Grosse Pointe Public Library
Library Pointes June 2013
Dig Into Reading
In this issue
Summer Story Time
Dog Day Afternoon
Movies
Summer Film Festival
Summer Reading Program
Summer Reading Kickoff
Skippy and Dave
Animals Around the World
Animals of the Rainforest
Our Rivers, Our Lakes
Adult Summer Reading
An Evening with David Rosenfelt
Teen Read
Dig into Crafts
Summer Story Time
Summer Story Time
Stories, songs & lots of fun for preschoolers.
All ages welcome
No Registration Necessary
All Story Times
start at 10:30am
& last 30 minutes.
Tuesday, June 18
Woods
Tuesday, June 25
Ewald
Thursday, June 27
Central
Tuesday, July 2
Woods
Tuesday, July 9
Ewald
Thursday, July 11
Central
Tuesday, July 16
Woods
Tuesday, July 23
Ewald
Thursday, July 25
Central
Tuesday, July 30
Woods
Tuesday, August 6
Ewald
Tuesday, August 13
Woods
Thursday, August 15
Central

Dog Day Afternoon
Dog Day Afternoon
Drop in and  
meet our dogs!  
Wednesday, June 19 
1:00pm -3:00pm 
Woods Branch 
No registration required  
 
Movies
All movies
begin at 2:00pm
No Registration Necessary
Alice in Wonderland
Wednesday, June  26
Woods
Peter Pan
Wednesday, July 3
Woods
The Neverending Story
Monday, July 8
Ewald
James and
the Giant Peach
Wednesday, July 17
Woods
Gnomeo and Juliet
Monday, July 22
Ewald
The Borrowers
Wednesday July 31
Woods
Journey to the
Center of the Earth
Monday, August 5
Ewald
Dinosaur
Wednesday, August 14
Woods 

Summer Film Festival
All Classic, book-based movies perfect for preschool age children,
but everyone is
welcome to attend.

No Registration Necessary
All films start at 10:30am and last thirty minutes
Thursday, June 20
Central
Thursday, July 18
Central
Thursday, August 1
Central
Thursday, August 8
Central
Friends Down Under Bookstore
Down Under Bookstore
Operated by:
Friends of the GPPL
Store Hours

Tuesday 6pm - 8pm

Saturday Noon - 4pm

Location: Woods Branch-Lower Level

 
Hours & Locations
Central Library
10 Kercheval Avenue
313-343-2074
Mon.-Thurs. 9am-9pm
Fri. & Sat. 9am-5pm
Sun. 1pm-5pm*
*Summer closed on Sundays beginning June 16

Ewald Branch
15175 E. Jefferson Avenue
313-821-8830
Mon.-Thurs. 10am-9pm
Fri. & Sat. 10am-5pm
Sun. Closed

Woods Branch
20680 Mack Avenue
313-343-2072
Mon.-Thurs. 10am-9pm
Fri. & Sat. 10am-5pm
Sun. 1pm-5pm*
*Summer closed on Sundays beginning June 16

Board Meetings
All Board of Trustee meetings are held the fourth Monday of each month. They are open to the public and begin at 7:00pm.

Upcoming meeting dates:

June 24, 2013
at the Woods Branch
20680 Mack Ave.
Grosse Pointe Woods

July 22, 2013
August  26, 2013
at the Ewald Branch
15175 E. Jefferson
Grosse Pointe Park
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Summer Reading Program
Summer Reading
Summer Reading begins June 14 and runs through August 16. Readers ages 3-12 are encourage to read books at home for fun and for a chance to win prizes. Registration begins on June 14. You may register at any one of the three libraries or from your home computer. Participants keep track of time spent reading and earn free prizes, books, and more!
Fun & Free throughout the summer!

Ask about Early Literacy Program for children birth - age 3.
We have programs for Teens &  Adults, too!  

Summer Reading Kickoff
Summer Reading Kickoff
Friday, June 14, 2013

Crossroads Family Jazz Band
10:30am
Ewald Branch
Register here

Cary Ann's Clown Caravan Presents:
"The Voracious Reader Eater"
A musical, magical, storytelling concert, featuring
puppets, clowns, and audience participation.
2:00pm
Woods Branch
Register here

Face Painting at all branches!
Sign up for Summer Reading Club to get your ticket for face painting.
12:00 - 2:00pm
Skippy and Dave
Skippy and Dave
This musical adventure finds Skippy and Dave exploring Ancient Egypt, and features puppets, ventriloquism, music, and humorous dialog. Join Skippy, Dave, and York (a mummy dummy!) in this delightful tale of imagination and archaeological make believe. Songs are performed live, and will include, 'Monster Mash", and other favorites, in this imaginative program.

Monday, June 24
2:00pm
Ewald Branch
Register here
Animals Around the World
Animals Around the World Take an exciting look at animals from all around our world in this live animal presentation. Topics covered include habitats, senses, physical differences, defenses, myth, truths and instincts. Animals presented will represent a variety of continents and vertebrae groups..

Tuesday, July 30
2:00pm
Woods Branch
Register here
Animals of the Rainforest
Animals of the Rainforest
This exotic presentation will focus on the importance of preserving the rainforest environment, including its diverse inhabitants. Live animals will be introduced throughout the show, as we discover: where the rainforests are, why they are there, the 'layers' of a rainforest with the flora and fauna in each. We learn how to best preserve the rainforest which is necessary for a healthy atmosphere.

Tuesday, August 13
6:00pm
Ewald Branch
Register here
Our Rivers, Our Lakes: A Celebration in Words
Our Rivers, Our Lakes
The Friends of the Grosse Pointe Public Library and the Grosse Pointe Art Center are co-sponsoring a program in conjunction with the Center's exhibition Our Rivers, Our Lakes, which opens on July 26, 2013. Poets Alison Swan and Terry Blackhawk who will read poems they have written in response of our natural environment among the Great Lakes. David Swan will speak on his and Alison Swan's efforts to save the Saugatuck dunes. David and Alison are the recipients of the Petosky Prize for Grassroots Environmental Leadership.

Saturday, July 27
3:00pm
Grosse Pointe Art Center
17118 Kercheval
Admission is free and open to the public.
Adult Summer Reading Program
Adult Summer Reading
As always, the library believes adults should have as much fun as young people during the summer. To further this cause, we encourage you to read as much as you want and win prizes for doing so. Read, listen or download as many books as you like, whatever you like, and record your titles online. Each online entry will count as one chance in our prize drawings. Throughout the summer there will be drawings at each branch and at the end of August a grand prize winner will be chosen.
Read, relax, and win prizes! It's summer in the Grosse Pointes!
The Adult Summer Reading Program will run from June 14 through August 16.
An Evening with Author David Rosenfelt
Dogtripping
A Joint Fundraiser, sponsored by 
and 
David Rosenfelt is the author of the popular "Andy Carpenter" mystery series and has also established the Tara Foundation, a dog rescue group that has rescued and placed over 3,000 dogs. David's latest book, Dogtripping, is due out this July.
There will be a LIVE AUCTION to win having YOU named as a character in David's next book!

Monday, July 29
6:00pm
Grosse Pointe War Memorial Auditorium

Tickets are $15 - Available at the Central, Ewald, and Woods and at all GPAAS events after June 15. 
Teen Summer Reading Program
Teen Summer Reading
Attention teens 13 to 18! If you enjoy reading and would like to get free books and a chance to win gift cards, join Teen Read 2013. Register online and write simple book reviews. It's easy, it's fun, and you'll get prizes for what you're already doing: READING!
Teen Read starts on June 14 and runs through August 16.
Dig into Crafts!
Crafts
Crafts are most appropriate for
children ages 5 and up.

Egypt - Monday, June 17 - 2:00pm  
Ewald Branch Register here

Fairy Houses - Monday, July 1 - 2:00pm 
Ewald Branch Register here

Bookmaking - Wednesday, July 10 - 2:00pm 
Woods Branch Register here

Vegetable Painting - Monday, July 15 - 2:00pm     Crafts
Ewald Branch Register here

Caterpillars - Wednesday July 24  - 2:00pm
Woods Branch Register here

Underground Animals - Monday, July 29 - 2:00pm
Ewald Branch Register here

Fossils - Wednesday, August 7 - 2:00pm
Woods Branch Register here

Dinosaurs - Monday, August 12 - 2:00pm
Ewald Branch Register here