Shopping & Services

Joseph Beth pops-up at Jungle Jim's

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter

Monday, May 6th, 2013, 2:05pm

EASTGATE, OH (FOX19) - A Joseph-Beth Booksellers pop-up shop has opened inside the Eastgate Jungle Jim's.

“We’re pleased to partner with Jungle Jim’s to benefit local schools,” said David Rippe, Joseph-Beth Vice President of Marketing. “Both organizations are an important part of greater Cincinnati, we’re both high-quality retailers dedicated to customer service, and most importantly, we both strongly believe in giving back to the community.”

The Joseph-Beth Booksellers Express inside Jungle Jim’s Eastgate offers hundreds of great adult and kids book titles, thousands of gift items, toys, games, bargain books and more.

Local area schools can register with Joseph-Beth to earn 20% back on all purchases by their students, parents and teachers who shop at Joseph-Beth Express inside Jungle Jim’s Eastgate. To register your school, please contact Stacey Hoover, shoover@josephbeth.com or 513-412-5700 ext 1140.

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‘Clip and save’ with couponing workshops at the Public Library

Submitted by Lisa Mauch Publ... on Wednesday, February 13th, 1:52 pm

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Coupon blogger Andrea Deckard from SavingsLifestyle.com will lead three different workshops at select branches of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County this year.

WORKSHOPS

Saturday, Feb. 23, 1 p.m. Grocery Savings — Learn how to avoid common marketing traps at the grocery store, and shop smarter. See exactly how coupons work, how you can use them to save at least 50 percent on your groceries, how to understand your stores’ policies, and how to keep all those coupons organized. (Hyde Park Branch, 2747 Erie Avenue, 513-369-4456)

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Have a donut on Valentine's Day... it's free

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013, 10:55am

Have a donut on Valentine's Day... it's free

(FOX19) - Every Busken Bakery, Remke-Biggs, and Cincinnati/Dayton United Dairy Farmers will be giving away one free Lite Hearted Donu on Valentine's Day to every customer while supplies last.

The Lite-Hearted Donu is a heart-shaped glazed donut targeted to calorie-counting consumers. Each donut contains just 140 calories, 2.5 grams of fat, and zero trans fat and zero saturated fat.

“This year we're giving our hearts to the Queen City,” commented Busken Bakery president, Dan Busken. “As it turns out, our hearts are sweet, low calorie, and romantically guilt-free.”

This will be the largest giveaway in the company’s history, as the combined forces of over 150 stores hands out thousands of free donuts to customers around the city.

The Lite-Hearted Donut™ will be available at all 10 Busken Bakery locations, 135 United Dairy Farmers, and 13 Remke-Bigg’s.

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Download free digital magazines with Zinio at the Public Library

Submitted by Lisa Mauch Publ... on Wednesday, February 6th, 10:37 am

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Tired of having piles of magazines taking up space in your home? Then check out the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County’s latest service — Zinio Digital Magazines.

Now you can read copies of your favorite magazines on your tablet, computer or mobile device for free. Enjoy current issues of over 160 popular titles, including: Consumer Reports, Seventeen, Newsweek, Elle, National Geographic, Rolling Stone, Runner's World, ESPN The Magazine, and Food Network.

Zinio features

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Public Library offers ‘eHelp’ for holiday shoppers

Submitted by Lisa Mauch Publ... on Tuesday, November 27th, 10:15 am

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Thinking of buying an eReader or tablet for the book lover on your holiday shopping list? Now's a great time to buy! Prices are dropping and lots of new devices have hit the market.

But when it comes to picking the right device, the choices can be overwhelming. That’s why the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County is holding a series of eReader “Petting Zoo” programs at select branches.

Stop by and try out an iPad, Nook Tablet and Kindle Fire and learn more about the Library’s downloadable books and music. Staff members will be available to answer your questions.

eReader ‘Petting Zoo’ branch sites:

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Holiday used book sale at Anderson Township library

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter

Wednesday, November 7th, 2012, 4:40pm

Holiday used book sale at Anderson Township library

ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, OH (FOX19) - The Holiday & Nearly New sale is the biggest of the year and features books in all genres—most suitable for gifts. The sale is being held November 8 - 10 at the Anderson Township library branch.

The collectibles include military; civil war, presidential history; also a nice collection of Scottish books and books on Shakespeare. Readers looking for popular fiction will find James Patterson, Jodi Picoult, Lee Child, Dean Koontz and many, many others. A separate room for the children's section will include board books, classics, holiday-themed books, books with CDs and many for the preschool set as well as teens. There will also be DVDs, music CDs, puzzles and games.

Cash and checks are accepted but not credit cards. The Anderson Township library is located at 7450 State Road.

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Anderson Township Library Association holds annual holiday used book sale

Submitted by Lisa Mauch Publ... on Thursday, October 25th, 12:17 pm

CINCINNATI, OH(FOX19) - It seems like holiday shopping starts earlier and earlier every year. And what better way to kick off this year’s season than with the Anderson Township Library Association’s annual Holiday & Nearly New Used Book Sale Nov. 8-10 at the Anderson Branch Library.

SALE HOURS

Thursday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 9, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 10, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The upcoming sale features books in all genres. Most are suitable for gifts since only the “best of the best” are included in this sale. This year’s collectibles include books with topics on military, civil war, presidential history, a nice collection of Scottish books, and books on Shakespeare. Readers looking for popular fiction will find James Patterson, Jodi Picoult, Lee Child, Dean Koontz and many, others.

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