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Why rent when you can buy? Join Cutler Real Estate Professional Linda Stalder for an informational session on the steps needed to purchase your first home. A mortgage professional will speak on available grants and programs for financial assistance.

Elizabeth Keckley, born in 1818 in Hillsborough, North Carolina, was an author, seamstress, and best friend to Mary Todd Lincoln. She was born a slave, and after she reached freedom, she started a school for young African American girls to teach them sewing and etiquette. Elizabeth presided as president and founder of the first Black Contraband Relief Association and wrote a tell-all book about the happenings in the White House during Lincoln’s tenure.

On February 29, an actress associated with Women in History will perform a monologue on Elizabeth Keckley, featuring an authentic time period costume. Following the monologue will be a question and answer session with the audience. Women in History is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the education of all people through the dramatic recreation of lives of notable women in U.S. history. 

Children in grades 4-8 can join us on the 2nd Tuesday of each month for a variety of activities, including games, video games, art projects and other creative activities. Can't stay for the whole program? No problem! Stay for a while or just a quick minute!

March 10 - Candy Sushi & Sushi go
Pass the sushi and create the best meal! Join us for an afternoon of sushi themed fun!

Join us at the library to improve your flexibility by participating in a free chair yoga class. This gentle program is designed for seniors and individuals struggling with mobility. The class will be led by Colleen Hohl, a 200 hour certified yoga instructor from the Asheville Yoga Center in North Carolina.

Students in grades K-8 can join us at the library for holiday stories, music, crafts and games. A variety of holiday crafts will be available to make for keeping or giving.

Join in the fun as the Cooking Caravan presents Tasty Tales. A group of artists, musicians and chefs will share stories, music, food and fun!  We will make our own soda and snacks.

Psychologists like Carl Jung have recommended coloring as a relaxation technique that can have therapeutic benefits.   Mandalas have long been a familiar and acceptable way for adults to color, but recently there have been an abundance of beautifully rendered coloring books that have become available for adults. 

Students in grades 2 – 8 can join us for activities based on the I Survived book series by Lauren Tarshis.  Create a little disaster, make an art project and have some fun with your friends.
 

Got Game? Barberton Police Department does!  Find out if you can keep up with Barberton's finest by joining us at the Barberton Public Library, in partnership with the Barberton Police Department, to play life-size board games, video games and more.  Guess what? We have pizza too.