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One-on-one tech help available at library

Frustrated with technology? Register for free one-on-one training sessions to get individualized help with learning the basics about a tablet or laptop, digital downloads, job & career search tools, using your online library account, and much more!

Appointment sessions are available on a first come, first serve basis and are limited to one 60-minute session per person, per day. Please note that library staff are not able to repair equipment, perform upgrades, troubleshoot equipment or software problems, including antivirus programs.

Rikki Unterbrink among four recipients of Penguin Young Readers Group Award

Rikki Unterbrink, former youth services coordinator at Bluffton Public Library, is among four librarians who are national recipients of the 2014 Penguin Young Readers Group Award, presented by the Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC). Unterbrink is now on the staff of Amos Memorial Library, Sidney.

She is recipient of a stipend worth up to $600, made possible by an annual gift from Penguin Young Readers Group, which enables her to attend an American Library Association’s Annual Conference.

One-on-one tech help available at the library

Frustrated with technology? Register for free one-on-one training sessions to get individualized help with learning the basics about a tablet or laptop, digital downloads, job and career search tools, using your online library account, and much more.

Appointment sessions are available on a first come, first serve basis and are limited to one 60-minute session per person, per day. Please note that library staff are not able to repair equipment, perform upgrades, troubleshoot equipment or software problems, including antivirus programs.

Public library holiday closings announced

 

Bluffton Public Library will be closed Dec. 23 through Dec. 25.   On Dec. 31, the library will close at 5:30 p.m. and reopen at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 2.

The library's online catalog and digital downloads will still be available. Patrons with a valid library card in good standing may request or renew library items and download free ebooks online. For more information, visit www.blufftonpubliclibrary.org or call 419-358-5016.

Cindi Chasse, Bluffton Public Library director retires

Using a book as a metaphor, you could say that the final chapter of Cindy Chasse’s story as director of Bluffton Public Library concluded on Saturday.

Chasse’s last day as director of the Bluffton Public Library was Saturday, although technically she retires on Dec. 21. She held the position since September 2009.

During Chasse’s four years as director, the Bluffton Public Library survived significant budget cuts from the state. To counter those cuts Chasse developed several fundraisers to create awareness of the library’s financial needs to its patrons.

Library board holds special meeting Dec. 10

The Bluffton Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 6:30 p.m. for the purpose of hiring personnel.

The board will hold its annual organizational meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to elect officers, set the 2014 meeting schedule and approve temporary authorizations for 2014.

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