It's that time of year again! Sign up to read with one of our gentle Animal Reading Friends (ARF!) in this program that pairs school age children with dogs to improve their reading skills and foster a lifelong love of reading. Runs Thursdays, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., June 14 - July 26.
Pick up some new summer reading at the library's Book Cart Book Sale, Wednesday, June 13--Saturday, June 16! You can find us under the awning in front of the library. All books are only 25 cents each, and new items are added several times a day. All proceeds support the purchase of new library materials for you to check out and enjoy.
The library is closed Wednesday, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. No library materials are due on any day that the library is closed.
It's hot outside and it's hot in the library because the air conditioners are not working at all. The library is closed today, Monday, August 27, and should open at 10:00 am tomorrow, Tuesday, August 28. No library materials are due on any day that the library is closed.
The library is closed Monday, September 3, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. The library will open Tuesday at 10:00 am. No library materials are due on any day that the library is closed.
The library starts its fall program season at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, October 2, with an interesting, illustrated talk on the nearby Magnolia Flouring Mills. Built in 1834 by Richard Elson along the route of the Sandy & Beaver Canal, the Magnolia Flouring Mills remained in the Elson family for 171 years before being acquired by the Stark County Park District in 2005.
If you have never toured the mill, or wanted to find out some more information not often showcased on a tour, come enjoy this presentation of the mill from Stark Parks’ education programmer Trevor Householder. This program is suitable for all ages and no registration is required.
The Minerva Public Library seeks an energetic, courteous, self-starter with a good eye for detail to work as a Library Associate I in the library’s Adult Services Department. Click here for a complete job announcement, job description, and employment application. Applications are also available at the library's main desk. Applications will be accepted through Friday, October 12.
Thrill to Ohio’s Archeological Wonders on Tuesday, October 16, at 7:00 pm. Lynette Reiner from the McKinley will present this well-illustrated program about the prehistoric treasures under our feet. This program is a treat for all ages and Lynette will bring along some small fossils as well.
Join us Tuesday, October 23, at 7:00 pm in the Community Meeting Room for the story of Gaines Snyder, prisoner of war during WW II, presented by his son, Mike Snyder. Gaines Snyder was living the good life aboard a US Navy Submarine Tender, the USS Canopus, when the Japanese attacked the Philippines and made him a prisoner of war for three years and 59 days. He was one of the lucky ones, though, because most of his shipmates never made it home. This tale of determination and survival will be of interest to all ages.
