Gal’s Guide is more than a library. It’s a portal to read, learn, and create. Here are our events in 2021.
January – Rebel Gals Month
- 14 Book Club – Untamed by Glennon Doyle (online)
- 28 Book Club – Untamed by Glennon Doyle (online)
- Gal’s Guide Podcast: Monday’s
- Audiobook Kristin Lavransdatter: Friday’s
February – Black Women in STEM
- 11 Book Club – The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (online)
- 13 Galentine’s Day Brunch (online)
- 24 Launch Rad Reader Reviews
- 25 Book Club – The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (online)
- Gal’s Guide Podcast: Monday’s
- Audiobook Kristin Lavransdatter: Friday’s
March – Wartime Women
- We’re moving to a bigger space!
- 1 Special episode of Gal’s Guide podcast
- March 1 – April 7 Fundraiser for the move
- 2 Women’s History Trivia with the Johnson County Library
- 8 International Women’s Day
- 25 Book Club – The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer (online)
- Audiobook Kristin Lavransdatter: Friday’s
- 18 – April 16 Soul Sisters Art Project for Fairyville
April – Environmentalist Gals
- 2 First Friday (in person)
- 7 Library Giving Day – Last day of our fundraiser
- 21-25 Fairyville at Nickel Plate Arts
- 23 Last Chapter of Kristin Lavransdatter
- 29 Book Club The Story of More by Hope Jahren
- 30 Round Table Conversation about Kristin Lavransdatter
- Gal’s Guide Podcast: Monday’s
- 12-16 G2C2: Gal’s Guide Coding Camp
May – Folk Tales & Myths
- 7 First Friday (in person) with scavenger hunt!
- 7 Launch of our next audiobook: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- 27 Book Club The House of Pendragon: The Firebrand by Debra Kemp
- Gal’s Guide Podcast: Monday’s
- Audiobook Little Women: Friday’s
June – Explorer Gals
- 4 First Friday (in person)
- 10 Book Club
- 19 Juneteenth READ-IN
- 24 Book Club
- Gal’s Guide Podcast: Monday’s
- Audiobook Little Women: Friday’s
July – Female Olympians
- 2 First Friday (in person)
- 8 Book Club
- 29 Book Club
- Gal’s Guide Podcast: Monday’s
- Audiobook Little Women: Friday’s
August – Photographer Gals
- 6 First Friday (in person)
- 12 Book Club
- 26 Book Club
- Gal’s Guide Podcast: Monday’s
- Audiobook Little Women: Friday’s
- Launch applications for Youth Memoir Workshop
September – Activist Gals
- 3 First Friday (in person)
- 9 Book Club
- 30 Book Club
- Gal’s Guide Podcast: Monday’s
- Audiobook Little Women: Friday’s
October – Disney Gals
- 1 First Friday (in person)
- 7 Book Club
- 28 Book Club
- Gal’s Guide Podcast: Monday’s
- Audiobook Little Women: Friday’s
- Youth Memoir Workshop: Wednesdays
November – Native American Gals
- 1-30 NaNoWriMo
- 5 First Friday (in person)
- 11 Book Club
- TBD Book Club (thanksgiving reschedule)
- 30 Giving Tuesday
- Gal’s Guide Podcast: Monday’s
- Audiobook Little Women: Friday’s
- Youth Memoir Workshop: Wednesdays
December – Food Gals
- 3 First Friday (in person)
- 9 Book Club
- 18 Galaxy Dinner
- Audiobook Little Women: Friday’s
- Youth Memoir Workshop: Wednesdays
Dates are subject to change.
Email info@galsguide.org for any questions.
