Akron-Summit County Public Library

📚✨ Way to go, Cecilia! 100 books down and already building a love for reading that will last a lifetime.

Every page turned builds vocabulary, sparks imagination, and creates moments to be cherished. Early literacy truly makes a difference!

We’re so proud of this milestone!

Learn more about the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program: http://akronlibrary.org/kids-parents/1000-books-before-kindergarten

Join us for a presentation from the National First Ladies' Library & Museum exploring how First Ladies have stepped forward during times of conflict, change, and challenge to help shape American history.

Inspired by "The Eras Exhibit: 250 Years of First Ladies Progress and Power," this program traces the past 250 years, examining how First Ladies reflected and redefined their eras. Through well-known and lesser-told stories, it highlights how these women led during times of war and peace, advanced reform and equality, and used their voices to influence progress at home and abroad.

☑ Ideastream News wants to hear what the community has to say about local, state, and national politics ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

What drives your vote? If you don't vote, what would motivate you? What do you need to know more about?

Ideastream reporters and staff will host walk-in office hours at two Akron-Summit County Public Library Branches this summer.

If you can’t join in person, please fill out this election survey: https://www.ideastream.org/listen-engage-vote

🕵️‍♀️The game's afoot! Join Actor Jim Knight on Saturday, June 20 as he shares the background and cultural influence of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous and legendary detective, Sherlock Holmes, and performs pieces from some of Holmes' classic mysteries.

Jim returns on July 18 for a dramatic presentation of Wells' "War of the Worlds" and on August 15 for "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."

More info: https://bit.ly/lit-legends