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Celebrating the Library’s 150th: The History of Your Library
2024-09-16 18:30:00 2024-09-16 19:30:00 America/New_York Celebrating the Library’s 150th: The History of Your Library The Akron-Summit County Public Library is proud to celebrate 150 years of service in 2024. Learn about the history of the Library system and the story of the Goodyear Branch Library! Goodyear Branch Library - Community Room

Monday, September 16
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-09-16 18:30:00 2024-09-16 19:30:00 America/New_York Celebrating the Library’s 150th: The History of Your Library The Akron-Summit County Public Library is proud to celebrate 150 years of service in 2024. Learn about the history of the Library system and the story of the Goodyear Branch Library! Goodyear Branch Library - Community Room

Goodyear Branch Library

Community Room

The Akron-Summit County Public Library is proud to celebrate 150 years of service in 2024. Learn about the history of the Library system and the story of the Goodyear Branch Library!

Register online, in person, or by phone at 330.784.7522.

A staff member from Special Collections will share how the Library went from one small room in the 1870s to an entire system of 19 branches today.

We will also will celebrate the 85th Anniversary of the Goodyear Branch (formerly The East Branch Library). This branch became the first branch library of the Akron Public Library to occupy a building designed, built, furnished, and owned by the Library system.

Light refreshments provided courtesy of the Friends of the Goodyear Branch Library.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Events | History |

TAGS: | Goodyear Heights | Goodyear Branch Library History | Akron-Summit County Public Library History | 150th Anniversary |

Goodyear Branch Library
goodyear@akronlibrary.org
Phone: 330.784.7522
Hours
Mon, Sep 30 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Oct 01 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Oct 02 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Oct 03 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Oct 04 12:00PM to 6:00PM
Sat, Oct 05 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Oct 06 Closed
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Register online, in person, or by phone at 330.643.9050.

University of Akron College of Engineering students from the NASA Robotics Design Team will teach coding with Sphero Robots. For more information about the NASA Robotics Design Team, check out their website at https://uanasarobotics.org

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

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