Valentine Diamond Art

Sign up for a Valentine-themed diamond art class! This free program will be held on Thursday, February 5, at 3:00 p.m. in the Grove City Library. Doors open when the library opens at 3:00.

Open to adults and teens. Call the library at 320-857-2550 or stop at the front desk to sign up. All supplies are provided.

Board Games

The Grove City Public Library offers a board game time on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. There’s no need to sign up for this all-ages program. The library has a variety of board games available to play, and you are welcome to bring your own if you wish.

Dates are:
January 21
February 18
March 18
April 15
May 20

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.

Knitting Club

Bring your knitting or crochet project to the Grove City Library on the 3rd Thursday of the month to gather with other creative people! This program will be held in the library from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Need some knitting advice? Staff member Kristin will be on hand, and she’s an expert knitter.

For all ages. No need to sign up.

Dates:
January 15
February 19
March 19
April 16
May 21

Storytime

Grove City Library offers a storytime for young children on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 2:00 p.m. No need to sign up!

Dates:
January 13
February 10
March 10
April 14
May 12

Crafternoon

Grove City Library has a Crafternoon bring-your-own craft program every Thursday from 3-5 pm! Adults and teens age 16 and up are welcome to bring their craft project in progress to the library to work alongside other creative people. Younger teens are welcome if accompanied by an adult.
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.

Winter Reads

The Winter Reading Program begins January 2!

January means the start of Winter Reads, the adult winter reading program for Pioneerland Library System. The program starts at the Grove City Library on Friday, January 2, and ends Friday, March 13.

You can sign up anytime until early March. When you sign up, you’ll get a book bag, while supplies last. You’ll also get a reading log to track and rate the books you read beginning the day you sign up. If you read 3 books by the time the program is done, you can choose a small prize. If you read 3 more, you can pick an additional prize. The program can be completed only once per year.

In the past we’ve limited participation to adults, but this year teens age thirteen and up are welcome to participate if they wish.

The prize choices include mugs, candy bars, book lights, notebooks, and can coolers, while supplies last.

You can read any books you choose: library books or your own, fiction or nonfiction, print or audiobook or ebook.