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Gardner-Harvey Library Events

Explore our upcoming events at the Gardner-Harvey Library.

You Can Make It @ the TEC Lab Makerspace!

Give the Makerspace a try and see what wonderful creations you can make and take home. Drop in at any point during the workshop to start making your gear.

Spring Into Action! Build a Terrarium

March 5 | 2-4 p.m.

Live plants, fake plants, rocks, and miniatures, all can be used to build your own terrarium. Join us in the library and create your miniature world. If you have any glassware or small items you would like to use with your terrarium, please bring them along.

You must RSVP by March 3 to take part in the workshop. Because of the space and supplies required, only 10 spots will be available to make terrariums. RSVP by email to Jennifer at hicksjl2@MiamiOH.edu.

Spring Into Action! Engrave Garden Stakes or Other Items

March 5 | 2-4 p.m.

Getting ready to garden? Our laser cutters/engravers can help you create labeled stakes to place in your garden to identify what you’ve planted. No green thumb? Come along to engrave something fun on a coaster. Meet in rooms 125 and 014. 

Road Trips and Summer Fun! Making Before Finals

May 7 | 2-4 p.m.

Are you ready for summer? Take a break from studying, learn about our tools and materials, and make a gift or something beautiful to take home! We’re featuring fun air fresheners you can adorn with your face, a pet, or whatever strikes your fancy. Meet in rooms 125 and 014. 

The Underground Academy Presents...

Visit the Gardner-Harvey Library’s spacious lower-level Makerspace and event area for Janelle Allen's series of presentations. 

March 5 | 4 p.m.
Recycling
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April 2 | 4 p.m.
Composting
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May 7 | 4 p.m.
Community Partners
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Stack of books sitting on a a table.

National Parks

Join us this fall as Tammie L. Gerke, teaching professor in Geology at Miami University, shares the geology and other interesting information about our national parks and fossils of the tri-state. Get your questions answered and participate in a lively discussion on these national treasures.

Feb. 18 | 4:30 p.m.
Discussion of "Basin and Range"
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March 18 | 4:30 p.m.
Death Valley National Park
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April 22 | 4:30 p.m.
The Year Without Summer
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Big Bend, Texas, USA

Know Your Body

Al Cady, professor of Biological Sciences at Miami University Regionals, will take us on a journey through the innter workings of the human body. Get your biology questions answered as Cady shares the secrets of our insides!

Get Under Your Skin

Feb. 12 | 4:30 p.m.

Defense and Your Immune System

March 12 | 4:40 p.m.
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Dem Bones, Dem Bones

April 9 | 4:30 p.m.
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Nerve Signals and Muscle Movements

May 14 | 4:30 p.m.
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Passport to Programming

Interested in more public programming events at Miami Regionals? Check out our Passport to Programming schedule. Travelers with five or more stamps by Dec. 4 will receive a Miami University Regionals coffee mug.

Gardner-Harvey Library

4200 N. University Blvd.
Middletown, OH 45042