(February 12, 2013) The library will welcome spring a bit early this year with the start of the book sale on Saturday, March 9. We are happy to receive donations of clean, gently used books, CDs, DVDs, and audiobooks for the book sale. All book sale proceeds will support of purchase of new library materials this year for you to check out and enjoy.
(February 7, 2013) Young artists! You are invited to a Make & Take Art Program "About Faces" on Saturday, February 16 from 2:00-3:30 pm. Participants will learn a formula for drawing realistic faces, fold an origami face, and then mold a face using terra cotta clay. This creative activity is planned for ages 6 and up. Parents are also encouraged to attend. The program will be held in the Community Room on the lower level of the library. Space is limited so please sign up by calling 330-868-4101 or stop at the Youth Services Desk.
(January 22, 2013) Join us this Monday evening, January 28, at 7:00 pm to hear author Glenn Downing discuss his well-traveled life, and his new book Global Warring and the Land of Zinj. Mr. Downing was born in Kenya in 1935 the son of American missionaries. His book tells the story of this family navigating through four World Wars and the great
(January 9, 2013) Do you love building with Legos? You can get together and create with other kids who like them too! Minerva Public Library will be hosting a Lego Day on Saturday, January 26 from 2:00-3:30 pm in the Community Room on the library's lower level. This entertaining activity is designed for ages 6 and up. Parents are encouraged to attend. Space is limited so registration is required. To sign up call 330-868-4101 and ask for Youth Services.
(January 8, 2013) The IRS has announced that it will begin accepting tax returns on January 30. Patrons have asked when the library will put out tax forms. Rest assured that we have ordered the same assortment of Federal and State tax forms that we have in years past. However, the last minute tax legislation delayed the printing of the Federal return forms and instructions, and the IRS has not provided a shipping date. We will put out forms and instructions as we receive them, but they are not available yet.
(December 29, 2012) The library is closed Monday and Tuesday, December 31 and January 1, in observance of the New Year holiday. No library materials checked out from the Minerva Public Library are due on any day that the library is closed. The library Trustees and staff wish you all a happy and prosperous 2013.
(December 14, 2012) The community may be dismayed to find that library has had one of the two large oak trees in front of the building cut down. During tree trimming this summer we discovered a split at the main fork of the larger oak. This split bisected the trunk and was already 2-3 feet long. During the high winds a few weeks ago, the split lengthened quite a bit over the course of a couple of days. The crown of that tree was large and if split off from the trunk would have brought down the power lines along Lynnwood, or broken out the library's front widows, or both. We have left the stump in place in hopes of having a skilled carver create a sculpture from it in the spring.
(December 12, 2012) Considering an e-reader or tablet this holiday season? To help sort out the choices take a look at this e-reader roundup; USA Today has a good overview; as do PC Magazine and the CNET site. You can download e-books, e-audiobooks, as well as some music and video for free through the library's Digital Catalog and through the Ohio ebook Project using your Minerva Public Library card. And to explain what information each of the major vendors can track on your device, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has prepared this handy chart.
(December 12, 2012) Thanks to everyone who donated hats, mittens, scarves, and other outerwear items to the hat and mitten tree, and also to the young people in the Minerva Public Library's informal teen after school program who knitted scarves for the tree. All items were given to the Minerva Salvation Army this week for distribution locally to those in need. Thank you also to those who took a tag from the library's Angel Tree and returned it with a gift; you've helped make Christmas brighter for a child in our community.
(October 26, 2012) You are invited to join us on the lower level of the library for a seasonal Family Fun Make & Take Art Program on Saturday, November 3 from 2:00-3:30 pm. This creative activity is planned for ages 6 and up. Parents are encouraged to attend. Each child will make a colorful collage creature using leaves, cut paper, and glue. Please sign up by calling 330-868-4101 or stop at the Youth Services Desk.
