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| Summer Reading Club Unearth a Story 2026 9:00 am Summer Reading Club Unearth a Story 2026 Jun 2 @ 9:00 am – 7:30 pm  Summer Reading Club “Unearth a Story” is for readers of all ages! Register anytime in person at the front desk to get your reading kit and instructions on ... Read More » | Friends of the Library Meetings 2026 1:00 pm Friends of the Library Meetings 2026 Jun 3 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm  Friends of the Peninsula Library Meetings 2026 The Friends of the Library meets 5 times a year on the 2nd Wednesday at 1:00pm. Here is our schedule for ... Read More » | Classic Movie Night with Randy 6:30 pm Classic Movie Night with Randy Jun 4 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm  Classic Movie Night June 4 at 6:30pm Mrs. Miniver – (MGM, 1942, 133 minutes, William Wyler) This epic film of life in England during WW II, garnered eleven ... Read More » | ||||
| Akron Zoomobile 10:30 am Akron Zoomobile Jun 9 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am Celebrate Kids Summer Reading Club “Unearth a Story” with us during June and July. On Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. through July 21, we will have a special event ... Read More » Tuesday Evening Book Club 6:30 p.m. 6:30 pm Tuesday Evening Book Club 6:30 p.m. Jun 9 @ 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm Tuesday Evening Book Club 6:30 p.m. May 12 The correspondent. By Virginia Evans (Fiction, 2025) June 9 The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald. John U. ... Read More » | ||||||
| Earth Movers Up Close***see note 10:30 am Earth Movers Up Close***see note Jun 16 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am UNEARTH A STORY Summer Reading Club week 2 Earth Movers up close – please note this event is at the Boston Township Hall 1775 Main St. Peninsula OH ... Read More » | Air Plant Terrariums 4:00 pm Air Plant Terrariums Jun 17 @ 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm  Air Plant Beach Terrariums for ages 18+ June 17 4:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Participants will design their own terrarium with decorative stones, shells, birds, sand, and air ... Read More » | Library Closed 2026 Library Closed 2026 Jun 19 all-day  In observance of Federal Holidays, the Library will be closed on the following days in 2026. January 19 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day February 16 – President’s ... Read More » | ||||
| Game Day: Fossil Fest 10:30 am Game Day: Fossil Fest Jun 23 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am UNEARTH A STORY Week 3 Game Day: Fossil Fest Play yard games and encounter dinosaurs like a T-Rex, Velociraptor and a Triceratops in the library backyard. | Wednesday Afternoon Book Club 2026 1:30 pm Wednesday Afternoon Book Club 2026 Jun 24 @ 1:30 pm – 3:15 pm  Wednesday Afternoon Book Club 1:30 p.m. April 22 My friends. by Fredrik Bachman. May 27 Vox. by Christine Dalcher. June 24 Paper Girl. by Beth Macy July 22 ... Read More » | |||||
| Deep Lock Quarry Hike ***See Note 10:30 am Deep Lock Quarry Hike ***See Note Jun 30 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am UNEARTH A STORY Week 4 Deep Lock Quarry Hike – Please note we will meet at the Deep Lock Quarry 5779 Riverview Rd Peninsula OH in the parking ... Read More » |
UNEARTH A STORY Week 4
Deep Lock Quarry Hike – Please note we will meet at the Deep Lock Quarry 5779 Riverview Rd Peninsula OH in the parking lot. Wear comfy clothes and shoes.
(if it is raining we will meet at the library. Please call if you have questions)
Step back in time to experience life on a canal boat through activities along a 1-mile hike, with stops at the stone quarry and canal lock. The hike will be guided by a Metro Park Naturalist.
Join us on Thursday, July 2 when we will be learning about the Flood of 1913. Using historic photographs, maps, and local diaries, we will reflect on one of the most impactful events in our community’s history. Reservations are requested, please call or email the library.
330-657-2291
info@peninsulalibrary.org
In observance of Federal Holidays, the Library will be closed on the following days in 2026.
January 19 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 16 – President’s Day
May 25 – Memorial Day
June 19 – Juneteenth
July 4 – Independence Day
September 7 – Labor Day
October 12 – Columbus Day
November 26 – Thanksgiving Day
November 27 – In lieu of Veteran’s Day
December 24 – Christmas Eve
December 25 – Christmas Day
December 31 – New Year’s Eve
UNEARTH A STORY WEEK 5
Dino Adoption Day
Hatch your dino, give it a name and take it home as part of this fossil excavation activity!
Adult Craft – State of Ohio Pressed Floral Art
July 8 4:00-7:30 p.m.
America has its 250 Anniversary on July 4, 2026. We invite crafters to celebrate with us by taking pressed flowers and shape them into the state of Ohio to end up with an 8×8 framed art work of Ohio. Crafts are from 4-7:30 so registered crafters may drop in anytime during these hours. Reservations are required so we have enough art supplies for everyone. Please call the library to reserve a seat.
UNEARTH A STORY WEEK 6
Time Capsule Activity
Come view the opening of a time capsule that was buried on library grounds in 1993. Then help us fill a new capsule with notes and pictures for a future generation to discover.
UNEARTH A STORY WEEK & (last day of Summer Reading Club)
Peninsula’s Got Talent
Our annual Peninsula’s Got Talent show invites all Summer Reading Club participants to show off their unique skills and cool tricks. Sign up begins July 14.
Wednesday Afternoon Book Club 1:30 p.m.
April 22 My friends. by Fredrik Bachman.
May 27 Vox. by Christine Dalcher.
June 24 Paper Girl. by Beth Macy
July 22 The correspondent. By Virginia Evans.
September 23 How to read a book. By Monica Wood
October 28 Life, Death and Giants. By Ron Rindo
November 18 Theo of Golden. By Allen Levi