Upcoming Events

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

Decorate flags or make buttons to show which countries you're cheering for! Wear your teams' swag each time you attend the library's World Cup- themed programming. Go team USA! 

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

Flex your creativity and test your luck with this popular fantasy tabletop role-playing game. Players of any experience level are welcome. *Ages 12 and up. 

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.

Every month, we choose an author or theme and everyone picks a book to read. No need for everyone to read the same book -- the point is that we all read something a little different!

Join us from 1-3 pm on Tuesdays for handwork and pleasant conversation. Bring a project to work on: embroidery, knitting, crochet, quilting, mending - whatever you like to do!

Bring your Pokémon cards and get ready to trade! Meet other trainers, show off your collection, and make fair trades in a fun, friendly environment. All skill levels welcome—no battling required.

Rural Action will help you test your worm grunting skills using worm sticks to lure the subterrestrial creatures out of the ground.

Monthly meeting of ACPL's Board of Trustees at the main branch in Nelsonville. 

Open to the public, with time set aside for public comment. 

Spend Tuesday afternoons playing this popular fantasy, tabletop role-playing game. You do NOT have to be an experienced player -- everyone is welcome.

Representatives from the Athens Conservancy will educate attendees on common invasive plant species in our area and their impact on native flora.

Journey to the past with Dr. Lawrence Witmer of Ohio University's WitmerLab to view dinosaur skulls and learn about these incredible prehistoric creatures.

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.

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

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 Andy for stories, songs, playtime, and crafts!

Experience the joys of English, Spanish, and Spanglish through stories, songs, and activities.

Discover one of the earliest forms of visual storytelling through the world of cave art, then tell your own story by trying out similar techniques used by ancient humans.

Let your creativity explode in this brick-building journey into the prehistoric past.

Hidden in the depths of the Amazon jungle, the infamous Doomed Diamond is guarded by a secret temple shrouded in vines.

Writer-photographer Jonathan Maffay presents an evening celebrating the history-rich land of Ethiopia.

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