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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
We're closed Saturday June 29
Mon, Jun 24 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jun 25 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jun 26 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jun 27 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jun 28 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jun 29 Closed
Sun, Jun 30 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

Wed, Jun 26, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Jun 26, 11:00am - 12:30pm

Wed, Jun 26, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Jun 26, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1

Thu, Jun 27, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Jun 27, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Meeting Room 1

Thu, Jun 27, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Quiet Study Room 1

Thu, Jun 27, 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Microbusiness Center

Thu, Jun 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room,Children's Library Educators Lab

Thu, Jun 27, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Mon, Jul 01, All day
Culture & AV

Mon, Jul 01, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Mon, Jul 01, 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium

Tue, Jul 02, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1

Wed, Jul 03, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Jul 03, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Mon, Jul 08, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Mon, Jul 08, 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium

Tue, Jul 09, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1

Tue, Jul 09, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Microbusiness Center

Tue, Jul 09, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Meeting Room

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

Wed, Jul 10, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Jul 10, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
TechZone
This event is full

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

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

Thu, Jul 11, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Quiet Study Room 1

Thu, Jul 11, 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Microbusiness Center

Thu, Jul 11, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room,Children's Library Educators Lab

Thu, Jul 11, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1

Thu, Jul 11, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Sat, Jul 13, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Mon, Jul 15, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Mon, Jul 15, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab 1

Mon, Jul 15, 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium

Mon, Jul 15, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
TechZone

Tue, Jul 16, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1

Tue, Jul 16, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
TechZone

Wed, Jul 17, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room,Children's Library Educators Lab

Wed, Jul 17, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Wed, Jul 17, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room,Children's Library Educators Lab

Rescheduled
Wed, Jul 17, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
New date Wednesday, July 31, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Thu, Jul 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Jul 18, 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Microbusiness Center

Thu, Jul 18, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room,Children's Library Educators Lab

Thu, Jul 18, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
TechZone

Thu, Jul 18, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Mon, Jul 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Mon, Jul 22, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Computer Lab 1
Registration opens Monday, July 1 2024 at 9:00am

Mon, Jul 22, 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium

Tue, Jul 23, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Meeting Room

Tue, Jul 23, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1

Tue, Jul 23, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Microbusiness Center

Wed, Jul 24, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Jul 24, 11:00am - 12:30pm

Wed, Jul 24, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Jul 24, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Thu, Jul 25, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Jul 25, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Meeting Room 1

Thu, Jul 25, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Quiet Study Room 1

Thu, Jul 25, 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Microbusiness Center

Thu, Jul 25, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium