Kids in grades 3-6 will enjoy using a variety of creative techniques and media as part of our monthly first-Friday Crafternoon series. On Friday, November 3rd at 4 p.m. we will be creating Washi tape resist paintings.
Registration is required and begins on Monday, October 16th. Register by clicking on the activity in our website calendar or by contacting the Children's Department at 330-683-1065.
Kids in grades 3-6 will enjoy using a variety of creative techniques and media as part of our monthly first-Friday Crafternoon series. On Friday, October 6 at 4 p.m. we will be creating a fall tree painting using q-tips.
Registration is required and begins on Monday, September 18th. Register by clicking on the activity in our website calendar or by contacting the Children's Department at 330-683-1065.
Celebrate all of your favorite books, movies, comics, and teams with us Monday, October 23rd through Saturday, October 28th. Wear a fandom shirt or dress as a character for fun! Teens & adults can complete activities to earn prize entries for fun, fandom-themed prizes. Children will use stickers to vote for their favorite characters.
OUR DAILY THEMES:
-Sports (football, baseball, etc.)
-Space & Time (Star Wars, Doctor Who, etc.)
-Sword & sorcery (Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, etc.)
Story Times are available for babies through five years of age. Story Times are held weekly and begin the week of January 13 and conclude the week of February 10. If Orrville City Schools are closed or delayed due to weather conditions, Story Times are canceled.
Kids in grades 3-6 will enjoy using a variety of creative techniques and media as part of our monthly first-Friday Crafternoon series. On Friday, September 1st at 4 p.m. we will be using collaborative art: Glue & Chalk Abstract.
Registration is required and begins on Monday, August 14th. Register by clicking on the activity in our website calendar or by contacting the Children's Department at 330-683-1065.
Our Book Club meets monthly, September through May, taking the month of December off. Choose from the 10 a.m. or the 6:30 p.m. gathering. No registration is needed.
Upcoming Book Club titles:
Thursday, January 9, 2025 - "Maid" by Stephanie Land
Thursday, February 13, 2025 - "Killers of a Certain Age" by Deanna Raybourn
Thursday, March 13, 2025 - "A Gentleman in Moscow" by Amor Towles
Thursday, April 10, 2025 - "The Housemaid" by Freida McFadden
Thursday, May 8, 2025 - "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus
Kids in grades 3-6 will enjoy using a variety of creative techniques and media as part of our monthly first-Friday Crafternoon series. On Friday, August 4th at 4 p.m. we will be using collaborative art: Sunflower Collage.
Registration is required and begins on Monday, July 17th. Register by clicking on the activity in our website calendar or by contacting the Children's Department at 330-683-1065.
Students in Grades 5-8 can read year-round and earn a treat coupon or small prize for every 300 minutes of reading completed. Pick up a log sheet from the Information Desk to track your reading minutes and book titles. Turn your completed log sheet in to the Information Desk and draw from the Brain Freeze Jar. You have a chance to win a prize from Dairy Queen, McDonald's, Orr Valley Creamery, or Taco Bell (limit of 3 prizes per month.)
Beginning June 1, adults can pick up a kit at the Information Desk to make a paperbag album. We will show you how to use basic paper lunchbags and photos, sayings, embellishments of your choosing to make a simple and unique gift. Kits will be available while supplies last.
Registration begins Tuesday, May 30th for our Summer Story Times.
Story Times are available for babies through grade 2. Story Times are held weekly and begin the week of June 12, concluding the week of July 24.
There will be no Story Times the week of July 3.
Register by clicking on the appropriate age group on our website calendar or by contacting the Children's Deparatment at 330-683-1065.
