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Monday, September 1, 2025 All Day. Library is closed in observance of Labor Day. Tuesdays, September 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2025 from 4 pm-5 pm: Coding Club Ages Grades 6th – 12th. Want to build robots, video games, or websites? Join our coding club on Tuesdays at 4 PM! Bring your own computer and email mhenderson.trainer@gmail.com for more information. Tuesday, September 2, 2025 from 6 pm-7 pm: History Kahoot Trivia Ages 18 +. Go back in time with this trivia and see if you remember important dates. Please download the Kahoot app before coming! Saturdays, September 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2025 from 10 am-3 pm: Pumpkin Beaded Safety Pin Ages 18 +. This pin will look great through the fall season! Saturday, September 6, 2025 from 1 pm-2 pm: Neurodevelopment Informational Seminar Ages 18 +. Join Megan Greenwell in talking about the neurodevelopmental model. She will talk about neuroplasticity, brain development, and ways that parents and educators can help to fill the gaps for children who have general learning difficulties, sensory issues, ADHD, difficulty retaining information, etc. Join us anytime we are open from September 8 to September 13 for: Popsicle Stick Scarecrow All Ages. Get ready for fall with this cute scarecrow craft! Monday, September 8, 2025 from 4 pm-5 pm: Explorer’s Club Ages 6 (Kindergarten) – 5th Grade. Explorer's Club/STEAM Team meets on the second Monday of every month from 4-5 PM. In September we will explore recycled crayons! Tuesday, September 9, 2025 from 2 pm-3 pm: How-To: Digital Calendars! Ages 18 +. Learn how to use calendar apps to keep track of events, set reminders, and organize your family's schedule during back-to-school season! Tuesday, September 9, 2025 from 3 pm-4 pm: World Snacking Ages 12 - 18. Try the snacks of the world! Each month see what country and snacks SnackCrate has sent us! Set your taste buds free at this program! September Activities
Thursday, September 11, 2025 from 4 pm-5 pm: Lego Club Ages 5 – 12. Imagine it. Build it. Legos will be provided. Donations of new Legos or money to purchase additional Legos are welcome. Thursdays, September 11, and 25, 2025 from 5:30 pm-7 pm: Chess Club All Ages. Come learn how to play if you have never played. Beginners and experts of all ages welcomed! Friday, September 12, 2025 from 11 am-12 pm: How-To: Digital Calendars! Ages 18 +. Learn how to use calendar apps to keep track of events, set reminders, and organize your family's schedule during back-to-school season! Saturday, September 13, 2025 from Time TBD: Coffee Tasting and Country of Origin Discovery Ages 18 +. Join Hemisphere Coffee Roasters for coffee tasting and where their coffee comes from discussion. Check socials for update about time! Wednesdays, September 17, and 24 2025 from 11 am-11:45 am: Story Time Ages 2 – 5. These programs are intended to support early learning in a group setting. Join us for a mixture of stories and activities that provide enjoyable opportunities for the children to practice skills that prepare them for reading. Light snacks will be served. Donations of nutritional snacks are appreciated. Thursday, September 18, 2025 from 4 pm-5 pm: Slime Society Ages 5 – 12. Slime Society meets the third Thursday of every month from 4 - 5 PM. Each month we will make a different slime recipe. In September we will make scented slime! Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 11 am-1 pm: Superhero Party All Ages. We will have two crafts and trivia. Costumes are highly encouraged! Join us anytime we are open from September 22 to September 27 for: DIY Leaf Placemats Ages 18 +. If you’re hosting anything this fall, and have one hour to spare, these easy DIY Leaf Placemats are for you! Monday, September 22, 2025 from 1 pm-2 pm Explore the World from your Home Series Ages 18 +. Join us every month for a free online lecture featuring Road Scholar instructors from around the world. September is King Tut's Secrets-Uncovering New Clues Through Technology.
Monday, September 22, 2025 from 5:30 pm-6:30 pm Canning 101 Ages 18 +. Join OSU Extension, Champaign County, to discuss some tips and tricks about canning and get all your questions answered! Tuesday, September 23, 2025 from 11 am-12 pm: Using Your Library’s Online Resources Ages 18 +. Learn how to use your library card to access free resources like eBooks, audiobooks, movies, genealogy, online databases, and more! Tuesday, September 23, 2025 from 3 pm-4 pm: Donuts and Debate Ages 12 - 18. Come enjoy donuts as we debate the world’s most important questions- Is Dumbledore or Gandalf the best wizard of all time? Friday, September 26, 2025 from 1 pm-2 pm: Using Your Library’s Online Resources Ages 18 +. Learn how to use your library card to access free resources like eBooks, audiobooks, movies, genealogy, online databases, and more! Saturday, September 27, 2025 from 11 am-1 pm: Camp PAWS Ages 5 - 12. Camp PAWS is a fun way to read! Children can read aloud for 20 minutes to a trained canine companion at the library! NO registration is required! Just come anytime between 11 AM - 1 PM! Monday, September 29, 2025 6 pm-7 pm: Cookbook Club Ages 18 +. Each month we will highlight a cookbook and encourage everyone to prepare a dish to share and discuss from that cookbook. Come share your experience of both trials and successes with a new recipe. Plates, napkins, and silverware will be provided. September's book is “What to Cook When you don't Feel Like Cooking” by Caroline Chambers. Copies available to pick up at the library! Tuesday, September 30, 2025 from 3 pm-4 pm: Wild Card Ages 12 - 18. This can be a craft, K-Pop Review/Anime Club/Donuts & Review, or anything the teens vote on. Board of Trustees Meeting! The Board of Trustees' regular meeting time is 5:30 pm on the third Wednesday of the month at the Library. The Mechanicsburg Public Library Board of Trustees can be reached at the Library's mailing address of Mechanicsburg Public Library 60 S Main Street Mechanicsburg, Ohio 430441111 Cake Pans! You can now borrow cake pans! The cake pans check out for 7 days with four renewals if no holds are on the pan. More cake pans will be available soon!
Culture Passes! Mechanicsburg Public Library is excited to partner with the Columbus Museum of Art to offer Culture Passes to our library cardholders! What’s included? · Free admission for up to eight people · Free parking · A discount at CMA’s store and café How do I get this pass? · Passes may be picked up at the library. An adult cardholder may borrow one pass at a time. What else should I know? · Before visiting CMA, we recommend contacting the museum or visiting their website to verify hours or special exhibition restrictions. 4th Grade History Pass The America-250 Ohio Commission has announced the 4th Grade History Pass – a free pass for every fourth-grade student in Ohio to visit participating history-related museums and sites free of charge when accompanied by a paying adult. What’s included? · Free admission for every fourth-grade student with a paying adult. How do I get this pass? · Visit https://america250-ohio.org/fourth-grade-pass/ to download and print a pass. What else should I know? · The full list of participating museums can be found at www.America250-Ohio.org/fourth-grade-pass. Regular admission fees apply for accompanying family members, and passes are not valid for field trips or other group visits. This program will remain valid for any Ohio fourth-grade student now through December 31, 2026. · Passes are not available for pickup at the Library, but may be printed from our public computers. Curbside Click & Collect Service! A service through the SEO Libraries app. Curbside Click & Collect is an easy way to pick up items on hold via curbside service. Look for the Click & Collect button on the Holds section of your app. You can begin the process for eligible items and let us know when you arrive at the library all through the app - no phone call required! Visit our website https://www.mechanicsburg.lib.oh.us/ or call 937-834-2004 for more information! Digitized Mechanicsburg High School Yearbooks! Mechanicsburg Public Library is happy to announce that select Mechanicsburg High School yearbooks have been digitized and are now available anywhere through a website, at the library on DVDs and USB drives, and to check out on DVDs and USB drives. Visit https://mechanicsburglibrary.wixsite.com/yearbooks to view and search select yearbooks from 1954 to 1987. Portions of 1990-2021 are coming soon! Disc Golf Kit! You can now borrow discs to use for the new Disc Golf Course at Goshen Park! Reserve your kit now: http://bit.ly/4duND9f. Kits include one driver disc for maximum distance, one mid-range disc for maximum control, and one putter disc for maximum precision in a drawstring backpack with a laminated instruction sheet/map. Friends of the Library! Everyone is welcome to join the Friends of the Library at any of our meetings held on the third Tuesday of every month at 5:00 p.m. in the meeting room. For more information, visit our website or call (937) 834-2004.
Homework Help! All Ages! The Mechanicsburg Public Library offers HOMEWORK HELP for all ages! This service is FREE! Visit our website https://www.mechanicsburg.lib.oh.us/ or call 937-834-2004 for more information! Hoopla Digital! Hoopla Digital is a service that includes instant access to over 500,000 eBooks, audiobooks, comics, streaming video (movies & television shows), and streaming music. Mechanicsburg patrons can borrow 10 items per month. Download the Hoopla Digital app or visit the Hoopla website to make an account with your library card! If you don't have a library card, you can get a digital card online. Hoopla is also compatible with Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and Roku. Please call or stop by the library if you have questions about Hoopla. Hotspots! Mechanicsburg Public Library is pleased to announce our Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot lending program which will help make information more accessible to community members. The Mobile Hotspot lending collection provides patrons greater access to the Internet away from the library. Hotspots may be checked out for two weeks (14 days) by patrons age 18 and older. To request a Hotspot, please call or stop by the library. Kanopy! New Streaming Video Service Available! Using your Mechanicsburg Public Library card, you can now access Kanopy. With an extensive collection of narrative and documentary films, as well as TV series and kids content, we’re pleased to bring this streaming service to our community. Go to www.kanopy.com/mechanicsburg to get started today. Patrons will receive 15 tickets per month. Checking out items can range from 1-5 tickets, depending on length of running time. The viewing period is 3-21 days, depending on length of running time. Kids content does not require tickets; checking out a 30 day pass will let you access all kids content. Please contact the library if you have questions about using Kanopy and stay tuned for future library programs about using Kanopy. Memorial/Honor Book Donations! A memorial book makes a fitting tribute to the memory of a family member or friend. An Honor Book is a wonderful way to celebrate and honor friends and family on a special occasion, such as a birthday, anniversary, retirement or friendship. You can choose to donate any amount of money for the purchase of one or more books or designate the memorial or honor donation be used at the discretion of the library. Donors may specify a subject or genre for the donated book(s). The titles selected are subject to the library’s collection policy and will be chosen by librarians. Each donation is handled personally. Acknowledgements will be sent to both the donor and the person or family being remembered or honored. A special bookplate inside the book will note the name of the person in whose memory or honor the book has been given and the donor’s name. Memorial/Honor Gift Donation forms are available at the library. Memory Kits! The Mechanicsburg Public Library recently purchased thirteen memory kits thanks to a generous grant from the Champaign County Memorial
60 South Main Street Mechanicsburg, Ohio 43044 (937) 834-2004 mpl@mechanicsburgohlibrary.org https://www.mechanicsburg.lib.oh.us/ Foundation. These kits are able to be checked out and used for reminiscence therapy by people with dementia or Alzheimer’s. The themed kits include a DVD and photo activity cards. The kit themes include the four seasons, dogs and cats, farm, the great outdoors, patriotic, handyman and homemaker, and the 1950s and 1960s. Please call the library at 937-834-2004 if you have any questions or would like to request a kit. Northstar Digital Literacy Training! Northstar Digital Literacy Training is now available at Mechanicsburg Public Library! Training topics include Essential Computer Skills, Essential Software Skills, and Using Technology in Daily Life. Visit https://www.digitalliteracyassessment.org/launch-from/13401-KZZ2mechanicsburg-public-library-oh0140 to make an account. Call the library at 937834-2004 to register for a proctored assessment and earn a certificate you can show potential employers. Rokus! Roku Express 4K+ devices are streaming dongles that connect to televisions via an HDMI port. They require a power source from a wall outlet and a Wi-Fi network that is connected to the internet. Homes with internet service but without a Wi-Fi router cannot use these devices; however, Rokus may be able to be checked out along with a Wi-Fi mobile hotspot, pending availability. Each Roku Express 4K+ device will have access to one of the following premium subscription services: Netflix, Hulu, or Disney+. Rokus are also equipped with several free apps. The Roku Express 4K+ devices will circulate for two weeks with no renewals. Patrons may only check out one Roku device per library card. Stop in to try one today, or place one on hold if not currently available! Story Walk! Enjoy our Story Walk, located at Goshen Park. The current story is Signs of Friendship by Annie Silvestro. This book is in collaboration with Deaf Awareness Month. What is a Story Walk? The Mechanicsburg Public Library StoryWalk® is a delightful, innovative way for children — and adults — to enjoy reading and the outdoors at the same time. Technology Trainer! Need help using your laptop or iPad? Want to create a Facebook profile but don’t know how to get started? Did you get a new smartphone and don't know how to use it? We can help! Our Technology Trainer will be available on Tuesdays 10:00 AM-6:00 PM, and Fridays, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM to help with your technology troubles. At this time, you can just drop in during the times they are at the library. There may be times they are not available due to scheduled programs, vacation or other obligations, so you may want to call 937-834-2004 to confirm they are working before you make a trip to the library. When possible, this will be indicated on the event calendar. Wireless Printing! We are pleased to announce that we have installed Princh, a wireless document! Visit our website https://www.mechanicsburg.lib.oh.us/ or call 937-834-2004 for more information! Hours of operation: Monday – Thursday: 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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