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Summer 2016
DIRECTOR’S UPDATE
“Libraries Transform” was the message delivered to the general assembly in Columbus on Ohio Library Legislative Day, April 13. Library advocates met with Senator Randy Gardner and Representative Steve Arndt to tell the stories of how Erie County Libraries transform the lives of residents in their district. Examples of the statistics we shared can be found on our web site. Transform your life at the Library. Please join us for “Kindness Week” in May. In support of Serving Our Seniors and its effort to create a Compassionate Community, the Library will host a series of programs during the week of May 16-22 that foster compassion and kindness. Transform your summer at the Library. On Your Mark, Get Set . . . Read!, our summer reading program for children, will kick off on June 11 with Imagination Station’s Healthy Habitat Workshop on Wheels. Adults can get in the action, too, with Exercise Your Mind. READ! All ages can sign up to earn tickets for prizes. Children who reach their reading goals receive a Library Superstar yard sign! Molly Carver, Executive Director
PLEASE HELP OUR LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES
The Library needs more children’s books for volunteers who stock our Little Free Libraries. Donations of gently used children’s books would be greatly appreciated and may be dropped off at the Main Desk of the Library.
Volume 24, Issue 2
COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY “KINDNESS WEEK”
The Library is offering a “Kindness Week” in support of the desire of Serving Our Seniors to make Erie County a Compassionate Community where everyone lives by the Golden Rule. Join us May 1622 and help spread kindness everywhere. How to Be a Kinder Person & Mixed Media Thank You Card Making Monday, May 16, at 6:30 p.m. Carolyn Wenner, Cornerstone Counseling Fill A Bucket Family Storytime Tuesday, May 17, at 6:00 p.m. Book Discussion: The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life by Peiro Ferrucci Wednesday, May 18, at 6:00 p.m. Julie Didelot, Firelands College, discussion leader, sponsored by Serving Our Seniors Bless This Mess Thursday, May 19, at 12:00 p.m. Lori Esposito, Sandusky Library, presenter Thank You Card Making Friday, May 20, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Stop by the Library and make a card to thank someone for his or her kindness.
The Library now has six Little Free Libraries, sponsored by Murray & Murray, in Sandusky, Perkins Township, and Castalia. The latest one was installed recently in Perkins Township at Strickfaden Park. The Kiwanis Club of Sandusky (pictured above) will be the stewards who make sure it is stocked with books.
Wightman-Wieber Safety Fair Saturday, May 21, 12:00-5:00 p.m. Visit the Library table for a special treat!
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