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Volume 6 - Issue 3 - March 2011
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March is Reading Month

  • Kick-off event, Celebrate Reading Month!, sponsored by the Waterford School District and the Library. See details listed below.

Library Services at Risk
Proposed cuts to state aid to public libraries put several library services in Waterford at risk. For details please see Library Collaboration at Risk a message from Joan M. Rogers, Library Director.

Library News
 
Kids reading


Celebrate Reading Month!
Saturday, March 5, 11:00a - Noon
Magic 105.1 radio personality Fay Samona will read to children at the Library, in the Community Room.

  • Free of charge
  • No registration required

Friends of the Library Used Book Drop-off Day
The Friends of the Library will hold a used book donation drop-off day Saturday, March 12. 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-10:30a in the Group Study Room. 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 (ages 0-12)
 
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Storytimes for Children ages 0-5
Session II (5 weeks) - Begins the week of March 1-3 and ends the week of March 29-31.
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, March 1.
*** Toddlertime (ages 16 mos. to 23 mos.)
Wednesdays - 10:00-10:30a
First Toddlertime is Wednesday, March 2.
*** Two-Year-Old Storytime
Tuesdays - 11:00-11:30a
First Two-year-old storytime is Tuesday, March 1.
*** Three-Year-Old Storytime
Wednesdays - 11:00-11:30a
First Three-year-old storytime is Wednesday, March 2.
*** Preschool Story and Craft Time (ages 4-5)
Thursday mornings - 10:00-10:45a
First Preschool Storytime is Thursday, March 3.

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 Dr. Seuss
Saturday, March 5, 10:30 am OR 11:30 am
Dr. Seuss' birthday is March 2nd. Let's celebrate the author of The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, Horton Hears a Who, and more.
Registration begins Saturday, February 19

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.

*** Luck O' the Irish
Saturday, March 12, 10:15 am OR 11:30 am
St. Patrick's Day is March 17. Is there really a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? Celebrate everything Irish and green with stories and a lucky leprechaun.
Registration begins Saturday, February 26

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.

*** March Movie Madness
Saturday, March 19, 10:30a to 12:00p
We will be watching a mesmerizing movie of monsters, mayhem and mystery. We'll provide the pop and popcorn. The movie will be shown in our craft and story room.
Registration begins Saturday, March 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, March 26
Registration begins Saturday, March 12

More Children's programs...


Teens' Programs (ages 12-18)
 


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...


Adults' Programs
 
Blossoms reflection


The Low Maintenance Landscape
Thursday March 17, 7:00p
How to design, redesign or change your ways in your yard to make its care simpler and less expensive. Presented by local master gardener and author Janet Macunovich.

More color, more fun
Thursday March 24, 7:00p
How to have a prettier, more enjoyable garden this year. Presented by local master gardener and author Janet Macunovich.


GENEALOGY U - continues
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.
*** Genealogy 103
Saturday, March 26
Topics covered include: newspapers, obituaries, biographical sources, probate records, probate records, immigration & ship passenger lists, and naturalization records.

SPECIAL GENEALOGY CLASSES
*** Genealogy 320 - Irish Research Research
Saturday, March 19
This class will emphasize the sources and methods used to determine an ancestor's place of origin, the importance of thorough North American research, and the major Irish sources.

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, March 8 @ 7:00p
Tinkers
by Paul Harding

Monday, March 21 @1:00p
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett

More adults' programs...


Outreach Programs
 
Talk Time


Talk Time
Thursday mornings, 9:30a-10:30a
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. 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, March 16
The Guernsey Litarary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer
Questions to Jaema Berman, (248) 618-7690 or send an email


In the Stacks
 
Reading overhead shot


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

Coming soon...
Newest movies
Follow this link for a list of new additions to both Children's and Adults' video collections.

Newest Audiobooks
Follow this link for a list of new additions to the adults' audiobooks collection.

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.


Library Tip of the Month
 
Bookshelves with girl


The Dewey Decimal System - do public libraries still use it in this high tech age?

Yes we do!

It's a somewhat common misperception that when we got rid of the card catalog (back in 1990) and converted to an online system, we also stopped using the Dewey Decimal system - not true!

Dewey Decimal is a way to classify non-fiction books by their subject matter so they can be filed on the shelves in a subject arrangement. When you find a non-fiction book in eLibrary, our online catalog, you will see the dewey decimal number for that book on the item information screen, and that is what you'll need to find it on the shelves. When you've got over 50,000 non-fiction books, as we do, they've got to be kept in a useful order!

A few of the most commonly used dewey numbers or ranges of numbers are:

  • self-help (general) 158
  • religion 200-299
  • personal finance 332
  • dogs 636.6
  • cookbooks 641.5
  • music 780-788
  • U.S. travel guides 917
  • U.S. history 973
Or see a guide to the whole system, from 000-999.


Library Quote of the Month
 


When I got my library card, that's when my life began.

~Rita Mae Brown. From: Quoted in The Readers Quotation Book


Book Memorials & Donations
 
library support seedling


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

  • Susan Stuart

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
  • Tote bags for sale at the Circulation Desk - new stock coming soon
  • 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.



This newsletter has been made possible by the generosity of the Waterford Friends of the Library.

Thanks for subscribing to our newsletter. We hope to see you in the library soon!

Sincerely,


Joan M. Rogers, Library Director
Waterford Township Public Library

Phone: 248.674.4831
Fax: 248.674.1910