LPL Calendar Of Events
Lakewood Public Library
LPL Calendar of Events
compiled by Elaine Rosenberger
January 20
Knit and Lit Book Club: "Blessings": A Novel by Anna Quindlen
Come Share your passion for great literature and show off your knitting, crocheting, counted cross-stitch, embroidery, and quilting works-in-progress. For full book descriptions, visit www.lakewoodpubliclibrary.org/bookclubs.
Tuesday January 20 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room
January 22
Meet the Author: "Uncommon Bonds: My Years As A Marianist" by David Pfriem
It was summer in Cleveland, 1961. Most eighteen year old boys were out cruising with their buddies and meeting girls. Not David Pfriem. He was en route to Marcy, New York, where he was about to join a sacred society of monks known as The Marianists. There, he and his fellow novices would vow to live in poverty, chastity and obedience, and dedicate their lives to God. What events lead David to take this path? Did he ultimately keep his vows? This coming-of age memoir recalls David’s childhood, his recruitment to a religious order and what everyday life in a monastery is really like. The author will be discussing his book and will be glad to offer helpful advice for anyone interested in writing a personal memoir. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.
Thursday, January 22 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
January 24
Lakewood Public Cinema: "Real Genius" (1985) Directed by Martha Coolidge
Fifteen year old Mitch is a genius, but is he too young to go to college? Professor Hathaway doesn’t think so. He’s under serious pressure from the CIA to develop a laser weapon, and he doesn’t care if his students suffer in the process. Thank goodness that Mitch’s roommate and lab partner is Val Kilmer, a science legend who’s learned that having fun and being creative is just as important as burying your nose in books. Together, they solve the mystery of the man who lives in their closet and perfect the laser. But once they learn that they’ve been used, they have no choice but to concoct an epic, world-saving prank that will leave you smiling. Kilmer has never been more charming than in this rare 80s comedy of wit and substance that was based, believe it or not, very loosely on a true story.
Saturday, January 24 at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
January 25
Sunday with the Friends: Mike Jacobs: Former Child Actor
Straight out of North Ridgeville, Mike Jacobs has played guitar, bass, drums, theremin and bassoon in groups like Colorado Biosphere, Up All Night Alien Scum, The Jotnar, Tracy Marie Band, and currently Smiley Baldazar, The Brittany Reilly Band and Haight Street Revue. This concert will be his first proper solo effort in twenty years, featuring the debut of a suite of original songs written for the occasion. Jacobs has an unbridled imagination and the skill to match his vision—think Syd Barrett matched with Jimi Hendrix and just the right amount of John Denver. The title comes from former bandmates who used to convince hangers-on that Jacobs had starred in a short-lived Canadian sitcom called The Boy Who Hated Raccoons. Sunday, January 25 at 2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
January 25
Meet the Author: "A Map of Everything" by Elizabeth Earley, Illustrated by Christina Donner
For this debut novel, Jaded Ibis Productions pulled out all the stops with a reader-friendly black-and-white edition, a gorgeous and immersive color edition, illustrations by Christa Donner and even a soundtrack album featuring songs and poems inspired by the book by musicians like Diana Chittester and Sister Lip. For this one-time-only event, the author will be joined by poets Dasha Kelley and William Evans who are featured on the soundtrack. The story begins when a bright and lovely teenager sustains a traumatic brain injury in a car accident that throws her siblings and parents into a decades-long struggle for belonging, deliverance and redemption. A Map of Everything explores the fragile nature of family dynamics, revealing what is salvaged, what is lost and what is gained after a tragedy hits home.
Sunday, January 25 at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
January 25
Hands-On Help with eReaders
Do you own a shiny, new eReader, but don’t know how to download any of the thousands of free titles that are available through the Library? Make an appointment with a knowledgeable staff member who can show you around the bells and whistles of your device, whether it’s a Kindle, Nook, iPad, iPhone or something else entirely. Let’s talk.
Thursday Nights at the Madison Branch—Call (216) 228-7428
Sunday Nights at the Main Library—Call (216) 226-8275, ext. 127
January 27
Ancestry Online: Library Edition
How far back would you like to trace your family tree? Genealogist Deborah Abbott will show you how to unlock the secrets held by census reports, military records, birth certificates and death notices in this hands-on workshop. Unravel your history with professional results.
Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Learning Lab
January 27 and February 17
January 31
Lakewood Public Cinema: "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" (2005) Directed by Shane Black
The title of this funny film noir thriller, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer, was borrowed from the legendary film critic Pauline Kael who described these four words as, "perhaps the briefest statement imaginable of the basic appeal of movies.” With that as their starting point, the filmmakers break every rule and hit every cliché of the buddy action picture in order to deliver something remarkably sublime—and lots of fun, too. Downey plays a thief who poses as an actor and somehow ends up in Hollywood with a big screen test. For research purposes, he’s paired up with a private detective played by Kilmer. (Who, incidentally, is the first gay character to star in a big studio action picture). It doesn’t take long for this mismatched pair to get involved in multiple murders, Hollywood parties, trashy clubs and a girl so beautiful she ought to be advertising shampoo. Did we mention that this is a Christmas movie? Downey and Kilmer share an onscreen chemistry that will leave you begging for more.
Saturday, January 31 at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
February 1
Sunday with the Friends: "Duck Soup"
It’s been called the funniest of the Marx Brothers films, a mad surrealistic masterpiece and the boldest anti-war statement to ever come out of Hollywood, but Groucho himself characterized it as, “four Jews telling jokes.” Groucho plays Rufus T. Firefly, the president and dictator of the bankrupt republic of Freedonia who declares war on neighboring Sylvania for some quick cash. Chico and Harpo arrive on the scene as enemy spies, Chicolini and Pinky, but soon find themselves becoming trusted members of Firefly’s cabinet—though Chicolini holds onto his day job selling peanuts. Whatever the plot is, it manages to stay well out of the way of the endless parade of puns, one-liners, pratfalls, sight gags, songs, slapstick, court martials and other bits of comedy that make us want to watch this movie again and again. The final battle—wherein the Marx brothers make a mockery of love, war, time and film itself—is a must-see corker!
Sunday, February 1 at 2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
February 3
One-On-One Job Search
Spend thirty minutes with a staff member polishing your resume, brushing up on computer skills and exploring employment websites. Whether you need a new job or just want to explore your options, we want to get you started with personal attention. Appointments are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Tuesday Feb. 3 between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Thursday Feb. 5 between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.