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Chelsea District Library E-newsletter
October 11-17, 2014
  
Highlights
 
makerspace Open House

Wednesday, Nov. 5 | 7-8pm

McKune Room | Drop-in | All Ages

 

"Makerspaces... are creative, DIY spaces where people can gather to create, invent, and learn."1

 

Like to tinker? Enjoy learning new skills? Have fun working with others? Then you won't want to miss our makerchelsea Open House! Find out more about the "maker movement" and the launch of this fun new CDL program in 2015. Try out some of our exciting new equipment, including a 3D printer, and share your ideas for future makerspace activities. All ages, interests and skill levels invited!

 

1 Kroski, Ellyssa: Citing Sources: [http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/a-librarians-guide-to-makerspaces/]: para. 1: [March 12, 2013] 

 

Looking for ways to help your child with homework?  Try our new 24/7 online homework service HelpNow from Brainfuse.  Not sure where to start or how to use this powerful tool? Join us as we explore all the services offered in this learning suite and show you how to set up an account.

 

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National Friends of Library Week

October 19-25, 2014

 

Love your library?  Looking for a way 

to support all the great things it has to offer, 

have fun and meet new people? 

 

Then consider joining the Friends of Chelsea District Library. Anyone interested in finding out more about the Friends, or wishing to join, can stop by the Friends table in the Library lobby on Monday, Tuesday and Saturday between 10am and 12 noon or on Thursday between 6-8pm during Friends Week. Any new or renewing members who sign up during this week will automatically be entered into a drawing to win a Kindle Paperwhite e-reader. In addition, those visiting the Friends table on Monday will be offered the extra treat of a complimentary chair massage, courtesy of Chelsea Wellness Center who is celebrating Massage Therapy Awareness Week. http://friends.chelseadistrictlibrary.org/

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Events this Week
  


Friends Fill a Bag $5 Book Sale

Saturday, October 11

10am-2pm | Library Basement

Thousands of beautiful books, CDs, DVDs, audio books and other items are available for purchase. Proceeds from the sales are used to support the Library. Stop by the Friendly Book Cart, always available in the lobby for a great selection of "like-new" books at bargain prices.

 

Teen Read Week Book Festival

Friday, Oct. 17 | 11am-2pm | Ages 12+
Michigan Friends Center
1000 Long Lake Road

Celebrate Teen Read Week on your day off with a book festival! We will have lunch and two different book discussion groups to choose from, as well as a special Real Colors® Personality Challenge with 4H and the Michigan State University Extension. Real Colors® is a user-friendly, intuitive tool that identifies four personality types common to all people. Our Book discussion themes are From Hazel to Alaska: The Fault in Our Stars & other books by John Green, and Destination Dystopia: the Divergent trilogy, and other "faulty futures." A selection of titles from John Green and Veronica Roth will be available for teens registering for the program at the Youth Desk. Note which discussion group you are joining in the Notes field of our online registration form.

 
 

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 Chelsea District Library offers college lectures from Modern Scholar and the Teaching Company available on CD in our audiobook collection.


More!

ACT 

Prep Test and Strategies

from Kaplan 

 

ACT Practice Test 

with Kaplan Test Prep 

Sundays, Oct. 19 & Nov. 9

1-4:30pm | McKune Room

High School Only

Registration Required

The 3.5-hour ACT Practice Test helps students decide which test is right for them. This is a perfect opportunity to experience the ACT and prepare for testing in March. Please bring a simple calculator and a snack to eat/drink during the short breaks in testing. Review session will be November 2.

 

ACT Strategies 101

with Kaplan Test Prep

Sunday, Nov. 2 | 2-3pm 

McKune Room | Drop-in

Grades 8-12

 

What type of questions are on the ACT? Why do I have to take the ACT? How can I do well on the ACT? Does my score really make a difference? If you find yourself asking these types of questions come out to our test strategies event and learn the basics of the ACT. Understand why it's important, how you should approach it and what Kaplan can provide to you so that you can score higher. 

ACT Test Strategies 101 Students who took the ACT Practice Test in October can pick up their test at this program. 

 


 

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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.