Lynchburg

 "Magical Safari” is Mark Wood’s  2021 summer reading show, designed for children of all ages. Mark delights his audiences with  comedy, magic and audience participation. Librarians also love this  exciting library program.

   This 40-min. interactive magic show promotes the importance of reading and features components of 2021’s collaborative theme  - “Tales & Tails”.

Please sign up by coming in or calling 937-364-2511 if you would like a reminder about this program.

Bring in your favorite stuffed pets this week to enter them in our Pet Show! You'll choose a category for your pets and leave them here to be judged and placed as first, second, third, and honorable mentions. Don't worry: We'll take good care of them! For all ages.

Presented by the Cincinnati Museum Center. Wiggle, waggle and hop as you learn about animal adaptations. Try on larger-than-life costumed tails, morph into different animals then hear a tall tale about two unique local animals. Advance signup is required for this program. Please come in or call 937-364-2511 to sign up. 

Presented by the Cincinnati Museum Center. Explore bird eggs and learn about their shapes, sizes, colors and nests through hands-on activities. Learn about the other animals that lay eggs and crack open an egg to find out what’s inside. Advance registration is required. Please come in or call 937-364-2511 to sign up. 

Presented by the Cincinnati Museum Center. Explore animal habitats and adaptations. Meet and touch live animals that may include a bat, snake, box turtle, tarantula, hedgehog, and/or hissing cockroaches. Learn about and handle unique items such as baleen, pronghorn antelope fur, and armadillo armor. This is a drop-in, come-and-go program. Please sign up if you would like a reminder before the program date. Come in or call us at 937-364-2511 to sign up.

Presented by the Cincinnati Museum Center. From Africa to Antarctica, become part of the wild animal kingdom. Take an imaginary safari across Africa and look through binoculars to see zebras, lions and more. Waddle like a penguin in the coldest place on Earth, then hop on over to a continent with some unusual Down Under residents. Advance registration is required for this program. Please come in or call 937-364-2511 to sign up.

Presented by the Cincinnati Museum Center. Use puppets to investigate animals that might live in backyard or barnyard habitats. Meet a resident animals, investigate what this animal eats and discover how it finds food by echolocation. Advance signup is required for this program. Please call the Lynchburg Branch at 937-364-2511 to sign up, or come inside to sign up at the desk. 

Presented by the Cincinnati Museum Center. Get up close and personal with the creatures that make up Earth's largest group of animals. Learn the characteristics of insects, see the world through the eyes of a fly, and learn amazing facts about insect defense, including camouflage and mimicry. See and touch live insects and mounted insect specimens from across the globe. This is a drop-in program; participants can come and go as they like during the 2 hours the program is set up. Sign up to be reminded of the program by calling the library at 937-364-2511.

Dress up and get candy!

We can't wait to see your costumes!

This month, we'll be reading Diary of a Domestic Failure by Bunmi Laditan. Come and enjoy a lively discussion and some light refreshments!