PLHS News
NEW LIBRARY HOURS
December 21, 2011 : The Peninsula Library is pleased to announce that starting Friday, January 6, 2012 the library will be open on Fridays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Please stop by to see us!
Boston Township Bicentennial
July 26, 2011 : Cuyahoga Valley Historical Museum Announces New Exhibit Boston Township Then and Now: A Bicentennial Portrait This exhibit features iconic photographs from Boston Township’s two-hundred year history. These pictures are juxtaposed with the original ones so that viewers can make observations and comparisons. The “now” photographs will primarily be the work of our multi-talented Page, Nicole Anderson. Captions below the images will guide the viewer by putting the images in their proper context. The Community Scrapbook wall will continue as we encourage donations and additions to this part of the exhibit.
Museum Exhibit: Bits and Pieces
April 21, 2011 : Bits and Pieces: Unpuzzling Our Past Our museum’s exhibit brings together a variety of our holdings which uncover famous personalities, extraordinary events, and notable places from Peninsula’s and the Valley’s unique history within six categories. These categories include: artists, inventors, events, celebrities, sensations, and disasters. Some of our featured items include: major league baseball player Scotty Ingerton, the Peninsula Gold Hunt of 1945, plastics inventor Waldo Semon, and the Barnum and Bailey Circus parading down the streets of Peninsula. Please feel free to stop by and view our new exhibit!
Funding cuts means less hours
July 28, 2009 : The Peninsula Library & Historical Society will be closed on Fridays as of August 1, 2009. In addition, we will not be open on Sundays during the school year as we have been in the past. This will reduce our total hours open from 65 hours per week to 52. The hours at our branch, the Cuyahoga Valley Historical Museum, will not be affected and will stay at 16 hours open per week. New Library Hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur-9am to 8pm; Friday-Closed; Saturday-9am to 5pm; Sunday-Closed. Museum Hours: Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun-Noon to 4pm. Randy Bergdorf Director
Peninsula Library Joins Clevnet
January 1, 2001 : Peninsula Library is now a member of the Clevnet Library Consortium. Patrons can now request materials from any library in the Clevnet system, including the Cleveland Public Library, Hudson Library and Historical Society, Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library and many others. Additionally, Clevnet allows patrons to access many online databases and KnowItNow, a 24-hour online reference service.
Stop by the Library to register for your new Greater Access card. If you already have a Greater Access card from one of the Clevnet libraries, you do not need a new card. If you want to continue to receive the Peninsula Library Newsletter, however, you will need to request a form to be placed on the Newsletter mailing list.