Books & Dragons 2024
Saturday, November 16
10:00am - 3:00pm
Books and Dragons returns! Join us for our family-friendly, fantasy-themed special event for all ages and experience levels.
Come one, come all to the second annual Books & Dragons: a special event celebrating all things fantasy, tabletop role-playing games, and, of course, books! Adult, teen, and child adventurers of all ages and experience levels are welcome to don their best costume and join the fun.
Last year, over 230 visitors joined us on a quest through the library to defeat the dragon. Join us this year and quest through the library on an immersive journey featuring a scavenger hunt of table-top role-playing inspired encounters.
Thank you to Mr. Fun's for helping to supply our library staff with fabulous frocks!
✨ What to Expect ✨
After you arrive, you and your adventuring party (aka your friends/family) will receive a map, choose from our pre-made characters, and journey through the stacks to find various Dungeons & Dragons-inspired encounters. Your party will roll the dice to best villains and find “magic” items in order to break the witch’s spell on your group.
No pre-registration is required to attend, but some activities and presentations may require you to pick up a free ticket on the day of the event. When you arrive, visit the Books & Dragons Information Table on the library’s lower level to request tickets and start your quest!
📅 Schedule of Events
Events in PURPLE* require a free ticket. Pick up your tickets on at the Books & Dragons Information Table on the day of the event.
🪄 Scheduled Presentations & Events: 🪄
🧌 Mythological Monsters and Creepy Cryptids - Brian Parsons will discuss various strange animals found in modern culture in stories and games from around the world and here in Ohio. Sutliff Room | 10:30
📔 Escape the Wizard’s Study - Figure out the clues to escape this magical room! 6-8 people per time slot. Chambers Room | 10:30, 12:15, and 2.
🧙♂️ 3D Printing Class - Design your own D&D miniature! Computer Lab | 11:30 and 1.
🪴 Fairy Terrariums - Create a miniature world of whimsy with Bryce Pulley, Public Utilities and Community Outreach Coordinator Graefe Room | 11:30 and 1.
🎲 D&D Games - Enjoy a one-shot D&D adventure. Sutliff Room | 12, 1:30, and 3.
🔮 All-Day Activities (While Supplies Last): 🔮
🗺️ Encounters (Whole Library) - Traverse the library with your questing party on a scavenger hunt to help us lift the curse that has been put on the whimsical woodland.
🧟♀️ Finest Frock Costume Contest - Visit the registration table before 3 p.m. We'll take your picture and upload it to our Facebook page for some community voting. May the best costume win!
🚪 Fairy Doors (Children's Room) - Decorate a wooden fairy door.
🏡 Fairy Houses (MakerSpace) - Sew a felt fairy house.
💫 Fairy Ornament (MakerSpace) - Assemble a Cricut-designed papercraft.
🛍️ Vendors (Upper Level near Study Rooms) - Underhill's Games, Natural Wonders Shop - Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Jenks Building, Cuyahoga Falls CFCS Visual Art Booster & CFHS National Art Honor Society and Art Club & Mr. Fun's Costumes & Magic Emporium!
| 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. These activities are all available while supplies last. |
- Encounters (Whole Library) - Vendors (Study Room Area) - Fairy Doors (Children’s Room) - Drop-In Crafts (MakerSpace) |
| 10:30 a.m. | - Speaker Brian Parsons | Mythological Monsters & Creepy Cryptids (Sutliff Room) - Escape Room (Chambers Room)* |
| 11:30 a.m. |
- 3D Printing Class (Computer Lab)* - Fairy Terrariums (Graefe Room)* |
| 12 p.m. | - D&D Game (Sutliff Room)* |
| 12:15 p.m. | - Escape Room (Chambers Room)* |
| 1 p.m. |
- 3D Printing Class (Computer Lab)* - Fairy Terrariums (Graefe)* |
| 1:30 p.m. | - D&D Game (Sutliff Room)* |
| 2 p.m. | - Escape Room (Chambers Room)* |
| 3 p.m. | - D&D Game (Sutliff Room)* |
AGE GROUP: | Tween | Toddler | Teen | Senior | School-Age (Grades K-2) | School-Age (Grades 3-5) | Preschool | Family | Everyone | Adult |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Event |
TAGS: | BooksAndDragons2024 |
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