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Friends' Chess Tournaments
All tournaments will be Swiss-type, providing each player at least four games regardless of their win/loss
records. Medals will be awarded to top places in all categories. Prior tournament competition is not necessary.
Players are asked to bring their own standard chess set, if possible, and a sack lunch and beverage (for those
remaining through lunchtime). Please call the Library at (440) 834-4466 to pre-register. Both tournaments are expected to be completed by 5:00 p.m.
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The Friends' Chess
Tournaments will be held on all Saturdays in February at the Library.
Please call the Library at (440) 834-4466 to pre-register. Free.
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| February 4 tournament - students in
kindergarten through fifth grade at 9:30 a.m. |
February 11 tournament - students in
grades six through eight at 9:30 a.m.
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| February 18 tournament - students in
grades nine through twelve at 9:30 a.m. |
| February 25 tournament - adults at 9:30
a.m. |
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Book & Art Silent
Auction
Please make plans to join us for our Book & Art Silent Auction. Vintage books, prints and original art will be
up for sale. Refreshments will be served. Thursday, February 9, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
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Thursday, February 9,
from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Please make plans to join us for our Book & Art Silent
Auction. Vintage books, prints and original art will be up for
sale. Refreshments will be served. |
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Anglers & Fishing
Enthusiasts
As the snow melts and the rivers begin to run, anglers and fishing enthusiasts of northeast Ohio get excited. If you are one of them, then
join us for an hour of fishing tips, instruction and information with an excellent outfitter, Dan Pribanic of Chagrin River Outfitters.
Come out and learn some of the hottest tips and methods from a pro. Monday, March 5, at 7:00 p.m.
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Monday, March 5, at
7:00 p.m.
Join us
for an hour of fishing instruction and information with an excellent outfitter.
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10th Annual Edible Book
Festival
We will hold our 10th Annual Edible Book Festival on Saturday, March 31, from 11:00 a.m. - noon. If you have participated before, you know what
fun it is! Just make something entirely edible that somehow represents a book, and bring your creation to the Library at 11:00 a.m. on March 31.
Come anyway, even if you do not wish to make a book. You will enjoy the fun and see what others have done. The books will be judged and
then eaten! Prizes will be given for funniest, most realistic, and most unique edible books. Mark your calendar! Please call the Library at
(440) 834-4466 for more information.
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Saturday, March 31,
from 11:00 a.m. - noon.
Mark
your calendar! Please call the Library at (440) 834-4466.
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The Smart Shopper with Joe the "Coupon Guy"
In these thrifty times, it pays to shop smart. Joe Daugirdas, also known as the -Coupon Guy,- can help you do just that. Joe has been honing his
skills in Northeast Ohio for many years, and he teaches a class called the -Savvy Shopper- at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland. He has
been featured on CBS, ABC, Fox and NBC news and can also be heard on WELW 1330AM each Wednesday morning at 7:18 a.m. Joe has helped many people save money through the art of couponing. Learn
how you too can save money through this inspiring class with Joe. Monday, April 16, 7:00 p.m.
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Monday, April 16, 7:00
p.m.
Learn
how you too can save money through this inspiring class with Joe. Call
the Library at (440) 834-4466 to register. |
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Digital Photography "From the Very
Beginning"
Do you have a digital camera? Want to know how to use it better? Would you like to know what all those buttons and settings are for? Find out in this
informative program, presented by Eileen Findak of Findak Photography in Madison, where she will present the ins and outs of digital photography.
Get answers to your questions and learn how to take better pictures with your digital camera. Please make sure to bring your camera and manual.
Monday, May 7, at 7:00 p.m.
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Monday, May 7, at 7:00 p.m.
Class presented by Eileen Findak of Findak Photography in Madison,
where she will present the ins and outs of digital photography. Please make sure to bring your camera and
manual. Call the Library at (440) 834-4466 to register.
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| Book Clubs |
| Evening Book Club: |
| Our Evening Book Club meets on the second
Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Dessert and coffee are served
at each meeting. New members are always welcome! |
January 10 - Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand
February 14 - Still Alice, by
Lisa Genova
March 13 - At Home: A Short
History of Private Life, by Bill Bryson
April 10 - Cutting For Stone,
Abraham Verghese |
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Thursday Book
Discussion Group:
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The
Book Discussion Group usually meets on
the second Thursday of each month from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. New
participants are always welcome. Please call the Library for more
information. |
January
12
- Sarah’s
Key, by Tatiana de Rosnay
February
9 - I was
Vermeer, by Fran Wynne
March
8 - I
Capture the Castle, by Dodie
Smith
April
12 - The
Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot
May
10 - My
Name Is Mary Sutter, by Robin
Oliveria
June
14 - The
Hunger Games, by Suzanne
Collins |
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Library Hours:
Monday -
Thursday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday: 9
a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday:
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Sunday: 1
p.m. - 5 p.m.
(closed
Sundays Memorial Day through Labor Day)
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| Friends' Book
Sales: |
January 7
February 11
March 4
March 11
March 18
March 25*
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9 am - 4 pm
9 am - 4 pm
9 am - 4 pm
9 am - 4 pm
9 am - 4 pm
9 am - 4 pm
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* Bag Day
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May 26
June 9
July 21*
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9 am - 4 pm
9 am - 4 pm
9 am - noon
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* Friends' Preview Sale*
Memberships may be purchases that day
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August 18
Sept. 22
October 13
October 14*
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9 am - 4 pm
9 am - 4 pm
9 am - 4 pm
9 am - 4 pm
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* Bag Day
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Nov. 24
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9 am - 4 pm
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A big “Thank You” to all who have donated
items for the book sales over the past year! We appreciate your donations. Please, no mildewed items
as they can contaminate other items. Mildewed materials are thrown away immediately.
The Friends need volunteers on Tuesday mornings for book sorters and/or as booksellers during the sales. If
you can volunteer, please let us know! Please stop by or call the Library at (440) 834-4466 for more information.
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NEWSLETTER
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out the
Burton Memory Project
The Burton Historic District
Association & The Burton Public Library
* Paid for
in part by the Dalton Pfouts Memorial Fund |
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here for a list of devices compatible with free downloadable
library ebooks. |
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