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@ Shaker Library 24 SHAKERONLINE.COM | WINTER 2017 Black History Month Activities at the Library Celebrate Black History Month at the Library. Meet Anita P. Jackson and Laureen B. Beach, authors of the book, In the Service of Community - An Honored Elder: The Honorable Judge Perry Brooks Jackson (See review in The Bookshelf) at 2 pm Sunday, February 19 at Main Library when they talk about the man and the creation of their tribute to him. Jackson, a native of Cleveland, received her Ph.D. in Counselor Education from The Ohio State University and taught and served as a counselor in the public schools. She is also an associate professor emeritus at Kent State University, where she served 16 years in teaching and research. Her research publications focus on HIV/AIDS prevention, stress, multicultural counseling, women’s issues, and African American history. Beach, a native of Cleveland, earned a bachelor’s degree in French and a master’s degree in Education, and taught French in the Cleveland Municipal School District for 35 years. A strong proponent of parental involvement in education, she designed workshops and programs to help parents better serve their students. Also enjoy the artwork of James Quarles, a Shaker Heights High School graduate and past winner of the Library’s Barbara Luton Art competition, whose work (right) will be on display on the Main Library second floor during February. Friends’ Literary Libations IV Promises to Shake It Up We’ll be mixing it up at the Library With chemistry, cocktails, and camaraderie. Straight up, stirred, muddled, or shaken It’s all happening February 10, on Van Aken Join us as we raise the literary bar, And shake your drink in a Mason Shaker jar! Friends of the Shaker Library invites you to Literary Libations IV, featuring chemistry, cocktails, and camaraderie, from 7-9 pm Friday, February 10 at Main Library. Try a literary libation and mingle with friends and neighbors to benefit the Friends. Tickets are $25 per person, which includes two drink tickets or $50 per person, which includes two drink tickets and a copy of the book Shake: A New Perspective on Cocktails by Eric Prum and Josh Williams, who created and launched The Mason Shaker, a now-iconic invention that transforms a Mason jar into a cocktail shaker. For tickets and information, call 216-367-3005. Send email RSVPs to friends@ shakerlibrary.org with the number of people in your group, and send a check made payable to Friends of the Shaker Library, or pay online at squareup.com/store/fosl. Library Seeks Entries for 18th Annual Barbara Luton Art Contest Artists interested in entering the Library’s 18th annual Barbara Luton Art Competition are encouraged to pick up an entry form at the circulation desks at either library. The contest is named in honor of Shaker resident Barbara Luton, a former library director who managed the renovation of Moreland School into the current Main Library. Entries will be accepted from 2 to 5 pm Friday, March 3 and from 11 am to 3 pm Saturday, March 4. A non-refundable entry fee of $30 for up to two pieces of artwork is required at the time of entry. Past winners include Gary Williams, Horace Reese, Terry Sciko, John Harmon, Johnine Byrne, Jerome White, David Brichford, Daniel George, Mary Ryan, Amy Lewandowski, Paula Zinsmeister, Judy Takacs, Ted Yu, Michael Prunty, Candace Dangerfield, Elise Newman, and Patricia Schroeder. The awards include a purchase award of up to $1,000 for the Best of Show; $200 for First Place; $100 for Second Place; $50 for Third Place, and certificates for honorable mention. Awards will be presented at the Friends-sponsored gallery opening reception from 2 to 4 pm Sunday, March 26. The exhibit will continue through April 29. For more information about the art contest, please call the Library at 216-991-2030. Winter Book Group Opportunities Book Discussion Groups Looking for something fun to do this winter? Want to meet new friends? The Library has six book clubs and six reasons to join one: 1) Learn something new. 2) Meet new people. 3) Get out of the house or office. 4) Join in a good debate. 5) They’re fun. 6) They’re free. Book clubs create welcoming places to discuss what we have discovered in books, to enjoy refreshments, and to consider our next book. Listed below are the Library’s book clubs and books for the winter quarter. Cook the Book, a read-and-taste book club, meets at Woods Branch. This group reads, reviews, and cooks from cookbooks that focus on a specific topic, and


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