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If you have recently received an overdue notice from our automated system, please ignore it for now, with our apologies for any confusion. We are currently still closed. You will not be expected to pay any overdue fees as a result of this crisis. We do hope to start providing curbside service again soon. Watch this space for more details.

I have just been informed that our state-provided subscription to Ancestry Library, no longer requires you to be in the library to access the service. You can access it from home using this link.

Individuals who have finished 6th through 12th grades can participate in our teen summer reading program! This year, all you have to do is play BINGO! Anyone who completes at least 1 BINGO will win a book and a prize. Prizes will be available beginning July 20. Each BINGO will also earn you an entry into a gift card drawing at the end of the summer.

You can pickup your BINGO sheet at the library or download the bingo sheet here. If you print your BINGO sheet online, please register. Please put your age in the "library card #" box.

Teens are also welcome to request/download the adult summer reading packet and participate in any of the weekly tasks, but instead of being entered in the adult prize drawings, they will earn entries into the teen gift card drawings.

Join us for a virtual show with the fabulous Mr. Puppet! Four short sketches will be available to view June 10-July 31.

Enjoy a song from Diego Dragon and Mr. Puppet!

Take a trip to the zoo with Mr. Puppet and Stinky!

Mr. Puppet and Diego the dog sing "How Much Is That Doggy in the Window?"

Enjoy a magic trick with Mr. Puppet and Wow Wee the Rabbit!

If you prefer to watch via Facebook, sketches will appear at 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, and 2 pm on June 10. These videos will be available to watch through the end of July. A huge thank you goes out to the Friends of the Library and the Galion Community Foundation for sponsoring this show! Wed, Jun 10^th.

Join us for a video party as the Science Tellers present Dragons! This event will be hosted through Zoom. If you were unable to attend and would like to watch the recording, please visit this link.

The password is: science20!

A huge thank you goes out to the Friends of the Library and the Galion Community Foundation for sponsoring this event!

Wed, Jul 8^th at 2pm.

All ages are invited to join us on Zoom as storyteller Lyn Ford "throws stories!" If you missed the live event and would like to watch the recording, please visit this link.

The password is: 7d#472.+

Wed, Jun 24^th at 2pm.

Summer reading runs June 1^st through July 31^st for all ages. See Adult Summer Reading, Teen Summer Reading, or Children's Summer Reading for details.

Adults of all ages are invited to participate in our Summer Library Program.

Children ages 0-12 are invited to participate in our Summer Reading Program! Get a reading log at the library or print one here. Children who complete at least one "operation" will receive a book and goodie bag. Prizes will be available beginning July 20th. You can download page one and page two of the summer reading log here or call the library to pick up your copy. You can also get three Mad Libs: Choosing New Books, Here, There Be Dragon, and Fairy Tale Forest. If you pick your reading log up at the library, you will also receive magic beans to grow and scales to decorate for our dragon, which will help with two of your tasks! If you print your reading log online, please register your child. Please put their age in the library card # box.

Note that these book chats are held off-site.

The Friends will be taking donations of used books in good condition on Saturday, June 20^th from 1-3pm. Bring your used books directly to the library storage building (along the alley between the library and First Federal bank), and the Friends will store them for a future used book sale.

If you have library items out that are overdue, now is the time to return them. If you can't make it in during our limited hours, we have 24-hour book drops by both entrances. Because of the pandemic, we have been waiving all overdue fines since March; but the temporary fine amnesty will come to an end soon. Please return your overdue library items.

Join us for anime, manga, cosplay, and Japanese culture. Teens in grades 6-12 are welcome. You do not need to register for the anime club: you can just show up.

Join us for board games and card games. Bring your own game or play one of ours. Grades 6-12 are welcome to attend. Refreshments are provided. No registration is needed.

Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to participate in the library's Teen Board. The Teen Board meets monthly to plan teen programs and select materials for the YA collection. Teens do not need to register before attending.

Starting July 1^st, we will be opening the building to the public on a limited basis, with some restrictions.

• Only the downstairs entrance will be open. The historic front entrance will remain locked.
• Hours will be 9:30am-5pm Monday through Friday, and Noon-4pm on Saturdays.
• The library asks that all children be accompanied by an adult.
• The wearing of masks or face coverings is strongly encouraged, and we ask that everyone adhere to social distancing guidelines and maintain a minimum 6-foot distance from others.
• Limited computers will be available (due to distancing requirements and space limitations). Computers will be booked for 30-minute time slots starting every half hour, and will be wiped down after each use. We encourage you to call ahead to reserve a time slot, so you don't have to wait for a computer once you arrive.
• There will be a limited number of people permitted in the building at any given time, so we ask that everyone keep your visits brief when possible, to allow for others to have a turn.
• Curbside service will also remain available. If you are not comfortable coming into the building, you can continue to pick up books and movies at the door and return them in the book drop. In fact, it's encouraged.

We will be taking applications for a student shelver position until July 31^st.

We are excited to offer the Yoga on the Lawn program again this year. Oasis Yoga Studio was planning to hold sessions each Tuesday at 5:30 PM throughout August and September, weather permitting, but these sessions are now postponed until further notice.

A new craft will be available every other Monday and will include craft supplies and instructions. Call the library to reserve a craft kit, or simply stop by the main desk to pick one up.

Play, build, and manipulate open-ended materials into any creation you can imagine. This program is for families. Adults are requested to stay and participate with their children. You do not need to register for this program: you can just show up.

Weather permitting, there will be a used book sale on the library's east lawn. Sat, Sep 12^th, 10-2pm.

Join Miss Nancy on Zoom for a Story Time Show & Tell! Each participant may share up to 1 book and 1 toy with the group. Click here to join the meeting! Thu, Sep 17^th, 10:30-11am.

Please call or stop by the library to register in advance if you want to attend this program. We will have 20 socially distanced carving spaces set up on the lawn for each session. The library will provide pumpkins, carving tools, and stencils at each station. Tools will be sanitized between sessions. Sat, Oct 24^th, 1-2:30pm and Sat, Oct 24^th, 2:30-4pm.

Individuals and families of all ages are invited to participate in a photo scavenger hunt. We have taken 26 photos, one for each letter of the alphabet, and you need to identify what business or organization they are from. Completed answer sheets should be returned by October 31^st at 4pm. Two individuals will be randomly chosen from these entries to win a prize package including gift certificates and local merchandise. Forms can be picked up at the library or printed during the month of October. All photos can be found along Harding Way between Liberty and Union. Each photo is of a letter taken from the name of a business or organization.

Design a dino and send us a photo of your creation by Saturday, November 21. Then invite your friends to stop in on Facebook or Instagram and like your dino. All ages (children, teens, and adults) are invited to participate. Online voting will occur November 22-30. You may also vote in person or over the phone if you do not use social media. Photos may be sent to us via Facebook messages or emailed to galionlibrarykids@gmail.com. Three winners will each receive a Super Dinosaur Enecylopedia and a T-rex Fingerling.

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Individuals, families, organizations, and businesses are invited to enter our tree decorating contest. Trees may be submitted November 30 through December 5. The public may vote for their favorite tree once daily from December 7-12. The 3 trees with the most votes will win prizes. Requirements: Trees must be under 2 feet tall and able to stand up on their own. Living trees may be used, but must be in a pot or base. Trees may be created by someone else (artificial trees or craft base) but decorated by the entrants, or the entire tree may be handmade by the entrants out of any materials they choose. You may decorate using any theme you would like, but please keep it family-friendly.

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In the Children's Room, November is Dinovember! Join us for an obstacle course, weekly dino hunts, and dinosaur adoptions. Check out Facebook and Instagram, too, for our daily dino exploits! Ages 8-12 are also welcome to pick up and take home a dino excavation kit. All ages are invited to participate in our dino design contest.

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The library will be closed in observance of the holiday.

The library will be closed all day due to winter weather. Tue, Feb 16^th.

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• Mon, Feb 15^th at 4pm
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