Upcoming Events

Join us every Wednesday for an interactive storytime for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and grade school children. Weekly activities include themed sensory bins, crafts, reading, games, and more.  ...

Join us for discussion of Amish stories and Amish life. We'll meet at 1:00pm every second Wednesday at the Wells (Albany) Library.     ...

NCBC is a book club designed to include developmentally disabled adults.We read books together, discuss them, and then celebrate with a party. All or no reading ability is acceptable. Please call the NPL branch and ask for "Deborah" so I can issue a ...

Published in 1961, this is the last novel of John Steinbeck's long writing career.  Often overlooked, it was not welcomed by contemporary critics because of its strong moral message about the decay of honesty and fair dealing in America.  I...

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

Join Southeast Ohio Classical Academy for their classical book study group, 'Classics, Conversations, and Coffee.' All are welcome to attend. The text for sessions in November through January will be The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. H...

Join us every Wednesday for an interactive storytime for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and grade school children. Weekly activities include themed sensory bins, crafts, reading, games, and more.  ...

Do you love fantasy? Can't get enough science fiction? Do you crave stories of the paranormal? The Out of This World Book Club meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at The Plains Public Library. If you need a copy of the month's book please ca...

NCBC is a book club designed to include developmentally disabled adults.We read books together, discuss them, and then celebrate with a party. All or no reading ability is acceptable. Please call the NPL branch and ask for "Deborah" so I can issue a ...

What Men Live By and Other Tales is a collection of short stories written by Leo Tolstoy and originally published in 1885. In simple prose, Tolstoy tells profound stories of humanity, morality, and philosophy of life. Settle in and enjoy a dr...

Join us every Wednesday for an interactive storytime for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and grade school children. Weekly activities include themed sensory bins, crafts, reading, games, and more.  ...

NCBC is a book club designed to include developmentally disabled adults.We read books together, discuss them, and then celebrate with a party. All or no reading ability is acceptable. Please call the NPL branch and ask for "Deborah" so I can issue a ...

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

The Orchard Street Press is pleased to announce the release of a remarkable and engaging collection of letter poems exchanged by celebrated SE Ohio poets Cathy Cultice Lentes and Wendy McVicker during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is their first collab...

Join Southeast Ohio Classical Academy for their classical book study group, 'Classics, Conversations, and Coffee.' All are welcome to attend. The text for sessions in November through January will be The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. H...

Join us for discussion of Amish stories and Amish life. We'll meet at 1:00pm every second Wednesday at the Wells (Albany) Library.     ...

A live reading of two stories by Modernist writer Virginia Woolf: "Kew Gardens" (from 1919) and "The Mark on the Wall" (from 1917). These will be read by Librarian Todd. ...

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

Do you love fantasy? Can't get enough science fiction? Do you crave stories of the paranormal? The Out of This World Book Club meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at The Plains Public Library. If you need a copy of the month's book please ca...

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

Published in 1998 and set in rural Oklahoma, Paradise is the last of a trio of novels Toni Morrison wrote to explore themes of love and history in the Black experience. It's partly contemporary, partly historical in setting, encompassi...

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

Join us for discussion of Amish stories and Amish life. We'll meet at 1:00pm every second Wednesday at the Wells (Albany) Library.     ...

Published in 1998 and set in rural Oklahoma, Paradise is the last of a trio of novels Toni Morrison wrote to explore themes of love and history in the Black experience. It's partly contemporary, partly historical in setting, encompassi...