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Color Our World program |
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Please plan to join us at the library for a special adult double feature this month.We are holding a Color Our World: With Movies double feature on Saturday, July 26. We will be showing The Wizard of Oz and Wicked beginning at 10 a.m., and there will be "colorful" popcorn mixes to go along with the movies. These programs are being held in conjunction with the Color Our World-themed Summer Reading program. Attendance at the event will earn you an entry into our Grand Prize drawing on August 2 in which we are giving away an inflatable kayak and three $50 store gift cards. The program is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Adult Services Coordinator Shay Snow at 937.783.3585.
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Brick Builders |
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If you want to show off your Lego-building skills or if you just want to have fun building with your friends, the library is the place you want to be from 6-7 p.m. on the last Thursday of each month.The Brick Builders
meet next July 31 in the meeting room.
Youth ages 5 and up are invited, but we do ask parents to accompany children 7 and under. Legos will be provided, although donations are welcome to help our collection grow. Donations may be dropped off any time at the front desk. For more information, contact Youth Services Coordinator Amber Chaney
at 937.783.3585. |
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Clinton County Reads 2026 |
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Clinton County Reads invites local readers to submit book suggestions for next spring's 2026 county-wide reading event.Readers may recommend titles on forms available at the library or by e-mail to
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A copy of the form also is available here. Adult and young adult fiction, and adult nonfiction suggestions are welcome. The Clinton County Reads
committee will consider all recommended titles and make a final selection, based on the following criteria: literary merit, appeal to a wide audience, and content that lends itself to discussions and programs. Book length and title availability also will be taken into consideration. Clinton County Reads
is sponsored by the Blanchester Public Library, Sabina Public Library, Wilmington Public Library, and Books 'N More. |
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Breakfast/Lunch at the Library |
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Children and teens are able to receive two free meals per day at the library this summer.The library is offering bagged breakfasts and lunches to anyone 18 and younger from 2 to 6 p.m. each Monday through August 15.
Children and/or their guardians may take up to 7 lunch and/or breakfast meals at a time. If someone else will be picking up meals for a child without the child present, guardians must sign and return this document. The library is participating in the Summer Food Service Program through sponsorship with the Children's Hunger Alliance, the Ohio Department of Education, and the USDA. "This institution is an equal opportunity provider"
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Adult Summer Reading 2025 |
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Summer is here, and what better way to spend it than by reading to win prizes?Help us celebrate all the creative possibilities at your library and "Color Our World" this summer, when all adults will have several opportunities to win prizes.
Whether you prefer the traditional way of reading or the electronic method, or listening to a book on audio, there is nothing quite like the feeling you get when reading a good story.
Adults can win prizes just by reading through August 2. All you have to do is be at least 18 years of age and fill out a Book Review slip at the library for each book you read (or listen to). The final prize drawing will be held August 2. The more times you enter, the better your chance of winning. Library users also may win prizes by participating in one more trivia
contest. Prizes will be awarded based on the most correct answers, also
on August 2. For more information and entry sheets, please
visit the library. All summer reading participants automatically will be entered in the
grand prize drawing (held August 2) for an inflatable kayak. Three runners-up prizes — $50 store gift cards to Kroger, Subway
and UDF — also will be awarded. All of the library's Summer Reading Programs are sponsored by the Friends of the Blanchester Public Library. |
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Adult Take-and-Make |
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We might say you get two for the price of one for the Adult Take-and-Make in July — if the crafts were not always free anyway.But you do get to make two personalized Jumbo Pinwheels for the Take-and-Make this month.
Each Take-and-Make bag contains all the supplies necessary. Just follow the included instructions to make your pinwheels. Use the enclosed stickers to personalize your pinwheel. Visit the library and grab a free bag. |
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Booklovers Discussion |
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The Blanchester Public Library Booklovers meets next at 7 p.m., Thursday, August 7, in the library meeting room. Everyone is welcome to attend.
August title: The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb Ray McMillian loves playing the violin more than anything, and nothing will stop him from pursuing his dream of becoming a professional musician. When he finds out that his great-grandfather's fiddle is actually a priceless Stradivarius, his star begins to rise. Then with the international Tchaikovsky Competition — the Olympics of classical music — fast approaching, his prized family heirloom is stolen. |
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