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North American First People's Day Event

A Commemoration of Native American History

2021-10-04 19:00:00 2021-10-04 20:00:00 America/New_York North American First People's Day Event Akron's annual commemoration of Native American history, life, and culture. Join us in person or via Zoom. Please register in person, by phone or online. Main Library Auditorium -

Monday, October 04
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2021-10-04 19:00:00 2021-10-04 20:00:00 America/New_York North American First People's Day Event Akron's annual commemoration of Native American history, life, and culture. Join us in person or via Zoom. Please register in person, by phone or online. Main Library Auditorium -

Akron's annual commemoration of Native American history, life, and culture. Join us in person or via Zoom. Please register in person, by phone or online.

Akron-Summit County Public Library and the Portage Path Collaborative will join with a coalition of history and education organizations to present live panel discussions about the importance of Native American Culture today and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW.) 

Panelists will include artists Peter Jones (Onondaga/Seneca), Claire Heldman (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of Eagle Butte South Dakota), Shanae Leone (Seminole), Lenore Waukau (Menominee) and other Native American women guests.

For more information about other North American First People's Day events, visit https://walkportagepath.com/

This program will be presented in person in the Main Library auditorium or virtually via Zoom. Please register to receive an e-mail with the participation weblink for the program. If you do not have an e-mail address, please create a free account or contact TechZone@Main, 330.643.9145, to learn how to set up an email account or learn how to participate by phone. A webcam and microphone may be necessary to participate fully in this interactive event. If you have one or neither of these, your participation may be limited.

AGE GROUP: | Teen | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Virtual Program | History | Education | Community Discussion |

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Main Library

Phone: 330.643.9000
Branch manager
Michael Bianchi

Hours
Mon, Aug 11 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Aug 12 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Aug 13 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Aug 14 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Aug 15 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 16 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 17 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

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.

Upcoming Events

Sat, Aug 16, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Sun, Aug 17, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium

Mon, Aug 18, 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Mon, Aug 18, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Meeting Room

Tue, Aug 19, 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Business, Government & Science

Tue, Aug 19, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Wed, Aug 20, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Wed, Aug 20, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Aug 20, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Thu, Aug 21, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Aug 21, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Aug 21, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Aug 21, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Thu, Aug 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
1 South High St.

Fri, Aug 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Fri, Aug 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Mon, Aug 25, 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Mon, Aug 25, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
115 E Market St, Akron, OH 44308

Tue, Aug 26, 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Business, Government & Science

Wed, Aug 27, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Aug 27, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space B

Wed, Aug 27, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Wed, Aug 27, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room 1

Thu, Aug 28, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Quiet Study Room 1

Thu, Aug 28, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Aug 28, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Fri, Aug 29, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Sat, Aug 30, 2:00pm - 4:45pm
Auditorium

Tue, Sep 02, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Wed, Sep 03, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Sep 03, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
TechZone

Wed, Sep 03, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Wed, Sep 03, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teen Meeting Room

Thu, Sep 04, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Sep 04, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Sep 04, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Sep 04, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
TechZone

Thu, Sep 04, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Meeting Room

Thu, Sep 04, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Fri, Sep 05, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Fri, Sep 05, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Atrium,Auditorium

Sat, Sep 06, 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Quiet Study Room 1

Sat, Sep 06, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
TechZone

Mon, Sep 08, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Mon, Sep 08, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Meeting Room

Tue, Sep 09, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Tue, Sep 09, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Wed, Sep 10, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room 2AB

Wed, Sep 10, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Sep 10, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Wed, Sep 10, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
TechZone
This event is full

Wed, Sep 10, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Sep 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Thu, Sep 11, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Sep 11, 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A

Thu, Sep 11, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Teen Meeting Room

Thu, Sep 11, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center

Thu, Sep 11, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium

Fri, Sep 12, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Sat, Sep 13, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Special Collections

Sat, Sep 13, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Mon, Sep 15, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room

Mon, Sep 15, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1
Registration opens Monday, August 25 2025 at 10:00am

Mon, Sep 15, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Meeting Room