Join speaker Mitch Crawford for this photography class for seniors as he focuses on the basic elements of photo composition. Learn how to set up a photo so that the end result is a stunning memory. There will be a Q&A after the presentation. The workshop is geared towards those 50+.   This free program is cosponsored by the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library and the Friends of the Library.
About the Speaker:  Mitch taught for 20 years at St. John’s Jesuit High School in Toledo, specializing in computers and digital photography.

10 - 11 AM:  Jazz Concert
Enjoy music from another era as the Community Jazz Band begins our celebration of Pride in Your Library Day.  No registration necessary.

Celebrate Pride in Your Library Day and enjoy an afternoon of energetic, authentic bluegrass performed by Morning Star. The trio will play a mix of Bluegrass, Folk, Country, Gospel, and Americana – which can be enjoyed by young, old, and everyone in between. No registration required. This free program is cosponsored by the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library and the Friends of the Library.

Don’t miss the fantastic bargains at the Friends of the Library’s Summer Book Sale!  All hours of this summer sale are free and open to the public.  Follow the Friends on Facebook:  www.facebook.com/friends.of.smfpl
Cosponsored by the Friends and the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library.

Don’t miss the fantastic bargains at the Friends of the Library’s Summer Book Sale!  All hours of this summer sale are free and open to the public.  Follow the Friends on Facebook:  www.facebook.com/friends.of.smfpl
Cosponsored by the Friends and the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library.

The Force is strong at the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library. Join us for a drop-in event on Saturday, August 19, 2017 from 11 AM to 2 PM This event, fun for fans of all ages, includes games, crafts, contests & more! We will have activities geared to adults and teens as well as children. You may even meet a Jedi, a Sith Lord, or more of your favorite characters.  Come in costume for a chance to win prizes!

Curious about what our city of Stow looked like years ago?   Join our Local History Librarian, Beth Daugherty, as she gives a walking tour of the area immediately surrounding the library.  This tour may include a visit to the original Stow Library which opened its doors in 1925! 

Join Sherri Brake of Haunted Heartland Tours for Haunted Ohio as we take a look at Ohio’s famous and not so famous haunted locations, oddities, and creepy cemeteries. Featured locations include Cry Baby Bridge, The Ohio State Reformatory, Franklin Castle, The Levee House Café, The Ceely Rose House in Malabar Farm, and much more! There will be a Q&A and book signing after the program.

Are you interested in becoming a beekeeper? Join Kris and Evona Gaughan of Gaughan Bee Dancin’, local beekeepers and chemical free farmers as they present Beginning Beekeeping. The Gaughans will discuss methods for inserting the bees into their new home and the use of tools for hive inspections. Learn about honeybee behavior, the role of the queen, and proper brood patterns. Discover where propolis, flower pollen, and royal jelly come from and the medicinal benefits we can reap from the honeybee byproducts.  Honey will be available for tasting and purchasing.

Join us as Doug Waller, Founder of the Southeastern Ohio Society for Bigfoot Investigation (SOSBI), gives an intriguing presentation on Bigfoot. Waller will discuss evidence the SOSBI has collected, as well as the telling of eye-witness sightings and encounters of the elusive beast. Enthusiasts and skeptics welcome!
Waller has published three books on Bigfoot: Standing in the Shadows, Hidden Encounters and Screams in the Night. In 2008, he founded SOSBI, as a way for people to gather and discuss Bigfoot among others with the same interests and without ridicule.