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May at your Defiance County libraries! 🌸

On June 8, Defiance Public Library transforms into a dino-infested escape room with challenges for all ages! Free & open to everyone. 📷 #rawr

Reminder: All DPLS libraries will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day.

This week the Defiance Public Library System has 72 new books and three new movies. New items include Ironwood, The Divorce, Fever Dream, Mercy, My Friends, The Shippers, AI for Good, A Murder in Hollywood, Puddle Jumpers, Dreams, and Charlotte's Web. wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?p=4426…

Wrangle up some donuts and dinosaurs during our summer reading sign-up celebration! Get registered for the challenge and collect your sign-up rewards! June 1 from 10:00AM-7:00PM at Defiance Public Library.

👉 Registration for the 2026 Summer Reading Challenge is NOW open for all ages! Create an account (if you don't already have one) at defiancelibrary.beanstack.org 🦕 For complete details about the challenge, events, activities, prizes and more, visit defiancelibrary.org/summer

This week the Defiance Public Library System has 163 new books and six new movies. New items include Birth Vibes, Our Perfect Storm, Goat, 26 Beauties, Call the Midwife, The U.S. Constitution, Jujutsu Kaisen30, and The Things We Never Say. wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?p=4426…

The Friends of Defiance Public Library are now accepting vendor applications for Art in the Park, taking place on Fort Street/at the Fort Grounds on June 28. The deadline to apply is June 13! 🎨 👉 Read details & download a vendor application here: tinyurl.com/5fzzcbae

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Explore a curated collection of mental health resources on @hooplaDigital. Gain valuable insights, tools, and strategies to nurture your mental well-being. 👉 Check it out: hoopladigital.com/collection/151…

This week the Defiance Public Library System has 49 new books and three new movies. New items include Solo Mio, It, Invincible, Freeze Fresh Meal Prep, Forbidden Mountain, Styx and Stones, Cat on a Hot Tin Woof, and Burn the Kingdom Down. wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?p=4426…

Take your library card on an adventure! Check out passes to these destinations at DPL: 🌙 Armstrong Air & Space Museum 🚗 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum 🌿 Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory 🎨 Fort Wayne Museum of Art 🧪 Science Central Fort Wayne

Pre-Summer Reading school visits kicked off at #Ayersville, where our Children's Services Manager Marja took a spin on Paige the #Library Dino.

Look up, Sherwood! The windows above SBL got a stylish makeover recently thanks to the Village of Sherwood. Visit the #library and let's #READ together!

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at Defiance Public Library! 💚 Join DPL and author Christina Treviño on May 5 at 4:30PM at the library, where we'll hear an excerpt from Treviño's book & make our own papel picado flags! Geared to grades K-6. No registration is needed.

Teens & adults can register now for the Summer Reading Challenge, taking place June 1-July 25. Sign up at defiancelibrary.beanstack.org (Kids registration will begin May 15 on Beanstack!)

This week the Defiance Public Library System has 69 new books and one new movie. New items include The Calamity Club, The Well-Educated Child, Dracula, The Sun Thief, A Deadly Episode, We Burned So Bright, Chasing the Clouds Away, and Mei Mei The Bunny. wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?p=4426…

May 4-9 we're celebrating Children's Book Week at Defiance Public Library with a special scavenger hunt, bookmark-making station, and a fun "Would You Rather?" activity. Stop into the Children's Department and join in the fun! 😁

This week the Defiance Public Library System has 82 new books and nine new movies. New items include Send Help, The Mother-Daughter Book Club, Shelter, 28 Years Later, A Woman's Place, Drownproof, Mad Mabel, The Rolling Stones, Christy, and Paradox. wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?p=4426…

👉 We are #hiring in Hicksville! Join the library team! Johnson Memorial Library is currently seeking a Branch Associate. The deadline to apply is 5PM on 5/8 Read job details and download an application at defiancelibrary.org/careers DPLS is an equal-opportunity employer.

Monday at Defiance Public Library! #toledo #opera