Play & Learn

Do you think you can help Will escape from the Upsidedown in 45 minutes? Adults 18+ are welcome to sign up for this Stranger Things themed Escape Room. 4 people per group maximum. Registration is required and opens Friday, September 27^th.

Do you think you can help Will escape from the Upsidedown in 45 minutes? Adults 18+ are welcome to sign up for this Stranger Things themed Escape Room. 4 people per group maximum. Registration is required and opens Friday, September 27^th.

Farm animals visit the Library at this petting zoo program for preschool and elementary-age children and their families. Dream Maker Farm and Traveling Zoo are bringing animals to the Library lawn for children to pet and interact with.  Supplementary crafts and activities will also be available to extend the farm and animal learning.

You won’t want to miss this fun and tasty hands-on experience from Bring the Farm to You!  Children and parents will use apples and a cider press to make fresh apple cider on the Library lawn!  Participants will delve into the history of apple cidering, and try their hands at additional crafts and side-activities surrounding this Ohio tradition.
 

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Celebrate the New Year at this family friendly party. December 29, 2 - 4 p.m.

Drums Alive—Kids Beat.  Dance to the beat of your own drum at Drums Alive, a rhythmic drumming fitness program that combines the power of percussion with cardio for a fun family workout. Dorie Phillips of Music Jamboree will be leading this active program! Please note that adults may be asked to watch, rather than fully participate, so that as many children as possible can be fully involved. For families with preschool and elementary-age children. 

 

Kick off your long weekend with a family-friendly, slightly spooky bonfire!  We’ll sing campfire songs, play games, and share stories.  Audience participation strongly encouraged.  In case of rain prediction >50%, we will hold an adapted campfire inside the Library. Drop-in programs—come for 2 minutes, 20 minutes, or 2 hours.  For families with preschool and elementary-age children. 

Join us for the debut of Wright Library’s new puppet theater: Marilyn’s Play Place! Miss Jacqui will put on a puppet show, then children can play with the theater and at puppet-themed stations throughout the room.  This is a drop-in program—come for 2 minutes, 20 minutes, or 2 hours.  For families with preschool and elementary-age children. 

 

What do astronauts and circus performers have in common?  It’s all about balance!  “From the Ring to the Moon—and Beyond” is a fast-paced 45-minute performance of circus skills like wire-walking, juggling, and unicycling. The show includes plenty of audience participation that will fascinate children from Kindergarten through high school! Performers from My Nose Turns Red, of Cincinnati.

Each Petting Zoo begins with a fun half-hour performance of energetic Bluegrass songs featuring fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar, and upright bass.  Between songs, we talk briefly about each instrument’s cultural background, what makes it unique, and how it’s played.  After the show, we let the children in the audience try out student-sized instruments for themselves.