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Kids' Take and Make

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

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

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

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

 

Little Learning Kits

All Day
GCL Youth Services Area at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Take & Make
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5)
Event Details:

Designed for kids ages 2-4 years, these take-home activity kits will focus on skills such as letter matching, colors, shapes, tracing, and using scissors. Grab yours while supplies...

Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: GCL Youth Services Area
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Take & Make
Event Details:

Designed for kids ages 2-4 years, these take-home activity kits will focus on skills such as letter matching, colors, shapes, tracing, and using scissors. Grab yours while supplies last.

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

Poppy the Therapy Dog

Saturday, March 8, 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
Event Details:

Come meet therapy dog Poppy, a white golden retriever and goodest girl. Poppy loves books, people, and the library. Poppy will be hanging out with us the 2nd Saturday of each month...

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 therapy dog Poppy, a white golden retriever and goodest girl. Poppy loves books, people, and the library. Poppy will be hanging out with us the 2nd Saturday of each month this Spring. 

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.

group of children sit and listen while being read a story

Preschool Storytime

Monday, March 10, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K)
Event Details:

Come play, sing and learn with us! Especially designed for preschoolers, we will read books, sing songs, dance, and have loads of fun while learning important pre-reading skills. H...

Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Large Meeting Room A - Grove City
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Come play, sing and learn with us! Especially designed for preschoolers, we will read books, sing songs, dance, and have loads of fun while learning important pre-reading skills.

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.

Adult ESL Class

Monday, March 10, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Education Room at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Educational, Life Skills
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Practice your listening and speaking skills in this free class for adult students of English as a Second Language (ESL). Before you start attending classes, sign up for new st...

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Community Education Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Life Skills
Event Details:

Practice your listening and speaking skills in this free class for adult students of English as a Second Language (ESL).

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.

illustration of several resumes

Job Search Assistance at GCL *BY APPOINTMENT ONLY*

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Study Room 124 at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Life Skills
Age Group:
Adults
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. Offe...

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.

Fun with Fibers

Fun with Fibers

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Small Meeting Room B - Grove City 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...

Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Small Meeting Room B - Grove City
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.

Photo of baby reading board book

Baby Nature Storytime

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
GCL Youth Services Area at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Storytime
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K)
Event Details:

Spring Baby Storytimes at Grove City for ages 4-24 months (Mar-Apr)Tuesdays @ 6:30 pmWednesdays @ 10:30 amIntroduce your babies to the world of the library and the fun that words c...

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

Spring Baby Storytimes at Grove City for ages 4-24 months (Mar-Apr)

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, March 11, 2025 at 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Community Education Room at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Community Education Room
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.

Photo of baby reading board book

Baby Nature Storytime

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Storytime
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K)
Event Details:

Spring Baby Storytimes at Grove City for ages 4-24 months (Mar-Apr)Tuesdays @ 6:30 pmWednesdays @ 10:30 amIntroduce your babies to the world of the library and the fun that words c...

Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Large Meeting Room A - Grove City
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K)
Program Type: Books & Reading, Storytime
Event Details:

Spring Baby Storytimes at Grove City for ages 4-24 months (Mar-Apr)

Therapy Dogs Franklin County Sheriff's Office

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 11:30am - 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
Event Details:

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is bringing their Therapy Dogs to the library. Come meet these cool pups and check out some books. 

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:

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is bringing their Therapy Dogs to the library. Come meet these cool pups and check out some books. 

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.

representation of a black hole, wormhole

Black Holes with The Armstrong Air and Space Museum

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Educational, Family, Performance/Presentation, STEAM
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Event Details:

Learn all about the dark and mysterious objects lurking in space: black holes! Join us as the Armstrong Air and Space Museum talks all about what black holes are, how they form, th...

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

Learn all about the dark and mysterious objects lurking in space: black holes!

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.

graphic representing someone reviewing a resume

Job Search Assistance

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Public PCs - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Life Skills
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

2/19 Cancelled: There will be no Job Search Assistance on Wednesday, February 19. We apologize for any inconvenience. Get individual resume advice and your job search question...

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

2/19 Cancelled: There will be no Job Search Assistance on Wednesday, February 19. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

Young girl points to picture in a book during storytime

Toddler Takeover Storytime

Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Storytime
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K)
Event Details:

Join us for a toddler-tastic storytime experience! Especially designed for our friends aged 1-4 years, we will have stories, rhymes, songs, and more to help build those vital early...

Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Large Meeting Room A - Grove City
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K)
Program Type: Books & Reading, Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for a toddler-tastic storytime experience! Especially designed for our friends aged 1-4 years, we will have stories, rhymes, songs, and more to help build those vital early literacy skills!

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.

Sensory Exploration

Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
WAL Youth Services Program Space at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K)
Event Details:

Join us for Sensory Exploration on Thursday mornings this spring (Mar-May 1). This drop-in program allows children ages 1-5 years to explore sensory bins, balls, and more according...

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

Join us for Sensory Exploration on Thursday mornings this spring (Mar-May 1). This drop-in program allows children ages 1-5 years to explore sensory bins, balls, and more according to their own interest and speed.

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.

Adult Book Discussion

Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Large Meeting Room - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Adult Book Discussion:

Join fellow book lovers at Westland Area Library on the 2nd Thursday of each month to discuss the selected book of the month. 

Event Details:

This month we will be discussing The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion, a smart, funny novel about a socially awkward professor who has never had a second date. In an effort to find ...

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

Join fellow book lovers at Westland Area Library on the 2nd Thursday of each month to discuss the selected book of the month. 

This month we will be discussing The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion, a smart, funny novel about a socially awkward professor who has never had a second date.

black line floral doodles overlaying muted abstract background shapes

Adult Take & Make: De-Stress with Doodling

All Day
Grove City Library
Program Type:
Take & Make
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

** NOTE: Adult Take and Make kits are now available at Grove City Library only and are intended for adults**Grab an Adult Take & Make kit from the Grove City Library to enjoy a...

Library Branch: Grove City Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Take & Make
Event Details:

** NOTE: Adult Take and Make kits are now available at Grove City Library only and are intended for adults**

A young boys lies on his stomach in front of a bunch of LEGOs and an instruction book. He is creating something out of the LEGOs

Lego Club

Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
LEGO, STEAM
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)
Event Details:

Offered monthly. Come build your way through LEGO challenges or just free play with friends old and new! The only limit is your imagination! No registration is required. Recommende...

Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Large Meeting Room A - Grove City
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: LEGO, STEAM
Event Details:

Offered monthly. Come build your way through LEGO challenges or just free play with friends old and new! The only limit is your imagination! No registration is required. Recommended for families or grades K & up.

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.

picture of photographs

Memory Café

Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Large Meeting Room - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Family, Life Skills, Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a relaxing gathering of persons living with Dementia/Alzheimer’s and their caregivers. Activities, conversation starters, and light refreshments will be provided. Regis...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - Westland
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Family, Life Skills, Other
Required
Event Details:

Join us for a relaxing gathering of persons living with Dementia/Alzheimer’s and their caregivers. Activities, conversation starters, and light refreshments will be provided. Registration is optional but encouraged. 

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.

group of children sit and listen while being read a story

Preschool Storytime

Monday, March 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K)
Event Details:

Come play, sing and learn with us! Especially designed for preschoolers, we will read books, sing songs, dance, and have loads of fun while learning important pre-reading skills. H...

Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Large Meeting Room A - Grove City
Age Group: Tots (babies - pre-K)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Come play, sing and learn with us! Especially designed for preschoolers, we will read books, sing songs, dance, and have loads of fun while learning important pre-reading skills.

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.

Watercolor Club

Watercolor Club

Monday, March 17, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Have some fun as we watch instructional videos together that will guide us through each step of a simple painting. Monthly adult program for ages 18+. Registration required. Progra...

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

Have some fun as we watch instructional videos together that will guide us through each step of a simple painting. Monthly adult program for ages 18+. Registration required. Program held the 3rd Monday of each month unless otherwise noted.

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.

Adult ESL Class

Monday, March 17, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Education Room at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Educational, Life Skills
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Practice your listening and speaking skills in this free class for adult students of English as a Second Language (ESL). Before you start attending classes, sign up for new st...

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Community Education Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Life Skills
Event Details:

Practice your listening and speaking skills in this free class for adult students of English as a Second Language (ESL).

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.

people with heart on blue background

Walk-In Resource Referral

Monday, March 17, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Educational, Life Skills, Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come meet our social work interns and learn about free/low-cost community resources!This program is walk-in only, no appointment necessary. Offered March 17 and April 7 this spring...

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - Westland
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Life Skills, Other
Event Details:

Come meet our social work interns and learn about free/low-cost community resources!

This program is walk-in only, no appointment necessary. Offered March 17 and April 7 this spring from 6 to 7 pm.

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.

Legal Aid with LASCO

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 3:45pm - 5:45pm
Community Education Room at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Life Skills, Other
Age Group:
Adults
Legal Aid:

Monthly walk-in program offered the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Get free walk-in advice from the Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio regarding civil issues such as landlord/tena...

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Community Education Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Life Skills, Other

Monthly walk-in program offered the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Get free walk-in advice from the Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio regarding civil issues such as landlord/tenant issues, public benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and other non-criminal issues.