Virtual Trivia: There’s No Place Like Home

Wednesday, July 9 | 7 p.m.

Test your knowledge of C’bus and the 17th State in the Union with an evening filled with hometown, homespun headscratchers about O-H-I-O!

Play along on your computer, tablet or mobile device. One winner will receive a prize!

Give Kids Hope

Operation Backpack is here! Through Aug. 8, drop off new backpacks and school supplies at any Columbus Metropolitan Library location. Your donation can change the lives of children throughout our community.

Get Up Close with a Hot Wheels Monster Truck!

Friday, July 18 | 2-5 p.m.
Hilltop Branch | 511 S. Hague Ave.

Come see the dreaded Skelesaurus at our Hilltop Branch before it wreaks havoc during Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live at Nationwide Arena on July 19-20! Click below to buy tickets to the Nationwide Arena shows, and use the promo code CML25 to get 25% off.

Plus, check us out on social media @columbuslibrary for your chance to win free tickets!

Visit the Zoo… at the Library!

Stop by Main Library (96 S. Grant Ave.) through Aug. 8 to see an incredible LEGO display, created by OhioLUG and dedicated to our friends at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Don’t forget to sign up for Summer Reading Challenge while you’re here!

Free Neighborhood Walking Tours

Explore the rich history of Columbus’ neighborhoods with historians Doreen Uhas-Sauer and Tom Betti. Tours start from and end at our library locations. Click below to see the tour schedule. Registration is recommended. Don’t forget your walking shoes!