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Kindergarten Club

Ages 4 & 5
2026-08-13 10:30:00 2026-08-13 12:00:00 America/New_York Kindergarten Club Kindergarten Club is for children entering kindergarten this fall who did not attend preschool, Head Start or a childcare center. Register to be on the wait list, and you will be contacted by staff. Garfield Heights Branch - Meeting Room A&B (80), Storytime Room

Thursday, August 13
10:30am - 12:00pm

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Garfield Heights Branch

Meeting Room A&B (80), Storytime Room

Kindergarten Club is for children entering kindergarten this fall who did not attend preschool, Head Start or a childcare center. Register to be on the wait list, and you will be contacted by staff.

Join us for freebies, fun and family activities to prepare you and your child to enter kindergarten this fall! Children attending will receive free books.

Registration for Kindergarten Club depends upon eligibility and the completion of required paperwork.  Please register here to be on the wait list, and you will be contacted by staff with more information. 

Participants may be recorded and/or surveyed to capture program’s effectiveness. Learn more.

Garfield Heights Branch
gfhmgr@cuyahogalibrary.org
Phone: 216.475.8178
Fax: 216.475.1015
Branch manager
Tony Furino
Hours
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Mon, Jul 13 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Jul 14 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Jul 15 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Jul 16 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Jul 17 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Jul 18 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sun, Jul 19 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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About the branch

The Garfield Heights Branch is a Student Success Center and a Greater Cleveland Food Bank Kids Café location. It also offers a green screen video recording studio and an audio recording studio where visitors can make videos and record CDs for personal or business use.

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