Schools (Almost) Out for Summer

Nelsonville Public Library 95 W Washington St, Nelsonville, Ohio

...which means Summer at the Library, swimming, bike-riding, and NO HOMEWORK.  Bring your friends and family to the library's outdoor stage area for a DJ with dancing, games, cook-out food, the Bookmobile, bubbles, hula hoops, and more.

Free

Stevens Puppets presents The Wizard of Oz

Nelsonville Public Library 95 W Washington St, Nelsonville, Ohio

Join us in the children's area at Nelsonville Public Library for a hand-carved marionette puppet performance during Nelsonville's Parade of the Hills festival. Free and open to the public.

Ride Through Time: Nelsonville

Nelsonville Public Library 95 W Washington St, Nelsonville, Ohio

A Ride Through Time Guided Bicycle Tour participants will enjoy 17.5 miles of the most beautiful back roads in Athens County, while touring historic and natural sites along the way with a historic guide. Local refreshments will be provided and chances to patronize local eateries and shops will be available. The tour will be a... Read More

$40

Bonnie Proudfoot: Poetry Workshop

Nelsonville Public Library 95 W Washington St, Nelsonville, Ohio

Bonnie Proudfoot will present a creative writing workshop based on the idea that reading poetry can become a springboard for writing poetry. Students will begin by writing a "found" poem in an ancient form, the Cento, and if time allows, the class will also explore a new form, the Golden Shovel poem. Open to adults,... Read More

Joy MillerUpton Memoir: “Journeys: Finding Joy on Horseback”

Nelsonville Public Library 95 W Washington St, Nelsonville, Ohio

Join the author as she leads us in a discussion of her memoir and answers questions about the writing process and the means of having your own work published. Book synopsis:  With two horses, a dog and a used Gibson guitar a young woman set out in 1973 for a month-long adventure, following trails and back... Read More

Local History Meet-and-Greet and Coal Miners Lunch

Nelsonville Public Library 95 W Washington St, Nelsonville, Ohio

Join us for a special snack during Parade of the Hills Week called a "Coal Miners Lunch" (featuring items that a local miner might have carried in their lunch bucket in the early 1900s) while learning about the Local History Room in the main branch of the library system.

Community Sing-Along and Picnic

Nelsonville Public Library 95 W Washington St, Nelsonville, Ohio

Join the Athens County Community Singers at 6 for an outdoor sing-along, with a picnic hosted by Radical Times starting at 6:30. Free and open to the public.

Music at the Library with Kay Carter

Nelsonville Public Library 95 W Washington St, Nelsonville, Ohio

Celebrate the longer days and warmer weather with a live performance by Kay Carter on the main floor of the library. A spring afternoon never sounded so good! Performer bio: Kay Carter has pursued doing what she loves through determination that carried her past restrictions she faced. She took up the cornet for the school... Read More

Ride Through Time: Nelsonville

Nelsonville Public Library 95 W Washington St, Nelsonville, Ohio

A Ride Through Time Guided Bicycle Tour participants will enjoy 17.5 miles of the most beautiful back roads in Athens County, while touring historic and natural sites along the way with a historic guide. Local refreshments will be provided and chances to patronize local eateries and shops will be available. The tour will be a... Read More

$30