Weekly Update July 21 - July 27, 2025 VIEW THIS EMAIL AS A WEB PAGE Access The New York Times with Your Library Card Did you know you can access everything The New York Times has to offer for free with your WCDPL library card? Read the News, play Games, get new recipes with Cooking, and read both Wirecutter and The Athletic instantly. Start Reading The New York Times This Week at the Library Bowling Green July 1-31 - Library History Detectives Weekdays, 4:00-5:00 pm - Snack July 21, 9:00 am - Penta GED Classes July 21, 10:30 am - Monday Morning Movies July 21, 6:00 pm - Graphic Novel Book Discussion July 22, 10:00 am - Fiber Friends July 22, 10:30 am - Crafts for Kids: Potion Bottles July 22, 4:00-5:00 pm - Paws for Reading July 23, 9:00 am - Penta GED Classes July 23, 10:30 am - Family Storytime July 23, 1:00 pm - Teen Crafting: Bring Your Own Craft July 23, 6:30 pm - Improv Jam July 24, 10:30 am - Outdoor Family Playtime July 24, 2:00-4:00 pm - Technology Thursdays July 25, 10:30 am - Color the Concrete July 25, 1:00 pm - Camp-in-a-Box: Fibonacci Circle Art July 25, 2:00 pm - The Joys of Journaling July 26, 10:30 am - Baby & Toddler Finger Painting Walbridge July 21, 10:30 am - Color the Concrete July 21, 3:00 pm - Purls of Wisdom July 22, 10:30 am - Family Storytime July 23, 1:00 pm - Game Day July 23, 4:00 pm - Pizza and Pages July 24, 3:00 pm - Ohio SNAP-ED for Teens Bookmobile View a full schedule of upcoming public stops at wcdpl.org/bookmobile.
Improv Jam Join us for a night of fun during our Improv Jam on Wednesday, July 23 at 6:30 pm! Always spontaneous and often funny, this comedy event is perfect for anyone wanting to play easy games and stretch your creative muscles. Learn more. The Joys of Journaling Learn a variety of journaling techniques on Friday, July 25 at 2:00 pm. Start journaling through art with reflective journaling, travel journaling, and more! Register here. Ohio SNAP-ED for Teens Teens can learn about making healthy food choices on a budget on Thursday, July 24 at 3:00 pm. Laura from SNAP-ED will walk teens through the program with games and activities. Learn more. Start Coloring Your World Now with Summer Reading Program Readers ages preschool through young adult can participate in our Summer Reading Program now! Registration is now open; you can register at wcdpl.readsquared.com. You can also participate in plenty of fun programs throughout the summer! Learn more about some coming up this week below, or visit our full event calendar here. Teen Crafting: Bring Your Own Craft Teens ages 11 through 18 can join us with their own crafting project on Wednesday, July 23 at 1:00 pm. Come and show off your current project, chat with others, and watch a movie! Register here. Camp-in-a-Box: Fibonacci Circle Art This weekly, STEAM-focused program brought to us by WBGU-PBS is a fun way to gets hands-on with art and math. On Friday, July 25 at 1:00 pm, join us to make Fibonacci circle art. Learn more. Baby & Toddler Finger Painting Babies and toddlers with caregivers, join us on Saturday, July 26 at 10:30 am for finger painting! Kids can make a masterpiece with finger paint for a morning of sensory fun. Learn more.
Read for a Chance to Win this Summer This summer, your reading pays when you take part in Summer Reading Bucks at WCDPL! For every 5 physical library books you borrow from Bowling Green, Walbridge, or the Bookmobile, you'll earn one Summer Reading Buck. Submit your Bucks from June 6 through July 31 for a chance to win $25 in BG Downtown Dollars every week. Learn more. 150th Birthday Online Storefront is Open for July You loved our 150th Birthday t-shirts so much, we're now offering them to you! We've partnered with Underground Printing to bring this online storefront to life. Our online storefront is now open from July 1-31! You can purchase T-Shirts and Sweatshirts for both youth and adults, plus an exclusive full zip sweatshirt unique to this storefront. This is a limited time storefront: it will only be open through the month of July. Take a look at what we're offering on our storefront, and follow the button or this link to order online today. $1 from each item purchased will benefit the Friends of the WCDPL. Registration Now Open for The Past & Its Future with Erik Larson
The Foundation Series event with bestselling nonfiction author, Erik Larson, is now open for registrations! Erik will visit Bowling Green on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 7:00 pm. Erik Larson is a master of narrative nonfiction. His vividly written, bestselling books have won several awards and been published worldwide. His latest book, The Demon of Unrest, is a nonfiction thriller about the five months between Lincoln’s election and the start of the Civil War. Six of his books are New York Times bestsellers, and he has won an Edgar Award for fact-crime writing and been a finalist for the National Book Award. With a background in journalism and a gift for creating richly written historical experiences, everyone will enjoy learning about his journey and discovering how the past influences our future. Registration is required, and tickets for this event are free and open to the public. To register, call (419) 352-5050, email woodref@wcdpl.org, or register online. For Adults It's a Mystery Book Discussion Monday, July 28 | 6:00 pm Walbridge Meeting Room State Fair by Earlene Fowler Books with Friends Book Discussion Thursday, August 21 | 11:00 am 2nd Floor Programming Room The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson Page to Table Cookbook Discussion Monday, August 25 | 6:30 pm The Carter House The Weekday Vegetarians Get Simple by Jenny Rosenstrach For Kids Graphic Novel Book Discussion Monday, July 21 | 6:00 pm The Children's Place InvestiGATORS: Heist and Seek by John Patrick Green For Teens Pizza and Pages Wednesday, July 23 | 4:00 pm Walbridge Meeting Room WCDPL's 150th Birthday Celebration 2025 is our 150th birthday celebration! Join us throughout the year as we celebrate with special events. Upcoming Events Books with Friends Book Discussion August 21 | 11:00 am 2nd Floor Programming Room WCDPL Presents: eBooks and Audiobooks September 5 | 2:00 pm Walbridge Meeting Room
Learn more about our history, explore 150 things you can do at WCDPL, and check out a full list of events we have planned this year. Books with Friends Book Discussion September 18 | 11:00 am 2nd Floor Programming Room New Books at Your Library Booked for Revenge Karen Rose Smith Never Flinch Stephen King All New Square Foot Gardening Square Foot Gardening Foundation Kate & Frida Kim Fay
Want more reading suggestions? Reach out to Information Series at (419) 352-5050 or The Children's Place at (419) 352-8253 for more reads. We're Your Library. Bowling Green (419) 352-5104 Monday-Thursday: 9:00 am - 8:30 pm Friday: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00 pm Walbridge (419) 666-9900 Monday-Thursday: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm Friday & Saturday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday: Closed Bookmobile (419) 352-5104 ext. 221 See a schedule of public stops wcdpl.org | request materials online via our catalog Wood County District Public Library | 251 North Main Street | Bowling Green, OH 43402 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice
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