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Tuesday’s Bicentennial Tour through Otterbein
On Tuesday, October 11th, be sure to line the Main Street of Otterbein to cheer on our town’s torchbearers. The tour through Benton County will start at the Newton County line, at 4:30pm, with the route traveling from Earl Park to Fowler, then on to Oxford and lastly Otterbein. The…
10:30am Tuesday & 4:00pm Wednesday
The summer schedules was fun but the fall season means that we are back to regular storytime hours. Join us on Tuesday mornings at 10:30am or Wednesday at 4:00pm. This award winning toddler, nursery rhyme program has been a huge hit for our community. While several of our regulars are…
The Final Four: A Tournament of Books
The Final Four is here! Mockingjay vs. The Titan’s Curse and Maze Runner vs. The Hunger Games. This round ends Saturday, April 2nd. Be sure to cast your vote HERE a few brackets are still in the race to win! Voting can be done in person at the library or download…
Storytime Awarded “Letter to Santa” Grant
Lauren’s MGOL Storytime was awarded one of the “Letter to Santa,” Grants provided by the Benton Community Foundation today! We would like to thank Lauren Weigle and Janet Bechman for graciously writing letters to Santa, supporting the storytime program. The $500 grant will go towards supplies for crafts, board books,…
Library Mural
We are excited to announce that OPL has teamed up with the Tippecanoe County Arts Federation (TAF) and Otterbein Elementary School to create a mural in the library’s meeting room. The creation will be produced by Amber Heigl’s 6th grade art classes with the direction of TAF’s resident artist, Stacey…
Holiday Schedule for StoryTime
With the holidays rapidly approaching, make sure you have the MGOL storytime dates and times marked on your calendar. We will not be meeting the first week in December nor January. We look forward to seeing you and your babies and toddlers for this award winning nursery rhyme program at…
2015 Howl-oween Fun! Tail Waggin’ Reading
This was the second year for Tail Waggin’ Reading, a special Halloween event at the library. On Thursday October 29, 2015 Therapy Dogs International came to OPL for kids to practice their reading skills. Snacks, stories, and games were all a part of the evening festivities. We were thrilled to…
LEGO Club
3rd Monday of the month from 4:00-5:00pm, in the library’s meeting room. For ages 5+, Duplo blocks will be available for younger siblings that want to join the fun! The library supplies the lego and the theme for the day; or you can free build. Show off your creation in…
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten (1KB4K)
Otterbein Public Library Introduces 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten (1KB4K) “I didn’t realize how quickly (the first 100 books) would happen, but my family recognizes that we all play a role in raining her, so everybody was on board,” stated mom R’Shelle Dunne, member of Michigan’s Kent District Library. The Otterbein…
