1 Animals & Insects Anime Art & Crafts 2 Bedtime Storytimes Bi-Lingual Storytimes Book Clubs Cooking & Food 3 Family Fun Nights Fiber Art & Needle Crafts Games 4 Gardening & Nature Health & Fitness Homework Help Legos 5 Math & Science Movies Music & Dance St. Patrick s Day 6 Stories & Crafts Tales to Tails 7 On the Same Page, Cincinnati More Fun Stuff! Programs last approximately one hour unless otherwise noted. Featured Book of the Month Animals & Insects Bug Bites: Learn from naturalist Lara Askill how nutritious bugs can be. Treats provided. Tuesday 22, 3:00 p.m. Worms: Students will discover the world of worms, what they eat, how they survive and why they are vital to the health of our environment. A worm bin will be brought into the library for kids to discover new things about worms. Presented by Gwen Roth from the Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District. Monday 28, 3:00 p.m. Cool Critters Outreach: Meet some wild animals from Cool Critters Outreach! Thursday 31, 3:30 p.m. Groesbeck Let's Look at Local Wildlife: A naturalist from Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve will bring some live animals that live in our area. Find out where these animals live, what they like to eat, and other interesting facts about them! Thursday 24, 6:30 p.m. Spring Babies: Julie Stubbs of the Hamilton County Park District will share how the earth and the animal kingdom spring to life during this season. Saturday 26, 1:30 p.m. Wyoming The World of Worms: Discover the world of worms! Meet some live worms, learn about what they eat, how they survive and why they are vital to the health of our environment. Presented by Gwen Roth, Education Specialist from the Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District. Wednesday 9, 4:00 p.m. Anime Anime Club. Wednesday 2, 4:30 p.m. Art & Crafts Tween Craft, Thursday 10, 3:00 p.m. Spring Crafts: Make a fun craft to celebrate springtime. Wednesday 30, 3:00 p.m. Afternoon Art: Celebrate Losar with a craft. Tuesday 1, 4:00 p.m. Afternoon Art: Celebrate Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras with stories and a craft. Tuesday 8, 4:00 p.m. Afternoon Art: Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a craft. Tuesday 15, 4:00 p.m.
Afternoon Art: Celebrate the beginning of spring with a craft. Tuesday 22, 4:00 p.m. Beaded Creations: Make your own beaded jewelry and crafts. Saturday 26, 1:00 p.m. Elmwood Place After School Crafts: Come after school and join us for a fun craft. Thursday 17, 4:00-4:30 p.m. Spring Break Bead Break: Have fun making your own beaded creation, and we'll melt them together with an iron. Thursday 31, 2:00 p.m. Make It! Take It: Decorate gift bags! Thursday 31, 4:00 p.m. Mt. Healthy Family Craft Night: Make a fun craft for St. Patrick's Day! Pleasant Ridge After School Art Fun: Hear an artrelated book then make a different art project every week with Miss Natalie or other teachers from the Kennedy Heights Arts Center. Tuesdays 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29, 4:00 p.m. Price Hill Art Thursday: Unleash your imagination! Get creative! Art Time: Come and paint a masterpiece! Wednesday 16, 3:30 p.m. Bedtime Storytimes Clifton Bedtime Storytime: Enjoy books, songs, activities and more, while building early literacy skills. For preschoolers and their caregivers. Pajamas are welcome! Thursday 17, 7:00-7:30 p.m. Bedtime Stories: Enjoy books, songs, and activities, while building early literacy skills. Tuesdays 1 & 15, 6:30-7:00 p.m. Pajama Jam Storytime: Come in your jammies and listen to some jammin' stories. Tuesday 8, 7:00-7:30 p.m. Bi-Lingual Storytime Spanish English Storytime: Uno, Dos, Tres! Enjoy stories, rhymes, fingerplays & songs in Spanish and English. Saturday 19, 11:30 a.m. Book Clubs Book Time! Join the Branch Library's book club for children for games, trivia and fun based upon the books we read. Plus, maybe win a prize! Friday 25, 3:00 p.m. Collect the Buttons Book Club: Read any book in the Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne and complete an activity at the branch to receive a button. Month of March Parent/Child Bookclub: Call 369-6028 for title. Friday 4, 4:30 p.m. Collect the Buttons Book Club: Read at least one book from the Judy Moody series by Megan McDonald and complete an activity at the branch to receive a button. Month of March Reading Book Bites Book Club: Child/Adult book discussion & snacks. Call 369-4465 for title. Monday 7, 6:30 p.m. Y-GAB: Young Girls And Books Club: It s fun to read aloud with friends: old and new. Friday 18, 3:45 p.m. Cooking & Food Peanut Butter Lover's Day: Come to the library to learn about peanut butter and try some. Tuesday 1, 3:00 p.m. Celebrate National Potato Chip Day: Learn some fun facts about potato chips and enjoy a small bag. Monday 14, 3:00 p.m. Kid's Cooking: Come to the library and make a yummy healthy snack. Tuesday 15, 3:00 p.m. Mt. Healthy Food Fun @ Mt. Healthy: Potato Chip Taste Off. Results Posted Monday, March 14 Potato Chip Day! Saturday 12, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Family Fun Nights Covedale Family Fun Evening. Monday 14, 6:30 p.m. A Knight to Remember: Bring your friends and family to enjoy refreshments and fun-filled activities and crafts for all ages. Friday 25, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Hyde Park Family Craft & Stories: Make a Very Hungry Caterpillar. Mt. Washington Family Night - Fairy Gardens: Make a fairy garden or a bug garden for your table. Sponsored by the Anderson Township Library Association Fiber Arts & Needle Crafts Hooks and Needles for Children: Learn the art of knitting and crocheting. Friday 4, 2:30 p.m. Games Bingo: Come to the library after school and play a game of Bingo. Monday 7, 3:00 p.m. Tween Board Game Day: Test your skills at the game of Life. Thursday 17, 3:00 p.m. Bingo: Come to the library after school and play a game of Bingo. Monday 21, 3:00 p.m. Tween Game Day Spring Break Edition: Relax! Put you feet up! Test your skills at Wii Resort. Tuesday 29, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Tween Game Day Spring Break Edition: Join us for Super Smash Brothers for the Nintendo Wii. Thursday 31, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Cheviot Wii Game Night: Play Wiii games for small prizes and eat pizza with friends. Tuesday 15, 5:00-7:00 p.m. CashFlow Game: Beat your friends to the money and be the first to buy your dreams with Mr. Charles. Tuesday 1, 6:30 p.m. Game Time! Play games with friends at the library! Wednesday 2, 2:30 p.m. Chess Club for Children: Want to learn how to play chess or how to play it a bit better? We will supply the boards, pieces and instruction. Tuesdays 8 & 22, 3:00 p.m. Wii for Children: Join your friends to play the Wii. Friday 18, 2:30 p.m. Wii Games: Bring your friends and play Wii games. Friday 4, 4:00-5:30 p.m. Yu-Gi-Oh: Challenge old and new friends to a game of Yu-Gi-Oh. Cards not provided. Thursday 17, 4:00-5:30 p.m. Elmwood Place Fun with Games and Prizes: Enjoy games and prizes on early dismissal day. Wednesday 2, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Spring Break Bingo: Join your friends and play for prizes! Tuesday 29, 2:00 p.m. Groesbeck Tween Game Break: Join your friends for Super Smash Brothers, MarioKart Wii, snacks, drinks & much more! Wednesday 16, 4:00-6:00 p.m., the Kersten Fund, & Wal-Mart Tween Game Night: Hang out & play video games with your friends! Tuesday 8, 6:30-8:00 p.m. We Wii: Play Mario Kart and other favorites. Are You Game? Come and play games in the CLC. It could be DDR, Mario Cart, Manacala, all three or MORE! Show your skills and have some fun! Thursdays 10 & 24, 3:30 p.m.
Mariemont Wii Games: Play games on the Wii, including Mario Kart. Snacks will be provided. Thursday 10, 4:00 p.m. Mt. Healthy Wii Fun: Get active on a cool winter day by playing Wii at the library! Friday 18, 3:00 p.m. North Central School's Out, Let's Play Games! Join us for Wii, card games & board games. Monday 28, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Activity Adventures: Wii Games for Kids: Enjoy Wii Sports or Mario Games with your friends. Snack provided. Thursday 24, 3:30-5:00 p.m. St. Bernard Game Break: Play PS3 and enjoy snacks and soda! Tuesday 8, 3:30. - 5:00 p.m. Wii Games: Test out your skills on the Wii. Wednesday 2, 3:30 p.m. Fun & Games: We'll be playing games and having fun! Thursdays 3 & 17, 3:00-5:00 p.m. Gardening & Nature Kids Gardening: Join Adopt-A- Plant for a fun gardening project. Tuesday 1, 4:00 p.m. Spring, Sprang, Sprung! Mr. Mike from Trailside Nature Center will show & tell how nature springs back to life! Wednesdays 16, 10:00 a.m. & 29, 4:00 p.m. Spring Babies: All of nature is shaking off winter's frosty slumber. Discover who and what is springing back to life. Saturday 26, 1:30 p.m. Bird's the Word! Gia Giammarinaro from the California Woods Nature Preserve will be here to talk about birds. Thursday 31, 3:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Cincinnati Park Board Health & Fitness Get Moving! To exercise your brain read. To exercise your body get moving! Homework Help After School Tutoring: Got Homework? Let the staff of the Cincinnati Museum Center's Children's Museum help you. Tuesdays 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29, 3:00-5:00 p.m. Legos Cheviot Lego Club: Build your own masterpiece and have fun with friends. All you need is your own imagination. Tuesday 8, 4:00 p.m. Let Us Lego: Bring a friend or family member to make your own special Lego creation. Legos provided. Thursday 10, 4:00-5:30 p.m. Green Township Lego & Games Club: Bring your friends and the family to build awesome Lego creations and play cool board and card games. Saturday 12, 2:00 p.m. Legos in the Library: Bring your friends and family to build awesome Lego creations! Tuesday 29, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Lego Fun: Accept the Lego challenge! Thursday 10, 3:30 p.m. Miami Township Lego Club: Join us for Lego time where we will be creative and make awesome Lego Creations! Saturday 12, 11:00 a.m. North Central Lego Club: Design & build fun creations with Legos! Tuesday 8, 7:00 p.m. Norwood Lego Club: Lego lovers, build a monster creation and have your picture taken with it! Saturday 12, 3:00 p.m. Activity Adventures: Club Lego: Create something of your choice. Light snack provided. Thursday 10, 4:00 p.m.
Pleasant Ridge Let's Go Lego & Other Building Bricks! Practice your building skills with Legos, mega blocks, k'nex and other building bricks! Saturday 19, 2:00 p.m. BLOCK PARTY: LEGOS! Make a creation using Legos provided by the library. Saturday 19, 10:00 a.m. Math & Science Afternoon Academics: Explore science with some fun experiments. Tuesday 29, 4:00 p.m. Weather: Wild or Mild. Cincinnati Parks presents Weather: Wild or Mild. Become a junior meteorologist and learn how to make predictions about the weather. Tuesday 15, 2:30 p.m. Green Township Budding Scientists: Watch it Grow! Parents and children experience things that grow through reading, interaction, and exploration. Tuesday 15, 6:00 p.m. Pi Day! Learn about Pi and eat some pie. Monday 14, 3:00 p.m. Westwood Astronomy for Kids: Mitch Katz will show a brief film about the solar system; then we will go outside with a high-powered telescope and see planets and stars! Tuesday 29, 6:30 p.m. Movies Tuesday Night Movie: Enjoy a different movie each week. Tuesdays 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29, 5:00-6:30 p.m. Movie Time! Enjoy a movie at the library! Mondays 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2:30 p.m. Family Movie Night: Come to the library to enjoy "The Lion King." Tuesday 8, 6:30 p.m. Elmwood Place After School Movie: Enjoy our feature film of "Marmaduke". Thursday 24, 3:45-5:30 p.m. Movie Mania: Bring the family for a great movie in the Children's Learning Center! Saturday 12, 2:00 p.m. Monday Movies: Relax, laugh & enjoy an after-school movie. Call 369-6053 for title. Mondays 7, 14, 21 & 28, 3:30 p.m. Family Movie Night: Enjoy a family friendly movie with us! Tuesday 15, 6:00 p.m. Music & Dance Kids Dance with Allison Jacobs: Creative movement with Contemporary Dance Theater instructor Allison Jacobs Wednesday 16, 3:00 p.m. Karaoke for Kids: Sing your heart out! Join your friends for a fun afternoon! Westwood John Simerlink Plays for You: John Simerlink returns to play his trusty keyboard in front of the fireplace Wednesday 30, 2:00 p.m. St. Patrick s Day Anderson Erickson Academy of Irish Dance: Join us as we celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a performance by The Erickson Academy of Irish Dance! Saturday 12, 3:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Anderson Township Library Association St. Patrick's Day Family Fun Night: Celebrate the holiday with a story and make a tissue paper shamrock. Tuesday 15, 7:00 p.m. 29th Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration of Song and Dance: Featuring music with Foley Road and a special performance by the McGing Irish Dancers, this tribute to Irish heritage is fun for the entire Family! Thursday 17, 11:45 a.m. Reading Garden Lounge Mariemont The Snakes of St. Patrick: Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at the library with stories, a naturalist and live snakes! Thursday 17, 6:30 p.m. St. Patrick Day's Party: Join in the fun - stories, crafts, treats, and games. Thursday 17, 4:00 p.m.
St Patrick's Day Bingo: See if you have the luck o' the Irish! Thursday 17, 3:00 p.m. Irish Step-Dancing: Irish music & dance with the McGing Irish Dancers. All ages. Sponsored by the Kersten Fund Blue Ash Wednesday 9, 7:00 p.m. Deer Park Tuesday 8, 7:00 p.m. Hyde Park Saturday 12, 3:00 p.m. Loveland Tuesday 15, 7:00 p.m. Saturday 5, 1:30 p.m. Pleasant Ridge Saturday 19, 1:00 p.m. Stories & Crafts Read Across America: Join in the fun with some Dr. Seuss stories and crafts. Wednesday 2, 4:00 p.m. Bookin with Ronald McDonald: Join Ronald McDonald to see how much fun reading and the library can be. Ronald visits the McLibrary and finds some wonderful adventures waiting for him. Tuesday 1, 2:30 p.m. Groesbeck Fairy Princess Party! Enjoy stories, music, crafts and snacks! Dressing like a fairy or princess is optional.. Saturday 19, 1:00 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. Reading Adventures: Fairy Tale Palooza! Enjoy fun activities with favorite fairy tales. Thursday 31, 4:00 p.m. Pleasant Ridge Bird Storytime and Make a Bagel Birdfeeder! Help your feathered friends by making a birdfeeder to hang from a tree, and hear a fun story about birds! Saturday 12, 2:00 p.m. Book Adventures: Discover a new book with Ms. Sarah. Wednesday 23, 3:30 p.m. Tales to Tails certified therapy dog. Tales to Tails: Read aloud to Max, a certified therapy dog from Therapy Dogs International. Wednesday 2, 7:00 p.m. certified therapy dog from Greater Cincinnati Therapy Pets. Wednesday 16, 4:00. - 4:30 p.m. certified therapy dog. Fridays 4, 11, 18 & 25, 3:00 p.m. Mariemont Tales to Tails: Practice reading to our certified therapy dog, Muskie! Thursday 3, 5:00 p.m. certified therapy dog from Therapy Dogs International. Thursday 17, 3:00 p.m. Tales to Tails: Read aloud to Riley, a certified therapy dog from Therapy Dogs International. Saturdays 5, 12, 19 & 26, 10:30 a.m.
On the Same Page, Cincinnati Forest Park Parrots as Pets: Greater Cincinnati Bird Club shares information about these highly intelligent creatures. Saturday 19, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Pet Day: Bring your pets to the for an afternoon of fun activities. Find out what you pet is really thinking by meeting with an animal communicator, learn about pet health and nutrition and much more! Sunday 20, 2:00 p.m. Reading Garden Lounge Mt. Washington Wings of Wonder! Meet new bird friends from the Cincinnati Zoo. Saturday 5, 3:00-4:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Anderson Township Library Association Sharonville Take a Peek at Parrots: Come and learn all about birds and parrots in particular with the Greater Cincinnati Bird Club. Saturday 12, 1:00 p.m. More Fun Stuff! Arlitt class visits. Wednesday 9, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Library Air Show: Join us as we learn to make paper airplanes and have our own air show! Saturday 19, 2:00 p.m. Meet Harriette Arnow: Alice Penrod returns as Harriette Arnow, author of The Dollmaker. Harriett, who lived in Cincinnati for a while, will tell you about her life and about her important works set in Southern Appalachia. Afterward, Alice will step out of character and answer any questions you may have. Monday 28, 7:00 p.m. Let's Explore! Discover the fun of exploring science or drama or archeology or art and more! The theme changes each program.. Thursdays 3 & 31, 3:30 p.m. Library After Hours! Children ages 8-12 are invited to join us in the for games, crafts, food and other activities after the Library is closed!. Friday 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Call 369-6922 to register Northside Kreative Kids: Activities to showcase your creative energy! Wednesdays 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, 3:00 p.m. & the Kersten Fund Tuesday Afternoons at Northside Branch Library: Enjoy movies or games with your neighborhood friends. Snacks provided. Tuesdays 8, 22 & 29, 3:00 p.m. & the Kersten Fund Norwood An After School Feast: Learn how to make 3 healthy after-school treats. Thursday 24, 4:00 p.m. Price Hill Little Learners: Fun learning activities for preschoolers and kindergartners. Monday 28, 5:00-5:30 p.m. Play Dough Fun: Use your imagination to make awesome play dough creations! Wednesday 9, 3:30 p.m.