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Library of Things Collection

Did you know the Barberton Public Library loans more than books, movies, magazines, and music? Our Library of Things Collection is now ready to be checked out!

The Library of Things is a collection of non-traditional materials including equipment, gadgets, tools, games, kits, electronics, and more — all available to check out for free with a library card. Need something for a one-time project or want to try before you buy? Explore the collection and discover your next new Thing to borrow!

Active Adult Center Coloring Club

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Psychologists like Carl Jung have recommended coloring as a relaxation technique that can have therapeutic benefits. Mandalas have long been a familiar and acceptable way for adults to color, but recently there have been an abundance of beautifully rendered coloring books that have become available fo

Teen Book Club

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Dates & times	Wed, 07/06/2016 - 6:00pm -Wed, 07/06/2016 - 7:00pm
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Students entering grades 8-12, we will meet at Kave Coffee Bar to talk about you favorite summer reads.

Teen Book Club

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Dates & times	Wed, 08/03/2016 - 6:00pm -Wed, 08/03/2016 - 7:00pm
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Students entering grades 8-12, we will meet at Kave Coffee Bar. Our theme this month is classics.

Teen Writing Group

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Dates & times	Wed, 07/27/2016 - 6:00pm -Wed, 07/27/2016 - 7:30pm
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Students entering grades 8-12 can join us for writing prompts and games.

Active Adult Center Book Club

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Dates & times	Mon, 08/08/2016 - 1:00am -Mon, 08/08/2016 - 2:00am
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Join a book club for active senior citizens. Susanne Nirschl Cogar from the Barberton Public Library is the group discus

Talking about TED Talks

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Dates & times	Mon, 08/08/2016 - 6:30pm -Mon, 08/08/2016 - 7:30pm
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Shonda Rhimes: My Year of Saying Yes to Everything

Active Adult Center Book Club

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Dates & times	Mon, 09/12/2016 - 1:00pm -Mon, 09/12/2016 - 2:00pm
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Join a book club for active senior citizens. Susanne Nirschl Cogar from the Barberton Public Library is the group discus

P.A.R.F

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Dates & times	Tue, 07/12/2016 - 6:30pm
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Board Committee Meetings

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Dates & times	Tue, 07/12/2016 - 5:30pm -Tue, 07/12/2016 - 6:15pm
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This is a regular meeting of the Barberton Public Library Board of Trustees committees. The committees are: Building and Equipment, Personnel, and Finance and Audit. In accordance with the provisions of the Ohio Revised Code, Section 121.22, all Board meetings are open to the public, except during executive sessions.

Come to Hail, Caesar (not to praise him) Movie night

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Dates & times	Mon, 08/22/2016 - 6:00pm -Mon, 08/22/2016 - 7:30pm
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Slick Hollywood fixer Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin) is pressed into action when superstar actor Baird Whitlock (George Clooney) is kidnapped and held for ransom by a mysterious group. Mannix races to quietly collect the ransom money without gossip columnists Thessaly and Thora Thacker (Tilda Swinton in a dual role) catching wind of the scandal.