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.
FROM FACEBOOK__The annual Friends of the Bluffton Public Library book sale will be happening Friday-Saturday, September 24-26 in the library's lower level.
All sale proceeds benefit library services, materials, and programs. Your purchase goes to enriching Bluffton and the surrounding communities through activities put on by the local library.
FROM FACEBOOK__You can enjoy an evening of chess at the Bluffton Public Library on Tuesdays. The library offers open chess night from 5:30 -7:30 p.m. and is open to all ages.
Tables and chess boards are provided on the main floor of the library. Participants may also bring their own.
