Spooky Story Contest!
Love Halloween? Dare to enter our Spooky Short Story Contest—if you’re brave enough! Summon your creepiest characters, twistiest plots, and most bone-chilling endings into a story no longer than three pages. Make sure it has a beginning, middle, and end… and enough fright to haunt our judges’ dreams.
Age groups: Ages 8–12 & Ages 13–18 (still in high school)
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Programs, Book Discussions, and More
Our Calendar of Events is your easy portal to all of our events. Browse by age group, or use the “Search” feature to narrow down the results.
Way Library Virtual Author Talks
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Way Public Library LibCal: Events
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Afternoon Adventures: All About Owls
Date: Monday, October 20, 2025 Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm Presenter: Alyssa Bullock Location: Mercy Health Activity Center at the Library
We will share fun facts and stories all about these fascinating hunters followed by several owl crafts. Kids will have a hoot in this
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Third Monday Book Discussion Group
Date: Monday, October 20, 2025 Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm Location: Conference Room 1
Way Public Library's Third Monday Book Discussion Group, led by Natalie Dielman. Natalie can be reached at 419-874-3135 extension 112.
The book for October is Adam Higginbotham's
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Toddler Time
Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 Time: 9:30am - 10:00am Location: Mercy Health Activity Center at the Library
This 30-minute interactive program for toddlers and their caregivers features stories, fingerplays, action rhymes and songs. Ages 19 to 35 months, no registration is
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Toddler Time
Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 Time: 10:30am - 11:00am Location: Mercy Health Activity Center at the Library
This 30-minute interactive program for toddlers and their caregivers features stories, fingerplays, action rhymes and songs. Ages 19 to 35 months, no registration is
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Show Me the Movie - A Real Pain
Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm Location: Meeting Rooms A, B, C, and D
When incompatible cousins Benji (Kieran Culkin) and David (Jesse Eisnberg) decide to honor their late grandmother by touring Poland anything can happen…and it does.
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Monster Makers
Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 Time: 4:15pm - 5:15pm Location: Mercy Health Activity Center at the Library
For ages 8-12. In this program we'll listen to the story "I Need My Monster" by Amanda Noll and then create monsters of our own! Registration is required.
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Sewing Basics
Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Location: Meeting Rooms A, B, C, and D
Join us for this class for beginners which will teach the absolute basics of sewing. Sewist Samantha Anderson will go over how to stitch by hand as well as how to thread and use a sewing
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Preschool Story Time
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 Time: 9:30am - 10:00am Location: Mercy Health Activity Center at the Library
This fun, drop-in program features stories, songs, finger plays, and group activities for children. Perfect for ages 3 to 6 years old. This is a drop-in story time, no registration
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Preschool Story Time
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 Time: 10:30am - 11:00am Location: Mercy Health Activity Center at the Library
This fun, drop-in program features stories, songs, finger plays, and group activities for children. Perfect for ages 3 to 6 years old. This is a drop-in story time, no
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Inspirational Book Club
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm Location: Conference Room 2
Heirlooms by Sandra Byrd (2022)
