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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.

Animal Tracks and Signs

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Animals & Nature, Educational
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Adults, All Ages

Look for clues with a naturalist from Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park and find out what animals live in the park by identifying tracks, scat, sounds and other tell-tale signs of animal life.

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, Educational
Event Details:

Look for clues with a naturalist from Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park and find out what animals live in the park by identifying tracks, scat, sounds and other tell-tale signs of animal life.

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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Job Search Assistance

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:45pm
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.

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Adult Book Discussion

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Large Meeting Room - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults

Join us in January for a lively discussion of

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

Join us in January for a lively discussion of

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.

Loon the Therapy Dog

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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

Therapy dogs at the library. Meet a visiting therapy dog, a goldendoodle named Loon. Loon thinks libraries are great, she thinks you're great too and would love for you to visit her at the library.

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:

Therapy dogs at the library. Meet a visiting therapy dog, a goldendoodle named Loon. Loon thinks libraries are great, she thinks you're great too and would love for you to visit her 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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Seasons Across the Universe

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages

January in Ohio may be cold, but what if you were to spend a winter season on Pluto? Or take a (very short) vacation on the Sun?

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

January in Ohio may be cold, but what if you were to spend a winter season on Pluto? Or take a (very short) vacation on the Sun?

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.

Spools of yarn

Fiber Fanatics

Saturday, January 10, 2026 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.

Card Game Mondays

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Education Room 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: Community Education Room
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.

job search

Job Search Assistance / BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 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.

Fun with Fibers

Fun with Fibers

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Small Meeting Room B - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults

Cancelled

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

Cancelled

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.

Walk-in Resource Referral

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Large Meeting Room - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Educational, Life Skills, Other
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12), Adults

Come meet our social work intern and learn about free/low-cost community resources! No appointment needed during program times, but appointments are available if these times do not work for you - email socialworkintern@swpl.org.

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - Westland
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Educational, Life Skills, Other
Event Details:

Come meet our social work intern and learn about free/low-cost community resources! No appointment needed during program times, but appointments are available if these times do not work for you - email socialworkintern@swpl.org.

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.

Multi-colored wall with the word Museum on it.

From the Museums to Your Library

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Large Meeting Room - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages

Virtually explore world-class museums and their works at the library. Library staff will act as docents or guides to the museums near and far—all from the comfort of the Westland Area Library’s meeting room.

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - Westland
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
Event Details:

Virtually explore world-class museums and their works at the library. Library staff will act as docents or guides to the museums near and far—all from the comfort of the Westland Area Library’s meeting room.

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, January 14, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:45pm
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, January 15, 2026 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! 

Upcoming
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.

diabetes sugar amount

Keys to Managing Diabetes with Confidence

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Small Meeting Room B - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Adults

This informative and educational health session will assist you in learning about diabetic nutrition, medication management, glucose monitoring, the benefits of exercise, and new advances in technology regarding A1C.

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

This informative and educational health session will assist you in learning about diabetic nutrition, medication management, glucose monitoring, the benefits of exercise, and new advances in technology regarding A1C.

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, January 17, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Large Meeting Room - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Games, Gaming & Puzzles
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12), Adults

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: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
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! 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.

Legal Advice with LASCO

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 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.

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.

Winter Book Club Books

In Other Worlds Book Club

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 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

Walk-in Resource Referral

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Large Meeting Room - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Educational, Life Skills, Other
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12), Adults

Come meet our social work intern and learn about free/low-cost community resources! No appointment needed during program times, but appointments are available if these times do not work for you - email socialworkintern@swpl.org.

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - Westland
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Educational, Life Skills, Other
Event Details:

Come meet our social work intern and learn about free/low-cost community resources! No appointment needed during program times, but appointments are available if these times do not work for you - email socialworkintern@swpl.org.

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.

puzzle pieces scattered

Jigsaw Puzzle Exchange

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 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, January 21, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:45pm
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, January 22, 2026 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.

doodle notebook

Adult Take & Make: A Doodle A Day

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. 

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Résumé Workshop

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Public PCs - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Life Skills
Age Group:
Adults

Get résumé assistance with longtime career consultant Tim McNish to get that job in the new year! This program is in partnership with Jewish Family Services. All are welcome!

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

Get résumé assistance with longtime career consultant Tim McNish to get that job in the new year! This program is in partnership with Jewish Family Services. All are welcome!

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.