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Crafting with Kids: Gingerbread Houses

...ep for years... well so they don't come apart. You can also make gingerbread houses out of graham crackers or ...rdboard gingerbread house that will keep for years Read More...

Featured Article: Create Your Own Gingerbread Character Contest

This month, in place of any in-person Children's programming, we are pleased to offer a coloring contest.You can pick up a blank gingerbread man (or woman) coloring page and decorate it to be whatever you like! Looking around online gave us some great ideas. You could try to disguise your Read More...

Celebrate Gingerbread House Day

...step of the way!The idea of making and decorating gingerbread houses can be traced back to the Germa...imm, Hansel and Gretel, soon made the creation of gingerbread houses much more popular. German immig...n and into our homes and schools. Today there are gingerbread houses displayed everywhere that have Read More...

Featured Article: Gingerbread Fun!

Celebrate Gingerbread House Day-December 12 As the holiday season approaches, many families are looking for activities that are fun for the whole family.  Why not try a gingerbread house?  December 12th is recognized as National Gingerbread House Day so gather your family together, ba Read More...

5 Flights Up

Check Our CatalogMorgan Freeman and Diane Keaton play Alex and Ruth Carver, an elderly couple who have decided at the urging of their niece, Lily (Cynthia Nixon), a real estate agent to list their apartment and move to another location with an elevator.  Through the use of flashbacks, viewers g Read More...

England: Castles, Cottages, and Countryside

Check our catalog!As a fan of British movies and reader of British novels, I’ve long wanted to view the great country estates of the nobility, take a trip to the ever-mentioned Bath, and see the English countryside I’ve read about so often. The DVD England: Castles, Cottages, and Country Read More...

Holiday Baking Recipes for Kids

I absolutely love this time of year! The cold weather is perfect for bundling up in a blanket on the couch with a book and a cup of hot chocolate. There’s a thrill of the hustle and bustle at shops or the mall while everyone tries to finish their last-minute search for gifts (although that wil Read More...

Adult Reference

BooksA wide range of fiction, nonfiction and reference materials, covering varying points of view, are available for loan or use in the library. Newspapers and MagazinesPopular magazines are available at all locations. Over 250 titles are available at the Main Library. Approximately 20 newspapers Read More...

House Fingerplays

My Little House I'm going to build a little houseWith windows wide and bright. (Stretch arms out to sides)With chimney tall and curling smokeRising out of sight. (Spiral hand upward)In winter when the snowflakes fall Or when I hear a storm, (Cup hand behind ear)I'll go and sit inside my houseWhere I Read More...

Booksmart - Movie Review

Check our catalog!Watching Booksmart means having to deal with the fact that it might as well take place in a parallel universe. On the eve of their graduation, high schoolers Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) and Molly (Beanie Feldstein) realize that their reason for keeping noses to the grindstone and having pr Read More...

Pandemic Adjacent Activities

It’s nearly impossible to do anything now without succumbing to the realities of our shelter in place order here in Ohio.  So, I have decided to offer a list of Pandemic Adjacent Activities, since admit it, you have been thinking about it too. My happy place is usually contained in t Read More...

The Sherman Room: Local History and Genealogy

The John Sherman Room houses the Library’s collection of genealogical resources as well as Mansfield, Richland County, and Ohio historical materials. While none of the items in the Sherman Room may be checked-out, they are available to the public the following times: Monday 10 AM - 6 PMTuesda Read More...

Local History Subject Guide

Web Resources  RootsWeb - RootsWeb is "the oldest and largest free genealogy site on the internet" The Sherman Room Digital Archives -  Included in these collections are items that reflect the history of Mansfield and the Richland County area. The collection includes dig Read More...

8 Ways to Visit the Library Without Leaving the Couch

Trying to figure out how to utilize your new tablet to its maximum potential?  Is “read more books” one of your New Year’s Resolutions?  Or are you simply trying to figure out how to do more while leaving the couch less in the winter months?  Whatever it may be, we h Read More...

Looking for a Good Scare (in Scary Times)

Halloween is just a week away, and it definitely feels like Spooky Season. In fact, things have felt spooky for a while. Honestly, pretty much all of 2020 has felt like one never-ending Spooky Season. Even though our everyday lives feel a lot scarier than usual, the shelves at your Library are fille Read More...