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Chelsea District Library E-newsletter
December 6-12, 2014
  
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Purple Rose Theatre Company
Purple Rose Theatre Company
Concert Reading - Now available through live streaming!
Saturday, Dec. 6
10:30am-12:30pm | Ages 16 and older
McKune Room | Registration Required

Now there are two ways to enjoy our Purple Rose Theatre Company concert readings! In person or streamed live!  

Join us for this week's performance Ghost Gardens by Steven Simoncic. Staged in a forgotten corner of Detroit, this story pits redemption against destruction, hope against hopelessness, as it examines the humor, grit, grace, determination and delusion it takes to survive in the post-industrial modern American urban village. 

Can't make the performance? Watch it through live streaming in the comfort of your home!  The live streaming link can be found on our website home page below the catalog search and will be active the day of the performance.
Enterprise Catalog Help

Log In & My Account is a great way to access what you have checked out, what you have on hold and any fines you may have.  The Checkout list now also shows if you have any of the Digital titles (OverDrive) checked out or on hold. 
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Events this Week
  

Resume Review 1:1

Thursday, Dec. 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. Tom has been writing resumes for more than 20 years, and is the 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.


 

Write an Award Winning Essay
Saturday, Dec. 13 | 10am-12pm

Grades 9-12 | McKune Room

Registration Required

 

Learn to write essays that can win you money for college, and much more.  Join college instructor Frances Kai-Hwa Wang as she leads a workshop that will help you take your essay writing skills into the next level.  Participants will practice writing essays for the Profile in Courage Essay Contest.  This national contest offers a top prize of $10,000 as well as a trip to Boston. 
 

 

Saturday, Dec. 13 | 2-4pm

McKune Room | Drop-in

All Ages Families

 

Join us for a festive family party and pet bunnies in the library! Parents and kids of all ages are invited. Visit a petting zoo of farm animals, including rabbits, and learn how these animals are important parts of Chelsea life. A variety of crafting activities, including origami and beaded decorations will keep big and small hands busy. Snacks will be served. Families can bring a personal hygiene product to the event for the Holiday Hygiene Drive.
In partnership with the 4-H Clubs of Washtenaw County.
 
 
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Babytime

Babytime

Tuesdays

December 9, 16 & 23

McKune Room | Drop-in

Ages 0-24 Months

 

Babytime is the perfect place to help shape your baby's early learning experiences through songs, bouncy rhymes, "baby signing" and reading along to fun board books. Toys come out later in the program allowing the babies a chance to play (and learn to share!), while giving their caregivers time to socialize and exchange information. 

 

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HeritageQuest® Online is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources-rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids, with coverage dating back to the 1700s made available to you through the Chelsea District Library. Click here to access

The collection consists of the following core data sets:

  • U.S. Federal Censuses 
  • Genealogy and local history books deliver more than 7 million digitized page images from over 28,000 family histories, local histories, and other books. 
  • Periodical Source Index (PERSI) Archive (1800-2009), published by the Allen County Public Library, it contains more than 2.3 million records covering both English and French periodicals published around the world since 1800.
  • Revolutionary War Records contains original images from pension and bounty land warrant application files help to identify more than 80,000 American Army, Navy, and Marine officers and enlisted men from the Revolutionary War era.
  • Freedman's Bank Records, with more than 480,000 names of bank applicants, their dependents, and heirs from 1865-1874, offers valuable data that can provide important clues to tracing African American ancestors prior to and immediately after the U.S. Civil War. 
  • U.S. Serial Set records the memorials, petitions, private relief actions made to the U.S. Congress back to 1789, with a total of more than 480,000 pages of information.

This database is provided through Michigan Electronic Library.
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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.