Nature / Animals

P.T. Reptiles

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Monday, July 22, 2013 - 11:00am to 12:00pm

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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.

Reading to Rover

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Tuesday, August 13, 2013 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

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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

Reading to Rover

Date: 

Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

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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

Reading to Rover

Date: 

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Age Group: 

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

Fairy House Building

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Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 11:00am to 12:00pm

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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.

Meet the Bugs!

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Friday, July 26, 2013 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

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Have you ever seen a huge tarantula or enormous scorpion in real life? Have you ever held a Giant African Millipede or Australian Spiny Stick Insect? Come to the Lane Road Library’s “Meet the Bugs” program to see and touch these and many other critters. Megan Meuti, a graduate student from Ohio State University’s Entomology Department, will show off insects and arthropods from around the world and from our own backyard. Children ages 3 and up and their caregivers will have the opportunity to look at, touch, and hold the critters during this informative and interactive presentation.

Reading to Rover

Date: 

Monday, July 22, 2013 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

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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.

Dinosaurs and Other Fossils

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Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm

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Dr. Dale Gnidovec, Manager and Curator, of the OSU Orton Geological Museum will join us with a fun hands-on, interactive and entertaining presentation about dinosaurs, fossils and prehistoric animals. Registration is required and begins May 30.
Related Reading: Prehistoric Life by William Lindsay

Hiking the High Sierras

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

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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.

Tail Wagging Tutors

Date: 

Monday, May 20, 2013 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Age Group: 

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.

Related Reading: Here Comes Trouble! by Corinne Demas

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