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Storytime for 3-5-year-olds starts Sept. 12 at library

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 1, 2011 - 10:39am

Beginning Monday, Sept. 12, storytime for preschoolers ages 3-5 will be held at the Bluffton Public Library on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 10 a.m.

Themes this fall include apples, scarecrows, Halloween and Thanksgiving. Storytime will also celebrate National Honey Month in September and Young Reader's Day on Nov. 8.

Each storytime session is approximately 35-40 minutes long and includes stories, songs, fingerplays and other related activities. Parents or caregivers must register their child at the library's circulation desk.

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Public library closed on Labor Day

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 24, 2011 - 1:34pm

Bluffton Public Library will be closed on Monday, Sept. 5, in observance of Labor Day.

Due dates for library materials will be adjusted accordingly. For more information, visit the library, log on to www.blufftonpubliclibrary.org or call 419-358-5016.

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Family Space Day at the library Aug. 18

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 15, 2011 - 8:42am

In honor of National Inventor's Month and the birth of Neil Armstrong, Bluffton Public Library will host a family Space Day at 2 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 18.

Special guest Dr. Eric Baumgartner, Dean of the T.J. Smull College of Engineering at Ohio Northern University, will begin the program by sharing his experiences working for the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

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Public library photo exhibit worth hundreds of thousands of words

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 13, 2011 - 6:03am

If a picture is worth 1,000 words, the Bluffton Public Library's amateur photo exhibit is worth hundreds of thousands of words.

I honestly thought I was in a modern art photo gallery. That was my immediate impression when stepping into the Bluffton Public Library this week.

On exibit are over 100 photos by amatuer photographers. The Icon encourages viewers to visit this impressive exhibit.

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September library book discussion "The Dressmaker of Khair Khana"

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 7, 2011 - 3:37pm

Looking for something new and interesting to read? Then be sure to read "The Dressmaker of Khair Khana" by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, and attend a discussion of this recent New York Times bestseller on Wednesday, Sept.7, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Common Grounds Coffeehouse & Caf'e in Bluffton.

"The Dressmaker of Khair Khana" is a true story about five sisters in Afghanistan making a life for themselves despite the hardships of living under the Taliban.

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Library launches Space Day program Aug. 18

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 4, 2011 - 3:31pm

In honor of National Inventor's Month and the birth of Neil Armstrong, Bluffton Public Library will host a family Space Day at 2 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 18.

Special guest Dr. Eric Baumgartner, Dean of the T.J. Smull College of Engineering at Ohio Northern University, will begin the program by sharing his experiences working for the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

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