FROM BPL UPDATES__The Bluffton Public Library is looking for people who want to showcase their collections or highlight a cause in the display case next to the front desk.
Show off what you collect, create or are passionate about or help provide awareness or resources for others in the community. The library staff can provide more information.
The September display featured items found in returned library books. Cat display coming soon in recognition of National Cat Day, October 29.
FROM BPL UPDATES__Join Hannah Warwick at the Bluffton Public Library to paint a 100-year-old piece of slate. Paint a Piece of History: Vintage Slate Painting will be held on Oct. 13 at 6:00 p.m.
Warwick will guide you through the process of painting your own fall-inspired design with acrylic paint on reclaimed, 100-year-old slate. Cost is $20.
This event is open to adults, teens and children with an accompanying adult.
MEDIA RELEASE__The American Library Association's Banned Books Week takes place October 4–10. The theme for 2026 is “Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read.”
Books on display at Bluffton Public Library will include materials that have been banned in libraries, booksellers and schools across the United States.
The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom provides information on book ban data, most challenged books, a censorship search portal, a form for reporting censorship and more at ala.org/bbooks.
MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton Public Library is seeking donations for the 2026 Holiday Gift Silent Auction Fundraising Event in November.
Donations help raise funds to support library programming and services.
You can show your support of the library with tax-deductible donations in the form of gift baskets, gift cards, gift certificates, and more, accepted through October 17.
Please itemize and include fair market value and contact information when dropping off donations.
The auction will open November 2 and run through November 25.
Here comes October 2026 and a month full of Bluffton Public Library events and activities. The library's newsletter, below, lists all programs for children, youth and adults.
