Normal Hours 4th of July Week

Grove City Library will be open regular hours during the week of Independence Day, since it is always closed on Saturdays. Pioneerland libraries will be closed on Saturday, July 4, for Independence Day. Libraries will be open normal hours on Friday.

Story Walk at Grove Lake Trail

The Grove City Library’s story walk is up along Grove Lake Trail! Our first story of the summer is Knight Owl. Read a story with your family while you take a walk!

Dairy Princess Storytime

The Meeker County Dairy Princesses and Ambassadors will be special guests at the July 13 storytime! Join them at 11 a.m. for stories, activities, and dairy snacks.

Free! No need to sign up. Open to kids of all ages and their families.

Science Museum of Minnesota: Dinosaurs

The Science Museum is coming to Grove City Library! On Tuesday, July 7, at 4:00 p.m., the Science Museum of Minnesota will present a program about dinosaurs. This program will be held in the community room behind the library.

Free to attend. No need to sign up. For kids of all ages.

Children will learn how to think like a scientist with an instructor from the Science Museum of Minnesota. Find out what fossils teach us about dinosaurs. Learn how scientists compare the physical features left behind by dinosaurs in fossils to animals we know today. Uncover fossils from the past, and assemble a life-size dinosaur skeleton puzzle!

Adult Reading Challenge: America’s 250th Anniversary

Adults, Grove City Library is offering a reading challenge for you this summer! To observe the 250th anniversary of the United States, read 5 things from a long list of possibilities, and bring in your completed sheet by August 14 for a small prize. The reading log is available at the front desk. Make sure to check the back of the sheet for all of your options. You can read the core documents of the U.S., read Revolutionary War era history or historical fiction, or read about American history and culture across the whole 250 years and more. The semiquincentennial is a great occasion to learn more about all of America, not only its founding or government.

View the challenge sheet here: Adult America 250 reading challenge

Board Game Day

Grove City Library will offer a Board Game Day on the 3rd Wednesday of each month this summer, 4-5 p.m. in the library. Open to all ages. Free to attend. No need to sign up. Children age 7 and younger must be accompanied by an adult or teen caregiver. Play the library’s games or bring your own!

Dates:

  • June 17
  • July 15
  • August 19

Crafternoon

Grove City Library has a Crafternoon bring-your-own craft program every Thursday from 3-5 pm! Adults and teens are welcome to bring their craft project in progress to the library to work alongside other creative people. Knitting Club will not be held this summer, so knitters are invited to come to any Crafternoon day.
Examples of crafts for this program include papercrafts, knitting, crochet, embroidery, jewelry making, diamond dots, and drawing. No messy crafts such as paint, please. No formal instruction or supplies will be provided.
No need to sign up.

Summer Storytime

Grove City Library is offering a weekly storytime for summer! Bring your young children to Storytime on Mondays at 11 a.m. in the library. This free program runs from June 8 through August 10.
This short time of stories and activities is open to children of all ages and intended for young children. No need to sign up. An adult or teen caregiver must accompany children age 7 and younger, and they are encouraged to participate, as well.