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Mussels of Our Backyard Traveling Exhibit
2026-05-16 00:00:00 2026-05-16 23:59:00 America/New_York Mussels of Our Backyard Traveling Exhibit Learn more about mussels and their importance for water health in the Big Darby. In partnership with The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, The Ohio State University, and the Ohio Environmental Council. Hilliard -

Saturday, May 16
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Add to Calendar 2026-05-16 00:00:00 2026-05-16 23:59:00 America/New_York Mussels of Our Backyard Traveling Exhibit Learn more about mussels and their importance for water health in the Big Darby. In partnership with The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, The Ohio State University, and the Ohio Environmental Council. Hilliard -

Learn more about mussels and their importance for water health in the Big Darby. In partnership with The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, The Ohio State University, and the Ohio Environmental Council.

AGE GROUP: | K - 12th grade | Families | Communities | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Partner Led | Families | Community Event |

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ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Mon, Jun 08, 9:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 2A
Summer Storytime
Mon, Jun 08, 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Room 1A
Summer Storytime
Mon, Jun 08, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room 1A
ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Mon, Jun 08, 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Mon, Jun 08, 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Mon, Jun 08, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
Pollinator Power - Keep Columbus Beautiful - Summer Reading Challenge
Mon, Jun 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Pavilion
Book Discussion Group 2
Mon, Jun 08, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Hilliard Room
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Mon, Jun 08, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room 1A
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Mon, Jun 08, 7:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 1A
ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Tue, Jun 09, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
Summer Storytime
Tue, Jun 09, 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Room 1A
Summer Storytime
Tue, Jun 09, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room 1A
English Conversation Tables
Tue, Jun 09, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Tue, Jun 09, 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Tue, Jun 09, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
Community Support Center
Tue, Jun 09, 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
Community Support Center
Tue, Jun 09, 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room 2A
This event is full
Reading Buddies
Tue, Jun 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room 1A
ESOL Class - Columbus Literacy Council
Tue, Jun 09, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Wed, Jun 10, 9:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 2A
Summer Storytime
Wed, Jun 10, 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Room 1A
Summer Storytime
Wed, Jun 10, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room 1A
ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Wed, Jun 10, 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
Memory Cafe
Wed, Jun 10, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 1A
K-Pop Dance: Kpop Dance Columbus - Summer Reading Challenge
Wed, Jun 10, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Pavilion
Dinosaur Discovery - Summer Reading Challenge
Wed, Jun 10, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 1A
Baby Laptime
Thu, Jun 11, 9:30am - 10:30am
Meeting Room 1A
Baby Laptime
Thu, Jun 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 1A
Author Visit: Patrick Poole with Black Patriots: - Recovering a Lost History of the American Revolution
Thu, Jun 11, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Hilliard Room
Reading Buddies
Thu, Jun 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room 1A
ESOL Class - Columbus Literacy Council
Thu, Jun 11, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
Summer Storytime
Thu, Jun 11, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Fri, Jun 12, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
The Fantastical Hedgehog Magic Show - Erica Carlson - Summer Reading Challenge
Fri, Jun 12, 10:00am - 10:45am
Pavilion
The Fantastical Hedgehog Magic Show - Erica Carlson - Summer Reading Challenge
Fri, Jun 12, 11:00am - 11:45am
Pavilion
Thyme to Garden
Fri, Jun 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Summer Storytime
Sat, Jun 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room 1A
Reading Buddies
Sat, Jun 13, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Learning Center
ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Mon, Jun 15, 9:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 2A
Summer Storytime
Mon, Jun 15, 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Room 1A
Summer Storytime
Mon, Jun 15, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room 1A
Book Chat - Come for a cozy book chat!
Mon, Jun 15, 11:00am - 12:00pm
ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Mon, Jun 15, 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Mon, Jun 15, 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Mon, Jun 15, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
Theater Games for Tweens
Mon, Jun 15, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Learning Center
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Mon, Jun 15, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room 1A
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Mon, Jun 15, 7:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 1A
ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Tue, Jun 16, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
Summer Storytime
Tue, Jun 16, 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Room 1A
Summer Storytime
Tue, Jun 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room 1A
English Conversation Tables
Tue, Jun 16, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
Columbus Financial Empowerment Center - Jewish Family Services and City of Columbus
Tue, Jun 16, 12:45pm - 6:00pm
Study Room A (1st floor)
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Tue, Jun 16, 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Tue, Jun 16, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
Reading Buddies
Tue, Jun 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room 1A
ESOL Class - Columbus Literacy Council
Tue, Jun 16, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Wed, Jun 17, 9:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 2A
Summer Storytime
Wed, Jun 17, 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Room 1A
Community Support Center
Wed, Jun 17, 10:00am - 10:30am
Hilliard Room
Summer Storytime
Wed, Jun 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room 1A
Community Support Center
Wed, Jun 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
Hilliard Room
This event is full
ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Wed, Jun 17, 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
Parachute Egg Drop with Armstrong Air & Space Museum - Summer Reading Challenge
Wed, Jun 17, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 1A
All Things Bingo - Summer Reading Challenge
Wed, Jun 17, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Pavilion
Baby Laptime
Thu, Jun 18, 9:30am - 10:30am
Meeting Room 1A
Baby Laptime
Thu, Jun 18, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 1A
Teen Crafternoon - Summer Reading Challenge
Thu, Jun 18, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Area
Reading Buddies
Thu, Jun 18, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room 1A
ESOL Class - Columbus Literacy Council
Thu, Jun 18, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
Family Concert - Wrygrass
Thu, Jun 18, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Pavilion
Summer Storytime
Sat, Jun 20, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room 1A
Reading Buddies
Sat, Jun 20, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Learning Center
ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Mon, Jun 22, 9:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 2A
Summer Storytime
Mon, Jun 22, 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Room 1A
Summer Storytime
Mon, Jun 22, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room 1A
ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Mon, Jun 22, 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Mon, Jun 22, 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Mon, Jun 22, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
Theater Games for Tweens
Mon, Jun 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Pavilion
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Mon, Jun 22, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room 1A
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Mon, Jun 22, 7:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 1A
ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Tue, Jun 23, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
Summer Storytime
Tue, Jun 23, 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Room 1A
Summer Storytime
Tue, Jun 23, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room 1A
Book Discussion Group 1
Tue, Jun 23, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Hilliard Room
English Conversation Tables
Tue, Jun 23, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Tue, Jun 23, 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Tue, Jun 23, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
Community Support Center
Tue, Jun 23, 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
Registration opens Tuesday, June 9 2026 at 9:00am
Community Support Center
Tue, Jun 23, 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room 2A
Registration opens Tuesday, June 9 2026 at 9:00am
Reading Buddies
Tue, Jun 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room 1A
ESOL Class - Columbus Literacy Council
Tue, Jun 23, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Wed, Jun 24, 9:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 2A
Summer Storytime
Wed, Jun 24, 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Room 1A
Summer Storytime
Wed, Jun 24, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room 1A
ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Wed, Jun 24, 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
Family Trivia - Summer Reading Challenge
Wed, Jun 24, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 1A
Baby Laptime
Thu, Jun 25, 9:30am - 10:30am
Meeting Room 1A
Baby Laptime
Thu, Jun 25, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 1A
Ping-Pong-Palooza! - Summer Reading Challenge
Thu, Jun 25, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Learning Center
Reading Buddies
Thu, Jun 25, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room 1A
ESOL Class - Columbus Literacy Council
Thu, Jun 25, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
Summer Storytime
Thu, Jun 25, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Fri, Jun 26, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
Farm Animal Event - Bring the Farm to You - Summer Reading Challenge
Fri, Jun 26, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Summer Storytime
Sat, Jun 27, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room 1A
AI for Beginners and Seniors: Confidence and Connection - OSU's Center for Digital Learning and Innovation (CDLI)
Sat, Jun 27, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Hilliard Room
Reading Buddies
Sat, Jun 27, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Learning Center
ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Mon, Jun 29, 9:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 2A
Summer Storytime
Mon, Jun 29, 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Room 1A
Summer Storytime
Mon, Jun 29, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room 1A
ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Mon, Jun 29, 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Mon, Jun 29, 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Mon, Jun 29, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
Theater Games for Tweens
Mon, Jun 29, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Pavilion
Digital Skills Hub
Mon, Jun 29, 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Hilliard Room
Register
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Mon, Jun 29, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room 1A
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Mon, Jun 29, 7:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 1A
ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Tue, Jun 30, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
Summer Storytime
Tue, Jun 30, 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Room 1A
Summer Storytime
Tue, Jun 30, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room 1A
English Conversation Tables
Tue, Jun 30, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
Columbus Financial Empowerment Center - Jewish Family Services and City of Columbus
Tue, Jun 30, 12:45pm - 6:00pm
Study Room A (1st floor)
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Tue, Jun 30, 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
Ready for Kindergarten Class
Tue, Jun 30, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
Teen Crafternoon - Summer Reading Challenge
Tue, Jun 30, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Area
Reading Buddies
Tue, Jun 30, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room 1A
Digital Skills Hub
Tue, Jun 30, 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Hilliard Room
Register
ESOL Class - Columbus Literacy Council
Tue, Jun 30, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Wed, Jul 01, 9:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 2A
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 opens Wednesday, June 17 2026 at 9:00am
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 opens Wednesday, June 17 2026 at 9:00am
ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Wed, Jul 01, 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
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
Register
Elephant and Piggie Party
Wed, Jul 01, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 1A
Baby Laptime
Thu, Jul 02, 9:30am - 10:30am
Meeting Room 1A
Baby Laptime
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
Register
Summer Storytime
Thu, Jul 02, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room 1A
ESOL Class - Delaware Area Career Center
Fri, Jul 03, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room 2A
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
Registration opens Tuesday, June 23 2026 at 9:00am
Community Support Center
Tue, Jul 07, 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room 2A
Registration opens Tuesday, June 23 2026 at 9:00am
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
Memory Cafe
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
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