"Super" programs coming to the library
Traffic will be heavy in the next few days at the Bluffton Public Library. Lots of programs are planned. Here's the schedule:
Veteran panel
On Thursday, June 11 at 6 p.m. is an “Ask a Veteran” panel, featuring membersf of the Bluffton American Legion and other local veterans.
To participate, submit a question and register for the panel on the library website or at the front desk.
This event is a part of the library's “Community Heroes” week.
Super Senses
Super Senses takes place on Friday, June 12, (and again on Friday, June 26) at 10 a.m. Children (and adults) learn best and retain the most information when they engage their senses.
Exposing children to sensory play helps them develop and refine the use of their senses. Sensory play can be divided into five classifications that correspond to the senses:
• touch,
• sight,
• hearing,
• smell and
• taste.
Toddlers ages 1-3 are invited to explore their senses through fun activities. All children must be accompanied by an adult who will also participate. Please register for this program online or at the library.
Post-it Hero Art
Youth 6th grade and up may visit the library Friday, June 12, at 12:30 p.m. for Post-it Hero Art. The project involves decorating the community room with giant sticky note masterpieces of superheroes.
Women's self defense
On Monday, June 15, at 6 p.m., tweens, teen girls and women may participate in a lesson in self defense.
Gennifer Akroyd of Damsel in Defense presents “Be Your OWN Hero: Learning Self-Awareness and Self-Defense” as a part of “Be a Hero Week.”
The session is on the lower level of the library. Registration is requested, and you may do so by calling or stopping by the library.
Stories Posted This Week
Saturday, September 26, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, September 26
- September 26 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- State Patrol investigates serious injury crash involving ambulance
- Weekend Doctor: What is a DO?
- Distance runner Chappell-Dick to be inducted in EMU Hall of Honor
- October Business Collective with Bluffton Food Pantry
Friday, September 25, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, September 25
- Clay, community, and the classroom
- Pirate volleyball loss vs. Crestview
- Pirate girls soccer win vs. Allen East
- Janine Elizabeth (Minnich) Millager, 87, was a lab technician
- Send October 2026 calendar events to the Icon
- New time for Planning and Bluffton Beyond Tomorrow meetings, Sept 29
- Pirate boys golf 10th at sectionals
- Fall Festival activities are all over Bluffton, Sept. 26
Thursday, September 24, 2026
- Marilyn Florence (Brunn) Osting, 94, was a nurse
- Paul Richard Wingate Jr., 79, worked for the Lima Ford Engine Plant
- Ada Icon headlines, Sept. 24
- Roundabouts celebrated for crash reduction
- Scarecrow competition for Bluffton businesses
- Hello, Goodbye: Diphenhydramine for allergies
- 5th Annual MHCO Gala will Roll Out the Red Carpet
- Funeral notice for Mary Louise Reddick
- ODNR urges caution during fall wildfire season
- Nursing student to share clinical research at First Tuesday in the Library
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
- Chamber members take a lesson from Jacomet's Martial Arts
- Proud of your pie? Sept. 26 apple pie baking contest
- Save November 6-7 for Holiday Open House
- Friends of the Library book sale, Sept. 24-26
- Pirate girls golf places 6th at sectionals
- Pirate volleyball outlasts Grove
- Bluffton tennis wins on consecutive nights
- Pirate boys soccer edged by Liberty Center