Area Library News

Barnesville Public Library

Memorials/Donations Week of March 14, 2025

All New Square Foot Gardening given in memory of Helen Detling by The Allen and Little Families.

Field Guide To The Birds Of The United States And Canada East by Ted Floyd given in memory of Myra (Goodhart) Meko by Barnesville High School Class of 1981.

Do You Still Talk To Grandma? by Brit Barron given in memory of Martha S. Wells by Mary Lou Carpenter.

New Material Week of March 14, 2025

FICTION

The Pharisee’s Wife by Janette Oke. Inspirational

All The Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman. Mystery

Star Wars The Mask Of Fear by Alexander Freed. Science Fiction

Ghost Coach by Robert Vaughan. Large Print Western

Battle Mountain by C.J. Box. Large Print

The Last Days Of Kira Mullan by Nicci French.

Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley.

When In Rome by Sarah Adams.

Her Way Home by Ashley Willow.

The Jackal’s Mistress by Chris Bohjalian.

Show Don’t Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld.

A Long Time Gone by Joshua Moehling.

Order Of Swans by Jude Deveraux.

NON-FICTION

America’s Test Kitchen 25th Anniversary Cookbook.

The World Is Your Dumpling by Emily Roz.

Baseball by Joe Morgan.

Living Well With Autoimmune Diseases by Julius Birnbaum.

Kaplan NCLEX_PN Prep.

Black Saturday by Trey Yingst.

Barnesville Area News Hardcopy at Library

For family and friends who do not use computers, tablets or phones, the Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library prints hard copies of the news weekly. Find hard copies in the periodical section and genealogy room. 

Toddler Time and Story Time Returns March 17 and March 20

Beginning the week of March 3, two popular library youth sessions return for the spring months.

Storytime takes place Mondays at 1:00 and 6:00 for children aged 3-5 years old.   

Toddlertime sessions are scheduled for Thursdays at 1:30, 5:00 and 6:00 for youngsters ages 1-2 who are accompanied by an adult.

To register stop at the circulation desk or call (740) 425-1651. 

Barnesville Library Adult Cookbook Club – April 8     

The theme of the next Adult Cookbook Club is “Brunch”. The last session of the series will take place at the Library Annex, Tuesday, April 8 at 6:30. Registration is required. Stop by the circulation desk or call (740) 425-1651 to sign up.   

Bethesda Public Library

Toddler Tales – March 17

Toddler Tales takes place at the Bethesda Public Library on Mondays at 11:00. The program runs from January 6 through April 21. The program is open to youngsters ages 6-24 months. 

1000 Chapters Challenge

The 1000 Chapters Challenge for School Aged Readers is a new program at Bethesda Public Library that aims to get kids reading! Receive a prize for every 100 chapters read until the final prize at 1000 chapters! Stop in or call (740) 484-4532 for more information.

Home School Huddle – March 18

Join fellow homeschool families for stories, games, and more every Tuesday at 11:00. No registration necessary. Free and open to the public. Call (740) 484-4532 for more information. The winter program runs from January 7 through April 22.

Storytime – March 21

Toddler Tales takes place at the Bethesda Public Library on Fridays at 11:00. The program is open to youngsters ages two and up. It runs from January 10 through April 25. 

Novel Bunch Book Club – April 14

A Novel Bunch Book Club will discuss “As Bright as Heaven” by Susan Meissner at 6:00 on Monday, April 14th. Call (740) 484-4532 for more information or to request a copy.