• This November, the Girard Free Library is holding our annual Food for Fines; the Library will offer up to $25 in fine forgiveness to anyone who donates at least two non-perishable food items to the Emmanuel Center. The last day to donate is Tuesday, November 26. 
  • This Wednesday, November 20 at 6:30 p.m. learn to paint in Adobe Fresco with this easy Bob Ross-inspired follow-along. All you need is an iPad, a stylus, a little instruction, and a vision of a winter cabin in the woods. The Library will provide the first three.
  • Bring the family on Saturday, November 23 at 11 am for a free movie--Harold and the Purple Crayon.

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Closing early at 5 PM

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The library is closing early at 5 PM due to a visit by Cleveland sportswriter Terry Pluto.

Cleveland sportswriter Terry Pluto

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  • Thu, 04/04/2019 - 6:00pm
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Terry Pluto is a Plain Dealer columnist, Ohio Sportswriter of the Year, and inductee into the Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame.  He has written more that thirty books; his latest work is Browns Blues:  Two Decades of Utter Frustration. He will be discussing the agony and ecstasy of Cleveland sports fandom.

This event is open to the public, but reservations are required.  Call the circulation desk to sign up.  

Easter Bunny

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  • Mon, 04/08/2019 - 6:00pm
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Hop into the library to meet the Easter Bunny.  Get an egg-cellent free picture taken.  

Read to a Bunny

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  • Tue, 04/30/2019 - 6:00pm
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The rabbits are all ears!  Sign up at the circulation desk.  For ages up to 12 years.

Baby Brilliant

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  • Fri, 11/05/2021 - 11:00am
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Infants and their adult caregivers experience early sights and sounds through books and music on the first and third Friday of the month.

Friends of the Library Jelly Bean Count

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Guess how many jelly beans are in the jar in the children's department to win a prize.   For ages up to 12 years.

Closed--Memorial Day

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The library will be closed Saturday, May 25 through Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day.

Childen's Summer Reading Program Sign-Up Begins

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For kids up to 12 years of age, this year's program--A Universe of Stories--is a celebration of outer space.  Pick up your reading log, and sign up for four jam-packed weeks of stories, music, art, and crafts.  

Summer Reading Kick-Off

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  • Wed, 06/19/2019 - 11:00am
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Summer Reading 2019 officially launches with Lindsay Bonilla, who will share international tales of the moon and stars.