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First Friday Game Night

Friday, May 2, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting room (Wells) at Wells (Albany) Public Library
Program Type:
Games / Gaming
Age Group:
Kids, Teens, Adults, Families, All Ages
Event Details:

Join us on the first Friday of the month for board games, card games, Wii games, and street games. Snacks provided. All ages welcome!

Library Branch: Wells (Albany) Public Library
Room: Meeting room (Wells)
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Games / Gaming
Event Details:

Join us on the first Friday of the month for board games, card games, Wii games, and street games. Snacks provided. All ages welcome!

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Three furry, pointy-eared creatures (Totoro and his friends) sit on a branch over a river with two children.

Anime Movie Night

Friday, May 2, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Inside (Chauncey) at Chauncey Public Library
Program Type:
Film / Video Screening
Age Group:
Kids, Teens, Families, All Ages
Event Details:

Join us to watch a family-friendly anime movie! Suggestions for specific titles rated G or PG are welcome. Otherwise, we will vote for options chosen by the librarian.

Library Branch: Chauncey Public Library
Room: Inside (Chauncey)
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Film / Video Screening
Event Details:

Join us to watch a family-friendly anime movie! Suggestions for specific titles rated G or PG are welcome. Otherwise, we will vote for options chosen by the librarian.

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Sprouting Melodies

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Children's area (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Creativity, Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Families
Event Details:

An early childhood music program for children 5 and under.  Bring your little ones and the whole family for fun and spend music time together!  This program will take pla...

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Children's area (Athens)
Age Group: Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Families
Program Type: Arts & Creativity, Storytime
Event Details:

An early childhood music program for children 5 and under.  Bring your little ones and the whole family for fun and spend music time together!  This program will take place on the first and third Saturday of every month. ...

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Celebrate Star Wars with the library on May 3.

Star Wars celebration

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's area (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Celebration
Age Group:
Preschool, Kids, Teens, Families
Event Details:

May the force be with you! Come celebrate all things Star Wars during this casual event in the children's area. There will be games, crafts and activities from a galaxy far, far aw...

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Children's area (Athens)
Age Group: Preschool, Kids, Teens, Families
Program Type: Celebration
Event Details:

May the force be with you! Come celebrate all things Star Wars during this casual event in the children's area. There will be games, crafts and activities from a galaxy far, far away. All ages welcome. 

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

"storytime" in colorful text

Storytime with Carter

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Kids' zone (Nelsonville) at Nelsonville Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Families
Event Details:

Join us for a weekly baby & toddler storytime!We'll build skills and socialize while we read books, rhyme rhymes, move our bodies, and sing songs. 

Library Branch: Nelsonville Public Library
Room: Kids' zone (Nelsonville)
Age Group: Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Families
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for a weekly baby & toddler storytime!

We'll build skills and socialize while we read books, rhyme rhymes, move our bodies, and sing songs.

 

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Bicycle Maintenance and Minor Repair Clinic

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Outside (Glouster) at Glouster Public Library
Program Type:
Class / Workshop, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Kids, Teens, Families
Event Details:

This family friendly clinic is designed to assist patrons with routine bicycle maintenance and minor repairs. Stations will focus on practices such as tire changes, chain lubricati...

Library Branch: Glouster Public Library
Room: Outside (Glouster)
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Families
Program Type: Class / Workshop, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

This family friendly clinic is designed to assist patrons with routine bicycle maintenance and minor repairs.

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Baby and librarian playing with mirror reflection.

Baby and Toddler Playtime

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's area (Wells) at Wells (Albany) Public Library
Age Group:
Babies and Toddlers, Families
Event Details:

Come play with us! We'll explore books, play games, sing songs, and enjoy each other's company in this open-ended playtime. Older siblings are welcome to follow along.  ...

Library Branch: Wells (Albany) Public Library
Room: Children's area (Wells)
Age Group: Babies and Toddlers, Families
Event Details:

Come play with us!

We'll explore books, play games, sing songs, and enjoy each other's company in this open-ended playtime. Older siblings are welcome to follow along.

 

 

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Storytime

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main floor (Glouster) at Glouster Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Families
Library Branch: Glouster Public Library
Room: Main floor (Glouster)
Age Group: Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Families
Program Type: Storytime

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Librarian reading to kids on a couch

Storytime with Rachel

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Children's area (Wells) at Wells (Albany) Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Kids, Families
Event Details:

Note our new time!Join us for weekly songs, playful activities, and stories, then stay and play with friends.Families with preschoolers and school-age kids are welcome.  

Library Branch: Wells (Albany) Public Library
Room: Children's area (Wells)
Age Group: Preschool, Kids, Families
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Note our new time!

Join us for weekly songs, playful activities, and stories, then stay and play with friends.

Families with preschoolers and school-age kids are welcome.

 

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Lyn Ford speaks into the microphone with her hands gesturing off to the side. She is wearing a red, black, and tan patterned button-up shirt and has her long black hair in a ponytail.

Affrilachian Folk Tales

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Inside (Chauncey) at Chauncey Public Library
Program Type:
Performance, Storytime, Travel & Culture
Age Group:
Kids, Families, All Ages
Event Details:

Lyn Ford is a writer, artist, and storyteller known for her engaging style. She will share interactive folktales rooted in her family’s African-American Appalachian oral traditions...

Library Branch: Chauncey Public Library
Room: Inside (Chauncey)
Age Group: Kids, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Performance, Storytime, Travel & Culture
Event Details:

Lyn Ford is a writer, artist, and storyteller known for her engaging style.

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Family Storytime

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Children's area (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Families
Event Details:

Families with young children enjoy a variety of stories, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building early literacy skills.

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Children's area (Athens)
Age Group: Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Families
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Families with young children enjoy a variety of stories, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building early literacy skills.

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Logo for organization directing this music program.

Youth Solo & Chamber Recitals

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Atrium (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Creativity, Performance
Age Group:
Adults, Families
Event Details:

Under the direction of the Southeast Ohio Music Teachers Association, this event highlights mostly solo pieces by older students (middle school and high school) playing a variety o...

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Atrium (Athens)
Age Group: Adults, Families
Program Type: Arts & Creativity, Performance
Event Details:

Under the direction of the Southeast Ohio Music Teachers Association, this event highlights mostly solo pieces by older students (middle school and high school) playing a variety of instruments.

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

"storytime" in colorful text

Storytime with Carter

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Kids' zone (Nelsonville) at Nelsonville Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Families
Event Details:

Join us for a weekly baby & toddler storytime!We'll build skills and socialize while we read books, rhyme rhymes, move our bodies, and sing songs. 

Library Branch: Nelsonville Public Library
Room: Kids' zone (Nelsonville)
Age Group: Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Families
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for a weekly baby & toddler storytime!

We'll build skills and socialize while we read books, rhyme rhymes, move our bodies, and sing songs.

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Baby and librarian playing with mirror reflection.

Baby and Toddler Playtime

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's area (Wells) at Wells (Albany) Public Library
Age Group:
Babies and Toddlers, Families
Event Details:

Come play with us! We'll explore books, play games, sing songs, and enjoy each other's company in this open-ended playtime. Older siblings are welcome to follow along.  ...

Library Branch: Wells (Albany) Public Library
Room: Children's area (Wells)
Age Group: Babies and Toddlers, Families
Event Details:

Come play with us!

We'll explore books, play games, sing songs, and enjoy each other's company in this open-ended playtime. Older siblings are welcome to follow along.

 

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Storytime

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main floor (Glouster) at Glouster Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Families
Library Branch: Glouster Public Library
Room: Main floor (Glouster)
Age Group: Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Families
Program Type: Storytime

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Librarian reading to kids on a couch

Storytime with Rachel

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Children's area (Wells) at Wells (Albany) Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Kids, Families
Event Details:

Note our new time!Join us for weekly songs, playful activities, and stories, then stay and play with friends.Families with preschoolers and school-age kids are welcome.  

Library Branch: Wells (Albany) Public Library
Room: Children's area (Wells)
Age Group: Preschool, Kids, Families
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Note our new time!

Join us for weekly songs, playful activities, and stories, then stay and play with friends.

Families with preschoolers and school-age kids are welcome.

 

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

John Tenniel's 1890 illustration of Alice, a rabbit, a doormouse, and the Mad Hatter seated around a table set with tea cups.

The Mad Hatter's Tea Party

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Inside (Chauncey) at Chauncey Public Library
Program Type:
Celebration
Age Group:
Preschool, Kids, Teens, Families, All Ages
Event Details:

Fall down the rabbit hole into a tea party replete with whimsy and wonder. The Mad Hatter and Her Royal Majesty the Queen of Hearts beseech you to join them for snacks, games, craf...

Library Branch: Chauncey Public Library
Room: Inside (Chauncey)
Age Group: Preschool, Kids, Teens, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Celebration
Event Details:

Fall down the rabbit hole into a tea party replete with whimsy and wonder.

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

2nd Annual School's *almost* Out Cookout

Friday, May 16, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Outdoor stage (Nelsonville) at Nelsonville Public Library
Program Type:
Celebration, Food, Games / Gaming, Library Outreach
Age Group:
Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Kids, Teens, College Students, Adults, 50+, Families, All Ages
Event Details:

...which means Summer at the Library, swimming, bike-riding, and NO HOMEWORK! Bring your friends and family to the library's outdoor stage area for the SECOND ANNUAL School's Ou...

Library Branch: Nelsonville Public Library
Room: Outdoor stage (Nelsonville)
Age Group: Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Kids, Teens, College Students, Adults, 50+, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Celebration, Food, Games / Gaming, Library Outreach
Event Details:

...which means Summer at the Library, swimming, bike-riding, and NO HOMEWORK!

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Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Sprouting Melodies

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Children's area (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Creativity, Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Families
Event Details:

An early childhood music program for children 5 and under.  Bring your little ones and the whole family for fun and spend music time together!  This program will take pla...

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Children's area (Athens)
Age Group: Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Families
Program Type: Arts & Creativity, Storytime
Event Details:

An early childhood music program for children 5 and under.  Bring your little ones and the whole family for fun and spend music time together!  This program will take place on the first and third Saturday of every month. ...

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

"storytime" in colorful text

Storytime with Carter

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Kids' zone (Nelsonville) at Nelsonville Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Families
Event Details:

Join us for a weekly baby & toddler storytime!We'll build skills and socialize while we read books, rhyme rhymes, move our bodies, and sing songs. 

Library Branch: Nelsonville Public Library
Room: Kids' zone (Nelsonville)
Age Group: Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Families
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for a weekly baby & toddler storytime!

We'll build skills and socialize while we read books, rhyme rhymes, move our bodies, and sing songs.

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Jam Session

Library Jam Session

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting room (Wells) at Wells (Albany) Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Creativity
Age Group:
Kids, Teens, Adults, Families, All Ages
Event Details:

Join us for an informal musical get-together every 3rd Tuesday from 6-8pm.You're invited to listen or play, no matter your skill level; beginners are encouraged to learn from exper...

Library Branch: Wells (Albany) Public Library
Room: Meeting room (Wells)
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Creativity
Event Details:

Join us for an informal musical get-together every 3rd Tuesday from 6-8pm.

You're invited to listen or play, no matter your skill level; beginners are encouraged to learn from experienced players in the first half hour.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Baby and librarian playing with mirror reflection.

Baby and Toddler Playtime

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's area (Wells) at Wells (Albany) Public Library
Age Group:
Babies and Toddlers, Families
Event Details:

Come play with us! We'll explore books, play games, sing songs, and enjoy each other's company in this open-ended playtime. Older siblings are welcome to follow along.  ...

Library Branch: Wells (Albany) Public Library
Room: Children's area (Wells)
Age Group: Babies and Toddlers, Families
Event Details:

Come play with us!

We'll explore books, play games, sing songs, and enjoy each other's company in this open-ended playtime. Older siblings are welcome to follow along.

 

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Storytime

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main floor (Glouster) at Glouster Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Families
Library Branch: Glouster Public Library
Room: Main floor (Glouster)
Age Group: Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Families
Program Type: Storytime

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know

Librarian reading to kids on a couch

Storytime with Rachel

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Children's area (Wells) at Wells (Albany) Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Kids, Families
Event Details:

Note our new time!Join us for weekly songs, playful activities, and stories, then stay and play with friends.Families with preschoolers and school-age kids are welcome.  

Library Branch: Wells (Albany) Public Library
Room: Children's area (Wells)
Age Group: Preschool, Kids, Families
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Note our new time!

Join us for weekly songs, playful activities, and stories, then stay and play with friends.

Families with preschoolers and school-age kids are welcome.

 

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please let our staff know