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Chat and Craft: Thrift store Halloween painting

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Chat a little, craft a little. Come to the library and chat with other adults. This month we will be making a spooky Halloween ghost painting using a thrift store framed landscape as a base.

Cribbage Club

10:30am - 11:30am
Adults
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Drop in and play cribbage with the GTPL community. Cribbage began in 17th-century England and has relatively few rules. Each game is about 30 minutes. Beginners will be taught to play and experienced players are welcome. 

Local History Room Staffed

11:00am - 1:00pm
Adults
General Programs
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Programs

The Local History Room is staffed by members of the Jenison Historical Association and can be accessed on Wednesday from 11AM-1PM. Volunteers can help you with local history and genealogical research.  The room can be accessed by using the stairs to the lower level (past the vending machines) or the elevator in the Township Office.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Adult Book Group: "Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers"

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Book Club
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Copies of the book will be available at the circulation desk while supplies last. 

Please join our book group! This month we will be discussing "Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers" by Jesse Q. Sutanto.

Adult Fabric Collage

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Create a “sustainable” fabric collage using fashion industry scraps. Fun, creative, easy, and colorful. No sewing is required! All tools and fabric scraps will be supplied but feel free to bring your own stash with which to work.

Writers Group

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Teens (9th-12th Grade), Adults
General Programs
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Teens (9th-12th Grade), Adults
Program Type: General Programs
Event Details:

A casual setting to share your writing and receive encouragement and advice. Led by Jeremy Cook.

Pins & Needles Craft Group

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Are you a crafty person? Do you have crafts that you just can't seem to get done at home? Now is your time to finish them! Bring the craft you are currently working on (or have been waiting to start), whether it is knitting, quilting, scrapbooking, or anything else! Come and spend time socializing, and sharing crafting experience. Please bring along everything you need for your own craft. The library will provide tables and chairs. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

What Used to be Here? A Pictorial History

12:45pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Lower Level Program Room (Basement)
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

What Used to be Here? A Pictorial History presented by JHA

Films & Food: Escape From Germany (PG-13)

12:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Movie
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Lower Level Program Room (Basement)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Enjoy a free movie! Bring a lunch or just enjoy some free snacks provided by the library.

The true recounting of a miraculous yet unsung WWII event. Hitler's army was rapidly closing borders in August of 1939 while eighty-five American missionaries were serving their church inside Germany.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Puzzle Competition

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
General Programs
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Create your own team of up to four people and join us for a friendly puzzle competition. 8 teams with up to 4  people per team will compete to assemble  two 500 piece puzzles, first. The winners will take home a small prize.

Local History Room Staffed

11:00am - 1:00pm
Adults
General Programs
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Programs

The Local History Room is staffed by members of the Jenison Historical Association and can be accessed on Wednesday from 11AM-1PM. Volunteers can help you with local history and genealogical research.  The room can be accessed by using the stairs to the lower level (past the vending machines) or the elevator in the Township Office.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Read, White, and Blue Book Group: "The Woman with the Cure"

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Book Club
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Copies of the book will be available at the circulation desk while supplies last. 

A riveting novel based on the true story of Dr. Dorothy Horstmann, the woman whose work on a polio vaccine stopped a pandemic 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Family Tween Book Discussion: Mexikid

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Tweens (5th-8th Grade), Teens (9th-12th Grade), Adults
Book Club
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Tweens (5th-8th Grade), Teens (9th-12th Grade), Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

The 2024 Big Read Lakeshore middle grade selection is Mexikid by Pedro Martin. This book discussion if for parents and tweens/ teens. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Content Statement

While we try to ensure that movies and videoclips shown are age-appropriate, the ultimate responsibility for what a child may view is up to the parent or guardian. If you are concerned about content, we encourage you to visit sites such as commonsensemedia.org to research the content prior to the program. 

Program Content

Views expressed by the presenter are not necessarily views held by the library. The library is not responsible for views and content presented by the speaker.

Writers Group

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Teens (9th-12th Grade), Adults
General Programs
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Teens (9th-12th Grade), Adults
Program Type: General Programs
Event Details:

A casual setting to share your writing and receive encouragement and advice. Led by Jeremy Cook.

Pins & Needles Craft Group

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Are you a crafty person? Do you have crafts that you just can't seem to get done at home? Now is your time to finish them! Bring the craft you are currently working on (or have been waiting to start), whether it is knitting, quilting, scrapbooking, or anything else! Come and spend time socializing, and sharing crafting experience. Please bring along everything you need for your own craft. The library will provide tables and chairs. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Films & Food: Camera (PG-13)

12:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Movie
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Lower Level Program Room (Basement)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Enjoy a free movie! Bring a lunch or just enjoy some free snacks provided by the library.

A boy who cannot speak moves to a struggling fishing town with his widowed mother. Bullied by his peers, he soon finds his artistic voice with help from a film camera and an eccentric repairman.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Author Event with Erin A. Craig

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Teens (9th-12th Grade), Adults
Author Visit
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Lower Level Program Room (Basement)
Age Group: Teens (9th-12th Grade), Adults
Program Type: Author Visit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 88
Event Details:

Join us for a conversation with #1 New York Times Bestselling author Erin A. Craig! 

Big Read Lakeshore Book Discussion: "The Great Gatsby"

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Book Club
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Copies of the book will be available at the circulation desk while supplies last. 

Please join our book group! This month we will be discussing "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald which is one of the Big Read Lakeshore 2024 books. 

4th Tuesday Adult Book Group: American Born Chinese

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Book Club
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Copies of the book will be available at the circulation desk while supplies last. 

Please join our book group! This month we will be discussing the graphic novel American Born Chinese which is one of the NEA Big Read Lakeshore 2024 book picks. 

Handmade Journals

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Teens (9th-12th Grade), Adults
Arts & Crafts
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Teens (9th-12th Grade), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

In this program, you will taught to hand-make a personalized 6" x 6" journal. There will be about 24 pages that you hand-select.

Registration is required, ages 14 and up may attend with an adult. 

Local History Room Staffed

11:00am - 1:00pm
Adults
General Programs
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Programs

The Local History Room is staffed by members of the Jenison Historical Association and can be accessed on Wednesday from 11AM-1PM. Volunteers can help you with local history and genealogical research.  The room can be accessed by using the stairs to the lower level (past the vending machines) or the elevator in the Township Office.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Writers Group

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Teens (9th-12th Grade), Adults
General Programs
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Teens (9th-12th Grade), Adults
Program Type: General Programs
Event Details:

A casual setting to share your writing and receive encouragement and advice. Led by Jeremy Cook.

Cribbage Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Tweens (5th-8th Grade), Teens (9th-12th Grade), Adults
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Tweens (5th-8th Grade), Teens (9th-12th Grade), Adults
Event Details:

Join a community game of cribbage. Cribbage began in 17th-century England and has relatively few rules. Each game is about 30 minutes. Beginners will be taught to play and experienced players are welcome.

Pins & Needles Craft Group

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Are you a crafty person? Do you have crafts that you just can't seem to get done at home? Now is your time to finish them! Bring the craft you are currently working on (or have been waiting to start), whether it is knitting, quilting, scrapbooking, or anything else! Come and spend time socializing, and sharing crafting experience. Please bring along everything you need for your own craft. The library will provide tables and chairs. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.