This event is in the "Elementary | Grades K-5" group Nov 17 2025 Mon Read with Andrew! 3:30pm–4:00pm Elementary | Grades K-5 Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock) This event is in the "Elementary | Grades K-5" group Nov 17 2025 Mon Read with Andrew! 3:30pm–4:00pm Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock) Library Branch: Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock) Age Group: Elementary | Grades K-5 Program Type: General Programming Event Details: Come meet your new favorite reading buddy, Andrew. He's a Pet Partners certified therapy dog and a very good boy who loves when kids read to him. Visit him in our children's area—he cannot wait to see you! 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.
This event is in the "Adults" group Nov 18 2025 Tue Author Talk: The Secret Language of Connection 2:00pm–3:00pm Adults Virtual Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group Nov 18 2025 Tue Author Talk: The Secret Language of Connection 2:00pm–3:00pm Virtual 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.Register and submit questions for the authors.
This event is in the "Elementary | Grades K-5" group Nov 18 2025 Tue The Family Tree Readers 5:15pm–6:00pm Elementary | Grades K-5 Downtown Newark This event is in the "Elementary | Grades K-5" group Nov 18 2025 Tue The Family Tree Readers 5:15pm–6:00pm Downtown Newark Library Branch: Downtown Newark Room: Discovery Center-Downtown Newark Age Group: Elementary | Grades K-5 Program Type: General Programming Event Details: Join us for a family read-along by illumination as we bring some of the outdoors in. Our nature-inspired story will be followed by an art session where we create a woodland ornament together.
This event is in the "Early Learners | Birth-5" group Nov 20 2025 Thu Ready for Kindergarten 10:30am–11:15am Early Learners | Birth-5 Downtown Newark This event is in the "Early Learners | Birth-5" group Nov 20 2025 Thu Ready for Kindergarten 10:30am–11:15am Downtown Newark Library Branch: Downtown Newark Room: Discovery Center-Downtown Newark Age Group: Early Learners | Birth-5 Program Type: General Programming Event Details: Focusing on a new skill each week, we introduce literacy-based activities 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.
This event is in the "Teens | Grades 6-12" group Nov 20 2025 Thu Wicked Celebration 3:00pm–4:00pm Teens | Grades 6-12 Utica This event is in the "Teens | Grades 6-12" group Nov 20 2025 Thu Wicked Celebration 3:00pm–4:00pm Utica Library Branch: Utica Room: Small Meeting Room- Utica Age Group: Teens | Grades 6-12 Program Type: Book & Viewers' Clubs, General Programming Event Details: Defy gravity while celebrating the release of Wicked: For Good with this pink-and-green-themed event filled with trivia, fan art, and all things Wicked. Costumes are encouraged. 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.
This event is in the "Elementary | Grades K-5" group Nov 20 2025 Thu Scrabble Game Night! 5:30pm–7:30pm Elementary | Grades K-5 Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock) This event is in the "Elementary | Grades K-5" group Nov 20 2025 Thu Scrabble Game Night! 5:30pm–7:30pm Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock) Library Branch: Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock) Room: Large Meeting Room- Johnstown Age Group: Elementary | Grades K-5 Program Type: General Programming Event Details: Join us for a fun-filled evening of Scrabble! We will have multiple sets at varying skill levels available so everyone can get in on this wordsmithing, board-building, good time.
This event is in the "Adults" group Nov 22 2025 Sat Reader’s Choice Book & Craft Club 11:30am–12:30pm Adults Lakewood This event is in the "Adults" group Nov 22 2025 Sat Reader’s Choice Book & Craft Club 11:30am–12:30pm Lakewood Library Branch: Lakewood Room: Small Meeting Room - Lakewood Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book & Viewers' Clubs, General Programming Event Details: Enjoy a laid-back morning of crafting and book discussion. Use our craft supplies or bring your own project to work on. 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.
This event is in the "Early Learners | Birth-5" group Nov 25 2025 Tue Pre-K Art Play 10:30am–11:15am Early Learners | Birth-5 Downtown Newark This event is in the "Early Learners | Birth-5" group Nov 25 2025 Tue Pre-K Art Play 10:30am–11:15am Downtown Newark Library Branch: Downtown Newark Room: Discovery Center-Downtown Newark Age Group: Early Learners | Birth-5 Program Type: General Programming Event Details: Explore different mediums and create art in this messy, hands-on encounter where process over product is emphasized. 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.
Nov 26 2025 Wed Closed: Thanksgiving Day Eve Close Early @ 5:00 p.m. 5:00pm–8:00pm All Branches Closing Nov 26 2025 Wed Closing Closed: Thanksgiving Day Eve Close Early @ 5:00 p.m. 5:00pm–8:00pm Branches: Buckeye Lake, Downtown Newark, Hebron, Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock), Lakewood, Mobile Library, Off Site, Utica, Virtual, West Newark (Emerson R. Miller)
Nov 27 2025 Thu Closed: Thanksgiving Day All Day All Branches Closing Nov 27 2025 Thu Closing Closed: Thanksgiving Day All Day Branches: Buckeye Lake, Downtown Newark, Hebron, Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock), Lakewood, Mobile Library, Off Site, Utica, Virtual, West Newark (Emerson R. Miller)
This event is in the "Adults" group Nov 29 2025 Sat Puzzle & Board Game Swap 12:00pm–1:00pm Adults Downtown Newark This event is in the "Adults" group Nov 29 2025 Sat Puzzle & Board Game Swap 12:00pm–1:00pm Downtown Newark Library Branch: Downtown Newark Room: Meeting Room A-Downtown Newark Age Group: Adults Program Type: Activity Clubs, Arts & Crafts, General Programming Event Details: Are you tired of your old jigsaw puzzles and board games and looking for something new? Bring your gently used puzzles and board games that are ready for a new home to a community exchange with fellow enthusiasts. 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.
This event is in the "Adults" group Dec 1 2025 Mon Family Photo Op 10:00am–6:00pm Adults West Newark (Emerson R. Miller) This event is in the "Adults" group Dec 1 2025 Mon Family Photo Op 10:00am–6:00pm West Newark (Emerson R. Miller) Library Branch: West Newark (Emerson R. Miller) Age Group: Adults Program Type: General Programming Event Details: Celebrate the winter season with a special family photo! Visit us with your loved ones and capture a festive memory in front of our cheerful holiday backdrop. Bring your camera or phone, and we will have props and pose ideas ready for you. 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.
This event is in the "Elementary | Grades K-5" group Dec 1 - 13 2025 Letters to Santa Claus 12/01/2025 @ 10:00am–12/13/2025 @ 3:00pm Elementary | Grades K-5 Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock) This event is in the "Elementary | Grades K-5" group Dec 1 - 13 2025 Letters to Santa Claus 12/01/2025 @ 10:00am–12/13/2025 @ 3:00pm Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock) Library Branch: Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock) Age Group: Elementary | Grades K-5 Program Type: General Programming Event Details: Visit us to write and send your letter to Santa Claus from December 1-13. We will have festive stationary and a merry mailbox especially for post bound for the North Pole. 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.
This event is in the "Elementary | Grades K-5" group Dec 1 2025 Mon Read with Andrew! 3:30pm–4:00pm Elementary | Grades K-5 Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock) This event is in the "Elementary | Grades K-5" group Dec 1 2025 Mon Read with Andrew! 3:30pm–4:00pm Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock) Library Branch: Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock) Age Group: Elementary | Grades K-5 Program Type: General Programming Event Details: Come meet your new favorite reading buddy, Andrew. He's a Pet Partners certified therapy dog and a very good boy who loves when kids read to him. Visit him in our children's area—he cannot wait to see you! 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.
This event is in the "Elementary | Grades K-5" group Dec 1 2025 Mon Babcock Holiday Bash 4:00pm–6:00pm Elementary | Grades K-5 Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock) This event is in the "Elementary | Grades K-5" group Dec 1 2025 Mon Babcock Holiday Bash 4:00pm–6:00pm Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock) Library Branch: Johnstown (Mary E. Babcock) Room: Large Meeting Room- Johnstown Age Group: Elementary | Grades K-5 Program Type: Arts & Crafts, General Programming Event Details: Visit us to write and send your letter to Santa Claus from December 1-13. We will have festive stationary and a merry mailbox especially for post bound for the North Pole. Receive mail back from Santa and revel in that jolly holiday spirit! 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.
This event is in the "Adults" group Dec 2 2025 Tue Author Talk: Sue Hincenbergs 2:00pm–3:00pm Adults Virtual Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group Dec 2 2025 Tue Author Talk: Sue Hincenbergs 2:00pm–3:00pm Virtual 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.Register and submit questions for the authors.
This event is in the "Adults" group Dec 2 2025 Tue Sense and Stolen Sensibility: A Cozy Mystery Night 5:30pm–6:30pm Adults West Newark (Emerson R. Miller) This event is in the "Adults" group Dec 2 2025 Tue Sense and Stolen Sensibility: A Cozy Mystery Night 5:30pm–6:30pm West Newark (Emerson R. Miller) Library Branch: West Newark (Emerson R. Miller) Age Group: Adults Program Type: General Programming, Local History Event Details: News Flash: It's 1950 and a theft was just committed at the brand-new library building in Newark, Ohio. Can you help solve the crime? Pay attention to enacted clues and you might save the day for some very worried librarians. 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.
This event is in the "Adults" group Dec 2 2025 Tue Enchanting Embroidery 6:00pm–7:30pm Adults Lakewood This event is in the "Adults" group Dec 2 2025 Tue Enchanting Embroidery 6:00pm–7:30pm Lakewood Library Branch: Lakewood Room: Small Meeting Room - Lakewood Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, General Programming Event Details: Learn how to create a simple and elegant floral design featuring a sprig of lavender. Practice a new technique and master a few essential stitches, then finish with a beautiful piece of needlework art! 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.
This event is in the "Elementary | Grades K-5" group Dec 3 2025 Wed Village of Utica Christmas Walk 6:00pm–8:00pm Elementary | Grades K-5 Utica This event is in the "Elementary | Grades K-5" group Dec 3 2025 Wed Village of Utica Christmas Walk 6:00pm–8:00pm Utica Library Branch: Utica Room: Small Meeting Room- Utica Age Group: Elementary | Grades K-5 Program Type: General Programming Event Details: Celebrate the season at our Utica location during the annual Village Christmas Walk. Stop by to decorate a cookie and visit with a special guest. Don't forget your cameras! 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.
This event is in the "Early Learners | Birth-5" group Dec 4 2025 Thu Ready for Kindergarten 10:30am–11:15am Early Learners | Birth-5 Downtown Newark This event is in the "Early Learners | Birth-5" group Dec 4 2025 Thu Ready for Kindergarten 10:30am–11:15am Downtown Newark Library Branch: Downtown Newark Room: Discovery Center-Downtown Newark Age Group: Early Learners | Birth-5 Program Type: General Programming Event Details: Focusing on a new skill each week, we introduce literacy-based activities 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.
This event is in the "Elementary | Grades K-5" group Dec 4 2025 Thu Hooray for Friends! 4:30pm–5:30pm Elementary | Grades K-5 Downtown Newark This event is in the "Elementary | Grades K-5" group Dec 4 2025 Thu Hooray for Friends! 4:30pm–5:30pm Downtown Newark Library Branch: Downtown Newark Room: Discovery Center-Downtown Newark Age Group: Elementary | Grades K-5 Program Type: General Programming Event Details: Celebrate friendship with well-known characters from books written for beginning readers—Frog and Toad, George and Martha, and more! Also look for extra tips from Daniel Tiger on how to be a good friend. 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.
This event is in the "Elementary | Grades K-5" group Dec 5 2025 Fri KPop Demon Hunters Night 4:00pm–5:00pm Elementary | Grades K-5 Lakewood This event is in the "Elementary | Grades K-5" group Dec 5 2025 Fri KPop Demon Hunters Night 4:00pm–5:00pm Lakewood Library Branch: Lakewood Room: Small Meeting Room - Lakewood Age Group: Elementary | Grades K-5 Program Type: General Programming Event Details: Be golden with KPop Demon Hunters trivia, crafts, music and snacks. Dress as your favorite character, make bracelets, and sample fizzy Saja Boys soda. Designed for ages 9-12. 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.
This event is in the "Adults" group Dec 6 2025 Sat Jane Austen and the Comedy of Complaint 1:00pm–2:00pm Adults Downtown Newark Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Dec 6 2025 Sat Jane Austen and the Comedy of Complaint 1:00pm–2:00pm Downtown Newark Open Library Branch: Downtown Newark Room: Meeting Room A-Downtown Newark Age Group: Adults Program Type: General Programming, Speakers Registration Required Event Details: Dr. Linda Zionkowski explores the humorous role of complainers in Jane Austen's work.
This event is in the "Early Learners | Birth-5" group This event is in the "Elementary | Grades K-5" group This event is in the "Teens | Grades 6-12" group This event is in the "Adults" group Dec 8 2025 Mon Kroger: Johnstown 3:15pm–3:45pm Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults Mobile Library Offsite Event This event is in the "Early Learners | Birth-5" group This event is in the "Elementary | Grades K-5" group This event is in the "Teens | Grades 6-12" group This event is in the "Adults" group Dec 8 2025 Mon Kroger: Johnstown 3:15pm–3:45pm Mobile Library Library Branch: Mobile Library Age Group: Early Learners | Birth-5, Elementary | Grades K-5, Teens | Grades 6-12, Adults Program Type: General Programming Event Details: Visit our Mobile Library!
