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Tea Time Book Club

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Waugaman Gallery
Registration
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Waugaman Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
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 Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson.

International Travel - Getaway Gals and Pals

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Waugaman Gallery
Registration
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Waugaman Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

July 17: The topic will be on international travel, with a focus on Europe.

ALPL Ukulele Jammers

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Story Time Room
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: MUSIC LESSONS
Event Details:

Like to play a Ukulele and know basic chords and strumming?

Then come and join with the ALPL Ukulele Jammers every Thursday evening, 7-8 PM.

This event is open to everyone who plays a Ukulele!

Swap It!: Puzzles and Games

10:00am - 2:00pm
Waugaman Gallery
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Waugaman Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Event Details:

Drop off or trade your board games and puzzles at the puzzle and game swap! 

Spice of the Month Take and Make: Adobo Seasoning

All Day 7/22 - 7/28
Information Desk
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.

Take and Make Paper Craft: Book Folded Starfish

07/22/2024 @ 9:00am - 07/27/2024 @ 5:00pm
Information Desk
Registration
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Information Desk
Age Group: Adults, Children, Teens, Tweens (8-12)
Program Type: ADULT, CHILDREN, TEEN & TWEEN
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

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

July 22 - July 27, 2024

ALPL Guitar Jam

6:30pm - 8:30pm
McMahan Meeting Room
Registration
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: McMahan Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: MUSIC LESSONS
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Sessions led by Chuck Heindrichs.  Bring your guitar, capo and music stand and jam with other guitarists.

Songs used are well known 50's, 60's, 70's compositions and more.  Music provided by Chuck and ALPL.

ALPL Ukulele Jammers

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Story Time Room
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: MUSIC LESSONS
Event Details:

Like to play a Ukulele and know basic chords and strumming?

Then come and join with the ALPL Ukulele Jammers every Thursday evening, 7-8 PM.

This event is open to everyone who plays a Ukulele!

ALPL Ukulele Jammers

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Story Time Room
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: MUSIC LESSONS
Event Details:

Like to play a Ukulele and know basic chords and strumming?

Then come and join with the ALPL Ukulele Jammers every Thursday evening, 7-8 PM.

This event is open to everyone who plays a Ukulele!

Boomerang Bags!

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Waugaman Gallery
Registration
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Waugaman Gallery
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: ADULT, TEEN & TWEEN
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

If you enjoy sewing and can use a sewing machine, come learn how to make Boomerang Bags! These attractive, reusable bags made from donated fabric and other materials are ideal for shopping, library trips, toting items, and much more. 

Environmentally Speaking: Beekeeping 101

7:00pm - 8:00pm
McMahan Meeting Room
Registration
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: McMahan Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 100
Event Details:

Curious about beekeeping? Randy Leiby, a trustee with the Lorain County Beekeepers Association, discusses what beekeeping entails and talks about the value of honeybees and the impact honeybees have on our world.

Learn Discord

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lakeshore Room
Registration
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Lakeshore Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: TECH HELP
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Twice a month library computer technician Maxx Mittelstadt will cover a technology topic. Always check the library calendar for upcoming topics. 

Discord is a voice, video and text communication service used by over a hundred million people to hang out and talk with their friends and communities.Class covers how to join a discord group and create your community.

ALPL Guitar Jam

6:30pm - 8:30pm
McMahan Meeting Room
Registration
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: McMahan Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: MUSIC LESSONS
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Sessions led by Chuck Heindrichs.  Bring your guitar, capo and music stand and jam with other guitarists.

Songs used are well known 50's, 60's, 70's compositions and more.  Music provided by Chuck and ALPL.

ALPL Ukulele Jammers

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Story Time Room
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: MUSIC LESSONS
Event Details:

Like to play a Ukulele and know basic chords and strumming?

Then come and join with the ALPL Ukulele Jammers every Thursday evening, 7-8 PM.

This event is open to everyone who plays a Ukulele!

Stitch Niche

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Waugaman Gallery
Registration
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Waugaman Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

Bring your knitting, crocheting or sewing projects and enjoy the company of fellow needlework enthusiasts.  Expert assistance from instructor Valerie Dillard. 

Bookin' and Cookin'

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Waugaman Gallery
Registration
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Waugaman Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 22
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. 

August 12    Summer Garden Harvest

Disclaimer(s)

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

Scams and Cyber Security

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Waugaman Gallery
Registration
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Waugaman Gallery
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: TECH HELP
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Twice a month library computer technician Maxx Mittelstadt will cover a technology topic. Always check the library calendar for upcoming topics. 

Discover the newest scams that are popping up around the world. It’s the perfect time of the year to make sure your digital life is secure and protected.

Lake Eerie Book Club

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Registration 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. 

Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn't exist. The identity comes first: Evie Porter.

Lake Eerie Book Club

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
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. 

Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn't exist. The identity comes first: Evie Porter.

Nonfiction Readers' Circle: Evening Book Discussion Series

7:00pm - 8:00pm
McMahan Meeting Room
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. 

ALPL Ukulele Jammers

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Story Time Room
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: MUSIC LESSONS
Event Details:

Like to play a Ukulele and know basic chords and strumming?

Then come and join with the ALPL Ukulele Jammers every Thursday evening, 7-8 PM.

This event is open to everyone who plays a Ukulele!

Swap It!: Household Items

10:00am - 2:00pm
Waugaman Gallery
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Waugaman Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Event Details:

Bring your small, like-new household items and just drop them off or swap them for something new to you. 

You may drop off your items in advance from Saturday, Aug. 10, to Wednesday, Aug. 14, during library hours. 

Lakeshore Writers Group

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Lakeshore Room
Registration
Library Branch: Avon Lake Public Library
Room: Lakeshore Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ADULT
Registration 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.

Ohio Means Jobs - Office Hours

1:00pm - 4:30pm
Mezzanine
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.