The original Main Library structure (now the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Community Building) was opened nearby on January 3, 1951.

A branch library was opened in 1960 on property purchased in part through a bequest from railroad engineer Bertram Woods.

A new Main Library was dedicated in the renovated Moreland Elementary School building in 1993.

CLEVNET is a group of more than 40 library systems in a dozen counties across northern Ohio, which share an automation system that provides a joint catalog and access to downloadable material and other electronic resources.

Through the Greater Access Card, CLEVNET cardholders and Cuyahoga County Public Library cardholders may borrow materials from any CLEVNET member library or branch of the county system.