Events calendar

Discuss financial planning issues with Bella Marshall, a Financial Advisor for Edward Jones Investments. Learn the basics of how to start investing for your future. This event is for adults.

Drop in with your technology questions, and local Garrettsville high school students will be on hand to help. All tech can be covered - computers, phones, apps, software, and more! Please bring your device if applicable. Register ahead of time if possible online or by calling 330-527-4378 and selecting option 3 to speak to one of our librarians.

This travel series is meant to be enjoyed by intergenerational audiences, for ALL AGES together! Sponsored by the Garrettsville Friends of the Library. Limited to 25 participants. Just in time for what would have been Abraham Lincoln's 216th birthday, join Virtual Investigation with Detective McDevitt. This is a virtual interactive ZOOM program with FORD’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. Join Detective James McDevitt as he investigates the assassination of President Lincoln. Revisit sites and reexamine clues from April 14, 1865. In this […]

An inheritance can launch your family to achieve greater accomplishments, or it can destroy their lives. Learn about actual case studies and specific techniques to give meaning and significance to what you leave to your family. Create a legacy that can go on for generations — not used up in a year or less — using strategies and bonding activities which involve your entire family. Let’s make your legacy mean something! Join the Portage Foundation as we host Jack Alpern, […]

Get ready to start your journey after learning to find and trace your family's roots efficiently! Learn genealogy techniques with Roger Marble. Our presenter, Roger Marble has been researching his "roots" since 1992. He has served on the Board of Trustees of The Ohio Genealogical Society, the largest state society in the country. Recently he was the president and webmaster of the Hudson chapter of OGS. Additionally, he has delivered genealogical classes at local, state, and national level conferences across […]

Learn about a Portage County athlete who became the first African-American to play football for Iowa State College Jack Trice was born in Hiram in 1902 and spent time in Ravenna. Learn why the Iowa State football stadium is named in his honor. Limited to 50 people.

Feeling the winter blues? Visit the library and explore a vibrant art exhibition featuring Portage County local artists! Artists will showcase their remarkable talent through various mediums of art. Local artists will display their work and be on site to answer your questions about their pieces and art process. This is a drop-in event. Light refreshments will be provided. All ages welcome. Registration for this event is appreciated.