Orrville Public Library wraps up summer program
Orrville Public Library’s 2024 Summer Reading Program has come to a close, with “Adventure Began at the Library” drawing 132 adults, 51 teens and 474 children.
Adults could read books to earn an entry ticket for a chance to win a prize basket. The winner of the Road Adventure basket was Laura Henderson. Winners of Family Adventure baskets were Kimberly Winter and Jennifer Calame. Local Adventure basket winners were Charlotte Sheneman, with prize donated by Audrey’s Attic; Theresa Becker, donated by Treasures & Time; and Suzanne Wagner, a pet basket. Jill Miller won a Historic Adventure basket, and Shellie Wenger won an Outdoor Adventure basket.
Teens could read for just 60 minutes to earn an entry to win the grand prize, an ax-throwing target game. The winner was Gauge S. Top. Readers were Titus G. (7,338 minutes), Mikayla K. (4,997 minutes), Grace K. (4,050 minutes), Eleya E. (4,035 minutes), Anna G. (3,870 minutes), Meredith W. (3,734 minutes), Claire J. (3,692 minutes) and Logan S. (3,352 minutes).
Children could read to win small prizes or choose instead to try for a grand prize. Beckham K. won an after-library-hours pizza party for himself and 12 guests, Evan C. won an ice cream gift basket, Isaiah I. won a $50 Putt-n-Stuff gift certificate, and Mara S. won a glow-in-the-dark set, all donated by Mother Study Club IV. Additional winners were Emily S., who won a road trip gift basket, and Ethan D., who won a camping adventure basket.
September Book Club
Orrville Public Library’s September Book Club choice is “Everything Sad Is Untrue,” the autobiography of Daniel Nayeri. Winner of the New York Times, Amazon and Wall Street Journal Best of Year awards and more, this novel shares his family’s history and how they became refugees to the United States.
Check out a copy of the book and plan to come to the book club on Thursday, Sept. 12. Come to either the 10 a.m. or the 6:30 p.m. gathering. No registration is needed.
Friends group plans book sale
Orrville Public Library’s Friends Used Book Sale will be Sept. 19-21. If you’re cleaning out your house, the library will gladly accept donations of clean, used books through Saturday, Sept. 14. Events like the book sale are used by the Friends group to help raise funds for special projects the library could not otherwise afford. Also, there are time slots available if you’d like to volunteer to work at the sale.
The book sale will open at 10 a.m. each day and will close at 7 p.m. on Thursday, 5 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday. The event will be held in the library’s downstairs community room.
For more information call the library at 330-683-1065.
