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Ohio Nature Education

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
WAL Youth Services Program Space at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Animals & Nature, Performance/Presentation
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)

Come see and learn about Ohio’s native animals with Ohio Nature Education!

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: WAL Youth Services Program Space
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Animals & Nature, Performance/Presentation
Event Details:

Come see and learn about Ohio’s native animals with Ohio Nature Education!

Disclaimer(s)

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

This event is in the "Tots (babies - pre-K)" group
This event is in the "Kids (grades K-5)" group
This event is in the "Teens (grades 6-12)" group

Ohio Nature Education

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Combined Meeting Room A/B - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Animals & Nature, Performance/Presentation
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)

Come see and learn about Ohio’s native animals with Ohio Nature Education!

Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room A/B - Grove City
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Animals & Nature, Performance/Presentation
Event Details:

Come see and learn about Ohio’s native animals with Ohio Nature Education!

Disclaimer(s)

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

This event is in the "Kids (grades K-5)" group
This event is in the "Teens (grades 6-12)" group

Indy the Police Dog

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
WAL Youth Services Program Space at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Animals & Nature, Performance/Presentation
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)

Come meet Franklin County Deputy Sheriff Cooper and his K9 companion Indy. Deputy Cooper and Indy will demonstrate how they work together to catch the bad guys

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: WAL Youth Services Program Space
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Animals & Nature, Performance/Presentation
Event Details:

Come meet Franklin County Deputy Sheriff Cooper and his K9 companion Indy. Deputy Cooper and Indy will demonstrate how they work together to catch the bad guys

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

This event is in the "Kids (grades K-5)" group

To Catch an Art Thief

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30pm
WAL Youth Services Program Space at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Games, Gaming & Puzzles, Performance/Presentation
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5)

Come explore Ohio art history with Sarah Harper. Afterwards, we will work together as a team to solve puzzles to recover the stolen artwork! Once we have caught the "thief," we will create our own masterpieces to take home. 

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: WAL Youth Services Program Space
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Games, Gaming & Puzzles, Performance/Presentation
Event Details:

Come explore Ohio art history with Sarah Harper. Afterwards, we will work together as a team to solve puzzles to recover the stolen artwork! Once we have caught the "thief," we will create our own masterpieces to take home. 

Disclaimer(s)

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

This event is in the "Kids (grades K-5)" group

To Catch an Art Thief

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Combined Meeting Room A/B - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Games, Gaming & Puzzles, Performance/Presentation
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5)

Come explore Ohio art history with Sarah Harper. Afterwards, we will work together as a team to solve puzzles to recover the stolen artwork! Once we have caught the "thief," we will create our own masterpieces to take home. 

Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room A/B - Grove City
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Games, Gaming & Puzzles, Performance/Presentation
Event Details:

Come explore Ohio art history with Sarah Harper. Afterwards, we will work together as a team to solve puzzles to recover the stolen artwork! Once we have caught the "thief," we will create our own masterpieces to take home. 

Disclaimer(s)

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

This event is in the "Kids (grades K-5)" group

Rain Fish with Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Books & Reading, Performance/Presentation
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5)

What are rain fish? Let’s find out! Science, art, and literacy intersect in this special program presented by Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District.

Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Large Meeting Room A - Grove City
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Books & Reading, Performance/Presentation
Event Details:

What are rain fish? Let’s find out! Science, art, and literacy intersect in this special program presented by Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

This event is in the "Tots (babies - pre-K)" group
This event is in the "Kids (grades K-5)" group
This event is in the "Teens (grades 6-12)" group

Mike Hemmelgarn the Ventriloquist

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
WAL Youth Services Program Space at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Performance/Presentation
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)

Come see a community favorite: Mike Hemmelgarn and his friend Bongo. Comedy, juggling, and ventriloquist extraordinaire!

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: WAL Youth Services Program Space
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Performance/Presentation
Event Details:

Come see a community favorite: Mike Hemmelgarn and his friend Bongo. Comedy, juggling, and ventriloquist extraordinaire!

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

This event is in the "Tots (babies - pre-K)" group
This event is in the "Kids (grades K-5)" group
This event is in the "Teens (grades 6-12)" group

Mike Hemmelgarn the Ventriloquist

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Combined Meeting Room A/B - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Performance/Presentation
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)

Come see a community favorite: Mike Hemmelgarn and his friend Bongo. Comedy, juggling, and ventriloquist extraordinaire!

Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room A/B - Grove City
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Performance/Presentation
Event Details:

Come see a community favorite: Mike Hemmelgarn and his friend Bongo. Comedy, juggling, and ventriloquist extraordinaire!

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

This event is in the "Kids (grades K-5)" group
This event is in the "Teens (grades 6-12)" group

MusicWorks - Bucket Drumline

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Performance/Presentation
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)

Explore the exciting world of percussion with bucket drumming presented by 614 MusicWorks. Learn chants and cadences of drumming and practice on buckets with the opportunity to play marching bass drums and cymbals.

Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Large Meeting Room A - Grove City
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Performance/Presentation
Event Details:

Explore the exciting world of percussion with bucket drumming presented by 614 MusicWorks. Learn chants and cadences of drumming and practice on buckets with the opportunity to play marching bass drums and cymbals.

Disclaimer(s)

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

This event is in the "Tots (babies - pre-K)" group
This event is in the "Kids (grades K-5)" group
This event is in the "Teens (grades 6-12)" group

Ohio School of Falconry

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
WAL Youth Services Program Space at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Animals & Nature, Performance/Presentation
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a falcon! Come see these majestic birds of prey in action with the Ohio School of Falconry.

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: WAL Youth Services Program Space
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Animals & Nature, Performance/Presentation
Event Details:

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a falcon! Come see these majestic birds of prey in action with the Ohio School of Falconry.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

This event is in the "Tots (babies - pre-K)" group
This event is in the "Kids (grades K-5)" group
This event is in the "Teens (grades 6-12)" group

Ohio School of Falconry

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Combined Meeting Room A/B - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Animals & Nature, Performance/Presentation
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a falcon! Come see these majestic birds of prey in action with the Ohio School of Falconry.

Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room A/B - Grove City
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Animals & Nature, Performance/Presentation
Event Details:

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a falcon! Come see these majestic birds of prey in action with the Ohio School of Falconry.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

This event is in the "Tots (babies - pre-K)" group
This event is in the "Kids (grades K-5)" group
This event is in the "Teens (grades 6-12)" group

Darby Creek Naturalist

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
WAL Youth Services Program Space at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Animals & Nature, Performance/Presentation
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)

Come and chill with some cool critters at the library. A Darby Creek naturalist will be bringing some of their scaly friends for us to learn about and meet.

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: WAL Youth Services Program Space
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Animals & Nature, Performance/Presentation
Event Details:

Come and chill with some cool critters at the library. A Darby Creek naturalist will be bringing some of their scaly friends for us to learn about and meet.

Disclaimer(s)

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

This event is in the "Tots (babies - pre-K)" group
This event is in the "Kids (grades K-5)" group
This event is in the "Teens (grades 6-12)" group

Columbus Symphony Instrument Petting Zoo

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Performance/Presentation
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)

Come and see a performance by the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, followed by a chance to get up close and personal with real symphony instruments at the Instrument Petting Zoo!

Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Large Meeting Room A - Grove City
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Performance/Presentation
Event Details:

Come and see a performance by the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, followed by a chance to get up close and personal with real symphony instruments at the Instrument Petting Zoo!

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

This event is in the "Tots (babies - pre-K)" group
This event is in the "Kids (grades K-5)" group
This event is in the "Teens (grades 6-12)" group

Farm Animals with Horse-N-Round Fun, SRC Wrap-up Party

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
WAL Youth Services Program Space at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Animals & Nature, Performance/Presentation
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)

Summer Reading Challenge is coming to a close July 31. Come and celebrate a summer’s worth of reading at the

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: WAL Youth Services Program Space
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Animals & Nature, Performance/Presentation
Event Details:

Summer Reading Challenge is coming to a close July 31. Come and celebrate a summer’s worth of reading at the

Disclaimer(s)

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

This event is in the "Tots (babies - pre-K)" group
This event is in the "Kids (grades K-5)" group
This event is in the "Teens (grades 6-12)" group

Farm Animals with Horse-N-Round Fun @ Town Center Park, SRC Wrap-up

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Grove City Town Center Park at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Animals & Nature, Performance/Presentation
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)

Summer Reading Challenge is coming to a close July 31! Come and celebrate a summer’s worth of reading with

Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Grove City Town Center Park
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Animals & Nature, Performance/Presentation
Event Details:

Summer Reading Challenge is coming to a close July 31! Come and celebrate a summer’s worth of reading with