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Storytime in the Park

Monday, June 2, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Grove City Town Center Park at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K)

Bring your blanket and join us at Town Center Park (3359 Park St.) for an engaging storytime. If the weather is not cooperating, storytime will still be held at the library.

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Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Grove City Town Center Park
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Bring your blanket and join us at Town Center Park (3359 Park St.) for an engaging storytime. If the weather is not cooperating, storytime will still be held at the library.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

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Plant Exchange

Monday, June 2, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Large Meeting Room - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Animals & Nature
Age Group:
All Ages

Come to the Westland Area Library to trade and talk about gardening and your plants. If you do not have any plants to trade, the library will be giving away some for you to start your own garden.

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Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - Westland
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Animals & Nature
Event Details:

Come to the Westland Area Library to trade and talk about gardening and your plants. If you do not have any plants to trade, the library will be giving away some for you to start your own garden.

The Science of Sight

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages

When light enters our eyes, our brains must interpret the signals from our eyes into our perceptions of sight. Join Dr.

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Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Large Meeting Room A - Grove City
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

When light enters our eyes, our brains must interpret the signals from our eyes into our perceptions of sight. Join Dr.

illustration of several resumes

Job Search Assistance at GCL *BY APPOINTMENT ONLY*

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Study Room 124 at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Life Skills
Age Group:
Adults

*BY APPOINTMENT ONLY* Get individual resume advice and your job search questions answered in a free, 30-minute session at Grove City Library with career consultant Tim McNish.

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Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Study Room 124
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Life Skills
Event Details:

*BY APPOINTMENT ONLY* Get individual resume advice and your job search questions answered in a free, 30-minute session at Grove City Library with career consultant Tim McNish.

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

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Creative Card Club

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Small Meeting Room B - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults

Featuring a variety of greeting card options for you to craft with at least 2 take-home cards.

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Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Small Meeting Room B - Grove City
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
Registration Required
Event Details:

Featuring a variety of greeting card options for you to craft with at least 2 take-home cards.

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

Baby Arts Storytime

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
GCL Youth Services Area at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K)

For babies 4–24 months old and their caregivers.

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Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: GCL Youth Services Area
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

For babies 4–24 months old and their caregivers.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

Tinker Lab Take and Make

All Day
Westland Area Library
Program Type:
STEAM, Take & Make
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5)

Become an inventor with Tinker Lab Take and Make. Children can take home and complete STEAM-based challenges promoting critical thinking skills and creative reasoning. Geared towards grades 2-6.

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Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: STEAM, Take & Make
Event Details:

Become an inventor with Tinker Lab Take and Make. Children can take home and complete STEAM-based challenges promoting critical thinking skills and creative reasoning. Geared towards grades 2-6.

Teens Try: World Building

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Grove City Teen Area at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12)

Join us for our “Teens Try” series this summer, where you’ll get hands-on experience with a variety of creative crafts and activities, including cupcake decorating, printmaking, world-building for writing or games, and fiber arts!

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Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Grove City Teen Area
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

Join us for our “Teens Try” series this summer, where you’ll get hands-on experience with a variety of creative crafts and activities, including cupcake decorating, printmaking, world-building for writing or games, and fiber arts!

Disclaimer(s)

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

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Job Search Assistance

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Life Skills
Age Group:
Adults

Get individual resume advice and your job search questions answered in a session with career consultant Tim McNish. Offered Wednesdays at Westland from 4-6 pm unless otherwise noted.

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Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Life Skills
Event Details:

Get individual resume advice and your job search questions answered in a session with career consultant Tim McNish. Offered Wednesdays at Westland from 4-6 pm unless otherwise noted.

Art and Nature

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5)

Come explore the colors and textures of nature! We will be making our own nature paint brushes, painting with flowers and leaves, and making nature prints. 

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Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Large Meeting Room A - Grove City
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
Event Details:

Come explore the colors and textures of nature! We will be making our own nature paint brushes, painting with flowers and leaves, and making nature prints. 

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

Kids Take and Make

All Day
Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Take & Make
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5)

Pick up a Take & Make kit on the 1st Friday of each month at Westland Area Library with supplies and instructions to enjoy a craft or activity at home. Available during service hours while supplies last.

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Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Take & Make
Event Details:

Pick up a Take & Make kit on the 1st Friday of each month at Westland Area Library with supplies and instructions to enjoy a craft or activity at home. Available during service hours while supplies last.

bookmarks for coloring with blending

Adult Take & Make: Blended Coloring Bookmarks

All Day
Grove City Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Take & Make
Age Group:
Adults
Adult Take & Make:

Grab an Adult Take & Make kit to enjoy a craft or activity at home. Offered at Grove City Library, first-come, first-served while supplies last. Take one home when visiting or ...

6/7: Take home a kit for adults and craft some color blended bookmarks with colored pencils and special blending techniques using baby oil and cotton swabs. Photo: alisaburke.blogspot.com
 

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Library Branch: Grove City Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Take & Make
Event Details:

Grab an Adult Take & Make kit to enjoy a craft or activity at home. Offered at Grove City Library, first-come, first-served while supplies last. Take one home when visiting or call to check availability. One per household please. 

6/7: Take home a kit for adults and craft some color blended bookmarks with colored pencils and special blending techniques using baby oil and cotton swabs. Photo: alisaburke.blogspot.com
 

Teen Take and Make

All Day
Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Take & Make
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12)

Pick up a TEEN Take & Make kit on the first Saturday of each month at Westland Area Library with supplies and instructions to enjoy a craft or activity at home. Available during service hours while supplies last.

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Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Take & Make
Event Details:

Pick up a TEEN Take & Make kit on the first Saturday of each month at Westland Area Library with supplies and instructions to enjoy a craft or activity at home. Available during service hours while supplies last.

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Recycling Drop-off

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Outside space - Westland at Westland Area Library
Age Group:
All Ages
Recycling Drop-off:

Have things that Rumpke Recycling won't take? Bring them to Westland Area Library for the Recycling Guy to recycle. Find a complete list of accepted items inside the library.

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Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Outside space - Westland
Age Group: All Ages

Have things that Rumpke Recycling won't take? Bring them to Westland Area Library for the Recycling Guy to recycle. Find a complete list of accepted items inside the library.

A close-up collection of retro game controllers is shown. Nintendo, Super Nintendo and two different original Playstation controllers

Retro-Video Games

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Education Room at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Games, Gaming & Puzzles
Age Group:
All Ages

Step back in time at the Westland Area Library to play some classic retro video games and talk with others about everything Atari, Nintendo, Sega, and more!

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Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Community Education Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Games, Gaming & Puzzles
Event Details:

Step back in time at the Westland Area Library to play some classic retro video games and talk with others about everything Atari, Nintendo, Sega, and more!

Storytime in the Park

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Grove City Town Center Park at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K)

Bring your blanket and join us at Town Center Park (3359 Park St.) for an engaging storytime. If the weather is not cooperating, storytime will still be held at the library.

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Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Grove City Town Center Park
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Bring your blanket and join us at Town Center Park (3359 Park St.) for an engaging storytime. If the weather is not cooperating, storytime will still be held at the library.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

Teen Open Gaming

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Grove City Teen Area at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Games, Gaming & Puzzles
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12)

Teens and tweens are invited to our biweekly open gaming sessions! Hang out with friends, enjoy snacks, and play on the Nintendo Switch, Xbox, or PCs.

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Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Grove City Teen Area
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Games, Gaming & Puzzles
Event Details:

Teens and tweens are invited to our biweekly open gaming sessions! Hang out with friends, enjoy snacks, and play on the Nintendo Switch, Xbox, or PCs.

Disclaimer(s)

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

SRC Kickoff — Magician Ron Spangler

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
WAL Youth Services Program Space at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Performance/Presentation
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)

Join us for Summer Reading Kickoff with the magical and wonderful Magician Ron Spangler. Experience jaw-dropping magic and mind-boggling illusions at the library. 

2025 Summer Reading Challenge performers for youth:

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Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: WAL Youth Services Program Space
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Performance/Presentation
Event Details:

Join us for Summer Reading Kickoff with the magical and wonderful Magician Ron Spangler. Experience jaw-dropping magic and mind-boggling illusions at the library. 

2025 Summer Reading Challenge performers for youth:

Disclaimer(s)

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

SRC Kickoff — Magician Ron Spangler

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Combined Meeting Room A/B - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Performance/Presentation
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)

Join us for Summer Reading Kickoff with the magical and wonderful Magician Ron Spangler. Experience jaw-dropping magic and mind-boggling illusions at the library. 

2025 Summer Reading Challenge performers for youth:

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Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room A/B - Grove City
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Performance/Presentation
Event Details:

Join us for Summer Reading Kickoff with the magical and wonderful Magician Ron Spangler. Experience jaw-dropping magic and mind-boggling illusions at the library. 

2025 Summer Reading Challenge performers for youth:

Disclaimer(s)

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

Fun with Fibers

Fun with Fibers

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Study Room 202 at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults
Fun with Fibers:

Monthly program. Yarn, thread, embroidery floss or something else—all fiber enthusiasts are welcome! Stop by to work on your current project and enjoy good company. Offered the 2nd...

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Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Study Room 202
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies

Monthly program. Yarn, thread, embroidery floss or something else—all fiber enthusiasts are welcome! Stop by to work on your current project and enjoy good company. Offered the 2nd Tuesday of each month unless otherwise noted.

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Baby Arts Storytime

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
GCL Youth Services Area at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K)

For babies 4–24 months old and their caregivers.

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Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: GCL Youth Services Area
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

For babies 4–24 months old and their caregivers.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

SPL Board Meeting

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
All Ages

This is the monthly meeting of the Southwest Public Libraries Board of Trustees.

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Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Large Meeting Room A - Grove City
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

This is the monthly meeting of the Southwest Public Libraries Board of Trustees.

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

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Music and Movement Storytime

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
WAL Youth Services Program Space at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K)

Join us Wednesday mornings in Youth Services this Summer (June-July) for stories, songs and rhymes that promote early learning and are fun for the whole family! 

Note: No Music and Movement July 2

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Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: WAL Youth Services Program Space
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us Wednesday mornings in Youth Services this Summer (June-July) for stories, songs and rhymes that promote early learning and are fun for the whole family! 

Note: No Music and Movement July 2

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Library events may be photographed/filmed for promotion in library publications and online. Attendance automatically confers consent for your likeness to be used. Please notify staff if you do not wish for you or your child to be photographed.

Mixed Media World Tour – Middle East

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5)

Come make a Middle East scene with watercolor, oil pastels, and coffee using local art techniques!

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Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Large Meeting Room A - Grove City
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
Event Details:

Come make a Middle East scene with watercolor, oil pastels, and coffee using local art techniques!