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This Tasty Tuesday playtime will stimulate your child’s senses through hand-on “baking” activities. Scoop, pour, mix, measure, stir, and taste! Register online, in person, or by phone at 330-643-9050.
Week of the Young Child: Join us for a fun-filled week celebrating early learning, young children, their teachers, families, and communities. Visit our online calendar to discover events and activities encouraging movement and healthy lifestyles through music, food, and art.
Children learn through play, and we like to play in the Children's Library! Hands-on, age-appropriate, creative play, STEAM experiences, and materials will be available for young children and their families. Explore, make friends, share stories, create, and play with us. The program is designed for children 2 to 5 years old with an adult caregiver, but all are welcome.
Contact the Children's Library & Teen Division at 330.643.9050 or cldiv@akronlibrary.org for more information.
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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.