• 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. 
  • Bring the family on Saturday, November 23 at 11 am for a free movie--Harold and the Purple Crayon.
  • Join us at 6:00 p.m. on December 3rd, for the Culture Book Group and discuss A Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli, or December 4th for the Popular Literature Book Group and bring your favorite book and introduce it to others.

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Bee Kind Family Funtime

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  • Mon, 03/13/2023 - 6:00pm
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Bee Kind Family Funtime on Monday, March 13 will be buzzworthy. We will celebrate how sweet it is to work together with board games, books on kindness, and a compliment board. No registration is necessary.

Read & Seed Family Funtime

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  • Mon, 03/27/2023 - 6:00pm
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Paint a clay pot, plant an herb, and check out books on gardening.  Weed love for families to sign up; in fact, registration is required.

Family Movie

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  • Sat, 03/18/2023 - 11:00am
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Drop in for a free movie and popcorn.  We're showing PG-rated The Bad Guys  in our community room.  

"The infamous Mr. Piranha, Mr. Snake, Mr. Shark, Ms. Tarantula, and Mr. Wolf find their lives of crime coming to an end as they face imprisonment. Determined to retain their freedom, the criminals band together to boost their public image and prove their goodness to their community with the help of their esteemed mentor, Professor Marmalade."  (from Swank Motion Picture licensing)

LegoMania

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  • Sat, 03/18/2023 - 2:00pm
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The Library will provide the Legos, and the kids will provide the creativity on Saturday, March 18 from 2-3 PM.  This is for ages 4-12 and requires sign up.  Call 330-545-2508 to register.

Jelly Bean Count

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Drop in and guess the number of jelly beans in the jar.  This contest is for ages up to 12.

Read to Bunnies

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  • Tue, 04/11/2023 - 6:00pm
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Frisky Ferrets, Fuzzies, and Feathered Friends Rescue and Sanctuary return with their therapy rabbits.

Read to a Dog

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  • Tue, 03/21/2023 - 6:00pm
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There will be wagging tails waiting for tales when K9's for Compassion return to the Girard Free Library. Children up to age twelve can read a story to one of the organization's trained therapy dogs. They will be all ears; call 330-545-2508 or stop in to RSVP for the paw-ty.

 

Classics Book Group

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  • Tue, 04/11/2023 - 6:00pm
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Our Classics Book Group discusses The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.  Set during the Great Depression, the novel follows the Joad family as they trek from Oklahoma to California.  Drought and loan default force the Joads off their family farm, and they journey west on the promise of land and high-paying jobs.

Popular Literature Book Group

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  • Wed, 04/05/2023 - 6:00pm
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Our Popular Literature Group discusses the best-selling novel Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen.  Water is a love story set in a second-rate circus during the Great Depression.

Cozy Mystery Book Club

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  • Mon, 04/17/2023 - 11:00am
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Our Cozy Mystery Group discusses the charming The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley. Set in the English countryside in 1950, it features Flavia de Luce, an 11-year-old amateur sleuth who pulls herself away from her beloved chemistry lab in order to clear her father in a murder investigation.