April 2017

The Ohio Northern University Percussion Ensemble will present its spring concert at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19 in Presser Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.  

This concert is sure to be a crowd pleaser, with high-energy music, driving drumbeats and unique compositions. 

Adam Grim, a senior music education and music composition double major from Lima, will be featured in a virtuosic steel-drum concerto by world-famous steel-drum performer and composer Liam Teague. Grim also will be one of the soloists on Brazilian composer Ney Rosauro’s “Concerto for Marimba.” 

The Ada Public Library would like to thank the Friends of the Library for their recent donation of funds to purchase a multi-sensory play table for the Children's Department. Since it's delivery, the play table has been a hotspot in the Children's Department,

The Friends of the Library--think of them as the Library's Booster Club--raises money through membership dues and various fundraisers, including their book sales at both the Summer Reading Kick-Off (June 3rd, 10a.m.-1:45p.m.) and the Harvest & Herb Festival. If you are interested in joining this group, pop by the Library for an application!

By Monty Siekerman
Amanda Bennett, director of the Ada Public Library for the past four and a half years, has tendered her resignation, effective Friday, April 21.

She will be moving to suburban Chicago where she has accepted a position as library director of the Sandwich, Ill., Public Library.

A wedding is also in her future plans. She is plans to be married in October to Scott Carr, an engineer who works in Chicago.

At a farewell party on Tuesday, Connie Fleming, Ada library board chair, said, "Amanda has implemented many new programs and has been very active in the community. She will be missed. We wish her the best."