Resource Spotlight: Using Lynda.com to Learn New Skills
Jenna is an undergraduate student at Kent State University majoring in Advertising. She is interning with the GCPL Marketing Department as part of her major. As an advertising student at Kent State University I’m always trying to learn new skills that I can take with...
Mental Health Matters: How to be an LGBTQ+ Ally
This Mental Health Matters blog was written by Natalie Smith, LISW-S, CTP, Child and Family Program Director at Ravenwood Health. To participate in further discussion on the topics raised in this blog, attend the Geauga SOGI topical discussion group (see flyer at...
Manga Spotlight #13
Jenna from our Middlefield Branch is back with another round of Manga Spotlights! The Way of the Househusband by Kousuke Oono“Immortal” Tetsu was an infamous and terrifying yakuza member known for his ruthlessness against opposition—or at least he was until he...
Mental Health Matters: Needing Connection in a Sea of Masked Faces
This Mental Health Matters was written by Josh Whitelaw, School-based Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS), Ravenwood Health Months ago, in March, I was one of those people who found themselves in a never-ending grocery store line. My cart was filled with necessary...
Manga Spotlight #12
Jenna from our Middlefield Branch is back with another round of Manga Spotlights! Behind the Scenes by Bisco HatoriRanmaru comes from a family of fishermen, so when he finds his talents and interests lie more in the arts fields, he feels a bit out of place....
Staff Book Review: The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson
This book review of The Feather Thief was written by Marcia Mercer, Circulation Clerk from our Bainbridge Branch. Find all Staff Book Reviews here. In addition to being a renowned American flautist studying music at the Royal Academy of Music in London, Edwin Rist...
Mental Health Matters: #Movember and Men’s Mental Health
This Mental Health Matters was written by Daniel Burke, CFP®, ChFC®, & CLU®, Controller, Ravenwood Health In May of this year, I joined Ravenwood Health as controller, where I support the finance and information technology needs of our talented team of behavioral...
#MentalHealthMatters: Misfortune of Ambiguity
This Mental Health Matters was written by Josh Whitelaw, School-based Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS), Ravenwood Health The Coronavirus Pandemic is an experience that no one on this Earth has ever had the misfortune to come across. We are in the midst of a...
Tasty Tuesdays: Book Pairing with Magic
Often, we see pairings of wines with our favorite dishes, but what a fun family twist to pair a book with a cookbook. In this list we have compiled Harry Potter related book favorites and paired them with a cookbook that prepares the food mentioned in the book. We...
Staff Book Review: Station 11 by Emily St.John Mandel
This book review of Station 11 was written by Eli Millette, Youth Services Assistant from our Bainbridge Branch. Find all Staff Book Reviews here.On its face, Station 11 is about a flu-like pandemic and how it completely destroys civilization as we know it (No, it is...
Tasty Tuesdays: Picture Book Pairings- Part 4
Often, we see pairings of wines with our favorite dishes, but what a fun family twist to pair a picture book with a cookbook. In this fourth list we have compiled more picture book favorites paired with a cookbook that prepares the food mentioned in the book. We hope...
#MentalHealthMatters: Sea Glass and a Beautiful Life
This Mental Health Matters was written by Kim Pirnat, Director of Billing at Ravenwood Health 2020 has been a crazy time in all our lives. Coronavirus has changed our worlds drastically and has increased stress, anxiety, and worry. Over the course of the last six...