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Bluffton Public Library - June 2014 Events

Storytime (Ages 3 to 5): Visit Storytime on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. or Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m.

Wednesdays in June, the library will offer Tutor Me Paperless, basic, one-on-one Tech/Computer classes.  Register by phone or in person for this service and specify what mode or feature of technology that you would like to discuss.  Possible topics may include the internet, email, e-books, Microsoft programs, database research, or simply navigating a PC, laptop, tablet, etc.

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The Bluffton Public Library invites patrons to participate in "Big Library Read," this summer.

Millions of readers around the world are participating in the Big Library Read of the eBook "A Pedigree to Die For." The program runs June 3-18. 

Persons may obtain a free eBook at: ohioebooks.org.

 

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Fizz, Boom, Read summer storytime schedule at the Bluffton Public Library is in place. here's the storytime schedule for pre-schoolers (ages 3 to 5). Session are Mondays at 6:30 p.m. or Tuesdays at 10 a.m.

June 9-10: Space
June 16-17: Color
June 23-24: Sound and music
July 7-8: Our senses
July 14-15: Weather and water
July 21-22: Animals

 

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Doug Adams, folk singer, will perform a concert at 6:30 p.m., Monday, May 19, in the main level of the Bluffton Public Library.

The native of Cincinnati has lived in northwestern Ohio for the past 27 years. He began his folk singing career in the late '60s and was influenced by Woody Guthrie, Tom Paxton, Phil Ochs and John Denver.

He performs old ballads and simple songs that tell the stories of the great folk era of the 1960s and 1970s. He will also incorporate some singing for youngsters during his program.

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Bluffton Public Library is a busy place in May. Here is a list of some of this month's activities:

• Wednesday, May 7, marks the first day of the annual Friends of the Bluffton Public Library Book Sale.  This event will continue until Saturday, May 10.  See hours on our website.  Lower Level Meeting Room.

 

• World Fair-Trade Day is May 10 and to celebrate, our display case will exhibit fair trade items for the month of May!

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Want to join a Bluffton Lego club?

You can, but you need to be either age 1 through fifth grade to join. (Do we detect a lot of moaning among adult viewers?)

The Bluffton Public Library summer reading program, “Fizz, Boom, Read,” hopes to launch a Lego club called “Brain Builders,” according to Esther Birkey, youth services coordinator. That club is for kindergarteners through grade five.

“We want to promote constructive play and early engineering skills,” she told The Icon.

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