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Moving Forward with Hope

10:00am - 12:00pm
Arts & Crafts, Special Program, Video Games/ Other Games
Library Branch: Grafton-Midview Public Library
Room: New Book Area
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Special Program, Video Games/ Other Games
Event Details:

Share your loss of a spouse, parent, adult child, or sibling with others who are experiencing similar grief.

Video Game and Anime Day

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Anime & Manga, Video Games/ Other Games
Registration
Library Branch: Grafton-Midview Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Anime & Manga, Video Games/ Other Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

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

Photography

There may be photography at this event.  Please contact the library staff at the event if you do not want to be photographed.

Level-Up Gaming and Anime

5:45pm - 7:45pm
Anime & Manga, Video Games/ Other Games
Registration
Library Branch: Grafton-Midview Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Anime & Manga, Video Games/ Other Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Each month we'll host a unique event designed around games, anime, trivia, role playing or puzzles for an evening of fun and socializing.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

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

Guaranteed Seat

Reserved seats in an event are held for 5 minutes after the event start time.  After 5 minutes the Library cannot guarantee a reserved seat in an event.

Photography

There may be photography at this event.  Please contact the library staff at the event if you do not want to be photographed.

TechBytes: Ohio Legal Forms

10:30am - 11:00am
Technology Class
Library Branch: Grafton-Midview Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

Join one of the Library's Information Desk staff as they go through the basics of how to search individual library databases. No registration is required, just drop in!

Dragon Training Academy

11:00am - 12:30pm
Special Program
Registration
Library Branch: Grafton-Midview Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Family Program
Program Type: Special Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Watch as inventor & time traveler Brock Barnabas visits the present time to recruit some adventurous kids to travel back to Medieval times.

Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Grafton-Midview Public Library
Description:

The Library is closed on Sundays from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.

Saucy Summer Aprons with the Cricut

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Arts & Crafts, Makerspace
Registration
Library Branch: Grafton-Midview Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Makerspace
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Join us to learn Cricut Maker basics and create a personalized apron fit for any pit master or chef! Aprons and all supplies will be provided to each registered participant. Please register for only one of the three offered sessions. 

Disclaimer(s)

Guaranteed Seat

Reserved seats in an event are held for 5 minutes after the event start time.  After 5 minutes the Library cannot guarantee a reserved seat in an event.

Photography

There may be photography at this event.  Please contact the library staff at the event if you do not want to be photographed.

Always Learning at the Library

10:00am - 11:30am
Health & Wellness
Library Branch: Grafton-Midview Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join the Library and Grafton's own Always Best Care Senior Services for a weekly educational program, fun games, and included FREE lunch. Come and meet other seniors, socialize, and learn about all the great assistance available in your own community on a variety of topics!

Featured speaker: Diane Calley, Retired Seniors Volunteer Program

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

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

Photography

There may be photography at this event.  Please contact the library staff at the event if you do not want to be photographed.

Circle of Hope With Hospice of the Western Reserve

10:00am - 11:00am
Health & Wellness
Registration
Library Branch: Grafton-Midview Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join Laurie Mason, LISW-S, ACHP-SW, Bereavement Coordinator for the Hospice of the Western Reserve, who will facilitate an educational, six-week grief support group for adults who have lost a loved one.

Disclaimer(s)

Guaranteed Seat

Reserved seats in an event are held for 5 minutes after the event start time.  After 5 minutes the Library cannot guarantee a reserved seat in an event.

Photography

There may be photography at this event.  Please contact the library staff at the event if you do not want to be photographed.

Book It! Monthly Book Discussion

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Book Club
Library Branch: Grafton-Midview Public Library
Room: New Book Area
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us every month for a lively discussion of a chosen book. 

Copies of the book are available to pick up from the library approximately one month prior to the meeting.  Please call the library at 440-926-3317 with questions or to check on book availability.

July’s title is The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline - an ambitious, emotionally resonant novel about three women whose lives are bound together in nineteenth-century Australia and the hardships they weather together as

Baby & Toddler Olympics

10:00am - 11:00am
Special Program
Registration
Library Branch: Grafton-Midview Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

We’re celebrating the 2024 Paris Olympics with our own Baby & Toddler Olympics! Children ages 0-2 will hear a story and participate in Olympic themed activities. Registration begins June 26.

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.

Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Grafton-Midview Public Library
Description:

The Library is closed on Sundays from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.

Dancing Through the Decades

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Special Program
Registration
Library Branch: Grafton-Midview Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Family Program
Program Type: Special Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Get ready to dance as we journey from the swinging sixties to the funky seventies, the vibrant eighties, and beyond. Join us for a whirlwind tour of music and movement through the decades. 

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.

Food Allergies

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

Guaranteed Seat

Reserved seats in an event are held for 5 minutes after the event start time.  After 5 minutes the Library cannot guarantee a reserved seat in an event.

Photography

There may be photography at this event.  Please contact the library staff at the event if you do not want to be photographed.

Always Learning at the Library

10:00am - 11:30am
Health & Wellness
Library Branch: Grafton-Midview Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness

Join the Library and Grafton's own Always Best Care Senior Services for a weekly educational program, fun games, and included FREE lunch. Come and meet other seniors, socialize, and learn about all the great assistance available in your own community on a variety of topics!

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

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

Photography

There may be photography at this event.  Please contact the library staff at the event if you do not want to be photographed.

Circle of Hope With Hospice of the Western Reserve

10:00am - 11:00am
Health & Wellness
Registration
Library Branch: Grafton-Midview Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join Laurie Mason, LISW-S, ACHP-SW, Bereavement Coordinator for the Hospice of the Western Reserve, who will facilitate an educational, six-week grief support group for adults who have lost a loved one.

Disclaimer(s)

Guaranteed Seat

Reserved seats in an event are held for 5 minutes after the event start time.  After 5 minutes the Library cannot guarantee a reserved seat in an event.

Photography

There may be photography at this event.  Please contact the library staff at the event if you do not want to be photographed.

Transition to College

12:00pm - 4:00pm
Special Program
Registration
Library Branch: Grafton-Midview Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Special Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

This two, 4-hour session course for high school seniors is taught by College Now instructors. This course is designed to prepare intended college students for success in higher education. 

Transition to College

12:00pm - 4:00pm
Special Program
Registration
Library Branch: Grafton-Midview Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Special Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

This two, 4-hour session course for high school seniors is taught by College Now instructors. This course is designed to prepare intended college students for success in higher education. 

Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Grafton-Midview Public Library
Description:

The Library is closed on Sundays from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.

Always Learning at the Library

10:00am - 11:30am
Health & Wellness
Library Branch: Grafton-Midview Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness

Join the Library and Grafton's own Always Best Care Senior Services for a weekly educational program, fun games, and included FREE lunch. Come and meet other seniors, socialize, and learn about all the great assistance available in your own community on a variety of topics!

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

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

Photography

There may be photography at this event.  Please contact the library staff at the event if you do not want to be photographed.

Friends of the Library Meeting

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Friends of the Library Meeting
Library Branch: Grafton-Midview Public Library
Room: Community Room
Program Type: Friends of the Library Meeting

The GMPL regular monthly Friends meetings on the first Tuesday evening of the month are always open to the public.  If you are interested in joining the Friends of the Library, visit their site at https://www.gmplibrary.org/friends or pick up an application at the Customer Service Desk in the Library.

The Friends of the Grafton Midview Public Library is a 501C3, non-profit organization of area residents.

Our purpose is to promote interest in the Grafton-Midview Public Library and to improve and expand their services to our community.  Friends provide financial and volunteer help and actively participate in Library functions.

Vintage Recipes From Grafton

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cooking, History
Registration
Library Branch: Grafton-Midview Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Cooking, History
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Join Tami Mullins as she showcases our new Charlie Cart to demonstrate vintage recipes from Grafton as well as from northern Ohio.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

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

Guaranteed Seat

Reserved seats in an event are held for 5 minutes after the event start time.  After 5 minutes the Library cannot guarantee a reserved seat in an event.

Photography

There may be photography at this event.  Please contact the library staff at the event if you do not want to be photographed.

Open Makerspace

10:00am - 1:00pm
Makerspace
Library Branch: Grafton-Midview Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Makerspace

GMPL offers a selection of equipment listed below in our open Makerspace times.  Equipment is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Users must provide their own materials for most equipment.  All users must take a brief tutorial for the equipment being used and further support may be available upon request.

  • Cricut Maker
  • Epson Expression 11000XL Flatbed Scanner
  • Button Maker
  • Accu-cut Die Cutter
  • Laminator (user charge per foot of material)

Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Grafton-Midview Public Library
Description:

The Library is closed on Sundays from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.

Tai Chi Easy For Seniors

10:00am - 11:00am
Health & Wellness
Registration
Library Branch: Grafton-Midview Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join Annamarie Pamphilis to explore the gentle art of Tai Chi, incorporating mindful movements, breathing practices, self-applied massage, and meditation. Generously sponsored by ABC Grafton.  

Disclaimer(s)

Guaranteed Seat

Reserved seats in an event are held for 5 minutes after the event start time.  After 5 minutes the Library cannot guarantee a reserved seat in an event.

Photography

There may be photography at this event.  Please contact the library staff at the event if you do not want to be photographed.