East Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

East Cleveland Public Library

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 6, 2025

1. East Cleveland Public Library Marker

Inscription. On November 12, 1913, the Board of the East Cleveland Public Library met in the office of the East Cleveland Board of Education, plans for a new Library were underway. The Carnegie Corporation of New York contributed $35,000 towards the cost of a new building. John D. Rockefeller contributed $3,600 to buy land for future expansion of the Library. National Electric Lamp Association, now GE Lighting, donated 129 light bulbs for fixtures in the building. The East Cleveland Public Library stands as an original Carnegie Library dedicated in 1916. The Library officially opened on May 29, 1916.

Erected 2014 by Friends Of The East Cleveland Public Library; Paul & Karen Dolan, Ge Lighting; Mort & Iris November; The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 112-18.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. In addition, it is included in the Carnegie Libraries, and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is May 29, 1916.

Location. 41° 31.703′ N, 81° 35.065′ W. Marker is in East Cleveland, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is on Euclid Avenue (U.S. 20) south of Bryn Mawr Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map

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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14101 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland OH 44112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland,

on the Lake Erie Shore,

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Forest Hill Estate / Forest Hill Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); Raymond J. "Chappie" Chapman (approx. one mile away); Adella Prentiss Hughes (approx. 1.1 miles away); Jeptha Wade (approx. 1.1 miles away); Benjamin Rose (approx. 1.1 miles away); Carl B. Stokes (approx. 1.1 miles away); Ernest R. Ball (approx. 1.2 miles away); Rufus Dunham (approx. 1.2 miles away).

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 6, 2025

2. East Cleveland Public Library Marker

East Cleveland Public Library image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 6, 2025

3. East Cleveland Public Library

Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 170 times since then and 93 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 13, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.