Events

Students - get help with a homework assignment, paper or project. Understand your assignment, start your studies and find ways to do research with library staff and volunteers. For elementary, middle or high school students. 

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Explore the history of structural racism caused by the 1938 redlining maps with this interactive exhibit. Then delve into how this inequality continues to impact our communities today, focusing on the ways in which we can come together to …

Help families with school-aged children have a great holiday season by donating newly purchased (or homemade): 

All donations are greatly appreciated and go towards the Westerville Caring &…

Challenge yourself to a winter of reading for a chance to earn prizes, December 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024.

Share your favorite book written by Nic Stone for a chance to win a ticket to the 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration.

To enter the prize drawing:

Writers, channel your imagination and share your talents with this 18th annual contest for all ages.

Enter your original work in any genre for a chance to showcase your creativity. All entries will be published in a professionally bound …

Choo, choo! Train enthusiasts of all ages will love this display of electric model trains – some operated by hand and some by an app.

Volunteer “conductors” from the Columbus Area N-Scalers will often be available to answer questions, talk…

Shine a light through the dark winter nights with a frosted luminary! All supplies provided.

Register now to claim your kit.

Enjoy a story, movement rhymes, and action songs, especially designed for ages 2-5. Siblings welcome.

English learners, practice your listening and speaking skills in this free class for adult students of English as a Second Language (ESOL). Led by instructors from the Columbus Literacy Council.

Class Schedule

Enjoy songs, activities, books, and rhymes, especially for babies ages 0-24 months and their caregivers. Siblings welcome.

Enjoy songs, activities, books, and rhymes, especially for toddlers (2-3 years old) and their caregivers. Siblings welcome.

Feeling the winter chill? Want to make a gift for an upcoming holiday celebration? Learn how to create a foundation chain and single crochet stitch. Then you can take home what you make! All supplies and materials provided. 

Enjoy a captivating story paired with a great wine at this unique book club.

Reading List: View or download

A copy of the book may be picked up at the desk on the second floor of the library.

Enjoy songs, activities, books, and rhymes, especially for preschoolers (4-5 years old) and their caregivers. Siblings welcome.

English learners, practice your listening and speaking skills in this free class for adult students of English as a Second Language (ESOL). Led by instructors from the Columbus Literacy Council.

Class Schedule

Enjoy songs, activities, books, and rhymes, especially for babies ages 0-24 months and their caregivers. Siblings welcome.

Learn how to create and customize a single-page 18x24in calendar poster for 2024 with Canva.com and the library's custom printing service. A free printed poster will be offered to everyone who attends.

Be sure to bring any digital photos…

Enjoy a captivating story paired with a great wine at this unique book club with Elizabeth T.

Reading List: View or download

A copy of the book may be picked up at the desk on the second floor of the library.

Come to this eye-opening presentation about astronomy, the solar system, and what is out there in the Milky Way galaxy. Presented by the OSU Department of Astronomy.

About the Presenter

Dr. Schlingman joined the OSU Department of…