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Summer Reading Club 2025"Color Our World" this summer at the Peninsula Library! Registration begins May 27th Click for details
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Adult ProgramsClick here
Upcoming Events
The Peninsula Library invites patrons of all ages to “Color Our World” during this year’s Summer Reading Club!
Kick off the festivities at Sign-Up Day on Tuesday, May 27 (during business hours). Come register, pick up your reading/activity kit, and paint our jumbo coloring page!
Children’s Program – Ages 3-11
In addition, receive a Brag Tag for each week you attend an event at the library. Collect all 7 tags to earn 3 additional entries for a Grand Prize!
Children and their guardians are invited to join us on Tuesdays at 10:30am for Summer Reading Club Activities. Come learn about the Akron Zoo’s Animal Ambassadors, play yard games at the Carnival of Color, and create a variety of arts and crafts! Save these dates to join the fun every week of the program:
- June 3—Miss Allie’s Art Academy: How to Draw Your Favorite Characters
- June 10—Akron ZooMobile
- June 17—Portrait Palooza (Messy Craft Day)
- June 24—Lindsay Ward’s Color Mixing Workshop (Local Author/Illustrator Visit)
- July 1—Carnival of Color (Outdoor Game Day)
- July 8—Mini Masterpiece Painting
- July 15—Peninsula’s Got Talent! Art Show Edition
Teens and Tweens Program – Ages 12-17
Teens and Tweens are invited to join us for Summer Reading Club activities on Thursdays at 11am. Earn a Grand Prize raffle ticket every time you finish a book and fill out a reading slip.
Plus, receive a Brag Tag for each week you attend an event at the library. Collect all 6 tags to earn 3 additional entries for a Grand Prize!
Save these dates to join the fun every week of the program:
- June 5—Canvas Book Tote Decorating
- June 12—2D Animation 101
- June 26—Photography Through Time
- July 3—Public Art Creation
- July 10—Alex Falcone’s Paper Collage Art Demo
- July 17—Happy Mini Trees: Mini Canvas Painting and Bingo Party
Adult Program – Ages 18+
You’re never too old to join Summer Reading Club! This summer sign up for reading fun at the Peninsula Library! Just read or listen to books of your choice for chances to WIN prizes! Complete an activity sheet found in your Reading Bag Kit and turn in at the library to select a prize from the Prize Basket. Complete the bookmark entry form and your name will be entered into a raffle to win grand prizes. Attend one of the evening programs in June and July for an extra prize.
The Peninsula Library’s 2025 Summer Reading Club is graciously sponsored by the Friends of the Peninsula Library.
Tuesday Evening Book Club—
January 14 We will compare these two books: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. By Mark Twain and James. By Percival Everett.
February 11 The Poisonwood Bible. By Barbara Kingsolver.
March 11 The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America. by Christopher C. Gorham.
April 8 Catalina. By Karla Cornejo Villavicencio.
May 13 There are rivers in the sky. by Elif Shafak.
June 10 The city and its uncertain walls. By Karuki Murakami
Friends of the Peninsula Library Meetings 2025
The Friends of the Library meets 5 times a year on the 2nd Wednesday at 1:00pm. Here is our schedule for 2025
April 9 Meeting and set up Spring Bizarre Bazaar Table
June 11 Meeting and take down the Spring Bizarre Bazaar Table
September 10 Meeting and set up Fall Bizarre Bazaar Table
November 12 Meeting and Decorate Mini Christmas Tree for the Annual Mini Tree Display
The Library will be closed on the following days to observe the holidays:
January 20 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 17 – President’s Day
May 26 – Memorial Day
June 19 – Juneteenth Day
July 4 – Independence Day
September 1 – Labor Day
October 13 – Columbus Day
November 27 – Thanksgiving Day
November 28 – In lieu of Veterans Day
December 24 – Christmas Eve
December 25 – Christmas Day
December 31 – New Year’s Eve
Wednesday Day Book Club—1:30pm
January 22 My Dear Hamilton. By Stephanie Dray.
February 26 The Sicilian Inheritance. By Jo Piazza.
March 26 The Berry Pickers. by Amanda Peters.
April 23 Defending Jacob. by William Landay.
May 28 Remarkably Bright Creatures. by Shelby Van Pelt.
June 25 James. by Percival Everett
Sue Luck, from Repurposing with a Purpose, returns to the Peninsula library for an evening of Beach Glass crafting! Using a variety of materials we will make a scene in a wooden box. Bring your imagination and create something beautiful!
Reservations are required and there is a $10 fee (to cover supplies) for each wooden box you would like to make.
Please stop at the front desk, call or email the library to make a reservation.