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London Public Library February 2026 Newsletter |
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WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MONTH?
Programs Happening this Month: - Free Snacks for Students
- Blind Date With a Book
- Valentine's Day Movie Marathon
- And MORE! (Scroll down to see all of our events!)
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Blind Date with a Book All February Long! London Public Library Let the London Public Library set you up on a Blind Date this February! Stop by to pick out a book or two and get a "Rate Your Date" card to go with it. Each book will be wrapped so you don't know what you're getting. The only thing you will be told is the genre the book falls under and the first line of the book. Once you finish reading your book, fill out the card and bring it back to a library staff member to be entered into a drawing for a candy bouquet! A candy bouquet will be given away in each age group - Children's, Teens, and Adults.
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Read, Watch, Listen, Play, WIN! During Library Hours London Public Library Have a chance to win prizes just for checking out materials at the library! For every 5 items that you check out in a single transaction, you’ll earn a ticket to put in the drawing of your choice. No limits! The more you check out, the more chances you have to win. There will be new prizes to win every month!
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Pen Pal Program - Sign Up
Sunday, February 1st - Monday, February 16th, All Day
London Public Library
We’re teaming up with the Howard S. Young (Frankfort) Branch of Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library to bring together a fun pen pal experience! Sign up is open February 1st - February 16th. Deliveries are made every other Wednesday in March and April. Participants are encouraged to write at least two letters to their pal. Open to all ages!
Use this link to register.
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Paws for Reading with Emma
Tuesday, February 10th, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
London Public Library Reading Room
Read to a real dog! Register your child for a 10 minute time slot in which they will read a story to certified therapy dog, Emma. Emma is a nonjudgmental listener who will encourage children to read and help struggling readers find confidence. *Have a book picked out and ready to read for your time slot.
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Valentine's Day Movie Marathon
Friday, February 13th, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
London Public Library Hartley Meeting Room
Celebrate Valentine's Day with a movie marathon! Here is our movie lineup:
- 11:00am - Just Wright (PG)
- 1:00pm - The Princess Bride (PG)
- 3:15pm - Beauty and the Beast (G)*
*The 3:15pm movie will be shown during our After School Snack Program. Children 18 years old or younger may come enjoy a snack and a movie after school!
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CLOSED - Presidents Day
Monday, February 16th, All Day
London Public Library
The London Public Library will be closed all day on Monday, February 16th in observance of Presidents Day. The library will reopen at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 17th.
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Yarnies: Fiber Arts Club
Wednesday, February 18th, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
London Public Library Reading Room
Join us for an hour of crafting! If you enjoy knitting, crocheting, or any other fiber arts please join us for an hour of socializing and crafting! Whether you're a beginner or an expert, bring along your current project and work alongside others who enjoy crafting as much as you! This is not a class, but we do encourage anyone that comes to share their skills with beginners if they feel so inclined. Yarnies will meet in the Magazine/Newspaper room upstairs in the library, across from the front desk.
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Free After-School Snacks for Students
Every Monday - Friday, 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
London Public Library
Students ages 18 and under can stop by the library every weekday from 3:15 - 4:15 p.m. for a free after-school snack to enjoy while at the library! Brought to you in partnership with Children's Hunger Alliance.
*Please note: No snack will be served on Monday, February 16 due to holiday closure.
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Toddler Time
Tuesday, February 3rd, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Tuesday, February 10th, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Tuesday, February 17th, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Tuesday, February 24th, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
London Public Library Hartley Meeting Room
Toddler Time will engage your child with stories, songs, and finger plays. For ages 0 - 3 years. Each week focuses on a different theme using books, songs, and finger plays to reinforce the topic and boost early literacy. We incorporate lots of music and movement. There are weeks we will use musical instruments, scarves, balls, and a parachute.
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Preschool Storytime
Tuesday, February 3rd, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Tuesday, February 10th, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Tuesday, February 17th, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Tuesday, February 24th, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
London Public Library Hartley Meeting Room
Preschool Story Time will delight your child with stories, songs, finger plays, and a weekly letter activity. For ages 3 - 6 years. Each week focuses on a different theme using books, songs, and finger plays to reinforce the topic and boost early literacy. We incorporate lots of music and movement. There are weeks we will use musical instruments, scarves, balls, and a parachute. Preschoolers have the opportunity to practice the alphabet with a special letter activity after the regular story time is finished.
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Kindergarten Club
Thursday, February 5th, 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM
Thursday, February 12th, 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM
Thursday, February 19th, 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM
Thursday, February 26th, 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM
London Public Library Hartley Meeting Room
Children ages 4 - 6 can practice the alphabet and motor skills to prepare for kindergarten! We will practice letter sounds and writing letters using a variety of multisensory literacy activities. Children can also master the important fine motor skills and gross motor skills needed to start school. We will work on numbers and counting, scissors, sorting, patterns, and more!
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Take Your Child to the Library Day
Saturday, February 14th, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
London Public Library
Go on a scavenger hunt to win a prize! Guess the shredded book for a chance to win the new Caldecott medal book! Make a craft! Guess the number of "snowballs" in the jar for a chance to win a prize! Drop in anytime during the day to participate!
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Glow Rave
Saturday, February 28th, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
London Public Library Hartley Meeting Room
Wear white or neon and dance under black lights! Grab a foam glow stick and hit the dance floor! Dance to high energy music!
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Book Club
Tuesday, February 10th, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
London Public Library Hartley Meeting Room
Join us on the 2nd Tuesday of every month when we meet to discuss the current book and pick up the next month’s title. We reserve copies that you can get at the library. This month we will be reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. (Ages 18+)
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The Strange & Spooky Side of Abraham Lincoln
Tuesday, February 17th, 6:30PM - 7:30 PM
London Public Library Hartley Meeting Room
James A. Willis presents The Strange & Spooky Side of Abraham Lincoln! Come hear stories about séances in the White House, Lincoln’s visions of his own death, and even a plot to steal Lincoln’s body and hold it for ransom!
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Square Foot Gardening
Saturday, February 21st, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
London Public Library Hartley Meeting Room
Are you ready to save time, effort, tools, space and water and become a successful gardener? Come learn about Square Foot Gardening. Estimated to cost 50% less, use 20% less space, 10% of the water, and only 2% of the work compared to single row gardening, embrace benefits such as no weeds, no digging, no rototilling, no fertilizers, and no heavy tools. Instructor - Barbara J. Myers, lifelong gardener and member of the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs through local club, Open Gate Garden Club.
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Tech Help Call to Schedule a Time! London Public Library Get one-on-one help for any of your devices!
Are you struggling to work the new iPad you got for Christmas? Maybe you want to set up a social media account but don't know where to start? Do you want to become more knowledgeable on how to work your email? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the London Public Library can help! We are now offering FREE Technology Help Sessions during the week by appointment only! Call or come in to schedule your help session! Each help session will provide a one-on-one 45-minute time block where you can ask questions and be shown how to use/do various tasks. Help session attendees must bring their own technology to learn on.
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Find Gnorbert the Gnome!
Every Week Starting on Monday, During library hours
London Public Library
Gnorbert the Gnome is hiding somewhere in the London Public Library! Find him and tell a staff member to win a piece of candy!
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Find the Random Object!
Every Week Starting on Monday, During library hours
London Public Library
Gnorbert the Gnome isn't the only thing hiding in the Library! Gnorbert also hid something in the London Public Library that doesn't belong. Find it and tell a staff member what it is to win a piece of candy!
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