May Orrville library offerings include plant exchange, book clubs, Mother's Day story time

May events at the Orrville Public Library include:

Plant Exchange

Orrville Public Library will hold its popular spring plant exchange 10:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 4. Take healthy portable plants, bulbs or tubers to share with others. Label the donation with what type of plant and whether it prefers sun or shade. Don’t have anything to donate? Come anyway to find something new for the garden. Master Gardener Ann McPeek will be on hand to answer plant-related questions.

For more information, contact the Information Desk at 330-683-1065.

Cookbook Club

“Good Eats 4: The Final Years” is Orrville Public Library’s May Cookbook Club selection. Award winner Alton Brown returns with the fourth and final edition in the Good Eats series of cookbooks. You will find such recipes as Broiled Butterfried Chicken, Bagels from Scratch, Gluten-Free Cornmeal Pancakes, and Chocolate Mocha Refrigerator Cake. With 150 new and improved recipes to choose from, you’re sure to find something to tempt your taste buds.

Pick up a copy of the cookbook at the Circulation Desk and plan to come to the 6 p.m. meeting Monday, May 6. Prepare a dish or two to share with others. No registration is necessary. For more information, contact the Information Desk at 330-683-1065.

Mother’s Day Story Time

Children aged 3-5 are invited to celebrate their mom with a special story time at Orrville Public Library on Monday, May 6. Kids will sing songs, hear stories, and make a craft for mom. There are three time slots to choose from - 10 a.m., 11 a.m. or 6 p.m.

Registration is required. Register at www.orrville.lib.oh.us or by contacting the Children’s Department at 330-683-1065.

May Book Club

“Things in Jars” by Jess Kidd is Orrville Public Library’s May Book Club selection. In the dark underbelly of Victorian London, female detective Bridie Devine searches for a kidnapped girl, Christabel Berwick. Christabel reportedly has supernatural powers that have caught the unwanted attention of unsavory characters.

Check out a copy of the book and plan to come to the Book Club on Thursday, May 9 to share your thoughts. Come to either the 10 a.m. or the 6:30 p.m. gathering. No registration is needed.

Kindergarten readiness

Orrville Public Library’s Ready to Learn program will help soon-to-be-kindergartners get ready to begin school. Attendees will enjoy free activities that focus on learning numbers and letters and developing scissor skills.

Each child attending the free event at 7 p.m. Monday, May 13, will receive a picture book and kindergarten-readiness activities for practice at home over the summer. Children should be accompanied by an adult.

Registration is required and can be completed online by clicking on the program title on the website calendar at www.orrville.lib.oh.us. Registration also can be made by contacting the Children’s Department at 330-683-1065. Class sizes are limited.

This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Celebrate mom with Orrville Library Mother's Day story time