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July 2025

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Do you love helping people feel more confident with technology? For this open, full-time position, we're looking for someone who's excited to teach digital skills, support tech questions, and make a real difference in the community.

More info at www.myacpl.org/jobs

Jessica, a current ACPL Digital Literacy Librarian, loves helping patrons brush up on their digital skills. "A few patrons who have become tech help regulars have started scheduling appointments and then calling back to cancel because they've solved the tech issue they wanted help with on their own," Jessica shared. "It feels like a victory to have my patrons gain the confidence they need to succeed on their own, and for them to be comfortable enough to ask for help when they need it."

With the newly signed budget, Ohio’s public libraries face less funding and more uncertainty longterm. For details about what the state budget currently means for our local libraries, read recent interviews with ACPL's director on WOUB and in the Athens County Independent.

Your voices did make a difference: Before signing the state budget into law, Governor DeWine used his line-item veto authority to strike language about restricting library materials. ACPL remains committed to serving and welcoming our entire community in SE Ohio.

You can also visit the Ohio Library Council's website

at www.olc.org/government-relations/state-budget

for more info, including updates.

Put a hold on our newest Experience Pass to

Blockhouse Bouldering Gym in The Plains!

This pass allows free admission & free rental shoes

for to up to 2 adults and/or children (Must be 18+ to borrow,

and parents must accompany children throughout the entire visit.)

For more info or to check availability, speak with a librarian

or search for "Blockhouse Bouldering Gym pass" at www.MyACPL.org

Summer programming for all ages continues through this month;

Friday, August 8 is the final day of free lunch

with librarians for ages 1-18.

Building Refreshing Baths for

the World's Cutest Pollinators

Did you know that bees drink water for hydration AND use it to thin their honey? There are still two more chances to join Librarian Austin to "Build a Bee Bath" out of terra-cotta plant dishes:

Chauncey Public Library - Tuesday, July 15th @4pm
Coolville Public Library - Thursday, July 31st @2pm

That's wild! A curious anteater from the Columbus Zoo investigates some of our young visitors in a special visit to The Plains Public Library last month.

Visit this link for all remaining summer library programs specifically planned for kids, teens, & their families!

Calling all young Jim Henson fans! Reserve your spot for claymation and TV puppetry workshops starting NEXT WEEK on July 15 with Alex Thomas and Friends by using our events calendar or talking to a librarian.

Have you ever wanted to stay up late at the library? Join us for SATL After Dark: Moth Lighting: During National Moth Week on July 23 from 9-11pm, join Butterfly Ridge Conservation Center Director Chris Kline as we get acquainted with what he refers to as the “forgotten pollinators” – moths!

Kline will have his traveling tent and lights set up to help us see who’s pollinating our plants as we sleep. Bring a flashlight, and come prepared to get up close and personal with a variety of insects.

We asked Kline how he first got interested in such an unusual topic: "When I was the education director at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Arizona we conducted a 24-hour bio-blitz. We invited Arboretum members to participate as well. For the overnight session, there were two participation options, the venomous arthropod group (scorpions and tarantulas) and the moth group. Well, all the members signed up to go with the scorpion guy, so I hung out with the moth guy (Dr. Bruce Walsh, University of Arizona), and it has made all the difference!"

*In the event of inclement weather, this event will be moved to Wednesday,

July 30th from 9-11pm.

You still have time to fill up your "Library VIP card"

and participate in our special partnership with Decorative Injections!

More info at www.myacpl.org/decorative-injections.

Special thanks once again to our main summer sponsors:

OhioHealth and the Friends of the Athens County Public Libraries.

Visit www.myacpl.org/2024-annual-report

to learn more about the impact your local libraries

made in SE Ohio last year!

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Summer Magic: Captivating Fantasies

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