Book a private story time for your household with one of Brookville's youth services staff. We'll read, sing songs, do rhymes and fingerplays, and send you home with a craft. Ages birth to 5. Email Ms. Alexis directly or call 463-2665 and ask to speak to the staff at Brookville in order to book a time. Spaces limited; first come, first serve.
In partnership with the Biology department at the University of Dayton, the Wilmington-Stroop branch library will be hosting several aquatic animals during the month of June. Stop by anytime during business hours to see our own mini aquarium which will include an axolotl and a clownfish. Special feeding times will be posted in our Opportunity Space.
Crystal Clear let’s you see
the currents in the sea using her special mixture. Learn about sinking and floating and that
there’s more than fish in the ocean. View the program anytime during the month of June: https://www.crystalclearscience.com/dayton-metro-library-2022/. Use code: DAYTONMETRO2022.
This program ties in to our Take & Make Kits. The Take and Make Kits can be picked up at your local library while supplies last but are not required for participation in this virtual program.
Up close demonstrations
show kids how temperature affects ocean currents. Perilous plastics activity
teach us why plastic pollution is such a big problem and the many things we can
do to help! Learn how to sort those
shells you love to find into their scientific groups. View the program anytime during the month of June: https://www.crystalclearscience.com/dayton-metro-library-2022/. Use code: DAYTONMETRO2022.
This program ties in to our Take & Make Kits. The Take and Make Kits can be picked up at your local library while supplies last but are not required for participation in this virtual program.
Complete June's ocean-themed Summer Challenge Scavenger Hunt and turn it in for a small prize! At the end of the month, we'll draw a winner to take home a giant inflatable sea creature!
Visit the Main Library for an exhibit celebrating the Miami Valley's LGBTQIA+ community. Sponsored by Dayton Society of Artists, this exhibit includes digital art, photography, mixed-media, oil on canvas, textile collage, and more.
The University of Dayton Department of Art and Design’s graphic design students visualized local poet Sierra Leone’s poetry to create new meanings that celebrate humanity, community, inclusivity and diversity. Featuring nearly 20 poems, the exhibit showcases “the actions of connections, imagination, learning and linking experience into tangible outcomes as the words move you through the space – literally and metaphorically.”
Enjoy the 3D artworks created by artist-in-residence Delora Buford-Buchanan and library patrons that will turn the Opportunity Space @ St. Clair into a giant aquarium.
Learn what it takes to be
included in the insect club. See how you
can tell the difference between a butterfly and a moth. See some very cool insect specimens! View the program anytime during the month of July: https://www.crystalclearscience.com/dayton-metro-library-2022/. Use code: DAYTONMETRO2022.
This program ties in to our Take & Make Kits. The Take and Make Kits can be picked up at your local library while supplies last but are not required for participation in this virtual program.
What do you already know
about insects? Are they good, bad, both
or neither. Learn the important role of
insects in our everyday lives. Find out
how you can help your family, safely get rid of insects you don’t like and
don’t hurt the ones we need! View the program anytime during the month of July: https://www.crystalclearscience.com/dayton-metro-library-2022/. Use code: DAYTONMETRO2022.
This program ties in to our Take & Make Kits. The Take and Make Kits can be picked up at your local library while supplies last but are not required for participation in this virtual program.
See who can get to the candy castle first! Drop by anytime during business hours and enjoy a life-sized version of the favorite childhood game of Candyland. Game is limited to 4 players at a time. Children 8 years of age and under must be accompanied by an adult.
The University of Dayton Department of Art and Design’s graphic design students visualized local poet Sierra Leone’s poetry to create new meanings that celebrate humanity, community, inclusivity and diversity. Featuring nearly 20 poems, the exhibit showcases “the actions of connections, imagination, learning and linking experience into tangible outcomes as the words move you through the space – literally and metaphorically.”
Book a private story time for your household with one of Kettering-Moraine's youth services staff. We'll read, sing songs, do rhymes and fingerplays, and send you home with a craft. Ages birth to 5. Email Missy Marshall or call 463-2665 and ask to speak to the staff at Kettering in order to book a time. Spaces limited; first come, first serve.
Begin your preparation for the HSE (High School Equivalence) GED, HiSet, TASC with FREE Adult Classes offered by Miami Valley Career Technology Center at the Dayton Metro Library. Practice reading, writing, math, and critical thinking skills that form the foundation of HSE success. Engage in workplace skills with Key Train/Work Keys training, ADP (Adult Diploma Program options) and career coaching. Classes are held in Technology Lab 1B at the Main Library 215 E Third Street, Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Contact Miami Valley Career Technology Center Aspire program, call (937) 223-5626 or email aspire@mvctc.com.
Make amazing sea creatures with artist-in-residence Delora Buford-Buchanan to turn the windows at the corner of Third and St. Clair Streets into a giant aquarium.