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The Arcanum Public Library will be closed on Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day.  We will resume regular business hours on Tuesday, May 26th.  Thank you!

Join us on Monday, June 1st 10:30AM for our Summer Reading Program Registration Kick off! JC's Mining Store will be visiting starting at 10:30AM to help us host a fossil and treasure mining.  There is a sign up at the front desk (937-692-8484) for mining time slots on the front lawn.  There will be one bag per child to mine for fossils or mixed treasure.  Sign up for mining will begin on May 1st. 

During our Summer Reading Program, we will be having our Storytimes on Mondays at 10:30AM.  We look forward to seeing you then!

Join us on Friday, June 19th at 3:00PM on the front lawn for an animal presentation with Hatcher's Hatchlings.  Please bring a blanket or chair for the lawn to enjoy the program of various reptiles.  We excited to have them returning to share!!

Join us on Tuesday, June 23rd at 10:30AM for returning entertainer Paul Adam's and his "Freddy Fossil" program.  Puppets, magic, science, and fun for all ages to enjoy!  Be sure to save the date and stop in!

The Arcanum Public Library will be closed on Saturday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day.  We look forward to seeing you back on Monday, July 6th during regular business hours.

Join us on Wednesday, July 15th at 5:30PM for a program on "3-D Printing and Printers" with High Street Market.  They will share information as well as answer questions you may have if you have a beginning interest in 3-D Printing.  We hope to see you there!!

We are looking forward to hosting the Darke County Parks Department again, and they are bringing some of their animals to visit with us.  They are planning on sharing some of the parks birds with us and show us how they are relatives of raptor dinosaurs.  They will be at the Arcanum Public Library on Tuesday, July 28th at 10:30AM.  We hope you can join us!

Join us on Saturday, August 1st from 10:00AM-12:00PM for our End of Summer Reading Program Celebration!  There will be snacks, games, face painting, and prizes.  Be sure to stop in and join us in celebrating all the fun we had all summer through Summer Reading Program 2026! 

Stop in the Arcanum Public Library on Friday, April 10th at 1:00PM for a visit with Author Pamela Loxely Drake.  Pamela grew up in Darke County, Ohio and now resides in Oregon.  She is the columnist of "Rural Reflections" for Beaverton Valley Times. Pamela's memoir, Neff Road, was published in 2025.  Neff Road shares about Pamela's family, who has origins outside of Arcanum, and her early life as a farmer's daughter.