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Woodington Dr.: Pataskala

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 5:15pm - 6:00pm
Mobile Library
Age Group:
Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults
Event Details:

Visit our Mobile Library!

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, January 28, 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
Event Details:

Get creative with crafty projects and games—there is something new every week. Don't miss out!

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. Don't miss out!

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Pajama Story Time

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Hebron
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Early Learners | Birth-5
Family Story Time:

Enjoy stories, rhymes and songs that help develop early literacy skills! Designed for ages birth through 5.

Event Details:

Wear pajamas and bring your favorite stuffies to this special pajama story time, designed for families.

Library Branch: Hebron
Age Group: Early Learners | Birth-5
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Wear pajamas and bring your favorite stuffies to this special pajama story time, designed for families.

Enjoy stories, rhymes and songs that help develop early literacy skills! Designed for ages birth through 5.

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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Tots and Twos

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Discovery Center-Downtown Newark at Downtown Newark
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Early Learners | Birth-5
Tots & Twos:

Enjoy stories, rhymes and songs that help develop early literacy skills! Designed for ages birth through 2.

Library Branch: Downtown Newark
Room: Discovery Center-Downtown Newark
Age Group: Early Learners | Birth-5
Program Type: Story Time

Enjoy stories, rhymes and songs that help develop early literacy skills! Designed for ages birth through 2.

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.

Y on the Fly

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Large Meeting Room- Johnstown at Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock)
Program Type:
Activity Clubs, General Programming
Age Group:
Elementary | Grades K-5
Event Details:

Buckeye Valley Family YMCA brings a variety of games and STEM/STEAM activities weekly.

Library Branch: Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock)
Room: Large Meeting Room- Johnstown
Age Group: Elementary | Grades K-5
Program Type: Activity Clubs, General Programming
Event Details:

Buckeye Valley Family YMCA brings a variety of games and STEM/STEAM activities weekly.

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

"MOOCs:" Free Online Courses

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A-Downtown Newark at Downtown Newark
Program Type:
Tech
Age Group:
Adults
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&...

Event Details:

Discover "MOOCs" (Massive Open Online Courses)! A variety of free, college-level education courses are available to anyone with an internet connection. Learn how to find, enroll an...

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Required
Library Branch: Downtown Newark
Room: Meeting Room A-Downtown Newark
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tech
Required
Event Details:

Discover "MOOCs" (Massive Open Online Courses)! A variety of free, college-level education courses are available to anyone with an internet connection.

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.

Ready for Kindergarten

Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Discovery Center-Downtown Newark at Downtown Newark
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
Early Learners | Birth-5
Event Details:

Focusing on a new skill each week, we aim to help participants become successful readers and begin their educational journey into kindergarten. Designed for ages 3 - 5.

Library Branch: Downtown Newark
Room: Discovery Center-Downtown Newark
Age Group: Early Learners | Birth-5
Program Type: Classes & Workshops
Event Details:

Focusing on a new skill each week, we aim to help participants become successful readers and begin their educational journey into kindergarten. Designed for ages 3 - 5.

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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Little Listeners: Penguins Are Cool!

Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
West Newark (Emerson R. Miller)
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Early Learners | Birth-5
Preschool Story Time:

Support school readiness through stories, songs and activities! Designed for ages 3-5.

Event Details:

Chill out at the Library and enjoy stories, rhymes, fingerplays and a craft—all centered around penguins.

Library Branch: West Newark (Emerson R. Miller)
Age Group: Early Learners | Birth-5
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Chill out at the Library and enjoy stories, rhymes, fingerplays and a craft—all centered around penguins.

Support school readiness through stories, songs and activities! Designed for ages 3-5.

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.

The Lost Story Shaffer

LGBTQIA+ Book Group

Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
West Newark (Emerson R. Miller)
Program Type:
Book & Viewers' Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Everyone is welcome to engage in fun, respectful dialogue. Copies of The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer are available at the West Newark (Emerson R. Miller) location or download a copy ...

Library Branch: West Newark (Emerson R. Miller)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book & Viewers' Clubs
Event Details:

Everyone is welcome to engage in fun, respectful dialogue.

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Family Story Time

Friday, January 31, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Buckeye Lake
Program Type:
General Programming, Story Time
Age Group:
Early Learners | Birth-5
Family Story Time:

Enjoy stories, rhymes and songs that help develop early literacy skills! Designed for ages birth through 5.

Library Branch: Buckeye Lake
Age Group: Early Learners | Birth-5
Program Type: General Programming, Story Time

Enjoy stories, rhymes and songs that help develop early literacy skills! Designed for ages birth through 5.

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.

Bill E. Mitchell Retirement Village: Heath

Friday, January 31, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Mobile Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Visit our Mobile Library!

Cancelled
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Library
Age Group: 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.

Ask A Techspert

Tech Mondays

Monday, February 3, 2025 at 10:00am - 4:30pm
Downtown Newark
Program Type:
Tech
Age Group:
Adults
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&...

Event Details:

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

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.

VITA Tax Preparation

Monday, February 3, 2025 at 10:00am - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A-Downtown Newark at Downtown Newark
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, General Programming
Age Group:
Adults
Vita Tax Preparation:

Free tax preparation and e-file for federal, state and school district forms. Most taxpayers with an adjusted gross income of $58,000 or less are eligible. Schedule an appointment ...

Library Branch: Downtown Newark
Room: Meeting Room A-Downtown Newark
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Classes & Workshops, General Programming

Free tax preparation and e-file for federal, state and school district forms. Most taxpayers with an adjusted gross income of $58,000 or less are eligible. Schedule an appointment by calling Licking County Coalition for Housing at 740.345.1970, ext. 200.

Ramp Creek Community: Heath

Monday, February 3, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Mobile Library
Age Group:
Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults
Event Details:

Visit our Mobile Library!

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.

Villa Vista Mobile Homes

Monday, February 3, 2025 at 4:15pm - 4:45pm
Mobile Library
Age Group:
Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults
Event Details:

Visit our Mobile Library!

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.

Amber Mobile Home Park: Heath

Monday, February 3, 2025 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Mobile Library
Age Group:
Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults
Event Details:

Visit our Mobile Library!

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.

Anime Hang Out

Monday, February 3, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Discovery Center-Downtown Newark at Downtown Newark
Program Type:
Activity Clubs, General Programming
Age Group:
Teens | Grades 6-12
Event Details:

Hang out and make friends, all while watching anime and crafting.

Library Branch: Downtown Newark
Room: Discovery Center-Downtown Newark
Age Group: Teens | Grades 6-12
Program Type: Activity Clubs, General Programming
Event Details:

Hang out and make friends, all while watching anime and crafting.

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.

AARP Tax Prep

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 10:00am - 4:00pm
Small Meeting Room- Johnstown at Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock)
Program Type:
General Programming
Age Group:
Adults
AARP Tax Prep:

AARP professionally trained volunteers prepare federal, state and local tax returns for low and middle-income taxpayers, with special attention to those sixty and older, by appoint...

Library Branch: Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock)
Room: Small Meeting Room- Johnstown
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Programming

AARP professionally trained volunteers prepare federal, state and local tax returns for low and middle-income taxpayers, with special attention to those sixty and older, by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, call 740.641.2387 from 8:30am - 4pm, Monday through Friday.

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Family Story Time

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Large Meeting Room- Johnstown at Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock)
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Early Learners | Birth-5
Family Story Time:

Enjoy stories, rhymes and songs that help develop early literacy skills! Designed for ages birth through 5.

Library Branch: Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock)
Room: Large Meeting Room- Johnstown
Age Group: Early Learners | Birth-5
Program Type: Story Time

Enjoy stories, rhymes and songs that help develop early literacy skills! Designed for ages birth through 5.

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.

Preschool Story Time

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Discovery Center-Downtown Newark at Downtown Newark
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Early Learners | Birth-5
Preschool Story Time:

Support school readiness through stories, songs and activities! Designed for ages 3-5.

Library Branch: Downtown Newark
Room: Discovery Center-Downtown Newark
Age Group: Early Learners | Birth-5
Program Type: Story Time

Support school readiness through stories, songs and activities! Designed for ages 3-5.

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.

Next Chapter Book Club

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Downtown Newark
Program Type:
Book & Viewers' Clubs, Inclusive Programming
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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

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.

Adventures in Art

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Discovery Center-Downtown Newark at Downtown Newark
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Inclusive Programming
Age Group:
Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults
Event Details:

A time for adults and teens with disabilities to explore arts and crafts while practicing self-expression. February: Join the Licking County Recycling Director in an upcycling...

Library Branch: Downtown Newark
Room: Discovery Center-Downtown Newark
Age Group: Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Inclusive Programming
Event Details:

A time for adults and teens with disabilities to explore arts and crafts while practicing self-expression. February: Join the Licking County Recycling Director in an upcycling valentine’s craft.

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Author Talk: How We Create Pandemics, From Our Bodies to Our Beliefs

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Book & Viewers' Clubs, General Programming, Speakers
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium.Join us for this enlightening presentation with Smithsonian curator Sabrina Sholts as she talks about how the ver...

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.

Woodland Ct.: Heath

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 3:15pm - 3:45pm
Mobile Library
Age Group:
Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults
Event Details:

Visit our Mobile Library!

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.