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Second Saturdays at Main Library: Summer Fun

Make Main Library your destination on the second Saturday of every month and enjoy special programming and activities for adults and families.

Make Main Library your destination on the second Saturday of every month and enjoy special programs and activities for adults and families. Join us for some games on the Kaufman Plaza or cool off with fun activities in the library.

10 – 11 a.m. | Plant Walk in Topiary Park (Meet on Kaufman Plaza)

Join a team of local herbalists for a walk around Topiary Park as we explore the rich plant life all around us, learn how to identify what we find, discover what we can grow ourselves, and how to use it!

11 a.m. -1 p.m. | Games & Popcorn on the Plaza

Take a break from your favorite book outside where you can play a game, grab a snack, and relax in the sun.

2 – 3 p.m. | Beer and Botanicals with Nocterra Brewing (Kaufman Plaza)

Come out to the plaza to grab a cold beer and learn with Nocterra Brewing about how botanicals and beer go hand-in-hand. Sponsored by the Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation.

3 – 5:30 p.m. | Neighborhood Happy Hour (Kaufman Plaza)

Join us to celebrate Summer Fun and community connections with hors d'oeuvres and cold brews. Sponsored by the Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation.

3 – 5:30 p.m | Community Plant Exchange (Kaufman Plaza)Stop by our information tables to learn about our partner organizations and buy seedlings, cuttings, and houseplants to start your own botanical journey. Already an avid gardener? Bring your own materials to trade at our “Take a Plant, Leave a Plant” table!

Happening all day 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

From the CML Archives: Sells Circus Collection (3rd floor)

Stop by Local History & Genealogy to explore select items from the Sells Circus Collection to learn all about a popular form of summer fun from the past.

Design and Draw: Summer Fun! (2nd floor)

What does summer fun look like to you? Stop by our Crafting Station located between the main stairways on the 2nd floor to share your creative side by adding to our mural celebrating summer.

Columbus Parks Exhibit (3rd floor)

Did you know there were once amusement parks in Columbus, or that you could see exotic animals at Goodale Park? View the Columbus Parks exhibit to learn more about our city’s parks throughout history.

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