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Adult Craft Program : Watercolor Resist

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Large Meeting Room A - Grove City at Grove City Library

Program Type:

Arts, Crafts & Hobbies

Age Group:

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

Create a unique and fun piece of art with watercolor and crayons.
 

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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.

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Dungeons and Dragons at the Library

11:00am–1:00pm
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.

Retro-Video Games

3:00pm–4:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Community Education Room
Age Group: All Ages
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!

Teen Open Gaming

4:00pm–5:00pm
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
Event Details:

Teens and tweens are invited to our biweekly 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.

To Catch an Art Thief

10:30am–11:30pm
Kids (grades K-5)
Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: WAL Youth Services Program Space
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Games, Gaming & Puzzles, Performance/Presentation
Event Details:

Come explore Ohio art history with Sarah Harper. Afterwards, we will work together as a team to solve puzzles to recover the stolen artwork! Once we have caught the "thief," we will create our own masterpieces to take home. 

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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.

To Catch an Art Thief

1:30pm–2:30pm
Kids (grades K-5)
Library Branch: Grove City Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room A/B - Grove City
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Games, Gaming & Puzzles, Performance/Presentation
Event Details:

Come explore Ohio art history with Sarah Harper. Afterwards, we will work together as a team to solve puzzles to recover the stolen artwork! Once we have caught the "thief," we will create our own masterpieces to take home. 

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

4:00pm–5:00pm
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
Event Details:

Teens and tweens are invited to our biweekly 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.

Dungeons and Dragons at the Library

11:00am–1:00pm
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.

Retro-Video Games

3:00pm–4:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Westland Area Library
Room: Community Education Room
Age Group: All Ages
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!