Board Games

Grove City Library is offering a weekly Board Games program this fall! People of all ages are invited to play games in the library from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Mondays, September 14 through November 30. You can play the library’s games or bring your own.

Children age 7 and younger must be accompanied and assisted by an adult or teen caregiver.

Free! No need to sign up.

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 fall, 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.

Seed Library

The Grove City seed library is back for spring! Look for the binder at the front desk. This time of year, you can start some plants indoors: a great way to work with Minnesota’s short growing season and a good way to save money on garden plants.

You may take 4 packets per week. No library card needed. No age limit.
Have some seeds you want to donate? We’ll take them!
Wondering how early to start your plants indoors? This is an easy to read chart: https://www.bachmans.com/…/indoor-seed-starting-calendar

Newspapers

Grove City Library has the weekly Litchfield Rail and the daily Minnesota Star Tribune available to read in the library.

Confidentiality Policy

Pioneerland Library System protects your privacy according to state law and library system policy.

Per the library system’s Confidentiality of Patron Records policy:

The Library has the responsibility to protect each individual library user’s right to confidentiality and privacy relating to information sought or received and materials consulted, borrowed, or acquired.

All patron records are confidential. No library employee shall reveal the identity of a borrower to any requestor or make known in any manner any information contained in patron records.

The confidential information in these records includes, but is not limited to:

  • Subjects researched
  • Materials consulted
  • Individual titles borrowed
  • All information on the patron record
  • The presence of a patron in library facilities or space

State Park Passes

Check out a free state park pass at the Grove City Public Library! These seven-day passes cover the vehicle entrance fee to any state park or recreation area in Minnesota, making it easy to spend time outdoors and see nature at any time of year. To check out a pass, visit the Grove City Library and ask a staff member. If one is available in the library system, you’ll be issued a 7-day vehicle pass, no library card needed. Passes cannot be reserved in advance

Your state park pass should be clearly displayed on your vehicle’s dashboard. If you would like to camp, you will need to make and pay for reservations separately. When you are done exploring with your pass, just recycle it!

State park passes are provided through the Minnesota State Parks Library Program, a collaboration between our library and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Learn more about the state parks library program at mndnr.gov/librarypass

ATGC Book Club

Atwater-Grove City Book Club (ATGC Book Club) meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. The Atwater and Grove City libraries typically alternate hosting the program. To find out the title and the location, check with the library or check the monthly calendar. Copies may be checked out at the libraries.

Crafternoon Project

One of the Crafternoon participants brought a craft for everyone this week!

Curbside Service

Grove City Library will offer curbside service indefinitely. Call the library at the number on the sign, 320-857-2550, if you’d like your materials brought outside. Have your library card number ready.

Library staff can hand your bag of library materials to you on the sidewalk or bring it to your vehicle parked in front of the library. Let us know where you’d like us to bring it when you call.

Curbside service may be useful if you have mobility issues or a sleeping child in the car, or because of illness. Regardless of your reason, you are welcome to use the service!