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Make This a Summer of Adventure with Your Library
With Bexley Public Library’s Summer Community Read theme, “100 Years of Adventure,” we’re marking the library’s centennial birthday and celebrating the endless adventures that await you in the stories...
Bexley Home & Garden Tour
Whether our home is brand new or 100 years old, we all are looking for creative ways to update or enhance our living spaces. That’s one of the many appeals of the 2024 Bexley House & Garden Tour. ...
Carving up Magic at the Fairy Garden
Sometimes magic just happens. Take Celeste Williams, the artist who creates the fairy garden sculptures at Schneider Park. Before COVID, she had never owned a chain saw. Since then, she has used them,...
Reflecting a Century of Lifelong Learning in Bexley
Bexley Public Library is thrilled to be celebrating our 100th birthday this year, and we are honored to share this once-in-a-lifetime birthday with the wonderful community we’ve been honored to serve ...
100 Years of Community with BPL
Imagine a place where the teens hang out on Friday and Saturday nights, where things get so raucous that encyclopedias are being tossed out windows and the police are called in to monitor. Is it our b...
Modern Irish Authors for St. Patrick’s Day
I’ve been in love with Ireland ever since I was little and believed in fairies. Does that explain why I gravitate toward Irish writers? It seemed like a fairy trick last year when I’d start a novel an...
Romanticize Your Life at the Library
I was fourteen years old and obsessed with Kurt Cobain. His song, “Heart-Shaped Box,” inspired me to dump my Valentine candy into a bag and use the empty heart-shaped box for safekeeping. Shiny r...
Still High School Sweethearts
Only an estimated two percent of high school sweethearts get married, yet these three local couples still say “be mine” this Valentine’s Day: let’s celebrate The Myers, the Bolons and the Blairs! A.J....
Hannah’s Past, Present and Future Reading Endeavors
Juliana Farrington invited fellow Bexley Public Library Patron Services Associate, Hannah Fithen, to share her past, present and future reading journey. Here’s what Hannah had to say. What was your mo...
Hidden Creek: Redefining Outdoor Luxury
Nestled discreetly in Columbus, Ohio, Hidden Creek stands as a symbol of refined outdoor living. With over 25 years dedicated to our craft, our expertise in designing exquisite pools, modern landscape...
Embrace the Season with Festive Reads
Shorter days make me nostalgic for the winter evenings I sat on a low stool, my back warm in front of the fire. We’d decorate the tree after Thanksgiving with multicolored lights, salt dough orn...
Saying “Yes” to NaNoWriMo!
There are a few things that really matter if you want to write a book, and one of them is carving out the time to do it. We all know there are countless ways to procrastinate, but NaNoWriMo (National ...
Discover Your Blast from the Past at the Library
With holidays and family gatherings right around the corner, let Bexley Public Library be your place to discover family history and preserve your memories – for free! We have special genealogy program...
Bones and Skeletons
“Did you know that Halloween started because long ago people believed that one day a year at the end of the fall harvest, the spirits would return to walk the earth? On that day, people wore masks so ...
How to Create a Classic, Autumnal Space
There is something special about the crisp days of early fall in Bexley: leaves changing colors on every street, cool nights by a bonfire with friends, and community events like Harvest Fest and trick...
The Beauty of Vacation Anticipation
A reel of images pass through my mind of a recent trip to California. A picturesque bungalow on Electric Avenue a couple blocks from Venice Beach, breakfast sandwiches beneath palm trees, a booth at t...
This Summer is All About Reading Together!
There are so many ways we read together. Whether it’s with a child and beloved copy of Peter Rabbit on our lap, a Mercy Watson read-a-loud before bed, or enjoying The Very Hungry Caterpillar complete ...
Things Fall Apart: The Landmark African Novel
Few books have had as resounding an impact on my worldview as Things Fall Apart , Chinua Achebe’s 1958 magnum opus. It has cemented itself as one of the foremost works of post-colonial African fiction...
Get Ready: May is Love Your Alley (and yard!) Month
Envision our alleys and yards as lush gardens filled with native plants, pollinators, and beautiful artwork. During the month of May, Love Your Alley will help create that vision by providing classes,...
Take a Book with You Everywhere: The Gilmore Girls Reading Challenge
Since 2017, my mom and sister committed to reading all 339 book titles that made an appearance on Gilmore Girls , also known as The Rory Reading Challenge . They've watched a number of Gilmore Girls e...
Celebrating Toni Morrison at the Bexley Public Library
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="466"] American Novelist, Toni Morrison [/caption] Every February, in honor of Toni Morrison Day, I choose one of Morrison’s novels to read. Last year I reread S...
Love for Bexley Homes
There is something special about Bexley homes. Their history, craftsmanship, and character set them apart from others. Each one has its own personality and story. Renovations and remodels done by each...
New Ways to Celebrate Valentine's Day
As we focus on love in the month of February I think it’s important to talk about the different types of love and fun unique ways to express it. Eros: This is the type of love you have for your spouse...
Luis’ Hamilton Khaki Field Watch
There are few items today meant to last, where quality meets tradition and technology, and that inspire confidence. What do you have that may become a family heirloom? For many, watches are that item....
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