Family storytime, for parents and children together, is held on Tuesdays at 6:30pm with stories, crafts, and family fun together. The Toddler Story Time is Wednesdays at 10:30 am.

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. 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, Dec 3^rd at 6:30pm, Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon
• Thu, Jan 7^th at 6:30pm, The Syringa Tree, by Pamela Gien
• Thu, Jan 14^th at 6:30pm, The Syringa Tree, by Pamela Gien
• Thu, Feb 4^th at 6:30pm, Madonnas of Leningrad
• Thu, Mar 4^th at 6:30pm, Mrs. Dalloway

The library will be closed for the holiday.

• Thu, Dec 24^th, Christmas Eve
• Fri, Dec 25^th, Christmas Day
• Fri, Jan 1^st, New Year's Day

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

Facilitator Doug Greene will lead a gathering of people who love poetry and enjoy reading and talking about it. Everyone is welcome to join, including high-school students. Sign up at the main desk and pick up your copy of the poems to be discussed. The theme will be Why Poetry? Any questions, call Doug Greene at 419-777-7163. Mon, Jan 25^th, 6:30-8pm.

Walt Williams, author of the self-published book Long Road Home, will be available to sign copies of his book for you. Thu, Jan 28^th, 6-7pm.

Are you into anime and manga? Join us for films, speakers, food, and cosplay. No registration required, just show up.

• Mon, Jan 4^th, 6:30-8:15pm
• Mon, Feb 1^st, 6:30-8:15pm
• Mon, Mar 1^st, 6:30-8:15pm
• Mon, Apr 5^th, 6:30-8:15pm
• Mon, May 3^rd, 6:30-8:15pm

The ultimate old-school wargame is coming to a library near you. 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, Jan 7^th, 6-8:15pm
• Thu, Jan 21^st, 6-8:15pm
• Thu, Feb 4^th, 6-8:15pm
• 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
• Thu, May 20^th, 6-8:15pm

Test your mettle. Compete against other players. Win fame among your peers. Sign up for the spring chess tournament.

• Sat, Mar 20^th, 9-Noon, (tentative date)

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. 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.

Join us in the Community Room to discuss whatever books you are reading or have enjoyed lately. Fri, Jan 29^th at 10am and Fri, Feb 26^th at 10am.

The board meets at the library at 4pm on the third Monday of each month.

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

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. 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.

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

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

Kids in grades 4-6, come to our party and celebrate Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Sign up now at the Children's Room desk. Sat, Feb 6^th at 1pm.

Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year fall on the same day this year, so we're holding a party to celebrate both! 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 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

The library will close early on the evening before the holiday.

• Thu, Dec 31^st at 5pm
• Wed, Nov 24^th at 5pm, Thanksgiving Eve
• Fri, Dec 31^st at 5pm, New Year's Eve