Chocolate Festival!Posted: January 23rd, 2012

So you think you’ve got a winning recipe for our fifth-annual Chocolate Festival? Great! We can’t wait to try it! The festival is Saturday, Feb. 4 from 1 to 3 p.m. during the town-wide Ice-A-Fair. Six ribbons will be awarded and there’s still time to enter! Let us know you’re coming  by calling 967-5605 or emailing robbiebrownkw@gmail.com. Then bring 4 dozen sample-size servings to the library Saturday, Feb. 4 between 11 a.m. and noon.

This Friends of Ritter fundraiser is open to the public. Sample the delicious entries for 50 cents a taste and cast your vote for the next Chocolate Champion of Vermilion!

Another eReader ProgramPosted: January 19th, 2012

There are still a few seats left at the next session of our popular program on using ereaders on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 6:30 p.m. Call 967-3798 today or sign up on the online calendar. Samantha Chada, emerging technologies librarian at Sandusky Public Library, will demonstrate how to browse for, check out and download free ebooks from the library and share other resources that will help get you started and keep you going!

Afternoon Book ClubPosted: January 17th, 2012

The afternoon book discussion group meets Thursday, Jan. 19 at 1 pm to talk about “Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand” by Helen Simonson. The group meets the third Thursday of every month and is open to new members. Their next title is “Where the Heart Is” by Billie Letts. If you’re interested in joining the group, call 967-3798 to order a copy – or go to the catalog to place your order yourself – and get reading!

Holiday ClosingPosted: January 15th, 2012

The library is closed Monday, Jan. 16 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We re-open Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 9:30 a.m.

Recycle It!Posted: January 12th, 2012

Recycle your used laptops, GPS devices, digital cameras, cell phones, ink cartridges and MP3 players including iPods at the library and help support the Friends of Ritter fundraiser. Friends earn money for every item they recycle. Good for the environment and good for Ritter! The collection box is across from the customer service desk by the public copiers.