Community Notes

Woodcrafters meeting

PRINCETON — The Woodcrafters Unlimited Association will meet Thursday at the Bureau County Senior Citizens Center, 16 W. Marion St., Princeton. Show and tell will start at 6:30 p.m., with the regular meeting to start at 7 p.m. Anyone interested in woodworking is invited to attend.

Blood drive

PRINCETON — A blood drive sponsored by the First United Methodist Church of Princeton will be from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 2 in Fellowship Hall, 316 S. Church St. You may be eligible if you donated on or before July 8. Bring a photo identification or blood donor card. For an appointment, call the American Red Cross Office at 815-879-2231.

NAMI meeting

OTTAWA — The National Alliance on Mental Illness will hold its “Caring and Sharing” session at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the North Central Behavioral Health Services Office, 727 Etna Road, Ottawa. All consumers, families and friends seeking advocacy, support or educational materials on mental health are invited to attend. All sessions are confidential. All “Caring and Sharing” sessions are held at 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month. For additional information, call 815-667-4689 or 815-433-0430.

Book club to meet

PRINCETON — The Princeton Public Library book club will hold its next meeting at 4 p.m. Sept. 9 in the community meeting room at the library. The group will discuss “The Postmistress” by Sarah Blake. The staff at the library will be glad to assist anyone in borrowing this book. Anyone is invited to join the group in discussing this book. The book club is sponsored by Friends of Princeton Public Library.

Meeting set

WYANET — The Wyanet Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at 109 E. Main St. in Wyanet. Everyone is invited.