Children

Annual Winter Party 2025

Join us for our Annual Winter Party, in the downstairs Multipurpose Room at the Library on Thursday, December 18, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Kids and families of all ages are invited to enjoy movies, crafts, and snacks. Free and open to the public. No registration necessary. All supplies provided.

Snacks and beverages will be provided, and we cannot accommodate allergies.

Winter/Spring Storytime Schedule

Storytime registration opens on Friday, January 2, 2026.

Sessions will run from the week of January 26 through the week of April 20, 2026. To register, please contact the Youth Services Department at 740-392-2665, ext. 8248.

Storytime is free and open to the public, and all supplies are provided.

Mondays at 9:30 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. in the Youth Storytime Room: Family Storytime.
Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. in the Youth Storytime Room: Baby Storyland, for children birth through 24 months and their parents or caregivers.
Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. in the Youth Storytime Room: Storytime for Twos and Early Threes.
Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. in the Youth Storytime Room: Preschool Storytime.

Fun Express- Age 5 to 3rd Grade

Winter Escape- 4th & 5th Grade

Join Youth Services as we craft, snack, and experiment into Winter/Spring fun! Open to age 5 through 3rd grade. Registration required, beginning Monday, January 5, 2026. Call the Youth Services Department at 740-392-2665 ext. 8248 to register.

Fun Express will be held in the Youth Storytime Room, weekly on Mondays, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the following dates:

January 26th- Snowman Fun. Enjoy a snowman craft and a treat!
February 2nd- Maybe he did, maybe he didn't. Create with nature and enjoy a sweet treat.
February 9th- Have you seen it? Two Northern Lights crafts.
February 16th-LIBRARY CLOSED
February 23rd- Knock, Knock... Make your own book and learn a new way to talk!
March 2nd- The fun never ends. Craft a game and experiment.
March 9th- Can you train yours? Two dragon crafts.
March 16th- NO YOUTH PROGRAMS
March 23rd- Art in a different Way. Making vibrant dough and a new way to make sand art.
March 30th- We are doing what? Painting in a fun way and experimenting.

Join Youth Services as we venture into Winter/Spring crafts, snacks, and experiments! Open to grades 4th & 5th. Registration required, beginning Monday, January 5, 2026. Call the Youth Services Department at 740-392-2665 ext. 8248 to register.

Winter Escape will be held in the Youth Storytime Room, weekly on Tuesdays, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the following dates:

January 27th- Whooo is crafty? Fun with two winter crafts.
February 3rd- Sticky stories. Comic books and marshmallow fun!
February 10th- Painting the sky. Painting and learning.
February 17th- Look up. Having fun with two outer space crafts.
February 24th- Cups and motion. Playing with cups and movements.
March 3rd- Can you "Hand"le it? Making our own dragon and egg.
March 10th- One doesn't go with the other. Crafting with fabric and stones.
March 17th- A green kind of day. Playing and eating with the color green.
March 24th- The beauty around us. Sunlight and bottle craft.
March 31st- An artistic end. Creating art and playing with color!

All library programs are free and open to the public. All supplies provided. Food maybe involved and we cannot accommodate allergies.

Lego Club

Create with Legos and build teamwork skills! Open to children ages 5-12. Registration required. Registration begins on Monday, January 5, 2026. Contact Youth Services at 740-392-2665 ext. 8248 to register.

Lego Club will be held in the Youth Storytime Room, on Wednesdays, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the following dates:
January 28th- National Lego Day. Lego Day Kickoff!
February 18th- Can You See? Build blindfolded.
March 18th- Night and Day. Mirror Worlds!
April 15th- Let's Create. It all goes!