Parents, bring your young children with you to the library on Tuesdays at 6:30pm for stories, crafts, and family fun together. (Read More.)Family Story Time is designed for family interaction, so the craft is more advanced than what we do in the Toddler Story Time.

Each Wednesday at 10:30am we have a story time for young children. (Read More.)Join us for winter fun with snowy days and cookies!

The Creative Crafters group will be meeting to work on more Croknit projects, Wednesday nights at 6 from January through March. (Read More.)Contact Becki if you have any questions.

Applying for benefits and filing your taxes can be confusing, time consuming, and difficult. The Ohio Benefits Bank is a free service that simplifies the process, and now they are coming here. To make an appointment for one of these dates, call 1-800-648-1176. (Read More.)The OBB can help you file your taxes and apply for a variety of benefits, including food stamps, child care subsidy, Medicaid, HEAP, employment programs, college financial aid programs, and more. Thu, Feb 11^th, 2-7pm and Thu, Mar 11^th, 2-7pm.

Fun, refreshments, and prizes. Sign up now at the main desk. (Read More.)Solve the puzzles, get the titles, be the first to find the books, and win the grand prize. Sat, Feb 13^th, 2-4pm.

Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year fall on the same day this year, so we're holding a party to celebrate both! (Read More.)Help us usher in the Chinese New Year 4078, the year of the tiger, with traditional crafts, food, and games. Find out your Chinese Zodiac sign, write a Valentine in Chinese, and dip your fortune cookie in chocolate. Chinese and American refreshments will be available. There is no charge for this program, but registration is necessary. Sat, Feb 13^th, 7-9pm.

The ultimate old-school wargame is coming to a library near you. (Read More.)Teens in grades 7-12, join us in the community room. Chess sets and refreshments will be provided. Chess nights are one of our longest-running and most popular teen programs. Come in for a lesson or to test your strategies against new opponents. Registration is not required: you can just show up. Thu, Feb 18^th, 6-8:15pm, Thu, Mar 4^th, 6-8:15pm, Thu, Mar 18^th, 6-8:15pm, Thu, Apr 1^st, 6-8:15pm, Thu, Apr 15^th, 6-8:15pm, Thu, May 6^th, 6-8:15pm, and Thu, May 20^th, 6-8:15pm.

Join us in the Community Room to discuss whatever books you are reading or have enjoyed lately. Fri, Feb 26^th at 10am.

The Galion Public Library will be accepting non-perishable food products in lieu of cash for the payment of overdue fines during the month of February. All the collected food will be donated to a local food bank. (Read More.)Only overdue fines (not lost item charges or other fees) are eligible. Please donate an amount of food in keeping with the size of your fine, and remember that foods with expired use-by dates cannot be given to those in need.

Are you into anime and manga? Join us for films, speakers, food, and cosplay. (Read More.)No registration required, just show up. Mon, Mar 1^st, 6:30-8:15pm, Mon, Apr 5^th, 6:30-8:15pm, and Mon, May 3^rd, 6:30-8:15pm.

Our first-Thursday book discussion group is starting back up for the fall. Each month we all read the same book then come together to discuss it. (Read More.)Join us here at the library in the community room. Thanks to Sue McFarland and the Friends for supplying snacks. For more information, see Cyndi. Thu, Mar 4^th at 6:30pm.

Test your mettle. Compete against other players. Win fame among your peers. (Read More.)Sign up for the spring chess tournament. Sat, Mar 20^th, 9-Noon.

The library will be closed for the holiday.

• Mon, May 31^st, Memorial Day
• Mon, Jul 5^th, Independence Day
• Mon, Sep 6^th, Labor Day
• Thu, Nov 25^th, Thanksgiving Day
• Fri, Nov 26^th, Day After Thanksgiving
• Fri, Dec 24^th, Christmas Eve
• Sat, Dec 25^th, Christmas Day
• Sat, Jan 1^st, New Year's Day