Bluffton Public Library welcomes Ayane Hida, Japanese Outreach Coordinator of the University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum, for a second event at the library this year. With such a positive response garnered from the Bluffton community following Ms. Hida’s first Japanese calligraphy event, library staff look forward to this second installment featuring food, culture, and inspiration. This event will take place on March 1st at 6 p.m.
Janette Reineke, author of Fear No Art! You Can Do It!, will be doing an Assemblage Art Workshop at the Bluffton Public Library on Monday, February 29 at 6:00 p.m. Attendees will learn about artist Louise Nevelson and the assemblage art for which she is known, and then have the opportunity to create their own assemblage art from wooden pieces.
Registration is required by Friday, February 19 to attend this program. There is a $10 supply fee due at time of registration (Cash only, please-- nonrefundable after February 19.)
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that it will significantly reduce the number of tax forms and instruction publications that it makes available through local public libraries.
According to the IRS, 95-percent of taxpayers filed their tax returns electronically during last filing season. As a result, the number of forms and publications that the IRS produces and makes available to the public will be reduced again this year.
Bluffton Public Library now features a computer reserved for English language learners. This English as a Second Language (ESL) Education Station is located on the library’s main floor, and may be accessed with a library card or current, government-issued photo ID.
The station includes earbuds for in-library use as well as free paper and writing utensils for note-taking. Guides with suggested websites for online English activities are also located at this station.
BPL will host an author visit with Carrie Snyder, author of Girl Runner on Feb. 3 at noon. Snyder will share her story as a writer, read from her book, and participate in a brief question-and-answer session. Limited copies of Girl Runner are available for purchase at Bluffton University’s bookstore (cost is $26.99) and patrons may bring purchased books to BPL’s author visit for signing.
Bluffton Public Library wishes to thank the wonderful patrons, community members and businesses who sponsored, donated time and supplies, and supported the library during 2015 -- through your generosity we are able to offer successful programs which encourage education and community awareness. We were able to bring fresh life to our library and programming through partnerships with a few fabulous community members and organizations.
