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Downtown Events Calendar

Poetry Contest Showcase

Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH

Poetry Contest Showcase, Thursday, April 24, 6-7:30 pm, Main Library, Opportunity Space @ St. Clair: Winners from DML’s annual poetry contest ...

Family Program: Water Science

Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH

Family Program: Water Science, Wednesday, April 23, 4-5 pm, Main Library, Children’s Creativity Space: Learn about the amazing natural resource ...

Parent/Child Communication Workshop

Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH

Dayton Metro Library will hold a Parent/Child Communication Workshop on Thursday, April 17, from 6-7:30 pm in the Community Room ...

Managing Housing and Transportation Needs

Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH

Managing Housing and Transportation Needs, Thursday, April 17, 10-11:30 am: Experts will weigh in on steps to make aging-in-place more ...

Family Program: Spring Crafts

Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH

Family Program: Spring Crafts, Wednesday, April 16, 4-5 pm, Main Library, Children’s Creativity Space: Make season-inspired creations to take home. ...

Miami Valley Community ID Drive

Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH

Dayton Metro Library will host a Miami Valley Community ID Drive in the Main Library's Eichelberger Forum on Saturday, April ...

Color Me Calm: Springtime

Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH

Color Me Calm: Springtime, Thursday, April 10, 5:30-7 pm, Main Library, Conference Room 1A: This month, color Spring-themed pages. (Adults)

An Evening with david matthews

Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH

An Evening with david matthews, Main Library, Eichelberger Forum, Tuesday, April 8, 6:30-8 pm: matthews will bring his spoken word ...

Survivors Speak

Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH

Dayton Metro Library will host Survivors Speak, on Saturday, April 5, from 4-5:30 pm, in the Main Library’s Eichelberger Forum. ...

Be Set Free

Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH

God-given freedom That everyone can find and live Dayton, Ohio: Nicole Virgil, practitioner of Christian Science healing and public speaker, ...

Wildlife Encounter

Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH

Wildlife Encounter, Wednesday, March 26, 3:30-4:30 pm, Main Library, Children’s Creativity Space: Meet three or four Wildlife Ambassadors from Brukner ...

Speaking to Your State Legislators

Dayton Metro Library – Main Library 215 E. Third Street, Dayton, OH

Dayton Metro Library will host Speaking to Your State Legislators on Saturday, March 22, from 2-4 pm, in the Opportunity Space ...

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