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Paws to Read

Last month many children of all ages enjoyed practicing their reading with therapy dogs in the Children’s Room. Don’t miss your chance to curl up with your favorite friend and a cuddly canine pal!

Children are invited to practice their reading skills with friendly therapy dogs on the 4th Saturday of each month. No reservations are necessary, but please limit your reading time to 15 minutes when other families are waiting.

Upcoming Dates:

Sat., July 26, 2008

10am—12pm

Sat., August 23, 2008

10am—12pm

* Patron Appreciation Day activities

noon – 5:00pm *

Sat., September 26, 2008

10am—12pm

Sat., October 25, 2008

10am—12pm

This free program is brought to you with the support of:

Meet the Author: Tom Batiuk

Meet the Author: Tom Batiuk

Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 2:00 p.m.

Ahoy, Mateys! Annual Sleepover Straight Ahead!

2008 Annual Sleepover at the Barberton Public Library

Thursday, August 14, 7:00 p.m. to
Friday, August 15, 8:00 a.m.

Children going into 3rd through 5th grades
All attending must register in advance, by August 9
Contact Mary Eritano for details
eritanma@oplin.org
or call 330-745-1194

Warm Up Barberton

cat with ball of yarn

Lively ladies with crafty minds and talented hands meet one Wednesday
morning each month. What do they do? They knit or crochet 7 x 9 inch
rectangles of any color or any yarn. Then those rectangles are
stitched together into warm and snuggly quilts. These handmade
creations are then given to those in need in our community.

How can you help? You can donate yarn.
You can donate knitted or crocheted 7 x 9 inch rectangles.
Just drop these donations off here at the library.
Don't know how to knit or crochet? The ladies will
be more than happy to teach you. Just drop by
on a Wednesday morning, usually the 2nd Wednesday of
the month, at 9:30 a.m. in the Spillette Meeting Room.

Some upcoming dates are:

Wednesday, May 14
Wednesday, June 11

Learn a new hobby and help the community! All at your local library!
For more information email Mary E: eritanma@oplin.org

Patron Appreciation Day

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Noon—5pm

Whether you visit the library every week, or you haven’t been in for years, you are invited to enjoy musical entertainment, dancing, and games with an international flair!

12:00—Collage Winter Guard, Park Ave.

12:30—Frankie Spetich, Main Floor

1:00—Family Story Time, Children’s Room

1:30—O’Hare Irish Dancers, Lower Level

1:30 to 4:30—Children’s Games, Park Ave.

2:00—Spoon Man, Children’s Room

2:30—O’Hare Irish Dancers, Lower Level

3:00—Family Story Time, Children’s Room

3:15—Colin Mitchell bagpiper, Gazebo

4:00—Family Story Time, Children’s Room

Ongoing activities also include drawings and prizes, a Wii gaming station, crafts, balloon animals, and much more! Don’t miss this FREE day of fun for the entire family.

Barberton memories join Summit Memory

The Barberton Public Library is proud to join Summit Memory, an online
scrapbook dedicated to the history of Summit County! Hosted by
Akron-Summit County Public Library, Summit Memory provides access to a
wide range of collections from historical and cultural organizations
throughout Summit County. This project allows partner institutions to
showcase historic collections online, and provides users a new way to
experience the history of their community by searching the collections
for specific items or by simply browsing the hundreds of photographs,
newspapers, letters and more. Currently on display through the
Barberton Public Library Local History Room is the
O. C. Barber Mansion Collection. This collection includes more than 40
photographs of the opulent mansion built by Barberton's founder from
the time of its construction in 1909 to its demolition in 1965.

The Local History Room would like to express appreciation to the
Barberton Kiwanis for their generous support in this project.