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Fines Forgiven Through Saturday During Ohio County Public Library Week

Scavenger Hunt, Social Media Games and More Are Set

The Ohio County Public Library’s annual OCPL Week is being celebrated this week with a “fine free” period, daily prizes, gifts and a scavenger hunt.

Overdue items may be returned free of charge through Saturday.

Since the building features several octagons as architectural elements, this year’s observance focuses on octagons. Erin Rothenbuehler, head of programming, said special octagon-shaped Post-It notes bearing the library’s logo have been made.

She said patrons may sign one of the special notes, with a message of “I love my library,” and stick it on a wall inside the building. At the end of the week, the notes will be entered in a drawing for a Kindle Paperwhite electronic reading device.

Patrons also may take a photo of an octagon in the building, tag the Ohio County Public Library and post it online on Instagram or Facebook. Rothenbuehler said participants in the social media campaign will earn an entry in a drawing for another Kindle Paperwhite e-reader. Anyone who posts eight octagons will receive a free book bag.

The scavenger hunt has a division for children (through middle school) and a division for high school students and adults.

Rothenbuehler said eight paper octagons have been hidden in books in the children’s department and eight paper octagons have been hidden in books in the adult fiction and nonfiction stacks. Anyone who finds a hidden octagon and turns it in by Saturday will win a prize.

OCPL Week will culminate Saturday with a grand opening for the Senator John Heinz History Center “We Can Do It! WWII” traveling exhibit. The free exhibit, featuring World War II-related artifacts from the Pittsburgh region and items from the local area, will remain on display at the library through July 24.

Festivities in the library’s auditorium will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday with a reception and opportunities to take photos with Rosie the Riveter. At 1:30 p.m., Robert Stakley, affiliate program coordinator for the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, will speak about the display. Laura Carroll, an archivist at the library, will discuss the local components of the exhibit. Rothenbuehler will explain the library’s online components for this project.

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