All COTA rides are free today!

Today is Election Day, and all COTA rides are free. Click below to learn more and plan your trip to the polls.

Family History Day

Saturday, Nov. 7 | 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Main Library | 96 S. Grant Ave.

Join us for history and genealogy fun for the whole family. Take behind-the-scenes tours to see the incredible work of our Local History & Genealogy team, learn new ways you can overcome your genealogy roadblocks and discover your ancestors, bring your own photos and documents to be scanned into our digital collection, and much more!

See Erin Entrada Kelly in conversation with Margaret Peterson Haddix

Monday, Nov. 9 | 6-8 p.m.
Main Library | 96 S. Grant Ave. (Reading Room)

Two-time Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly will discuss her new juvenile sci-fi novel, The Second Life of Snap. She’ll be joined in conversation by acclaimed author Margaret Peterson Haddix. Click below to let us know you’re coming!

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Let’s Craft Holiday Gifts Together!

Mondays, Nov. 9, Nov. 16 & Nov. 23 | 6-7 p.m.
Whitehall Branch | 4445 E. Broad St.

Join us for our cozy craft series where we use Creativebug as a guide to help us create items to keep or gift for the upcoming holiday season.

The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio presents “Eureka Day”

Nov. 5-22
Studio Two, Riffe Center | 77 S. High St.

The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio continues its 2026-27 season with Jonathan Spector’s Tony Award-winning Eureka Day. When a mumps outbreak hits a proudly progressive California elementary school, polite discussion spirals into chaos, forcing its leaders to confront the urgent question of how to build consensus when no one can agree on what is true.