This year’s theme is “Censorship is so 1984. Read for Your Rights.”

Monday, October 6 at 6:30 pm.   Call or stop by the library to register

Learn how to research the history of your home, the previous residents, or local folklore to determine if your property has any unusual past events and maybe even hear a tale or boo!. 

Will be held on Thu.,  Oct. 9 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. This clinic includes free screenings for blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol (please fast for 12 hours to participate in cholesterol or blood sugar screening) and flu vaccines. 

Join Lisa Robeson as she will be leading a book discussion on World War Z by Max Brooks on Wed., Oct. 29 at 6:00 p.m. Register at the library and check out the book. Open to adults. Seating is limited.

Will be held Thu., Oct. 9 from 2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.  with local artist Jeanne Crumrine.

Will be held Tue., Oct.. 14 at 6:00 p.m. with Hannah Warwick of Bluffton Art Co. Come prepared to create your own pumpkin with fabric. Cost is $15 per person. Register in person or online. Open to adults, and teens and children with an accompanying adult.

Medicare 101 will be presented by the Allen County Council on Aging on Tue., October 21 at 6:00 p.m. in the lower level of the library.  Register in person or online.

Thu., Oct. 23 @ 6:00 p.m. Verb, retired U.S. army officer and engineer, will discuss his involvement in the creation of NASA’s largest and most powerful telescope: the James Webb Space Telescope.  Open to all ages; children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Register in person or online.

 Thu., Nov. 6 @ 6:00 p.m. David Fierst, attorney and author, will discuss how his book came to be after he visited the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of South Dakota and grappled with the living conditions there. Register in person or online.

Help us plan the events and talk about all things anime (and manga too) - the first meeting is Fri., Oct. 17 @ 3:30 p.m. for students 6th-12th grade.

Monday afternoons after school at 3:30 p.m. for students in 6th-12th grade. 

Learn and experience American Sign Language through stories, games and interactive play - All are welcome and no registration is required. Mark your calendars: Sept. 15, Oct. 20, Nov. 17, and Dec. 15 at 6:00 p.m. in the children’s program room. 

Fall Storytime continues through Wed., Nov. 12. Come in and say HELLO to Miss Beth!

Playgroup is held most Fridays at 10 a.m. Make a playdate and the library will provide the space and toys!

Mondays, October 6, 3, 20 and 27 at 6:00 p.m. This is a relaxed, song-circle style music session and anyone is welcome to join or listen in. Bring your instrument, voice, or listening ears!

The library has an area designated on the Main Floor for open chess from 5:30-7:30 p.m. every Tuesday the library is open. Bring your own board or use one of the library’s! All ages are welcome!

Bluffton Public Library now offering Northstar Digital Literacy.  

Wanting to improve your computer skills? Come on in and ask how Northstar and the Library can help you!