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All About Oobleck with Imani Scruggs!

2026-02-09 15:30:00 2026-02-09 16:00:00 America/New_York All About Oobleck with Imani Scruggs! Bring your teen or tween to learn about and create Oobleck with instructor Imani Scruggs from Ohio 4-H. Registration opens January 9. Odom Boulevard Branch Library - Conference Room

Monday, February 09
3:30pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-02-09 15:30:00 2026-02-09 16:00:00 America/New_York All About Oobleck with Imani Scruggs! Bring your teen or tween to learn about and create Oobleck with instructor Imani Scruggs from Ohio 4-H. Registration opens January 9. Odom Boulevard Branch Library - Conference Room

Bring your teen or tween to learn about and create Oobleck with instructor Imani Scruggs from Ohio 4-H. Registration opens January 9.

Register online, in person, or by phone at 330.434.8726.

Imani Scruggs teaches STEAM programs with the 4-H organization through Ohio State University Extension. He is partnering with Odom Blvd. Branch Library on a science lesson for youth. During this program, youth create non-Newtonian fluid by fusing corn starch and water. This lesson teaches about the laws of viscosity and determining proportions and ratios.

AGE GROUP: | Tween | Teen |

EVENT TYPE: | STEM & STEAM | Education |

Odom Boulevard Branch Library

odom@akronlibrary.org
Phone: 330.434.8726
Branch manager
Jessica Ross

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Mon, Mar 02 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Mar 03 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Mar 04 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Mar 05 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Mar 06 12:00PM to 6:00PM
Sat, Mar 07 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Mar 08 Closed

About the branch

Local artist Woodrow Nash created two murals for the Odom Boulevard Branch Library, celebrating the lives and ideas of African-American leaders and pioneers—Martin Luther King, Jr., Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, Sojourner Truth, Helen Arnold, Ed Davis, Shirla McClain, Martin Chapman, Horace Stewart, and Vernon Odom. Odom Boulevard Branch Library's extensive collection of African-American fiction, non-fiction, gospel music, and more also celebrates the contribution of African-American writers and artists. Additionally, the shelves of the branch contain a large collection of religious and spiritual titles, and the best of contemporary fiction and non-fiction genres.

Odom Boulevard Branch Library is a destination place for the community. Computers and computer classes, WiFi printing, scanning, copying, and faxing are services important to all, including emerging entrepreneurs and returning students. Programming affords customers of all ages an opportunity to learn through exploration in community with others. Odom Boulevard Branch Library is a one-stop spot for the educational and entertainment interests of all of its neighbors. Look for Odom staff out and about in the community—at schools, at community centers, at community organization meetings—visit us at the branch today.

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