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A celebration of Northeast Ohio's abundance of fresh water. Enjoy a variety of activities and performances for all ages. Come and join the party!
Play around with all things WATER during our celebration of Northeast Ohio's abundance of fresh water. Everyone needs water, and everyone will have fun at World Water Day. World Water Day is presented by the Akron-Summit County Public Library, the City of Akron Water Supply Bureau, Summit MetroParks, Friends of the Crooked River, Akron Waterways Renewed, and the Akron Council of Engineering and Scientific Societies.
Enjoy a variety of activities and performances for all ages. Come and join the party!
AGE GROUP: | Tween | Teen | School Age (Grades K-2) | School Age (Grades 3-5) | Preschool | Family | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Nature & Outdoors | Education |
TAGS: | water supply | water | tours | tour | education | akron |
Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.
Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.
Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.
Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.