The El Dia 2007 celebration will be held on Sunday, April 29 at the Main Library of the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County. The theme is Celebrate Children and Their Books. To help welcome award-winning illustrator Susan Guevara to the celebration, children 18 years and younger are invited to submit original artwork for the Children's Art Display.

Artwork needs to be submitted by April 20 and can be brought to any branch of the Clermont County Public Library. Maximum size for artwork is 8 1/2 x 11. All artwork must have attached, the child's name, age, and library. Any 2D artwork, markers, crayons, pencils, paint, pastels, etc. can be submitted.

The artwork will be on display at the Main Library of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County (800 Vine Street) from Friday, April 27 - Sunday, April 29.

Artwork will not be returned, but can be picked up from the display sight on Sunday, April 29.

For additional information, contact Julie at 513-735-7162.

On Monday, April 30, 2007 the Milford-Miami Township Branch of the Clermont County Public Library (CCPL) will close for one month to repair the damage caused by a water pipe breaking in February of this year. The branch is scheduled to reopen on Thursday, May 31. Library Operations Coordinator, Dave Mezack, says that during the month of May, the carpet and flooring throughout the building will be replaced to prevent the spread of mold and mildew. Some walls in the area of the water damage will have to be repaired and repainted. The Library was fully covered by insurance for the water damage.

“I know this seems a long time for the branch to be closed,” says Leslie Massey the director of CCPL, “but the repair process requires the Library to remove 150,000 items in the library collection, shelving, furniture, computers and workroom items in order to replace and repair carpeting and flooring, and then it must all be moved back in and put back into order before the branch can re-open.”

While the Milford-Miami Township Branch is closed the drop boxes will remain open and emptied daily. All Milford-Miami Township Schools have been notified of the branch closing so that teachers can request special collections of books and materials for use in their classrooms during the month of May. These collections must be picked up by the end of April; and anyone interested in having such a collection should contact the Milford-Miami Township Branch at 248-0700.

Customers are being encouraged to visit nearby branches in Union Township at 4462 Mt. Carmel-Tobasco Rd, Cincinnati (513-528-1744), Goshen at 6678 State Route 132 (513-722-1221) and Owensville at 2548 U.S. Route 50 (513-732-6084).

Those with questions regarding closing and repair work to be done at the Milford-Miami Township Branch may call (513) 732-2736 or visit the website for updates: www.clermontlibrary.org.