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Chelsea District Library E-newsletter
January 16-22, 2015
  
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MLK Day Celebration
Sunday, Jan. 18 | 2-3pm |McKune Room
Registration Required | Families - All Ages

Join us for lots of activities for families with children at our MLK Day Celebration. Make a peace wreath, add a link to our chain of diversity, tell us what your dreams are, and hear regional actor Stan Jordan perform portions of King's I Have a Dream speech. You'll go home humming We Shall Overcome after this fun-packed afternoon.









Sonic Sunday: 
Sunday, Jan. 25 | 2-3pm | Drop-in
Silvers Maples Retirement Community
100 Silver Maples Dr.

This concert features a range of traditional and contemporary folk, classical music, and Broadway show tunes. Their beautifully blended harmony vocals and exciting instrumental work breathe new life into a wide variety of American and international music, and audiences thrill to their warmth, humor and ease on stage.
Made possible by:
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Purple Rose Theatre Company
PRTC actors read White Buffalo

Purple Rose Concert Reading

Saturday, Feb. 7

10:30am-12:30pm

McKune Room

Registration Required

Join us for a reading of Morning's at Seven by Paul Osborn, read by Purple Rose performers. After the reading, share your feedback with the cast, playwright, and Artistic Director Guy Sanville.

 

A little bit about Morning's at Seven:
Aaronetta and Ida Gibbs have lived next door to each other most of their lives and along with Esther, all of the Gibb sisters are an open book to each. Husbands not included. Into the fray comes Myrtle Brown, perpetually engaged to Ida's son Homer. But Homer can't seem to pop the question. Taking matters into her own hands, Myrtle finally gets a proposal by compelling Homer to fly the nest. Sort of. This perennially charming portrait of small town America fifty plus years ago was revived on Broadway in 1980 and in 2002 to critical acclaim. 

Can't make it to the library to see the performance?  Chelsea District Library now live streams Purple Rose Concert Readings - click here or on our homepage link. 
Additionally, videos of past readings are available under our "Online Resources" tab.
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Write Award Winning 

Creative Non-Fiction

Monday, Jan. 19 | 1-3pm Grades 6-12 | McKune Room  Registration Required

Creative nonfiction is another way to say true stories, well told.  Learn to write great true stories with the help of Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, a creative writing instructor at Washtenaw Community College.  Participants should come prepared to write, and will be working on submissions for several creative nonfiction contests. Please bring a notebook and pen.
 

Computer Training 1:1

Tuesday, Jan. 20 | 10am-12pm
Learning Lab

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


 

Grow Your Business 1:1

Wednesday, Jan. 21

3-7pm| 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. In partnership with SCORE. Please call the Information Desk to reserve your space - (734) 415-8732 ext. 219.
 
 
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ValueLine, a stock investment analysis newsletter, is available in the library for investors to track and research investments.


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American Cross

Blood Drive

Wednesday, January 21

12-6pm

McKune Room

 

The library is hosting a blood drive! To schedule your 15 minute 

appointment go to www.redcrossblood.org

  and type in sponsor code "chelsealibrary". 


 Come join us and give the gift of Life! 

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Friends of Chelsea District Library Annual Meeting
Saturday, Jan.31 | 10:15am
McKune Room | Drop-in

Open to the public, this annual meeting will include a review of last year, a preview of 2015, and election of officers.

 

There will also be a presentation from library staff about their new Leveled Readers collection.

 

Not familiar with who the Friends are or what they do? This meeting is a perfect time to find out!


ACT Essay Writing Workshop
Sunday, Feb. 8 | 1-2pm
McKune Room | Drop-in
Grades 8-11

So you've got a handle on the multiple choice sections but need help with the essay portion?  

This 1-hour workshop is designed to show students and parents what college admissions officers want to see in an essay. The workshop will examine the types of topics students 
will encounter, cover the four steps to writing a winning essay, 
and critique a sample admissions essay.
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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.