Geauga County Public Library
May 11, 2023 by Staff Report

To honor its 60th anniversary, GCPL is looking to its patrons to help us compile a celebratory cookbook full of 60 different recipes...

Programs require registration unless otherwise noted. Visit www.geaugalibrary.net.

Community Cookbook

To honor its 60th anniversary, GCPL is looking to its patrons to help us compile a celebratory cookbook full of 60 different recipes. A limited supply will be handed out at the anniversary party being held Aug. 12 at Veterans Legacy Woods in Newbury Township.

Book Groups

No registration required.

  • Virtual, May 18, 6:30 p.m., “How to Be Eaten” by Maria Adelmann.
  • Virtual, May 25, 7 p.m., “The Book Woman’s Daughter” by Kim Michele Richardson.
  • Thompson, May 27, 2 p.m., “Such a Fun Age” by Kiley Reid.
  • Middlefield, May 30, 7 p.m., “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson.

Puzzle Exchange

May 20, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Chardon

May 26, 12-3 p.m. • Bainbridge

Exchange jigsaw puzzles for new ones with fellow puzzle enthusiasts.

Lunch & Learn: Exercise Benefits for Arthritis

May 22, 12-3 p.m. • Bainbridge

Join experts from the UH Geauga Medical Center and learn how exercise can help prevent many diseases/disabilities and alleviate pain for those with arthritis.

Short Wave Radio Workshop

May 23, 6-7 p.m. • Thompson

Join local radio hobbyist Richard Kne and his collection of short-wave radio receivers, transmitters and antennas and watch as he demonstrates the power of short-wave radios.

D-Day & Invasion of Normandy

May 23, 7-8 p.m. • Bainbridge

Join Peter Booth and learn about the courageous 5th Army Rangers who heroically stormed Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, during the early hours of the Allied invasion of German-occupied Western Europe.

Film Discussion Group

May 25, 1 p.m. • Thompson

Discuss “Grey Gardens” by Albert and David Maysles.

The Far West Unbroken Wilderness: Pioneering Geauga County

May 25, 7-9 p.m. • Chardon

Learn what Geauga was like before the first pioneers arrived, including what Indigenous peoples lived here, who were the first pioneers to settle and what was their experience.