Chelsea District Library E-newsletter

August 30-September 5, 2014

Highlights

Beginning September 1st,

our website will have

a new look, calendar,

catalog and more!

Our fresh new look and functionality was designed with you in mind! Improved navigation, better compatibility with mobile devices, staff recommendations, and faceted catalog searching are just a few of the changes you will see.

In the coming weeks, we'll be highlighting the different changes here in our

e-newsletter to help you get the most out of our new website. However, if you need help before then or have any questions, please feel free to give us a call or stop by the library-our staff is always available to help!

Please note our new website address:

chelseadistrictlibrary.org

School starts soon and so do the homework assignments!

Don't worry - the Chelsea District Library has you covered! Beginning September 1st, the library will begin offering HelpNow by Brainfuse - an online, 24/7 homework help service for all ages that includes live tutors, a writing lab, on-demand eLearning, and much more. Look for the Homework Help button (above) on our new website homepage. A Chelsea District Library card is required to access the website.

Bullying Prevention

Monday, September 15

4-5PM | McKune Room

Registration Required

Join local American Taekwondo Association martial arts instructor, Dan Righter, for free instruction on preventing bullying through education. According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, "close to half of all children will experience school bullying at some point while they are at primary or secondary school." The impact of bullying is enormous. Through age appropriate instruction, direct training, and open houses such as this one, "ATA schools around the world hope to have a significant impact on reducing the extent of bullying and victimization," says Righter. Parents are welcome to join us for this important program.

Events this Week

Babytime

Tuesday, Sept. 2

10:30-11:15am

McKune Room | Drop-in

Ages 0-24 months

Play an important and powerful role in shaping the early learning experiences of your child! Babytime is the perfect place to socialize and learn important skills with your baby or toddler. We'll be singing songs, doing bouncy rhymes, learning some "baby signing" and reading along to fun board books in the first half of this program. In the second half, the toys come out! While the babies play (and learn to share!), caregivers have a chance to socialize and exchange information.

Fall Storytime

Thursday, September 4

11:30am-12pm | KidSpot

Drop-in | Ages 3-5

Join youth librarians and Miss Karla in storytime fun. With over 25 combined years of storytime experience, our storytime presenters will introduce your child to the wonderful world of books by reading great stories, singing funny songs, and making each story come alive through puppets, fingerplays and movement. Parents/caregivers must remain in library.

5H Community Read

Kickoff Event

Saturday, September 6

10:00am-2:00pm

Grass Lake Heritage Days

Grass Lake, MI 49240

Drop-in | All Ages

We are encouraging the communities of Chelsea, Dexter, Grass Lake, Manchester and Stockbridge to connect with others and read John Green's The Fault in Our Stars . Celebrate the good old days, local history and heritage by visiting us at our booth at the annual Heritage Days Festival in Grass Lake. Bring your whole family to the event, pick up your copy of The Fault in Our Stars, sample delicious healthy food, along with some other giveaways, and take part as members from all five healthy communities of Chelsea, Dexter, Grass Lake, Manchester and Stockbridge gather together to promote health and wellness. For more information about the 5H Community Read click here.

Quick Links

HELP:e-Readers & Tablets

Online Resources

Chelsea District Library will be closed

Sunday, August 31

and

Monday, September 1

in observance of

Labor Day

Edward & Margaret Heft

The acknowledgement to their Historic Newspaper Digitization Project donation (1905) in the

Fall Newsletter

should have read

In Memory of Lew Green

More!

Reading Glasses:
A Book Club

Tuesday, Sept. 30

7:30-9pm | Drop-in

Chelsea Alehouse

420 N Main St #100

Books available at

Check-out Desk

This book club features contemporary authors, quirky fiction and strange but true nonfiction. This month, we are reading the 5H Community Read book, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. Books will be available at the Check Out Desk.

In partnership with the Chelsea Alehouse.

The Chelsea District Library and Lions Club of Chelsea have joined forces to help people with vision impairments maintain their independence through the use of optical, non-optical, or electronic vision aids.

With the help of a $3,000 donation from the Lions Club, we have installed a Low Vision Service Center on the 2nd level of the library. The center adaptive technology equipment

including a variety of magnifiers ranging in power, which may be

borrowed for up to three weeks, free of charge.

For more information about our Low Vision Center, please visit our 2nd floor display or call (734) 475-8732.

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.