What's Happening May through August 2026

Book Discussions.

   The Women by Kristin Hannah   May 4 5:30 pm  Ottawa Location,  May 7 5:30 pm Fort Jennings Location.
   All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot  May 5 5:00 pm Pandora Location.
   The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters June 1 5:30 pm Ottawa Location, June 4 5:30 pm Fort Jennings Location.
   The exiles by Christina Baker Kline June 2 5:00 pm Pandora Location.
   The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore  July 6 5:30 pm Ottawa Location,  July 9 5:30 pm Fort Jennings Location.
   A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman July 7 5:00 pm Pandora Location.
   I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou  August 3 5:30 pm Ottawa Location, August 6 5:30 pm Fort Jennings Location.
   The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio by Terry Ryan August 4 5:00 pm Pandora Location.


Ohio Goes to the Movies

   Edward Scissorhands May 18th 5:30 pm  PG-13 Twentieth Century Fox Ottawa Location.
   Airplane! June 22 5:30 pm  PG Paramount Pictures Ottawa Location.
   Clue July 20 5:30 pm  PG Paramount Pictures Ottawa Location.
   Badlands August 17 5:30 pm PG Warner Bros. Ottawa Location.

   Movies shown are covered under Swank Motion Pictures Inc.


Adult Programs.

   Local Author, Jeanne Bennett Calvert speaking on Putnam County Murders May 13 5:30 pm Ottawa Location, May 19 5:30 pm Leipsic Location.
   Card Game Time with Friends  May 28, June 25, July 30, August 27 1:00 - 3:00 pm Leipsic Location.
   Local Author Rosalie M King speaking on her children's books including The Plum Creek Adventures  June 6 5:30 pm Ottawa     Location, June 11 5:30 pm Columbus Grove Location.
   Financial Planning with Clair Breese June 10 5:00 pm Ottoville Location, June 16 5:00 pm Kalida Location.
   Pottery Class with Andrew Steingass June 15 5:30 pm Ottawa Location - Registration required.
   The Scoop on Essential Guildelines for Making Homemade Ice Cream June 24 5:30 pm Ottawa Location, July 13 5:30 pm Pandora Location, July 16 5:30 pm Fort Jennings Location, July 22 5:00 pm Ottoville Location.
   AI Workshop with Future Fluency AI July 14 5:00 pm Columbus Grove Location, July 21 5:30 pm Leipsic Location. 
   Fresh Flower Arranging with Addie of Wild Vine Farm July 23 5:30 pm Kalida Location - Registration required.
      Sponsored by the Friends of the Putnam County District Library.
   The Mother Road: A Celebration of Route 66 July 27 5:30 pm Ottawa Location.
      Sponsored by the Friends of the Putnam County District Library.
   Canning Basics with Jennifer Little of the OSU Extension Hancock County Office August 5  5:00 pm Leipsic Location, August 18 5:00 pm Kalida Location, August 25 5:00 pm Columbus Grove Location.
 


Painting and Craft Classes all are for  Ages 16 and up.

Watercolor Painting Classes with Jeanne Crumrine  Registration required.
   Painting a blue jay May 6 1:00 pm Continental Location. 
   Painting TBD June 3 1:00 pm Continental Location, June 17 5:30 pm Ottawa Location.
   Painting TBD July 8 1:00 pm Continental Location, July 15 5:30 pm Ottawa Location.
   Painting TBD August 5 1:00 pm Continental Location, August 19 5:30 pm Ottawa Location.

Craft Classes with Hannah Warwick of Bluffton Art Company. Registration required.
   Acrylic Painting Class Flowers May 26 4:30 pm Pandora Location
   Craft Class TBD June 23 4:30 pm Pandora Location.
   Craft Class TBD July 28 4:30 pm Pandora Location.
   Craft Class TBD August 25 4:30 pm Pandora Location. 

Paper Flower Classes with Mary Willets of Paper Garden by Min.  Registration required.
   Paper Lavender May 27 5:30 pm Ottawa Location
   Paper Poppy June 9 5:30 pm Leipsic Location, June 18 5:00 pm Continental Location.
   Paper Flower TBD July 29 5:30 pm Ottawa Location.
   Paper Flower TBD August 26 5:30 pm Ottawa Location.


Genealogy and Local History

   Early History of Kalida May 7 5:30 pm Kalida Location.
   Using Cemetery Records for Genealogy May 21 5:30 pm Fort Jennings Location.
   Unearth Your Family History June 18 5:30 pm Columbus Grove Location.
   Early Leipsic History June 23 5:30 pm Leipsic Location.
   Researching Your Revolutionary War Ancestors July 6 5:30 pm Continental Location.
   Photo Tour of Ottawa 1900s July 13 Ottawa Location.
   Turn of the Century Ottoville August 3 5:30 pm Ottoville Location.
   Death Records in Genealogy August 24 5:30 pm Pandora Location.


Technology and Learning

   In Person Programs RSVP to the Putnam Co Council on Aging 419-523-4121 or 1-877-796-1760.
      Learn to Use the MyChart App May 18 1:30 pm Pandora Location, June 22 Continental Location.
      Password Made Easy June 1 1:30 pm Pandora Location.
      AI Tech Program July 13 1:30 pm Ottawa Location, August 24 Ottoville Location.
 
 Tech Help and Online Tutorials


Teen Tuesday Events 5:00 pm Ottawa Location Sponsored by the Friends of the Putnam County District Library.

   Teen Video Game Trivia May 5.
   Yogurt Parfaits May 12.
   Handprint Q-tip Painting May 19.
   Interactive Movies
       Freaky Friday May 26, Night at the Museum June 30, The Croods July 28, The Little Rascals August 25.
       Movies shown are covered under Swank Motion Pictures Inc. All teen movies rated PG.
   Unearth It Jeopardy June 2.
   Sundae Wars June 9.
   Egyptain Jeweled Bracelets June 16.
   Jurassic Breakout June 23.
   Unearth It Bingo July 7.
   Build-A-Pie July 14.
   Write Lake An Egyptian July 21.
   Minute to Win It August 4.
   Name That Sauce August 11.
   Stone Mosaics August 18.


Family Fun Events  Sponsored by the Friends of the Putnam County District Library.

   Spring Sing Along Bingo 6:00 pm: May 12 Ottawa Location, May 21 Columbus Grove Location, May 26 Leipsic Location.
   Dino and Donuts Tea Party  1:00 pm June 8 Ottoville Location, June 10 Continental Location, June 11 Columbus Grove    Location, June 15 Ottawa Location, June 16 Kalida Location, June 18 Fort Jennings Location, June 22 Pandora Location, June  24 Leipsic Location.
   Dino Roar with Life Sized Dinosaurs June 9 11:00 am Fort Jennings Location,1:00 pm Ottawa Location.
   Diggin it with Bowling Green State University Paleontologist Friends June 23 1:00 pm Ottawa Location.
   Discover Fascinating Animal Facts with Toledo Zoo 11:00 am July 1 Ottoville Location, July 2 Leipsic Location.
   Build It with STEM Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics 1:00 pm: July 6 Continental Location, July 7 Ottawa  Location, July 8 Pandora Location, July 9 Fort Jennings Location.
   Pint Sized Gardening 1:00 pm: July 6 Ottoville Location, July 7 Kalida Location, July 8 Leipsic Location, July 9 Columbus Grove  Location.
   Craft Time 1:00 pm: July 13 Ottoville or Pandora Location, July 14 Columbus Grove or Kalida Location, July 15 Continental or  Leipsic Location, July 16 Fort Jennings or Ottawa Location.
   Fossils with Bonnie July 20 11:00 am Ottawa Location 1:30 pm Ottoville Location, July 21 Kalida Location 1:30 pm Columbus  Grove Location, July 22 11:00 am Continental Location 1:30 pm Pandora Location, July 23 11:00 am Leipsic Location 1:30 pm  Fort Jennings Location.
   Back To School Bingo 1:00 pm July 27 Ottoville or Pandora Locations, July 29 Continental or Leipsic Locations, July 30 Columbus Grove or Fort Jennings Locations.
   Live Animals With Mark's Ark July 28 11:00 am Kalida Location, 1:00 pm Ottawa Location.

 


Story Time June 8 through July 30 10:00 am.

   Mondays Columbus Grove and Kalida Locations.
   Tuesdays Fort Jennings and Pandora Locations.
   Wednesdays Ottawa and Ottoville Locations.
   Thursdays Continental and Leipsic Locations.


Art Hub Each Thursday at 1:00 pm June - July, and returns to 6:00 pm in August at the Ottawa Location.
   Sponsored by the Friends of the Putnam County District Library.