Bluffton Public Library's December calendar is now available for Icon viewers.
December is a month of several holiday-related events including a visit from Santa from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 10. Holiday music will be peformed Monday, Dec. 5 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10, from noon to 1 p.m. and Monday, Dec. 12 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Bluffton Public Library will be closed from Dec. 23-26 in observance of Christmas. The library will reopen on Tuesday, Dec. 27, at 9:30 a.m.
In addition, the library will also be closed from Dec. 31-Jan. 2 in observance of the New Year's Day holiday. The library will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 3, at 9:30 a.m.
Due dates for library materials will be adjusted accordingly.
Bluffton Public Library patrons will enjoy holiday music performed by local musicians, free refreshments, a visit from Santa Claus and other special holiday programs during December.
Holiday music
Holiday music performances include Jim Boedicker on Monday, Dec. 5, from 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Oscar Velasquez on Saturday, Dec. 10, from noon to 1 p.m.; and the Dulcimer Gatherin' on Monday, Dec. 12, from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Free refreshments will be provided during these special events, courtesy of the Friends of the Bluffton Public Library.
The State Library of Ohio has approved $16,102 in Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds for Bluffton Public Library to join the Serving Every Ohioan (SEO) Consortium.
The LSTA funds will cover 75 percent of the costs to migrate to SEO. The grant will run from Oct. 1, 2011, through Sept. 30, 2012.
The SEO Library Center, located in Caldwell, supports a consortium of 79 library systems at 176 physical locations throughout 41 counties across Ohio. Several area libraries, including Findlay, Ada and Forest, are members of the SEO consortium.
Would you like to read something "deliciously entertaining?" Then be sure to pick up a copy of Friendship Bread by Darien Gee, and attend a discussion about the book Wednesday, Dec. 7, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Common Grounds Coffeehouse & Caf'e in Bluffton.
Bluffton Public Library will host an after-school program on Tuesday, Nov. 15, to celebrate the release of the sixth book in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series, Cabin Fever. The program will take place from 3:30-4:30 p.m. No registration is required for this program, and any fan of the book series may attend.
"Children planning to attend the party should brush up on their 'Wimpy Kid' knowledge to compete for prizes in our trivia games," said youth services coordinator Rikki Unterbrink.
