MEETING DATE CHANGES - FEB only

• Tuesday Evening Book Discussion Group meets on FEB 1
• The Monday Afternoon Book Discussion Group meets on FEB 28

Friends of the Library Used Book Drop-off Day
The Friends of the Library will hold a used book donation drop-off day Saturday, FEB 12th. Items can be dropped off in the Library's Community Room between 10:00a and 1:00p. Please note: There is a five box (or bag) limit. Call Lori Hosler at 248-674-7098 if your donation will exceed the limit. Items that are not accepted are:

• Encyclopedias over 10 years old
• Reader's Digest Condensed books
• Magazines
• Vinyl Records
• College Textbooks
• Musty/Moldy items

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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BOOKLINKS:
Story and Craft Programs for Ages 3-5
For the preschool and kindergarten set. The Booklinks programs will be held on the first Saturday of the month and feature stories, crafts and different activities based on an author, book character, or book-related theme. The programs are 45 minutes long, and will be have two sessions of each program. Registration begins two weeks prior to each program.

*** Stories of Eric Carle
Saturday, February 5, 10:30 am OR 11:30 am
Come and listen to some of your favorites like The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Grouchy Ladybug, The Very Quiet Cricket, and more. We will be making a caterpillar craft.
Registration begins Saturday, January 22

HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS:
Story and Craft Programs for Ages 6-8
Celebrate a holiday on the second Saturday of the month with stories, crafts and different activities. Programs are one hour long, and we will have two sessions of each program. Registration begins two weeks prior to each program.

*** Heart to Heart
Saturday, February 12, 10:15 am OR 11:30 am
Valentine's Day is February 14. Come and listen to stories of love, friendship and family. Students will be making a heart decoration.
Registration begins Saturday, January 29

PLAY IT, WATCH IT, & MAKE IT:
Activity Programs for Ages 9-12
We will be having a variety of programs on the third Saturday of the month. Programs will feature a variety of hands-on activities and last about 60 minutes. Registration begins two weeks prior to each program. We will have one session of each program, and open a second one if necessary, except for the movie.

*** Game Day
Saturday, February 19,10:30 am
Getting bored with Xbox, Wii, and Playstation? Try Scattergories, Sorry, and Scrabble. We will be playing board games in small groups and rotating players. What is a board game, you say? Come and find out.
Registration begins Saturday, February 5

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, February 26
Registration begins Saturday, February 12.

Movie Matinees
We will be showing family matinee movies during the Waterford School District's Mid-Winter Break. Popcorn will be provided. Feel free to bring blankets, pillows, beverages, and snacks. We just ask that you not bring peanuts, canned pop, and juice boxes. The movies will be shown in the Library's Community Room. No registration required. Call the Children's Services Desk, (248) 618-7692, for titles.
*** Thursday, February 24, 1:30 pm
*** Friday, February 25, 1:30 pm

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 25.
*** Toddlertime (ages 16 mos. to 23 mos.)
Wednesdays - 10:00-10:30a
First Toddlertime is Wednesday, January 26.
*** Two-Year-Old Storytime
Tuesdays - 11:00-11:30a
First Two-year-old storytime is Tuesday, January 25.
*** Three-Year-Old Storytime
Wednesdays - 11:00-11:30a
First Three-year-old storytime is Wednesday, January 26.
*** Preschool Story and Craft Time (ages 4-5)
Thursday mornings - 10:00-10:45a
First Preschool Storytime is Thursday, January 27.

More Children's programs...

None scheduled this month.

However, we add new titles to the Teen collection regularly. Your next "good read" for a snowy winter day may be waiting on our shelves. Why not stop by to on a mission to discover it?

Look for Teen programs here...

GENEALOGY U
A series of free classes designed to prepare you to trace your FAMILY HISTORY. Genealogy 101, 102, 103, and 104 will provide you with the basic information necessary to trace your family's history. Special classes will focus on particular areas of research.

• All classes are from 9:30 to 1:00
• Registration required, at Adult Reference desk or by phone: 248.618.7693
• You may attend any or all classes. It is recommended (but not required) that you attend Genealogy 101 or have some experience before attending other classes
• Irvin Rabideau, B.S., M.A., M.S.L.S., A.B.D., is the instructor. Mr. Rabideau has been involved in genealogical research, teaching, lecturing, and publication for over 40 years.

PowerPoint Like a Professional
Saturday February 5, 10a - noon
In this two hour workshop, you'll learn methods event professionals use to take PowerPoint presentations to a higher level. The first half will focus on creating streamlined, focused content and ways to deliver your message without clutter. The second half will highlight tips and tricks for taking your slides to a new visual level, including: Custom template design, proper use of the Slide Master, importing material from other files, using video and audio files, basic animation, transition techniques, and how to avoid cross-platform and user-to-user failures.
Please note: this is not a beginner's class. Attendees should have some experience with PowerPoint. The class will be lecture style, but you may bring your own laptop with PowerPoint 2003 or 2007 installed if you wish. Presented by Gary Lewis. Limit: 20.

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, February 1st @ 7:00p
The Great Fire
by Shirley Hazzard

Monday, February 28 @1:00p
Manhunt: the 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
by James L. Swanson

More adults' 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, February 16
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terror & Build Nations - One School at a Time
by Greg Mortenson
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!

• The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman
• The Book of Tomorrow: a Novel by Cecelia Ahern
• Tick Tock by James Patterson

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.

Clip Your Card

To help keep track of family library cards, try an inexpenseive luggage tag. Clip it to your library book bag. Library staff can scan the barcode through the plastic, and the card is always handy when you are checking out books.
~from Parents Magazine, FEB 2008, p. 169

In early days, I tried not to give librarians any trouble, which was where I made my primary mistake. Librarians like to be given trouble; they exist for it, they are geared to it. For the location of a mislaid volume, an uncatalogued item, your good librarian has a ferret's nose. Give her a scent and she jumps the leash, her eye bright with battle.

~Catherine Drinker Bowen. From: Adventures of a Biographer, ch. 9. 1959

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.
Recent donations received from

• Meijer of Waterford
• Betty Lapham in memory of Ruth & Andy Huntington
• Margaret Quinn in memory of Ruth & Andy Huntington
• Jody & Daniella Medford
• Arnold & Dorothy Collens
• Don L. & Christine A. Phillips

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.