Technology Center. Space is limited. To register, call 216-226-8275, ext. 127.

Monday, March 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Civil War 150 for Children

To register, stop in or call 216-226-8275, ext. 140

Morse Code and the Telegraph in Action!

For students up to twelfth grade

Tuesday, March 15 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Multipurpose Room

Games Children Used to Play  

For students in first through fifth grade

Wednesday, March 6 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. in the Main Library Multipurpose Room

Crafts of the Civil War Era

For students in first through fifth grade

Thursday, March 7 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. in the Main Library Activity Room

Paper Making

For students in fifth through eighth grade

Monday, March 11 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Main Library Activity Room