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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.

LEGO Club

7:00pm - 7:45pm
School Age (PreK-4th Grade), Tweens (5th-8th Grade)
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: School Age (PreK-4th Grade), Tweens (5th-8th Grade)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4

Kids ages 6 - 13 years old are invited to bring a one gallon re-closable storage bag of their own building bricks to the Library. Each child will have 45 minutes to create something around the theme that will be announced that afternoon, or they can free-build! We do not have LEGOs for everyone, children must bring their own. Registration required.

Wee Ones Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Children (ages 0-4)
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children (ages 0-4)

Join Ms. Liz for books, songs, fingerplays, and more! Developmentally geared for kids age 18 months to 3 years, but all ages are welcome.

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. 

Preschool Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Children (ages 0-4)
Storytime
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children (ages 0-4)
Program Type: Storytime

Join Ms. Liz for books, songs, fingerplays, and more! Developmentally geared for kids age 3 to 5 years, but all ages 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

Kid's Art Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
School Age (PreK-4th Grade), Tweens (5th-8th Grade)
Arts & Crafts
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: School Age (PreK-4th Grade), Tweens (5th-8th Grade)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Join us for a kid's art class! Each month will focus on a different art or craft project.
Registration required. Ages 6-12 welcome!

Sensory Play

10:30am - 11:30am
Children (ages 0-4)
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children (ages 0-4)

Touch, hear, see, and play! This drop in play time focuses on letting kids play and learn using their senses, using things like textured blocks, water, sound tubes, ball pit, and foam paint. Come and go as you please during the hour.

Ages 0-5. Play clothes that can get messy are encouraged.

PARENTAL SUPERVISION REQUIRED. Some of our sensory bins include small pieces, which are great for sensory play, but mean you'll want to keep a close eye on your little ones!

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.

Gruffalo Fun

10:00am - 11:00am
School Age (PreK-4th Grade)
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: School Age (PreK-4th Grade)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join us for some Gruffalo Fun inspired by the popular picture book! We will read the book,  watch the movie with a snack, and make a story sack to take home for re-telling. 

Ages 6 and up. 

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.

Ottawa Area ISD Play N Learn

10:00am - 10:45am
Children (ages 0-4)
Games & Activities
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Lower Level Program Room (Basement)
Age Group: Children (ages 0-4)
Program Type: Games & Activities

Designed for families with children ages birth to 5 years old. Monthly sessions are based on a children's book, with a story, finger plays, crafts, and activities centered around the book. Each family receives a children's book to take home. Child development and reading readiness information are also available for parents.

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.

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.

Photo Permission

Staff often take pictures during library programs. The library uses photos in its publicity, in social media, and on its website. If I do not want my photo used, I will contact Rob at rbristow@gtpl.org and the library will honor that request.

Ottawa Area ISD Play N Learn

11:15am - 12:00pm
Children (ages 0-4)
Games & Activities
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Lower Level Program Room (Basement)
Age Group: Children (ages 0-4)
Program Type: Games & Activities

Designed for families with children ages birth to 5 years old. Monthly sessions are based on a children's book, with a story, finger plays, crafts, and activities centered around the book. Each family receives a children's book to take home. Child development and reading readiness information are also available for parents.

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.

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.

Photo Permission

Staff often take pictures during library programs. The library uses photos in its publicity, in social media, and on its website. If I do not want my photo used, I will contact Rob at rbristow@gtpl.org and the library will honor that request.

Pokemon Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
School Age (PreK-4th Grade), Tweens (5th-8th Grade)
Games & Activities
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: School Age (PreK-4th Grade), Tweens (5th-8th Grade)
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Kids ages 7-12, join fellow Pokemon fans to show off and discuss your Pokemon card collection! Trading is optional. Some months we may also watch a Pokemon cartoon or make a Pokemon themed craft. Registration required.

Wee Ones Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Children (ages 0-4)
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children (ages 0-4)

Join Ms. Liz for books, songs, fingerplays, and more! Developmentally geared for kids age 18 months to 3 years, but all ages are welcome.

Preschool Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Children (ages 0-4)
Storytime
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children (ages 0-4)
Program Type: Storytime

Join Ms. Liz for books, songs, fingerplays, and more! Developmentally geared for kids age 3 to 5 years, but all ages 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.

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.

Pizza & Pages

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Tweens (5th-8th Grade)
Book Club
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Georgetown Township Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Tweens (5th-8th Grade)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Join our theme-based book club! Participants in 4th - 8th grade will eat pizza, discuss what they have read, and participate in a Library auction to end the hour.

Registration required.