Greene County Public Library

Welcome back to the Online Book Club! Did you enjoy the first section of The Outsiders?

Share your thoughts at https://greenelibrary.info/blogs/post/the-outsiders-week-2/

Discover local wildlife programs and register for our Beansatack challenge geared towards ages 11 and under to celebrate Smokey Bear's 80th Birthday at your library! 🐻🎂🌿🍂

More at https://greenelibrary.info/blogs/post/celebrate-smokey-bears-80th-birthday/

We are excited to share we are done with Phase 1 of the Greene County Public Library in Xenia's renovation. As we start Phase 2, we are making a couple of temporary changes in how we serve you for the next couple of weeks:

- The mini-library will be open through curbside service-only starting Monday, September 9. A return of access is projected for the middle of September with the new Spark Place and an updated mini-library to serve you as we move forward with completing the renovation.

As always, we will keep you updated with any other changes to your access and we can't wait to welcome you back to your fully renovated Xenia Community Library!

Xenia Renovation Xenia Community Library Renovation AUGUST 26 UPDATE: We are excited to share that the Xenia Community Library is entering the second…

September is Library Card Sign Up Month!

Get your Greene County Public Library card and enter our Beanstack reading challenge, geared towards teens and adults, for a chance to win a Transformers prize pack! 🤖🪪✨

More at https://greenelibrary.info/blogs/post/library-card-sign-up-month-2/

Welcome to week 1 of the Online Book Club! This month we're reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton.

Read or watch along each week and share your thoughts with Erin at https://greenelibrary.info/blogs/post/the-outsiders-week-1/

Discover more library fun on Sundays at select Greene County Public Libraries September through May! 🤩🎉

https://greenelibrary.info/blogs/post/sunday-hours-3/

We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday weekend! 🇺🇸❤️

This May we hosted our first Imagination Graduation for the current year's graduates from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Receiving personalized diplomas and gifts, our families celebrated with balloon artists, bounce castles, storytimes, photos with Booker, and cherished time spent together!

Learn how you can help future graduates at greenelibraryfoundation.org

Greene County Public Library Serving Greene County, Ohio, with community library locations in Beavercreek, Bellbrook, Cedarville,

Now entering the second phase of renovation, please be aware of the following changes to your continuing access of services at Spark Place and the Greene County Public Library in Xenia.

Xenia Renovation Xenia Community Library Renovation AUGUST 26 UPDATE: We are excited to share that the Xenia Community Library is entering the second…

Welcome to the final week of Online Book Club for The Longest Ride! Did you enjoy the book/movie? Did you not?

Let us know at https://greenelibrary.info/blogs/post/the-longest-ride-week-4/

Join us Saturday, September 7th for an offsite program at the Greene County Archives to learn where to start with DNA match lists generated by DNA test kits.

Registration and more at https://greenelibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/66830602aefc8df4a11481ed

Thank you to everyone who came out to Siebenthaler Fen!🌿🌼🥾

Experience more of our vibrant local wetland reserves through a guided tour from the Beaver Creek Wetlands Association this August & September - find a tour in your community at https://greenelibrary.info/blogs/post/celebrate-smokey-bears-80th-birthday/

Welcome to Week 3 of the Online Book Club! Don't forget you can read or watch along - The Longest Ride has a movie adaptation!

Tell us your thoughts at https://greenelibrary.info/blogs/post/the-longest-ride-week-3/

Curious what our younger patrons are reading? The Winters Crew from the Greene County Public Library in Bellbrook have you covered! 🤩📚

Check out some of their recommended books from your library, and be on the lookout for more Winters Crew recs! 👀📖✨

Our first Winters Crew Book Reviews are here! Avery, Reagan, and Savannah have suggested three fantastic books. Stop in the library to check one of them out. 📚

Since 2013, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Greene County has been empowering our children for success in kindergarten and beyond through early literacy.

Consistently enrolling more than 5,000 children annually over the past five years, learn how you can help continue to grow this program at greenelibraryfoundation.org

Greene County Public Library Find information about library events, classes, and services, and search the catalog for books, movies, music, and more.

Welcome back to the Online Book Club! Did you enjoy the first section of The Longest Ride?

Share your thoughts at https://greenelibrary.info/blogs/post/the-longest-ride-week-2/

Happy Birthday Smokey Bear! 🐻🎉

Celebrate Smokey's 80th birthday at the library with local wildlife programs happening in your community! 🌿 And preregister for our Smokey Bear reading challenge, fun for ages 11 and under, this September. 📖🏆 More at https://greenelibrary.info/blogs/post/celebrate-smokey-bears-80th-birthday/

Keep the summer fun and reading going this month on Beanstack! ☀️😎📚

Register for August's reading challenge, log your reading, and be entered to win a prize! More at https://greenelibrary.info/blogs/post/keep-reading-reading-challenge/

Welcome to week 1 of the Online Book Club! This month we're reading The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks.

Read or watch along each week and share your thoughts with Erin at https://greenelibrary.info/blogs/post/the-longest-ride-week-1/

Join a book club! 📖🤩

Your library has book clubs for everyone - find one happening at your community library at https://greenelibrary.info/blogs/post/join-a-book-club-in-august/

What an amazing summer, Greene County. ☀️ Adventures certainly began at the library this June & July, and they were so special because of YOU! 💛

Even though Summer Reading Club is coming to a close, library fun lasts all year long. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Club! 🤩📚✨

Go Team USA🇺🇸 What's the best way to celebrate the Paris 2024 Olympics? With our very own Baby Olympics of course!🥇✨

The intensity! The athleticism! The fun! The Baby Olympics went so well, they decided to do a worldwide event for adults in Paris starting today! Have fun rooting for your athletes:)

New StoryWalk® coming soon! 🌳📖✨🤩

Thank you for your hard work, Makayla, and giving back to your community! And thank you to Bellbrook Sugarcreek Park District & Greene County Public Library in Bellbrook!

It's almost that time again... your community library's children book sale! 🦊📖✨

The Bookmobile will be visiting each library for a special end of summer sale on gently used children’s books. Find dates for each community's sale at https://greenelibrary.info/src/

The Adventure Librarian lost her book at this Place. She keeps turning around and around but no luck. If you know where she is, stop in the Beavercreek Library to make a guess. Winner will be contacted on July 29th. This is our last adventure stop for the year! Thanks for making it fun!

Welcome to the final week of Online Book Club for Without Remorse! Did you enjoy the book/movie/streaming series? Did you not?

Let us know at https://greenelibrary.info/blogs/post/without-remorse-week-4/

Join us Saturday, August 3rd for an offsite program at the Greene County Archives to learn what role artificial intelligence (AI) plays in genealogy research and where it's heading.

Registration and more at https://greenelibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/668305fcaefc8df4a11481ea

Thanks to all who joined us at the Greene County Public Library in Cedarville for a 🎶 musical 🎶 adventure while listening to the didgeridoo!

There are plenty of adventures left for you at the library during Summer Reading Club! More on the Club at https://greenelibrary.info/src/

Do you listen to True Crime Podcasts? So, does Krista L! She would love to discuss missing person cases and cold cases with you! We'll discuss a new case every month. Please listen to the case ahead of the discussion. The link to the case is in the event link.

Register here to attend: https://greenelibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/667eea6f2038232f008e9e6f

Read & win all year long with themed monthly Reading Challenges! Log your reading on Beanstack & be entered to win prizes. 🏆📚✨

More at https://greenelibrary.info/blogs/post/read-win-with-reading-challenges/

The fallen tree has been cleared from our parking lot! Thanks everyone for your patience.

The Adventure Librarian booked it to get here before the concert. Where could she be this week? Drop by the Beavercreek Library to make your guess and win a cool prize! Winners will be contacted on July 22nd.

Good thing she has her cardigan for this place! Where could the Adventure Librarian be this week? Make your guess at the Beavercreek Library. Winners will be contacted on July 15th.

Mainly, the Adventure Librarian is here to learn about new adventures! Where could she be? Stop in the Beavercreek Library to make a guess. Winners will be contacted on July 8th.

Enjoy tasting some vegan recipes prepared by Rhea Adkins! 🥦👩‍🍳

Join us at the Beavercreek library, Wednesday, July 10th, to learn everything you need to know about plant-based cooking to get you going and inspired.

Registration required: https://greenelibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/66082c865e1ddf3600600686

We had a great time learning the science of Oz with Mr. Steve! There's still room to register for next week's big event! https://greenelibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/65dd1ed5ddb9e34100a2be89