Popular comedian/ventriloquist Mike Hemmelgarn is frequenting various libraries in Richland County this week.

We caught up with him as he performed his acts of ventriloquism, juggling and magic for a packed house of children and adults at the Ontario Branch of the Mansfield-Richland County Public Library.

Hemmelgarn hails from the Dayton area and performs his act on a regional basis. He says he's been doing this for the past 18 years and performs upwards of 300 shows a year.