Delphi Public

The library will be closed Oct. 3 for staff personal development day and will reopen Oct.4 at 10 a.m.

Photo Artshop, with professional instruction from Daniel Rhine, will be Oct. 18. A morning session from 9 to noon will allow participants time to travel about Delphi, with help from Rhine, to photograph historic Delphi buildings and landmarks. The group will take advantage of afternoon and evening light from 4 to 7 and travel by trolley to the Delphi countryside to capture the beauty of a fall day. Those who want to learn about the art of photography should call the library to register for the class.

"The Great High School Whodunit," the library's annual Murder Mystery will be Nov. 2 at 3 p.m. Local thespians are getting in the act as they rehearse. The audience will solve the mystery as actors provide the clues throughout the nail-biting, mysterious presentation. Prizes and refreshments are also part of the program.

For information call the library at (765) 564-2929.

Flora-Monroe Twp.

Autumn is the season of changing colors in nature. What a perfect time to take the art class, Learning Color, offered by local artist Brenda Daly.

This class will meet three nights, and one piece will be completed in that time. Students will be using paint and brushes on canvas board. Paint in the primary colors only will be used, focusing on color complements, mixing color, and how light changes color.

Learning Color will be Monday evenings, Oct. 6, 13, and 20, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the library's Richter Program Room. Register at the main desk or call the library, 967-3912. There is a small fee for the course, due on the first day of class.

Thousands of libraries and bookstores nationwide will celebrate the freedom to read during Banned Books Week, celebrated through Saturday. They will support the occasion with displays of books that have been banned or threatened throughout history.

Observed since 1982, the annual event reminds Americans not to take this precious freedom for granted.

During Banned Books Week the library will have on display books that have been challenged or banned over the years. Patrons are invited to choose to check out any of these books, reminding themselves that they have the freedom to read the selected material of their choice.

The theme for the next storytime

will be Community Helpers. Preschool storytime is Tuesday morning at 10 a.m.