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Join us anytime we are open from March 2 to March 7 for: St. Patrick’s Day Clothespin Wreath Ages 13 +. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a clothespin wreath. This easy wreath will help you transform your décor from Valentine’s to St. Patrick’s Day with a breeze. Monday, March 2, 2026 from 12 pm-1 pm Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month Kickoff at the StoryWalk All Ages. Kick off Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month at the Goshen Memorial Park StoryWalk! Champaign County Board of Developmental Disabilities will provide refreshments and giveaways. Monday, March 2, 2026 from 12 pm-1 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. March is Greece — Land of History, Beauty & Inspiration. Tuesdays, March 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31, 2026 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, March 3, 2026 from 6 pm-7 pm: Entertains Kahoot Trivia Ages 18 +. This trivia will knock you off your feet! Please download the Kahoot app before coming! Wednesdays, March 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2026 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, March 5, 2026 from 2 pm-3 pm Age Well: Yoga Movement & Conscious Breathwork Ages 18 +. By following along, you’ll calm your mind, unwind old habits and reconnect to your breath for a noticeable difference from the inside out. Saturdays, March 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2026 from 10 am-3 pm: Bunny with Carrot Beaded Safety Pin Ages 13 +. Get ready with Easter with this pin! March Programs
Saturday, March 7, 2026 from 11 am-1pm: March Madness Party All Ages. Get ready for March madness with food and a basketball cup and ball craft and make a basketball fleece pillow! Monday, March 9, 2026 from 4 pm-5 pm: STEAM Team Ages 6 (Kindergarten) – 5th Grade. Explorer's Club/STEAM Team meets on the second Monday of every month from 4-5 PM. In March we will explore migrating birds. Tuesday, March 10, 2026 from 12 pm-1 pm: Libby Basics! Ages 18 +. Learn how to sign into and use the Libby app! Thursday, March 12, 2026 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, March 13, 2026 from 11 am-12 pm: Libby Basics! Ages 18 +. Learn how to sign into and use the Libby app! Tuesday, March 17, 2026 from 11 am-12 pm: Spring Cleaning: Digital Declutter Workshop Ages 18 +. Bring your device and get help decluttering old emails, photos, and more! Thursday, March 19, 2026 from 2 pm-3 pm Age Well: The Power of Nature — Boosting Health & Happiness Ages 18 +. You’ll learn why even a houseplant or a glimpse of the outdoors matters and walk away with simple ways to bring more nature into your daily life. Thursday, March 19, 2026 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 March we will make fish in a bag slime! Friday, March 20, 2026 from 1 pm-2 pm: Spring Cleaning: Digital Declutter Workshop Ages 18 +. Bring your device and get help decluttering old emails, photos, and more! Join us anytime we are open from March 23 to March 28 for: Wooden Spindle Carrots and Bunny Eggs Ages 18 +. Turn wooden spindles into decorative carrots for spring and Easter! These bunny twine eggs will be the perfect decorations for spring and Easter!
Monday, March 23, 2026 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. March's book is “Cook with Rhythm” by Music Association. Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 11 am-12 pm: Cooking for One or Two: Smart, Simple & Satisfying Ages 18 +. Join us for a practical session designed to make cooking for smaller households easy and enjoyable! Learn how to: Use online resources to guide healthy food choices, adjust recipes to reduce servings without sacrificing flavor, shop smart and save money, prepare quick, delicious meals, and keep food fresh and safe. Perfect for singles, couples, or anyone looking to simplify mealtime! Board of Trustees Meeting! The Board of Trustees' regular meeting time is 5:30 pm on the second 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 43044-1111 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 at any of our meetings held every other month on the third Tuesday at 5:00 PM 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 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 937- 834-2004 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
60 South Main Street Mechanicsburg, Ohio 43044 (937) 834-2004 mpl@mechanicsburgohlibrary.org https://www.mechanicsburg.lib.oh.us/ 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 Flap Your Hands: A Celebration of Stimming by Steve Asbell. In collaboration with The Champaign County Board of Developmental Disabilities to celebrate Developmental Disabilities 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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