If you’ve not previously taken advantage of the North Canton Public Library’s online resources for children, now’s the time! With a library card, BookFlix, TrueFlix, ScienceFlix and FreedomFlix are always available free to you. When you try these engaging educational tools, you’ll discover that you love them! Ready Rosie and PebbleGo are also available free […]
kind·ness /ˈkīn(d)nəs/ noun the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate Kindness comes in all sizes. Something as simple as saying thank you to the grocery store clerk can go a long way these days. There are so many ways to help right now. If you join the Stark Cares Covid-19 Community Network on Facebook, […]
Health agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Ohio Department of Health are encouraging people who don’t feel great to stay home. This is always a pretty good idea, but with Coronavirus, aka Covid-19, floating around, it’s probably more important than usual. But just because you’re at home, that doesn’t mean […]
Written on February 4th, 2020 by Shelia
Last year’s #LibraryMadness event was one of 2019’s highlights for me. Much like college basketball’s March Madness, the wonderful patrons of the North Canton Public Library helped pick 64 books to enter a tournament. Every five days, there were new matchups for everyone to vote on, and eventually, we ended up with a winner—the […]
Written on January 28th, 2020 by Shelia
Every year at the American Library Association’s January conference, the Youth Media Awards are announced. These awards include the Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz awards, for the best book for children, best picture book, and best book for teens, respectively. I’m happy to say that we have in multiple formats all the 2020 winners that were […]
Written on December 3rd, 2019 by Shelia
It’s December and that means all the holiday goodness is beginning. This Saturday we’re having a Gift Wrapping Party here from 1-2 p.m. Registration is required, but we still have spots available if you’d like bring two presents to wrap with other folks. And after that, Winterfest runs from 4-7:30, culminating in the lighting of […]
Written on October 29th, 2019 by Shelia
Thursday is Halloween, and the library will be celebrating in style! We kick things off in the morning at 11 with the Children’s Department Trick or Treat at the Library. Meander your way through the Library, going desk to desk collecting yummy, yummy candy. Kids are, of course, encouraged to dress in costume. And after […]
Written on August 27th, 2019 by Shelia
It’s the last week of August, and things are pretty quiet here at the library. Well, quiet in that we don’t have a lot of programs and activities going on. It’s extremely not quiet in the auditory sense. Our various construction projects are in full swing, and as I type this, there’s some horrible drill […]
The library has terrific programming all through our epic summer, but July 11 through 13 will be extra epic! Throughout these three days, we will offer something for all ages and interests. July 11 at 6 p.m., The Locke Boys will bring their country rock sound to the library patio for a free Live at […]
Written on May 30th, 2019 by Shelia
This Saturday from 11-2, the library will be hosting our Summer Reading Kick-Off. There’s going to be ice cream from Pav’s, Akron Zoo tickets for the Kids, candy for Teens, and notebooks for Adults. (See more Kick-Off and registration details here.) But Kickoff is just the beginning. Throughout Summer Reading there will be additional prizes […]