Chelsea District Library E-newsletter

January 3-9, 2015

Highlights

Sonic Sundays opens with Chelsea High School Percussion Ensembles Concert

Sunday, Jan 11 | 2-3pm

McKune Room | Drop-in

All Ages

Don't miss the opening performance of the 2015 Winter Music Series Sonic Sundays! Experience the world of percussion as the Chelsea High School Percussion Ensembles fills McKune with the sounds of bells, xylophone, timpani, marimba and more! Students will delight with classical ensemble pieces that they will perform later in January at the MSBOA Solo & Ensemble Festival Competition.

NEW MONTHLY PROGRAM!

Smart Plates:

A Wellness Series

Wednesday, Jan. 14

7-8:30pm | McKune Registration Required

January Topic: Nutrition Resolutions - New year, new you!

Just in case you're already sliding off-track with your new year's resolutions we've got a seminar devoted to staying on track and/or getting back on track with your food and nutrition goals for 2015. Join Courtney Stinson, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, for an evening of food and fun including food demo, snacks, and expert nutrition support.

You will learn:

Goal setting basics - where to start and what to do if you feel stuck
How to make S.M.A.R.T. goals and plans
Activity: self assessment and support in hitting your food and nutrition related goals

This class will focus mostly on nutrition for weight loss and weight management but anyone wishing to eat a more nutritiously balanced diet will benefit from this seminar.

Sponsored by the Chelsea Wellness Coalition and Polly's Country Market

MLK Day Celebration

for Kids and Families

Sunday, Jan. 18

2-3pm | McKune Registration Required

Families are invited to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his accomplishments. View photographs from his life in a photographic exhibit on loan from the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. Listen to regional actor Stan Jordan perform portions of King's "I Have a Dream" speech and discuss 1963's March on Washington. Create a picture book about your own dreams of freedom for Americans today.

Events in the Coming Year!

Lego� Club

Monday, Jan. 5

3:30-4:30pm | Drop-in

McKune Room | Ages 5-11

Playing with Lego bricks promotes basic skills such as spatial awareness, fine motor skills, creativity, and storytelling. The Lego Club gives children ages 5-12 an opportunity to create structures and stories by giving them one full hour of free play with our extensive Lego collection. At the end of the program, children will have the opportunity to name their creations and put them on exhibit in the library Youth Department.

Resume Review 1:1
Thursday, Jan. 8 | 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.

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Looking for a place to deposit your damaged American Flag?
The library in cooperation with the Chelsea American Legion Herbert J. McKune Post #31 collects old, damaged American flags for proper retirement. Flags dropped off at the library are taken to the legion for the "Ceremony for Disposal of Unserviceable Flags" each fall. Please bring your flag to the "Check Out Desk" and we will make sure it is delivered to the American Legion.

More!

Friends Fill a Bag $5

Book Sale

Saturday, January 10

10am-1pm*

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.

* Please note new hours

Computer Training 1:1 Expands to every Tuesday!

January 6, 13, 20 & 27

February 3, 10, 17 & 24

10am-12pm | Learning Lab Registration Required

Good news! Starting January 2015 we will be offering the popular Computer Training 1:1 every Tuesday. We hope this will give returning users time to practice and come with further questions in a shorter time period. It will also give new users more opportunities to attend a session.

We will be emphasizing developing basic digital skills with not only laptops, but tablets and other mobile devices. Training will also be available for library services like Overdrive eBooks, Zinio emagazines, Consumer Reports and other databases and how to effectively use the Library's new Enterprise online catalog.

This program is aimed at educating users rather than computer repair. Please register in advance through our online event calendar, calling or by visiting the library.

Registration is very important so that our volunteers can prepare for your questions.

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.