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• "Joy is not made to be a crumb." •
~Mary Oliver (Ohio poet) 
 
 
Tell us how your local library adds JOY to your life the next time
you're checking out at the front desk, attending a library program, or
accessing a library service. These affirmations really do help keep
our days bright & remind us why we do the work we do! 
 
Nearly half of Ohio voters say they or a family member used a library
service in the past month, and new statewide research shows
overwhelming bipartisan support for our public libraries: 
 
📕 90% say public libraries are important to their community and rank among the highest rated local services
📗 69% recall a specific time their library helped them personally
📘 87% say they get their money’s worth from library services for the taxes they pay
📙 71% believe libraries provide many of the most basic services people rely on every day
 
Learn more about the 2026 survey here: tinyurl.com/olcnewlibraryresearch2026
• Library Special Guests •
Like a good mystery? Erica had some balloons to twist, but where did they all go? It’s a mystery waiting to be solved, and Erica’s pet hedgehog is the prime suspect! Help author and magician Erica Carlson solve this mystery during her family-friendly, interactive magic show to find the balloons AND her spiky pal Sedgie the Hedgie, the live hedgehog. (Best for ages 3-7, but the young and the young at heart are welcome.)
 
• Lights, Camera, Relax •
On Tuesday, April 21 from 6-8:30pm, celebrate
Ohio's contributions to the film industry with a special
Ohio Goes to the Movies screening of the classic film
It Happened One Night (1934, Not rated). 
 
Join us first for a presentation by lorraine wochna, retired Performing Arts Librarian at Ohio University, on this Oscar-winning romantic comedy starring Ohio's own Clark Gable. Stay to watch the movie while enjoying treats from Bakery 323 and popcorn, followed by a brief discussion to allow us to share reactions to this beloved film.  
• Friends' Corner •
To learn more about how you can support
the Friends in their work, visit myacpl.org/friends
In the midst of spring cleaning & sorting? Set aside those books you've been meaning to donate for the April 25 donation drive-thru! 
 
When you donate books to the Friends, you not only support free library programming countywide (The Friends sponsor all library program presenters who aren't staff)-- you also support free books for kids AND ACPL's Community Collections in places like Alden Library at Ohio University, Hocking Athens Perry Community Action in Glouster, and OhioHealth in Athens! 
 
 
• Puzzle It Out •

This month's bookish crossword can be downloaded and printed
as a PDF below by clicking on the image! (Heads up: Find the answer key on pg 2.)
 
 
 
Looking for more awesome puzzles?
 
Check out the Puzzmo BingePass on hoopla.
 
Play thousands of award-winning puzzles
and games, updated daily. 
 
 
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