Used Book Sale
The Friends of the Library are holding a 3-day book sale in the Community Room at the Library.

• Thursday, JAN 20, 4:00p - 8:00p
• Friday, JAN 21, 9:00a - 4:00p
• Saturday, JAN 22, 10:00a - 3:00p. Bag sale from 1:00p-3:00p, $4/bag.

CANCELLED - Friends of the Library Used Book Drop-off Day
The Friends of the Library will NOT hold a used book donation drop-off day Saturday, JAN 8th. Their storage space is too full at present. The next scheduled drop-off day will be Saturday, FEB 12th.

Talk Time hosts needed
Talk Time, our ESL conversation group, meets Thursday mornings from 9:30a-11:00a in the Group Study Room at Main. Description and contact information are below under Outreach Programs. To volunteer to serve as a host just download and complete a Volunteer Information form available on our website.

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**Children's Programs**

Storytimes for Children ages 0-5
Session I (4 weeks) - Begins the week of January 25-27 and ends the week of February 15-17. Storytimes are offered on a drop-in basis. No registration required.

** Babytime (ages 6 mos.- 15 mos.)
Tuesdays - 10:00-10:30a
First Babytime is Tuesday, January 25th.

** Toddlertime (ages 16 mos. to 23 mos.)
Wednesdays - 10:00-10:30a
First Toddlertime is Wednesday, January 26th.

** Two-Year-Old Storytime
Tuesdays - 11:00-11:30a
First Two-year-old storytime is Tuesday, January 25th.

** Three-Year-Old Storytime
Wednesdays - 11:00-11:30a
First Three-year-old storytime is Wednesday, January 26th.

** Preschool Story and Craft Time (ages 4-5)
Thursday mornings - 10:00-10:45a
First Preschool Storytime is Thursday, January 27th.

Lego Club
Students meet about once a month to create their own Lego structure. They will be displayed in the library until the next meeting. Then the students can make new structures. We have two class times in the morning for each meeting day. You can register for a session at the Children's Desk starting two weeks in advance for one of the times:

10:15a - 11:00a, OR
11:30a - 12:15p

** Saturday, January 29
Registration begins Saturday, January 15th.

More Children's programs...

**Teen Programs (ages 12-18)**

None scheduled this month.

Look for Teen programs here...

**Adults' Programs**

New Year, Fresh Start: Organizing Tips & Techniques to Begin the Year Renewed
Thursday January 6, 7:00p
Do you want to start the New Year with less clutter and more control? We will explore your vision for how you want your spaces and life to function. Then we review 9 specific steps designed to assist you in making your resolutions become reality. Professional Organizer Ellen Letourneau, MA., combines her experience in interior design, psychology and professional organizing when helping people get their spaces and their lives simplified, beautified and organized and will share what she's learned with you!

Dollars for College
Tuesday, January 11th, @ 7:00p
Sheryl E. Krasnow, from College and Career Counseling Associates, advises parents and students on the ins and outs of financial aid including definitions, college costs, and how the financial aid package is determined.

Book Discussion Groups
The Adults' Services Department has two Book Discussion Groups - a Monday afternoon group and a Tuesday evening group. Join us for great reads and stimulating discussions.
Register at the Adults' Reference desk or call
(248) 618-7693.

Upcoming books:
Tuesday, January 11th @ 7:00p
The Art of Racing in the Rain
by Garth Stein

Monday, January 24th @1:00p
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
by Barbara Kingsolver

More adult programs...

**Outreach Programs**

Talk Time
Thursday mornings, 9:30a-11:00a
If English is your second language, please join us in an informal, friendly setting. We practice our conversation skills when we talk in small groups about selected topics, play games, use prepared dialogs. For those who would like to practice speaking in English and practice listening in English.

The group meets on a drop-in basis every Thursday morning in the Group Study Room at the Main Library. No registration is required.

Call Jean Hansen at (248) 618-7682 or send an email if you have questions.

Homebound Delivery
Waterford residents who are homebound either temporarily or indefinitely can arrange for home delivery of library materials. These include books in regular or large print and audio books. To arrange for this service please call Jean Hansen, (248) 618-7682.

Leggett Book Club
The Leggett Book Club meets at the Waterford Senior Center on the Leggett Campus the third Wednesday of the month at 1:00p. Meeting location TBD.

Wednesday, January 19th
The Scarecrow
by Michael Connelly
Questions to Jaema Berman, (248) 618-7690 or send an email

Hot New Adults' Fiction
Place your holds now to get on the list for these books!

• Rescue: a Novel by Anita Shreve
• The Left-Handed Dollar by Loren D. Estleman
• The Distant Hours: a Novel by Kate Morton
• Deja vu by Fern Michaels

Bestseller Donations
If you couldn't wait for that brand new book and went out and bought it, please consider donating it to the library when you've finished reading it. Budget constraints mean less copies of bestsellers and waitlists are getting long. We especially appreciate these donations of hot new titles.

What We're Reading...
If you're looking for ideas for what to read next, take a look at what our staff members are reading these days.  You might find something in our Staff Picks that is right up your alley.

January is National Soup Month

Follow this link to a list of our soup cookbooks.

If information is the currency of democracy, then libraries are its banks.

~Wendell H. Ford, U.S. Senator, Kentucky, 1974-1998. From: 1998 American Library Association Conference, Washington, DC

Book memorials are a meaningful way of remembering a person, a group, an occasion or a milestone.
Donations are used to purchase books and other materials or deposited in the Library's donations account for future use.

Checks should be make payable to the Waterford Township Public Library and will be accepted by the Director. NOTE: A partial income tax credit is allowed when you donate to a qualifying Michigan public institution such as the Waterford Township Public Library.

Friends' Fundraising Projects
There are a number of fundraising projects sponsored by the Friends of the Library beyond the Used Book Sales. Other projects are

• VG's Community Share program: turn in your register receipts so that they can be turned into cash
• Canvas Book Bags for sale at the Circulation Desk at Main, featuring a drawing of the Main Library
• Royal Oak Recycling - White Lake location, 10320 Highland Road. Drop off recyclables and instead of receiving cash designate the Friends of the Waterford Library as recipient.