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Solar Eclipse |
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The library is providing a couple of additional ways to prepare for the total solar eclipse that will cross North America on April 8. Blanchester is near the path of totality, and one thing you need to fully enjoy a solar eclipse is a pair of solar glasses. The library has free solar glasses available, with a limit of 5 per household. Just visit the library to pick up your glasses. Also, for a final preparation, the library will host a Pre-Solar Eclipse Party for all ages from 1-2:30 p.m., Saturday, April 6.
You will learn about the sun and get ready for the eclipse with crafts and activities. Each program attendee also will receive a free pair of solar glasses. The next total solar eclipse that will be viewable from North America will not be until 2044, so you do not want to miss this one.
The program is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Adult Services Coordinator Amanda Johnson at 937.783.3585.
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Lego Club |
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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 Lego Club
meets next March 28 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
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Clinton County Reads 2024 |
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Homelessness continues to be a concern in this area as well as throughout the United States, which makes the 2024 Clinton County Reads selection so important. We invite everyone to read Tracy Kidder's Rough Sleepers
and come together to participate in
this year's event. A New York Times bestseller and a 2023 NPR Best Book of the Year, Rough Sleepers
is the inspiring story of Dr. Jim O'Connell, who created a community of care for Boston's unhoused population, including thoe who sleep on the streets, the "rough sleepers." The month-long event features book discussions and programs at all of the county's public libraries. The closing dinner
takes place at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, April 18 at the Wilmington Municipal Building Community Room and is catered by Chef Jen Purkey. The dinner
features a presentation by storyteller-nurse Nicole Ruttencutter. Please make your reservations by April 15. Copies of the book are available at all of the county's sponsoring libraries and bookseller.
Clinton County Reads
is sponsored by the Blanchester Public Library, Sabina Public Library, Wilmington Public Library, and Books 'N More. |
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Modern Homesteading |
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The library has lined up an exciting series of adult programs for 2024 on Modern Homesteading. The second of our six-program series is Wild Edibles with Cowan Lake Naturalist Caden Sauerbrey at 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 23.
Sauerbrey will introduce you to some of the snacks growing in the wild in Ohio — and maybe even in your own backyard. The series also features speakers from the OSU Extension-Clermont County, the Civic Garden Center and Wayne Wilkin's Backyard Bees.
All programs are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Adult Services Coordinator Amanda Johnson at 937.783.3585. |
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Friends of the Library Book Sale |
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The Friends of the Blanchester Public Library annual spring book sale is coming Saturday, April 13. The sale runs through Saturday, Sept. 20, during library hours — 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
This sale features a large number of books, DVDs, audiobooks, and magazines. All proceeds from the sale are used to support the library. |
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Adult Take-and-Make |
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To help you get in the mood for spring, make sure you pick up this month's Take-and-Make at the library, Pipe Cleaner Hyacinths. Each Take-and-Make bag includes everything you need except scissors. Just follow the detailed instructions, and you will have a small, colorful plant to brighten your day. Visit the library and grab a free bag. These will be available through the end of March. |
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Booklovers Discussion |
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The Blanchester Public Library Booklovers meets next at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 11, in the library meeting room. Everyone is welcome to attend. The group will be discussing the Clinton County Reads 2024 selection.
April title: Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kidder When he graduated from Harvard Medical School, Jim O'Connell was asked by the medical school dean to spend one year setting up a program for the homeless population in Boston. It became Jim O'Connell's life calling to help people known as "rough sleepers." For the past three decades, Dr. O'Connell has run the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program, which he helped to create. |
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