Upcoming Events

Dungeons and Dragons at the Library

11:30am–1:30pm

Teens (grades 6-12)

Library Branch: Westland Area Library

Room: WAL Youth Services Program Space

Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12)

Program Type: Games, Gaming & Puzzles, Teen

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.

COTA Informational Session

6:30pm–7:30pm

Teens (grades 6-12), Adults, All Ages

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.

Animal Tracks and Signs

4:00pm–5:00pm

Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Adults, All Ages

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.

Loon the Therapy Dog

11:00am–12:00pm

Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Adults, All Ages

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.

Fiber Fanatics

2:00pm–3:00pm

Teens (grades 6-12), Adults

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

6:00pm–7:30pm

Teens (grades 6-12), Adults

Cancelled

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.

Slate Run Farm Visit

10:30am–11:30am

Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)

Library Branch: Westland Area Library

Room: WAL Youth Services Program Space

Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)

Program Type: Animals & Nature, Educational, Family, Performance/Presentation

Event Details:

Our friends from Slate Run Farm are coming for a visit. Come see what they are all about.

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.

Walk-in Resource Referral

11:00am–12:00pm

Teens (grades 6-12), Adults

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.

Teen Open Gaming

4:30pm–5:30pm

Teens (grades 6-12)

Library Branch: Grove City Library

Room: Grove City Teen Area

Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12)

Program Type: Games, Gaming & Puzzles, Teen

Event Details:

Teens and tweens are invited to our monthly 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.

Adaptive Art for Adults

11:00am–12:00pm

Teens (grades 6-12), Adults

Open

Registration Required

Open

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.

Throwback Thursday Party

4:30pm–5:30pm

Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)

Library Branch: Grove City Library

Room: Large Meeting Room A - Grove City

Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)

Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies

Event Details:

Take a trip back in time with some fun, retro crafts and tunes! Dress for the occasion in your favorite decade’s fashion!

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.

Decorate a Snowman

11:00am–3:00pm

Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)

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)

Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies

Event Details:

Swing by the Youth Department at Westland Area Library to decorate your very own paper snowman.

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.

Lego Club

1:00pm–2:00pm

Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12)

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

Event Details:

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

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.

Retro-Video Game Club

3:00pm–4:00pm

Teens (grades 6-12), Adults

Cancelled

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.

Walk-in Resource Referral

11:00am–12:00pm

Teens (grades 6-12), Adults

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.

Pop Into Valentine's Day

4:30pm–5:30pm

Teens (grades 6-12)

Library Branch: Grove City Library

Room: Grove City Teen Area

Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12)

Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies

Event Details:

Pop into February with pizazz! Join us as we design a card that might just surprise your Valentine!

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.

Books with Bo (GCPD Therapy K9)

4:30pm–5:30pm

Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Adults, All Ages

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.

Grove City Anime Club

4:30pm–5:30pm

Teens (grades 6-12)

Library Branch: Grove City Library

Room: Grove City Teen Area

Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12)

Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Movies, Teen

Event Details:

Calling tweens and teens to Anime Club! Let’s watch some shows and check out manga from the popular to the obscure. Chat, socialize, and eat themed snacks with us like Pocky, mochi, and more.

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.

Walk-in Resource Referral

6:00pm–7:00pm

Teens (grades 6-12), Adults

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.

Walk-in Resource Referral

11:00am–12:00pm

Teens (grades 6-12), Adults

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.

Bo the Therapy Dog

11:00am–12:30pm

Tots (babies - pre-K), Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Adults, All Ages

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, Other

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)

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

6:00pm–7:30pm

Teens (grades 6-12), Adults

Cancelled

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.

COTA Informational Session

6:30pm–7:30pm

Teens (grades 6-12), Adults, All Ages

Library Branch: Westland Area Library

Room: Large Meeting Room - Westland

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.

Walk-in Resource Referral

11:00am–12:00pm

Teens (grades 6-12), Adults

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.

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