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DIRECTOR'S REPORT
I just read a survey conducted by someone at Orbitz, the travel site, that said 68% of Americans will go on a trip sometime this month before Thanksgiving. That's a lot of people traveling - are you one of them? How are you planning your trip? Travel books, ideas of things to do with kids while traveling, books-on-cd, DVD's for the vehicle, a wide variety of magazines, and downloadable e-books are all must-haves for a successful trip. The library is a friendly, convenient place where you can get all of these items in a single stop, for one low price - FREE! Yeah, we have all that at the library. Be smart - save money, save time, save resources - and enjoy your trip!
Trish Burns, Director, Public Libraries of Saginaw
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Resume and Job Searching Workshop | |
Saturday, November 3
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Hoyt Library
Looking for help with your resume, cover letter or job application? Stop in anytime between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 3 at the Hoyt Library Computer Training Center for help. Individual assistance will be available to help write, edit, proofread and critique resumes, job applications, cover letters, etc. Learn how to access job search resources and apply for jobs online. Everything is completely free and confidential. Handouts and examples will be provided along with job searching tips and tricks. |
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GAME ON: International Gaming Day Program | |
Monday, November 5 
4:00 p.m.
Wickes Library
Get your game on and join other patrons in celebrating National Gaming Day at Wickes Library. You're invited to play a variety of card, board, and video games while enjoying snacks. Enter a drawing for gaming prizes. Children under 7 must be accompanied by a responsible adult or adolescent. |
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Babies & Books: Little Movers | |
 Tuesday, November 6, 13, 20 & 27
10:00 a.m.
Zauel Library
This is a storytime for babies who are 10 to 17 months old, and a loving adult. Join us as we sing, tickle, and read our way to fun for you and baby! Spending this special one-on-one time with your baby will not only strengthen your bond with each other, but will also stimulate and enhance your baby's language development and other senses. Basic baby sign language will also be introduced.
· Registration is required and limited to 10 families.
· Since this program is for just you and your baby,
please make other arrangements for siblings.
· Please bring a blanket for baby on the floor.
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Lego Club |
Saturday, November 3 @ 2:00 p.m.
Butman-Fish Library
Register for this event by calling 799-9160 after 9:00 a.m. Children must be 7-12 to register and adult participation is encouraged.
Tuesday, November 13 @ 4:00 p.m.
Wickes Library
Kids ages 7-12 are welcome to participate at the club meetings held on the second Tuesday of each month during the school year.
Tuesday, November 20 @ 4:30 p.m.
Claytor Library
Club activities will take place the third Tuesday of each month during the school year. Children 7-12 are welcome to join the club. No registration needed, children can feel free to drop in and build with us! |
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Steve Parkhurst presents
"Mrs. Dalloway" by Virginia Woolf | |
 "Mrs. Dalloway" is a novel by Virginia Woolf that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a fictional high-society woman in post-World War I England. It is one of Woolf's best-known novels.
Created from two short stories, "Mrs. Dalloway in Bond Street" and the unfinished "The Prime Minister", the novel's story is of Clarissa's preparations for a party of which she is to be hostess. With the interior perspective of the novel, the story travels forward and back in time, and in and out of the characters' minds to construct an image of Clarissa's life and of the inter-war social structure.
Noted lecturer Steve Parkhurst takes participants on an interactive tour of this British classic on three consecutive Monday evenings.
Mondays - November 5, 12 & 19
7:00 p.m.
Hoyt Library |
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Riverside Saginaw Film Festival - November 8-11 | |
The Public Libraries of Saginaw is proud to be a sponsor of the Sixth Annual Riverside Saginaw Film Festival. This year the festival is featuring independent, foreign, and short films as well as documentaries. Films will be shown on 6 screens at the Hoyt Library, Court Theater, Pit and Balcony Community Theater, The Saginaw Club, and First Congregational Church. Please visit www.riversidesaginawfilmfestival.org for more information and to purchase tickets.
Movies showing at Hoyt Library
Thursday, November 8
12:00 noon - First Position
3:00 p.m. - Lunafest
Friday, November 9
3:00 p.m. - First Position
6:00 p.m. - Searching for Sugar Man |
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Community Literature Series | |
The book "Girl in Translation" by Jean Kwok will be discussed.
When Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from Hong Kong to Brooklyn squalor, she begins a secret double life: exceptional schoolgirl during the day, Chinatown sweatshop worker in the evenings. Disguising the more difficult truths of her life-like the staggering degree of her poverty, the weight of her family's future resting on her shoulders, or her secret love for a factory boy who shares none of her talent or ambition-Kimberly learns to constantly translate not just her language but also herself back and forth between the worlds she straddles.
Thursday, November 15
2:00 p.m.
Butman-Fish Library |
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I Know My Numbers | |
Wednesdays - November 7, 14, 21, 28, December 5 & 12
1:00 p.m.
Hoyt Library
In Saginaw County, 34 percent of the adult population is considered obese. This MSU Extension program aims to reduce individual's BMI through education, activities and peer support. MSU Extension will lead nutrition education classes with an increased emphasis on obesity reduction. The goal is to change behaviors and improve health by demonstrating to participants that significant changes can be achieved.
This program will be held on 6 consecutive Wednesdays from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. at Hoyt Library. |
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Tween Origami 101 | |
 Thursday, November 8
7:00 p.m.
Butman-Fish Library
Kids ages 10-12 can register for this hands-on origami lesson with Jason Schneider. A variety of techniques will be demonstrated and each tween will leave with three masterpieces they created themselves! |
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Birds of Prey | |
 Saturday, November 10
1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Butman-Fish Library
Whether you've seen Joe Rodgers before or this is your first time, come on out to his live bird presentation. Experience unique birds of prey up close and personal. You will not be disappointed! |
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Pin the Tail on the Turkey | |
Tuesday, November 13
4:30 p.m.
Claytor Library
Join Claytor Library as they celebrate Thanksgiving with "Pin the Tail on the Turkey" and other games.
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Friends + Fun = Friendship Bracelets | |
 Saturday, November 17
3:00 p.m.
Zauel Library
After many requests and much demand, Zauel Library is proud to offer Friends + Fun = Friendship Bracelets. This class will cover the basics needed to make knotted floss friendship bracelets. A variety of patterns will be offered, including candy stripe, chevron, staircase and zig zag. Bring a friend and we'll provide the fun and floss. Please register by calling 799-2771 or stop by the Zauel Adult Reference desk. |
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Friends of Butman-Fish Fall Used Book Sale | |
Friends "Members Only" Sale
Wednesday, November 14 ~ 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
You may purchase or renew your membership at the door.
Book Sale Open to Public
Thursday, November 15 ~ 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Friday November 16 ~ 9:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 17 ~ 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Bargain "by-the-bag sale." Books will be sold by the bag-full on Saturday.
Most hardcover books will sell for $1.00. Paperbacks will be priced lower.
NO STROLLERS, PLEASE. Cash or check only. |
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Fridays - November 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
10:30 a.m.
Butman-Fish and Zauel Libraries
Storytime for children 3-5 years of age featuring stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and lots of fun. |
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Civil War Book Discussion featuring
"March" by Geraldine Brooks | |
 Wednesday, November 28
2:00 p.m.
Hoyt Library
To kick off this series the book "March" by Geraldine Brooks will be discussed. This Pulitzer Prize winning novel has animated the character of the absent father in Little Women, March, and crafted a story "filled with the ache of love and marriage and with the power of war upon the mind and heart of one unforgettable man" (Sue Monk Kidd). With"pitch-perfect writing" (USA Today), Brooks follows March as he leaves behind his family to aid the Union cause in the Civil War. His experiences will utterly change his marriage and challenge his most ardently held beliefs. A lushly written, wholly original tale steeped in the details of another time, March secures Geraldine Brooks's place as a renowned author of historical fiction.
Making Sense of the Civil War is a series of Discussions sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association. |
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Fundamentals of Starting a Business | |
You have a passion ... a hidden talent. Do you know what it takes to turn that skill into a successful business? This free seminar is designed for individuals who are considering self-employment, or are at the beginning stages of starting a business. You will be introduced to the key characteristics of successful business ownership, and what it takes to start and run a thriving business. Plus, you will be provided with available resources to help launch new ventures in Michigan. Get focused, motivated and ready to go! Who should attend this seminar? Entrepreneurs, business owners, innovators, and 'closet' business owners. Registration is encouraged, online at www.misbtdc.net/events.aspx.
Thursday, November 29
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Hoyt Library |
Staff will be Reaching Out at these Events | |
ZOOletide Wreath Event
Children's Zoo at Celebration Square
Friday November 16
5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Junior League of Saginaw Valley
Festival of Trees
Apple Mountain Resort
November 16, 17 and 18
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
PRIDE Christmas Parade
Saturday, November 17
Parade starts at 11:00 a.m. |
ROCKET LANGUAGES: Learn a New Language Online | |
Start speaking a new language...right from the very first lesson with Rocket Languages! The Public Libraries of Saginaw now offers this extensive range of products to allow you to learn a language on your own terms and in your own time.
With Rocket Languages' comprehensive multi-media packages, you will be speaking and improving your language skills with every lesson by taking part in the modern, everyday conversations that make up an interactive audio course. In addition, you can learn to speak the language naturally with language and culture lessons and you can also build on your vocabulary and improve your audio recognition of common words and phrases.
Rocket Languages offers you over 12 languages that are fast, fun, and easy to learn. Residents in our legal service area can access this new service through our website, www.saginawlibrary.org.
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Upcoming Programs in December | |
Exploring Genealogical Databases
Saturday, December 1
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Hoyt Library
This program is designed to help patrons learn what information is available at several popular genealogical databases such as Ancestry Library Edition, Family Search, Seeking Michigan and others. Techniques for successful searches will also be demonstrated.
"A Renaissance Holiday Concert"
Wednesday, December 5
7:00 p.m.
Hoyt Library
We'd like to welcome you to start your holiday season with us at the Hoyt Library with "A Renaissance Holiday Concert" presented by the SVSU Early Music Collegium. This free concert features festive Renaissance dances and music of the season played on recorders, lute, guitars, gamba, cornamuse, and percussion. The concert will be followed by light refreshments. All ages are welcome and there is no charge. |
Join the Friends of the Public Libraries of Saginaw | |
We all know what a friend is. Friends are wonderful, supportive, helpful, and altogether indispensable! The Friends of the Public Libraries of Saginaw are a group of people who care about the library and work to support library services. They are dedicated to promoting the continued growth of our public library and its services throughout our community.
Friends of the Public Libraries of Saginaw are group of people who care about the library and work hard to support library services. They are dedicated to promoting the continued growth of our public library and its services throughout the community. Membership funds are used for services and programs that enrich and educate the community and offer a source of enjoyment for all.
Click here to learn more and become a member. |
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Patrons can checkout a movie DVD or video for free on their birthday.
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All branches of the Public Libraries of Saginaw will be closed for Thanksgiving.
Thursday, November 22
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