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An Evening with Terence Smith, Author of Four Wars, Five Presidents: A Reporter’s Journey from Jerusalem to Saigon to the White House The Hudson Library & Historical Society will host a live virtual streaming event with award-winning journalist Terence Smith, author of Four Wars, Five Presidents: A Reporter's Journey from Jerusalem to Saigon to the White House. According to Judy Woodruff of PBS NewsHour, this memoir is a “candid, personal story of one reporter’s ...

An Evening with Iconic Actress Hayley Mills, Author of Forever Young, A Memoir The Hudson Library & Historical Society will host a live virtual streaming event with iconic actress Hayley Mills, author of Forever Young, A Memoir. Publishers Weekly notes, “With a novelistic eye for detail and a disarming sense of humor, Mills illuminates her extraordinary past while evoking the lost empire of mid-20th century Hollywood.”

An Evening with Lana Wood, Author of Little Sister: My Investigation into the Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood On Wednesday, January 5 at 7 p.m. the Hudson Library & Historical Society will host a live virtual streaming event with actress Lana Wood, author of Little Sister: My Investigation into the Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood. In her book, Wood, the younger sister of iconic actress Natalie Wood, explores the mysterious November 1981 drowning of her sister.

Wednesday Evening Book Discussion Our Wednesday Evening Book Discussion has gone VIRTUAL and will be live on Zoom at 7 p.m. on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. We welcome all adults interested in reading and discussing great books! Our next discussion title will be Countdown 1945 by Chris Wallace. Copies of the book will be available for check-out at the circulation desk of the Strongsville Branch Library. Register online to receive the Zoom link.

African American Soul Dancing and Book Signing Featuring Frank R. Ross & Friends This Black Music Month event will showcase the marriage between movement and music in Black history and culture, especially as it relates to dance in the 20th and 21st centuries. The presentation will include accomplished dancers from Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, and Chicago as couples will demonstrate dances and performances based on Frank R. Ross's Soul Dancing! The Essential African American Cultural Da...

Greg Murray Book Signing & City Dogs Fundraiser Rescue-dog advocate and professional photographer Greg Murray has followed up on the fan favorite book Peanut Butter Dogs with Peanut Butter Puppies, portraits of rescued dogs captured in studio with colorful backgrounds and in delightfully amusing detail. Locally based Murray is an award-winning lifestyle, commercial,and portrait animal photographer. He is active in animal rescue and advocacy for pit bull-type dogs. He'll sign copies of hi...

Lost Civil War: The Disappearing Legacy of America’s Greatest Conflict Book Signing Local author Laura DeMarco will celebrate the upcoming release of her new book, Lost Civil War: The Disappearing Legacy of America’s Greatest Conflict, with a book signing that takes place today from 2 to 4 p.m. at Prosperity Social Club. Lost Civil War: The Disappearing Legacy of America’s Greatest Conflict offers a journey through lost Civil War sites in a historical travelogue that includes r...

Andy Passchier Book Signing & Drag Queen Story Hour Sunday, June 6 Cleveland-based illustrator Anne (Andy) Passchier and Cleveland’s tallest drag queen Veranda L’Ni will be at Visible Voice Books today for a hybrid in-person and virtual streaming book launch event. The two collaborated on the new book What Are Your Words? A Book About Pronouns. "Filled with bright, graphic illustrations, this simple and poignant story about finding yourself is the perfect introduction to gen...

Attention millennials, were going virtual! Are you looking for something fun and different to do with your friends? How about a book club with a twist. We meet bimonthly, alternating between childrens, teen, and adult books. We discuss the assigned book and design something that complements the title, subject, or book cover. Maker kits will be available as a part of this program and can be mailed to a branch near you for pick up! Our next discussion will be on the book Office of Histo...

On Tuesday, May 25 at 7 p.m. the Hudson Library & Historical Society will host a live virtual streaming event with Thomas Hager, author of Electric City: The Lost History of Ford and Edison’s American Utopia. This book tells the extraordinary story of two giants of American history, Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, and their attempt to create an electric-powered city of tomorrow on the Tennessee River.