(November 3, 2011) To celebrate National Gaming Day on Saturday, November 12, kids and their adult caregivers are invited to tee-up in the library's lower level and enjoy a goofy game of miniature golf. Wind your way through the giant letter "L" with a Minerva Lion at the end; don't get stuck in the snack-food challenge hole. The course will be open from 11:00-3:00 on Saturday, November 12, and remember, putting only please, no full back swings.
(November 10, 2011) The library is very pleased to host Craig Sanders, author of Canton Area Railroads, on Tuesday, November 15, at 7:00 pm. Mr. Sanders will discuss the rise and decline of the area's railroads, with an emphasis on those that served Minerva. He will show many interesting slides of trains and will have copies of Canton Area Railroads for sale for the train buff on your Christmas list.
(November 17, 2011) The library will close at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, November 23, and will be closed on Thursday, November 24 for Thanksgiving. The library will also be closed on Friday and Saturday, November 25 and 26 as mandatory days of leave without pay for all library staff. No library materials are due on any day that the library is closed. The staff and Trustees of the Minerva Public Library wish you all a happy Thanksgiving.
(December 1, 2011) The library's Hat and Mitten tree stands proudly in the Youth Services Department waiting for donations of new hats, scarves, mittens, and gloves. This year the library is also hosting an Angel Tree for the Minerva Salvation Army; tags on the tree show the items requested as gifts for local children. All donations are turned over to the Salvation Army for distribution here in the Minerva area.
The library will be closed on Saturday December 24, Sunday December 25, and Monday December 26. No library materials are due on any day that the library is closed. The staff and Trustees of the Minerva Public Library wish you all a happy and safe holiday.
The library will be closed on Saturday, December 31, Sunday January 1, and Monday January 2. No library materials are due on any day that the library is closed. The staff and Trustees of the Minerva Public Library wish you all a safe and happy holiday.
(January 9, 2012) The library will be closed Monday, January 16 as a day of mandatory unpaid leave for all library staff. This is the first of five furlough days staff will take this year as a cost-saving measure. No library materials checked out at the Minerva Public Library are due on any day that the library is closed.
(January 18, 2012) Due to overcast skies and rain, the stargazing session scheduled for this evening has been cancelled. We are undaunted and will try again later. Weather permitting, the Wilderness Center Astronomy Club will bring their telescopes and their expertise to the library on Monday, January 23 for an outdoor star gazing session. If the sky is clear, we'll be looking up. Stop by for guided tour of the winter sky. Hot chocolate will be served. If it's cloudy, we'll try again another evening.
(January 24, 2012) Join us this Saturday, at 3:30 for an afternoon of astronomy excitement. Dr. Judith F. VanZante from the NASA Glenn Research Center will talk about exploring the solar system, including the possibility of colonizing other planets, and whether life might be found on a distant moon. At 4:30 we'll have a tour of the winter night sky using some nifty planetarium software. If the sky is clear, we'll then
(February 3, 2012) Follow NASA's two new GRAIL satellites as they map the moon's gravitational field and see new film of the far side of the moon. Get ready for Sunday with the NFL's review of all 45 Super Bowls. And remember the glory days of Kodak courtesy of Duke University's advertising collection.
