One of our favorite performers, Peter Rushton, is back with his reptiles to educate, entertain and amaze you with his knowledge and humor. This is a don’t miss show! Bring your cameras to capture some of the special moments.

Related Reading: Check out our selection of books about reptiles, under the call number 597.9.

Strengthen your reading skills by reading out loud to these very patient listeners! Volunteers from Central Ohio Good Shepherds will bring their therapy dogs to Miller Park. The dogs will listen to the children read and you can find out more about this wonderful organization. Join us for an evening of reading and dogs! For children in grades K-5.

Related Reading: “The Doghouse” by Jan Thomas

We’ll trek outside and build all-natural fairy houses on the grounds of the library. We will have a supply of natural building materials on hand to share: bark, dried flowers, leaves, pine cones, seed pods, shells, etc. and you will also be able to collect some materials from the park. Feel free to bring some of your own natural building materials from home as well. This is a family program – one adult must accompany each family group. Registration is required and begins May 4.. Please register as a family.

Kids in grades K-5 are invited to join Marty Marlatt and her trained therapy dogs for a fun way to practice their reading skills. Participants will take turns sharing stories with registered therapy dogs (TDI). We’ll provide the books or you can bring your favorites. No enrollment is required.

Tom Logsdon is a long-distance hiker who has carried a pack over 5,000 miles of back country trails in the last ten years. He has completed the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, and the Long Trail over the Green Mountains from Vermont to Canada. For the last three years he has been section hiking the Pacific Crest Trail for a month each summer. The PCT extends from the Mexican border with California to the Canadian border. In this talk, Tom will discuss his hike through the High Sierra section from Mount Whitney to Yosemite Valley.