Re-enactors will visit FR library

Friends of the Fort Recovery Library will host some historical re-enactors next month.

Karen and John Burkett will visit the library at 6 p.m. Nov. 11 in celebration of the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States. 

They’ll share letters from John and Abigail Adams highlighting their role as founders of the United States of America as a couple and their individual achievements. The program is free to attend.

Drives scheduled

The American Red Cross has several blood drives scheduled for November.

Those who donated between Oct. 27 and Nov. 16 will get a $20 e-gift card and be entered to win a $5,000 prize. To schedule an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org.

Drives are scheduled for:

•11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, at Multicultural Center, 1120 N. McKinley Ave., Muncie

•11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, at College Wesleyan Church, 200 E. 38th St., Marion

•11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, at First Presbyterian Church, 215 E. Dustman Road, Bluffton

•1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at First Missionary Church, 950 U.S. 27, Berne

•8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 414 Madison St., Decatur

•11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at Middletown Church of the Nazarene, 698 N. Fifth St., Middletown

Book sale

Fort Recovery Public Library is hosting a used book sale today. A free-will donation will be accepted for materials selected at the sale.

For more information, contact the library at (419) 375-2869.