Make a Difference

Knitting & Crochet Group

Thursday, July 11th @ 1:30 p.m.

Do you like crocheting, knitting, and other needlework?  Do you want to make a difference in our community?   Join the knitting and crochet group at the Grove City Community Library.  This casual group is open to members of any age, gender or ability!   Currently members are working on afghans, wash cloths, socks, and more for Mercer County Aware and Three Rivers Hospices.  Come and kick back with your needles, hooks and yarn and Make a Difference in our community!

Girls’ Night Out

Wedding Edition

Saturday, July 13th 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Wear a wedding or bridesmaid dress (a headpiece or veil will do) and join us as we watch My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

B.Y.O.B. And cookies– we will provide the wedding cake!

Ages 21 & Up

2nd Annual Charm Girls

Bake Sale

Monday, July 15th

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Featuring gourmet desserts made by the teen Charm Girls.

Mystery Lovers’ Book Club

Tuesday, July 16th @ 2:30 p.m.

The Substitute  by Nicole Lundrigan

“Warren Botts is a disillusioned Ph.D., taking a break from his lab to teach middle-school science. Gentle, soft-spoken, and lonely, he innocently befriends Amanda, one of his students. But one morning, Amanda is found dead in his backyard, and Warren, shocked, flees the scene.  As the small community slowly turns against him, an anonymous narrator, a person of extreme intelligence and emotional detachment, offers insight into events past and present. As the tension builds, we gain an intimate understanding of the power of secrets, illusions, and memories”– 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.

Sci-Fi Book Club

Monday, July 22nd from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

The Gunslinger by Stephen King

“In a desolate reality, on that mirrors our own in frightening ways, a lone and haunting figure known only as Roland makes his way across the endless sands in pursuit of a sinister, dark-robed mystery of a man. Roland is the last of his kind, a “gunslinger” charged with protecting whatever goodness and light remains in his world—a world that “moved on” as they say…and the only way he can possibly hope to save everything is to first outwit and confront this man in black, then make him divulge his many arcane secrets. For despite the countless miles he’s already traversed, Roland knows these will merely be his initial steps on his spellbinding and soul-shattering quest to locate the mystical nexus of all worlds, all universes: the Dark Tower”– 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, July 22nd @ 6:30 p.m.

Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook

This month we will take you back… literally!  Choose a recipe from America’s No.1 kitchen resource!  Since 1930, home cooks have turned to Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book for guidance in the kitchen.  When was the lat time you made a recipe from this book?

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!

Kindred Spirits Book Club

Thursday, July 25th @ 10:30 a.m.

The Fragment by Davis Bunn

"It’s 1923, and a resilient Paris is starting to recover from the ravages of World War I and the Spanish Flu Epidemic. Enter young Muriel Ross, an amateur American photographer tasked with documenting the antiques that her employer, U.S. Senator Tom Bryan, has traveled to France in order to acquire. Although she’s exhilarated to have escaped her parents and the confines of their stifling Virginia home, Muriel has lingering questions about why the senator has chosen her for this grand adventure. Nevertheless, she blossoms in her new surroundings, soaking up Parisian culture and capturing the sights and sounds of Paris on her camera. But events take a dangerous turn when she discovers that the senator is on a mission far more momentous—and potentially deadly—than a mere shopping trip. At the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Senator Bryan asks Muriel to photograph an astonishing artifact: a piece of the True Cross, discovered by Empress Helena—a historical figure familiar to readers of The Pilgrim. When rumors surface that another fragment has been unearthed, Muriel becomes enmeshed in a covert international alliance dedicated to authenticating the fragment—and protecting it from those who will stop at nothing to steal and discredit it"-- 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.

Pub Trivia Night

Thursday, July 25th @ 6:00 p.m.  

Eat! Drink! Think! Win!

B.Y.O.B  and a snack to share

  

 

Lighting Round:  Vikings

Must be 21 years & up to attend

Adult Summer Reading Program

For Adults 18+

Sign up for a free reading log.  Every time you read 10 books (comic books and magazines do NOT count), bring the log to the library and we will give you a ticket* to enter a drawing for a great prize.  

Winners will be chosen at Noon on July 30, 2019.

*A limit of three (3) tickets will be awarded to each participant per month.

Writers’ Group

Monday, August 5th @ 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!

FOL Annual Used Book Sale

Monday, August 5th - Friday, August 16th

Early Bird Admission, Monday, August 5th from 9:00-10:00 a.m. For $5.00

Pricing: August 5th-August 10th

Monday, August 12th-Wednesday, August 14th purchase a bag of books for just $5.00

Thursday, August 15-Friday, August 16th purchase a bag of books for just $1.00

Adult Books

Paperbacks: $1.00

Hardbacks: $2.00

Children’s/Teen Books:

Paperbacks: $.25

Hardbacks: $.50

Audio/Visual:

DVDs: $2.00

CDs: $2.00

Monday Night Book Group

August 12th @  6:30 p.m.

The Promise: How One Woman Made Good on Her Extraordinary Pact to Send a Classroom of First-Graders to College by Oral Lee Brown

“This marvelous and inspiring book is the amazing story of one woman's unending desire to make a difference. And if once was not enough, in 2001 Brown made the same promise to three new classrooms of first-, fifth-, and ninth-graders. Brown and her foundation are now committed to adopting a new crop of kids to send to college every four years.  Brown’s pledge to the students was not without great personal and public sacrifice. Her promise turned her life upside-down—it strained her relationships, and at times required her to work several different jobs. Brown also developed a strong emotional attachment to the children—for many of these students Brown was the one consistent adult in their lives.  In a world short on heroes, altruism, and dedication, THE PROMISE shows that it is still possible to change lives for the better. This book will encourage, uplift, and inspire every reader.”– 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.

Joyous Home Organizing

Monday, August 19th @ 6:00 p.m.

If you want to get organized or are downsizing and you are not sure where to start, this program is for you!

Join us as Dianne Warner, owner of Joyous Home Organizing, provides practical advice about decluttering, downsizing, and organizing!

One lucky attendee will win a gift basket!

Registration required!

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!