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Summit County WIC at Main Children's Library

2024-06-26 11:00:00 2024-06-26 12:30:00 America/New_York Summit County WIC at Main Children's Library Summit County WIC (Women, Infants, and Children Program) is providing on-site office hours, where you may learn more about nutrition during pregnancy or for children from birth to age 5. Main Library -

Wednesday, June 26
11:00am - 12:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-06-26 11:00:00 2024-06-26 12:30:00 America/New_York Summit County WIC at Main Children's Library Summit County WIC (Women, Infants, and Children Program) is providing on-site office hours, where you may learn more about nutrition during pregnancy or for children from birth to age 5. Main Library -

Summit County WIC (Women, Infants, and Children Program) is providing on-site office hours, where you may learn more about nutrition during pregnancy or for children from birth to age 5.

Find assistance with:

  • Nutrition education and support
  • Nutritious foods for your family 
  • Breastfeeding promotion, support and education
  • Referrals to Healthy Start, maternal, prenatal and pediatric care
  • Manual or electric breast pumps for those who qualify
  • Immunization screening and referral

Summit County WIC (Women, Infants, and Children Program) will visit our Baby Time programs in the Children's Library from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Wednesdays, June 26, July 24, and August 28.  WIC staff will be able to sign up people for the program, schedule appointments, and load WIC cards. WIC is an income-based nutrition education program that provides nutritious foods that promote good health for pregnant people, people who just had a baby, breastfeeding or chestfeeding parents and infants and children up to age 5. 

Contact the Children's Library & Teen Division at 330.643.9050 or cldiv@akronlibrary.org for more information.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Education | Community Event |

TAGS: | WIC | help | Assistance | Applying |

Main Library

Phone: 330.643.9000
Branch manager
Michael Bianchi

Hours
Mon, Nov 04 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Nov 05 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Nov 06 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Nov 07 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Nov 08 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Nov 09 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Nov 10 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.

Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.

Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.

Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.

Upcoming Events

Sat, Nov 09, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Sat, Nov 09, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Auditorium,Meeting Room 2AB

Mon, Nov 11, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Tue, Nov 12, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Tue, Nov 12, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Tue, Nov 12, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Business, Government & Science Patent Alcove

Wed, Nov 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Nov 13, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Nov 13, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Wed, Nov 13, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
TechZone
This event is full

Thu, Nov 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Nov 14, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Meeting Room 1

Thu, Nov 14, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Quiet Study Room 1

Thu, Nov 14, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Meeting Room

Thu, Nov 14, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Sun, Nov 17, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium

Mon, Nov 18, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Mon, Nov 18, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Meeting Room

Tue, Nov 19, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Wed, Nov 20, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Nov 20, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Thu, Nov 21, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Nov 21, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Meeting Room
This event is full

Thu, Nov 21, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Sat, Nov 23, 10:00am - 12:15pm
Business, Government & Science Patent Alcove

Mon, Nov 25, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Wed, Nov 27, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Nov 27, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Dec 04, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Wed, Dec 04, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Wed, Dec 04, 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Thu, Dec 05, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Dec 05, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Thu, Dec 05, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Sat, Dec 07, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Sun, Dec 08, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Auditorium