Library Events
People of all ages enjoy hypothesizing the outcomes of battles in the annual March Mammal Madness program. With a fun twist to the age-old question of “Who Would Win?” patrons can pick up their 2025 March Mammal Madness Brackets beginning Friday, February 21, at the Library. Study the combatants, make your guesses, and return your completed brackets by Saturday, March 8, to watch the outcomes of these hypothetical battles between animals. One lucky winner will enjoy a prize at the end of the madness.
Library Events
Get ready to fill your bookshelves, find a gift for a friend, and stock the neighborhood library at the Friends of the Library Annual Used Book Sale Saturday, March 1, from 8:00 a.m. to Noon. All books and movies are offered for a free-will donation, with all proceeds supporting the Friends mission to help the Solon Public Library provide special programs throughout the year.
Curl up with a good book and a good dog! Willa the French Bulldog will be joining us for individual youth reading sessions to boost reading confidence and provide a calming presence as kids read aloud. 1st-8th graders may sign up for a 10-minute reading slot with Willa. Pick out a book and join us in Study Room 2 when it is your registered time.
In March we’ll have 10-minute timeslots on the first and third Wednesdays, and additional opportunities coming. Please visit our website calendar to register for a timeslot.
We have just two Fun For All Nights left of the season! Join us for gym games, a movie, and popcorn at the Solon Community Center for an all-ages night of fun. Saturday, March 8, we’re showing Despicable Me 4 [PG] and will place votes for the April 12 movie. Gym Games start at 6:00 p.m. and the movie starts at 7:00 p.m. Don’t forget your lawn chairs and blankets to get comfy in the gym for the movie.
After a short break, we’re excited to announce that DIY Night is back! Register to join us Tuesday, March 11, at 6:30 p.m. for clay sculptures. We’re going full-swing into the March Mammal Madness fun and using air dry clay to sculpt our favorite animals. DIY Night is for adults and young adults (16+) and registration is required.
Library Access
Regular Library hours are Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. and Friday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Closed Sundays. Please always refer to our website calendar or call to check hours as winter weather may impact our ability to be safely open.
Please note the upcoming special hours at the Library:
The Library will be open Friday, Feb. 28, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. to allow time for our regular monthly staff in-service after closing.
Everyone is welcome at the Library and our programs. Please contact us with access needs.
What We’re Reading
Once again, Fiona Davis, doesn’t disappoint with her beautifully written historical fiction novel, The Spectacular. The depth of research and thought put into the historical details is captivating throughout the novel. If you enjoy historical fiction and haven’t discovered Fiona Davis, we recommend you check it out!
The Spectacular by Fiona Davis. New York City, 1956: Nineteen-year-old Marion Brooks knows she should be happy. Her high school sweetheart is about to propose and sweep her off to the life everyone has always expected they’d have together: a quiet house in the suburbs, Marion staying home to raise their future children. But instead, Marion finds herself feeling trapped. So when she comes across an opportunity to audition for the famous Radio City Rockettes—the glamorous precision-dancing troupe—she jumps at the chance to exchange her predictable future for the dazzling life of a performer.
Meanwhile, the city is reeling from a string of bombings orchestrated by a person the press has nicknamed the “Big Apple Bomber,” who has been terrorizing the citizens of New York for sixteen years by planting bombs in popular, crowded spaces. With the public in an uproar over the lack of any real leads after a yearslong manhunt, the police turn in desperation to Peter Griggs, a young doctor at a local mental hospital who espouses a radical new technique: psychological profiling.
As both Marion and Peter find themselves unexpectedly pulled in to the police search for the bomber, Marion realizes that as much as she’s been training herself to blend in—performing in perfect unison with all the other identical Rockettes—if she hopes to catch the bomber, she’ll need to stand out and take a terrifying risk. In doing so, she may be forced to sacrifice everything she’s worked for, as well as the people she loves the most.