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These Robot performers have all the moves! Rock out with them this summer. Groups of 10 or more, please call the Children's Library at 330-643-9050 to register.
Our weekly Mind, Body & Sole Summer Reading Programs are Wednesdays, June 5 - July 24, 2 pm.
June 5: The Bubble Lady
June 12: ArtSparks
June 19: Sogbety Diomande, African Drummer
June 26: Magician Rick Smith, Jr.
July 3: Akron Zoo Mobile
July 10: Outback Ray
July 17: The Rockin Robots
July 24: Out of this World Summer Reading Finale
AGE GROUP: | School Age (Grades K-2) | School Age (Grades 3-5) |
EVENT TYPE: | Summer Reading | Music | Live Performance | Exercise & Wellness |
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.