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Winter Reading Challenge 2025

There's snow better time for reading than winter! Join our Winter Reading Challenge, running from January 1 - February 28.

Read books, complete fun activities, and earn the chance to win exciting prizes! This challenge is open to all ages, so whether you're a young reader or a lifelong book lover, there's something for everyone.

Start the year with a good book and the opportunity to win, sign up today!

Middle School Minecraft

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Dates & times	Tue, 03/27/2018 - 3:30pm -Tue, 03/27/2018 - 5:00pm
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Bring your friends and join us to play Minecraft and participate in other Minecraft related activities. We will have a handful of laptops set-up and signed into Minecraft, plus you will be able to play Minecraft on the Xbox. For children in grades 5, 6, 7 & 8.

Middle School Mock Newbery Book Discussion

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Dates & times	Tue, 02/06/2018 - 2:30pm -Tue, 02/06/2018 - 3:30pm
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Join us to discuss some possibilities for the 2018 Newbery Award. Choose one or more books from the list below, to read and discuss, or bring a new book to discuss. Just remember to be eligible for the 2018 Newbery Medal, a book must have been published in 2017 and written by an author who is from, or currently living in, the United States.

MINECRAFT!!!

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Dates & times	Wed, 01/31/2018 - 3:00pm -Wed, 01/31/2018 - 4:00pm
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Play Minecraft and participate in other Minecraft related activities. For children in grades K - 8.
Please contact the Children's Department at (330)745-1194 to register for this program. Limit 30 children

We Love LEGOS

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Dates & times	Wed, 02/14/2018 - 3:00pm -Wed, 02/14/2018 - 4:00pm
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Design your own LEGO mini-figure, play games, and build your own LEGO creation during free building time. For children in grades K - 8.

Take a Hike!

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Dates & times	Wed, 04/11/2018 - 4:00pm -Wed, 04/11/2018 - 5:00pm
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Spring is a great time to get out and explore after the long winter. Join us for a fun program full of stories, games and activities that will show you some of the exciting things you can spot in nature on a spring hike. For children in grades K - 8.

Barberton Fire Department Exam

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Dates & times	Sat, 02/24/2018 - 9:00am -Sat, 02/24/2018 - 11:30am
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Contact Person: Heather Cook
Contact Phone: 330-848-6710

Hooks & Books

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Dates & times	Wed, 01/10/2018 - 5:00pm -Wed, 01/10/2018 - 6:30pm
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Bring the current project you are working on and discuss the books you have been reading. We will meet at Kavé Coffee Bar, 584 W Tuscarawas Ave. in Barberton. You can join our Facebook group, Barberton Public Library Hooks & Books, or follow us on Pinterest.

Author Visit - David Giffels

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Dates & times	Mon, 01/15/2018 - 5:30pm
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Author David Giffels will visit the library to present his latest book. Furnishing Eternity is a vibrant, heartfelt memoir about confronting mortality, surviving loss, finding resilience in one's Midwest roots and seeking a father's wisdom through an unusual woodworking pr

Got Game

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Dates & times	Tue, 01/30/2018 - 3:30pm -Tue, 01/30/2018 - 5:00pm
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Got game? Barberton Police Department does!

Romance Book Club

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Dates & times	Wed, 01/31/2018 - 5:00pm -Wed, 01/31/2018 - 6:00pm
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The Romance Book Club meets every month for lively and informal discussions of romance books. Please feel free to join at any time, new members are always welcome.