Let's do it! January 2023

All Month

Suicide Prevention Poster Contest, January 1 to March 3. For students grades 6 to 8. Create a poster to educate people on the warning signs and ways to get help. Find contest rules at https://bit.ly/3PZ5UQK

Suicide Prevention Sticker Contest, January 1 to March 3. For students grades 9 to 12. Create a sticker to educate people on the warning signs and ways to get help. Find contest rules at https://bit.ly/3jmc9BG

Sunday, January 1

Happy New Year!

Medina County District Library closed Wadsworth Library closed

Monday, January 2

National Science Fiction Day Medina County District Library closed

Tuesday, January 3

National Festival of Sleep Day https://bit.ly/2RrBeYM

Adult Craft Kit: Button Bowl, all day, Medina Library, 210 S. Broadway, Medina. Get email when kit is ready for pick up. Kits are limited, reservations are required at https://bit.ly/3jmXvKt

Cocoa and Cross Stitch: Create!, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Meeting Room B, Wadsworth Library, 132 Broad, Wadsworth. Make a cross stitch sampler and a hot cocoa mixer to take home. Register at https://bit.ly/3i5Ynmm

Local Author - Misty Wilson: Becoming a Kid-Lit Author, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Meeting Room A, Wadsworth Library, 132 Broad, Wadsworth. Learn about the process of getting published. Includes a Q&A.

Wednesday, January 4

National Trivia Day

American Red Cross Blood Drive, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Medina Fire Station 1, 300 West Reagan Parkway, Medina. https://rcblood.org/32i1sbg

Paper Flower Bouquet, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., Highland Community Room, Highland Library, 4160 Ridge Road, Medina. Create a colorful flower bouquet out of paper. Register at https://bit.ly/3YPysQz

Read to Teddy, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Highland Library, 4160 Ridge Road, Medina. Cuddle up and practice reading a story to Teddy, a mini golden doodle.

Thursday, January 5

National Bird Day

Camp Wired, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Medina Computer Lab, Medina Library, 210 South Broadway Street, Medina. Streaming TV or how to make a “dumb” TV a smart TV. Learn to upgrade a TV without spending a lot of money.

Therapy Dog Day, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Seville Library, 45 Center Street, Seville. Visit with a therapy dog at the library.

Board Game Bonanza, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Story Time Room, Medina Library, 210 South Broadway Street, Medina. Play a variety of board games. For students grades K through 8.

Tween Thursday: Secret Art of the Ninja, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Children’s Activity Room, Wadsworth Library, 132 Broad, Wadsworth. For children ages 9 to 14.

How to Write Best-selling Fiction: Week 1, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., virtual. January 5, 12, 19, and 26. Four week series that covers from characters to plot. This week is about story structure and hooks. Register at https://bit. ly/3hPSzxx

Friday, January 6

National Bean Day

Saturday, January 7

National Old Rock Day https://bit.ly/2RgEYRl

A Healthy Dose of Nature: Hiking Series, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Killbuck Lakes, 7996 White Road, Burbank. Vigorous 3- to 5-mile hike with naturalist, dress for weather, wear appropriate footwear, bring own water. Ages 10 and up. No registration, free.

Herbal Infused Oil, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Highland Community Room, Highland Library, 4160 Ridge Road, Medina. Learn to make herbal infused body oil to combat dry skin. Register at https://bit.ly/3Z2wYTg