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Make a Wave Chalk Art program will take place from 10:30 a.m. to noon June 11 at the Lake Branch of Mentor Public Library.
The event is for all ages.
The Lake Branch is at 5642 Andrews Road, Mentor-on-the-Lake.
For details, call 440-257-2512.

Friends of the Burton Public Library will host a book sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 12 in the library basement. Burton Public Library is located opposite the Burton Park.
Books (fiction and nonfiction), magazines, vintage materials, maps, records, CDs, tapes, videos and puzzles will be available. Enter the sale through the white door located at the back of the building.

In conjunction with he Kirtland Kiwanis Strawberry Festival, a Strawberry Jog (5K run and 1-mile walk), will take place June 12 at Penitentiary Glen Reservation. The festival begins June 17.
The jog will benefit the Imagination Library of Kirtland, an in-home reading/early literacy program for children from birth to 5 years old.
Check-in and registration begin at 7:30 a.m. The run will start at 8:30 am., followed by the walk at 8:45 a.m.
Participant fees and donations are $25 per runner and $15 per walker.
To register or for more details, call 440-256-2414 or e-mail NewStrawberryJog@yahoo.com.


--Cheryl Sadler
CSadler@News-Herald.com