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Akron Makes
2021-11-13 11:00:00 2021-11-13 17:00:00 America/New_York Akron Makes This free, interactive, family-friendly event is a completely unique opportunity to engage with Akron’s curious and creative. Main Library -

Saturday, November 13
11:00am - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2021-11-13 11:00:00 2021-11-13 17:00:00 America/New_York Akron Makes This free, interactive, family-friendly event is a completely unique opportunity to engage with Akron’s curious and creative. Main Library -

This free, interactive, family-friendly event is a completely unique opportunity to engage with Akron’s curious and creative.

Since 2013, children, adults, and families have enjoyed hands-on exhibits at the Library’s annual celebration of makers. Past exhibitors have included coding, robots, drones, skee-bowl, egg drop, vortex cannon, guitar pedals, 3D printing, crafting, knitting, cosplay, modified Nerf guns and so much more! 

Here's what you can find at this year's Akron Makes:

  • Print making with Rubber City Prints!
  • Robots with KSS Robotics! 
  • Needlework with Stan Hywet Needlework Guild!
  • Summit DD's mobile sensory bus!
  • Trains! Western Reserve Speed-MO/Free-MO will set up a huge train table and talk about how to build basic modules, create scenery, and get started on your own model train set at home in no time. 
  • Coding bracelets, Makey Makey and other interactive activities in our Children’s Library!
  • Marshmallow and toothpick challenge in the Teen area!
  • And more!

Come early to Akron Makes and attend a special screening of Hearts of Glass, an intimate portrait of social entrepreneurship at the intersection of disability rights and sustainable, local food production. The show starts at 10:30 am in the auditorium.

Interested in maker materials from the library? Check these out:

AGE GROUP: | Tween | Teen | School Age (Grades K-2) | School Age (Grades 3-5) | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | STEM & STEAM | Education | Computers & Technology |

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Main Library
Phone: 330.643.9000
Branch manager
Michael Bianchi
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We're closed Monday January 20 due to Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Tue, Jan 21 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jan 22 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jan 23 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jan 24 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jan 25 10:00AM to 5:00PM
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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

AKRON FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT CENTER at Main Library - Free Financial Counseling
Tue, Jan 21, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center
Microsoft Excel Skills for Job Readiness
Tue, Jan 21, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1
Foundation Directory Online Clinic - A refresher and practice session
Wed, Jan 22, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center
Babytime
Wed, Jan 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Babytime
Wed, Jan 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Preschool Storytime
Thu, Jan 23, 10:30am - 11:30am
Microsoft Excel Skills for Job Readiness
Thu, Jan 23, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1
Teen Super Sandwich Showdown
Thu, Jan 23, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teen Meeting Room
Movies@Main
Thu, Jan 23, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium
A Healthy Start for a New Year - Complementary & Integrative Health Therapies
Sat, Jan 25, 10:15am - 3:00pm
Atrium,Auditorium,Meeting Room 1,Meeting Room 2AB,Meeting Room 3
Ballet Excel Ohio: Peter Pan
Sat, Jan 25, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Library Educator Lab,Children's Library Programming Room
The Lore Keepers Guild - Book Club
Mon, Jan 27, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Microsoft Excel Skills for Job Readiness
Tue, Jan 28, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1
Meet Our Small Die-cut Sticker Printer - Uninet iColor250
Tue, Jan 28, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
TechZone
Babytime
Wed, Jan 29, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Babytime
Wed, Jan 29, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Preschool Storytime
Thu, Jan 30, 10:30am - 11:30am
Job and Family Services: Case Managers at the Library
Thu, Jan 30, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Quiet Study Room 1
Microsoft Excel Skills for Job Readiness
Thu, Jan 30, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1
Teen Dungeons and Dragons
Thu, Jan 30, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Movies@Main
Thu, Jan 30, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium
Mario Kart Tournament
Sat, Feb 01, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room
Tai Chi and Qigong for Health, Balance, and Strength - Movements Everyone Can Do
Tue, Feb 04, 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Business, Government & Science
Microsoft Excel Skills for Job Readiness
Tue, Feb 04, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1
Babytime
Wed, Feb 05, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Babytime
Wed, Feb 05, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Meet our Vinyl Printer - Demo
Wed, Feb 05, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
TechZone
Registration opens Wednesday, January 22 2025 at 9:00am
Preschool Storytime
Thu, Feb 06, 10:30am - 11:30am
Microsoft Excel Skills for Job Readiness
Thu, Feb 06, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1
Teen Volunteering
Thu, Feb 06, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Movies@Main
Thu, Feb 06, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium
18th Annual Family Reading Festival
Sat, Feb 08, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Tai Chi and Qigong for Health, Balance, and Strength - Movements Everyone Can Do
Tue, Feb 11, 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Business, Government & Science
AKRON FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT CENTER at Main Library - Free Financial Counseling
Tue, Feb 11, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center
Introduction to Intellectual Property - Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks and Trade Secrets
Tue, Feb 11, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Business, Government & Science Patent Alcove
Babytime
Wed, Feb 12, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Babytime
Wed, Feb 12, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Job Readiness - Resume 3.0 - The New Resume Rules
Wed, Feb 12, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Pokemon Club
Wed, Feb 12, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room
Making Masterpieces Monthly
Wed, Feb 12, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
TechZone
Preschool Storytime
Thu, Feb 13, 10:30am - 11:30am
Teen Karaoke
Thu, Feb 13, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Teen Meeting Room
Movies@Main
Thu, Feb 13, 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium
Ask An Attorney - Reentry Clinic
Sat, Feb 15, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Atrium
Teen Gaming Club
Mon, Feb 17, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Meeting Room
Tai Chi and Qigong for Health, Balance, and Strength - Movements Everyone Can Do
Tue, Feb 18, 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Business, Government & Science
Babytime
Wed, Feb 19, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Babytime
Wed, Feb 19, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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