The Friends of the Bluffton Public Library will hold its fall book sale Sept. 26 to Sept. 28. A special Friends’ member preview will be held 5 - 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26. Friends’ members will enjoy complimentary refreshments, in addition to having the first opportunity to browse and buy sale items, including many children’s books.
Book sale hours for the public are Sept. 26 from 6 - 8 p.m., Sept.27 from 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., and Sept. 28 from 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. The sale will be held in the Richland Room on the lower level of the library.
The Bluffton Public Library is working on its winter holiday gift silent auction, according to Cindi Chasse, library administrator.
The library welcomes silent auction donations from patrons and businesses now through Oct. 12. The third annual holiday gift silent auction begins with an after-hours ticketed preview event on Friday, Nov. 8.
Beginning Sept. 9, storytime for preschoolers ages 3 to 5 will be held at the Bluffton Public Library at 6:30 p.m. on Mondays and at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays. Sessions will continue until the second week of December.
Bluffton Public Library is going to the dogs this month.
During the first week of August, the staff offered a variety of family activities during the “dog days of summer” at Bluffton Public Library.
On Saturday, Aug.10, at 10:30 a.m., Tango, a certified therapy dog, and her owner, Angela Schimmel, will make a guest appearance in the children’s area. All ages are welcome to meet Tango and learn more about therapy dogs. Youngsters may take turns reading some of her favorite stories to her.
The Gardener’s of the Bluffton/Pandora Area present a program to educate the public on how to prepare and show your flowers, fruits and vegetables at fairs and horticulture shows.
The program is from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Saturday, July 27, at the Bluffton Public Library.
Club members will bring samples to be used as examples of good and bad entries, and the judge will also give advise on how to prep samples to receive better scores.
