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Storytime!

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Ashtabula Foundation Room (Ashtabula) at Ashtabula Public Library

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers
Library Branch: Ashtabula Public Library
Room: Ashtabula Foundation Room (Ashtabula)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
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Rhythm Band for Preschoolers

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Ashtabula Foundation Room (Ashtabula) at Ashtabula Public Library

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers
Library Branch: Ashtabula Public Library
Room: Ashtabula Foundation Room (Ashtabula)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: STE(A)M
Event Details:

Bring your Preschooler to our Rhythm Band.  We'll study rhythm by using our hands, feet, voices and hand-held rhythm instruments!

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Winter Holiday Workshop

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Geneva Children's Programming Room at Geneva Public Library

Age Group:

Youth, Babies & Toddlers, Younger Children, Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: Geneva Public Library
Room: Geneva Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies & Toddlers, Younger Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Workshop
Registration is open for this event.
Event Details:

Celebrate the holiday season with ACDL!  Make holiday cards, ornaments, and other fun holiday crafts while enjoying hot chocolate and listening to holiday music. 

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Sensory Stay and Play

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Ashtabula Foundation Room (Ashtabula) at Ashtabula Public Library

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers
Library Branch: Ashtabula Public Library
Room: Ashtabula Foundation Room (Ashtabula)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Other
Registration is open for this event.
Event Details:

Babies and toddlers will explore a variety of sensory items in a safe space. Sensory tiles, sensory stones, and more will be available.  

Kids doing papercrafts

Homeschoolers

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Geneva Children's Programming Room at Geneva Public Library

Age Group:

Younger Children, Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: Geneva Public Library
Room: Geneva Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Younger Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Homeschoolers
Registration is open for this event.
Event Details:

Homeschoolers in grades 1-8 are invited to the library for hands-on STEAM experiments and Art Literacy.  Each week we’ll either do a hands-on STEAM project, or study and create art using literature to guide us.

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After School Discovery Art Exhibit

12/02/2025 @ 9:00am–12/29/2025 @ 8:30pm
Everyone
Ashtabula Public Library
Library Branch: Ashtabula Public Library
Room: William Tokarczyk Exhibition Gallery
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Visual Arts
Event Details:

This December, William Tokarczyk Gallery at the Ashtabula Public Library will highlight the incredible talent of children in the After School Discovery Art Program.

Storytime!

10:00am–10:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Ashtabula Public Library
Library Branch: Ashtabula Public Library
Room: Ashtabula Foundation Room (Ashtabula)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime

Help your child develop strong early literacy skills and a love of lifelong learning. Children enjoy stories & rhymes, sing songs, practice fine motor skills, and learn to play and share with others.

Things to Know

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. 

Materials Provided

All materials necessary are provided at no cost.

Walk-Ins Welcome

Walk-ins are welcome when space is available.

Rhythm Band for Preschoolers

11:00am–11:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Ashtabula Public Library
Library Branch: Ashtabula Public Library
Room: Ashtabula Foundation Room (Ashtabula)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: STE(A)M
Event Details:

Bring your Preschooler to our Rhythm Band.  We'll study rhythm by using our hands, feet, voices and hand-held rhythm instruments!

Things to Know

Materials Provided

All materials necessary are provided at no cost.

Walk-Ins Welcome

Walk-ins are welcome when space is available.

Bookmobile Stop: Geneva Senior Center

11:00am–1:00pm
Seniors
County Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: County Bookmobile
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop

ACDL brings the library to you! Visit a Bookmobile stop to check out our selection of books, movies, and hotspots.

VR Gaming

2:15pm–4:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Geneva Public Library
Registration Open
Registration is open for this event.
Library Branch: Geneva Public Library
Room: Robert S Morrison Foundation Community Room (Geneva)
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: STE(A)M
Registration is open for this event.
Event Details:

Have you ever experienced Virtual Reality? Join us for a virtual tour of the International Space Station, learn how to fly virtual planes, play Miniature Golf, and more! Teens and Tweens welcome in grades 6-12.

Things to Know

Materials Provided

All materials necessary are provided at no cost.

Teen Crafternoon

2:30pm–4:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Geneva Public Library
Registration Open
Registration is open for this event.
Library Branch: Geneva Public Library
Room: Geneva Teen Zone 1
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Crafts & DIY
Registration is open for this event.
Event Details:

Teens and Tweens grades 6-12 us every Friday as we make cool crafts like magic wands, macramé wall hangings, backpack charms and more!

Things to Know

Materials Provided

All materials necessary are provided at no cost.

Writer's Block-Creative Writing

2:30pm–4:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Geneva Public Library
Registration Open
Registration is open for this event.
Library Branch: Geneva Public Library
Room: Geneva Teen Zone 2
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Workshop
Registration is open for this event.
Event Details:

Teens and Tweens get to be creative writing poetry, short stories and more.  Writing prompts will be available and teens will learn key tips and tricks to get their story to the next level! 

Things to Know

Materials Provided

All materials necessary are provided at no cost.

Bookmobile Stop: Discovery Cove

3:45pm–4:30pm
Younger Children, Tweens
County Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: County Bookmobile
Age Group: Younger Children, Tweens
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop, Storytime
Event Details:

ACDL brings the library to you! Visit a Bookmobile stop to check out our selection of books, movies, and hotspots.

ACDL Bookmobile will be visiting the students at the Ashtabula Area City School's Afterschool Discovery program's "Discovery Cove".   A storytime will be provided as well as access to the Bookmobile's services. 

Ashtabula County Beekeepers Association

11:30am–3:00pm
Ashtabula Public Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ashtabula Public Library
Room: Combined Foundation Rooms
Purpose of Meeting

monthly meeting / holiday get together

Winter Holiday Workshop

12:00pm–2:00pm
Youth, Babies & Toddlers, Younger Children, Tweens, Teens
Geneva Public Library
Registration Open
Registration is open for this event.
Library Branch: Geneva Public Library
Room: Geneva Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies & Toddlers, Younger Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Workshop
Registration is open for this event.
Event Details:

Celebrate the holiday season with ACDL!  Make holiday cards, ornaments, and other fun holiday crafts while enjoying hot chocolate and listening to holiday music. 

Things to Know

Materials Provided

All materials necessary are provided at no cost.

Bookmobile Stop: Happy Hearts/Building Bridges

9:30am–11:30am
Everyone
County Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: County Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop

ACDL brings the library to you! Visit a Bookmobile stop to check out our selection of books, movies, and hotspots.

Partners With A Purpose

12:00pm–2:00pm
Ashtabula Public Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ashtabula Public Library
Room: Combined Foundation Rooms
Purpose of Meeting

Monthly networking meeting for local nonprofit organizations serving Ashtabula County and surrounding areas.

Bookmobile Stop: Greenelight Ashtabula

12:30pm–1:30pm
Everyone
County Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: County Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop

ACDL brings the library to you! Visit a Bookmobile stop to check out our selection of books, movies, and hotspots.

VR Gaming

2:15pm–4:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Geneva Public Library
Registration Open
Registration is open for this event.
Library Branch: Geneva Public Library
Room: Robert S Morrison Foundation Community Room (Geneva)
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: STE(A)M
Registration is open for this event.
Event Details:

Have you ever experienced Virtual Reality? Join us for a virtual tour of the International Space Station, learn how to fly virtual planes, play Miniature Golf, and more! Teens and Tweens welcome in grades 6-12.

Things to Know

Materials Provided

All materials necessary are provided at no cost.

Role Playing Games

2:30pm–4:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Geneva Public Library
Registration Open
Registration is open for this event.
Library Branch: Geneva Public Library
Room: Geneva Teen Zone 1
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Games & Gaming
Registration is open for this event.
Event Details:

Join us to learn how to build worlds, characters, and more in Role Playing Games!

Things to Know

Materials Provided

All materials necessary are provided at no cost.

SKY Meditation

5:30pm–7:15pm
Geneva Public Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Geneva Public Library
Room: Mary Louise Legeza Room
Purpose of Meeting

SKY Community Meditation follow-up

Geneva Cookbook Club

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Geneva Public Library
Library Branch: Geneva Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Are you a lover of cookbooks, eager to try new recipes, or looking to share your kitchen wisdom with others? Cookbook Club is a monthly gathering where we discuss a different cookbook each month. We will be meeting in Geneva's Demonstration Kitchen to study, discuss and cook!  

This month features "The Good Housekeeping Christmas Cookbook."

Fiber Friends

6:00pm–8:00pm
Everyone
Ashtabula Public Library
Library Branch: Ashtabula Public Library
Room: Information Station Tables
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Crafts & DIY
Event Details:

Come and join the Fiber Friends! Bring your knitting needles, crochet hooks, or other creative projects and meet fellow craft enthusiasts. Share tips, swap patterns, and enjoy delightful conversations.

Things to Know

Walk-Ins Welcome

Walk-ins are welcome when space is available.

Scottish Immigration to America

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults, Seniors, Everyone
Ashtabula Public Library
Library Branch: Ashtabula Public Library
Room: Morrison Genealogy & Archive Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors, Everyone
Program Type: Genealogy
Event Details:

We will discuss the cultural influences that those from Scotland brought to the expanding America.

Things to Know

Walk-Ins Welcome

Walk-ins are welcome when space is available.

Bookmobile Stop: Cork Elementary

9:30am–1:15pm
Youth
County Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: County Bookmobile
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop

ACDL brings the library to you! Visit a Bookmobile stop to check out our selection of books, movies, and hotspots.

Sensory Stay and Play

10:30am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Ashtabula Public Library
Registration Open
Registration is open for this event.
Library Branch: Ashtabula Public Library
Room: Ashtabula Foundation Room (Ashtabula)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Other
Registration is open for this event.
Event Details:

Babies and toddlers will explore a variety of sensory items in a safe space. Sensory tiles, sensory stones, and more will be available.  

Things to Know

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. 

Homeschoolers

12:00pm–1:30pm
Younger Children, Tweens, Teens
Geneva Public Library
Registration Open
Registration is open for this event.
Library Branch: Geneva Public Library
Room: Geneva Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Younger Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Homeschoolers
Registration is open for this event.
Event Details:

Homeschoolers in grades 1-8 are invited to the library for hands-on STEAM experiments and Art Literacy.  Each week we’ll either do a hands-on STEAM project, or study and create art using literature to guide us.

Things to Know

Materials Provided

All materials necessary are provided at no cost.

Walk-Ins Welcome

Walk-ins are welcome when space is available.

Studio Workshop for Teens

2:15pm–4:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Geneva Public Library
Registration Open
Registration is open for this event.
Library Branch: Geneva Public Library
Room: The Studio
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Crafts & DIY
Registration is open for this event.
Event Details:

Every Tuesday Teens and Tweens in grades 6-12 will combine technology with creativity to create cool art projects such as puzzles, stickers, and more!  Registration is strongly encouraged. 

Things to Know

Materials Provided

All materials necessary are provided at no cost.

VR Gaming

2:15pm–4:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Geneva Public Library
Registration Open
Registration is open for this event.
Library Branch: Geneva Public Library
Room: Robert S Morrison Foundation Community Room (Geneva)
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: STE(A)M
Registration is open for this event.
Event Details:

Have you ever experienced Virtual Reality? Join us for a virtual tour of the International Space Station, learn how to fly virtual planes, play Miniature Golf, and more! Teens and Tweens welcome in grades 6-12.

Things to Know

Materials Provided

All materials necessary are provided at no cost.

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