Southeast Branch

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70 Columbus Road

Bedford, Ohio 44146-2836

Between Broadway and Northfield.

Phone	440-439-4997
Fax	440-439-5846
Email	Branch Manager
Hours	Monday–Thursday, 9:00 AM-9:00 PM Friday – Saturday, 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Sunday – 1:00 - 5:00 PM

Branch Manager Jeanne Sapir

EVENTS & CLASSES

For Adults | For Kids | For Teens

Spring Program Guide

Author Tea
Saturday, May 12th / 2:00 p.m.

Enjoy an afternoon tea with local author Ted Schwarz. He is a prolific author, with well over 100 books. However, you might not know his name. Mr. Schwarz has been a ghost writer for many years. He has written about Marily Monroe, Frank Sinatra, the Kennedys as well as organized crime in Cleveland. Mr. Schwarz will regale us with stories of the Kennedys, Marilyn Monroe, ghost writing and much more. Come join us for great conversation, delicious tea and delectable pastries. Registration is required.

New Book on the History of Bedford and Bedford Township
Thursday, May 24th / 7:00 p.m.

Join us we celebrate the publication of the latest in Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series: Bedford and Bedford Township. Janet Caldwell, director and curator of the Bedford Historical Society, will discuss the research and publication of this new history of Bedford and Bedford Township. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Sponsored by the Bedford Historical Society.

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS

See our Adult Events page for listings or call the Library at 440-439-4997 for more information. Books are available at the library one month before the discussion.

Afternoon Book Discussion Group

The Southeast Branch holds an afternoon book discussion on the first Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. at the library. The next meeting:
June 6 / The Chase by Clive Cussler

African-American Authors Book Group

The African American Authors book group meets the last Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm
The next meeting is:

May 29 / Peace From Broken Pieces: How to Get Throught What You're Going Through by Iyanla Vanzant

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About the Southeast Branch

The Southeast Branch serves the communities of Bedford, Bedford Heights, Oakwood Village and Walton Hills. The library strives to meet the diversified needs of the communities through community-responsive programs and collection development. We are recognized as a branch with a strong African-American literature collection, Christian fiction, and a large romance collection. In addition to two adult book discussion groups, Thursdays for Books and African-American Authors, we also offer two children's book discussion groups, Second Chapter and BookEnds.

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Gov't, schools...
• Bedford
• Bedford Hts.
• Oakwood Vill.
• Walton Hills

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What's New

GED Classes at Southeast

The Parma Adult Education Services Department conducts GED and ESOL Classes at the Southeast Branch. Call 440-885-8797 for more information. www.parmacityschools.org/able

GED
Tuesday and Thursday
1:00--3:30 PM

The Friends of the Southeast Branch Library is an active and growing group of interested citizens from Bedford, Bedford Heights, Oakwood Village and Walton Hills who realize the importance of the public library and its many services.

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