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Happy Hobbit Day

Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
West Newark (Emerson R. Miller)
Program Type:
General Programming
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit. Celebrate all things Shire and Baggins at this celebration of Bilbo's birthday.

Library Branch: West Newark (Emerson R. Miller)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Programming
Event Details:

In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit. Celebrate all things Shire and Baggins at this celebration of Bilbo's birthday.

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.

Jacksontown Rd.: Jacksontown

Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 5:45pm - 6:15pm
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.

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Family Story Time

Friday, September 20, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Buckeye Lake
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: Buckeye Lake
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.

Tunes & Tales

Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Discovery Center-Downtown Newark at Downtown Newark
Program Type:
General Programming, Performance
Age Group:
Elementary | Grades K-5
Event Details:

Enjoy musical renditions of timeless tales performed by the Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra. This event is perfect for families with children of all ages. 

Library Branch: Downtown Newark
Room: Discovery Center-Downtown Newark
Age Group: Elementary | Grades K-5
Program Type: General Programming, Performance
Event Details:

Enjoy musical renditions of timeless tales performed by the Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra. This event is perfect for families with children of all ages. 

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Author Talk: Liane Moriarty

Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Speakers
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us as we chat with mega-bestselling author Liane Moriarty about her newest novel Here One Moment. If you knew your future, would you try to fight fate? If you were told y...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Speakers
Event Details:

Join us as we chat with mega-bestselling author Liane Moriarty about her newest novel Here One Moment. If you knew your future, would you try to fight fate?

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, September 23, 2024 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.

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Empowered Minds: U.S. Immigration in the 21st Century

Monday, September 23, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Large Meeting Room- Johnstown at Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock)
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
Adults
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...

Event Details:

Dr. Robert Gitter presents a detailed discussion on U.S. immigration and its impact on the economy. Dr. Gitter earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics, specializing in Labor...

Library Branch: Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock)
Room: Large Meeting Room- Johnstown
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Classes & Workshops
Event Details:

Dr. Robert Gitter presents a detailed discussion on U.S. immigration and its impact on the economy.

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

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.

Stonington Woods: Newark

Monday, September 23, 2024 at 3:00pm - 3:30pm
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.

Reddington Village Condos: Newark

Monday, September 23, 2024 at 3:45pm - 4:15pm
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.

Shalimar Dr.: Newark

Monday, September 23, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:00pm
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.

Marne Church: Marne

Monday, September 23, 2024 at 5:15pm - 5:45pm
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.

Book Clubs at the Library

Silent Book Club

Monday, September 23, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Downtown Newark
Program Type:
Book & Viewers' Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Connect with fellow book lovers for a quiet 30-minute reading session with the book of your choice, followed by an optional 30 minutes of socializing.

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

Connect with fellow book lovers for a quiet 30-minute reading session with the book of your choice, followed by an optional 30 minutes of socializing.

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Family Story Time

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 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

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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Preschool Story Time

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 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.

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Empowered Minds: Ohio's Bobcat Comeback

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room A-Downtown Newark at Downtown Newark
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
Adults
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...

Event Details:

Ecologist and conservation biologist Dr. Shauna Weyrauch discusses the ecological comeback of the bobcat, Lynx rufus. They had been extirpated from Ohio by the mid-1800s due to hab...

Library Branch: Downtown Newark
Room: Meeting Room A-Downtown Newark
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Classes & Workshops
Event Details:

Ecologist and conservation biologist Dr. Shauna Weyrauch discusses the ecological comeback of the bobcat, Lynx rufus. They had been extirpated from Ohio by the mid-1800s due to habitat loss, over-hunting and trapping.

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

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.

Citizen Park: Pataskala

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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.

Book Clubs at the Library

Youth Classics Book Club

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Library Lab at Downtown Newark
Program Type:
Activity Clubs
Age Group:
Elementary | Grades K-5
Event Details:

Whether you are an emergent or independent reader, sharpen your skills through discussion, vocabulary development and creative thinking with your peers. Program kicks off with Ralp...

Library Branch: Downtown Newark
Room: Library Lab
Age Group: Elementary | Grades K-5
Program Type: Activity Clubs
Event Details:

Whether you are an emergent or independent reader, sharpen your skills through discussion, vocabulary development and creative thinking with your peers.

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.

Woodington Dr.: Pataskala

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 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.

Puzzle Challenge

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Hebron
Program Type:
General Programming
Age Group:
Elementary | Grades K-5
Event Details:

Can your family complete a 400-piece jigsaw puzzle faster than anyone else? Test your skills against other families and get ready for a fast-paced night of racing! A group of five ...

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Library Branch: Hebron
Age Group: Elementary | Grades K-5
Program Type: General Programming
Required
Event Details:

Can your family complete a 400-piece jigsaw puzzle faster than anyone else? Test your skills against other families and get ready for a fast-paced night of racing!

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.

Teen Tuesdays

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 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, games and a book talk—there is something new every week!

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, games and a book talk—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.

The History of Utica 1860-1900

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Utica
Program Type:
Local History
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

From the Civil War to the turn of the century, Utica encountered growth in the glass industry. It also suffered devastating fires in the village. The program looks at the people an...

Library Branch: Utica
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Local History
Event Details:

From the Civil War to the turn of the century, Utica encountered growth in the glass industry. It also suffered devastating fires in the village. The program looks at the people and places in Utica during this time.

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Family Story Time

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 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.

Library Branch: Hebron
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.

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Tots and Twos

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 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.

Accessing Aging Services

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A-Downtown Newark at Downtown Newark
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Speakers
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging experts present resources and services that can help older adults and their caregivers by assisting them with everyday living.

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

Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging experts present resources and services that can help older adults and their caregivers by assisting them with everyday living.