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Friends of the Library invite you to go golfing with the mayor

Love to golf? Love your library? Put the two together and you get the "Birdies for Bookworms" Golf Scramble on Saturday, June 9. The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Bluffton Public Library and offers many fun ways to support the local library.

Golfers can join Mayor Eric Fulcomer for a scramble event at the Bluffton Golf Club including green fees, cart, continental breakfast and lunch for $50. There will also be a skins game, proximity prizes and door prizes for golfers.

Library book discussion June 6 at Richland Manor

Discover who holds the key to the murders of the Romanov family in The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar by Robert Alexander.

The discussion will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 6, at Richland Manor, 7400 Swaney Rd., Bluffton. Lunch will be provided with advance registration, courtesy of Richland Manor.

June 5 Master Gardener talk at public library

Do you find that it is often too hot or that there is just not enough time during the day to enjoy your garden? Plan a twilight garden to enjoy as the sun goes down and the temperatures are cooler.

Join Allen County Master Gardener, Pat Komarek, on Tuesday, June 5, at 6:30 p.m. to learn how to create your own evening garden that will come to life at night with blooms and floral fragrances to delight the senses!

Family storytime and "yoga for kids" on April-May library calendar

Bluffton Public Library will be hosting two exciting new programs for preschool children and their families this spring.

First, it's fun for the whole family during "Family Storytime." This program includes stories, songs, finger plays and other fun activities designed for children from birth to age 5, but older siblings are also welcome.

Library announces summer storytime plans

Beginning Monday, June 11, storytime for preschoolers ages 3-5 will be held at Bluffton Public Library on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 10 a.m.

Themes this summer are based on the early literacy collaborative summer reading program, "Dream Big - Read!" Each Storytime session is approximately 35-40 minutes in length and includes stories, songs, finger plays and other related activities. Parents or caregivers must register their child at the library's front desk.

Storytime is a free, fun way to help children develop their imagination and early literacy skills.

April 12 Friends of the Library spring tea tickets available

The Friends of the Bluffton Public Library host a Spring Tea at 5:45 p.m., Thursday, April 12, in the Richland Room of the library.

Tickets can be purchased in the library for $12. Only a few remain for sale.

After a light meal, a program titled the Victorian Secret: The Secret Behind the Bustle will be presented. The role of women changed during the reign of Queen Victoria and as the role changed, so did the fashions.

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