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.
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.
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.
Bluffton Public Library will be hosting a special storytime series for babies and toddlers on Thursdays in August. All four sessions will be held at 10 a.m. and focus on rhymes, stories and songs for children ages 0-3.
Parents must attend each 25 minute session with their children. Older siblings are also welcome to participate. Parents or caregivers should register their child at the library's front desk to reserve their place in the program.
There's still time to register for various classes through the Bluffton Public Library while the Mobile Computer Lab is on Main Street.
The Mobile Technology Training Center (bus) is a 35-foot bus equipped with 10 networked PC's, digital display, printer, air conditioning and is handicapped accessible.
According to Cindi Chasse, library administrator, the following free classes are offered:
Thursday - Just for parents and caregivers
Thursday - Beginning computers Q & A
Thursday - Explore Office 2010
