Through yoga poses, breathwork, meditation, and games, children and their caregivers will learn how to incorporate the principles of yoga (balance, focus, flexibility and strength) into their daily lives. Learn body awareness and tools to help develop positive coping skills. The last 10 minutes of class focus on meditation, breathing and relaxation techniques that children and adults can use when they are feeling overwhelmed or upset.  Presented by Yoga Sprouts in collaboration with 3 Sisters Yoga of Avon. 

Ages 4-8 with a caregiver.

Registration required beginning September 16 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

In Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania, Erik Larson has written about one of the most shocking events in history. He adds new descriptions and dimensions to the existing literature of the ship's intentional sinking by a German submarine. Professor Emeritus Dr. George Vourlojianis Ph.D. will lead a discussion underlining the miscalculations that led to one of the twentieth century's most iconic tragedies. Copies of the book are available at the Information Desk. Copies are limited.

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Calling all adventurers!  Don’t miss our Magic Tree House Book Club.  This time around, we will be reading Soccer on Sunday, and exploring the world’s most popular sport through fun activities.

Grades 1-3.

Pick up a book and register at the Children’s desk, beginning Wednesday, August 30.

Designed for 4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own, Step-Up Club is the "big kid" version of our popular Family Story Time program.  Come listen to longer stories, enjoy dancing to music, and completing more detailed crafts all in the Story Time Room.  

4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own.  Caregivers must remain in the library.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:45 am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren).

Designed for 4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own, Step-Up Club is the "big kid" version of our popular Family Story Time program.  Come listen to longer stories, enjoy dancing to music, and completing more detailed crafts all in the Story Time Room.  

4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own.  Caregivers must remain in the library.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 1:15 pm.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren).

Fall is here and the garden season is winding down. Whether you participated in the Playing in the Dirt Garden Club last summer or not, drop in on Thursday evenings to pull a few weeds and take home some of the bounty.

Ages 3 and over with a caregiver.

No registration.  

Children with varying learning styles and abilities learn together in a safe, supportive environment where respect and appreciation for differences is encouraged. This 20 minute story time, followed by an open play time for socialization, is designed for children who may not be successful in a typical story time session.

Content is geared for ages 3-7, but all ages are welcome with a participating adult.  Siblings welcome.

Registration required beginning Saturday, September 23 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

American Red Cross Blood Drive 2 - 7 pm

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join us for an evening of lively discussion about a great book. Facilitated by librarian and Avon Lake resident Martha Love. Copies of the book are available at the Information desk. Books for the following month are available at each meeting. 

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Bring your cards to play or trade with other Poke-enthusiasts.

All ages.

No registration.

Designed for 4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own, Step-Up Club is the "big kid" version of our popular Family Story Time program.  Come listen to longer stories, enjoy dancing to music, and completing more detailed crafts all in the Story Time Room.  

4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own.  Caregivers must remain in the library.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:45 am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren).

Designed for 4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own, Step-Up Club is the "big kid" version of our popular Family Story Time program.  Come listen to longer stories, enjoy dancing to music, and completing more detailed crafts all in the Story Time Room.  

4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own.  Caregivers must remain in the library.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 1:15 pm.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren).

Join us to get the garden ready for winter. Clear the beds, plant winter crops, take home any remaining vegetables and enjoy a well-deserved slice of pizza at 11:30 am (while supplies last). Ages 3 and over with a caregiver.

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Tom Patton, HAL board member and railroad enthusiast, will team up with fellow LSER expert Dennis Lamont to enlighten us on the Lake Shore Electric Railway – a popular topic
among Avon Lakers.

All are welcome, and refreshments will be served!

Bring your knitting or crocheting project and enjoy the company of fellow needlework enthusiasts. Presenter Valerie Dillard will be available to help those who need assistance. Beginners are welcome. Bring knitting needles (size 9 or 10) or a crochet hook (size G or H). Ages 16 and up.

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

It's Tea Time at the Library! You are invited to join us for an afternoon of tea, cookies, and a friendly discussion about a great book. Feel free to bring your own favorite tea cup. Copies of the book are available at the Information desk. Books for the following month are available at each meeting. Quantities are limited.

Shake Rattle and Roll

They wiggle and jiggle. Discover what makes these special seeds move on their own.

Ages 6 & 7

Register beginning October 3 at alpl.org, or by calling DiscoveryWorks at 440.933.7848

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Since we will need more time for these awesome crafts, we’re moving Crafternoon to Crafterdark! Make some of that slime that’s all over the internet in October, then craft a relaxing bath bomb for colorful fizzy bathtime in November. Ages 10–12.

October 11: Slime
November 8: Bath Bombs

Designed for 4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own, Step-Up Club is the "big kid" version of our popular Family Story Time program.  Come listen to longer stories, enjoy dancing to music, and completing more detailed crafts all in the Story Time Room.  

4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own.  Caregivers must remain in the library.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:45 am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren).

Designed for 4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own, Step-Up Club is the "big kid" version of our popular Family Story Time program.  Come listen to longer stories, enjoy dancing to music, and completing more detailed crafts all in the Story Time Room.  

4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own.  Caregivers must remain in the library.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 1:15 pm.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren).

Bounce, Wiggle, Giggle, CUDDLE! is a special class for our tiniest babies and their adult cuddlers. Join Miss Kim for an hour of fun as we sing songs, learn fun lap sits and explore sensory activities designed to promote age-appropriate socialization and developmental growth. 30 minutes of activities and 30 minutes of open sensory play.

Non-walking infants 6 months and older with a caregiver.  

Registration required beginning October 5 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Please feel free to wear Halloween costumes to celebrate the season.  

Can’t sit still? No problem. Bounce, Wiggle, Giggle, RUN! is a special class just for our wee walkers and their adult guest(s)! Join Miss Kim for an hour of fun as we sing songs, learn finger plays, use instruments and explore sensory activities designed to promote social interaction and stimulate developmental growth. 30 minutes of activities and 30 minutes of open sensory play.

Walking infants up to 24 months with a caregiver.

Registration required beginning October 6 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Please feel free to wear Halloween costumes to celebrate the season.  

Through yoga poses, breathwork, meditation, and games, children and their caregivers will learn how to incorporate the principles of yoga (balance, focus, flexibility and strength) into their daily lives. Learn body awareness and tools to help develop positive coping skills. The last 10 minutes of class focus on meditation, breathing and relaxation techniques that children and adults can use when they are feeling overwhelmed or upset.  Presented by Yoga Sprouts in collaboration with 3 Sisters Yoga of Avon. 

Ages 4-8 with a caregiver.

Registration required beginning October 7 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the American entry into World War I. Join us for a special presentation: The March Toward Total War: Germany's Doctrine of Unrestricted Submarine Warfare and the Sinking of the R.M.S. Lusitania. Professor Emeritus George N. Vourlojianis Ph.D.will talk about the introduction and use of the submarine as a terror weapon, with emphasis on Germany's sinking of the passenger-liner Lusitania.

Do you have a local business? Are you thinking of starting one? Find out the latest and best ways to market and grow your business, and meet your neighbors who are doing the same! Come to one of these sessions with local marketing professional Joe Archacki, founder of Mainstreet Growth LLC. Networking is worth the time you put into it.

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Interested in Anime or Manga? Join our Anime Club! We meet every third Tuesday of the month. Cosplay is welcome. Ages 12–17.

Whether you're just beginning to research your family history or you want to refresh you skills, this workshop is for you! Join ALPL librarian and genealogist Laura Ploenzke as she explains how to get started in genealogy and how the library can help you. Each session will focus on a particular topic or database, including Ancestry, FamilySearch, and MyHeritage. It is not necessary to attend all three sessions. There will also be time for your questions. Space is limited.

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Grab a bite to read! Join our cookbook club. Each month participants will select recipes from the Library's cookbook collection. The following month we will meet to sample our culinary creations and chat about cooking. Plates, silverware and beverages provided.

Are you tired of reading to your mom or dad? Sign up for a 15 minute time slot to read with a dog from Therapy Dogs International or Pet Partners.  Dogs make the best listeners!

Grades K-4.

Registration required beginning October 11 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

The Amazing Owl - Inside Out

Dissect owl pellets today and discover what Mr. Owl ate yesterday.

Ages 8-11

Register beginning October 11 at alpl.org, or by calling DiscoveryWorks at 440.933.7848

Are you tired of reading to your mom or dad? Sign up for a 15 minute time slot to read with a dog from Therapy Dogs International or Pet Partners.  Dogs make the best listeners!

Grades K-4.

Registration required beginning October 11 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Are you tired of reading to your mom or dad? Sign up for a 15 minute time slot to read with a dog from Therapy Dogs International or Pet Partners.  Dogs make the best listeners!

Grades K-4.

Registration required beginning October 11 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Are you tired of reading to your mom or dad? Sign up for a 15 minute time slot to read with a dog from Therapy Dogs International or Pet Partners.  Dogs make the best listeners!

Grades K-4.

Registration required beginning October 11 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Are you tired of reading to your mom or dad? Sign up for a 15 minute time slot to read with a dog from Therapy Dogs International or Pet Partners.  Dogs make the best listeners!

Grades K-4.

Registration required beginning October 11 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Are you tired of reading to your mom or dad? Sign up for a 15 minute time slot to read with a dog from Therapy Dogs International or Pet Partners.  Dogs make the best listeners!

Grades K-4.

Registration required beginning October 11 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Are you tired of reading to your mom or dad? Sign up for a 15 minute time slot to read with a dog from Therapy Dogs International or Pet Partners.  Dogs make the best listeners!

Grades K-4.

Registration required beginning October 11 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Are you tired of reading to your mom or dad? Sign up for a 15 minute time slot to read with a dog from Therapy Dogs International or Pet Partners.  Dogs make the best listeners!

Grades K-4.

Registration required beginning October 11 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Designed for 4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own, Step-Up Club is the "big kid" version of our popular Family Story Time program.  Come listen to longer stories, enjoy dancing to music, and completing more detailed crafts all in the Story Time Room.  

4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own.  Caregivers must remain in the library.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:45 am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren).

Designed for 4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own, Step-Up Club is the "big kid" version of our popular Family Story Time program.  Come listen to longer stories, enjoy dancing to music, and completing more detailed crafts all in the Story Time Room.  

4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own.  Caregivers must remain in the library.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 1:15 pm.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren).

Do you have a local business? Are you thinking of starting one? Find out the latest and best ways to market and grow your business, and meet your neighbors who are doing the same! Come to one of these sessions with local marketing professional Joe Archacki, founder of Mainstreet Growth LLC. Networking is worth the time you put into it.

Hey you tweens! We know you like to read YA books, and sometimes you read stuff from J Fiction too. Sybil and Gina have partnered up to present a special tween-only fall book club. Read some classics in Young Adult and Children’s literature, specially chosen for your age group. Pick up your book and register at the Children’s desk 3 weeks prior to each discussion. Ages 10–12.

Thursday, October 19, 7:00 pm–8:00 pm -- Doll Bones by Holly Black

Thursday, December 7, 7:00 pm–8:00 pm -- Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier

Do you dare to walk the Trail of Haunted Tales? We've called in the Ghostbusters, just in case. BOO by the Woods is a "PG" rated events, so plenty of spook without the gore. Take your picture with Star Wars characters or a Disney princess. Join the dance party with the DJ. Enjoy pumpkin decorating, face painting, crafts, a food truck, kettle corn and loads of other FUN! BOO by the Woods is sponsored by the City of Avon Lake, Kopf Builders, Salad Kraze, James Miller-Howard Hanna, in partnership with Lorain County Metro Parks and Avon Lake Public Library.

Not ready for the scares on the trail yet? Join the Children’s Department staff for creepy (but not too creepy) stories and songs. We’ll turn the lights down, use our creepiest voices and read aloud some of our favorite goosebump-inducing picture books. 

Geared for ages 4-6, but all ages are welcome.

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 6:15pm.

Not ready for the scares on the trail yet? Join the Children’s Department staff for creepy (but not too creepy) stories and songs. We’ll turn the lights down, use our creepiest voices and read aloud some of our favorite goosebump-inducing picture books. 

Geared for ages 4-6, but all ages are welcome.

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 7:15pm.

Not ready for the scares on the trail yet? Join the Children’s Department staff for creepy (but not too creepy) stories and songs. We’ll turn the lights down, use our creepiest voices and read aloud some of our favorite goosebump-inducing picture books. 

Geared for ages 4-6, but all ages are welcome.

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 8:15pm.

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Designed for children with special needs and their families, this fun and engaging music program is conducted by local Music on a Mission staff. 

Ages 3-7 with a caregiver.  Siblings welcome.

Registration required beginning October 16 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Need to do a presentation? The skills to present ideas clearly and communicate effectively are important in today's world. The good news? We all possess them! Local training and development professional Tony J. Tomanek will start with effective presentation strategies, take us through adult learning styles, and cover do's and dont's of using slidware.

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Is it a Solid? a Liquid? No, It's Oobleck!

Explore the amazing properties of ooey-gooey Oobleck with a Halloween twist.

Ages 6 & 7

Register beginning October 17 at alpl.org, or by calling DiscoveryWorks at 440.933.7848

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Dev Petty’s new picture book, Claymates, features two balls of clay that can become anything- even best friends! Use your own ball of clay to create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece to take home with you. This could get messy...please dress appropriately. 

Grades 3-6.

Registration required at the Children’s Desk or alpl.org beginning Wednesday, October 18.

Did you ever wonder what's possible? What's next? Why the thing you need doesn't work? We can help. Join Assistant Director Gerry Vogel on a three-part tour through the Library's growing stable of electronic services and devices. Survey the current landscape of phones, tablets, laptops, and more. Bring your questions!

Designed for 4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own, Step-Up Club is the "big kid" version of our popular Family Story Time program.  Come listen to longer stories, enjoy dancing to music, and completing more detailed crafts all in the Story Time Room.  

4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own.  Caregivers must remain in the library.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:45 am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren).

Designed for 4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own, Step-Up Club is the "big kid" version of our popular Family Story Time program.  Come listen to longer stories, enjoy dancing to music, and completing more detailed crafts all in the Story Time Room.  

4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own.  Caregivers must remain in the library.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 1:15 pm.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren).

Enjoy the whole building as the Library becomes a teen-only zone after hours! Decorate a pumpkin, take part in the costume contest, or play zombies vs. humans. The Library is yours – you dictate the fun! Parents must turn in permission slips in person and $2.00 for pizza by Friday, October 20. Ages 12-17.

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Silly Sounds

Create a musical membranophone using a water bottle and paper tube.

Ages 8-11

Register beginning October 25 at alpl.org, or by calling DiscoveryWorks at 440.933.7848.

Bring your cards to play or trade with other Poke-enthusiasts.

All ages.

No registration.

Did you ever wonder what's possible? What's next? Why the thing you need doesn't work? We can help. Join Assistant Director Gerry Vogel on a three-part tour through the Library's growing stable of electronic services and devices. Survey the current landscape of phones, tablets, laptops, and more. Bring your questions!

Designed for 4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own, Step-Up Club is the "big kid" version of our popular Family Story Time program.  Come listen to longer stories, enjoy dancing to music, and completing more detailed crafts all in the Story Time Room.  

4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own.  Caregivers must remain in the library.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:45 am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren).

Designed for 4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own, Step-Up Club is the "big kid" version of our popular Family Story Time program.  Come listen to longer stories, enjoy dancing to music, and completing more detailed crafts all in the Story Time Room.  

4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own.  Caregivers must remain in the library.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 1:15 pm.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren).

International Games Day is now International Games Week! That’s right, we’ll be celebrating the joy of gaming with libraries around the world every day from Monday – Thursday in the Teen section. We’ll be holding a Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournament in the Waugaman Gallery on Thursday, November 2 from 3:00pm – 5:00pm. Ages 12-17.

Best sellers, fiction, non-fiction, mystery, large print, science fiction, arts and crafts, cookbooks, business, religion, politics, young adult, children's - they're all here! Friends of Avon Lake Public Library fund programming for all ages at the Library. Your purchases ensure the continuation of these quality events.

Through yoga poses, breathwork, meditation, and games, children and their caregivers will learn how to incorporate the principles of yoga (balance, focus, flexibility and strength) into their daily lives. Learn body awareness and tools to help develop positive coping skills. The last 10 minutes of class focus on meditation, breathing and relaxation techniques that children and adults can use when they are feeling overwhelmed or upset.  Presented by Yoga Sprouts in collaboration with 3 Sisters Yoga of Avon. 

Ages 4-8 with a caregiver.

Registration required beginning October 28 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Best sellers, fiction, non-fiction, mystery, large print, science fiction, arts and crafts, cookbooks, business, religion, politics, young adult, children's - they're all here! Friends of Avon Lake Public Library fund programming for all ages at the Library. Your purchases ensure the continuation of these quality events.

Children with varying learning styles and abilities learn together in a safe, supportive environment where respect and appreciation for differences is encouraged. This 20 minute story time, followed by an open play time for socialization, is designed for children who may not be successful in a typical story time session.

Content is geared for ages 3-7, but all ages are welcome with a participating adult.  Siblings welcome.

Registration required beginning Saturday, October 28 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to actually live on a cruise ship, entertaining passengers for months at a time? Mike Gomborone, author of Singing My Way Around the World: An Entertainer's Live at Sea, does.He worked for three years as a singer and dancer on major cruise lines. He docked in six continents and a third of the world's countries. He will share his adventures, both on ship and at exotic ports of call. Books will be available for purchase.

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

On any given day we are subject to a barrage of news and information. Sometimes it can be difficult to figure out what is real and what is fake. Librarian Sam Snodgrass will discuss how you, the consumer, can evaluate the credibility of information resources. He will also take your questions.

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Tricky-Tac-Toe, Three in a Row!

Design your own Tic-Tac-Toe game to take home and share.

Ages 6 & 7.

Register beginning October 31 at alpl.org, or by calling DiscoveryWorks at 440.933.7848

Join us for an evening of lively discussion about a great book. Facilitated by librarian and Avon Lake resident Martha Love. Copies of the book are available at the Information desk. Books for the following month are available at each meeting. 

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Since we will need more time for these awesome crafts, we’re moving Crafternoon to Crafterdark! Make some of that slime that’s all over the internet in October, then craft a relaxing bath bomb for colorful fizzy bathtime in November. Ages 10–12.

October 11: Slime
November 8: Bath Bombs

Did you ever wonder what's possible? What's next? Why the thing you need doesn't work? We can help. Join Assistant Director Gerry Vogel on a three-part tour through the Library's growing stable of electronic services and devices. Survey the current landscape of phones, tablets, laptops, and more. Bring your questions!

Designed for 4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own, Step-Up Club is the "big kid" version of our popular Family Story Time program.  Come listen to longer stories, enjoy dancing to music, and completing more detailed crafts all in the Story Time Room.  

4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own.  Caregivers must remain in the library.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:45 am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren).

Designed for 4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own, Step-Up Club is the "big kid" version of our popular Family Story Time program.  Come listen to longer stories, enjoy dancing to music, and completing more detailed crafts all in the Story Time Room.  

4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own.  Caregivers must remain in the library.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 1:15 pm.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren).

Can’t sit still? No problem. Bounce, Wiggle, Giggle, RUN! is a special class just for our wee walkers and their adult guest(s)! Join Miss Kim for an hour of fun as we sing songs, learn finger plays, use instruments and explore sensory activities designed to promote social interaction and stimulate developmental growth. 30 minutes of activities and 30 minutes of open sensory play.

Walking infants up to 24 months with a caregiver.

Registration required beginning November 2 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Bounce, Wiggle, Giggle, CUDDLE! is a special class for our tiniest babies and their adult cuddlers. Join Miss Kim for an hour of fun as we sing songs, learn fun lap sits and explore sensory activities designed to promote age-appropriate socialization and developmental growth. 30 minutes of activities and 30 minutes of open sensory play.

Non-walking infants 6 months and older with a caregiver.

Registration required beginning November 3 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Are you tired of reading to your mom or dad? Sign up for a 15 minute time slot to read with a dog from Therapy Dogs International or Pet Partners.  Dogs make the best listeners!

Grades K-4.

Registration required beginning November 4 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Are you tired of reading to your mom or dad? Sign up for a 15 minute time slot to read with a dog from Therapy Dogs International or Pet Partners.  Dogs make the best listeners!

Grades K-4.

Registration required beginning November 4 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Are you tired of reading to your mom or dad? Sign up for a 15 minute time slot to read with a dog from Therapy Dogs International or Pet Partners.  Dogs make the best listeners!

Grades K-4.

Registration required beginning November 4 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Are you tired of reading to your mom or dad? Sign up for a 15 minute time slot to read with a dog from Therapy Dogs International or Pet Partners.  Dogs make the best listeners!

Grades K-4.

Registration required beginning November 4 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Georgeanne and Mike Wachter will be sharing stories of “Shipwrecks on Lake Erie”. They will renew your respect for our lake.

All are welcome and refreshments will be served! 

It's Tea Time at the Library! You are invited to join us for an afternoon of tea, cookies, and a friendly discussion about a great book. Feel free to bring your own favorite tea cup. Copies of the book are available at the Information desk. Books for the following month are available at each meeting. Quantities are limited.

Bring your knitting or crocheting project and enjoy the company of fellow needlework enthusiasts. Presenter Valerie Dillard will be available to help those who need assistance. Beginners are welcome. Bring knitting needles (size 9 or 10) or a crochet hook (size G or H). Ages 16 and up.

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

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Interested in Anime or Manga? Join our Anime Club! We meet every third Tuesday of the month. Cosplay is welcome. Ages 12–17.

Whether you're just beginning to research your family history or you want to refresh you skills, this workshop is for you! Join ALPL librarian and genealogist Laura Ploenzke as she explains how to get started in genealogy and how the library can help you. Each session will focus on a particular topic or database, including Ancestry, FamilySearch, and MyHeritage. It is not necessary to attend all three sessions. There will also be time for your questions. Space is limited.

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Grab a bite to read! Join our cookbook club. Each month participants will select recipes from the Library's cookbook collection. The following month we will meet to sample our culinary creations and chat about cooking. Plates, silverware and beverages provided.

Fall Luminaries

Make a festive, colorful candle to celebrate fall.

Ages 8-11

Register beginning November 8 at alpl.org, or by calling DiscoveryWorks at 440.933.7848

Designed for 4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own, Step-Up Club is the "big kid" version of our popular Family Story Time program.  Come listen to longer stories, enjoy dancing to music, and completing more detailed crafts all in the Story Time Room.  

4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own.  Caregivers must remain in the library.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:45 am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren).

Designed for 4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own, Step-Up Club is the "big kid" version of our popular Family Story Time program.  Come listen to longer stories, enjoy dancing to music, and completing more detailed crafts all in the Story Time Room.  

4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own.  Caregivers must remain in the library.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 1:15 pm.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren).

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

American Red Cross Blood Drive 2 - 7 pm

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Are you tired of reading to your mom or dad? Sign up for a 15 minute time slot to read with a dog from Therapy Dogs International or Pet Partners.  Dogs make the best listeners!

Grades K-4.

Registration required beginning November 22 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Are you tired of reading to your mom or dad? Sign up for a 15 minute time slot to read with a dog from Therapy Dogs International or Pet Partners.  Dogs make the best listeners!

Grades K-4.

Registration required beginning November 22 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Are you tired of reading to your mom or dad? Sign up for a 15 minute time slot to read with a dog from Therapy Dogs International or Pet Partners.  Dogs make the best listeners!

Grades K-4.

Registration required beginning November 22 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Are you tired of reading to your mom or dad? Sign up for a 15 minute time slot to read with a dog from Therapy Dogs International or Pet Partners.  Dogs make the best listeners!

Grades K-4.

Registration required beginning November 22 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Designed for 4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own, Step-Up Club is the "big kid" version of our popular Family Story Time program.  Come listen to longer stories, enjoy dancing to music, and completing more detailed crafts all in the Story Time Room.  

4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own.  Caregivers must remain in the library.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:45 am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren).

Designed for 4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own, Step-Up Club is the "big kid" version of our popular Family Story Time program.  Come listen to longer stories, enjoy dancing to music, and completing more detailed crafts all in the Story Time Room.  

4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own.  Caregivers must remain in the library.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 1:15 pm.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren).

Sugar abounds at this fun holiday event for the whole family!  Join your child as they create a family masterpiece out of graham crackers, frosting and candy.  Each child making a house should bring one bag of candy to share.  We’ll provide the graham crackers and frosting. 

All ages with a caregiver.

Registration required beginning November 18 at alpl.org or by calling the Children’s Desk at 933-8917.

Sugar abounds at this fun holiday event for the whole family!  Join your child as they create a family masterpiece out of graham crackers, frosting and candy.  Each child making a house should bring one bag of candy to share.  We’ll provide the graham crackers and frosting. 

All ages with a caregiver.

Registration required beginning November 18 at alpl.org or by calling the Children’s Desk at 933-8917.

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join us for an evening of lively discussion about a great book. Facilitated by librarian and Avon Lake resident Martha Love. Copies of the book are available at the Information desk. Books for the following month are available at each meeting. 

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 10:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Join the Children's Department for Family Story Time.  You'll spend 30 minutes listing to stories, dancing to songs, and practicing fingerplays in our Story Time room.  Simple crafts will be available after the stories in our picture book area.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 11:15am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren) and yourself. Please attend only one story time session per week to make room for more children. 

Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers with participating adult

Bring your cards to play or trade with other Poke-enthusiasts.

All ages.

No registration.

Designed for 4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own, Step-Up Club is the "big kid" version of our popular Family Story Time program.  Come listen to longer stories, enjoy dancing to music, and completing more detailed crafts all in the Story Time Room.  

4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own.  Caregivers must remain in the library.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 9:45 am.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren).

Designed for 4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own, Step-Up Club is the "big kid" version of our popular Family Story Time program.  Come listen to longer stories, enjoy dancing to music, and completing more detailed crafts all in the Story Time Room.  

4, 5, and 6 year olds on their own.  Caregivers must remain in the library.  

No registration. Numbered tickets are available, beginning at 1:15 pm.  Tickets are picked up on a first-come, first-served basis each week. You may only take tickets for your child(ren).

Bounce, Wiggle, Giggle, CUDDLE! is a special class for our tiniest babies and their adult cuddlers. Join Miss Kim for an hour of fun as we sing songs, learn fun lap sits and explore sensory activities designed to promote age-appropriate socialization and developmental growth. 30 minutes of activities and 30 minutes of open sensory play.

Non-walking infants 6 months and older with a caregiver.

Registration required beginning November 30 alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Hey you tweens! We know you like to read YA books, and sometimes you read stuff from J Fiction too. Sybil and Gina have partnered up to present a special tween-only fall book club. Read some classics in Young Adult and Children’s literature, specially chosen for your age group. Pick up your book and register at the Children’s desk 3 weeks prior to each discussion. Ages 10–12.

Thursday, October 19, 7:00 pm–8:00 pm -- Doll Bones by Holly Black

Thursday, December 7, 7:00 pm–8:00 pm -- Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier

Can’t sit still? No problem. Bounce, Wiggle, Giggle, RUN! is a special class just for our wee walkers and their adult guest(s)! Join Miss Kim for an hour of fun as we sing songs, learn finger plays, use instruments and explore sensory activities designed to promote social interaction and stimulate developmental growth. 30 minutes of activities and 30 minutes of open sensory play.

Walking infants up to 24 months with a caregiver.

Registration required beginning December 1 at alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Designed for children with special needs and their families, this fun and engaging music program is conducted by local Music on a Mission staff. 

Ages 3-7 with a caregiver.  Siblings welcome.

Registration required beginning December 4 alpl.org or by calling the Children's Desk at 933-8917.

Bring your knitting or crocheting project and enjoy the company of fellow needlework enthusiasts. Presenter Valerie Dillard will be available to help those who need assistance. Beginners are welcome. Bring knitting needles (size 9 or 10) or a crochet hook (size G or H). Ages 16 and up.

Tired of the commercialization of Christmas? Do you want to celebrate something different this year? There’s a Festivus for the rest of us! Festivus started on an episode of Seinfeld (search for it on YouTube) and grew into a parody holiday tradition for all. Traditional Festivus food shall be served before the annual Airing of Grievances. The celebration will conclude with some Feats of Strength. Come and experience a true Festivus Miracle! Ages 12–17.

Interested in Anime or Manga? Join our Anime Club! We meet every third Tuesday of the month. Cosplay is welcome. Ages 12–17.

Grab a bite to read! Join our cookbook club. Each month participants will select recipes from the Library's cookbook collection. The following month we will meet to sample our culinary creations and chat about cooking. Plates, silverware and beverages provided.

Drop in and help decorate the Children’s department by crafting a paper ornament for our tree or a card to share with a friend.  One per person, while supplies last. 

All ages.