Whether you're just beginning to explore home education or are already homeschooling and looking to connect with other families, we invite you to join us for our Homeschool Community Meet & Greet!

This free, family-friendly event is a great opportunity to learn about the many home education options available, meet experienced homeschooling families, and discover local resources, co-ops, classes, extracurricular activities, and support networks. You'll have the chance to ask questions, hear real-life experiences, and connect with a welcoming community that understands the homeschooling journey.

Families of all backgrounds and experience levels are welcome. Come explore your options, make new connections, and see how home education can be tailored to meet your child's unique needs and interests.

We look forward to meeting you and helping you discover the possibilities of homeschooling!

Everyone is welcome. Bring your questions, your curiosity, and see what opportunities are available in our Cleveland community! 

 August 18: The Rosie Project. By Don Tillman 

 An international sensation, this hilarious, feel-good novel is narrated by an oddly charming and socially challenged genetics professor on an unusual quest: to find out if he is capable of true love. Don Tillman, professor of genetics, has never been on a second date. He is a man who can count all his friends on the fingers of one hand, whose lifelong difficulty with social rituals has convinced him that he is simply not wired for romance. So when an acquaintance informs him that he would make a “wonderful” husband, his first reaction is shock. Yet he must concede to the statistical probability that there is someone for everyone, and he embarks upon The Wife Project. In the orderly, evidence-based manner with which he approaches all things, Don sets out to find the perfect partner. She will be punctual and logical—most definitely not a barmaid, a smoker, a drinker, or a late-arriver. Yet Rosie Jarman is all these things. She is also beguiling, fiery, intelligent—and on a quest of her own. She is looking for her biological father, a search that a certain DNA expert might be able to help her with. Don's Wife Project takes a back burner to the Father Project and an unlikely relationship blooms, forcing the scientifically minded geneticist to confront the spontaneous whirlwind that is Rosie—and the realization that love is not always what looks good on paper. The Rosie Project is a moving and hilarious novel for anyone who has ever tenaciously gone after life or love in the face of overwhelming challenges 

 September 15: The Book of lost friends, Lisa Wingate 

 Bestselling author Lisa Wingate brings to life startling stories from actual “Lost Friends” advertisements that appeared in Southern newspapers after the Civil War, as newly freed slaves desperately searched for loved ones who had been sold away.

Louisiana, 1875: In the tumultuous era of Reconstruction, three young women set off as unwilling companions on a perilous quest: Hannie, a freed slave; Lavinia, the pampered heir to a now destitute plantation; and Juneau Jane, Lavinia’s Creole half sister. Each carries private wounds and powerful secrets as they head for Texas, following roads rife with vigilantes and soldiers still fighting a war lost a decade before. For Lavinia and Juneau Jane, the journey is one of stolen inheritance and financial desperation, but for Hannie, torn from her mother and siblings before slavery’s end, the pilgrimage west reignites an agonizing question: Could her long-lost family still be out there? Beyond the swamps lie the limitless frontiers of Texas and, improbably, hope.

Louisiana, 1987: For first-year teacher Benedetta Silva, a subsidized job at a poor rural school seems like the ticket to canceling her hefty student debt—until she lands in a tiny, out-of-step Mississippi River town. Augustine, Louisiana, is suspicious of new ideas and new people, and Benny can scarcely comprehend the lives of her poverty-stricken students. But amid the gnarled live oaks and run-down plantation homes lie the century-old history of three young women, a long-ago journey, and a hidden book that could change everything 

October 20: Death by chocolate malted milkshake / Sarah Graves 

When murder interrupts a Maine island wedding, two local confectioners go sifting through suspects in this mystery by the author of Dead Cat Bounce.

With their waterfront bakeshop, The Chocolate Moose, Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree and her best friend Ellie offer sweets to the salty locals of Eastport, Maine. Now they’ve been asked to bake a weddin]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=263&calendar_id=1678&k=081826&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=263&calendar_id=1678&k=081826&cb=false

 August 18: The Rosie Project. By Don Tillman 

 An international sensation, this hilarious, feel-good novel is narrated by an oddly charming and socially challenged genetics professor on an unusual quest: to find out if he is capable of true love. Don Tillman, professor of genetics, has never been on a second date. He is a man who can count all his friends on the fingers of one hand, whose lifelong difficulty with social rituals has convinced him that he is simply not wired for romance. So when an acquaintance informs him that he would make a “wonderful” husband, his first reaction is shock. Yet he must concede to the statistical probability that there is someone for everyone, and he embarks upon The Wife Project. In the orderly, evidence-based manner with which he approaches all things, Don sets out to find the perfect partner. She will be punctual and logical—most definitely not a barmaid, a smoker, a drinker, or a late-arriver. Yet Rosie Jarman is all these things. She is also beguiling, fiery, intelligent—and on a quest of her own. She is looking for her biological father, a search that a certain DNA expert might be able to help her with. Don's Wife Project takes a back burner to the Father Project and an unlikely relationship blooms, forcing the scientifically minded geneticist to confront the spontaneous whirlwind that is Rosie—and the realization that love is not always what looks good on paper. The Rosie Project is a moving and hilarious novel for anyone who has ever tenaciously gone after life or love in the face of overwhelming challenges 

 September 15: The Book of lost friends, Lisa Wingate 

 Bestselling author Lisa Wingate brings to life startling stories from actual “Lost Friends” advertisements that appeared in Southern newspapers after the Civil War, as newly freed slaves desperately searched for loved ones who had been sold away.

Louisiana, 1875: In the tumultuous era of Reconstruction, three young women set off as unwilling companions on a perilous quest: Hannie, a freed slave; Lavinia, the pampered heir to a now destitute plantation; and Juneau Jane, Lavinia’s Creole half sister. Each carries private wounds and powerful secrets as they head for Texas, following roads rife with vigilantes and soldiers still fighting a war lost a decade before. For Lavinia and Juneau Jane, the journey is one of stolen inheritance and financial desperation, but for Hannie, torn from her mother and siblings before slavery’s end, the pilgrimage west reignites an agonizing question: Could her long-lost family still be out there? Beyond the swamps lie the limitless frontiers of Texas and, improbably, hope.

Louisiana, 1987: For first-year teacher Benedetta Silva, a subsidized job at a poor rural school seems like the ticket to canceling her hefty student debt—until she lands in a tiny, out-of-step Mississippi River town. Augustine, Louisiana, is suspicious of new ideas and new people, and Benny can scarcely comprehend the lives of her poverty-stricken students. But amid the gnarled live oaks and run-down plantation homes lie the century-old history of three young women, a long-ago journey, and a hidden book that could change everything 

October 20: Death by chocolate malted milkshake / Sarah Graves 

When murder interrupts a Maine island wedding, two local confectioners go sifting through suspects in this mystery by the author of Dead Cat Bounce.

With their waterfront bakeshop, The Chocolate Moose, Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree and her best friend Ellie offer sweets to the salty locals of Eastport, Maine. Now they’ve been asked to bake a weddin]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=314&calendar_id=1678&k=081826&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=314&calendar_id=1678&k=081826&cb=false Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:30:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=332&calendar_id=1678&k=081926&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=332&calendar_id=1678&k=081926&cb=false Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=225&calendar_id=1678&k=081926&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=225&calendar_id=1678&k=081926&cb=false Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=265&calendar_id=1678&k=081926&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=265&calendar_id=1678&k=081926&cb=false Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:30:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=231&calendar_id=1678&k=081926&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=231&calendar_id=1678&k=081926&cb=false Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:30:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=286&calendar_id=1678&k=082026&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=286&calendar_id=1678&k=082026&cb=false Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=337&calendar_id=1678&k=082026&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=337&calendar_id=1678&k=082026&cb=false Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=321&calendar_id=1678&k=082026&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=321&calendar_id=1678&k=082026&cb=false Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:15:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=19&calendar_id=1831&k=082026&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=19&calendar_id=1831&k=082026&cb=false Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=215&calendar_id=1678&k=082026&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=215&calendar_id=1678&k=082026&cb=false Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:30:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=342&calendar_id=1678&k=082026&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=342&calendar_id=1678&k=082026&cb=false For Teens 13-17. These RPG sessions are run by teens for teens. Most campaigns are based in Dungeons and Dragons 5e, but other systems are welcome. Email Mrs. Shannon at teenzone@clevelandlibrary.org with questions regarding this program.]]> Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=14&calendar_id=1829&k=082026&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=14&calendar_id=1829&k=082026&cb=false Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=247&calendar_id=1678&k=082026&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=247&calendar_id=1678&k=082026&cb=false For Teens 13-17. These RPG sessions are run by teens for teens. Most campaigns are based in Dungeons and Dragons 5e, but other systems are welcome. Email Mrs. Shannon at teenzone@clevelandlibrary.org with questions regarding this program.]]> Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=312&calendar_id=1678&k=082026&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=312&calendar_id=1678&k=082026&cb=false Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=269&calendar_id=1678&k=082026&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=269&calendar_id=1678&k=082026&cb=false Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=188&calendar_id=1678&k=082426&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=188&calendar_id=1678&k=082426&cb=false Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=296&calendar_id=1678&k=082426&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=296&calendar_id=1678&k=082426&cb=false Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:30:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=260&calendar_id=1678&k=082526&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=260&calendar_id=1678&k=082526&cb=false Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:30:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=326&calendar_id=1678&k=082526&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=326&calendar_id=1678&k=082526&cb=false Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=201&calendar_id=1678&k=082526&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=201&calendar_id=1678&k=082526&cb=false Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=237&calendar_id=1678&k=082526&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=237&calendar_id=1678&k=082526&cb=false Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=282&calendar_id=1678&k=082526&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=282&calendar_id=1678&k=082526&cb=false Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=193&calendar_id=1678&k=082526&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=193&calendar_id=1678&k=082526&cb=false Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:15:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=20&calendar_id=1831&k=082526&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=20&calendar_id=1831&k=082526&cb=false Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=216&calendar_id=1678&k=082526&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=216&calendar_id=1678&k=082526&cb=false Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=290&calendar_id=1678&k=082526&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=290&calendar_id=1678&k=082526&cb=false Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:30:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=207&calendar_id=1678&k=082526&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=207&calendar_id=1678&k=082526&cb=false teenzone@clevelandlibrary.org for more information.]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=23&calendar_id=1829&k=082526&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=23&calendar_id=1829&k=082526&cb=false teenzone@clevelandlibrary.org for more information.]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=264&calendar_id=1678&k=082526&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=264&calendar_id=1678&k=082526&cb=false Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:30:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=241&calendar_id=1678&k=082626&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=241&calendar_id=1678&k=082626&cb=false Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:30:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=333&calendar_id=1678&k=082626&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=333&calendar_id=1678&k=082626&cb=false Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=274&calendar_id=1678&k=082626&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=274&calendar_id=1678&k=082626&cb=false Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=278&calendar_id=1678&k=082626&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=278&calendar_id=1678&k=082626&cb=false Teens ages 13-17 are invited to drop in to participate in a monthly craft using supplies that we have at the library. This month we will be making ANYTHING during our Craftathon! We will provide a mish-mash of craft supplies, and we can't wait to see what you come up with! If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Shannon at teenzone@clevelandlibrary.org]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=24&calendar_id=1829&k=082626&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=24&calendar_id=1829&k=082626&cb=false Teens ages 13-17 are invited to drop in to participate in a monthly craft using supplies that we have at the library. This month we will be making ANYTHING during our Craftathon! We will provide a mish-mash of craft supplies, and we can't wait to see what you come up with! If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Shannon at teenzone@clevelandlibrary.org]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=298&calendar_id=1678&k=082626&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=298&calendar_id=1678&k=082626&cb=false Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:30:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=232&calendar_id=1678&k=082626&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=232&calendar_id=1678&k=082626&cb=false Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:30:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=287&calendar_id=1678&k=082726&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=287&calendar_id=1678&k=082726&cb=false Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=338&calendar_id=1678&k=082726&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=338&calendar_id=1678&k=082726&cb=false Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:15:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=21&calendar_id=1831&k=082726&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=21&calendar_id=1831&k=082726&cb=false Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=217&calendar_id=1678&k=082726&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=217&calendar_id=1678&k=082726&cb=false Undead Murder Farce. This program meets in the Teen Room and ends at 8:00. Ages 13-17. Please email teenzone@clevelandlibrary.org with questions.]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=16&calendar_id=1829&k=082726&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=16&calendar_id=1829&k=082726&cb=false Witch Hat Atelier. This program meets in the Teen Room and ends at 8:00. Ages 13-17. Please email teenzone@clevelandlibrary.org with questions.]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=29&calendar_id=1829&k=082726&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=29&calendar_id=1829&k=082726&cb=false Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=248&calendar_id=1678&k=082726&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=248&calendar_id=1678&k=082726&cb=false Undead Murder Farce. This program meets in the Teen Room and ends at 8:00. Ages 13-17. Please email teenzone@clevelandlibrary.org with questions.]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=272&calendar_id=1678&k=082726&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=272&calendar_id=1678&k=082726&cb=false Witch Hat Atelier. This program meets in the Teen Room and ends at 8:00. Ages 13-17. Please email teenzone@clevelandlibrary.org with questions.]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=280&calendar_id=1678&k=082726&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=280&calendar_id=1678&k=082726&cb=false Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=270&calendar_id=1678&k=082726&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=270&calendar_id=1678&k=082726&cb=false Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:30:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=320&calendar_id=1678&k=082726&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=320&calendar_id=1678&k=082726&cb=false Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=291&calendar_id=1678&k=082826&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=291&calendar_id=1678&k=082826&cb=false Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=306&calendar_id=1678&k=082826&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=306&calendar_id=1678&k=082826&cb=false Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:30:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=191&calendar_id=1678&k=083126&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=191&calendar_id=1678&k=083126&cb=false Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:00:00 GMT iCal //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=297&calendar_id=1678&k=083126&cb=false //localendar.com/elsie?DAM=PublishedEvent&event_id=297&calendar_id=1678&k=083126&cb=false