Chelsea District Library E-newsletter

July 19 - July 25, 2014

Highlights

Join us for the

Summer Reading Program Finale!

Join us on Wednesday, July 30 to celebrate another successful summer of reading! This year's space-themed finale will have you building rocket-ships, making water comets and doing all sorts of hands-on science activities! Don't forget the bounce house, karaoke and snow cones, too!

At 2pm, Michigan Opera Theater will presenting their version of "Little Red Riding Hood", where the scary Wolf is transformed into a comic character, Granny becomes a kvetchy old lady and the title character is sweet, charming and sings likes an angel!

Stick around after the show to find out if you're one of our Summer Reading Grand Prize winners! All Grand Prize drawing slips due at NOON on JULY 30!

So many reasons

to love Chelsea District Library!

Events this Week

Lego Summer Club

Monday, July 21 | 2-3pm

McKune Room | Drop-in | Ages 5+

Playing with Legos promotes basic skills such as spatial awareness, fine motor skills, creativity, and storytelling. The Lego Club gives children ages 5-12 an opportunity to create structures and stories by giving them one full hour of free play with our extensive Lego collection. At the end of the program, children will have the opportunity to name their creations and put them on display in the youth department

Read to Your Library Buddy

Thursday, July 24 | 2-3:30pm

KidSpot | Registration Required

Would you like a reading buddy? Read to Your Library Buddy is a fun, stress-free reading session with a teen or adult volunteer who is trained to help readers feel comfortable and supported. Reading aloud is one of the best ways to improve reading skills. The program runs on Thursdays during June and July. Each time you read for 15 minutes with your buddy, you earn a small prize and a Grand Prize Drawing slip! Come to all five sessions and earn a special prize! Sign up at the Youth Reference Desk or call 734 475-8732, ext. 4.

Super Special Summer Storytime: Robots!

Thursday, July 24

10:30-11:15am | KidSpot

Drop-in | Ages 2+

"Robots, robots, everywhere! On the ground and in the air!"

Quick Links

HELP:e-Readers & Tablets

Online Resources

In 2006, Chelsea District Library offered internet service with a connection of 1.5MB/s. We now

offer a high-speed connection of 50MB/s.

More!

Don't miss out on this year's Summer Reading Grand Prizes!

There are two weeks left to increase your chances of winning!

Keep reading and attending our summer programs to earn more entry slips.

All Grand Prize drawing slips due at NOON on JULY 30!

Grand prize winners will be announced at the end of our Grand Finale Celebration on July 30th!

There is a Grand Prize Drawing for Adults too!

Grand prize entries will be accepted through 8pm on Wednesday, July 30. Winners will be notified by phone and listed on our Facebook page and website Adult page.

The easy way to learn a new language!

Chelsea District Library offers Mango Languages, an online language learning system that teaches actual conversations skills for a wide variety of languages. It's so easy and effective, you'll be talking after just one lesson!

Click here to get started.

About Us

The Chelsea District Library is nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide equal access to quality resources that serve the lifelong cultural, educational, and informational needs and interests of all people.The library currently serves 14,000 residents in the Chelsea district - City of Chelsea plus Dexter, Lima, Lyndon and Sylvan townships and more than 20,000 individuals visit the library each month. The library's state-of-the-art facility is an access point for information. In addition to providing dynamic services to complement and support local schools and other important community needs, the Chelsea District Library strives to present timely, interesting, and high-quality programs and events to engage and enrich the Chelsea community.