Online via Zoom

Typically meets the second Tuesday of every month.  Reads middle grade children's books. Registration required. Contact the Reference Desk (533-9531) for information and to sign up.

Paint along with online instruction from The Art Sherpa. Suitable for beginners. Free.  All materials provided.  Registration required.  Visit or call the Reference Desk to sign up.  

The public is welcome to attend all regular Library Board meetings.

Postponed - Stay Tuned for a new date:  Master Naturalist Phelicia Jozwiak will discuss zero waste living in Indiana, Elkhart County, and your own home.  Open to all - no registration required.

See email (upcoming) for details.

See email (upcoming) for details.

See upcoming email for details.

Because who doesn’t love to watch and make fun of a terrible movie with friends? We’ll use the free app Kast to watch a bad movie and snark our way through it using the chat feature. Email estuckeyweber@goshenpl.lib.in.us for the link to join our private watch party & movie title info. Open to grades 6-12. Kast requires users to be age 13 or older to create their own account. For those under 13, a parent or guardian must create an…

We’ll use the free Google Hangouts app for a video chat & compete in some trivia games with Kahoot. Email estuckeyweber@goshenpl.lib.in.us for the link to join our private video chat. Open to grades 6-12. Google requires users to be age 13 or older to create their own account. For those under 13, a parent or guardian must create an account for you.

Try your hand at a digital escape room & complete the challenge from home! The link to this week's escape room will be posted on Monday, June 15 on Beanstack, as well as on Facebook & on our website. May the odds be ever in your favor! Your challenge awaits! Click the link to start your escape room: Fandom Crossing Want another one? Try this: Mandalorian Escape Room Both escape rooms were created by other libraries and generously shared with…

Join our digital photo scavenger hunt! Each day you'll receive a new prompt/item to photograph. Each day's challenge will be posted on Instagram, Facebook & our website. Post your entries on Facebook or Instagram with #GPLPhotoChallenge or email them to estuckeyweber@goshenpl.lib.in.us. May the odds be ever in your favor! Open to grades 6-12.

We’ll use the free app Kast to watch a classic 1987 movie together about a farm boy turned pirate who overcame many obstacles to be united with his true love. Email estuckeyweber@goshenpl.lib.in.us for the link to join our private watch party & movie title info. Open to grades 6-12. Kast requires users to be age 13 or older to create their own account. For those under 13, a parent or guardian must create an account for you.

There will be a virtual meeting of the GPL Board of Trustees' Staff and Finance Committee.  Find instructions on how to join the meeting here:  https://goshenpl.lib.in.us/july-1-2020-gpl-board-of-trustees-meeting/

We'll use the free Google Hangouts app to play some fun Jackbox Games like Drawful while we video chat. Email estuckeyweber@goshenpl.lib.in.us for the link to join our private video chat. Open to grades 6-12. Google requires users to be age 13 or older to create their own account. For those under 13, a parent or guardian must create an account for you.

Try your hand at a digital escape room & complete the challenge from home! The link to this week’s escape room will be posted on Monday, July 13 on Beanstack, as well as on Facebook & on our website. May the odds be ever in your favor! Your challenge awaits! Don't worry, you don't need to know anything about these books/musicals to play the games. Click the links to get started: Hamilton Escape Room Hunger Games Escape Room Stranger Things Escape…

The July 16 book sale has been cancelled.

Test your art skills (or lack thereof) by completing a “Nailed It”-style art challenge. You will be challenged to recreate a famous work of art using any materials you have around the house. Find all the details on Beanstack. Open to grades 6-12.

The public is welcome to attend all regular Library Board meetings.

The public is welcome to attend all regular Library Board meetings.  The August 19, 2020 meeting will be virtual.  Information on how to attend can be found here:  https://goshenpl.lib.in.us/board-of-trustees-meeting-august-19-2020/

Join Master Gardener Loanne Harms to learn how to create native gardens and natural habitats to attract wildlife.  To receive the link for this free online event, please register here: https://bit.ly/garden4wildlife Resilient Communities: Libraries Respond to Climate Change is a pilot program of the American Library Association.

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Join us for a visit from Kate O'Neill, author of Waste and Professor in Global Environmental Governance and Global Waste Politics at UC-Berkley. This presentation is part of the Goshen Zero Waste initiative between the City of Goshen's Department of Environmental Resilience and the Goshen Public Library. To register, visit https://bit.ly/GoshenZeroWaste-KateONeill. In 2019, the Elkhart County Landfill reported 62,555 tons of waste came from Goshen City limits. The City's residential waste landfill numbers are increasing 11% per year, 2018, 2019,…

48% of household trash is recyclable. The recycling industry in Northern Indiana is a robust business where the material you recycle is reused in the Midwest and becomes a local driver for economic success. Get facts on what you can and cannot recycle along with where your recycling goes. Learn about the amazing world of recycling with Recycling Works. Register for this virtual event at the link: https://bit.ly/ZeroWasteGoshenBorden. The Zero Waste Goshen webinar series is a partnership between the City…

What do you buy that you do not truly need? Everywhere you go, corporations are looking for products to market the newest thing that you “need.” As we consume more and more, it becomes obvious that the planet needs us to consume less. The United States narrative is that the economy needs us to consume more and more. Is there any way out of this dilemma? Journalist and author J.B. MacKinnon explores this question in his new book—and says we…

Want to grow food for your household but feel overwhelmed by needing to buy all the supplies and acquire all the knowledge by yourself? Come hear Zuleyja Prieto of Goshen share about a community project called Rooted Through Corn, Planting Families, which supports backyard gardeners in raising, honoring, and sharing heritage corn seed as well as tools, supplies, and knowledge. Learn how a community of growers is reducing wasted time, energy, materials, and knowledge by sharing, and how building relationships…

If you've heard of the plastic-free lifestyle but think you don't have time for it in your busy life, prepare to be delightfully wrong. Say Goodbye to Plastic: A Survival Guide For Plastic-Free Living shows you how, whether you're seeking to remove plastic from your life or try a few novel eco-hacks in your kitchen, bathroom, office, or dining room. As a plastic pollution activist and entrepreneur, Harris invites us in her book Say Goodbye to Plastic: A Survival Guide for…

The Library will open at noon for regular library service on Wednesday, March 16 due to a staff meeting.

Stop tossing your carrot stumps, loose cilantro sprigs, lettuce and cabbage stalks, and apple cores in the trash! The expert advice in No-Waste Kitchen Gardening gives you all the instructions and tricks you'll need to grow and re-propagate produce from food waste. You'll be astonished at how much food waste you can re-grow. The webinar is scheduled for Thursday, April 14 at 6:30pm. To register, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1fnA4ckHQD6cRj8FfYeLag.

Along with backyard chickens, balcony beekeepers, rooftop farmers, and community gardeners, urban composters are part of a bumper crop of pioneers who are redefining the green space of crowded towns and cities. You may think you need a big yard to compost. Think again. Rebecca Louie is a certified NYC Master Composter who was born and raised in Queens, New York.  Rebecca will talk about her journey into sustainable living and share practical tips on how you can too. The…

The public is invited to attend Friends of Goshen Public Library Annual Meeting on Tuesday, October 11th at 2:00 pm in the auditorium. Come learn more about this very important group! We will elect new officers, hold a regular business meeting, and address questions from the public.