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Library Closed Memorial Day The library will be closed Monday, May 30th in observance of Memorial Day. We will reopen Tuesday the 31st at 8am. |
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Ms. Tiffany's May Flower Garden May 1-31
Children's Department All May long, help Ms. Tiffany grow a pretend flower garden in the window of her office. Choose a paper flower, print your name on it, and stick it to the window. Let's make the flower garden bloom! How many flowers can we grow? For more information, contact Ms. Tiffany, tharkleroad@bcfls.org |
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Mindful Monday Moments Mondays in May, 10:30am
Facebook and Youtube Did you know that mindfulness techniques can help children focus, improve patience, regain or maintain a sense of calm, and generally feel happier? Families with young children are invited to watch a weekly video series where Ms. Tiffany will explore mindfulness ideas, concepts, and exercises. For more info, contact Ms. Tiffany at tharkleroad@bcfls.org. |
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Kids Grab and Go Activity Kits
May 2 - Handprint Cactus May 16 - Magnetic Craft Sticks May 31 (Tuesday) - Slinky Process Art Grab and Go activity kits will happen every other week. Kits will be made available Monday mornings, and are first come first serve while supplies last. One kit per child. Pick up in the children's department. |
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Spring Storytime
We will have virtual and in-person storytime options. Virtual All-Ages Storytime - Tuesdays, 10:30am May 3, 10, 17, and 24 On Facebook Toddler Storytime (Birth-Age 3) - Wednesdays, 10:30am May 4, 11, 18, and 25 Basement Meeting Room Preschool Storytime (Ages 3-6) - Thursdays, 10:30am May 5, 12, 18, and 26 Basement Meeting Room |
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Learn About Leader Dogs May 21, 1pm
Basement Meeting Room Families with children of all ages are invited to attend a program to learn about Leader Dogs. Adam Fleeger, Leader Dog Ambassador, and his dog, Isaac, will join us as we read a story about working dogs, and learn more about what it means to be a Leader Dog Ambassador. For more info, contact Ms. Tiffany at tharkleroad@bcfls.org. |
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Stuffed Animal Storytime & Sleepover
May 26, 6pm
Basement Meeting Room
Families are invited to a very special storytime! Children can bring their favorite stuffed animal to storytime, and then the stuffed animal can spend the night at the library! Animals can be picked up after 12pm on Friday, May 27. Please one stuffed animal per child. Families can track the activity of the stuffed animals on our Facebook and Instagram accounts!
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Tweens and Teens Programs
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YA Grab and Go Kits May 2 - Pom-Pom Cacti May 16 - Flippy Ring Fidget
Grab and Go activity kits will happen every other week. Kits will be made available Monday mornings, and are first come first serve while supplies last. One kit per teen/tween.
Pick up in the library lobby. |
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May the Fourth be with YA:
Interactive Movie Night May 4, 5-7pm
YA Zone
Tweens and teens grades 4-12 can join us for a special interactive showing of Star Wars: A New Hope!
This screening is all about audience participation. See a lightsaber? Grab a pool noodle and duel your neighbor! A wise old man greets you with "Hello there?" Answer, "Sup dude!" Costumes welcome! Contact Ms. Tristyn, tparker@bcfls.org for more info. |
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Anime ClubMay 11, 5:30-7:30pm May 25, 5:30-7:30pm YA Game Room Teens Grades 7-12 welcome to join! Fans of anime and manga are welcome to join the BAPL YA Anime Club! In this inclusive club run by teens, you decide what to do each meeting. You can watch an anime, read a manga, discuss the series you've been binging, create and share your own manga drawings, make Anime-related crafts, and more. If any of this sounds fun, come check out the Anime Club.
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YA Gaming Guild
May 14, 1-3pm May 28, 1-3pm On the BAPL YA Discord Server The YA Gaming Guild meets on Discord to play games! Tweens and teens grades 4-12 are welcome to join! If you are a new member and need access to the secure YA Discord server, contact Tristyn at tparker@bcfls.org |
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No Shelf Control Book Club
May 5, 6pm Basement Meeting Room
May theme: a book featuring the environment or climate (fiction or nonfiction)
Meets 1st Thursday of every month at 6pm. A book club to challenge *yourshelf* in 2022! Each month we will vote on what kind of book to read from a list of suggestions. Come back to book club to tell us what you read for the month. The good, the bad, the best, we want to hear it all...but please no spoilers! Meet new people, talk about books, read what you want - pretty easy, right? Adults 18 and over welcome to join. For more details, contact Dianne at dmccauley@bcfls.org. |
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Dare 2 B Tick AwareMay 10, 6pm
Basement Meeting Room
Join us for a free informational session on Lyme Disease Awareness presented by the PA Lyme Resource Network in conjunction with the Jean B. Purvis Community Health Clinic.
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Master Gardener Presentation:
Attracting Pollinators
May 12, 6pm
Basement Meeting Room
Join Butler County Master Gardeners Mary Koeneke and Diane Walczak for this informal class on attracting pollinators to your garden.
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Genealogy Saturdays
May 14, 8am-4pm June 4, 8am-4pm We know you can't always make it on a Monday-Friday to get personalized help with your brick walls! The genealogy department is always open, but one Saturday each month, Genealogy Department staff will also have "weekend office hours" - drop in and get extra help with your research questions, or pre-reserve an appointment by contacting Margaret at mhewitt@bcfls.org. |
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Crafty Adults May 19, 1pm Basement Meeting Room Jazz up your spring garden! We're making beaded plant markers at this session of Crafty Adults.
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Literary Classics Book Club
May 24, 6pm Basement Meeting Room Join us for a new adult book club focusing on classic literature. Meets the 4th Tuesday of every month at 6pm.
May's pick is 1984 by George Orwell. Available from the library system (ask at the front desk), or as an ebook or audiobook through Libby or Hoopla. |
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Golden Fox ClubMay 26, 1-3pm Basement Meeting Room Drop by our new monthly program for adults ages 55+, held every 4th Thursday. Coffee, conversation, games, crafts, and more! 724-287-1715.
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7 Healthy Heart Habits & Blood Pressure ScreeningMay 31, 1-2pm
Blood Pressure Screening, 2-3pm
Basement Meeting Room
Join us for a free educational class by Linda Reichart, RN, CDCES, from the Jean B. Purvis Community Health Center. This class will teach you the 7 healthy habits to establish daily to help decrease your blood pressure. Linda will also teach you about the Dash Diet and a sample menu plan. The Dash diet was developed to prevent and treat high blood pressure, and has proven highly effective in lowering blood cholesterol. Food models will be used to show how to develop healthy meals.
Following the class, a nurse will be on hand to do free blood pressure screenings from 2-3pm.
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Medicare 101 Seminar June 1, 1pm
Basement Meeting Room
Join Orion Client Services for a free Medicare 101 seminar where we will walk you through the Medicare process and the relevant rules and regulations. Discover your Medicare options now!
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Friends of the Library Update & 2-Day Book Sale
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Regular Book Shop hours: Mondays 11am-3pm Thursdays 2pm-5pm Your mom called. She wants books for Mother’s Day. Also breakfast in bed. Don’t know how to cook? We always have cookbooks for sale in our bookstore. Plus plenty of mystery, romance, history, gardening books, CDs, DVDs, audio books, and much more. Election Day is Tuesday, May 17th and the Butler Library is now a designated voting center. Be sure and check if you are impacted due to the location change. The Library Friends want to reward everybody for doing their civic duty, so we’re opening the bookstore that Tuesday, from 3-6 pm. Stop by for a $1 hardcover or a paperback for 50₵, plus pick up a free ink pen! Our big, two-day book sale is Friday and Saturday, June 3 and 4, from 9 am to 3 pm both days. Set up for the sale is Thursday June 2nd and starts at noon. Take down is Monday, June 6th, also at noon. Free books are your reward for helping! People interested in helping with set up or take down, leave a message for the Friends at the Info Desk. And shoppers, feel free to bring in your own canvas bags, especially for Saturday’s $5 a bag sale. |
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