Welcome to Bossard Memorial Library

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We Are Hiring!

Part-time Custodian and Part-time Facilities and Grounds Assistant

Being Lafayette

Noel Poirier will present the amazing life story of the Marquis de Lafayette

Pinewood Derby Day at the Library

Pinewood Derby Day at the Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library

Adult Winter Reading Program 2025 winners

We have our winners of the Adult Winter Reading Program prize baskets

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French City Writers' Guild
Are you interested in creative writing? Join the French City Writers' Guild
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Marquee with Bossard spelled out across the top and Trivia Night spelled out below — Bossard Trivia Night
Bossard Trivia Night
Join us on Tuesday, May 13 at 6:00 PM for Bossard Trivia Night
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Stress Less Meditation Program
Cultivate mindfulness into your day and stress less
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Chemical laboratory with a man dressed in a Steampunk hat, goggles, and outfit with a staff in one hand and an energy orb floating above the other hand.

3rd Annual Steampunk Festival

Please join Bossard Library and the Gallipolis Railroad Freight Station Museum on Saturday, May 3 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM as we host our 3rd annual Steampunk Festival.

This event will occur at the Gallipolis Railroad Freight Station Museum at 918 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, OH. Admission is FREE.