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Meet Authors Margaret Nash and Karen Graves

2022-10-25 19:00:00 2022-10-25 20:00:00 America/New_York Meet Authors Margaret Nash and Karen Graves Join us when authors Margaret Nash and Karen Graves visit to discuss their book <i>Mad River, Marjorie Rowland, and the Quest for LGBTQ Teachers’ Rights</i>. North Olmsted Branch - Large Meeting Room (90)

Tuesday, October 25
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-10-25 19:00:00 2022-10-25 20:00:00 America/New_York Meet Authors Margaret Nash and Karen Graves Join us when authors Margaret Nash and Karen Graves visit to discuss their book <i>Mad River, Marjorie Rowland, and the Quest for LGBTQ Teachers’ Rights</i>. North Olmsted Branch - Large Meeting Room (90)

North Olmsted Branch

Large Meeting Room (90)

Join us when authors Margaret Nash and Karen Graves visit to discuss their book Mad River, Marjorie Rowland, and the Quest for LGBTQ Teachers’ Rights.

About the authors:

Margaret A. Nash is professor emerita in the School of Education at the University of California,
Riverside. She is the editor of Women’s Higher Education in the United States: New Historical
Perspectives and the author of Women’s Education in the United States, 1780-1840.

Karen L. Graves is Professor in the Department of Education at Denison University in Granville, Ohio.
She is the author of And They Were Wonderful Teachers: Florida’s Purge of Gay and Lesbian
Teachers and a co-editor of Inexcusable Omissions: Clarence Karier and the Critical Tradition in History of
Education Scholarship.

Mad River, Marjorie Rowland, and the Quest for LGBTQ Teachers’ Rights addresses an important legal
case that set the stage for today’s LGBTQ civil rights–a case that almost no one has heard of. Marjorie
Rowland v. Mad River School District involves an Ohio guidance counselor fired in 1974 for being bisexual.
Rowland’s case made it to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the justices declined to consider it. In a spectacular
published dissent, Justice Brennan laid out arguments for why the First and Fourteenth Amendments apply
to bisexuals, gays, and lesbians. That dissent has been the foundation for LGBTQ civil rights advances
since.

In the first in-depth treatment of this foundational legal case, authors Margaret A. Nash and Karen L.
Graves tell the story of that case and of Marjorie Rowland, the pioneer who fought for employment rights
for LGBTQ educators and who paid a heavy price for that fight. It brings the story of LGBTQ educators’
rights to the present, including commentary on Bostock v Clayton County, the 2020 Supreme Court case
that struck down employment discrimination against LGBT workers.

Books will be available for purchase courtesy of Mac's Backs - Books on Coventry.

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North Olmsted Branch

nolmgr@cuyahogalibrary.org
Phone: 440.777.6211
Fax: 440.777.4312
Branch manager
Shayna Muckerheide

Hours
Mon, Dec 16 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Dec 17 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Dec 18 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Dec 19 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Dec 20 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Dec 21 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sun, Dec 22 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

In 1829, Charles Hyde Olmsted promised to donate 500 books from his father’s collection if the residents agreed to change the name of their town from Lenox to Olmsted. They did and the books traveled by oxcart and were housed in individual residents’ homes while being circulated. The “Oxcart Library” is thought to be the first circulating public library in the Western Reserve.

This branch is a Student Success Center and a Greater Cleveland Food Bank Kids Café location.

Upcoming events

Sat, Dec 21, 9:00am - 5:30pm
We're celebrating the season with a Five Weeks of Giving Card Drive for community members in need. Pop-up giveaways and helpful resources offered at select branches.

Sun, Dec 22, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
We're celebrating the season with a Five Weeks of Giving Card Drive for community members in need. Pop-up giveaways and helpful resources offered at select branches.

Mon, Dec 23, 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Large Meeting Room (90)
Kids ages 18 and under can get a free meal provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, while supplies last.

Mon, Dec 23, 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Story Room (50)
 This storytime is a smaller group, has low lights, singing, and lots of movement.  Children of all abilities are welcome! 

Thu, Dec 26, 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Large Meeting Room (90)
Kids ages 18 and under can get a free meal provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, while supplies last.

Fri, Dec 27, 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Large Meeting Room (90)
Kids ages 18 and under can get a free meal provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, while supplies last.

Mon, Dec 30, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Story Room (50)
Ring in 2025 with a story, craft and dancing!
This event is full

Mon, Dec 30, 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Large Meeting Room (90)
Kids ages 18 and under can get a free meal provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, while supplies last.

Mon, Dec 30, 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Story Room (50)
Make fun while engaging your creativity, ingenuity, and engineering skills!

Thu, Jan 02, 10:30am - 10:50am
Story Room (50)
Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and books.

Thu, Jan 02, 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Large Meeting Room (90)
Kids ages 18 and under can get a free meal provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, while supplies last.

Fri, Jan 03, 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Large Meeting Room (90)
Kids ages 18 and under can get a free meal provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, while supplies last.

Sat, Jan 04, 11:00am - 12:00pm
We apologize... there was a misprint in our Winter Program Guide. This event is being offered on 1/14/25 at 11AM.

Sat, Jan 04, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Large Meeting Room (90)
Add some color to the grey winter days when you join us to make a colorful suncatcher.
This event is full

Mon, Jan 06, 10:30am - 11:00am
Story Room (50)
Join us for stories, songs and fingerplays.

Mon, Jan 06, 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Large Meeting Room (90)
Kids ages 18 and under can get a free meal provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, while supplies last.

Mon, Jan 06, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Story Room (50)
Make fun while engaging your creativity, ingenuity, and engineering skills! Join us and make a new adventure!

Tue, Jan 07, 10:00am - 2:00pm
The Digital Navigators will be at the North Olmsted branch from 10AM-2PM. First come first serve. Call one of our Digital Navigators at 216.749.9420 with any questions.

Tue, Jan 07, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Large Meeting Room (90)
Did you get a new tablet, phone, or e-reader? We'll help you discover and explore free-with-your-library-card resources and how to set them up on your new device!

Tue, Jan 07, 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Large Meeting Room (90)
Kids ages 18 and under can get a free meal provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, while supplies last.

Wed, Jan 08, 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Large Meeting Room (90)
Kids ages 18 and under can get a free meal provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, while supplies last.

Wed, Jan 08, 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Story Room (50)
Enjoy stories, songs, and activities focused on letters and the sounds they make.

Thu, Jan 09, 10:30am - 10:50am
Story Room (50)
Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and books.

Thu, Jan 09, 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Large Meeting Room (90)
Kids ages 18 and under can get a free meal provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, while supplies last.

Fri, Jan 10, 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Large Meeting Room (90)
Kids ages 18 and under can get a free meal provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, while supplies last.

Sat, Jan 11, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
We apologize... there was a misprint in our Winter Program Guide. This event is being offered on 2/22/25 at 10:30 AM.

Mon, Jan 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
Story Room (50)
Join us for stories, songs and fingerplays.

Mon, Jan 13, 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Large Meeting Room (90)
Kids ages 18 and under can get a free meal provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, while supplies last.

Tue, Jan 14, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Large Meeting Room (90)
Learn more about eTMS as a treatment of a wide range of neurological conditions.

Tue, Jan 14, 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Large Meeting Room (90)
Kids ages 18 and under can get a free meal provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, while supplies last.

Wed, Jan 15, 9:00am - 9:00pm
Find your perfect match when you "swipe right on" [browse & checkout] a uniquely wrapped book!

Wed, Jan 15, 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Large Meeting Room (90)
Kids ages 18 and under can get a free meal provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, while supplies last.

Wed, Jan 15, 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Story Room (50)
Enjoy stories, songs, and activities focused on letters and the sounds they make.

Thu, Jan 16, 9:00am - 9:00pm
Find your perfect match when you "swipe right on" [browse & checkout] a uniquely wrapped book!

Thu, Jan 16, 10:30am - 10:50am
Story Room (50)
Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and books.

Thu, Jan 16, 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Large Meeting Room (90)
Kids ages 18 and under can get a free meal provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, while supplies last.

Thu, Jan 16, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Learn about volunteer opportunities for teens at North Olmsted Branch.

Thu, Jan 16, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Story Room (50)
3rd-5th graders will meet weekly and have fun exploring hands-on activities that promote healthy choices and social skills!

Fri, Jan 17, 9:00am - 5:30pm
Find your perfect match when you "swipe right on" [browse & checkout] a uniquely wrapped book!

Fri, Jan 17, 10:30am - 3:30pm
Meeting Room (Basement) (82)
Donate blood today. For more information or to make an appointment visit www.redcrossblood.org or call the American Red Cross at 800-RED-CROSS (800-733-2767).

Fri, Jan 17, 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Large Meeting Room (90)
Kids ages 18 and under can get a free meal provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, while supplies last.

Sat, Jan 18, 9:00am - 5:30pm
Find your perfect match when you "swipe right on" [browse & checkout] a uniquely wrapped book!

Sat, Jan 18, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Large Meeting Room (90)
Join Mayor Nicole Dailey Jones and members of North Olmsted City Council for a special storytime and craft!

Sun, Jan 19, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Find your perfect match when you "swipe right on" [browse & checkout] a uniquely wrapped book!

Mon, Jan 20, 9:00am - 9:00pm
Find your perfect match when you "swipe right on" [browse & checkout] a uniquely wrapped book!

Mon, Jan 20, 10:30am - 11:00am
Story Room (50)
Join us for stories, songs and fingerplays.

Mon, Jan 20, 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Large Meeting Room (90)
Kids ages 18 and under can get a free meal provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, while supplies last.

Mon, Jan 20, 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Story Room (50)
Make fun while engaging your creativity, ingenuity, and engineering skills!

Mon, Jan 20, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Join us once-a-month for this uniquely local book discussion at various North Olmsted-area restaurants. Each guest is responsible for their own food & drink expenses. Approx. 2 hours.
Registration opens Monday, December 23 2024 at 10:00am