About Discussion Board Essay Contest Special Events
 

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August - September Get your copy and begin reading Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam
Tuesday, September 22

Street Fair Opening Parade

Check out the library’s Rocket Boys theme

September - October Test your Rocket Boys knowledge with the Daily Trivia Challenges
September 28 - October 3

Rocket Movie Marathon @ the Main Library

Space and rocket movies will play continually in the audiovisual area. 

Watch a bit and see if you can identify the movies playing.

October 5 - 9

Science Central’s  “Outreach to Space” Interactive Exhibits

@ the Main Library --  Daily during library hours

Guaranteed to inspire minds from ages 2 to 102 to discover

astronomy and space science.

Monday, October 5

Teen Book Club @ 5:30 p.m.

Group will gather to discuss Rocket Boys

Tuesday, October 6

Book Discussion Group @ 6:30 p.m.

Group will gather @ the Bean to discuss Rocket Boys

(Parents:  After you deliver your child to PJ Storyhour, come and

join us!  The entire family will be discussing books!)

Wednesday, October 7 Book Discussion Group @ 6:30 p.m. at the Ossian Branch
Thursday, October 8

Movie Showing of October Sky (the movie version of Rocket Boys)

Main Library meeting room @ 6:30 p.m. 

Stay and compare the two after the movie!

Monday, October 12

Dennis Dawson will be speaking in a program open to the public about his work as a Life Support Systems Engineer working with NASA on astronaut space suits. 

Southern Wells High School Library @ 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, October 13

Family Program @ 6:00 p.m.

"Basics of Rocketry & Rocket Safety" presented

by Steve Beck, owner of BE Comics, Rocketry & Cards in

Columbia City

Wednesday, October 14

Brown Bag Book Club @ 12:15 p.m.

Lunchers will discuss Rocket Boys @ the Main Library

 

Movie Showing of October Sky (the movie version of Rocket Boys)

Ossian Branch meeting room @ 6:30 p.m.

Stay and compare the two after the movie!

Thursday, October 15

Book Discussion Group  @ 6:30 p.m.

Group will gather @ the Bean to discuss Rocket Boys

Saturday, October 17

Movie Showing of October Sky (the movie version of Rocket Boys)

Main Library meeting room @ 10:00 a.m.

Stay and compare the two after the movie!

Monday, October 19

20-Something Book Club @ 5:30 p.m.

Group will gather to discuss Rocket Boys

Tuesday, October 20

Book Discussion Group  @ 6:30 p.m.

Group will gather @ the Bean to discuss Rocket Boys

Friday, October 23

Essay Contest Deadline

Entries due @ 6:00 p.m. @ Main Library

Monday, October 26

Movie Showing of October Sky (the movie version of Rocket Boys)

Main Library meeting room @ 6:30 p.m.

Stay and compare the two after the movie!

Friday, November 13 - Cancelled

50's Sock Hop @ the Bluffton City Gym, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Steve Shoemaker, DJ

                      

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