HURRAY FOR THE LIBRARY: The Cleveland Public Library, that is. The CPL gets my Hurray of the Week because I made my periodic weekend run to the Main Branch today and was reminded what a great operation they have. I picked up a book I knew I wanted and one I just ran across, re-renewed the book my wife's been reading for three months, and got it all done in fifteen minutes. Five staffers helped me in one way or another, and they were all cheerful and on the case. I passed by ten or so Internet terminals on three floors and they were all getting used... at 4:30 on Saturday, downtown!

It's no wonder Cleveland voters passed the Library levy by a 60-40 margin. How many services, public or private, run so well? (Of course, I realize that Mark Schumann's endorsement was the real turning point in that election.)

Now if the City would just stop eliminating parking spaces around East 6th and Superior...