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SUMMER READING KICK OFF!

Friday, May 30, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Library at Minster
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Library Branch: Minster
Room: Library
Age Group: Family, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Game/Activity
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Join us as we kick off our Summer Reading Challenge, "Color Our World".  We'll have crafts, games, face painting, balloons, and snacks.  Come and enjoy the fun!

Kick-Off Party

Summer Reading Kick-Off Party

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Library at Cridersville
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Library Branch: Cridersville
Room: Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Game/Activity
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Join us for our Summer Reading Kick- Off Party from 3:00 - 5:00 pm.  Bring your friends for some outside games, face painting, and fun.  We will have staff on hand to chat with and help you get registered for Summer Reading.

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Outdoor Storytime

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Outside at Wapakoneta-Central
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Library Branch: Wapakoneta-Central
Room: Outside
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers, Family
Program Type: Storytime
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Join us at Heritage Park, the gazebo behind town, at 10:30am every Thursday during out Summer Reading Challenge for Outdoor Storytime! 

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Hobby Exhibit by Barb Selby

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room at Cridersville
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Library Branch: Cridersville
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Performance/Presenter
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Looking for a Fun Hobby? Check out the beautiful handiwork of friend and neighbor Barb Selby at Cridersville Library.  She will be displaying afghans, paintings, potato chip scarfs, kitchen towels and jewelry all made by Barb.

Make Your Own Surrealism Trinket Tray

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
New Knoxville
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Library Branch: New Knoxville
Age Group: Family, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
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Explore our Summer Reading theme of "Color Our World," as we make Trinket Trays out of air-dry clay inspired by Surrealism artist Salvador Dali. Use this tray in your home to store your treasures.

Cupcake Pallet

Cupcake Decorating

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room at Cridersville
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Library Branch: Cridersville
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Youth, Children, Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Color your World with a delicious cupcake on a pallet of goodies!  Registration is Required.

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Touch a Truck

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Outside at Wapakoneta-Central
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Library Branch: Wapakoneta-Central
Room: Outside
Age Group: Adults, Teens, High School, Pre-Teens, Youth, Children, Babies/Toddlers, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Game/Activity
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We're bringing back a well loved event, our Touch a Truck! We will have a Cheeseman semi, a firetruck, a police truck just to name couple!

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Meet our Firemen

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library at Cridersville
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Library Branch: Cridersville
Room: Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Performance/Presenter
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Come kick off Summer Reading with us!  Meet our local Firemen with a Presentation at Cridersville Library.  Learn about

Kids having fun

Outdoor Storytime

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Outside at Wapakoneta-Central
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Library Branch: Wapakoneta-Central
Room: Outside
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers, Family
Program Type: Storytime
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Join us at Heritage Park, the gazebo behind town, at 10:30am every Thursday during out Summer Reading Challenge for Outdoor Storytime! 

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Kids Cookies and Canvases with Hannah Warwick

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Event Room at Wapakoneta-Central
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Library Branch: Wapakoneta-Central
Room: Event Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
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Hannah Warwick will be joining us at 10:30AM in the Event Room to guide us through painting our own artist inspired painting. Cookies will be provided! Made possible by The Friends of the Library Group!

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Storytime

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Boy Scout Room at Minster
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies/Toddlers
Storytime:

Join us for stories, songs, and activities for our youngest patrons and their caregivers!

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Library Branch: Minster
Room: Boy Scout Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime

Join us for stories, songs, and activities for our youngest patrons and their caregivers!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photo Permission

In the course of daily operations, the library may take photographs within public areas of the library. Written permission is not needed for Library staff to take photographs of groups or crowds including children in the library building or during library sponsored events. 

Children's books in a stack

Storytime

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at Cridersville
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies/Toddlers, Family
Storytime:

Join us for stories, songs, and activities for our youngest patrons and their caregivers!

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Library Branch: Cridersville
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers, Family
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime

Join us for stories, songs, and activities for our youngest patrons and their caregivers!

Disclaimer(s)

Photo Permission

In the course of daily operations, the library may take photographs within public areas of the library. Written permission is not needed for Library staff to take photographs of groups or crowds including children in the library building or during library sponsored events. 

Children's books in a stack

Storytime

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Boy Scout Room at Minster
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies/Toddlers
Storytime:

Join us for stories, songs, and activities for our youngest patrons and their caregivers!

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Library Branch: Minster
Room: Boy Scout Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime

Join us for stories, songs, and activities for our youngest patrons and their caregivers!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photo Permission

In the course of daily operations, the library may take photographs within public areas of the library. Written permission is not needed for Library staff to take photographs of groups or crowds including children in the library building or during library sponsored events. 

Children's books in a stack

Storytime

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at Cridersville
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies/Toddlers, Family
Storytime:

Join us for stories, songs, and activities for our youngest patrons and their caregivers!

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Library Branch: Cridersville
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers, Family
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime

Join us for stories, songs, and activities for our youngest patrons and their caregivers!

Disclaimer(s)

Photo Permission

In the course of daily operations, the library may take photographs within public areas of the library. Written permission is not needed for Library staff to take photographs of groups or crowds including children in the library building or during library sponsored events. 

Children's books in a stack

Storytime

Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Boy Scout Room at Minster
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies/Toddlers
Storytime:

Join us for stories, songs, and activities for our youngest patrons and their caregivers!

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Library Branch: Minster
Room: Boy Scout Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime

Join us for stories, songs, and activities for our youngest patrons and their caregivers!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photo Permission

In the course of daily operations, the library may take photographs within public areas of the library. Written permission is not needed for Library staff to take photographs of groups or crowds including children in the library building or during library sponsored events. 

Christmas Eve

All Day
All Branches

The Auglaize County Library System will be closed on December 24 and 25 for the holiday.

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The Auglaize County Library System will be closed on December 24 and 25 for the holiday.

Christmas Day

All Day
All Branches

The Auglaize County Library System will be closed on December 24 and 25 for the holiday.

Closing
Branches:
All Branches
Description:

The Auglaize County Library System will be closed on December 24 and 25 for the holiday.

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Storytime

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at Cridersville
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies/Toddlers, Family
Storytime:

Join us for stories, songs, and activities for our youngest patrons and their caregivers!

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Library Branch: Cridersville
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers, Family
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime

Join us for stories, songs, and activities for our youngest patrons and their caregivers!

Disclaimer(s)

Photo Permission

In the course of daily operations, the library may take photographs within public areas of the library. Written permission is not needed for Library staff to take photographs of groups or crowds including children in the library building or during library sponsored events. 

Children's books in a stack

Storytime

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Boy Scout Room at Minster
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies/Toddlers
Storytime:

Join us for stories, songs, and activities for our youngest patrons and their caregivers!

View Details
Library Branch: Minster
Room: Boy Scout Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime

Join us for stories, songs, and activities for our youngest patrons and their caregivers!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photo Permission

In the course of daily operations, the library may take photographs within public areas of the library. Written permission is not needed for Library staff to take photographs of groups or crowds including children in the library building or during library sponsored events. 

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Kids Lego Club

Monday, April 6, 2026 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Event Room at Wapakoneta-Central
Program Type:
Game/Activity
Age Group:
Children, Family

Calling all Lego lovers! Join us in the Event Room on the first Monday of the month for a new Lego building challenge at 5pm. 

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Library Branch: Wapakoneta-Central
Room: Event Room
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Game/Activity
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Calling all Lego lovers! Join us in the Event Room on the first Monday of the month for a new Lego building challenge at 5pm.