Adult Computer Class Series

Thursday, September 19, 8:30—10:00 a.m.

 

Microsoft Excel Advanced: Acquire familiarity with freezing panes and view options, sorting and filtering data, organizing date into groups, tables and charts, and Sparklines. Prerequisite: You must be familiar with the layout of Excel 2013 including modifying and formatting cells, columns, and rows., working with simple and complex formulas and functions.

This class is intended for adults.

Registration required.

Sci-Fi Book Club

Monday, September 23rd @ 5:30 p.m.

Watchmen by Alen Moore

“Considered the greatest graphic novel in the history of the medium, the Hugo Award-winning story chronicles the fall from grace of a group of superheroes plagued by all-too-human failings. Along the way, the concept of the superhero is dissected as an unknown assassin stalks the erstwhile heroes.”– Amazon.com  

Everyone 18 and older who has read the book is invited to attend. If you need a copy of the book, please stop by the front desk, call, or email the library to reserve a copy.

“Cooking the Books” Book Club!

Monday, September 23rd  @ 6:30 p.m.

Big Bad Breakfast by John Currence

“John Currence is one of the most celebrated and well-loved chefs in the South. Among his string of highly successful restaurants in Oxford, Mississippi, Big Bad Breakfast holds a special place in diners' hearts: It is a gathering place where people from all walks come together to share the most important meal of the day, breakfast. Southerners know how to do breakfast right, and Currence has elevated it to an artform: dishes like Banana-Pecan Coffee Cake, Spicy Boudin and Poached Eggs, and Oyster Pot Pie are comforting, soulful, and packed with real Southern flavor. Big Bad Breakfast is full of delicious recipes that will make the day ahead that much better--not to mention stories of the wonderful characters who fill the restaurant every morning, and a meditation on why the Southern breakfast is one of America's most valuable culinary contributions.– Amazon.com.

For ages 21 and up.  To participate: 1) Stop by the front desk and “reserve” (sign up for/copy) a recipe(s), and 2) Bring your completed recipe(s) to the library and we will swap, sample dishes, and share great conversation!

Adult Computer Class Series

Thursday, September 26, 8:30—10:00 a.m.

 

Microsoft Excel Doing More: Acquire familiarity with tracking changes and comments, finalizing and protecting workbooks, conditional formatting, pivot tables and what-if analysis.  Prerequisite: You must be familiar with the layout of Excel 2013 including modifying and formatting cells, columns, and rows., working with simple and complex formulas and functions.

This class is intended for adults.

Registration required.

Pub Trivia Night

Thursday, September 26th@ 6:00 p.m.   

Eat! Drink! Think! Win!

B.Y.O.B  and a snack to share

  

 

Lighting Round:  Saturday Morning Trivia

Must be 21 years & up to attend

Fundraiser Night at Voodoo Brewery!

Saturday, September 28

from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Voodoo Brewery is hosting a Library Fundraising event for new carpet in the children's area.  20% of all the sales, both food and drinks, will be donated to the children's carpet fund.  This event is family friendly, so bring the kids and enjoy an evening at Voodoo Brewery while supporting the library!

Calling All Vendors

Vendors wanted for the Saturday, November 9, 2019 Christmas Marketplace at GCCL.

The Christmas Marketplace host numerous vendors, each displaying unique and affordable items for sale. The library also be sells homemade soup with crackers and offers raffles.  All proceeds directly benefit GCCL!

Vendor Form Available Here

Writers’ Group

Monday, October 7th @ 6:30 p.m.

Are you a writer looking for a group that shares your passion for writing?

We are an upbeat and friendly bunch with an emphasis on sharing as well as learning and critiquing.  If you have every dreamed that you could be a write but were afraid or didn’t know where to start, this group is for you!

The writers’ prompt for the August meeting is available here.  Remember to keep you word count at 500 or less.

Ages 18 and up.

New members always welcome!

Make a Difference

Knitting & Crochet Group

Thursday, October 10th @ 1:30 p.m.

Special Speaker: Lizette Olsen, Executive Director will be with us to talk about  Mercer County Aware, its services to victims of domestic/sexual violence and its needs.  All are welcome!

  

Come and Make a Difference in our community!

Monday Night Book Group

Monday, October 14th @  6:30 p.m.

Saving CeeCee Honecutt by Beth Hoffman

“Twelve-year-old CeeCee Honeycutt is in trouble. For years, she has been the caretaker of her mother, Camille, the town’s tiara-wearing, lipstick-smeared laughingstock, a woman who is trapped in her long-ago moment of glory as the 1951 Vidalia Onion Queen of Georgia. When tragedy strikes, Tootie Caldwell, CeeCee’s long-lost great-aunt, comes to the rescue and whisks her away to Savannah. There, CeeCee is catapulted into a perfumed world of prosperity and Southern eccentricity—one that appears to be run entirely by strong, wacky women. From the exotic Miz Thelma Rae Goodpepper, who bathes in her backyard bathtub and uses garden slugs as her secret weapons; to Tootie's all-knowing housekeeper, Oletta Jones; to Violene Hobbs, who entertains a local police officer in her canary-yellow peignoir, the women of Gaston Street keep CeeCee entertained and enthralled for an entire summer”– Amazon.com.

Everyone who has read the book is invited to attend. If you need a copy of the book, please stop by the front desk, call, or email the library to reserve a copy.

Mystery Lovers’ Book Club

Tuesday, October 15th @ 2:30 p.m.

A Simple Murder by Eleanor Kuhns

“Five years ago, while William Rees was still recovering from his stint as a Revolutionary War soldier, his beloved wife died. Devastated, Will Rees left his son, David, in his sister's care, fled his Maine farm, and struck out for a tough but emotionally empty life as a traveling weaver. Now, upon returning unexpectedly to his farm, Rees discovers that David has been treated like a serf for years and finally ran away to join a secluded religious sect--the Shakers.  Overwhelmed by guilt and hoping to reconcile with his son, Rees immediately follows David to the Shaker community. But when a young Shaker woman is brutally murdered shortly after Rees's arrival, Rees finds himself launched into a complicated investigation where the bodies keep multiplying, a tangled web of family connections casts suspicion on everyone, and the beautiful woman on the edge of the Shaker community might be hiding troubling ties to the victims. It quickly becomes clear that in solving Sister Chastity's murder, Rees may well expose some of the Shaker community's darkest secrets, not to mention endanger his own life”– Amazon.com

Everyone who has read the book is invited to attend. If you need a copy of the book, please stop by the front desk, call, or email the library to reserve a copy.

Kindred Spirits Book Club

Thursday, October 24 @ 12:30 p.m.

“Betsy and Ty Franklin, owners of Franklin Dairy Farm in southern Alabama, have long since buried their desire for children of their own. While Ty manages their herd of dairy cows, Betsy busies herself with the farm’s day-to-day operations and tries to forget her dream of motherhood. But when her free-spirited sister, Jenna, drops off her two young daughters for “just two weeks,” Betsy’s carefully constructed wall of self-protection begins to crumble.  As the two weeks stretch deeper into the Alabama summer, Betsy and Ty learn to navigate the new additions in their world—and revel in the laughter that now fills their home. Meanwhile, record temperatures promise to usher in the most active hurricane season in decades.  Attending an art retreat four hundred miles away, Jenna is fighting her own battles. She finally has time and energy to focus on her photography, a lifelong ambition. But she wonders how her rediscovered passion can fit in with the life she’s made back home as a single mom.  When Hurricane Ingrid aims a steady eye at the Alabama coast, Jenna must make a decision that will change her family’s future, even as Betsy and Ty try to protect their beloved farm and their hearts” – Amazon.com.

Everyone who has read the book is invited to attend. If you need a copy of the book, please stop by the front desk, call, or email the library to reserve a copy.

Annual Halloween Party

Friday, October 25th @ 6:00 p.m.

Save the date for our 2019 Halloween Party at the Grove City Masonic Lodge. This event is for the entire family. Come dressed in your best costume and enjoy and evening of dancing, costume contest, prizes and more.

Bring a snack to share and dress to impress!

Book a Tech Hour

Need tech help?  One-on-one assistance is offered by appointment for those interested in becoming more confident using computers, navigating the Internet, or just figuring out how to use your own e-Reader or smart phone.  Please remember to bring any needed logins and passwords.  If you are bringing in you device, please bring all needed parts including power cords and cables.  We are unable to provide support for computer viruses, performance issues, or hardware maintenance.  Call 724-458-7320 to schedule your appointment.

Bookshelf Bookshop

Friends of the Library

Year-Round Booksale

The bookshelf, conveniently located to the left of the circulation desk, shelves "like-new" condition books for sale.  Most titles range in price from $1.00 - $5.00. Some books, such as rare and antique literature, are priced accordingly– still well below market prices!  Simply find a title that interests you, bring it up to the desk for purchase and it's all yours!