150 Things to Do at WCDPL

In honor of our 150th birthday celebrations, we want you to know there are (at least) 150 things to do at WCDPL. 

1. Get a reading suggestion from the staff.
2. Sign up for a computer class.
3. Check out the Tumble Tower from the Library of Things.
4. Attend a book club.
5. Take (or leave) a puzzle from the puzzle exchange.
6. Check out the picture of the library’s first bookmobile in the local history mural on the second floor at the Bowling Green branch.
7. Check out the picture of early train engines in the local history mural at the Walbridge branch.
8. Use a public computer to print your resume.
9. Scan a document to your email.
10. Print a cat on the 3D printer.
11. Read and relax in one of our comfy reading spots.
12. Attend one of several story times the Children’s Place holds for different age groups. 
13. Download an eBook with Libby.
14. Ask about watching movies and television shows at home for free with Hoopla.
15. Meet Benny the dog during Paws for Reading story time at the Bowling Green branch.
16. Research your family history in the Local History Collection.
17. Sign your child up for 1000 Books Before Kindergarten.
18. Read a book in the sunshine in the front courtyard at the Bowling Green branch.
19. Read a magazine with the Hoopla Magazines Binge Pass.
20. Sign up for home delivery through our Outreach Services Department
21. Visit the bookmobile at one of its regular weekly stops.
22. Sign up to be a Friends of the Library member.
23. Look up a story about a local business in our newspaper archives.
24. Use a catalog computer to find your next favorite book or movie.
25. Find out who used to live in your house with the collection of city directories in the Local History Collection.
26. Ask a staff member to help you find resources to help you earn your GED.
27. Study with up to 3 friends in one of our study rooms.
28. Request a book from a library on the other side of the state through our catalog. 
29. Use the free Wi-Fi to watch YouTube on your phone.
30. Check out issues of Consumer Reports to help you make decisions about your next major appliance purchase.
31. Take home a copy of the latest hit movies on Blu-ray or DVD.
32. Skip the line at the circ desk and use the self-checkout machine.
33. See pictures of what Bowling Green, Walbridge, Bradner, Pemberville, Perrysburg, and other communities used to look like in the Local History Collection.
34. Ask a question about capybaras at the Information Desk on the second floor of the Bowling Green branch.
35. Ask a question about wombats at the Children’s Desk on the first floor of the Bowling Green branch.
36. Admire the plants that thrive in the building’s sunlight.
37. Read a magazine by the fireplace in the atrium of the Bowling Green branch. 
38. Purchase a book at the Friends of the Library’s annual book sale.
39. Find the hottest new releases on the Browsing Collection.
40. Apply for a new job on one of the public computers.
41. Finding what’s new in YA reading by talking to a member of the Children’s Place staff.
42. Print a picture from your phone with wireless printing.
43. Learn a new language with the Mango Languages (for adults) or Little Pim Languages (for kids) databases.
44. Figure out what to have for dinner tonight with our enormous cookbook collection.
45. Find a new book to read on one of the displays throughout the library.
46. Admire the Shakespeare Garden out in front of the Bowling Green branch.
47. Return materials in the book drop on the south side of the Bowling Green branch. 
48. Place a hold on an item we don’t have on our shelves.
49. Pick up a hold that has come in for you via curbside service.
50. Brush up your financial knowledge with the ValueLine or Weiss Financial databases.
51. Share a story with a friend in the Kiwanis Castle (kids only, please).
52. Use the Ellison Die cutter in the Children’s area.
53. Make a craft during Get Crafty (for adults).
54. Make a craft in the Activity Center (for children).
55. Find out how energy efficient your house is by borrowing the thermal imaging camera.
56. Check out what’s happening around the area on the community bulletin board.
57. Interested in knitting or crocheting? Join Fiber Friends at Bowling Green or Purls of Wisdom at Walbridge.
58. Read your first (or one hundred and first) graphic novel.
59. Attend an author talk and/or signing event.
60. Ask the Children’s Place staff about the Children’s Summer Reading Program.
61. Pick up a copy of Bookish, the magazine with everything for adult patrons.
62. Pick up a copy of Connect, the magazine with everything for children and families.
63. Pick up some seeds for your garden from the Seed Library.
64. Have a movie marathon with a DVD Binge Box.
65. Make a quilt pattern with the Electric Quilt software.
66. Learn about the history of a neighboring county in our Local History Collection.
67. Look up recent Consumer Reports reviews of refrigerators in our online magazine database, EBSCOhost.
68. Learn about your car’s braking system with the Chilton database.
69. Learn how to repair your home’s plumbing with the Home Improvement database.
70. Find out if that snake in your yard is dangerous with the What Snake is it? online tool. 
71. Prepare for a college entrance or career exam with prep books.
72. See if you can stump a staff member at the Information Desk with a tough question.
73. Enjoy a musical performance in the atrium.
74. Learn about historic buildings and events by attending the annual Walking Tour.
75. Fill up your reusable water bottle at one of the water stations in the Bowling Green branch.
76. Meet with someone in a private study room on the second floor.
77. Register to vote.
78. Finally take home that movie that you missed out on, but all your friends have seen.
79. Request a CD by that one boy band and remember why you loved it so much when you were younger.
80. Look at a map of Wood County from 1905.
81. Fill your water container with the Water Shed at the Walbridge branch.
82. Sign up for an appointment to get technology help during Tech Thursdays.
83. Look up an article from the 1950 Pemberville Leader on microfilm.
84. Visit Hedwig the owl in the Children’s area tree at the Walbridge branch.
85. Pick up tax forms from the Information Desk.
86. Find a great new gluten-free cookie recipe. 
87. Learn some cool new facts by watching a Pallister Collection documentary.
88. Ask the Children’s Place staff about the pop-up books you can look at while in the library.
89. Attend a video class on Digital Marketing with LinkedIn Learning.
90. Figure out what that strange plant is in your yard with a book on gardening.
91. Stop at the Circulation Desk and find out how to get a flyer posted on the community bulletin board.
92. Check out traffic cones to help you or someone in your family practice for a driving test.
93. Send a fax.
94. Find out about upcoming community events by asking questions at the Information Desk.
95. Solve a mystery at the Walbridge branch by attending the Mystery Book Club.
96. Sign up for our weekly email newsletter.
97. Expand your knowledge of films around the world with the International Film Collection.
98. Ask a staff member what book they most recently read and enjoyed.
99. Participate in the Winter Reading event for adults.
100. Write the next great novel in a quiet study area.
101. Re-visit a favorite picture book from your childhood and/or share it with a child in your life.
102. Send us a birthday card to be included in our birthday display this year.
103. Use the website chat function on the library’s website to ask a question.
104. Get a bookmobile passport and get rewarded for visiting public stops.
105. Request a teacher bundle of themed books.
106. Join a Wii senior bowling league at the Walbridge branch.
107. Race pennies with a friend in the coin vortex.
108. Get your hand stamped at the Children’s Place desk.
109. Use the Sanborn Fire Maps database to find out what businesses were at the intersection of Main and Wooster Streets in 1900. 
110. Ask a Children’s Librarian about the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.
111. Take a moment to smell a flower from one of our beautiful gardens.
112. Check out the latest album released by Taylor Swift on Hoopla.
113. Settle that bet that you and your friend have about what animal can run the fastest with a book from our nonfiction section.
114. Clear up that garden pest problem you’re having with a book on local plants and wildlife.
115. Play a game during Walbridge library’s Game Day.
116. Request that one book you can’t find anywhere else with an Inter-Library Loan.
117. Find all the hottest new releases on the shelves surrounding the atrium.
118. Make a copy of your tax returns on one of our photocopiers.
119. Build something fantastic at either the Lego Block Party in Walbridge or the Lego Cup Challenge in Bowling Green. 
120. Learn about something new in the Children’s Place Interactive Learning Room. 
121. Enjoy discussing recipes and tasting treats with the Page to Table Book Club at the Bowling Green branch.
122. Finally learn how to play chess at the Bowling Green branch’s Chess Nights.
123. Brush up your computer skills with Computer Basics classes.
124. Explore the night sky with a telescope from the Library of Things.
125. Submit a 5 Recommendations for You form on our website and have personalized suggestions for books or movies placed on hold for you.
126. Make a new friend by participating in a book discussion.
127. See old photos of Wood County in our digitized photo collection on Ohio Memory.
128. Manage your library account with the SEO Libraries app. 
129. Get information on how to start a small business.
130. Get information on how to rent out a property you own.
131. Preserve a family member’s stories for future generations with a take home family history kit.
132. Enjoy a fun film during Family Movie Time on select Saturdays at Walbridge.
133. Learn through play and interaction with adapted toys in the Children’s Place.
134. Use FreeCAD software to design a digital object for printing on the 3D printer.
135. Find a fun new knitting or quilt pattern in our large collection of crafting books. 
136. Have the staff at the Information Desk show you how easy it is to get eBooks and audiobooks on your smartphone or tablet. 
137. Exchange gently used craft supplies for new ones during the Craft Exchange. 
138. Rent out the Carter House for an event. 
139. Enjoy a picture book in a language other than English.
140. Plan for your next vacation with the travel guides in our nonfiction collection.
141. Ask about the STEAM kits available for kids to check out and take home. 
142. Improve your computer skills with the Northstar Digital Literacy learning resource.
143. Find a fun new craft to do with friends or family in the Hobbies and Crafts online database.
144. Read the New York Times, USA Today, or one of hundreds of other newspapers from around the country with one of our online newspaper databases.
145. Play with the train table (kids only, please).
146. Charge your phone or tablet at a charging station.
147. Look up and old yearbook picture of a friend or family member who attended Bowling Green High School.
148. Find out about the regularly scheduled scavenger hunts for children.
149. Inquire about the Volunteen Program for teens.
150. Learn how to time travel with a book from our history section.