• A Pinch of History: Preserving Family Recipes

    Glenville Campus 11900 St Clair Ave., Cleveland, OH, United States

    Preserve your family's traditions and history by bringing a favorite family recipe to Glenville. Staff will help you digitize your recipe and record your story about the person or occasion it reminds you of. Both will be included in the Library's Digital Gallery.

  • Armchair Travel – “Shift Change” (2012)

    Shore Cultural Centre
    Food History/Culture

    Join us for a screening of Shift Change (2012), a documentary that details the workings of several cooperatively owned and operated businesses. Directed by Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin. Runtime: 70 minutes.

  • Recipe Exchange

    Noble Neighborhood Branch 2800 Noble Rd., Cleveland Heights, OH, United States
    Cooking/Baking

    Share recipes that are meaningful to you while finding new ones from your neighbors! Bring in your favorite recipe, which we’ll copy and add to our community display. If you see a recipe on display that interests you, library staff will help you make a copy to take home.

  • Rid-All Green Partnership Documentary Screening

    Brooklyn Branch 7619 Memphis Ave, Brooklyn, OH, United States
    Food History/Culture

    Join us for a documentary screening and discussion about urban farming and the Rid-All Green Partnership.

  • Roots and Remains: The Chelation CoLab

    Rice Campus 11535 Shaker Blvd, Cleveland, OH, United States

    Share your environmental justice story in a mycelium-built recording booth in this creative workshop celebrating the partnerships between people, plants, and fungi in restoring our communities and environment. Includes Reishi mocktails and teas!

  • Family Tortilla & Taco Workshop

    Parma-Powers Branch 6996 Powers Blvd, Parma, OH, United States
    Cooking/Baking

    Work together to make corn tortillas from scratch. Taco fixings provided for this fun and delicious lunch. Bring your curiosity and your appetite. Registration required.

  • Documentary Screening: “Regenerating Community”

    Zoom
    Food History/Culture

    Join us for a screening of Regenerating Community (2023), a documentary about the Rid-All Green Partnership in Cleveland, Ohio, followed by a panel discussion with representatives from Rid-All Green. Runtime: 36 minutes.

  • Our Common Table

    Main Branch (Downtown) 325 Superior Ave. E, Cleveland, OH, United States
    Food History/Culture

    Our Common Table brings together food, art, music, history, dance, and community to celebrate the meals and memories that shape us. Join us for this free community meal inspired by Bite by Bite and featuring renowned local dance company Dancing Wheels.

  • Snack and Chat

    East Cleveland Public Library 14101 Euclid Ave., East Cleveland, OH, United States
    Food History/Culture

    Teens can bring their favorite snacks: chips, candy, sodas, or anything they like, and share a story behind them. This activity helps teens connect through food memories, learn about each other's taste, and sparks conversations about habits, culture, and personal preference.

  • Whipped, Beaten and Creamed

    Lee Road Branch 2345 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH, United States
    Cooking/Baking

    Join Chef April Thompson of Wild Thymez Personal Chef Services for an elegant, interactive butter experience! Guests will learn flavor pairing, mixing, and presentation techniques while sampling handcrafted butters served with artisan breads and pastries. Registration begins Mar 21.

  • Bite by Bite: A Delicious Storytime Experience

    Shore Cultural Centre
    Food History/Culture

    We will celebrate different foods through stories, songs, and rhymes. We'll even have the chance to try a couple of the memorable foods Nezhukumatathil mentions that you may not have tried before. Come as you are and bring an appetite for imagination and a willingness to try something new.

  • Sunday Afternoon Movie: Fried Green Tomatoes

    University Heights Branch 13866 Cedar Rd, University Heights, OH, United States
    Food History/Culture

    Enjoy monthly “Food for Thought” Sunday matinees with these mouth-watering movies! Today's watch: Fried Green Tomatoes (1991, 130 mins, PG-13)