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Homeschool Book Club |
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Crafty Creations |
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 Who couldn't use a day at the spa these days? Well, the library has the next best thing in April: a day at Crafty Creations.
Each participant at this month's gatherings will have the opportunity to make spa day crafts. These include herbal bath soaks, a sugar hand scrub, and a scented linen spray. Plus, you can decorate your own carrier to keep all your items organized. Creative adults are invited to attend Crafty Creations at 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 29. Registration is required. Just call or visit the library to register by April 25. Crafty Creations is always free, and supplies — and instruction — will be provided. |
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Booklovers Discussion |
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 The Blanchester Public Library Booklovers meets next at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 1, in the library meeting room. Everyone is welcome to attend.
May title:
One Step too Far
by Lisa Gardner Missing persons expert Frankie Elvin goes into a national forest in Wyoming looking for a young man who disappeared without a trace. But when the search team encounters immediate threats to their survival, Frankie realizes she is up against something very dark — and she is running out of time. |
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Adult Take-and-Make |
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 We have just the "recipe" to get you in the mood for spring.This month's Take-and-Make kit features a wooden flower recipe holder.
Each Take-and-Make bag contains all the supplies necessary to make one recipe holder. Just follow the included instructions, and you will be prepared to fix your favorite dish. Visit the library and grab a free bag. |
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Clinton County Reads 2025 |
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 A special book-to-film theme to celebrate 20 years of Clinton County Reads features the classic children's novel, The Hundred and One Dalmatians.The 2025 selection by author Dodie Smith was published in 1956 and has inspired numerous animated and live-action screen adaptations. The library will show the Disney animated classic at its Monday Night Movie at 5 p.m., April 14. 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 24, at the Wilmington Municipal
Building Community Room and is catered by Chef Jen Purkey. The dinner
features a presentation, Finding Families for Thousands like Perdita, by Clinton County Humane Society volunteer Katie Cox. Please call Trail Haus at 937.475.0681 to make your reservations by April 21. 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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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 April 24 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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Storytime |
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 Children from ages 2-5 will build a foundation for reading success through stories, play and activities. And you are invited to register your child anytime for the library's regular morning storytime sessions.
Morning storytimes are separated into age groups, but we also have our popular Family Storytime from 5-6 p.m. each Monday. No registration is required. Children (and adults) of all ages are welcome to just show up and enjoy a story, songs, crafts and a light snack.
For more information, please visit the library or call 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 will be May 17-24.
The sale runs the entire week 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. Donations for the sale may be dropped off at the library any time.
All proceeds from the sale are used to support the library. |
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