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The Second Annual Books & Dragons

Books & Dragons 2024

2024-11-16 10:00:00 2024-11-16 15:00:00 America/New_York Books & Dragons 2024 Books and Dragons returns! Join us for our family-friendly, fantasy-themed special event for all ages and experience levels. Cuyahoga Falls Library -

Saturday, November 16
10:00am - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-11-16 10:00:00 2024-11-16 15:00:00 America/New_York Books & Dragons 2024 Books and Dragons returns! Join us for our family-friendly, fantasy-themed special event for all ages and experience levels. Cuyahoga Falls Library -

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)*

Cuyahoga Falls Library

Phone: 330-928-2117

Hours

Today's hours

We're open 10:00AM to 8:00PM

Mon, Apr 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Apr 29 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Apr 30 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, May 01 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, May 02 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, May 03 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, May 04 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Cuyahoga Falls Library connects people with the world of ideas, information, and imagination. Serving the community since 1912.

Upcoming Events

Thu, May 01, All day
Cuyahoga Falls Library
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Thu, May 01, 10:00am - 11:30am
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Sutliff Room - Meeting Room
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Thu, May 01, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Chambers Room - Meeting Room
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Thu, May 01, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Sutliff Room - Meeting Room
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Fri, May 02, 9:30am - 10:30am
Cuyahoga Falls Library
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Fri, May 02, 3:45pm - 4:45pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Sutliff Room - Meeting Room
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Sat, May 03, 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library
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Mon, May 05, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library
Stop by the library's upper level the first Monday of the month to connect with a case manager from Summit County Job and Family Services.

Mon, May 05, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Chambers Room - Meeting Room
Participate in the discussion on this month’s book, "The Kaiju Preservation Society” by John Scalzi.

Mon, May 05, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Sutliff Room - Meeting Room
Enjoy a yoga class for all levels taught by instructors from HARVEST Yoga + Wellness Studio.
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Tue, May 06, 10:00am - 11:00am
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Board Room
This is to discuss the policies of the library.

Tue, May 06, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Chambers Room - Meeting Room
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Tue, May 06, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Chambers Room - Meeting Room
Project Learn of Summit County offers free assistance for those who wish to earn their Ohio High School Equivalency Diploma.

Wed, May 07, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Sutliff Room - Meeting Room
Discover your next job opportunity!

Wed, May 07, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library
Connect with a representative from OhioMeansJobs Summit County. Job Seekers, find help with your job search, resumes, and training opportunities. Employers, learn all about OMJ's recruitment services.

Wed, May 07, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Chambers Room - Meeting Room
Learn about the library’s new catalog!

Wed, May 07, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual
How to Use Anxiety to Thrive with Dr. David H. Rosmarin
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Wed, May 07, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Teen Space
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Thu, May 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Chambers Room - Meeting Room
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This event is full

Thu, May 08, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Chambers Room - Meeting Room
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Thu, May 08, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Graefe Room
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Thu, May 08, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Sutliff Room - Meeting Room
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Tue, May 13, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Sutliff Room - Meeting Room
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Tue, May 13, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Chambers Room - Meeting Room
Volunteer at the library and earn some volunteer hours!

Tue, May 13, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Chambers Room - Meeting Room
Project Learn of Summit County offers free assistance for those who wish to earn their Ohio High School Equivalency Diploma.

Tue, May 13, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Sutliff Room B
Come play Dungeons & Dragons with us! This campaign will play The Fire Fades. Level 5 characters will be provided or bring your own. Takes place in Graefe until May.
Registration is now closed

Tue, May 13, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Sutliff Room A
Come play Dungeons & Dragons with us! This campaign will play “The Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands” by Raging Swan Press. Level 1 characters will be provided or bring your own!
Registration is now closed

Wed, May 14, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library
Connect with a representative from OhioMeansJobs Summit County. Job Seekers, find help with your job search, resumes, and training opportunities. Employers, learn all about OMJ's recruitment services.

Wed, May 14, 10:30am - 11:30am
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Sutliff Room - Meeting Room
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Wed, May 14, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Chambers Room - Meeting Room
Learn the basics of these popular social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

Wed, May 14, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Teen Space
Read books at your own pace and converse with your community.

Wed, May 14, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Chambers Room - Meeting Room
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Wed, May 14, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - MakerSpace
Design your very own tote bag!
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Wed, May 14, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
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Thu, May 15, 10:30am - 11:30am
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Chambers Room - Meeting Room
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Thu, May 15, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Chambers Room - Meeting Room
Project Learn of Summit County offers free assistance for those who wish to earn their Ohio High School Equivalency Diploma.

Thu, May 15, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Sutliff Room - Meeting Room
Participate in the discussion as we dissect this month’s book, “Happiness Falls,” by Angie Kim.

Fri, May 16, 9:30am - 10:30am
Cuyahoga Falls Library
Join us for a bi-weekly walking group for all ages.

Sat, May 17, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Sutliff Room - Meeting Room
Create your own story and dive into a world of magic when you participate in our monthly Teen D&D campaign.

Sat, May 17, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - MakerSpace
Join us for an introductory demonstration of our MakerSpace equipment!

Mon, May 19, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Chambers Room - Meeting Room
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Mon, May 19, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Sutliff Room - Meeting Room,Virtual Room
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Registration opens Monday, May 5 2025 at 9:00am

Tue, May 20, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Chambers Room - Meeting Room
Project Learn of Summit County offers free assistance for those who wish to earn their Ohio High School Equivalency Diploma.

Tue, May 20, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Sutliff Room - Meeting Room
Cuyahoga Falls Library Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting

Wed, May 21, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library
Connect with a representative from OhioMeansJobs Summit County. Job Seekers, find help with your job search, resumes, and training opportunities. Employers, learn all about OMJ's recruitment services.

Wed, May 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual
How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us with Author Rachelle Bergstein
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Wed, May 21, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Teen Space
Enjoy snacks, video games, and more when you visit the Falls Library's Teen Lounge.

Thu, May 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Chambers Room - Meeting Room
Learn new crochet skills by completing a project with us every month in this two-part workshop!
This event is full

Thu, May 22, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Chambers Room - Meeting Room
Project Learn of Summit County offers free assistance for those who wish to earn their Ohio High School Equivalency Diploma.

Fri, May 23, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Sutliff Room - Meeting Room
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Sat, May 24, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Sutliff Room - Meeting Room
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Tue, May 27, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Chambers Room - Meeting Room
Project Learn of Summit County offers free assistance for those who wish to earn their Ohio High School Equivalency Diploma.

Tue, May 27, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Sutliff Room - Meeting Room
Looking to meet other local writers and get feedback on your work?

Wed, May 28, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library
Connect with a representative from OhioMeansJobs Summit County. Job Seekers, find help with your job search, resumes, and training opportunities. Employers, learn all about OMJ's recruitment services.

Wed, May 28, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Computer Lab
Take it slow and learn the specifics of some computer concepts!

Wed, May 28, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Teen Space
Read books at your own pace and converse with your community.

Wed, May 28, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Chambers Room - Meeting Room
Enjoy some friendly competition and play chess with friends.

Wed, May 28, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - MakerSpace
Learn the basics of sewing by completing a simple project wit
Registration opens Wednesday, May 14 2025 at 9:00am

Thu, May 29, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Cuyahoga Falls Library - Chambers Room - Meeting Room
Project Learn of Summit County offers free assistance for those who wish to earn their Ohio High School Equivalency Diploma.