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Sample art image by featured artist, Jill French.

Hidden in Plain Sight: Photography by Jill French

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 9:00am - 8:00pm
Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Creativity, Exhibit
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

On Exhibit on the Circulation Area Wall from May 2nd through May 30th. Art Reception: Tuesday, May 14th, at 6:00pm This photo collection is an exploration of beauty and myste...

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Creativity, Exhibit
Event Details:

On Exhibit on the Circulation Area Wall from May 2nd through May 30th.

Art Reception: Tuesday, May 14th, at 6:00pm

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Image of work of art by featured artist, Olena Wilshanetsky.

Tradition and New Life: The Art of Olena Wilshanetsky

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 9:00am - 8:00pm
Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Creativity, Exhibit
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

On Exhibit in the Glass Display Cases from May 2nd through May 30th. Art Reception: Tuesday, May 14th, at 6:00pm Welcome spring with the ancient artistry of Ukrainian Easter ...

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Creativity, Exhibit
Event Details:

On Exhibit in the Glass Display Cases from May 2nd through May 30th.

Art Reception: Tuesday, May 14th, at 6:00pm

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Preschool Storytime

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Children's area (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs and more that encourage development of early literacy skills in young children.  Ages 3-5

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

Join us for stories, songs and more that encourage development of early literacy skills in young children.  Ages 3-5

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Accommodations

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

Spanish Conversation Hour

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Travel & Culture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Meet every week to practice your Spanish in a friendly community setting! Native speakers and those interested in improving their language skills are equally welcome. Free and open...

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Small meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Travel & Culture
Event Details:

Meet every week to practice your Spanish in a friendly community setting! Native speakers and those interested in improving their language skills are equally welcome. Free and open to the public.

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Accommodations

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

Nonviolent Communication Practice Session

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Small meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

  Interested in developing skills in Nonviolent or Compassionate Communication (NVC)? This will be an informal group meeting  every Thursday from 6:00-7:30 to pract...

Athens Public Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Small meeting room (Athens)
Purpose of Meeting

 

Interested in developing skills in Nonviolent or Compassionate Communication (NVC)?

Photo of contemporary deforestation of Amazon Rainforest by Felipe Werneck for Ascom/Ibama of Brazil.

Understanding Contemporary Threats to the Amazon Rainforest

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Large meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Science & Nature, Travel & Culture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This presentation will examine sources of destruction to the Amazon rainforest while also highlighting local, international, and Indigenous efforts to protect it.  Our gu...

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Science & Nature, Travel & Culture
Event Details:

This presentation will examine sources of destruction to the Amazon rainforest while also highlighting local, international, and Indigenous efforts to protect it. 

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Accommodations

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

Tabletop RPG Club

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Large meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Games / Gaming
Age Group:
Teens, College Students
Event Details:

Meet weekly to explore tabletop role-playing games (including Dungeons & Dragons) with a group of teens and adults enthusiastic about this hobby. We’ll meet in the large confer...

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Teens, College Students
Program Type: Games / Gaming
Event Details:

Meet weekly to explore tabletop role-playing games (including Dungeons & Dragons) with a group of teens and adults enthusiastic about this hobby. We’ll meet in the large conference room, with the Young Adult area as a backup space.

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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 the Fourth.

May the Fourth Be with You: Star Wars celebration

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Children's area (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Creativity, Games / Gaming
Age Group:
Kids, Families
Event Details:

Come celebrate all things Star Wars at the library on May the Fourth, the official Star Wars holiday. This informal program will feature crafts, videos, books and activities from a...

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Children's area (Athens)
Age Group: Kids, Families
Program Type: Arts & Creativity, Games / Gaming
Event Details:

Come celebrate all things Star Wars at the library on May the Fourth, the official Star Wars holiday. This informal program will feature crafts, videos, books 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

Athens Poetry Group

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Small meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Adults who enjoy writing poetry are invited to share their work and comment on the work others.

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Small meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

Adults who enjoy writing poetry are invited to share their work and comment on the work others.

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Accommodations

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

A picture of Morsbags - handmade reusable fabric bags

Morsbag Pod Meetup

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Large meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Creativity, Class / Workshop, Science & Nature
Age Group:
Teens, College Students, Adults
Event Details:

Do you love to sew or have you always wanted to learn? Want an excuse to get together with friends to create something for a good cause? We could use your help! In partnership w...

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Teens, College Students, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Creativity, Class / Workshop, Science & Nature
Event Details:

Do you love to sew or have you always wanted to learn? Want an excuse to get together with friends to create something for a good cause? We could use your help!

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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/Toddler Storytime

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Children's area (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Babies and Toddlers
Event Details:

Enjoy an interactive storytime with your child that includes early literacy fun with books, songs, finger play and baby movement. Ages 0-3

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

Enjoy an interactive storytime with your child that includes early literacy fun with books, songs, finger play and baby movement.

Ages 0-3

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Accommodations

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Merry Marigolds Family Craft

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Large meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Creativity
Age Group:
Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Kids, Families
Event Details:

What better surprise for Mother's Day or for someone special in your life than something you make yourself? Join us to create a sweet gift by decorating a nursery pot, then plantin...

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Kids, Families
Program Type: Arts & Creativity
Event Details:

What better surprise for Mother's Day or for someone special in your life than something you make yourself? Join us to create a sweet gift by decorating a nursery pot, then planting marigold seeds!

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Accommodations

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

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Children's area (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs and more that encourage development of early literacy skills in young children.  Ages 3-5

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

Join us for stories, songs and more that encourage development of early literacy skills in young children.  Ages 3-5

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Spanish Conversation Hour

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Travel & Culture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Meet every week to practice your Spanish in a friendly community setting! Native speakers and those interested in improving their language skills are equally welcome. Free and open...

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Small meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Travel & Culture
Event Details:

Meet every week to practice your Spanish in a friendly community setting! Native speakers and those interested in improving their language skills are equally welcome. Free and open to the public.

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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 Climate Fair

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Large meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Join Rising Appalachia, Rural Action, the Polygonia Foundation, and the Ohio Environmental Council for an interactive afternoon of activities that cultivate a sense of connection, ...

Athens Public Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Purpose of Meeting

Join Rising Appalachia, Rural Action, the Polygonia Foundation, and the Ohio Environmental Council for an interactive afternoon of activities that cultivate a sense of connection, belonging, and joy, while celebrating the beauty, hope, and resilie

Nonviolent Communication Practice Session

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Small meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

  Interested in developing skills in Nonviolent or Compassionate Communication (NVC)? This will be an informal group meeting  every Thursday from 6:00-7:30 to pract...

Athens Public Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Small meeting room (Athens)
Purpose of Meeting

 

Interested in developing skills in Nonviolent or Compassionate Communication (NVC)?

Archival photo of featured author, Jack Finney.

Storytime for Adults: Two Stories by Jack Finney

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Large meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join Librarian Todd as he reads us two fictions by the imaginative, mid-century American writer, Jack Finney: "Such Interesting Neighbors" (1951) and "Contents of the Dead Man's Po...

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion / Literary Reading
Event Details:

Join Librarian Todd as he reads us two fictions by the imaginative, mid-century American writer, Jack Finney: "Such Interesting Neighbors" (1951) and "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket" (1956). Discussion with the audience will follow.

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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 11, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Children's area (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Families
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Children's area (Athens)
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

Tabletop RPG Club

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Large meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Games / Gaming
Age Group:
Teens, College Students
Event Details:

Meet weekly to explore tabletop role-playing games (including Dungeons & Dragons) with a group of teens and adults enthusiastic about this hobby. We’ll meet in the large confer...

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Teens, College Students
Program Type: Games / Gaming
Event Details:

Meet weekly to explore tabletop role-playing games (including Dungeons & Dragons) with a group of teens and adults enthusiastic about this hobby. We’ll meet in the large conference room, with the Young Adult area as a backup space.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Dungeons & Dragons Teen Campaign

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Large meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Games / Gaming
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Led by Teen Librarian Bryce, who will also be available to help players create characters and learn the basics of D&D 5th Edition. All materials will be provided.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games / Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Led by Teen Librarian Bryce, who will also be available to help players create characters and learn the basics of D&D 5th Edition. All materials will be provided.

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Accommodations

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

Official logo for Art in the Library Series

Art in the Library Reception

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main floor (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Creativity
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

An opportunity to meet in person our month's exhibitors and talk with them about their exhibited items.

Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Main floor (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Creativity
Event Details:

An opportunity to meet in person our month's exhibitors and talk with them about their exhibited items.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Baby/Toddler Storytime

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Children's area (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Babies and Toddlers
Event Details:

Enjoy an interactive storytime with your child that includes early literacy fun with books, songs, finger play and baby movement. Ages 0-3

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

Enjoy an interactive storytime with your child that includes early literacy fun with books, songs, finger play and baby movement.

Ages 0-3

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

AFAN non fiction book group

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Large meeting room (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Athens Public Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Children's area (Athens) at Athens Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs and more that encourage development of early literacy skills in young children.  Ages 3-5

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

Join us for stories, songs and more that encourage development of early literacy skills in young children.  Ages 3-5

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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