Ada Public Library

Watch the night sky at the ONU Observatory

Wednesday as part of the library summer reading program • Don't forget yoga on Thursday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, June 13, 2021

Here’s this week’s summer reading programming at the Ada Public Library. Each day this week that you read a non-fiction item you will earn a virtual prize ticket.

Monday, June 14
• Craft pick-up until 5 p.m.
Grades K to 5

Tuesday, June 15
• 11 a.m. Performer: Magical Safari, Mark Wood
At Ada park
• 7 p.m. Family Bingo
• 9 p.m. Night sky at ONU Observatory

Wednesday, June 16
• 11 a.m. Family storytime

Thursday, June 17
• STEM kit pick-up until 5 p.m.
Grades K to 5
• 6:30 p.m.Summer yoga classes
(bring mat, props and water)

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That family summer habit called "reading"

Ada Public Library is hub for this attraction

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 11, 2021

That familiar summer habit called "reading" is underway in Ada.

The Ada Public Library is the hub of this popular summer attraction. The library uses Beanstack for this summer’s programming titled "Tails and Tales."

Click here to watch video instructions for youth or entire families to sign-up for the library's program. Chloe, the library’s tech support person, will lead your through the easy directions.

In the meantime, check out the June and July library events on the calendar attachments at the bottom of this story.

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It's gross game Tuesday!

Natalie Walton of the public library shares all the details

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, April 6, 2021

You’ve probably not heard of “Gross Game Tuesday.”

But, you have now and it a game to be played in pairs with your family, friends or anyone you can coax into playing.

Natalie Waldon of the Ada Public Library likes these games so much that she is sharing them twice a month in an instructional library Facebook video.

She says that all you need to play this game is whipped cream (or shaving cream) and cheese puffs.

Once the equipment is gathered coat your partner’s face with your topping of choice (see photo). Now the fun begins.

Toss cheese puffs at your partner’s face. The face with the most cheese puffs wins.

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Bethany Spieth will serve as library board president in 2021

Noah Ristau is vice-president

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, January 22, 2021

Bethany Spieth was elected president of the Ada Public Library board of trustees at its reorganization meeting in December, according to Rhett Grant, library director. Noah Ristau is the board’s vice-president.

Library board members along with Spieth and Ristau are:

Erin Chrissobolis
Connie Fleming
Anne Hamilton
Steve Johnson
Jamie Wills

The board meets at 9 a.m. in the library’s meeting room on the following dates in 2021:

Jan. 25
Feb. 15
March 15
April 19
May 17
June 21
July 19
Aug. 16
Sept. 20
Oct. 18
Nov. 15
Dec.13

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Ada Chats Online tonight

2 videos links in this story provide details of tonight's chats

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 22, 2020

Ada Chats return in a new format tonight: Ada Chats Online with two live virtual discussions at 5:30 p.m. Click here to access the live discussion at 5:30 p.m in a Zoom format.

Chat topics are “Benedict for Today,” and “Open Up to Open Access.”

• In honor of Open Access Week 2020, ONU librarians Heather Crozier and Chris Deems address the concept of Open Access, how it can benefit society, and what ONU is doing to support and encourage this method of publishing.

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