[open house]
Holiday Open House
The photos are in from our Open House on the 3rd of December. We had a great time. Check out the photo gallery!
[teens]
YA Book Trip
Our YA Board recently participated in a collection development workshop and trip. You can view photographic evidence of this event in our photo gallery.
[storytime]
Preschool Storytime
As you may be aware, we have preschool storytimes in the library on Tuesdays at 1:30 and 7pm and on Wednesdays at 10:30am. We had a special storytime on October 27th, to go with the Boooks & Spoooks program. There are photographs in the gallery.

[haunted library] [haunted library setup]
Booooks & Spooooks
We had a great time setting up the Haunted Library attraction for the children. There are photos of the setup crew's efforts in the photo gallery. Check 'em out!

[murder mystery]
Teen Murder Mystery
Our guests arrived at the home of rock star Killiam Killigan only to find out that someone in the town of Jugular Springs was turning innocent citizens into bats! We've got a few photos in our photo gallery.
[duct tape]
Teen Duct Tape Night
Duct tape, that versatile stuff that does everything from stopping leaky pipes to holding an automobile together, is now a hot craft item! Check out the photo gallery.
[end of summer party]
End of Summer Reading Party
The photos from the teen End of Summer Reading Party are in.
[party]
Harry's Last Hurrah
On July 20th we celebrated the arrival of the final book in J.K. Rowling's famous series. There are a whole bunch of photos of this event in the photo gallery. Check 'em out!
[mystery show]
Dog Gone Mystery Show
Ventriloquist Vikki Gasko was here on July 25th.
Photos are in the gallery.
[magic show]
Magic Show
Magician Larry Wirtz was here on July 18th to reveal the secrets of the library. Check out the photos in the photo gallery.
[magic]
Top Secret Magic Show
Secret agent 003 1/3 (Tess Shimko) was here on June 27th with comedy, magic, puppets, and a cute bunny rabbit named Marshmallow. Check out the photographs in the photo gallery. June 27th, 2pm and 7pm.
[parking lot]
Parking Lot and Landscaping
As you may have noticed, we've been having some work done on our parking lot and the adjascent landscaping. There are photographs of this ongoing work in the photo gallery. We hope to re-open the parking lot soon.
[juggling]
Mad Mountain Juggler
John Flowers delighted us on June 20th with his show full of excellent juggling, comedy and audience participation, and hilarious props. The photos from this event are in the gallery.
[Kevin Cordi]
The Mysteries of Urban Legends
Professional storyteller Kevin Cordi was here on June 7th to tell of Lightening Fast Cats, Three Legged Pigs, and Babysitters that You Should Watch: Urban Legends that Allow you to Wonder and Worry. There are photographs from this event in the photo gallery.
[Mystery Carnival]
Mystery Carnival
We held a carnival on the lawn with Games, Shows, Crafts and Surprises on June 6th. There are a whole passel of photographs from this event in the photo gallery.
[Pirates]
Children's Pirate Party
Ahoy, ye scurvy young dogs! We had a swashbuckling good time at our pirate party on May 26th. There are photographs from this event in the photo gallery.
[Tree]
Tree Dedication
On May 15th the new Snowdrift Crabtree, donated by Modern Woodmen of America Camp 13719, was officially planted and dedicated. A special storytime followed with tree-related stories and leaf cookies. Check out the photographs in the photo gallery.
[Genealogy Workshop] On Friday night, May 11th, we had a lock-in genealogy workshop covering such things as which offices to contact for various records, internet research (including Ancestry Library Edition), researching house histories, breaking the brick wall, new literature, vital records, and CCOGS.
The photographs from this event are in the photo gallery.
[Dance Dance Revolution]
Teen DDR Lock-In
On April 20th we hosted an after-hours lock-in party for teens, featuring this popular video game. We had a really good turnout, and the photographs from this event are in the photo gallery.
[Photo courtesy of the Galion Inquirer]
Teen Girls' Book Chat
Photo courtesy of the Galion Inquirer.
[image]
Larry Maidens Honored
The library board recently honored retiring board member Larry Maidens for his many years of faithful service. See the photo in the photo archive.
[Duane Abel]
Cartooning Workshop
We had Duane Abel back by popular demand, to teach us how to draw cartoons. The photographs from this cartooning workshop are now in.
[chess tournament]
Chess Tournament
On March 31st we had our spring chess tournament. The photographs from this tournament are now in.

[Chinese New Year]
Teen Chinese New Year Party
The photographs from the Chinese New Year celebration are in. We had a great time exploring various aspects of Chinese culture and food. Check it out in the photo gallery!
[craft]
Snow Day Party
The children's room hosted a party on Saturday, January 27th. Children in grades 3-6 made a CD skating pond and a pine cone bird feeder, played Pass-the-ice and Freeze games, enjoyed refreshments, and participated in a faux-ball fight. The photos are in.
Older photo galleries: 2006.