Adults: Join the summer reading gang and Just Read It at Worthington Libraries!

Learn how to develop a career plan from professional career advisors Lori Thomas and Jeff Robek. In part six, find out how to address barriers in your career path and how to implement your career plan.

Learn how to develop a career plan from professional career advisors Lori Thomas and Jeff Robek. In part five, get tips on doing a SWOT analysis and narrowing down career possibilities.

Learn how to develop a career plan from professional career advisors Lori Thomas and Jeff Robek. In part four, find out how to identify and research alternative careers.

Learn how to develop a career plan from professional career advisors Lori Thomas and Jeff Robek. In part three, find out how to conduct a self-assessment to identify suitable careers.

Learn how to develop a career plan from professional career advisors Lori Thomas and Jeff Robek. In part two, discover strategies to overcome fear when embarking on career transition.

Learn how to develop a career plan from professional career advisors Lori Thomas and Jeff Robek. In part one, find out about the overall process of career development.

Watch as 5,280 square feet of storefront space transforms into the Worthington Park Library!

How will I know if my child is ready for Kindergarten? In part six, a children's librarian recommends fiction titles you can read with your child in preparation for starting Kindergarten.

How will I know if my child is ready for Kindergarten? In part five, a children's librarian recommends books for parents about Kindergarten readiness from a children's librarian and nonfiction titles for children about Kindergarten.

How will I know if my child is ready for Kindergarten? In part four, hear about about the schools' reading and math programs; learn what reading and math skills children should have upon entering Kindergarten; and find out the importance of preschool to Kindergarten readiness.

How will I know if my child is ready for Kindergarten? In part three, find out how to choose between full-day and half-day Kindergarten; hear a description of a typical day in Kindergarten; and learn about making arrangements to observe Kindergarten classes.

How will I know if my child is ready for Kindergarten? In part two, find out the role of age in determining whether your child should start Kindergarten and the behaviors you can look for that indicate Kindergarten readiness.

How will I know if my child is ready for Kindergarten? In part one, meet a panel of Worthington-area Kindergarten teachers and find out the important skills and abilities they say children need to be ready for Kindergarten.

Learn the keys to successful job interviews from professional Career Advisor Jeff Robek. In part one, learn about the different types of interviews you might encounter in your job search.

Learn the keys to successful job interviews from professional Career Advisor Jeff Robek. In part two, learn the difference between traditional and behavioral interview questions.

Learn the keys to successful job interviews from professional Career Advisor Jeff Robek. In part three, get tips on answering interview questions.

Learn the keys to successful job interviews from professional Career Advisor Jeff Robek. In part four, get tips on how to prepare before your job interview.

Learn the keys to successful job interviews from professional Career Advisor Jeff Robek. In part five, get tips on how to handle yourself during the interview and how to follow up afterwards.

Hear the controversial story of Dr. Thomas Morrow, president of Worthington Medical College, accused of the ghoulish crime of grave robbing.

Hear a tale of woe from Mary Chase, one of Worthington's earliest residents, who haunts the churchyard at St. John’s Episcopal Church.

Worthington Schools recognizes the Worthington Libraries for winning the 2007 Library of the Year award.

The Worthington City Council recognizes the Worthington Libraries with a resolution for winning the 2007 Library of the Year award.

The Ohio House of Representatives recognizes the Worthington Libraries with a resolution for winning the 2007 Library of the Year award.

Meribah Mansfield accepts the 2007 Library of the Year award, accompanied by many staff members and library supporters.

Jill Lectka, Senior Vice President of Circulating & Trade Publishing for Gale, recognizes the library's strong community partnerships as an important reason for winning the Library of the Year award.

John N. Berry III, Editor-at-Large for Library Journal, offers his own thoughts about why Worthington Libraries received the Library of the Year award.

Francine Fialkoff, Editor-in-Chief of Library Journal, explains why this year's panel of judges thought Worthington Libraries was the right choice for Library of the Year.

Watch the press conference where Meribah Mansfield announces that the Worthington Libraries has been recognized as the 2007 Library of the Year!

In this fifth and final segment, Dr. Laura Wagner discusses an experiment where adults were asked to experience the world as an infant (the results were unexpected). She ends the session by summing up some of the concepts introduced earlier.

In this fourth segment, fast mapping is explained, as well as the language cues children pay attention to and why a verb is much harder to learn than a noun.

In this third segment, word learning strategies are introduced, as well as whole objects bias, thematic matches, and some other tendencies of children.

In this second segment, Dr. Laura Wagner discusses how children 18 months and older use social and emotional cues to help derive the meaning of words. She also offers a definition of what a word is.

In this first segment, Dr. Laura Wagner introduces the many challenges that face children as they attempt to understand the meaning of words. The concept of "brute force" learning is also explained.

Footage of a Finishing Bee, where knitted squares were joined together to create completed afghans (these were later donated to worthy organizations).

Ohio Singer-songwriter Hilda Doyle covers a Ray Charles classic, "Georgia" at one of the 2007 February by the Fire events.