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Empowered Minds: Modern Journalism

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room A-Downtown Newark at Downtown Newark
Program Type:
Empowered Minds, Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
Adults

Alan Miller, professor and former executive editor of The Columbus Dispatch, discusses current trends in journalism. Alan Miller is a Professor of Journalism at Denison University.

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This free program is part of our lifelong learning series, Empowered Minds. The focus of this signature service is healthy aging and enrichment for the retirement-age citizens of L...

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Library Branch: Downtown Newark
Room: Meeting Room A-Downtown Newark
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Empowered Minds, Classes & Workshops
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Alan Miller, professor and former executive editor of The Columbus Dispatch, discusses current trends in journalism. Alan Miller is a Professor of Journalism at Denison University.

This free program is part of our lifelong learning series, Empowered Minds. The focus of this signature service is healthy aging and enrichment for the retirement-age citizens of Licking County. All adults are welcome. Empowered Minds is supported by a sustaining gift from Robert Trimble Jr., a lifelong learner, and, in part, by Licking County Senior Levy. Donations are appreciated.  

Additional Information

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

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Cyber Seniors

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Tech
Age Group:
Adults

Learn the dos and don'ts of internet security from our Techspert and be given guidelines for how to keep your data personal and private to avoid online scams. This program is held at Licking County Aging Partners: 1058 E.

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Techsperts offer expert guidance and answers to common technology questions—for all skill levels! To schedule a free appointment at any of our locations call 740.349.5509 or email&...

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tech
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Learn the dos and don'ts of internet security from our Techspert and be given guidelines for how to keep your data personal and private to avoid online scams. This program is held at Licking County Aging Partners: 1058 E.

Techsperts offer expert guidance and answers to common technology questions—for all skill levels! To schedule a free appointment at any of our locations call 740.349.5509 or email techspert@lickingcountylibrary.org. Zoom appointments are available.

Techsperts are made possible, in part, by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the State Library of Ohio.

Goodwill: Buckeye Lake

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Mobile Library
Age Group:
Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults

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Library Branch: Mobile Library
Age Group: Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults
Event Details:

Visit our Mobile Library!

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Photo Permission

On occasion, Licking County Library will photograph or take videos of patrons for educational or promotional purposes. If you wish to abstain from the use of your image or those of your dependents, please let a staff member know. Thank you.

North Shore Boat Ramp: Buckeye Lake

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Mobile Library
Age Group:
Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Library
Age Group: Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults
Event Details:

Visit our Mobile Library!

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Photo Permission

On occasion, Licking County Library will photograph or take videos of patrons for educational or promotional purposes. If you wish to abstain from the use of your image or those of your dependents, please let a staff member know. Thank you.

Harbor Hills Country Club: Buckeye Lake

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Mobile Library
Age Group:
Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Library
Age Group: Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults
Event Details:

Visit our Mobile Library!

Additional Information

Photo Permission

On occasion, Licking County Library will photograph or take videos of patrons for educational or promotional purposes. If you wish to abstain from the use of your image or those of your dependents, please let a staff member know. Thank you.

Book Clubs at the Library

EXTRAterrestrial Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Club

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Conference Room at Downtown Newark
Program Type:
Book & Viewers' Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Discuss the month’s book with your fellow earthlings!

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Library Branch: Downtown Newark
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book & Viewers' Clubs
Event Details:

Discuss the month’s book with your fellow earthlings!

Additional Information

Photo Permission

On occasion, Licking County Library will photograph or take videos of patrons for educational or promotional purposes. If you wish to abstain from the use of your image or those of your dependents, please let a staff member know. Thank you.

Sock octopus craft

Socktopus Craft

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
West Newark (Emerson R. Miller)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens | Grades 6-12

Make a silly little sock octopus stuffed animal to help relieve some stress at the end of the school year.

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Library Branch: West Newark (Emerson R. Miller)
Age Group: Teens | Grades 6-12
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Make a silly little sock octopus stuffed animal to help relieve some stress at the end of the school year.

Additional Information

Photo Permission

On occasion, Licking County Library will photograph or take videos of patrons for educational or promotional purposes. If you wish to abstain from the use of your image or those of your dependents, please let a staff member know. Thank you.

Senior Health and Wellness Expo

Friday, May 16, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Exhibits, General Programming
Age Group:
Adults

In partnership with Licking County Aging Partners, Licking County seniors can meet dozens of local organizations and businesses offering health and wellness services in Licking County, ma

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Exhibits, General Programming
Event Details:

In partnership with Licking County Aging Partners, Licking County seniors can meet dozens of local organizations and businesses offering health and wellness services in Licking County, ma

Newark Book Fest

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
General Programming
Age Group:
Adults

Visit us at the Newark Book Fest in the Canal Market District for a lively celebration of books and reading! All ages are welcome to meet local authors, enjoy book-related activities, and discover your next favorite book.

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Programming
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Visit us at the Newark Book Fest in the Canal Market District for a lively celebration of books and reading! All ages are welcome to meet local authors, enjoy book-related activities, and discover your next favorite book.

John Clem Elementary: Newark

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 4:15pm - 4:45pm
Mobile Library
Age Group:
Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults

Visit our Mobile Library!

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Library
Age Group: Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults
Event Details:

Visit our Mobile Library!

Additional Information

Photo Permission

On occasion, Licking County Library will photograph or take videos of patrons for educational or promotional purposes. If you wish to abstain from the use of your image or those of your dependents, please let a staff member know. Thank you.

Potters Grove: Newark

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Mobile Library
Age Group:
Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults

Visit our Mobile Library!

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Library
Age Group: Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults
Event Details:

Visit our Mobile Library!

Additional Information

Photo Permission

On occasion, Licking County Library will photograph or take videos of patrons for educational or promotional purposes. If you wish to abstain from the use of your image or those of your dependents, please let a staff member know. Thank you.

Newark Village Apartments: Newark

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 5:45pm - 6:15pm
Mobile Library
Age Group:
Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults

Visit our Mobile Library!

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Library
Age Group: Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults
Event Details:

Visit our Mobile Library!

Additional Information

Photo Permission

On occasion, Licking County Library will photograph or take videos of patrons for educational or promotional purposes. If you wish to abstain from the use of your image or those of your dependents, please let a staff member know. Thank you.

Book Clubs at the Library

Any Book Book Club

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room- Johnstown at Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock)
Program Type:
Book & Viewers' Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Join other book lovers to talk about your latest reads. Instead of an assigned book, read whatever you'd like and come ready to discuss it.

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Library Branch: Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock)
Room: Large Meeting Room- Johnstown
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book & Viewers' Clubs
Event Details:

Join other book lovers to talk about your latest reads. Instead of an assigned book, read whatever you'd like and come ready to discuss it.

Additional Information

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Photo Permission

On occasion, Licking County Library will photograph or take videos of patrons for educational or promotional purposes. If you wish to abstain from the use of your image or those of your dependents, please let a staff member know. Thank you.

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Tech Tuesdays

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 10:00am - 4:30pm
Downtown Newark
Program Type:
Tech
Age Group:
Adults

Techsperts are available to answer your technology questions. No appointment is necessary.

Ask a Techspert:

Techsperts offer expert guidance and answers to common technology questions—for all skill levels! To schedule a free appointment at any of our locations call 740.349.5509 or email&...

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Library Branch: Downtown Newark
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tech
Event Details:

Techsperts are available to answer your technology questions. No appointment is necessary.

Techsperts offer expert guidance and answers to common technology questions—for all skill levels! To schedule a free appointment at any of our locations call 740.349.5509 or email techspert@lickingcountylibrary.org. Zoom appointments are available.

Techsperts are made possible, in part, by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the State Library of Ohio.

Next Chapter Book Club

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Downtown Newark
Program Type:
Book & Viewers' Clubs, Inclusive Programming
Age Group:
Adults

A unique community-based book club for adults with Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy and other intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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Library Branch: Downtown Newark
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book & Viewers' Clubs, Inclusive Programming
Event Details:

A unique community-based book club for adults with Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy and other intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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Empowered Minds: Buckeye Book Club

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Conference Room at Downtown Newark
Program Type:
Empowered Minds, Book & Viewers' Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Explore books by some of the best Ohio-based authors.

Empowered Minds- In Person Grant:

This free program is part of our lifelong learning series, Empowered Minds. The focus of this signature service is healthy aging and enrichment for the retirement-age citizens of L...

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Library Branch: Downtown Newark
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Empowered Minds, Book & Viewers' Clubs
Event Details:

Explore books by some of the best Ohio-based authors.

This free program is part of our lifelong learning series, Empowered Minds. The focus of this signature service is healthy aging and enrichment for the retirement-age citizens of Licking County. All adults are welcome. Empowered Minds is supported by a sustaining gift from Robert Trimble Jr., a lifelong learner, and, in part, by Licking County Senior Levy. Donations are appreciated.  

Additional Information

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Hopewell Commons: Heath

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 3:15pm - 3:45pm
Mobile Library
Age Group:
Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults

Visit our Mobile Library!

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Library
Age Group: Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults
Event Details:

Visit our Mobile Library!

Additional Information

Photo Permission

On occasion, Licking County Library will photograph or take videos of patrons for educational or promotional purposes. If you wish to abstain from the use of your image or those of your dependents, please let a staff member know. Thank you.

Glenwood Condos: Heath

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Mobile Library
Age Group:
Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults

Visit our Mobile Library!

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Library
Age Group: Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults
Event Details:

Visit our Mobile Library!

Additional Information

Photo Permission

On occasion, Licking County Library will photograph or take videos of patrons for educational or promotional purposes. If you wish to abstain from the use of your image or those of your dependents, please let a staff member know. Thank you.

Willow Ridge Dr.: Heath

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 4:45pm - 5:15pm
Mobile Library
Age Group:
Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults

Visit our Mobile Library!

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Library
Age Group: Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults
Event Details:

Visit our Mobile Library!

Additional Information

Photo Permission

On occasion, Licking County Library will photograph or take videos of patrons for educational or promotional purposes. If you wish to abstain from the use of your image or those of your dependents, please let a staff member know. Thank you.

Christ Lutheran: Heath

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Mobile Library
Age Group:
Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults

Visit our Mobile Library!

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Library
Age Group: Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults
Event Details:

Visit our Mobile Library!

Additional Information

Photo Permission

On occasion, Licking County Library will photograph or take videos of patrons for educational or promotional purposes. If you wish to abstain from the use of your image or those of your dependents, please let a staff member know. Thank you.

Teen Tuesdays

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room- Johnstown at Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock)
Program Type:
Activity Clubs, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens | Grades 6-12

Get creative with crafty projects and games - there is something new every week!

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Library Branch: Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock)
Room: Large Meeting Room- Johnstown
Age Group: Teens | Grades 6-12
Program Type: Activity Clubs, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Get creative with crafty projects and games - there is something new every week!

Additional Information

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Photo Permission

On occasion, Licking County Library will photograph or take videos of patrons for educational or promotional purposes. If you wish to abstain from the use of your image or those of your dependents, please let a staff member know. Thank you.

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Empowered Minds: Famous Fossil Sites of the World

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:45pm
Meeting Room A-Downtown Newark at Downtown Newark
Program Type:
Empowered Minds, Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
Adults

Dale Gnidovec, curator of the Orton Geological Museum at Ohio State University, offers a two-part review of some of the most famous fossil sites around the world. You have probably heard of the famous La Brea tar pits in California or t

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This free program is part of our lifelong learning series, Empowered Minds. The focus of this signature service is healthy aging and enrichment for the retirement-age citizens of L...

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Library Branch: Downtown Newark
Room: Meeting Room A-Downtown Newark
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Empowered Minds, Classes & Workshops
Registration Required
Event Details:

Dale Gnidovec, curator of the Orton Geological Museum at Ohio State University, offers a two-part review of some of the most famous fossil sites around the world. You have probably heard of the famous La Brea tar pits in California or t

This free program is part of our lifelong learning series, Empowered Minds. The focus of this signature service is healthy aging and enrichment for the retirement-age citizens of Licking County. All adults are welcome. Empowered Minds is supported by a sustaining gift from Robert Trimble Jr., a lifelong learner, and, in part, by Licking County Senior Levy. Donations are appreciated.  

Additional Information

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Photo Permission

On occasion, Licking County Library will photograph or take videos of patrons for educational or promotional purposes. If you wish to abstain from the use of your image or those of your dependents, please let a staff member know. Thank you.

Ask A Techspert

Windows 10 Basics

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Tech
Age Group:
Adults

Our Techspert gives you a guided tour of the basics of Windows 10. Learn tips to make computing easy, along with how to navigate your desktop and settings. This program is held at Ohio Means Jobs: 998 E. Main Street, Newark.

Ask a Techspert:

Techsperts offer expert guidance and answers to common technology questions—for all skill levels! To schedule a free appointment at any of our locations call 740.349.5509 or email&...

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tech
Event Details:

Our Techspert gives you a guided tour of the basics of Windows 10. Learn tips to make computing easy, along with how to navigate your desktop and settings. This program is held at Ohio Means Jobs: 998 E. Main Street, Newark.

Techsperts offer expert guidance and answers to common technology questions—for all skill levels! To schedule a free appointment at any of our locations call 740.349.5509 or email techspert@lickingcountylibrary.org. Zoom appointments are available.

Techsperts are made possible, in part, by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the State Library of Ohio.

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Author Talk: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Book & Viewers' Clubs, General Programming, Speakers
Age Group:
Adults

Brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium.

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Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book & Viewers' Clubs, General Programming, Speakers
Event Details:

Brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium.