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Chelsea District Library E-newsletter
August  2- 8, 2014
  
Highlights
 

Discover a fun way to motivate the entire family to get outdoors. Learn to navigate trails using a GPS device finding hidden caches and treasure! Bring a few cheap, small trinkets to replace what you take from the cache. Use the Discovery Center GPS units or bring your smartphone with a downloaded geocaching app.
This program will take place at the
Waterloo Recreation Area
16345 McClure Road, Chelsea, MI
734.475.8307

Don't forget to vote on Tuesday, August 5!
For all the information you'll need to know -
Reading Glasses: A Book Club
Tuesday, August 26 | 7:30-9pm | Drop-in
Chelsea Alehouse | 420 N. Main St. #100

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Looking for a new book club and a fun place to do it?
  Join Chelsea District Library staff at the Chelsea Alehouse to discuss The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach. Reserved copies of the book are available at the Chelsea District Library Check Out Desk.
In partnership with Chelsea Alehouse.
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Events this Week
  

Summer LEGOŽ Club

Monday, Aug. 4 | 2-3pm

McKune Room | Drop-in | Ages 5+


 

LEGOŽ Club gives children an

opportunity to create structures and stories by giving them one full hour of free play with our extensive LEGOŽ collection.

       

Smarty Pants Trivia Smackdown

Tuesday, Aug. 5* | 8-9:30pm | Drop-in

Chelsea Alehouse | 420 N Main St #100


 

How does your knowledge of random trivia compare to your friends' and neighbors'? Round up a team of up to six people and join the Chelsea District Library at the Chelsea Alehouse to test your trivia chops. After five rounds of trivia, the top two teams win prizes (and bragging rights!). Free to participate-bring your library card to get bonus points! * The August 19 session is cancelled due to the Chelsea Community Fair. In partnership with Chelsea Alehouse.


Toddlertime Toddlertime

Thursdays, August 7 & 28

11:30am-12pm| KidSpot

Drop-in | Ages 18mos-3yrs


 

Toddlertime emphasizes early literacy skills for your child. We lay the foundation for reading through letter knowledge with our Letter People Puppets and

vocabulary building with great new books to read together. 

 

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Chelsea District Library Teen department partners with local organizations, like the VFW, to

help teens increase their chances of winning local scholarships.


More!

Friends Used Book & Computer Sale

Saturday, August 8

10am-2pm

Library Basement

 

Don't miss this special sale! In addition to the thousands of beautiful books, CDs, DVDs, audio books and other items available for purchase, there will also be used Dell Desktop computers for sale! Proceeds from the sales are used to support the Library. 
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RED CROSS

BLOOD DRIVE

 

Wednesday, Aug. 13*

1-7pm | McKune Room

Registration or Drop-in

 

The library is hosting a blood drive in the McKune Room at the Chelsea District Library. You are encouraged to sign up for a 15 minute reserved spot, or just drop in.To schedule an appointment go to www.redcrossblood.org and type in sponsor code "chelsealibrary".

Come join us and give the gift of Life! 

 

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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.