Event List

Dig into the arts with Factory Street Dance Studio! Use your creativity and discover new ways of moving– jazz, modern, ballet, and more await you on this beginner-friendly journey. 

Unearth a deeper understanding about the world around us and encounter some incredible animals in person. Learn where our zoo guests are from, what they eat, and what makes them so unique. *Outside, weather permitting.

Find the Velociraptor eggs before they get eaten! Follow the clues scattered around the library and solve the mystery before it’s too late.

New to the local music scene, this band of Ohio University students bonded through a shared love of music, collaboration, and trombones.

Get up-close and personal with big vehicles, and hear from the people who drive them. Dig into all the ways these trucks, buses, diggers and more work hard in our community. Face painting, music, and summer treats add to the fun. 

Dig into the arts with Factory Street Dance Studio! Use your creativity and discover new ways of moving– jazz, modern, ballet, and more await you on this beginner-friendly journey. 

Join Librarian Andrea for a roaring good time! Make a habitat for a tiny dinosaur and decorate it with all kinds of fun supplies from our craft buffet.

The Earth has been inhabited for billions of years, but the science of studying ancient life is just a few hundred years old.

Have you ever wondered about your ancestry? Do you love bingo? If so, we have the event for you! Join in to win prizes that will help you unearth clues to your family story.

Kick off a t-rexcellent summer with a dinosaur classic, Jurassic Park! We’ll watch the movie and have prehistoric provisions available to share.

Stomp like a dinosaur and sing like a bird as we unearth musical fun by singing, dancing, and trying out a variety of stringed instruments and shakers. Get ready to roar through some new and favorite songs in this engaging musical adventure.

Trace the journey from dinosaurs to birds we see today with the Hocking College Nature Center.

Professor Brian presents: Tricks You’ll Dig, a juggling extravaganza with high-flying entertainment of the past and future. Big tricks and big laughs abound in this engaging show for all ages.

Join Librarian Andrea for a roaring good time! Make a habitat for a tiny dinosaur and decorate it with all kinds of fun supplies from our craft buffet.

Meet modern-day dinosaurs at the library! Live raptors will visit in person—including owls, hawks, falcons, and buzzards—for an exciting, educational program the whole family will enjoy.

Get ready for some messy prehistoric fun! In this hands-on program, kids will create their own “Dinosaur Drool” slime. Participants will mix ingredients, experiment with colors and textures.

Librarian Todd is taking his beloved adult storytime series on the road once again! This summer, he will be reading select chapters from John Preston’s The Dig, a fictionalized account of the Sutton Hoo excavations.

Meet modern-day dinosaurs at the library! Live raptors will visit in person—including owls, hawks, falcons, and buzzards—for an exciting, educational program the whole family will enjoy.

Every one of us has a special place, each holding a unique story waiting to be discovered. Songwriter Megan Bee will share songs, poems, and stories that illuminate how a sense of place can shape our narratives.

Trace the journey from dinosaurs to birds we see today with the Hocking College Nature Center.

Stomp like a dinosaur and sing like a bird as we unearth musical fun by singing, dancing, and trying out a variety of stringed instruments and shakers. Get ready to roar through some new and favorite songs in this engaging musical adventure.

Have you ever wondered about your ancestry? Do you love bingo? If so, we have the event for you! Join in to win prizes that will help you unearth clues to your family story.

Meet modern-day dinosaurs at the library! Live raptors will visit in person—including owls, hawks, falcons, and buzzards—for an exciting, educational program the whole family will enjoy.

Create your own tiny prehistoric world using faux plants and dino figurines. All materials will be provided, and participants will be able to take their terrariums home. *Ages 10 and up. Registration required.