MEDIA RELEASE__Check out July 2026 events and opportunities at Bluffton Public Library:
2026 Summer Reading Program: “Unearth A Story” continues through July!
Summer Read is open to all ages. By joining in on the summer fun, you’ll earn tickets for prize drawings and have opportunities to connect with others in the community! Reading logs will be available for children and teens when they register, and adults can enter to win prizes with every 3 books read. So come on in and get the whole family registered and involved!
BPL UPDATES_The library is hosting a Watercolor Workshop: Blue Heron, which will be held Thu., Jul. 9 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Local artist Jeanne Crumrine will teach on the lower level of the library. Walk away with your own watercolor piece of art, complete with mat! There is a $10 supply fee at the door (cash only please). Register in person or online as space is limited. Open to adults, teens and children with an accompanying adult.
BPL UPDATES_The Bluffton Public Library has scheduled a mobile health clinic that will be held on Thu., July 9 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. All services are provided by individuals with the Ohio Northern University Healthwise program. This clinic includes free screenings for blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol (please fast for 12 hours to participate in cholesterol or blood sugar screening). Participants may speak with ONU Healthwise students and staff about their results or concerns, and even receive referrals to area doctors.
BPL UPDATES_The library is set to host a T-Rex Tea Party for children in grades K through 5 on Wednesday, July 8 at 2:00 p.m. Seating is limited, so be sure to register in person or online.
MEDIA RELEASE__Sea captain, surveyor and Ohio's last frontiersman James (NMN) Riley will show up on Saturday, July 4 for Bluffton’s America 250 events. Captain Riley will set his time machine coordinates to arrive at the Presbyterian Church gazebo from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. He will discuss little-known facts about his life as a sea captain and a surveyor, and how Riley Creek was named.
