Both Main Library and Bertram Woods Branch are currently open from 11 am-7pm Monday-Thursday and 9:30 am-5:30 pm Friday and Saturday.

Plan your summer reading with Shaker Library. Log your time reading to earn prizes and enter the Grand Prize drawings. Thanks to the Friends of the Shaker Library for its sustained support for summer reading.

Through a partnership with the Ohio Department of Health, Shaker Library is distributing FREE rapid, at-home, COVID-19 Test Kits at Main Library and Bertram Woods Branch. The kits can be picked up at the reference desks from 11 am to 7 pm Monday through Thursday, and from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm Friday and Saturday. They can also be delivered via Curbside service.

Has your library card expired? Renew it online for one year during the current COVID-19 outbreak.

• Go to the CLEVNET “online renewal form.”
• Enter your library card number and self-renew your card for one year.

Engage with programming that inspires literacy, creative thinking, learning, and connecting with  others. Online programs are held via Zoom and on Shaker Library’s YouTube Channel.  Follow us on social media for the latest! Some programs require registration; please check the events calendar and sign up to reserve your place.

In May 2018, taxpayers passed a 1.9-mill operating levy and some of those funds will be used to renovate the library into a building that will allow easier access for the entire community with flexible spaces for reading, research, and computing. See the design and read more about our renovation plans.

Brainfuse HelpNow offers personalized homework help for students in grades K-12 in core subjects, including math, reading, writing, science and social studies, and including SAT preparation. The Adult Learning Center module includes High School Equivalency prep, US Citizenship test prep, resume assistance, and other Career Resources.

Helping a child to enjoy reading is one of the most important things a parent can do for a child.  Your library provides safe spaces, story times, access to books, art activities, and children’s rooms where they have opportunities to role play, build, and discover—all of the things that foster a child’s development. Visit us often.

The Shaker Heights Local History collection contains blueprints and house plans, photographs, school yearbooks, books by local authors, magazines, and more. Discover Shaker’s local history.