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Thursday, August 1, 2024 from 2 pm-4 pm: Movie: “The Parent Trap” All Ages. Bring your snacks and drinks and come enjoy a movie! Friday, August 2, 2024 from 9 am-10 am: Yoga with Marissa Abraham All Ages. Experience all the benefits that yoga can offer in this class for any experience level. Marissa Abraham will lead each class! Classes are every Friday @ 9 AM! Please bring your own mats! Yoga will be outside! Starting August 7 yoga will be on Wednesdays at 5 PM for the month of August! Fridays, August 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2024 from 10 am-5:30 pm: Board Game Fun All Ages. Come check out our board game collection. Enjoy playing board games every Friday from 10 AM to 5:30 PM. Saturday, August 3, 2024 from 12:30 pm-2:30 pm: Sister’s Day Movie: “Little Women” All Ages. Celebrate Sister’s Day with the showing of “Little Women!” Based off the novel by Louisa May Alcott! Bring your snacks and drinks! We have a microwave to heat up any food! Mondays, August 5 and 12, 2024 from 11 am-12 pm: Free Meals for Youth @ Mechanicsburg UMC Ages 1-18. Children ages 1 to 18 and adults ages 19 through 21 with a disability are able to receive free meals this summer. Meals will be distributed on Mondays from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Mechanicsburg United Methodist Church, 42 North Main Street in Mechanicsburg. The program runs from June 17 to August 12. Each week, individuals can pick up seven breakfasts and seven lunches to take home. All meals are shelf-stable. Tuesday, August 6, 2024 from 6 pm-7 pm: Football Wreath Ages 18 +. Show neighbors and visitors that you’re a football kind of home! Assemble this wreath, then hang it on your front door. Featuring glittery gold and green pieces with the message Fall means football and several football shapes, this home décor scores extra points with fellow football fans! Wednesday, August 7, 2024 from 1 pm-2 pm: Card Club Ages 18 +. Join us to play a variety of card games! Euchre, Hearts, Uno, etc. This club meets the first and third Wednesday of every month from 1 to 2 PM! Wednesdays, August 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2024 from 5 pm-6 pm: Yoga with Marissa Abraham All Ages. Experience all the benefits that yoga can offer in this class for any experience level. Marissa Abraham will lead FM Aeuabgr uc hsat rAycctAti ivc ti ittvi iei tssi e s
each class! Classes are every Wednesday @ 5 PM! Please bring your own mats! Yoga will be outside! Wednesday, August 7, 2024 from 6 pm-7 pm: Podcast Club Ages 18 +. Come discuss what you are currently listening to and get new ideas on what to listen to. This club will meet the first Wednesday of every month @ 6 PM! Thursday, August 8, 2024 from 10 am-11 am: Football Wreath Ages 18 +. Show neighbors and visitors that you’re a football kind of home! Assemble this wreath, then hang it on your front door. Featuring glittery gold and green pieces with the message Fall means football and several football shapes, this home décor scores extra points with fellow football fans! Thursday, August 8, 2024 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. Friday, August 9, 2022 from 10 am-6 pm Book Sale All Ages. The Mechanicsburg Public Library will be having a book sale. We will have tables set up in the meeting room for patrons to browse! You can take as many books as you would like there is no limit! Donations accepted, but not required! Friday, August 9, 2024 from 12 pm-1 pm: How to Use Digital Coupons Ages 18+. Learn how to navigate grocery store apps to unlock special deals, coupons, and more! Saturday, August 10, 2022 from 10 am-3 pm Book Sale All Ages. The Mechanicsburg Public Library will be having a book sale. We will have tables set up in the meeting room for patrons to browse! You can take as many books as you would like there is no limit! Donations accepted, but not required! Saturday, August 10, 2024 from 11 am-12 pm: Football Wreath Ages 18 +. Show neighbors and visitors that you’re a football kind of home! Assemble this wreath, then hang it on your front door. Featuring glittery gold and green pieces with the message Fall means football and several football shapes, this home décor scores extra points with fellow football fans! Saturday, August 10, 2024 from 1-2 pm: Film Club Ages 18 +. Join us on the second Saturday of each month from 1 to 2 PM for a watch first, meet later film club. Each month, we'll pick a movie that is available through our consortium or Hoopla (if available). At this program you will have the opportunity to meet other movie enthusiasts and share your thoughts on the film watched earlier in the month. August's film is “Book Club!”
Monday, August 12, 2024 from 3:30 pm-4:30 pm: Explorer’s Club Ages 6 (Kindergarten) – 5th Grade. Explorer's Club/STEAM Team meets on the second Monday of every month from 3:30-4:30 PM. In August we will explore what are the Summer Olympics? Tuesday, August 13, 2024 from 2 pm-3 pm: How to Use Digital Coupons Ages 18+. Learn how to navigate grocery store apps to unlock special deals, coupons, and more! Tuesday, August 13, 2024 from 6 pm-7:45 pm: Movie: “Fall” Ages 18 +. Will two best friends make it down the radio tower? Come find out on Tuesday, August 13 @ 6 PM! Bring your dinner, snacks, and drinks! We have a microwave to heat up any food! Wednesday, August 14, 2024 from 2 pm-4 pm: Crafting Group Ages 18 +. Let's gather to quilt, knit, crochet, embroider, cross stitch, bead, scrapbook or any other craft you do or want to do. Come with your project, learn something new or just hang out with fellow crafting people. Thursday, August 15, 2024 from 10 am-11 am: Bingo Ages 18 +. Come play some old fashioned Bingo! Saturday, August 17, 2024 from 11 am – 1 pm: PAWS in the Park Ages 6-12. Join us at Goshen Park to enjoy our Story Walk and reading the story with a canine companion. The book is “Dog Loves Drawing” by Louise Yates. 4150 South Parkview Road, Mechanicsburg, Ohio 43044 Saturday, August 17, 2024 from 12:30 pm – 2:15 pm: Back to School Teen Movie: “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” Ages 12-18. Start the school year off with the movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off!” Bring your snacks and drinks! Tuesday, August 20, 2024 from 6 pm-7 pm: Spelling Kahoot Trivia Ages 18 +. This trivia is sure to be buzzworthy fun! Come test your spelling knowledge! Please download the Kahoot app before coming! Wednesday, August 21, 2024 from 1 pm-2 pm: Card Club Ages 18 +. Join us to play a variety of card games! Euchre, Hearts, Uno, etc. This club meets the first and third Wednesday of every month from 1 to 2 PM! Friday, August 23, 2024 from 2:30 pm-3:45 pm: Sunflower Acrylic Painting with Lisa Ages 13 +. Get ready for fall with Lisa by painting a beautiful sunflower painting!
Friday, August 23, 2024 from 4 pm-5:15 pm: Sunflower Acrylic Painting with Lisa Ages 13 +. Get ready for fall with Lisa by painting a beautiful sunflower painting! Saturday, August 24, 2024 from 12:30 pm-2:30 pm: Movie: “The Fall Guy” Ages 18 +. He's a stuntman, fresh off an almost career-ending accident, has to track down a missing movie star, and try to win back the love of his life. What could possibly go right? Bring your snacks and drinks! We have a microwave to heat up any food! Monday, August 26, 2024 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, as well as water and coffee. Bring your mug! We will meet on the fourth Monday @ 6 PM every month! August's book is “The Whole 9 Months” by Jennifer Lang. Tuesday, August 27, 2024 from 6 pm-7 pm: Football Book Folding Ages 18 +. Just in time for football season! This craft is perfect for any football fan or to put out for the season! Wednesday, August 28, 2024 from 2 pm-4 pm: Crafting Group Ages 18 +. Let's gather to quilt, knit, crochet, embroider, cross stitch, bead, scrapbook or any other craft you do or want to do. Come with your project, learn something new or just hang out with fellow crafting people. Thursday, August 29, 2024 from 10 am-11 am: Football Book Folding Ages 18 +. Just in time for football season! This craft is perfect for any football fan or to put out for the season! At-Home COVID-19 Tests! The Mechanicsburg Public Library is out of COVID test. We will post on social media and our website when we get more! Visit our website https://www.mechanicsburg.lib.oh.us/ or call 937-834-2004 for updated information! 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 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 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
60 South Main Street Mechanicsburg, Ohio 43044 (937) 834-2004 mpl@mechanicsburgohlibrary.org https://www.mechanicsburg.lib.oh.us/ 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 Dog Loves Drawing by Louise Yates. In collaboration with PAWS in the Park. 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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