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DIRECTOR'S VIEW
Last month I had an opportunity to spend time with some international visitors from Greece. As we were driving from place to place in the city, their reflections on our area were very positive. They exclaimed over the clean roads, agreed that the architecture of downtown was quite beautiful, and were pleasantly surprised by all of the rivers, lakes, and other water features in the Saginaw area. It was refreshing to hear their take on what Saginaw has to offer. Take a look at this area with a fresh eye and a positive attitude - great museums, a bounty of natural wonders, wonderful libraries, and people who want to make this area even better - when you look at it from an outsider's perspective, we're very impressive!
Trish Burns, Director
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Crazy Love: A Memoir by Leslie Morgan Steiner is the Public Libraries of Saginaw 2011 One Book, One Community selection. Crazy Love is the story of how the author spent her 20's in love with, and married to a man who regularly beat her, and how she finally broke the cycle of abuse to become a successful author and happily remarried mom of three.
Check out our Blog - http://www.saginawlibrary.org/book-talk/ |
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LEGO Club Registration Opens
Monday, April 11
9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Butman-Fish Library
Registration begins for the LEGO Club
session on Saturday, May 21. |
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Preschool Storytimes
Tuesday, April 5 @ 10:00 a.m.
Hoyt Library
Fridays @ 10:30 a.m.
Zauel Library
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Ask About SCOUT!
The Public Libraries of Saginaw now offers the convenience of self-check out for most library materials. Visit the Hoyt or Butman-Fish branches and learn more about SCOUT! |
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Community Resource Series: Ask-A-Lawyer Night
Tuesday, April 5
6:30 p.m.
Butman-Fish Library
A panel of SCBA attorneys will answer questions from the audience in various areas of the law including divorce, custody, property, collections, probate, criminal, and other areas. In addition, questions may be directed in advance to the SCBA email address: scba@saginawcounty.com. Submitting a question in advance will provide for anonymity for the person asking the question, and also will provide the attorneys time to research a complex legal question. There will be no private consultations. Please be sure to put ASK-A-LAWYER NIGHT in the address line.
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Community Resource Series: Unlocking the
Secrets of Retirement Planning
Tuesday, April 26
7:00 p.m.
Hoyt Library
We would like to help you unlock the secrets to providing yourself with a safe and secure retirement. Victoria Brown, Licensed Financial Consultant from PNC Bank will discuss retirement basics to fit any stage of retirement planning, from just starting out, to mid-way to retirement and even for those who are currently in retirement.
Presentation topics will include:
- Roth IRA vs. Traditional IRA
- Leaving your job with a retirement account
- It's never too late or too early to start saving
- Retirement Basics
- If I don't work, how do I save for retirement?
- Currently retired, you still have options.
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Classic Films Series: Rear Window
Sunday, April 17
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Hoyt Library
This classic 1954 Hitchcock films stars Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly. A photographer with a broken leg, takes up the fine art of spying on his Greenwich Village neighbors during a summer heat wave. Things really begin to get hot when he suspects a salesman may have murdered his nagging wife and buried the body in a flower garden.
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Community Literature Series
Thursday, April 21 @ 2:00 p.m.
Butman-Fish Library
The book discussed will be Revolutionary Roads by Richard Yates. Anyone interested in reading and discussing books is welcome. Copies of the book are available by calling 799-9160. |
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Friends of Butman-Fish Spring Book Sale
Friends Members Only Preview Sale
Wednesday, April 27
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
The Spring Book Sale will begin on Wednesday evening with a Friends Members Only Preview Sale. You may purchase or renew your membership at the door.
Thursday, April 28
9:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, April 29-30
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
The sale will be open to the general public on Thursday. Most hardcover books will sell for $1.00, and paperbacks will be priced lower. Saturday, April 30th will be the bargain "by-the-bag" sale. Cash or check only, and no strollers please.
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MI-SBTDC Entrepreneurial Series:
Fundamentals of Starting a Business
A Free Business Start-Up Seminar
Thursday, April 21 - 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Hoyt Library ~ 505 Janes
Those who are interested in starting their own business or learning more about community resources for small businesses are invited to attend this free seminar presented by the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center. Topics include:
· what it takes to start a business
· where to go for information and assistance
· business plans, licenses and permits
· funding your business and the myth of "free money"
Registration is encouraged. Telephone the MI-SBTDC Region 5 office at 989-686-9597 or visit www.misbtdc.org/region5 and click on training. |
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SAVE THE DATE
Friends Annual Meeting
Featured Speaker: Tom Mudd
Thursday, May 12 @ 7:00 p.m.
Butman-Fish Library
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Novels of the American War
March by Geraldine Brooks
The Widow of the South by Robert Hicks
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
Andersonville by MacKinlay Kantor
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
Raintree County by Ross Lockridge
Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
The March by E.L. Doctorow
Soldier's Heart by Gary Paulsen |
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