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Summer Reading Challenge Wrap-Up

Summer Reading Challenge

2026-07-31 00:00:00 2026-07-31 23:59:00 America/New_York Summer Reading Challenge Wrap-Up Last day to pick up prizes for the Summer Reading Challenge. Hilliard -

Friday, July 31
All day

Add to Calendar 2026-07-31 00:00:00 2026-07-31 23:59:00 America/New_York Summer Reading Challenge Wrap-Up Last day to pick up prizes for the Summer Reading Challenge. Hilliard -

Hilliard

Last day to pick up prizes for the Summer Reading Challenge.

AGE GROUP: | K - 12th grade | Families | Communities | Birth - 18 months | 3 - 6 years | 18 - 36 months | 12 - 17 years |

EVENT TYPE: | Teen | Summer Reading Challenge | School Age | Families |

Hilliard

Hours

About the branch

Kerr’s Café:
Monday – Thursday: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday – Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: Closed

Upcoming events

Summer Storytime

Wed, Jul 01, 9:30am - 10:00am

Meeting Room 1A

Community Support Center

Wed, Jul 01, 10:00am - 10:30am

Hilliard Room

Registration is now closed

Summer Storytime

Wed, Jul 01, 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room 1A

Community Support Center

Wed, Jul 01, 10:30am - 11:00am

Hilliard Room

Registration is now closed

Raptor Roadshow - Ohio School of Falconry - Summer Reading Challenge

Wed, Jul 01, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Meeting Room 1A

Digital Skills Hub

Wed, Jul 01, 5:00pm - 7:30pm

Hilliard Room

Elephant and Piggie Party

Wed, Jul 01, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Meeting Room 1A

Thu, Jul 02, 9:30am - 10:30am

Meeting Room 1A

Thu, Jul 02, 10:30am - 11:30am

Meeting Room 1A

Reading Buddies

Thu, Jul 02, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Meeting Room 1A

Digital Skills Hub

Thu, Jul 02, 5:00pm - 7:30pm

Hilliard Room

Summer Storytime

Thu, Jul 02, 7:00pm - 7:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

Dinosaur Discovery - Summer Reading Challenge

Fri, Jul 03, 10:00am - 10:30am

Dinosaur Discovery - Summer Reading Challenge

Fri, Jul 03, 11:00am - 11:30am

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Mon, Jul 06, 9:00am - 11:30am

Meeting Room 2A

Summer Storytime

Mon, Jul 06, 9:30am - 10:00am

Meeting Room 1A

Summer Storytime

Mon, Jul 06, 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room 1A

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Mon, Jul 06, 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Mon, Jul 06, 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Mon, Jul 06, 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

Underwater Adventure! - Summer Reading Challenge

Mon, Jul 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Learning Center

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Mon, Jul 06, 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Meeting Room 1A

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Mon, Jul 06, 7:30pm - 8:00pm

Meeting Room 1A

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Tue, Jul 07, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Summer Storytime

Tue, Jul 07, 9:30am - 10:00am

Meeting Room 1A

Summer Storytime

Tue, Jul 07, 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room 1A

English Conversation Tables

Tue, Jul 07, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Tue, Jul 07, 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Tue, Jul 07, 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

Community Support Center

Tue, Jul 07, 2:30pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Community Support Center

Tue, Jul 07, 3:00pm - 3:30pm

Meeting Room 2A

Reading Buddies

Tue, Jul 07, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Meeting Room 1A

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Wed, Jul 08, 9:00am - 11:30am

Meeting Room 2A

Summer Storytime

Wed, Jul 08, 9:30am - 10:00am

Meeting Room 1A

Summer Storytime

Wed, Jul 08, 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room 1A

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Wed, Jul 08, 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Wed, Jul 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room 1A

Crawdad Creek and Shrinky Dinks - FWSCD - Summer Reading Challenge

Wed, Jul 08, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Pavilion

All Things Bingo - Summer Reading Challenge

Wed, Jul 08, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Pavilion

Thu, Jul 09, 9:30am - 10:30am

Meeting Room 1A

Thu, Jul 09, 10:30am - 11:30am

Meeting Room 1A

Reading Buddies

Thu, Jul 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Meeting Room 1A

Summer Storytime

Thu, Jul 09, 7:00pm - 7:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Fri, Jul 10, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Greatest Hits with Mister E - Eric Nassau - Summer Reading Challenge

Fri, Jul 10, 10:00am - 10:45am

Pavilion

Greatest Hits with Mister E - Eric Nassau - Summer Reading Challenge

Fri, Jul 10, 11:00am - 11:45am

Learning Center

Teen Improv - Summer Reading Challenge

Fri, Jul 10, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Puzzle Exchange

Sat, Jul 11, 10:00am - 11:30am

Learning Center

Summer Storytime

Sat, Jul 11, 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room 1A

Reading Buddies

Sat, Jul 11, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Learning Center

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Mon, Jul 13, 9:00am - 11:30am

Meeting Room 2A

Summer Storytime

Mon, Jul 13, 9:30am - 10:00am

Meeting Room 1A

Summer Storytime

Mon, Jul 13, 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room 1A

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Mon, Jul 13, 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Mon, Jul 13, 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Mon, Jul 13, 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

Chick Hatching - Egg Arrival - Summer Reading Challenge

Mon, Jul 13, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Pavilion

Book Discussion Group 2

Mon, Jul 13, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Hilliard Room

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Mon, Jul 13, 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Meeting Room 1A

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Mon, Jul 13, 7:30pm - 8:00pm

Meeting Room 1A

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Tue, Jul 14, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Summer Storytime

Tue, Jul 14, 9:30am - 10:00am

Meeting Room 1A

Summer Storytime

Tue, Jul 14, 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room 1A

English Conversation Tables

Tue, Jul 14, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

Columbus Financial Empowerment Center - Jewish Family Services and City of Columbus

Tue, Jul 14, 12:45pm - 6:00pm

Study Room A (1st floor)

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Tue, Jul 14, 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Tue, Jul 14, 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

Reading Buddies

Tue, Jul 14, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Meeting Room 1A

ESOL Class - Columbus Literacy Council

Tue, Jul 14, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Wed, Jul 15, 9:00am - 11:30am

Meeting Room 2A

Summer Storytime

Wed, Jul 15, 9:30am - 10:00am

Meeting Room 1A

Community Support Center

Wed, Jul 15, 10:00am - 10:30am

Hilliard Room

Summer Storytime

Wed, Jul 15, 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room 1A

Community Support Center

Wed, Jul 15, 10:30am - 11:00am

Hilliard Room

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Wed, Jul 15, 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Columbus Jazz on Tour - Columbus Jazz - Summer Reading Challenge

Wed, Jul 15, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Thu, Jul 16, 9:30am - 10:30am

Meeting Room 1A

Thu, Jul 16, 10:30am - 11:30am

Meeting Room 1A

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Film & Discussion - Overview

Thu, Jul 16, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Teen Crafternoon - Summer Reading Challenge

Thu, Jul 16, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Reading Buddies

Thu, Jul 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Meeting Room 1A

ESOL Class - Columbus Literacy Council

Thu, Jul 16, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Summer Storytime

Thu, Jul 16, 7:00pm - 7:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Fri, Jul 17, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Singing, Dancing and Drumming with BabaaRitah - Summer Reading Challenge

Fri, Jul 17, 11:00am - 11:45am

Pavilion

Summer Storytime

Sat, Jul 18, 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room 1A

Reading Buddies

Sat, Jul 18, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Learning Center

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Mon, Jul 20, 9:00am - 11:30am

Meeting Room 2A

Summer Storytime

Mon, Jul 20, 9:30am - 10:00am

Meeting Room 1A

Summer Storytime

Mon, Jul 20, 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room 1A

Book Chat - Come for a cozy book chat!

Mon, Jul 20, 11:00am - 12:00pm

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Mon, Jul 20, 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Mon, Jul 20, 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Mon, Jul 20, 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

Watercolor Studio - Summer Reading Challenge

Mon, Jul 20, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Learning Center,Pavilion

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Mon, Jul 20, 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Meeting Room 1A

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Mon, Jul 20, 7:30pm - 8:00pm

Meeting Room 1A

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Tue, Jul 21, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Summer Storytime

Tue, Jul 21, 9:30am - 10:00am

Meeting Room 1A

Summer Storytime

Tue, Jul 21, 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room 1A

English Conversation Tables

Tue, Jul 21, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Tue, Jul 21, 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Tue, Jul 21, 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

Community Support Center

Tue, Jul 21, 2:30pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Registration opens Tuesday, July 7 2026 at 9:00am

Community Support Center

Tue, Jul 21, 3:00pm - 3:30pm

Meeting Room 2A

Registration opens Tuesday, July 7 2026 at 9:00am

Reading Buddies

Tue, Jul 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Meeting Room 1A

ESOL Class - Columbus Literacy Council

Tue, Jul 21, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Wed, Jul 22, 9:00am - 11:30am

Meeting Room 2A

Summer Storytime

Wed, Jul 22, 9:30am - 10:00am

Meeting Room 1A

Summer Storytime

Wed, Jul 22, 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room 1A

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Wed, Jul 22, 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Journal Making - Summer Reading Challenge

Wed, Jul 22, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Hilliard Room

Family Trivia - Summer Reading Challenge

Wed, Jul 22, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Meeting Room 1A

Thu, Jul 23, 9:30am - 10:30am

Meeting Room 1A

Thu, Jul 23, 10:30am - 11:30am

Meeting Room 1A

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Film & Discussion - Spirit of Service

Thu, Jul 23, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Reading Buddies

Thu, Jul 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Meeting Room 1A

ESOL Class - Columbus Literacy Council

Thu, Jul 23, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Summer Storytime

Thu, Jul 23, 7:00pm - 7:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Fri, Jul 24, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

The Magic of David Anthony - Summer Reading Challenge

Fri, Jul 24, 10:00am - 10:45am

Pavilion

The Magic of David Anthony - Summer Reading Challenge

Fri, Jul 24, 11:00am - 11:45am

Pavilion

Summer Storytime

Sat, Jul 25, 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room 1A

Reading Buddies

Sat, Jul 25, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Learning Center

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Mon, Jul 27, 9:00am - 11:30am

Meeting Room 2A

Summer Storytime

Mon, Jul 27, 9:30am - 10:00am

Meeting Room 1A

Summer Storytime

Mon, Jul 27, 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room 1A

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Mon, Jul 27, 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Mon, Jul 27, 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Mon, Jul 27, 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

Dog Man - Summer Reading Challenge

Mon, Jul 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Learning Center

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Mon, Jul 27, 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Meeting Room 1A

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Mon, Jul 27, 7:30pm - 8:00pm

Meeting Room 1A

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Tue, Jul 28, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Summer Storytime

Tue, Jul 28, 9:30am - 10:00am

Meeting Room 1A

Summer Storytime

Tue, Jul 28, 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room 1A

Book Discussion Group 1

Tue, Jul 28, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Hilliard Room

English Conversation Tables

Tue, Jul 28, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

Columbus Financial Empowerment Center - Jewish Family Services and City of Columbus

Tue, Jul 28, 12:45pm - 6:00pm

Study Room A (1st floor)

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Tue, Jul 28, 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

Ready for Kindergarten Class

Tue, Jul 28, 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

Teen Crafternoon - Summer Reading Challenge

Tue, Jul 28, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Teen Area

Reading Buddies

Tue, Jul 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Meeting Room 1A

ESOL Class - Columbus Literacy Council

Tue, Jul 28, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Wed, Jul 29, 9:00am - 11:30am

Meeting Room 2A

Summer Storytime

Wed, Jul 29, 9:30am - 10:00am

Meeting Room 1A

Summer Storytime

Wed, Jul 29, 10:30am - 11:00am

Meeting Room 1A

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Wed, Jul 29, 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Brilliant Builders: STEM Challenge

Wed, Jul 29, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Meeting Room 1A

Thu, Jul 30, 9:30am - 10:30am

Meeting Room 1A

Thu, Jul 30, 10:30am - 11:30am

Meeting Room 1A

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Film & Discussion - Military History

Thu, Jul 30, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Reading Buddies

Thu, Jul 30, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Meeting Room 1A

ESOL Class - Columbus Literacy Council

Thu, Jul 30, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

Summer Storytime

Thu, Jul 30, 7:00pm - 7:30pm

Meeting Room 1A

Summer Reading Challenge Wrap-Up - Summer Reading Challenge

Fri, Jul 31, All day

ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center

Fri, Jul 31, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Meeting Room 2A

VolunTeen Puppet Show - Summer Reading Challenge

Fri, Jul 31, 10:00am - 11:00am

Meeting Room 1A

VolunTeen Puppet Show - Summer Reading Challenge

Fri, Jul 31, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Meeting Room 1A