Library Events

• The Stevens Puppets appear at Library’s Maumee Branch: Maumee Branch Library, 501 River Rd., Maumee welcomes The Stevens Puppets as they bring this ever-popular classic tale, Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, to life with beautiful wooden marionettes, scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 20, 2008.

In this silly, non-scary version of Irving’s classic piece of literature, children of all ages will follow the lanky schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, as he sings, dances, and falls in love with a giggly Katrina Van Tassel. The audience will watch breathlessly as Katrina’s father, Baltus, and the village goofball, Brom Bones, try to run Ichabod out of town by telling him the tale of The Headless Horseman.

The production is underscored by classical music and is adapted for marionettes by Martin Stevens and Dan Raynor. The Stevens Puppets celebrate 75 years of production.

Registration is required. For more details and to register, call 419.259.5360.

• John Kachuba, author of “Ghosthunting Ohio”: Maumee Branch Library, 501 River Rd., Maumee, welcomes John Kachuba, Athens, Ohio author of Ghosthunting Ohio, scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2008.

Visit Maumee Branch for an evening of spooky tales as Kachuba guides participants through the world of mediums, dowsers, spirit seekers and others investigating the paranormal right here in Ohio. Kachuba will have a few tales about paranormal activity in Toledo and Fort Meigs too!

Ghosthunting Ohio is the first in a series of books by Kachuba. His travels around the Buckeye state are not for the faint of heart. He’ll also discuss alleged haunted locations such as Rider’s Inn in Painesville, Camp Chase Confederate cemetery in Columbus, and the United States Air Force Museum in Dayton.

This program is free and open to the public. A booksigning and sales of Kachuba’s works will occur on site. For more details, please call 419.259.5312.