Chelsea District Library E-newsletter

September 6-September 12, 2014

Highlights

Upcoming Community Read Events

Daily Scrabble Games

As part of this year's community read, we will be playing giant scrabble games in our front lobby!
New games begin daily starting with a word from this year's book A Fault in Our Stars by John Green.

Community Read Kickoff

Saturday, September 6 | 10am-2pm

Heritage Festival Days | Grass Lake

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.

Drummunity

Sunday, September 14 | 2:30-3:30pm

Katie's Korner | Drop-in | All Ages

Come join us for a fun and empowering activity that will connect you with your family, friends, and neighbors! No musical experience required - just be prepared for an hour of fun and exuberant drumming!

New Website - New Features!

Our fresh new look, improved navigation, and better compatibility with mobile devices were all designed with you in mind! Here's some new features we hope you'll like:

Rotating Banners - So you can see more of what's happening here at the library, our home page now features three slides rather than one.

Search block - Search our new and improved catalog for books, music, and videos or login to access your account information including, checkouts, holds, fine and fees. (More to come in our next e-newsletter about this!)

Staff Recommendations - A new staff recommendation will be visible on the home page each time you visit our site. Clicking on the title "Staff Recommendations" allows you to see a complete listing of all our staff recommendations.

Upcoming Events - Next to the staff recommendations is a list of the next week's events. Click on the name of any event and you will see the event's description. This content is continually updated from our new calendar system. (Our new calendar will be featured in a future e-newsletter)

Featured databases - Located at the bottom right of the home page are buttons that will link you to our most popular or new databases such as ebook and audiobook downloads, digital magazines, homework help with live tutors and much more!

We certainly hope you like the changes to our new website and would appreciate any feedback you'd like to share with us. Simply click on the button above and let us know!

And don't forget to update your bookmarks to our new address:

http://chelseadistrictlibrary.org

Events this Week

Facebook:

Getting off to a Safe Start

Tuesday, Sept. 9 | 6:30-8:30pm

Learning Lab

Registration Required

Come gain an insightful understanding of the basics of Facebook; including setting up a an account, how to find friends, and most of all how to manage the security of your account. Participants should come with an active email account if they wish to create a Facebook account.

Place That Face

Wednesday, September 10

12:30-2pm |Drop-in

Chelsea Senior Center

512 E. Washington Street

When local photographer Ralph Guenther retired, he donated all of his photo negatives to the Chelsea District Library. On the second Wednesday of each month, join librarian Emily at the Chelsea Senior Center to identify the subjects of Ralph Guenther's photographs.

Resume Review 1:1
Thursday, September 11 | 4-7pm

Study Rooms | Registration Required

Maximize your employment potential with a resume that presents you in your best light and helps you get interviews. Whether you are searching for your next job or just have a resume in need of an update, register for a free one-one-one resume review session with Tom Parr, co-founder of Holland & Associates, a Chelsea firm specializing in staffing, recruiting, resume writing and career counseling since 1984. Please bring two copies of your resume with you. For more information on Holland & Associates, Inc, please visit www.hollandsearch.com. Please call the Information Desk to reserve your space - (734)475-8732 ext. 219.

Quick Links

HELP:e-Readers & Tablets

Online Resources

The Friends monthly meeting on Saturday, September 6th has been cancelled in order to free members to support the Community Read Kick Off at Heritage Days in

Grass Lake.

More!

Friends Used Book & Computer Sale

Saturday, September 13

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.

Grow Your Business 1:1

Wed., Sept. 17

Study Rooms

Registration Required

Register for a one-on-one consultation with an experienced business mentor who will provide confidential, personalized analysis and advice - whether you are looking to start your own business or expand your current business - Grow Your Business can provide guidance on a range of topics including business planning, marketing, financing, customer service, and more. Please call the Information Desk to reserve your space - (734) 415-8732 ext. 219.

In partnership with SCORE.

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.