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Bo the Therapy Dog

Saturday, April 25, 2026 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. Bo likes books. Bo wants you to come to the library to see him and the books and maybe chase a squirrel on the way.

Cancelled
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. Bo likes books. Bo 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.

Graphic: "Information Session: SPL Levy, Issue #2, thinking face"

Levy Information Session

Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Large Meeting Room - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Adults, All Ages

Join us for an informational event about Southwest Public Libraries' upcoming library levy. This session will provide clear, factual details on what the levy is, how it works, and how it impacts library finances.

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

Join us for an informational event about Southwest Public Libraries' upcoming library levy. This session will provide clear, factual details on what the levy is, how it works, and how it impacts library finances.

pollinator plant

The Bee Lady

Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Large Meeting Room - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Animals & Nature, Educational
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Adults, All Ages

Join former Apiarist (beekeeper) with the Ohio Department of Agriculture Barb Bloetscher who will discuss how to make your yard pollinator-friendly with pollinator plants for bees and butterflies…just in time for spring!

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

Join former Apiarist (beekeeper) with the Ohio Department of Agriculture Barb Bloetscher who will discuss how to make your yard pollinator-friendly with pollinator plants for bees and butterflies…just in time for 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.

Preschool Storytime

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K)

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.

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.

Man holding puzzle

Puzzle Exchange

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Games, Gaming & Puzzles
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12), Adults

Bring in your gently used puzzles to exchange with other puzzle enthusiasts! Most puzzles are for ages 12+. Puzzles brought in by other patrons may be missing pieces.

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

Bring in your gently used puzzles to exchange with other puzzle enthusiasts! Most puzzles are for ages 12+. Puzzles brought in by other patrons may be missing pieces.

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.

Women reading with phone put away

Unplugged: A Digital Detox Hour

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Fireplace Area - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Books & Reading, Life Skills, Other
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12), Adults

Put the screens down and pick real life back up! 🌿

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Fireplace Area - Westland
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Books & Reading, Life Skills, Other
Event Details:

Put the screens down and pick real life back up! 🌿

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.

Book held open

Page Turners Book Club

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 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. 

Books for the quarter: 

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. 

Books for the quarter: 

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.

Child Sitting

Baby Nature Storytime

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
GCL Youth Services Area at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K)

Tuesdays @ 6:30 pm, Wednesdays @ 10:30 am. For babies 4–24 months old and their caregivers.

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

Tuesdays @ 6:30 pm, Wednesdays @ 10:30 am. 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.

Child Sitting

Baby Nature Storytime

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K)

Tuesdays @ 6:30 pm, Wednesdays @ 10:30 am. For babies 4–24 months old and their caregivers.

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

Tuesdays @ 6:30 pm, Wednesdays @ 10:30 am. 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.

Toddler shaking maracas

Music and Movement Storytime

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 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 for stories, songs, and rhymes that promote early learning and are fun for the whole family!

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 for stories, songs, and rhymes that promote early learning and are fun for the whole family!

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.

person looking for job on computer

Job Search Assistance

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:45pm
Public PCs - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Life Skills
Age Group:
Adults
Job Assistance WAL:

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

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

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.

Children listening to story

Toddler Takeover Storytime

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K)

Join us for a toddler-tastic storytime experience! Especially designed for our friends aged 1–4 years, we will enjoy stories, rhymes, songs, and more to help build those vital early literacy skills. Held in the Large Meeting Room.

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

Join us for a toddler-tastic storytime experience! Especially designed for our friends aged 1–4 years, we will enjoy stories, rhymes, songs, and more to help build those vital early literacy skills. Held in the Large Meeting Room.

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.

Children playing in sandbox.

Sensory Exploration

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
WAL Youth Services Program Space at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K)

Join us for Sensory Exploration Thursday mornings. This drop-in program allows children to explore sensory bins and more according to their own speed and interest.

Best for ages 1-5

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 Thursday mornings. This drop-in program allows children to explore sensory bins and more according to their own speed and interest.

Best for ages 1-5

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.

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

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.

Kid crafting with clay and colored pencils

Kids Take and Make

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

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.

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.

Woman reading with phone put away

Unplugged: A Digital Detox Hour

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Grove City Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Books & Reading, Life Skills, Other
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12), Adults

Put the screens down and pick real life back up! 🌿

Library Branch: Grove City Library
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Books & Reading, Life Skills, Other
Event Details:

Put the screens down and pick real life back up! 🌿

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.

Teens Crafting

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.

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.

Graphic: "Information Session: SPL Levy, Issue #2, thinking face"

Levy Information Session

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Adults, All Ages

Join us for an informational event about Southwest Public Libraries' upcoming library levy. This session will provide clear, factual details on what the levy is, how it works, and how it impacts library finances.

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: Educational
Event Details:

Join us for an informational event about Southwest Public Libraries' upcoming library levy. This session will provide clear, factual details on what the levy is, how it works, and how it impacts library finances.

Various sided die in a dice bag

Dungeons and Dragons at the Library

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 11:30am - 1:30pm
WAL Youth Services Program Space at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Games, Gaming & Puzzles
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12)

Hear ye, hear ye! Heroes wanted!

Adventurer, you are hereby invited to our quest. Come learn about the game, create characters, and play the mythical and magical Dungeons and Dragons at the library!

Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: WAL Youth Services Program Space
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Games, Gaming & Puzzles
Event Details:

Hear ye, hear ye! Heroes wanted!

Adventurer, you are hereby invited to our quest. Come learn about the game, create characters, and play the mythical and magical Dungeons and Dragons at the library!

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

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.

woman attending COTA informational session

COTA Informational Session

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Large Meeting Room - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Educational, Life Skills, Other
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12), Adults

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: Large Meeting Room - Westland
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Educational, Life Skills, Other
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.

job search

Job Search Assistance at GCL *BY APPOINTMENT ONLY*

Tuesday, May 5, 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 resume advice and your job search questions answered in a free, 30-minute session at Grove City Library with career consultant Tim McNish.

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)

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.

hands cutting paper

Creative Card Club - Spring

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Small Meeting Room B - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults

Register and come craft some creative cards with us each month.  Each session will feature an opportunity to create two different seasonal greeting cards.

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:

Register and come craft some creative cards with us each month.  Each session will feature an opportunity to create two different seasonal greeting cards.

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.

Closed for Staff Development Day

All Day
Grove City Library, Westland Area Library
Closing
Branches:
Grove City Library, Westland Area Library
pile of recyclables

Special Recycling Drop-Off

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Outside space - Westland at Westland Area Library
Program Type:
Educational, Other
Age Group:
Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), 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: Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Educational, Other
Event Details:

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

The Art or Creative Writing: A Panel Graphic

The Art of Creative Writing: A Panel

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Books & Reading, Educational
Age Group:
Adults

As part of our community-wide Grove City Book Festival, we invite you to attend this inspirational panel celebrating the writers who live and work right here in our neighborhood.

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

As part of our community-wide Grove City Book Festival, we invite you to attend this inspirational panel celebrating the writers who live and work right here in our neighborhood.

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.