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Lakeshore Writers Group

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Lakeshore Room at Avon Lake Public Library
Program Type:
ADULT
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join a group of friendly aspiring writers, published authors, part-time poets -- anyone who wants to learn from others and share their work. By special request a MAY MEETING! We...

Required
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Lakeshore Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Join a group of friendly aspiring writers, published authors, part-time poets -- anyone who wants to learn from others and share their work.

Disclaimer(s)

The Avon Lake Public Library does not endorse the views expressed by any group or individual, using its meeting rooms, but does endorse the right of those groups or individuals to express their views so long as they abide by the policies and rules, governing the use of library meeting rooms and confirm to local community standards of decency.

http://ohiomeansjobs.com/lorain

Ohio Means Jobs - Office Hours

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Mezzanine at Avon Lake Public Library
Program Type:
ADULT
Age Group:
Adults, Teens
Event Details:

Lorain County Workforce Development Agency staff will be at ALPL on the 3rd Tuesday of every month from 1-4:30pm. Staff will also maintain a board of job postings in our north e...

Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Mezzanine
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: ADULT
Event Details:

Lorain County Workforce Development Agency staff will be at ALPL on the 3rd Tuesday of every month from 1-4:30pm.

Staff will also maintain a board of job postings in our north entrance.

Summer Reading Club

All Day 6/1 - 8/3
Library Wide at Avon Lake Public Library
Program Type:
ADULT, CHILDREN, TEEN & TWEEN
Age Group:
Adults, Children, Teens, Tweens (8-12)
Event Details:

Pick up a reading log* at the Children's or Info desk to track your summer reading and win prizes!  Raffle prizes will be drawn on Monday, August 5 at noon.   *Re...

Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Library Wide
Age Group: Adults, Children, Teens, Tweens (8-12)
Program Type: ADULT, CHILDREN, TEEN & TWEEN
Event Details:

Pick up a reading log* at the Children's or Info desk to track your summer reading and win prizes!  Raffle prizes will be drawn on Monday, August 5 at noon.  

Cleveland beer riot, June 4, 1974

The Cleveland Indians’ 10-Cent Beer Night Riot

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
ADULT
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The national reaction to Cleveland’s 10-Cent Beer Night riot in 1974 was, naturally, one of absolute horror. Who ever thought a 10-cent beer promotion was a good idea? Actually — o...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

The national reaction to Cleveland’s 10-Cent Beer Night riot in 1974 was, naturally, one of absolute horror. Who ever thought a 10-cent beer promotion was a good idea?

Craft supplies

Swap It!: Craft Supplies

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Waugaman Gallery at Avon Lake Public Library
Program Type:
ADULT
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Is your craft closet overflowing? Decided not to make that project after all? Bring your surplus craft supplies to the craft swap and just drop them off or take home something new!...

Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Waugaman Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Event Details:

Is your craft closet overflowing? Decided not to make that project after all? Bring your surplus craft supplies to the craft swap and just drop them off or take home something new! 

knit crochet needlework

Stitch Niche

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Waugaman Gallery at Avon Lake Public Library
Program Type:
ADULT
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Bring your knitting or crocheting project and enjoy the company of fellow needlework enthusiasts. Presenter Valerie Dillard will be available to help those who need assistance. Beg...

Required
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Waugaman Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Bring your knitting or crocheting project and enjoy the company of fellow needlework enthusiasts. Presenter Valerie Dillard will be available to help those who need assistance. Beginners are welcome.

The Aging Brain and Cognitive Communication

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
McMahan Meeting Room at Avon Lake Public Library
Program Type:
ADULT
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn about the normal aging process of the brain as well as potential deficits or disorders of the brain regarding memory, attention, organization and problem solving. Preregistra...

Required
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: McMahan Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Learn about the normal aging process of the brain as well as potential deficits or disorders of the brain regarding memory, attention, organization and problem solving. Preregistration required.

 

recipe

Bookin' and Cookin'

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Waugaman Gallery at Avon Lake Public Library
Program Type:
ADULT
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Select and prepare a themed recipe (8-10 servings) from the library's cookbook collection, and we'll sample our culinary creations and exchange recipes.  June 11  &nbs...

Required
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Waugaman Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Select and prepare a themed recipe (8-10 servings) from the library's cookbook collection, and we'll sample our culinary creations and exchange recipes. 

June 11        Savory Salad

Disclaimer(s)

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

Forest bathing

Environmentally Speaking: Forest Bathing

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Waugaman Gallery at Avon Lake Public Library
Program Type:
ADULT
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Anxious about the climate? Find the perfect - and perfectly appropriate - antidote in forest bathing. Ecologist Robert Brand explains what forest bathing is and its many benefits, ...

Required
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Waugaman Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Required
Seats Remaining: 99
Event Details:

Anxious about the climate? Find the perfect - and perfectly appropriate - antidote in forest bathing.

Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica

Lake Eerie Book Club

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
ADULT
Age Group:
Adults
Lake Eerie Book Club:

Join us for a new book club where we will discuss "eerie" novels on the shores of Lake Erie. Meetings will be held at the Folger Home. 

Event Details:

When her husband Jake vanishes without a trace, Nina Hayes will stop at nothing to uncover the truth, which, unbeknownst to her, is inextricably linked to their close friends, who ...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join us for a new book club where we will discuss "eerie" novels on the shores of Lake Erie. Meetings will be held at the Folger Home. 

When her husband Jake vanishes without a trace, Nina Hayes will stop at nothing to uncover the truth, which, unbeknownst to her, is inextricably linked to their close friends, who may have been the last to see Jake before he went missing.

Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica

Lake Eerie Book Club

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
ADULT
Age Group:
Adults
Lake Eerie Book Club:

Join us for a new book club where we will discuss "eerie" novels on the shores of Lake Erie. Meetings will be held at the Folger Home. 

Event Details:

When her husband Jake vanishes without a trace, Nina Hayes will stop at nothing to uncover the truth, which, unbeknownst to her, is inextricably linked to their close friends, who ...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join us for a new book club where we will discuss "eerie" novels on the shores of Lake Erie. Meetings will be held at the Folger Home. 

When her husband Jake vanishes without a trace, Nina Hayes will stop at nothing to uncover the truth, which, unbeknownst to her, is inextricably linked to their close friends, who may have been the last to see Jake before he went missing.

Book club

Nonfiction Readers' Circle: Evening Book Discussion Series

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
McMahan Meeting Room at Avon Lake Public Library
Program Type:
ADULT
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Do you enjoy reading biographies or books about history, science, philosophy, travel? This group is for YOU! We talk about all kinds of non-fiction books. Bring one of your favorit...

Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: McMahan Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Event Details:

Do you enjoy reading biographies or books about history, science, philosophy, travel? This group is for YOU! We talk about all kinds of non-fiction books. Bring one of your favorites and tell us why you liked it. 

Christine Cohen

Discover Your Past: Cousin Baiting & Cousin Stalking

Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
online via ZOOM at Avon Lake Public Library
Program Type:
ADULT
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join professional genealogist Christine Cohen (https://christinecohengenealogy.com/about-me) as she discusses the many ways to reach out to distant living cousins to help you expan...

Required
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: online via ZOOM
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Required
Seats Remaining: 533
Event Details:

Join professional genealogist Christine Cohen (https://christinecohengenealogy.com/about-me) as she discusses the many ways to reach out to distant living cousins to help you expand your p

Lakeshore Writers Group

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Lakeshore Room at Avon Lake Public Library
Program Type:
ADULT
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join a group of friendly aspiring writers, published authors, part-time poets -- anyone who wants to learn from others and share their work. By special request a MAY MEETING! We...

Required
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Lakeshore Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Join a group of friendly aspiring writers, published authors, part-time poets -- anyone who wants to learn from others and share their work.

By special request a MAY MEETING! We will then be on hiatus until September.

Disclaimer(s)

The Avon Lake Public Library does not endorse the views expressed by any group or individual, using its meeting rooms, but does endorse the right of those groups or individuals to express their views so long as they abide by the policies and rules, governing the use of library meeting rooms and confirm to local community standards of decency.

Pop up card

Take and Make Paper Crafts: July 4 Pop Up Card/Envelope

06/18/2024 @ 9:00am to 06/22/2024 @ 5:00pm
Information Desk at Avon Lake Public Library
Program Type:
ADULT, CHILDREN, TEEN & TWEEN
Age Group:
Adults, Children, Teens, Tweens (8-12)
Event Details:

Pick up instructions and supplies for take and make at the Information Desk. Week of June 18 -22, 2024

Required
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Information Desk
Age Group: Adults, Children, Teens, Tweens (8-12)
Program Type: ADULT, CHILDREN, TEEN & TWEEN
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Pick up instructions and supplies for take and make at the Information Desk.

Week of June 18 -22, 2024

http://ohiomeansjobs.com/lorain

Ohio Means Jobs - Office Hours

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Mezzanine at Avon Lake Public Library
Program Type:
ADULT
Age Group:
Adults, Teens
Event Details:

Lorain County Workforce Development Agency staff will be at ALPL on the 3rd Tuesday of every month from 1-4:30pm. Staff will also maintain a board of job postings in our north e...

Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Mezzanine
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: ADULT
Event Details:

Lorain County Workforce Development Agency staff will be at ALPL on the 3rd Tuesday of every month from 1-4:30pm.

Staff will also maintain a board of job postings in our north entrance.

Finding Dorothy

Tea Time Book Club

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Waugaman Gallery at Avon Lake Public Library
Program Type:
ADULT
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

It’s tea time at the library! You are invited to join us for an afternoon of tea, cookies, and a friendly discussion about a great book. The selection for this month is Finding Dor...

Required
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Waugaman Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

It’s tea time at the library! You are invited to join us for an afternoon of tea, cookies, and a friendly discussion about a great book. The selection for this month is Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts.

Sound Bath Meditation

Summer Solstice Outdoor Sound Bath Meditation

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
South Side Circle at Avon Lake Public Library
Program Type:
ADULT, SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a summer solstice outdoor bath meditation where you’re immersed in deep sound vibrations of crystal singing bowls played by Kari Harris. Dress comfortably, bring a yoga...

Required
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: South Side Circle
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT, SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Join us for a summer solstice outdoor bath meditation where you’re immersed in deep sound vibrations of crystal singing bowls played by Kari Harris.

Forest Bathing

Environmentally Speaking: Forest Bathing (rain date only)

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
McMahan Meeting Room at Avon Lake Public Library
Program Type:
ADULT
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Anxious about the climate? Find the perfect - and perfectly appropriate - antidote in forest bathing. Ecologist Robert Brand explains what forest bathing is and its many benefits, ...

Required
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: McMahan Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Required
Seats Remaining: 100
Event Details:

Anxious about the climate? Find the perfect - and perfectly appropriate - antidote in forest bathing.

Indoor plants

Swap It!: Houseplants

Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Waugaman Gallery at Avon Lake Public Library
Program Type:
ADULT
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Do you have too many indoor plants? Are you looking for new plants for your home? Bring your plants to the plant swap and just drop them off or stay and browse for something new.&n...

Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Waugaman Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Event Details:

Do you have too many indoor plants? Are you looking for new plants for your home? Bring your plants to the plant swap and just drop them off or stay and browse for something new. 

Sate seasoning, spice of the month

Spice of the Month Take and Make: Sate Seasoning

All Day 6/24 - 6/30
Information Desk at Avon Lake Public Library
Program Type:
ADULT
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The Spice of the Month Club is a great way to try out new spices! Patrons will receive a sample of each month's spice, recipes featuring that spice, library resources where you can...

Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Information Desk
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Event Details:

The Spice of the Month Club is a great way to try out new spices!

Disclaimer(s)

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

Knit/crochet

Stitch Niche

Monday, July 8, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Waugaman Gallery at Avon Lake Public Library
Program Type:
ADULT
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Bring your knitting, crocheting or sewing projects and enjoy the company of fellow needlework enthusiasts.  Instructor, Valerie Dillard, offers expert assistance.   ...

Required
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Waugaman Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Bring your knitting, crocheting or sewing projects and enjoy the company of fellow needlework enthusiasts.  Instructor, Valerie Dillard, offers expert assistance.  

recipe

Bookin' and Cookin'

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
McMahan Meeting Room at Avon Lake Public Library
Program Type:
ADULT
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Select and prepare a themed recipe (8-10 servings) from the library's cookbook collection, and we'll sample our culinary creations and exchange recipes.  July 9   ...

Required
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: McMahan Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:

Select and prepare a themed recipe (8-10 servings) from the library's cookbook collection, and we'll sample our culinary creations and exchange recipes. 

July 9           Tasty Vegetarian 

Disclaimer(s)

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

Tristan Radar

Environmentally Speaking: Solar Energy 101

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Waugaman Gallery at Avon Lake Public Library
Program Type:
ADULT
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Tristan Radar, Ohio Program Director at Solar United Neighbors (https://www.solarunitedneighbors.org/), discusses everything you need to know to get started with solar energy. If y...

Required
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Waugaman Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Required
Seats Remaining: 100
Event Details:

Tristan Radar, Ohio Program Director at Solar United Neighbors (https://www.solarunitedneighbors.org/), discusses everything you need to know to get started with solar energy.