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I Geek Comedy
When I was little, I was always drawn to funny entertainment-what kid didn't love Judy Blume's Superfudge series, Mrs. Doubtfire, or the Sunday comics?--but it wasn't until high school, when I saw my first episode of Saturday Night Live, that comedy became a passion. I loved what I saw on screen, but was even more fascinated by the behind-the-scenes. Not only did I want to see every episode, but I wanted to learn all about how the show was run and created. Luckily, the library owned Live From New York, a comprehensive history of SNL that answered many of my questions. And eventually Hulu posted every episode of the show online, and, yes, I've seen them all.
SNL opened the door to stand-up comedy, an art-form I wish I had the talent (and courage) to pursue. But since my abilities lie elsewhere, I choose to appreciate it instead, loving the everyman style of Jim Gaffigan, the youthful enthusiasm of John Mulaney, and the self-deprecating storytelling of Mike Birbiglia.
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Library Completes Reserve Fund Study
The Library recently completed a full Reserve Fund Study. The purpose of the Reserve Fund Study is to ensure there are sufficient funds available to make major repairs to, or replace the common element components and assets of the Library. I am referring to items such as roof replacement, carpeting, HVAC replacement, elevator, windows, and so on. The best way to think of it is a budget planning tool that identifies a stable and equitable funding plan to offset the anticipated future capital maintenance and replacement expenditures.
Why Reserve Funding?
One of my primary responsibilities as Director is maintaining and preserving the property value of the Library's 27,000 square foot building, which in turn protects the value of the property of the owners that live in our community and who support this wonderful building with their taxes. To do this properly, libraries must develop funding plans for future repair, maintenance or replacement of major common elements or common area components.
Read more about the Reserve Fund Study and its benefits>>
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The Mad Science of Filmmaking w/Jennifer Proctor
 Jennifer Proctor will share the evolution of her work from handmade, hand-processed, and hand-painted documentary films to her more recent exploration of video and use of the Internet as an archive for found footage collage. Proctor will discuss techniques involved in handmade film, the continuities she sees between handmade film and online video, and her recent interest in remaking classic experimental films, including Bruce Conner's A Movie.
Saturday, July 21 |6-8pm
River Gallery | 120 S. Main St.
Registration Required
 Each year, an artist is selected by representatives of CDL and CCA on the basis of their merits and their ability to bring interesting and engaging programming to the community. The Artist- in- Residence enriches the local arts scene by his or her presence and offers workshops and other programming events.
The Artist in Residence program is a joint venture of the Chelsea District Library (CDL), the Chelsea Center for the Arts (CCA), and the River Gallery.
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Headline Mashup! Comic Workshop with Jerzy Drozd
 Ideas are easy to come by-the hard part is turning them into a story! In this hands-on interactive workshop you will be presented with three random headlines from the newspaper, and select three random objects.You will then be challenged to combine these elements into an eight-page mini-comic! A fun improvisational storytelling workshop where you'll be surprised with what you create. With our former Artist-in-Residence, Jerzy Drozd.
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Summer Hours
Summer hours are now in effect through Labor Day.
Monday-Thursday | 10am-8pm
Friday | 10am-6pm
Saturday | 10am-3pm
Sunday | 1-5pm
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About Us
The Chelsea District Library is nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide equal access to quality resources that serve the lifelong cultural, educational and informational needs and interests of all people.The Library currently serves 14,000 residents in the Chelsea district - City of Chelsea plus Dexter, Lima, Lyndon and Sylvan townships and more than 20,000 individuals visit the Library each month. The Library's state-of-the-art facility is an access point for information. In addition to providing dynamic services to complement and support local schools and other important community needs, the Chelsea District Library strives to present timely, interesting and high-quality programs and events to engage and enrich the Chelsea community. For more information, visit chelsea.lib.mi.us.
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Anna Cangialosi, Marketing Coordinator
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