This summer has looked a lot different than other summers at Bluffton Public Library.
However, COVID-19 hasn’t ended the library’s commitment to programs and events that support education, access to resources, community, and entertainment.
The library staff partnered with many local Summer Program sponsors to provide these events digitally.
Bluffton Public Library’s Summer Program, “Imagine Your Story,” ends Aug. 15.
During this time, the digital Summer Reading Challenge continues on the library’s Beanstack webpage (with paper forms available for those unable to access the digital version).
To be included in the end-of-summer-program prize drawings, be sure to drop your virtual Beanstack tickets into your preferred prize boxes by Aug. 15.
Paper forms must be marked with preferred prize choice(s) and dropped off in the book drop by Aug. 15.
Bluffton Public Library will host Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs, as the Center presents "Make it Your Business: Setting Up a Side Hustle," Thursday, July 30, at 6 p.m., via Zoom video chat software,
Paula Scott, Executive Director of the Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs, will be joined by a panel of local business owners from:
• Ottawa Odd Jobs
• Revive Coffee Co.
• Rustic Bendz
This digital meeting will cover business operation basics and resources, including name registration, permits and licensing, insurance and income tax.
Want to hear some great stories about Bluffton's past?
Bluffton's Swiss Community Historical Society, with the assistance of Bluffton Public Library, goes digital Thursday.
Gary Wetherill, vice president of the society, and Lauren Canaday, public services coordinator of library, will discuss stories from the settlement and from the Bluffton area's history via a Zoom chat.
The health and safety of our customers and staff at the Bluffton Public Library is a top priority and the library is working hard to keep services available. The library will review services and update as needed.
Staff are available via phone, email, or social media to answer questions and provide reference services. Our WiFi is always on, unlocked, and can be accessed in the parking lots and outside the building.
If you missed the Bluffton Public Library Zoom talk on "What's at the bottom of the Buckeye," you may now watch it on The Icon.
The presentation by Fred Steiner includes descriptions of Bluffton swimming pools over the past century.
The talk also touches on a Bluffton railroad excursion to Cedar Point in the 1920s. Big Rock, sulfur springs, Cigarette Creek are also part of the talk, as is the oldest known structure along the creek which redates Bluffton.
