Giant Bugs have crawled into Main Library! Come face-to-face with a firefly, grasshopper, stag beetle, blue-eyed darner and orb web spider – they’re 6 to 10 feet tall!
Main Library | 96 S. Grant Ave.
On display Aug. 13 – Oct. 24
Meet the Bugs
Stag Beetle
Stag Beetle
Stag beetles use their large mandibles to fight off opponents and may grow as large as 4.7 inches long.
Grasshopper
Grasshopper
Grasshoppers are plant-eaters with compound eyes, which means they have a broad field of vision and can jump a meter without their wings.
Firefly
Firefly
Fireflies are winged beetles, commonly called lightning bugs for their use of bioluminescence during twilight hours to attract mates or prey.
Blue-Eyed Darner
Blue-Eyed Darner
These dragonflies are found in western North America and Central America. They live near bodies of water like lakes, ponds and streams.
Stag Beetle
Stag beetles use their large mandibles to fight off opponents and may grow as large as 4.7 inches long.
Grasshopper
Grasshoppers are plant-eaters with compound eyes, which means they have a broad field of vision and can jump a meter without their wings.
Firefly
Fireflies are winged beetles, commonly called lightning bugs for their use of bioluminescence during twilight hours to attract mates or prey.
Blue-Eyed Darner
These dragonflies are found in western North America and Central America. They live near bodies of water like lakes, ponds and streams.
Plus: See the Orb-Web Spider with its spiral web!

Stop in to learn more – we have lots of bug books to check out with your library card!
Check out these fun activities at Main Library!
Children’s (1st Floor)
Kids Create: Tissue Paper Dragonflies
Tuesday, Aug. 13 | 4-5 p.m.
Ages 5-11.
Toddler Storytime: We Love Bugs!
Tuesday, Aug. 27 | 10:30-11 a.m.
Ages 18 months-3 Years.
Baby Laptime: Baby Buzz Buzz Party
Thursday, Aug. 29 | 1:30-2 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 9 | 10:30-11 a.m.
Ages 0-18 months.
Family Storytime: Snug As a Bug
Wednesday, Aug. 28 | 10:30-11 a.m.
Thursday, Aug. 29 | 10:30-11 a.m.
Friday, Aug. 30 | 10:30-11 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 31 | 11-11:30 a.m.
Ages 0-6.
Kids Create: Bug Collection Jars
Tuesday, Sept. 3 | 4-5 p.m.
Ages 5-11.
Kids Create: Bug Puppets
Tuesday, Oct. 1 | 4-5 p.m.
Ages 5-11.
Teens (2nd Floor)
Teens Create: Bug Bonanza
Thursday, Sept. 19 | 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Ages 12-17.
Teens Create: Bug Blend
Thursday, Oct. 17 | 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Ages 12-17.
Kaufman Plaza (Outside)
Visit the OSU BUGmobile
Saturday, Oct. 12 | 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
All Ages.
Teen Learning Lab’s Friday Fun:
OSU BUGmobile
Friday, Sept. 6 | 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Ages 12-17.
Children’s (1st Floor)
Kids Create: Tissue Paper Dragonflies
Tuesday, Aug. 13 | 4-5 p.m.
Ages 5-11.
Toddler Storytime: We Love Bugs!
Tuesday, Aug. 27 | 10:30-11 a.m.
Ages 18 months-3 Years.
Baby Laptime: Baby Buzz Buzz Party
Monday, Aug. 26 | 10:30-11 a.m.
Thursday, Aug. 29 | 1:30-2 p.m.
Ages 0-18 months.
Family Storytime: Snug As a Bug
Wednesday, Aug. 28 | 10:30-11 a.m.
Thursday, Aug. 29 | 10:30-11 a.m.
Friday, Aug. 30 | 10:30-11 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 31 | 11-11:30 a.m.
Ages 0-6.
Kids Create: Bug Collection Jars
Tuesday, Sept. 3 | 4-5 p.m.
Ages 5-11.
Kids Create: Bug Puppets
Tuesday, Oct. 1 | 4-5 p.m.
Ages 5-11.
Teens (2nd Floor)
Teens Create: Bug Bonanza
Thursday, Sept. 19 | 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Ages 12-17.
Teens Create: Bug Blend
Thursday, Oct. 17 | 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Ages 12-17.
Kaufman Plaza
(Outside)
Visit the OSU BUGmobile
Saturday, Oct. 12 | 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
All Ages.
Teen Learning Lab’s Friday Fun:
OSU BUGmobile
Friday, Sept. 6 | 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Ages 12-17.
Children’s (1st Floor)
Kids Create: Tissue Paper Dragonflies
Tuesday, Aug. 13 | 4-5 p.m.
Ages 5-11.
Toddler Storytime: We Love Bugs!
Tuesday, Aug. 27 | 10:30-11 a.m.
Ages 18 months-3 Years.
Baby Laptime: Baby Buzz Buzz Party
Monday, Aug. 26 | 10:30-11 a.m.
Thursday, Aug. 29 | 1:30-2 p.m.
Ages 0-18 months.
Family Storytime: Snug As a Bug
Wednesday, Aug. 28 | 10:30-11 a.m.
Thursday, Aug. 29 | 10:30-11 a.m.
Friday, Aug. 30 | 10:30-11 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 31 | 11-11:30 a.m.
Ages 0-6.
Kids Create: Bug Collection Jars
Tuesday, Sept. 3 | 4-5 p.m.
Ages 5-11.
Kids Create: Bug Puppets
Tuesday, Oct. 1 | 4-5 p.m.
Ages 5-11.
Teens (2nd Floor)
Teens Create: Bug Bonanza
Thursday, Sept. 19 | 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Ages 12-17.
Teens Create: Bug Blend
Thursday, Oct. 17 | 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Ages 12-17.
Kaufman Plaza (Outside)
Visit the OSU BUGmobile
Saturday, Oct. 12 | 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
All Ages.
Teen Learning Lab’s Friday Fun:
OSU BUGmobile
Friday, Sept. 6 | 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Ages 12-17.
Be sure to stop by the Children’s area for more bug activities!

Check out festive programs at Main Library!

All Aboard the Storytime Express!
Friday, Dec. 2 | 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3 | 11 a.m.
Sunday, Dec. 4 | 1:30 a.m.
Children’s Area
Goodnight Train Storytime
Monday, Dec. 12 | 6:30 p.m.
Children’s Area
Snowflake Ornaments for Your Found Family
Tuesday, Dec. 6 | 4 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 8 | 3 p.m.
Teens
Holiday Family Magic Show – Jim Kleefeld
Saturday, Dec. 10 | 1:30 p.m.
Children’s Area
Jumpin’ Jaks Jazz Concert
Wednesday, Dec. 28 | 11:15 a.m.
Reading Room
Decorate a snowflake to put on the Winter Feature Wall in our Children’s area.
Ask staff for details.