Thursday
Oct 1
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🎵 Freak Out with Frank Zappa
Education MusicView original ↗Dr. Michael Yonchak explores the life, work, and impact of one of modern music's greats: Frank Zappa. Michael S. Yonchak is a Professor of Music at Otterbein University, teaching a variety of ensembles and courses in general education and popular music history, as well as overseeing Otterbein’s new Commercial Music program. He completed the Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Conducting at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Yonchak maintains an active schedule as a freelance percussionist in the Columbus area, currently appearing with the KB4 Jazz Organ Quartet, and perennial appearances with the Lost Revival (indie rock) and internationally recognized flamenco dancer/instructor Griset Damas-Roche of the Flamenco Company of Columbus. Recent endeavors include presentations for Otterbein University’s “Lifelong Leaning Community” (LLC) on the history of Rock and Roll and the Roots of Hip Hop, two co-authored article publications in the Percussive Arts Society's Percussive Notes : an analysis of Jennifer Higdon’s Grammy-winning Percussion Concerto (December 2023), followed by an historic overview of Frank Zappa ’s percussionists (April 2024), and a complete manifestation of Frank Zappa 's landmark jazz fusion album Hot Rats (1969), reorchestrated for wind ensemble with rock band and performed by the Otterbein Wind Ensemble in December of 2024.
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🏘️ Early Readers Club
CommunityView original ↗Early Readers Club is a small reading group for preschoolers and kindergartners that focuses on early literacy skills. Through stories and activities, children practice recognizing letters, working on reading comprehension, and learning new vocabulary words.
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📚 Eden Township Hall: St. Louisville
EducationView original ↗The Mobile Library is visiting your community! Browse books, DVDs, video games, and more for all ages and enjoy creative crafts, activities, and interactive displays for children and adults.
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🏘️ Elementary Readers Club
CommunityView original ↗Elementary Readers Club is a small reading group for children in first through third grade that focuses on developing literacy skills. Through stories and fun activities, children practice reading aloud, improving reading comprehension, and learning new vocabulary words.
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📚 Early Birds Breakfast: St. Louisville
EducationView original ↗The Mobile Library is visiting your community! Browse books, DVDs, video games, and more for all ages and enjoy creative crafts, activities, and interactive displays for children and adults.
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🏘️ LEGO® Family Challenge
CommunityView original ↗Complete challenges by building with LEGO® bricks! Families of all ages are welcome; please register just once for your entire group.
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📚 The Village at Glen Ridge: Newark
EducationView original ↗The Mobile Library is visiting your community! Browse books, DVDs, video games, and more for all ages and enjoy creative crafts, activities, and interactive displays for children and adults.
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🏘️ Local Election Security: Is Your Vote Secure?
CommunityView original ↗A moderated discussion of election security procedures and Q&A featuring our Licking County Board of Elections directorship. Director Tess Wigginton and Deputy Director Brian Mead form a bipartisan leadership team to ensure secure and accurate elections in Licking County. Together, they provide important information about the procedures and protocols that guard the integrity of our elections. The team shares their expert knowledge of voting laws in Ohio, including voter registration parameters and early and absentee voting. This event is co-hosted by the League of Women Voters of Licking County.
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📚 Author Talk: Veronica Roth
EducationView original ↗Brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium. Register and submit questions for the authors . A single choice can transform your destiny. Join us for an online conversation with #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth as we celebrate the enduring legacy of her Divergent series, one of the most iconic young adult series of a generation and get an exclusive sneak peek into her highly anticipated upcoming novel, The Sixth Faction ! Fifteen years after readers first stepped into dystopian Chicago alongside Tris Prior, the Divergent universe continues to captivate readers with its unflinching exploration of identity, courage, and sacrifice. And in the alternate universe of The Sixth Faction , we revisit familiar characters in a completely new way… Beatrice Prior stands on the brink of a decision every person in her world must make: five factions, five futures, five lives. She has a plan: she’s going to make the bravest choice and leave Abnegation to join Dauntless, even though it means abandoning her family. But when tragedy strikes at her choosing ceremony, everything changes—her world, her plans, even Beatrice herself. Her decision will thrust her into the crosshairs of an underground rebellion, where a boy with secrets as dangerous as her own—a boy with only a number for a name—may be the only person she can trust. One choice will change everything. Register now for the chance to ask questions and get an exclusive sneak peek of The Sixth Faction –out on October 6, 2026! About the Author : Veronica Roth is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of numerous titles including When Among Crows, Chosen Ones , the Divergent series, Carve the Mark and the upcoming Seek the Traitor’s Son . Veronica lives with her husband and their dog in Chicago, a city that she lovingly features (and frequently destroys) in many of her novels.
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📚 Maples & Manuscripts
EducationView original ↗Discuss some of the best nature-themed nonfiction and explore additional resources through activities to deepen our understanding of the natural world. Copies of An Immense World by Ed Yong are available at the Downtown Newark location and may also be accessed digitally. Maples & Manuscripts is a partnership between Licking County Library, the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks , and Dillon State Park .
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🎓 Lisska Center Book Club
Community Denison Big RedView original ↗The Lisska Center book club discusses "A Beautiful Place to Die\," by Malla Nunn.
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🎓 'God of Carnage'
Community Denison Big RedView original ↗Two couples meet to settle a playground dispute—and discover that the grown-ups may be the real children.
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