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Chelsea District Library E-newsletter
December 20, 2014-January 1, 2015
  
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Wishing you Joy and Peace
at the Holidays and
throughout the New Year!


As you put together your list of things to do over the Holiday Season, make sure to add a visit to the Chelsea District Library!  

We can help you keep the family 
entertained with all the latest 
CD's, DVD's, 
Video Games and Books!

And for those who were lucky enough to receive a digital device as a gift, 
we offer eBooks, Audiobooks and streaming video through Download Destination and digital magazines through Zinio.

Just need a quiet place to go to escape 
from all the hubbub?  
We offer a relaxing reading area on our second floor complete with a fireplace and comfy chairs. 
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Events in the Coming Year!
  

makerchelsea Kids Day

Saturday, Jan. 10 | 1-3pm 

McKune Room | Ages 8-14

Registration Required


 

Tinker, explore, and create with library staff and community volunteers. Test out kid-friendly activities and projects at this makerspace program: Do squishy circuits, computer programming with Scratch, make tech-friendly winter gloves sewn with conductive thread, make mini robots from toothbrushes, and more! With high-tech and low-tech projects, there's something for all skill levels. We'll even have the 3D printer out for a demonstration!


 

Walk to Freedom: a Martin Luther King Jr. Photographic Exhibit
January 12-February12*
Library Lobby | All Ages | Drop-in

 

Don't miss this wonderful exhibit on loan from the Charles H. Wright Museum of 

African American History in Detroit! This exhibit focuses on Dr. King's visit to Detroit where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on June 23, 1963. It also provided photographs and biographical information on his life, as well as his lasting legacy of fighting for the rights to which every person is entitled.
*Note: The exhibit will be unavailable for viewing January 19 and 20.
 

Saturday, January 17

12-4:30pm | Grades 8-11

McKune Room | 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.
 
 
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The library will be closed the following days in observance of the 
Christmas and 
New Year Holidays

Wednesday, December 24
Thursday, December 25 Wednesday, December 31 Thursday, January 1

More!


There is still plenty of time to donate to this year's Hygiene Drive. Help homeless teens and children this holiday season by donating hygiene supplies.

 

Unopened donations will be distributed between Faith in Action in Chelsea and Ozone House of Ann Arbor.

 

A list of needed hygiene products is available in the library front lobby or at the youth reference desk.

 

In partnership with 4-H Club of Washtenaw County

 

 
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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.