Editing Cleveland (section)

=== Public library system ===
{{main|Cleveland Public Library}}
Established in 1869,{{sfn|Cramer|1972|pp=[https://archive.org/details/openshelvesopenm0000cram/page/14 14–15]}} the Cleveland Public Library is one of the [[List of the largest libraries in the United States|largest public libraries]] in the nation with a collection of over 13 million materials in 2023.<ref>{{cite report |title=2023 CPL Annual Report |publisher=[[Cleveland Public Library]] |url=https://cpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023-annual_report.pdf |page=46 |date=2024 |access-date=February 9, 2025 }}</ref> It holds the Northeast Ohio Broadcast Archives,<ref>{{cite web |title=Northeast Ohio Broadcast Archives: Library Seeks a Sustainable Path Forward |publisher=Cleveland Public Library |url=https://cpl.org/northeast-ohio-broadcast-archives-library-seeks-a-sustainable-path-forward/ |access-date=February 9, 2025 |date=December 19, 2024 }}</ref> and the [[John Griswold White|John G. White]] Special Collection, with the largest [[chess libraries|chess library]] in the world and a rare collection of [[folklore]] and books on the Middle East and [[Eurasia]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Bash |first=Homa |title=Did you know? Cleveland is home to the world's largest chess collection |website=WEWS-TV |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/did-you-know-cleveland-is-home-to-the-worlds-largest-chess-collection |date=June 12, 2019 |access-date=August 8, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=White, John Griswold |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |publisher=Case Western Reserve University |url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/w/white-john-griswold |access-date=August 8, 2019 |date=May 12, 2018 }}</ref> The library's main building was designed by [[Walker and Weeks]] and dedicated in 1925,{{sfn|Johannesen|1999|pp=68–69}} under head librarian [[Linda Eastman]], the first woman to lead a major library system in the U.S.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Eastman, Linda Anne |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |publisher=Case Western Reserve University |url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/e/eastman-linda-anne |access-date=January 5, 2024 |date=April 3, 2020 }}</ref> Between 1904 and 1920, 15 [[Carnegie library|libraries]] built with funds from [[Andrew Carnegie]] were opened in the city.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bamforth |first1=Emily |last2=Petkiewicz |first2=David |title=Cleveland had 15 Carnegie libraries: See them then and now |newspaper=The Plain Dealer |url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/g66l-2019/07/b1757ad91c2440/cleveland-had-15-carnegie-libraries-see-them-then-and-now-.html |date=July 8, 2019 |access-date=May 30, 2020 }}</ref> Known as the "People's University", the library presently maintains 27 branches.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Cleveland Public Library |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |publisher=Case Western Reserve University |url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/c/cleveland-public-library |date=November 18, 2019 |access-date=January 5, 2024 }}</ref> It serves as the headquarters for the [[CLEVNET]] library consortium, which includes 47 public library systems in Northeast Ohio.<ref>{{cite web |title=What is CLEVNET? |publisher=[[CLEVNET]] |url=https://www.clevnet.org/what-is-clevnet/ |date=March 28, 2023 |access-date=July 31, 2023 }}</ref>