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COTA Informational Session

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Large Meeting Room - Westland at Westland Area Library

Program Type:

Educational, Life Skills

Age Group:

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

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

Fun with Fibers

Fun with Fibers

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Small Meeting Room B - Grove City at Grove City Library

Program Type:

Arts, Crafts & Hobbies

Age Group:

Adults
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Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Small Meeting Room B - Grove City
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
variety of decorated cupcakes

Teens Try: Cupcake Decorating

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library

Program Type:

Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Teen

Age Group:

Teens (grades 6-12)
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Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Large Meeting Room A - Grove City
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Teen
Event Details:

Join us for our “Teens Try” series this summer, where you’ll get hands-on experience with a variety of creative crafts and activities, including cupcake decorating, printmaking, world-building, and fiber arts!

Junk Art with Keep Columbus Beautiful

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
WAL Youth Services Program Space at Westland Area Library

Program Type:

Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Educational

Age Group:

Kids (grades K-5)
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Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: WAL Youth Services Program Space
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Educational
Event Details:

Make a masterful creation out of junk! Hosted by Keep Columbus Beautiful.

book cover of children's book Rain Fish by Lois Ehlert

Rain Fish with Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library

Program Type:

Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Books & Reading, Performance/Presentation

Age Group:

Kids (grades K-5)
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Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Large Meeting Room A - Grove City
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies, Books & Reading, Performance/Presentation
Event Details:

What are rain fish? Let’s find out! Science, art, and literacy intersect in this special program presented by Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District.

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

Craft Supply Swap

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Large Meeting Room - Westland at Westland Area Library

Program Type:

Arts, Crafts & Hobbies

Age Group:

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

Have extra craft supplies lying around? Trade them for something different and maybe even discover a new hobby! 

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Watercolor Club

4:00pm–5:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
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:

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

5:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
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.

Legal Aid

3:45pm–5:45pm
Adults
Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Community Education Room
Age Group: Adults

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.

In Other Worlds Book Club

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
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!

Adult Take & Make: Creative Writing

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

If you love to read, you might love to try your hand at creative writing. Grab a bag full of pictures and prompts to help you get started on your story. While supplies last.

Poppy 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
Event Details:

Come meet therapy dog Poppy, a white golden retriever and goodest girl. Poppy loves books, people, and the library. Stop by and give her some pets or read her a story.

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

5:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
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.

Job Search Assistance at GCL *BY APPOINTMENT ONLY*

5:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
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.

Page Turners Book Club

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Small Meeting Room B - Grove City
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

Adults, join us on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. to discuss dynamic fiction titles.

Library Closed for Labor Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Grove City Library, Westland Area Library
Description:

The library is closed for Labor Day.

Adaptive COTA Informational Session

11:00am–12:00pm
Teens (grades 6-12), Adults, All Ages
Open
Registration Required
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
Registration Required
Event Details:

Persons with disabilities and their caregivers are invited to learn about COTA’s services. This informational session will describe how to board COTA transit with a mobility device and how to read bus routes/schedules.

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

3:45pm–5:45pm
Adults
Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Community Education Room
Age Group: Adults

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.

SPL Board Meeting

7:30pm–8:30pm
All Ages
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.

Legal Aid

3:45pm–5:45pm
Adults
Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Community Education Room
Age Group: Adults

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.

Library Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Grove City Library, Westland Area Library
Description:

The library is closed for Staff Development Day

Legal Aid

3:45pm–5:45pm
Adults
Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Community Education Room
Age Group: Adults

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.

Closed for Thanksgiving

All Day 11/27–11/28
Closing
Branches:
Grove City Library, Westland Area Library
Description:

The library is closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday

SPL Board Meeting

7:30pm–8:30pm
All Ages
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.

Legal Aid

3:45pm–5:45pm
Adults
Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Community Education Room
Age Group: Adults

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.

Closed for Christmas

All Day 12/24–12/25
Closing
Branches:
Grove City Library, Westland Area Library
Description:

The library is closed for Christmas

Closed for New Year's

All Day 12/31–1/1
Closing
Branches:
Grove City Library, Westland Area Library
Description:

The library is closed New Year's Eve and New Year's Day