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Summer hours reminder
The Main Library is closed on Sundays starting Sunday, May 27, 2013 (Memorial Day weekend) and continuing through Sunday, September 1, 2013 (Labor Day weekend).
Michigan’s Vanishing Train Stations: Architecture, History & Sense of Place
For his new book, Michigan’s Historic Railroad Stations, Detroit News art writer Michael H. Hodges photographed and profiled 31 depots across the state, from Detroit to Three Oaks to Iron Mountain. Hodges will be at the Main Library on Monday, May 13, 2013 at 7:00pm as part of the 2013 Michigan Notable Book Tour. In [...]
Got a Kid Who Digs Construction?
Then don’t miss the Construction Truck Petting Zoo on Saturday, June 1 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm!
New Titles of the Week!
Pirate Alley by Stephen Coonts A Step of Faith by Richard Paul Evans Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris The Innocence Game by Michael Harvey A Delicate Truth by John Le Carre The Ophelia Cut by John Lescroart A House Divided by Kimberla Lawson Roby Silken Prey by John Sandford
Project: Classics
It’s a terrible thing to admit but I discriminate against books. I don’t want to read books from the bestseller list (with a very, very few exceptions). I don’t want to read romance or chick lit or urban fiction. I can live with all these self-imposed limits, except one: I especially don’t want to read [...]
Happy Star Wars Day!
Happy Star Wars Day!Come to the main library and check out our collection of Star Wars books, movies, and music on display. We have the originals, we have the dreaded prequels, we have cartoons, we have comics. There may also be an R2D2 coming out of our new book shelves so keep an eye out, [...]
Reporting a Lost or Stolen Library Card
If you’ve ever lost your wallet you know that reporting all the important cards missing can be time consuming. We are trying to make that process a little more painless. We have some new options for reporting your library card lost or stolen that will make it easier than ever! If you know your username [...]
Medicare 101
A, B, C, D. What are all those parts? What is the right Medicare coverage for you? Working through the Medicare maze often seems complicated. What do you get with each of the Medicare parts and how do you choose? Join Karen Rozelle, the Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP) Regional Coordinator, for a Medicare overview [...]
Take A Picture…It’s Prom Time!
Wouldn’t you want your prom pictures taken over again? Without the feather bangs? Maybe minus the weird kid that you went to the dance with because you felt bad for them. Maybe your eyes were closed? You still might have had to wear your headgear. It could be you were ashamed of your [...]
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