Akron Life April 2022

EDUCATION

STARK COUNTY LIBRARY

You can do a lot for free with a library card, and one of the best libraries in the area for fun and free activities is the Stark County Library.

It has 10 locations, six mobile libraries and a 24/7 digital branch. The Stark branches serve nearly 2 mil lion visitors a year. Looking for activities that open up your child’s creative side this spring? At the Lake Community Branch, kids from kindergarten to fifth grade can join events such as the Lego Club, where they use their imaginations to build whatever their minds can dream up. Creative play with building blocks stimu lates problem-solving skills and encourages spatial under standing and math — and they are fun! At the East Canton Branch, kids in kindergarten through

fifth grade can create art that will hang in the library all month for everyone to enjoy. Each month, kids can learn a new art skill, like mak ing beautiful flowers from strips of paper (April 4). In May, kids can make stepping stones decorated with a man dala pattern. But you don’t have to leave home to use the library’s resources anymore. Stark branches also offer online comic book borrowing with everything from Marvel to the latest from Japan. Simply sign up for a library card and open up your imagination. starklibrary.org

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