The Families That Built Akron

This collaborative community exhibit aims to highlight the everyday people of Akron’s 200-year history and discuss the many ways that Akron residents have shaped the city’s culture and identity. The exhibit will incorporate photographs, objects, and other materials shared by Akron residents interested in the project. The goal of the exhibit is to inspire visitors […]

American Icons: The Untold Stories of Ohio’s First Ladies Exhibit

Presented by the National First Ladies Museum, this traveling exhibit showcases the stores of Ohio’s First Ladies. The exhibit will be available for viewing during the library’s hours of operation: open 10 am to 8 pm Monday thru Thursday, 10 am to 5 pm Friday and Saturday, 1 pm to 5 pm on Sunday.  

Black Ohio Inventors, Innovators, and Trailblazers Exhibit

This February, a new exhibit at the Heritage Center honors the legacy of Black innovators who helped shape Ohio. The exhibit aligns with one of the state’s monthly 2026 themes, part of a yearlong celebration highlighting what makes Ohio unique as we reflect during the America 250 commemoration. Black Ohio Innovators and Trailblazers is presented […]

WartherFest 2026

We are celebrating 90 years of being a museum! Ernest “Mooney” Warther officially opened a dedicated museum building in 1936 to house his carvings and show them to visitors from around the world, and 90 years later, we are still doing just that! Come celebrate with us on June 12th and 13th as we have […]

Revolutionary War Reenactment

Come to Fort Laurens, the site of Ohio’s only Revolutionary War fort, for their annual Revolutionary War reenactment on May 23, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and May 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Watch a mock skirmish for American Independence with volunteer reenactors from the Brigade of the American Revolution. Learn about […]