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Creature Craft
Creature Craft
Each week a themed craft will be available for pickup from the library as a part of our Exploration Kits. Please stop by the library to pick one up and follow along with the craft instructions in the booklet or on our Facebook page. Availability of Exploration Kits will be on a first come first […]
3 events,
Critter Creations | LEGO Challenge
Critter Creations | LEGO Challenge
Every Tuesday grab your LEGOs from home and see if you can build our weekly Critter Creation. Find images of the final build and the pieces used on our Facebook or Instagram.
Tuesday Tails and Tales | Online Storytime
Tuesday Tails and Tales | Online Storytime
This special weekly Storytime will be full of fun stories and songs that go along with the weekly theme for Tails and Tales summer reading. You can find this video linked on our Facebook page every Tuesday.
Jackbox Games
Jackbox Games
Teens and adults join us for a night of ridiculous entertainment with Jackbox Games. Use your smart phone or other device to play along with us from home. We will be starting off with Quiplash and changing up games as time allows. You can either join us in the Stockwell Room in person or join […]
2 events,
Akron Zoomobile | Family Program
Akron Zoomobile | Family Program
The Akron Zoomobile will be talking all about the Rainforest. Explore one of the most diverse and at risk habitats in the world. Discover why the rainforest is at risk and learn its impact in Ohio. This program will be held at the Guy C. Myers Memorial Bandshell at Brookside Park. To learn more about […]
Tails and Treats | Recipe
Tails and Treats | Recipe
Pickup an Exploration Kit at the library or go to Facebook to find a weekly Tails and Treats recipe. Each recipe will focus on the weekly theme.
2 events,
Safari Science | Online Science
Safari Science | Online Science
Get ready to learn and play with Safari Science which can be found in our weekly take home bags. This program includes step by step instructions and questions for kids to follow the Scientific Method. Find this video on Facebook or YouTube.
Tails & Tales | Dance Storytime
Tails & Tales | Dance Storytime
Every other week our Facebook page will feature a special Storytime and dance video produced by Ashland High School Students at the direction of Kimberly Payne. Each video will include a story, dance, and movement!
3 events,
Artsy Animals | Online Craft
Artsy Animals | Online Craft
Watch and create along with Artsy Animals which can be found in our weekly take home bags. This program includes step by step instructions and art supplies for kids to create a fun art project. Find this video on Facebook or YouTube.
Find-A-Duck | Scavenger Hunt
Find-A-Duck | Scavenger Hunt
Every Friday this summer our new duck mascot will be telling his rubber duck friends to hide at different Ashland parks. Log onto Facebook to find out where they will be headed to see if you can find a special friend to take home.
Books in the Park
Books in the Park
Join us at various county parks where we will read a story or two as a part of the Ashland County Parks Books in the Park program. Parks staff will lead an educational session, an activity or craft and a hike. July 2nd - Byers Woods (Wetlands) July 9th - Freer Field (Snails & Slugs) […]
1 event,
Craft Takeout
Every other Saturday adults can stop by the library to pickup a Craft Takeout box. Each box will contain all the materials and instructions necessary to make the designated craft. Stay posted to Facebook to see upcoming crafts. Supplies are limited.
1 event,
Creature Craft
Creature Craft
Each week a themed craft will be available for pickup from the library as a part of our Exploration Kits. Please stop by the library to pick one up and follow along with the craft instructions in the booklet or on our Facebook page. Availability of Exploration Kits will be on a first come first […]
2 events,
Tuesday Tails and Tales | Online Storytime
Tuesday Tails and Tales | Online Storytime
This special weekly Storytime will be full of fun stories and songs that go along with the weekly theme for Tails and Tales summer reading. You can find this video linked on our Facebook page every Tuesday.
Critter Creations | LEGO Challenge
Critter Creations | LEGO Challenge
Every Tuesday grab your LEGOs from home and see if you can build our weekly Critter Creation. Find images of the final build and the pieces used on our Facebook or Instagram.
4 events,
Yasu Theatre | Online Program
Yasu Theatre | Online Program
Head to our Facebook page to watch Yasu Theatre a show of Japanese folktales with origami, and magic tricks. This show is online only and will be removed from our page within one week of posting. Watch from home and enjoy the show!
Tails and Treats | Recipe
Tails and Treats | Recipe
Pickup an Exploration Kit at the library or go to Facebook to find a weekly Tails and Treats recipe. Each recipe will focus on the weekly theme.
Fun with Food at Home
Fun with Food at Home
Enjoy a video every other Wednesday at 3pm that's all about snack time. We will be showing you how to make some fun, delicious treats to nibble on. You can view the videos through our Facebook Page or on our YouTube channel. Ashland Public Library Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AshlandPublicLibraryOhio/ Ashland Public Library YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMAqCTk5nSeJl5_podRzPA/
2 events,
Shake Your Tail | Bookmobile Dance Party
Shake Your Tail | Bookmobile Dance Party
Every other week the Bookmobile will be out at Brookside park near the playground by the pool. They will be hosting a dance party to have kiddos shake their tail to the best kid friendly music. (weather permitting see updates on Facebook)
Safari Science | Online Science
Safari Science | Online Science
Get ready to learn and play with Safari Science which can be found in our weekly take home bags. This program includes step by step instructions and questions for kids to follow the Scientific Method. Find this video on Facebook or YouTube.
5 events,
Artsy Animals | Online Craft
Artsy Animals | Online Craft
Watch and create along with Artsy Animals which can be found in our weekly take home bags. This program includes step by step instructions and art supplies for kids to create a fun art project. Find this video on Facebook or YouTube.
Fun Fridays with United Way
Fun Fridays with United Way
Join United Way and Ashland Public Library for Fun Fridays! June Entertainment: Mad Science July Entertainment: Tom's Kitchen Table August Entertainment: Akron Zoomobile For more information about Fun Fridays visit United Way of Ashland County's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Unitedwayofashlandoh/
Find-A-Duck | Scavenger Hunt
Find-A-Duck | Scavenger Hunt
Every Friday this summer our new duck mascot will be telling his rubber duck friends to hide at different Ashland parks. Log onto Facebook to find out where they will be headed to see if you can find a special friend to take home.
Among Us Gaming
Among Us Gaming
Every other week the library will host an Among Us game for up to 9 participants. This program requires registration and an email address to send a link to. To register please go to our website calendar at www.ashland.lib.oh.us. If you need Among Us, it can be downloaded as a free app on your smartphone […]
Books in the Park
Books in the Park
Join us at various county parks where we will read a story or two as a part of the Ashland County Parks Books in the Park program. Parks staff will lead an educational session, an activity or craft and a hike. July 2nd - Byers Woods (Wetlands) July 9th - Freer Field (Snails & Slugs) […]
2 events,
Teen TOC | Teen Original Creations
Every other Saturday there will be a teen craft available for pickup from the library. Each bag will center around the weekly theme and will include a paper cube sculpture and different origami creatures to fold. Supplies are limited.
Friends of the Ashland Public Library – Public Book Sale
Friends of the Ashland Public Library – Public Book Sale
Stockwell Room This will be a bag sale only. Books will be in brown paper bags and bagged by genre. Each bag will cost $5.
0 events,
2 events,
Creature Craft
Creature Craft
Each week a themed craft will be available for pickup from the library as a part of our Exploration Kits. Please stop by the library to pick one up and follow along with the craft instructions in the booklet or on our Facebook page. Availability of Exploration Kits will be on a first come first […]
4 events,
Tuesday Tails and Tales | Online Storytime
Tuesday Tails and Tales | Online Storytime
This special weekly Storytime will be full of fun stories and songs that go along with the weekly theme for Tails and Tales summer reading. You can find this video linked on our Facebook page every Tuesday.
Critter Creations | LEGO Challenge
Critter Creations | LEGO Challenge
Every Tuesday grab your LEGOs from home and see if you can build our weekly Critter Creation. Find images of the final build and the pieces used on our Facebook or Instagram.
Jackbox Games
Jackbox Games
Teens and adults join us for a night of ridiculous entertainment with Jackbox Games. Use your smart phone or other device to play along with us from home. We will be starting off with Quiplash and changing up games as time allows. You can either join us in the Stockwell Room in person or join […]
4 events,
SOGBETY DIOMANDE | Family Program
SOGBETY DIOMANDE | Family Program
Join us to watch Sobgety Diomande a performance of West African music and dance. This program will focus on rhythms, dances, and songs. This program will be held at the Guy C. Myers Memorial Bandshell at Brookside Park. If inclement weather please see our Facebook page for updates.
Tails and Treats | Recipe
Tails and Treats | Recipe
Pickup an Exploration Kit at the library or go to Facebook to find a weekly Tails and Treats recipe. Each recipe will focus on the weekly theme.
Hemingway’s Cats | Chautauqua Event
Hemingway’s Cats | Chautauqua Event
Join Chautauqua presenter John Anderson for Hemingway's Cats. Hemingway loved cats, calling them “purr factories” and “love sponges.” Many descendants of Snow White, a white six-toed kitten that Hemingway received in the 1930s still roam the grounds of his home in Key West, Florida. This workshop will consist of stories of Hemingway and his cats, […]
Elie Wiesel, War’s Witness | Chautauqua Event
Elie Wiesel, War’s Witness | Chautauqua Event
The worst, the most horrific story to come out of World War II is the story of the Holocaust that resulted in the death of six million Jews. The most effective witness of the Holocaust was the writer Elie Wiesel, who died just four years ago. This illustrated program will explore Wiesel’s witness and his […]
2 events,
Safari Science | Online Science
Safari Science | Online Science
Get ready to learn and play with Safari Science which can be found in our weekly take home bags. This program includes step by step instructions and questions for kids to follow the Scientific Method. Find this video on Facebook or YouTube.
Tails & Tales | Dance Storytime
Tails & Tales | Dance Storytime
Every other week our Facebook page will feature a special Storytime and dance video produced by Ashland High School Students at the direction of Kimberly Payne. Each video will include a story, dance, and movement!
4 events,
Artsy Animals | Online Craft
Artsy Animals | Online Craft
Watch and create along with Artsy Animals which can be found in our weekly take home bags. This program includes step by step instructions and art supplies for kids to create a fun art project. Find this video on Facebook or YouTube.
Find-A-Duck | Scavenger Hunt
Find-A-Duck | Scavenger Hunt
Every Friday this summer our new duck mascot will be telling his rubber duck friends to hide at different Ashland parks. Log onto Facebook to find out where they will be headed to see if you can find a special friend to take home.
Five Days in May 1940 | Chautauqua Event
Five Days in May 1940 | Chautauqua Event
During five days in late May 1940, England began a desperate evacuation of Allied troops from the beaches at Dunkirk. Two powerful members of Churchill’s five-man war cabinet were in favor of negotiating with Hitler to avoid the blood bath that they feared the British forces would experience if they continued to fight the Nazi […]
Books in the Park
Books in the Park
Join us at various county parks where we will read a story or two as a part of the Ashland County Parks Books in the Park program. Parks staff will lead an educational session, an activity or craft and a hike. July 2nd - Byers Woods (Wetlands) July 9th - Freer Field (Snails & Slugs) […]
1 event,
Craft Takeout
Every other Saturday adults can stop by the library to pickup a Craft Takeout box. Each box will contain all the materials and instructions necessary to make the designated craft. Stay posted to Facebook to see upcoming crafts. Supplies are limited.
0 events,
2 events,
Animal Crossing Villager Hunt
Stop by the library to pickup your Animal Crossing checklist then go over to Brookside park to find the Animal Crossing Amiibo posters. Return a completed list to the library to get a small prize. Hunt #1: June 14 - June 19 Hunt #2: July 19 - July 23
Creature Craft
Creature Craft
Each week a themed craft will be available for pickup from the library as a part of our Exploration Kits. Please stop by the library to pick one up and follow along with the craft instructions in the booklet or on our Facebook page. Availability of Exploration Kits will be on a first come first […]
2 events,
Tuesday Tails and Tales | Online Storytime
Tuesday Tails and Tales | Online Storytime
This special weekly Storytime will be full of fun stories and songs that go along with the weekly theme for Tails and Tales summer reading. You can find this video linked on our Facebook page every Tuesday.
Critter Creations | LEGO Challenge
Critter Creations | LEGO Challenge
Every Tuesday grab your LEGOs from home and see if you can build our weekly Critter Creation. Find images of the final build and the pieces used on our Facebook or Instagram.
4 events,
Outback Ray | Family Program
Outback Ray | Family Program
Come see Outback Ray and all his amazing animals including snakes, lizards, and more! This fun educational program is sure to be hit will all ages. This program will be held at the Guy C. Myers Memorial Bandshell at Brookside Park. If inclement weather please see our Facebook page for updates.
Tails and Treats | Recipe
Tails and Treats | Recipe
Pickup an Exploration Kit at the library or go to Facebook to find a weekly Tails and Treats recipe. Each recipe will focus on the weekly theme.
Fun with Food at Home
Fun with Food at Home
Enjoy a video every other Wednesday at 3pm that's all about snack time. We will be showing you how to make some fun, delicious treats to nibble on. You can view the videos through our Facebook Page or on our YouTube channel. Ashland Public Library Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AshlandPublicLibraryOhio/ Ashland Public Library YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMAqCTk5nSeJl5_podRzPA/
2 events,
Shake Your Tail | Bookmobile Dance Party
Shake Your Tail | Bookmobile Dance Party
Every other week the Bookmobile will be out at Brookside park near the playground by the pool. They will be hosting a dance party to have kiddos shake their tail to the best kid friendly music. (weather permitting see updates on Facebook)
Safari Science | Online Science
Safari Science | Online Science
Get ready to learn and play with Safari Science which can be found in our weekly take home bags. This program includes step by step instructions and questions for kids to follow the Scientific Method. Find this video on Facebook or YouTube.
4 events,
Artsy Animals | Online Craft
Artsy Animals | Online Craft
Watch and create along with Artsy Animals which can be found in our weekly take home bags. This program includes step by step instructions and art supplies for kids to create a fun art project. Find this video on Facebook or YouTube.
Find-A-Duck | Scavenger Hunt
Find-A-Duck | Scavenger Hunt
Every Friday this summer our new duck mascot will be telling his rubber duck friends to hide at different Ashland parks. Log onto Facebook to find out where they will be headed to see if you can find a special friend to take home.
Among Us Gaming
Among Us Gaming
Every other week the library will host an Among Us game for up to 9 participants. This program requires registration and an email address to send a link to. To register please go to our website calendar at www.ashland.lib.oh.us. If you need Among Us, it can be downloaded as a free app on your smartphone […]
Books in the Park
Books in the Park
Join us at various county parks where we will read a story or two as a part of the Ashland County Parks Books in the Park program. Parks staff will lead an educational session, an activity or craft and a hike. July 2nd - Byers Woods (Wetlands) July 9th - Freer Field (Snails & Slugs) […]
1 event,
Teen TOC | Teen Original Creations
Every other Saturday there will be a teen craft available for pickup from the library. Each bag will center around the weekly theme and will include a paper cube sculpture and different origami creatures to fold. Supplies are limited.
0 events,
2 events,
Creature Craft
Creature Craft
Each week a themed craft will be available for pickup from the library as a part of our Exploration Kits. Please stop by the library to pick one up and follow along with the craft instructions in the booklet or on our Facebook page. Availability of Exploration Kits will be on a first come first […]
4 events,
Tuesday Tails and Tales | Online Storytime
Tuesday Tails and Tales | Online Storytime
This special weekly Storytime will be full of fun stories and songs that go along with the weekly theme for Tails and Tales summer reading. You can find this video linked on our Facebook page every Tuesday.
Critter Creations | LEGO Challenge
Critter Creations | LEGO Challenge
Every Tuesday grab your LEGOs from home and see if you can build our weekly Critter Creation. Find images of the final build and the pieces used on our Facebook or Instagram.
Jackbox Games
Jackbox Games
Teens and adults join us for a night of ridiculous entertainment with Jackbox Games. Use your smart phone or other device to play along with us from home. We will be starting off with Quiplash and changing up games as time allows. You can either join us in the Stockwell Room in person or join […]
4 events,
Jim Kleefeld | Family Program
Jim Kleefeld | Family Program
Jim Kleefeld’s Magical Tales with Tails magic show will be full of fun. The program will include Aesop’s Fables and stories about pets, zoo, and farm animals. This program is great for younger ages. This program will be held at the Guy C. Myers Memorial Bandshell at Brookside Park. If inclement weather please see our […]
Tails and Treats | Recipe
Tails and Treats | Recipe
Pickup an Exploration Kit at the library or go to Facebook to find a weekly Tails and Treats recipe. Each recipe will focus on the weekly theme.
Better Read Book Discussion
Better Read Book Discussion
Join us in person, in the Stockwell Room for our Better Read Book Discussion. In correspondence with the in person discussion we will be posting the questions in our Facebook group linked below. June: "The City We Became," by N.K. Jemisin July: "Never Let Me Go," by Kazuo Ishiguro August: "They Called Us Enemy," by […]
2 events,
Safari Science | Online Science
Safari Science | Online Science
Get ready to learn and play with Safari Science which can be found in our weekly take home bags. This program includes step by step instructions and questions for kids to follow the Scientific Method. Find this video on Facebook or YouTube.
Tails & Tales | Dance Storytime
Tails & Tales | Dance Storytime
Every other week our Facebook page will feature a special Storytime and dance video produced by Ashland High School Students at the direction of Kimberly Payne. Each video will include a story, dance, and movement!
3 events,
Artsy Animals | Online Craft
Artsy Animals | Online Craft
Watch and create along with Artsy Animals which can be found in our weekly take home bags. This program includes step by step instructions and art supplies for kids to create a fun art project. Find this video on Facebook or YouTube.
Find-A-Duck | Scavenger Hunt
Find-A-Duck | Scavenger Hunt
Every Friday this summer our new duck mascot will be telling his rubber duck friends to hide at different Ashland parks. Log onto Facebook to find out where they will be headed to see if you can find a special friend to take home.
Books in the Park
Books in the Park
Join us at various county parks where we will read a story or two as a part of the Ashland County Parks Books in the Park program. Parks staff will lead an educational session, an activity or craft and a hike. July 2nd - Byers Woods (Wetlands) July 9th - Freer Field (Snails & Slugs) […]
2 events,
Craft Takeout
Every other Saturday adults can stop by the library to pickup a Craft Takeout box. Each box will contain all the materials and instructions necessary to make the designated craft. Stay posted to Facebook to see upcoming crafts. Supplies are limited.
Garden Guidance
Garden Guidance
Jessica returns this summer with Garden Guidance. She will be giving you some her best tips and tricks for maintaining your garden. Find the video online on our Facebook page or on YouTube.