Home Page

Friends of the Library fundraiser:  The Medicinal Herb Garden (Part 1)
Propagation, seed saving and drying herbs (Part 2)

August 20, 2016 10:00-11:30 am in the Mechanicsburg Public Library meeting room. 

Cost: $10 Register with the library or with presenter Judy Stoof at 614-561-1018 or at littlejudy62@yahoo.com.

Never Too Early To Read:  Early Childhood Literacy

November 9 from 11:30-12 in our meeting room is a presentation by Jacqueline Howley on early childhood literacy to the parents of preschool age children.

"Parents of kids with special needs don’t see a disability when they look at their kids. Instead, they see the most precious and wonderful blessing of their lives. They see their child."

Jacqueline Howley
Parent Mentor of Champaign County
Madison-Champaign ESC

Local musician and entertainer, Bill Purk, will present a program on bluegrass music for the Mechanicsburg Public Library on Tuesday, October 4th from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. 

Author and ethnobotanist Dawn Combs of Marysville, Ohio will speak about her book:  Heal Local: 20 Essential Herbs for Do-It-Yourself Home Healthcare at the Mechanicsburg Public Library November 21, 2016 at 6:30 pm.  Her book explains how to maximize the benefits of homegrown first aid, from increased freshness, potency, and effectiveness to community resilience and local economic growth.

Experience the Japanese Tea Ceremony November 5, 2016 at 1:00 pm in the meeting room of the Mechanicsburg Public Library.  Registration is requested.  Call 937-834-2004, stop by 60 South Main Street, or e-mail us at mpl@mechanicsburgohlibrary.org.  You can also use the contact form on our website:  mechanicsburg.lib.oh.us.

We're celebrating January as National Soup Month with craft activities and weekly prize drawings.  Visit us this month and you may win a bowl of soup compliments of The House Cafe and Bakery.  Fill out your entry and tell us what ingredient we should put in our soup.  On January 18, we'll also make soup to share with our visitors.  Donations of soup ingredients are welcome and any non-perishable extras will go to the local food pantry.

A Trip to Japan presentation by Glenn Lewis March 27, 2017 at 7:30 pm co-sponsored by the Woman's Tourist Club and the Mechanicsburg Public Library.

Gourd Bird Houses Friends of the Library fundraiser program with Phyllis Powers April 29, 2017 11:00 am-12:30 pm.  Space is limited so registration is required.  Register with the library.  Cost is $10 for members of the Friends of the Library group and $15 for non-members.

Pumpkin With Succulents Friends of the Library fundraiser program with Sharon Bumgardner September 30, 2017 11:00 am-12:30 pm.  Space is limited so registration is required.  Register at the library.  Cost is $10 for members of the Friends of the Library group and $15 for non-members.

PAWS Game Day April 13, 2019 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm.  There is no reading April 13, 2019, just 2 PAWS-itively fun hours of dog themed games, activities, crafts, and prizes.  Registration is not required.