Friends of Southwest Public Libraries

Join us this Saturday, 12 noon - 3PM, for our special drive-thru book donation drop-off event at Grove City Library, 3959 Broadway. Drive up to our tent and our volunteers will unload your gently used books! As a reminder, we do not take text books, dictionaries, encyclopedias or pamphlets. Books will be sold in our Big Book Sale on September 19. All proceeds benefit Southwest Public Libraries.

Happy Independence Day!

Stop by our booth at EcoFest today until 1pm. You can decorate a plantable bookmark or grab a beeswax candle kit to take home.

Please join us TONIGHT, Monday, October 16, for our Annual General Membership Meeting at Grove City Library. All events are free and open to the public.
*5:00 pm - History of Grove City Library Walking Tour
*6:00 pm - Refreshments and vintage cookbook display
*6:30 pm - Friends of Southwest Public Libraries Open Board Meeting
*7:00 pm - Library Trivia with prizes!

Join us for our Annual General Membership meeting on Monday, October 16, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. at Grove City Library, 3959 Broadway. In addition, help us celebrate 100 years as a public library with the following events:

*5:00 p.m. History of Grove City's Library Walking Tour with Bev Babbert
*6:00 p.m. Refreshments and vintage cookbook exhibit
*6:30 p.m. General Membership Meeting
*7:00 p.m. Library Trivia

All events are free and open to the public. Visit our website at friendsofswpl.org for more information or email us at [email protected].

We couldn't have had such a successful Big Book Sale without our dedicated group of volunteers who worked tirelessly to help us pull it off! If you would like to become a volunteer, visit our website at https://www.friendsofswpl.org/volunteer or email us at [email protected]. THANK YOU FRIENDS!

Thank you for making our annual Big Book Sale a success! If you missed the sale, you can still purchase gently used books at our Friends of Southwest Public Libraries Book Shops, located in the lobbies of Grove City and Westland Area libraries, anytime during library operating hours. Questions? Contact us at [email protected].

https://www.honeybaked.com/fundraising/Friends_of_SPL

REMINDER the Friends of Southwest Public Libraries Big Book Sale is TODAY! After you fill your tote bag with books, head over to City BBQ (Grove City) and mention you are with Friends of the Library, and City BBQ will donate 20% of your order total to Friends of Southwest Public Libraries. Celebrate your love of books all day with Friends of Southwest Public Libraries!

The Friends of Southwest Public Libraries is hosting its annual BIG BOOK SALE this Thursday, September 21, from 12 to 7 PM at Grove City Library, 3959 Broadway, Grove City, OH 43123. When you buy a FOL tote bag for just $10, you can fill it with as many books as you can handle. Need more than one tote bag - no problem! Can't make the sale? Visit our Book Shop near the circulation desk anytime during regular library hours of operation. We have a book for you! Credit cards accepted.

Contact us at [email protected] with questions.

Several members of the Friends of SPL visited Bishop Ready H.S. on August 2, 2023, to select books the school was giving away for ongoing and upcoming Friends book sales. Pictured with the Bishop Ready mascot, the Silver Knight, are Donna Carter, Carol Rorick, and Carol Mahon. Jim Rorick carried and delivered the boxes of books to the GCL. Thank you to Bishop Ready H.S. facilities manager Will George for reaching out to Southwest Public Libraries and the Friends of the Library with their donation.

This Adult Take & Make is for all of our canine lovers. 🐕 Take home an activity kit today with dog-themed coloring sheets, puzzles, recipes, and more. Offered at both locations while supplies last. Take one home when visiting or call to check availability. One per household please.

📅 Next Adult Take & Make: Saturday, August 12—Daisy Paracord Bracelet

https://www.friendsofswpl.org/give

Come visit Michelle and Rhonda at the Grove City Food Truck and Shop Hop tonight! They're in front of the library. Thinking of becoming a friend? Learn more at the Hop!

It's time to party! 🎉 Join us for our Summer Reading wrap-up parties today, 10:30 a.m. at Town Center Park in Grove City and 1:30 p.m. at Westland in Youth Services. Enjoy activities and some delicious shaved ice from Tuscoe Shaved Ice, LLC! While you're visiting, perhaps check in on Youth Services staff who appear to be having a paw-sitively ruff time with the dog the The Alans Live left us.

Summer Reading Challenge Wrap-up Parties: Thursday, 7/27

📅 10:30 a.m. at Town Center Park featuring games, crafts, prizes, and Tuscoe Shaved Ice
📅 1:30 p.m. at Westland featuring giant games, a candy walk, and Tuscoe Shaved Ice

Don't forget to log all of your points by the end of Sunday, July 30!

https://www.friendsofswpl.org/tour

Thanks to all that came to our Meet and Greet!! We enjoyed meeting you!!