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Hat & Mitten Drive

All Day 12/1 - 12/15
Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Adults, All Ages

Share the Warmth!

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Share the Warmth!

graphic of someone reviewing resumes

Job Search Assistance

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Public PCs - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Life Skills
Age Group:
Adults

Career consultant Tim McNish will provide individual résumé advice and answer your job search questions at Westland Area Library within a 30-minute session.

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Public PCs - Westland
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Life Skills
Event Details:

Career consultant Tim McNish will provide individual résumé advice and answer your job search questions at Westland Area Library within a 30-minute session.

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.

art supplies such as colored pencils, markers, rulers, scissors, and paint brushes stored upright in silver containers

Adaptive Art for Adults

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Large Meeting Room - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Life Skills, Other
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12), Adults

Adults with disabilities and their caregivers are invited to join us to make an abstract art piece! 

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - Westland
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Life Skills, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Adults with disabilities and their caregivers are invited to join us to make an abstract art piece! 

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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Adult Book Discussion

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Large Meeting Room - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults

December's book will be The God of the Woods by Liz Moore, a quiet mystery/drama about the disappearance of a 13-year-old girl at a summer camp in 1975. Join us and delve into this enthralling mystery.

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - Westland
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

December's book will be The God of the Woods by Liz Moore, a quiet mystery/drama about the disappearance of a 13-year-old girl at a summer camp in 1975. Join us and delve into this enthralling mystery.

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.

Ribbon Tree

Adult Take & Make: Winter Wonderland Ribbon Tree

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

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. 

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. 

Poppy the Therapy Dog sits in front of the camera. She is a white golden retriever.

Bo the Therapy Dog

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
WAL Youth Services Program Space at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Animals & Nature
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Adults, All Ages

Come meet Bo, the white golden retriever and therapy dog, at the Westland Area Library. Bo is a good boy who likes books and wants you to come to the library to see him, and the books, and maybe chase a squirrel on the way.

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: WAL Youth Services Program Space
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Animals & Nature
Event Details:

Come meet Bo, the white golden retriever and therapy dog, at the Westland Area Library. Bo is a good boy who likes books and wants you to come to the library to see him, and the books, and maybe chase a squirrel on the way.

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.

Spools of yarn

Fiber Fanatics

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Large Meeting Room - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12), Adults

Do you enjoy needlecrafts and socializing with fellow fiber fanatics? Join us in a crafting session and work on your projects while chatting and trading tips!  

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - Westland
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
Event Details:

Do you enjoy needlecrafts and socializing with fellow fiber fanatics? Join us in a crafting session and work on your projects while chatting and trading tips!  

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.

Watercolor Club

Watercolor Club

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults

Join us to challenge yourself and have some fun with watercolor! Together, we will watch instructional videos that will take us through each step of a simple painting.

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

Join us to challenge yourself and have some fun with watercolor! Together, we will watch instructional videos that will take us through each step of a simple painting.

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.

Card Game Mondays

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Large Meeting Room - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Games, Gaming & Puzzles
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12), Adults

Monthly program. Play Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, or any other card game that suits your fancy with others at the Westland Area Library.

Cancelled
Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - Westland
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Games, Gaming & Puzzles
Event Details:

Monthly program. Play Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, or any other card game that suits your fancy with others at the Westland Area Library.

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.

Santa Visit

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
WAL Youth Services Program Space at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Family, Performance/Presentation
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Adults, All Ages

Join us for a special visit with the jolly fella from the North Pole! Santa is making a stop at the Westland Area Library for pictures and hot cocoa. All ages are welcome to participate in this holiday event.

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

Join us for a special visit with the jolly fella from the North Pole! Santa is making a stop at the Westland Area Library for pictures and hot cocoa. All ages are welcome to participate in this holiday event.

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.

gavel and scales in foreground with lawyer or judge discussion in background

Legal Aid

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 3:45pm - 5:45pm
Community Education Room at Westland Area Library
Age Group:
Adults

Monthly walk-in program offered the 3rd Tuesday of each month.

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Community Education Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Monthly walk-in program offered the 3rd Tuesday of each month.

job search

Job Search Assistance / BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Tuesday, December 16, 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 résumé advice and your job search questions answered in a session at Grove City Library with career consultant Tim McNish. Offered every other Tuesday at Grove City unless otherwise noted.

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

*BY APPOINTMENT ONLY!* Get individual résumé advice and your job search questions answered in a session at Grove City Library with career consultant Tim McNish. Offered every other Tuesday at Grove City unless otherwise noted.

Winter Book Club Books

In Other Worlds Book Club

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Small Meeting Room B - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults

Adult fantasy lovers, join us every month to discuss popular fantasy reads! Featured this quarter:

December 16: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Small Meeting Room B - Grove City
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

Adult fantasy lovers, join us every month to discuss popular fantasy reads! Featured this quarter:

December 16: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

puzzle pieces scattered

Jigsaw Puzzle Exchange

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Games, Gaming & Puzzles
Age Group:
Adults

Drop in and bring your gently used puzzles to exchange with other participants. Puzzles for ages 12+ please. 

Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Large Meeting Room A - Grove City
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games, Gaming & Puzzles
Event Details:

Drop in and bring your gently used puzzles to exchange with other participants. Puzzles for ages 12+ please. 

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, December 17, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Public PCs - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Life Skills
Age Group:
Adults

Career consultant Tim McNish will provide individual résumé advice and answer your job search questions at Westland Area Library within a 30-minute session.

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Public PCs - Westland
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Life Skills
Event Details:

Career consultant Tim McNish will provide individual résumé advice and answer your job search questions at Westland Area Library within a 30-minute session.

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.

Therapy dog Bo, a Great Pyrenees, happily lays in the middle of a group of young children petting him

Books with Bo (GCPD Therapy K9)

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Animals & Nature
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Adults, All Ages

Enjoy time with our favorite GCPD Therapy K9, Bo! Bo is a Great Pyrenees and loves pets, snuggles, and to be read to. Stop by to meet Bo and his handler Officer Shaw. 

Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Large Meeting Room A - Grove City
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Animals & Nature
Event Details:

Enjoy time with our favorite GCPD Therapy K9, Bo! Bo is a Great Pyrenees and loves pets, snuggles, and to be read to. Stop by to meet Bo and his handler Officer Shaw. 

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.

Christmas Coloring Contest ends

All Day
Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Passive
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages

Get into the holiday spirit with our Christmas coloring page!  There will be first, second and third prize winners.  Come in and pick up a copy of the image below at our Information Services desk and let your creativity run wild!

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Passive
Event Details:

Get into the holiday spirit with our Christmas coloring page!  There will be first, second and third prize winners.  Come in and pick up a copy of the image below at our Information Services desk and let your creativity run wild!

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.

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

Retro-Video Game Club

Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Large Meeting Room - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Games, Gaming & Puzzles
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Adults

Monthly program. 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! Children are welcome with parental supervision.

Cancelled
Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - Westland
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Games, Gaming & Puzzles
Event Details:

Monthly program. 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! Children are welcome with parental supervision.

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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Page Turners Book Club

Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Small Meeting Room B - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults

Discuss dynamic fiction titles on the fourth Tuesday of every month.

December 23: The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter

January 27: Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts

Cancelled
Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Small Meeting Room B - Grove City
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

Discuss dynamic fiction titles on the fourth Tuesday of every month.

December 23: The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter

January 27: Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts

colorful recycling trash cans lined up against a white wall in order of red, green, yellow, and blue from left to right

Recycling Guy - Special Recycling Drop-Off

Saturday, December 27, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Outside space - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages

Have things that Rumpke Recycling won't take? Bring them to Westland Area Library for the Recycling Guy to recycle.

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Outside space - Westland
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Have things that Rumpke Recycling won't take? Bring them to Westland Area Library for the Recycling Guy to recycle.

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.

job search

Job Search Assistance / BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Tuesday, December 30, 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 résumé advice and your job search questions answered in a session at Grove City Library with career consultant Tim McNish. Offered every other Tuesday at Grove City unless otherwise noted.

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

*BY APPOINTMENT ONLY!* Get individual résumé advice and your job search questions answered in a session at Grove City Library with career consultant Tim McNish. Offered every other Tuesday at Grove City unless otherwise noted.

Dark seascape with small sail boat

Fantasy Book Bingo 1/2-2/28

All Day
Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Games, Gaming & Puzzles, Passive
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12), Adults

From January 2 to February 28, enjoy this passive program and escape the bitter winter cold by playing fantasy book bingo! Play to win five in a row or fill up the entire card for a prize!

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading, Games, Gaming & Puzzles, Passive
Event Details:

From January 2 to February 28, enjoy this passive program and escape the bitter winter cold by playing fantasy book bingo! Play to win five in a row or fill up the entire card for a prize!

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.

COTA logo

COTA Informational Session

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Education Room at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Educational, Life Skills, Performance/Presentation
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12), Adults, All Ages

Learn about COTA’s Reduced Fare Program, Transit app, boarding with a mobility device, & how to read bus route maps/schedules!

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Community Education Room
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Educational, Life Skills, Performance/Presentation
Event Details:

Learn about COTA’s Reduced Fare Program, Transit app, boarding with a mobility device, & how to read bus route maps/schedules!

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.

Cardboard Loom Weaving

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Small Meeting Room B - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults

Create a simple heart-shaped woven coaster with cardboard and leftover yarn!  Registration Required.

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

Create a simple heart-shaped woven coaster with cardboard and leftover yarn!  Registration Required.

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.