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A Dino-Mite Party

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Athens Public Library
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Kids, Families
Program Type: Celebration, Summer at the Library
Event Details:
Stomp on down for this awesome party full of all things dinosaurs. Our prehistoric fun will include games, crafts, and snacks. ...

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears” with Stevens Puppets

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Coolville Public Library
Library Branch: Coolville Public Library
Room: Meeting room (Coolville)
Age Group: Kids, Families
Program Type: Arts & Creativity, Performance, Summer at the Library
Event Details:
Experience this classic fairy tale as never before with Stevens Puppets and their hand-carved wooden marionettes. Watch performers bring the story to life, then stick around after the show for a demonstration of how the puppets work. ...

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Animal Encounter with the Hocking College Nature Center

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Nelsonville Public Library
Library Branch: Nelsonville Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Nelsonville)
Age Group: Kids, Families
Program Type: Science & Nature, Summer at the Library
Event Details:
Join Nature Center reps to learn firsthand about the creatures that can be found in your own backyard. Animal ambassadors will vary but could include snakes, frogs, and turtles. *This program may be outside, weather permitting. ...

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Love Gone Feral: Tales from the Appalachian Trail

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Glouster Public Library
Library Branch: Glouster Public Library
Room: Meeting room (Glouster)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Science & Nature, Summer at the Library, Travel & Culture
Event Details:
Travis Harding & Lindsey Rudibaugh hiked the full length of the Appalachian Trail in 2018. It was both their honeymoon and a fundraiser for the nonprofit they now lead in Athens County, Tenderfoot Learning Lab. Hear their stories of keeping roman...

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Armchair Traveler: Two Friends in Norway

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Athens Public Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Summer at the Library, Travel & Culture
Event Details:
In 2022, ACPL’s  graphic designer Heather Johnson took a trip to Norway with her friend, Erin Nash. These two will co-lead a presentation on their adventures in this strikingly beautiful country of the Earth's Far North. Join us for a photo-guid...

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A Dino-Mite Party

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Wells (Albany) Public Library
Library Branch: Wells (Albany) Public Library
Room: Meeting room (Wells)
Age Group: Kids, Families
Program Type: Celebration, Summer at the Library
Event Details:
Stomp on down for this awesome party full of all things dinosaurs. Our prehistoric fun will include games, crafts, and snacks. ...

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LEGO Adventure

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Glouster Public Library
Library Branch: Glouster Public Library
Room: Meeting room (Glouster)
Age Group: Kids, Families
Program Type: Arts & Creativity, Summer at the Library
Event Details:
Can you build the wildest scene, strangest creature, or most amazing artifact? Put your Master Builder skills to the test with our special challenges. (Leave your LEGOS at home; the library has plenty!) ...

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Love Gone Feral: Tales from the Appalachian Trail

4:00pm - 5:00pm
The Plains Public Library
Library Branch: The Plains Public Library
Room: Meeting room (The Plains)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Science & Nature, Summer at the Library, Travel & Culture
Event Details:
Travis Harding & Lindsey Rudibaugh hiked the full length of the Appalachian Trail in 2018. It was both their honeymoon and a fundraiser for the nonprofit they now lead in Athens County, Tenderfoot Learning Lab. Hear their stories of keeping roman...

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Survival Skills Hike

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Science & Nature, Summer at the Library
Event Details:
Meet up at the Chauncey-Dover Trailhead Park, and set out on an adventure into the natural world, where you'll learn essential survival skills. Our guided trek will cover fire building, shelter construction, and primitive crafts, providing you with i...

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Walking in the Footsteps of a Fossil Hunter

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Chauncey Public Library
Library Branch: Chauncey Public Library
Room: Inside (Chauncey)
Age Group: Kids, Families
Program Type: Science & Nature, Summer at the Library
Event Details:
Set off on a fossil adventure! Excavate them, build models of them, name them after you. Driven by a biography of fossil hunter Wendy Sloboda and the Ohio Science Standards, participants will actively explore fossils and all they have to tell us.&nbs...

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Friendship Party

3:00pm - 6:00pm
Coolville Public Library
Library Branch: Coolville Public Library
Room: Meeting room (Coolville)
Age Group: Preschool, Babies and Toddlers, Kids, Teens, College Students, Adults, 50+, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Creativity, Food, Games / Gaming, Summer at the Library
Event Details:
Come together as we celebrate the end of Summer at the Library and enjoy games, crafts, food, and good company. Families and all ages welcome. ...

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Animal Encounter with the Hocking College Nature Center

4:00pm - 5:00pm
The Plains Public Library
Library Branch: The Plains Public Library
Room: Meeting room (The Plains)
Age Group: Kids, Families
Program Type: Science & Nature, Summer at the Library
Event Details:
Join Nature Center reps to learn firsthand about the creatures that can be found in your own backyard. Animal ambassadors will vary but could include snakes, frogs, and turtles. *This program may be outside, weather permitting. ...

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Discovery Lab

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Athens Public Library
Library Branch: Athens Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Athens)
Age Group: Kids, Families
Program Type: Arts & Creativity, Science & Nature, Summer at the Library, Technology
Event Details:
The Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery invites you for some hands-on, interactive, engaging PLAY! Using a STEAM-based approach, we’ll create, test, explore, and connect to some all-time favorite books.  ...

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Cardboard Quests

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Coolville Public Library
Library Branch: Coolville Public Library
Room: Meeting room (Coolville)
Age Group: Kids, Families
Program Type: Games / Gaming, Summer at the Library
Event Details:
Challenge librarians for a fun-filled afternoon of board gaming! Bring along friends and family to choose from our assortment of games to play together, or come alone for the chance to forge new friendships. ...

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LEGO Adventure

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Nelsonville Public Library
Library Branch: Nelsonville Public Library
Room: Large meeting room (Nelsonville)
Age Group: Kids, Families
Program Type: Arts & Creativity, Summer at the Library
Event Details:
Can you build the wildest scene, strangest creature, or most amazing artifact? Put your Master Builder skills to the test with our special challenges. (Leave your LEGOS at home; the library has plenty!) ...

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Accommodations

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