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Fall storytime underway Sept. 10 at the public library

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 4, 2012 - 4:08pm

Fall storytime at the Bluffton Public Library will begin Monday, Sept. 10. Storytime for preschoolers age 3-5 will be held Monday evenings at 6:30 p.m. and Tuesday mornings at 10 a.m.
Themes this fall include pumpkins, pirates and pie.

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Florence Duffield estate bequeaths $1.6 million to Bluffton Public Library

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 30, 2012 - 8:37pm
Florence Duffield

The Bluffton Public Library Board of Trustees announces the receipt of a $1.6 million endowment gift from the Florence R. Duffield estate.
At the Aug. 28 regular board meeting the trustees acted to establish a permanent endowment fund and accepted the bequest.
An endowment gift is one in which the original principal must be
preserved, but from which earnings can be made available for library
purposes.
Miss Duffield died on Sept. 29, 2011, at the age of 98. She retired in 1982 from a career spanning 47 years of teaching business at Bluffton High School.

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Bluffton Public Library patrons have access to new digital download collection

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 23, 2012 - 5:15pm
Example of the countless books available

There's a whole new world at your fingertips at the Bluffton Public Library.

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Library photo exhibit displays local talent

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 20, 2012 - 9:16pm

Photography is more than just point and shoot.
Several area residents proved their photography skills this summer as winners were recently announced in Bluffton Public Library photo contest. The winning photos plus all the entries are now on display at the library.
Winners
Adult division: Michael Hight, first; Bill Suter, second; Peter Harklau, third.
Youth division: Sydney Hoff, first; Kathleen Edelbrock, second; Mattison Larson, third.
High school division: Sarah Combs, first; Nicole Edelbrock, second; Aaron Basinger, third.

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Library photo exhibit opens Saturday

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 31, 2012 - 4:06pm

Bluffton Public Library is hosting a photo exhibit on Saturday, Aug. 4, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. All photography on display was submitted as part of the library's second Amateur Photo Contest, sponsored by Greg's Pharmacy.
Prizes for youth and high school categories have been made possible by the Friends of the Library and various donors. A list of summer program donors is available in the library and at www.blufftonpubliclibrary.org.

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Two feature movies shows in August at Bluffton Public Library

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 31, 2012 - 4:04pm

Bluffton Public Library is featuring two popular films in August for adults and teens. The Thursday, Aug. 9, movie is rated PG, begins promptly at 6 p.m. and runs 107 minutes. It is based on a true story about folks putting differences aside to come together to try to save a family of gray whales trapped by ice.
Free tickets for this film are available at the library's circulation desk while they last.

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