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First kiddos to complete 1,000 books before Kindergarten in Ada!

It's Quentin and Dillon Angle
Posted by Rhett Grant on Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Quentin and Dillon Angle are the first two kiddos to complete 1,000 Books before Kindergarten at the Ada Public Library, according to Amanda Bennett of the library.

Quentin began the program at age 4, and finished at age 5. Younger brother, Dillon, began the program at age 2, and finished at age 3! But, what exactly is 1,000 Books before Kindergarten? According to the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten website:

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Lots of reading and book discussion opportunities this winter

Here's Ada Public Library's winter book group topics
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, January 13, 2017

Ada Public Library provides several opportunities for book reading and discussion this winter. Here's the Adult Book Group and Amish Book Group schedule and book topics. Contact the library about joining these groups.

ADULT BOOK GROUP

Tuesday, Feb. 7, 7 p.m.
1838: James and Sadie Goodenough have settled where their wagon got stuck – in the muddy, stagnant swamps of northwest Ohio.

They and their five children work relentlessly to tame their patch of land, buying saplings from a local tree man known as John Appleseed so they can cultivate the fifty apple trees required to stake their claim on the property.

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Need some help with your iPad or Kindle?

Ada Public Library to the rescue
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 9, 2017

Did you receive an iPad or Kindle reader for Christmas?

Maybe you already own one of the above. In either case, you certainly have questions that you are probably afraid to ask.

The Ada Public Library can help. It offers three free tech classes in the next two Saturdays. No sign-up is required. Simply show up with your digital device and get ready to take notes.

Classes include:
• Saturday, Jan. 14
     10:30 a.m. – Getting started with your iPad
     Noon – Getting started with your Kindle

• Saturday, Jan. 21
     10:30 a.m. – Overdriv3e: Your digital library from anywhere.

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Ada High School yearbooks now online

Yearbooks from 1913 to 2015 on library's website
Posted by Rhett Grant on Sunday, January 8, 2017

Ada High School Yearbooks, ranging from 1913 to 2015, are now available online via the Ada Public Library's website.

The choice to digitize the yearbook came out of a two-fold concern: preservation of the oldest yearbooks, that are beginning to fall apart; and concern for making as much of the library's collection available to the public, especially those doing genealogical research who are unable to make it to Ada.

To access the yearbooks, one must only:

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Ada Public Library Board Meeting Notice

Posted by Rhett Grant on Friday, January 6, 2017

The Board of Trustees of Ada Public Library will meet in a special session on Monday, January 9th at 9:00 AM in the Library Meeting Room for their Annual Reorganization Meeting followed immediately by the regular January Monthly Meeting.

Since the Library does not open until 9a.m., community members wishing to attend the meeting need only go to the SE corner door (door has glass windows looking into the Meeting Room), and knock.

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We can't wait until January

Because the Ada Public Library has some great programs planned
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, December 29, 2016

We can’t wait until January.

Just look at all the events planned at the Ada Public Library. We’re noting a few and for the entire list click here.

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