Home Delivery of Library Material
Residents in the Shaker Heights City School District who are confined to their homes are eligible to receive homebound delivery of library material. Senior citizens who are unable to drive may also qualify for Homebound Service. Eligible individuals may live independently in their homes, in a group home, or in a residential facility.
This personal service offers all material that is available for circulation in the library. Some high-demand material may not be available for loan through this program. Homebound customers may request specific material or material may be sent on an established schedule based on a reader’s interest profile. A homebound library card is issued for use during the time the customer is registered with the program, and material is delivered via US mail.
Standard circulation rules apply.
Early Literacy Outreach Service
Library staff visits licensed preschools and daycare centers in the Shaker Heights City School District on a rotating basis to present programs for young children and to deliver a deposit collection of children’s books. Standard circulation rules apply.
Group Visits and Off-Site Programs
The library offers programs to community organizations, including schools, in the library’s service area both in the library and through off-site visits. Group visits to the library or library staff visits to schools and other organizations will be scheduled as time and staffing permit. Visits are subject to change based upon scheduling and staff needs at the library.
Institutional Cards
Under the direction of the Circulation Services Manager, the library will issue an institutional library card in the organization’s name. The director of the organization requesting an institutional card must submit a signed request on letterhead specifying the staff member(s) with borrowing privileges. The institution assumes the same responsibilities as an individual cardholder and standard circulation rules apply.
Library Friends
Friends of the Shaker Library is a nonprofit volunteer organization founded in 1980 to support and promote the Shaker Heights Public Library. Friends’ funds enhance library resources, services and programs. The Communications and Marketing Manager serves as the official library liaison to the Friends and, upon consultation with the Library Director, may suggest ways the Friends can support the library’s mission.
Shaker Library Partnership Statement
Shaker Heights Public Library is eager to work with other community agencies, groups and businesses toward achieving our mission to strengthen our diverse community and transform lives by bringing together people, information, and ideas.
Partnerships do not imply an endorsement of any agency or business. The library will not enter into any partnership that would restrict participation in programs or services or access to materials on the basis of race, ethnicity, culture, religion, socioeconomic status, visible or invisible disability, political or social viewpoint, housing status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. All programs and services offered as a part of a partnership will be in accord with the library’s policies, particularly those on library programming and customer confidentiality.
Library Endowment Fund
The Shaker Heights Public Library Fund of the Cleveland Foundation was established with an initial $10,000 donation from the Friends of the Shaker Library to provide a perpetual source of stable support for the library. The Director acts as the official library liaison to the Foundation and may suggest ways the Foundation can further support and enhance library services. Members of the public are welcome to donate to the Fund.
Approved by the Shaker Heights Public Library Board of Trustees 1/18/2011, revised 10/11/2011, 11/12/2012, 11/17/2014, 10/19/2015, 10/10/2016, 10/15/2018, 10/21/2019, 9/20/2021
