Santa at Eastern Branch Library

On Tuesday, December 18th @ 6:00 pm, Santa Claus made his way to Beaver, Ohio to visit with 47 fine boys and girls. Santa read a story to the children and listened to every wish that they had. Santa left Beaver with a full belly of cookies and punch.

Tis the Season...

We've been celebrating the holidays here at the Garnet A. Wilson Public Library, helping the community to make ornaments, brownies in a jar, and other holiday gift ideas. As you can see from these pictures, we love to get into the holiday spirit...even Santa stopped by!

On Thursday, we enjoyed the talents of the Waverly High School Madrigal Singers, who honored us with many traditional Christmas carols, and an entertaining new take on "The Twelve Days of Christmas."

Don't forget to stop by on Monday, December 17th, at 6:00 pm to meet author Maryanne Raphael. She will discuss her mission experiences working with Mother Teresa in Missionary of Charities in Calcutta, South Africa, Mexico, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and the Bronx.

Santa to Visit Western Library

Mr. and Mrs. Claus and their helpers will be at the Western Branch Library Monday, December 10th, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Parents can bring their cameras to take pictures. For more information call the Western Branch Library at 493-1745.

Main Library Holiday Events

“Brownies in a Jar” at the Library

WAVERLY, Ohio – Sherry Williams of the OSU Extension Office will offer a “Brownies in a Jar” program at the Garnet A. Wilson Public Library. “Brownies in a Jar” make a pretty AND tasty Christmas gift! The program will take place Monday, December 10^th at 6:30p.m. in the Community Meeting Room of the Main Library, located at 207 N. Market Street in Waverly. You must bring with you a quart jar, and you’ll get to take the finished product home with you at the end. There, you can decorate it with beautiful fabric and ribbon. Registration is required, so please call 947-4921 and ask for Reference, if you plan to attend.

Madrigal Singers

On Thursday, December 13, the Garnet A. Wilson Public Library main branch will host the Madrigal Singers of Waverly High School at 6:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend and enjoy the beautiful sounds of the holiday season.

Author Maryanne Raphael

Maryanne Raphael, author of “What Mother Teresa Taught Me”, will present a program at the Main Library on Monday, December 17 at 6:00p.m. Raphael is a freelance writer who knew Mother Teresa personally from working beside her in her Missionary of Charities in Calcutta, South Africa, Mexico, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and the Bronx.

We're Growing!

"The Garnet A. Wilson Public Library is hoping this time next year to be close to completion on a 1,200-square-foot expansion of the Eastern library branch in Beaver that will almost double the public space available in the building."

Click here to read the full story from the Chillicothe Gazette!

Count Down to Christmas

On Tuesday at Eastern, our storytime theme was Count Down to Christmas. We read Polar Express, and each child received a gold bell, along with a craft, counting down the days to Christmas. For a snack we drank hot chocolate and ate donuts. The kids had a great time. There were 17 Children along with 11 adults.