America 250-Ohio Upcoming Events

3:30pm - 4:30pm Charles I. Lathrem Senior Center

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Part of Kettering’s America 250-OH celebration Kettering History Talk with John Brannick It Started Here! Join us for the kick off to the country's Semiquincentennial (our year-long USA 250th birthday party). You're probably familiar with Charles F. Kettering's automobile self-starter and Ermal Fraze's pop-top can, but what other famous firsts can Kettering, Ohio claim? From...

4:00pm - 5:00pm Dayton Metro Library - Kettering-Moraine Branch

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Part of Kettering's America 250-OH celebration Did you know the pop-top can was first patented by a Daytonian in the 1960's? Learn more about inventor Ermal Fraze, and then create art using pop-top tabs! Register at the Dayton Metro Library Learn more about America 250-OH.  

1:00pm - 2:00pm Dayton Metro Library/ Wilmington-Stroop Branch

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Part of Kettering’s America 250-OH celebration Join us for stories, songs, and other fun learning activities designed to develop the language, literacy, and social skills your preschooler needs for school success. In this story time, our themes will center around Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM). In recognition of America 250-Innovations, we will be...

10:00am - 11:00am Dayton Metro Library/ Wilmington-Stroop Branch

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Part of Kettering’s America 250-OH celebration Join us for a new quarterly community book club as we launch our 2026 American Threads reading series which is part of a nationwide celebration of America's 250th anniversary and Ohio’s lasting impact on the nation’s story. This event also aligns with Ohio’s February theme: Ingenuity and Innovation, spotlighting...