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Explore Birds


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Explore Your World


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Read & Roar (Ages 18+)


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Technology Explorer


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Visit the Story Trail
Visit the story trail...

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10 Pts
Attend a Library Event

Visit our events calendar, then choose an event (or 4!) to attend, now through October 24. This mission can be completed up to 4 times. Location: various (including virtual).





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1 Pts
Attend a Library Event (Story Trail and Virtual Library Events count)

Attend a library event, visit our Story Trail or watch one of our Westerville Library YouTube videos. Complete any of these now through October 31. This mission can be completed up to 4 times. Location: various (including virtual)



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Kindness Counts
Share kindness with your family, your neighborhood, and yourself.

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Read Together

From birth, your baby can start to learn about reading, like how to sound out words and what direction to hold a book.


Complete these suggested activities to build language skills that lead to healthy development, kindergarten readiness, and a love of reading.

(Note: Though these missions do not earn you prizes, they do earn you bragging rights! Finish 10 activities to earn a badge.) 



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1 Pts
Design a Potion
Put your alchemy skills to the test. Find the ingredients hidden in the word search to complete your potion. This mission can be completed up to 4 times. Location: Teen Room

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Family Fun
Try some of these activities designed for families to do together!

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Sing Together

When you sing, you slow down words. This helps your child hear the smaller sounds, learn syllables, and develop vocabulary.


Singing also helps develop listening and memory skills. Singing together is a fun bonding experience - whether you're a good singer or not!

(Note: Though these missions do not earn you prizes, they do earn you bragging rights! Finish 10 activities to earn a badge.) 



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1 Pts
Indiana Jones Treasure Hunt

Follow the clues around the Adult Department to find the hidden treasure with a secret phrase on it. Tell the secret phrase to a staff member to receive a small part of the treasure. Location: Second Floor



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Indoor Scavenger Hunt
Find all of the following items in your home.

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Play Together

Playing encourages your child to put their thoughts into words, tell stories, problem-solve and imagine.


All of these skills will help them become better readers and writers when they start school.

(Note: Though these missions do not earn you prizes, they do earn you bragging rights! Finish 10 activities to earn a badge.) 




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Explore Art

Challenge yourself to create different kinds of art using various materials. Complete 6 activities to earn this badge.




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1 Pts
Identify Magical Characters
Do you know your magical characters? Look at the wall and count how many you know. Did you identify at least one character? This mission can be completed up to 4 times. Location: Media Hallway


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Library Explorer


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Talk Together

When you talk to your child about different events and ideas, it helps them learn new vocabulary and to use words they know.


(Note: Though these missions do not earn you prizes, they do earn you bragging rights! Finish 10 activities to earn a badge.) 



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Magical Creature Scavenger Hunt
Magical creatures have hidden themselves in the library. Search to find them all! This mission can be completed up to 4 times. Location: Children's Area

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Write Together

Giving children opportunities to write, even if it is just scribbles, helps children understand that print can represent spoken words.


It can also help children develop eye-hand coordination and the fine motor control they need to hold a pencil.

(Note: Though these missions do not earn you prizes, they do earn you bragging rights! Finish 10 activities to earn a badge.) 



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1 Pts
Magical I Spy
Using a guide, can you spot certain magical items in the Magical I Spy case? This mission can be completed up to 4 times. Location: Display case near the Teen Room.

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1 Pts
Magical Trivia
Do you know your magical worlds? Put your knowledge to the test with some magical trivia. Read and answer the questions. This mission can be completed up to 4 times. Location: Digital Display in Atrium

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Read a Magical Book

Books take us to magical places. To complete this mission, read any fantasy book, now through October 31. Not sure what to read next? Try a book from one of these lists. This mission can be completed up to 4 times.

Suggested Fantasy Books for All Ages







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Virtual Field Trip
Take a virtual field trip with animal, parks, space, geography and history!
Don't forget to mark each activity as complete once you've explored.


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1 Pts
Spot the Gold Challenge
The Fidelity Fiduciary Bank holds many treasures. Some of them are on exhibit. Can you spot specific treasures in their display case? This mission can be completed up to 4 times. Location: Entrance to Westerville History Museum


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Photo Scavenger Hunt
Use a camera or phone to take pictures of the following things. 


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Watch a Magical Movie

Movies show us magical worlds and fantastical places. To complete this mission, watch any fantasy movie, now through October 31. This mission can be completed up to 4 times.


Need a recommendation? Check out these movie lists. 


Movie Suggestions for Kids, Teens & Adults



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Write a Knight Oath
Knights make oaths of their ideals to uphold. Write your own oath to inspire yourself and others to greatness. Hang your oath on the Knight’s Wall. This mission can be completed up to 4 times. Location: Innovation Lab

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Reading Challenge: Bronze Reader

Take part in the Reading Challenge and read!



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