Chelsea District Library E-newsletter

January 23-29, 2015

Highlights

Sonic Sundays: The Bowdish Brothers

Sunday, Feb. 1 | 2-3pm |McKune Room

Drop-in | Families - All Ages

The Bowdish Brothers will take you on a musical journey through the great genre of American country music. Hear West Texas Swing, songs about trains, coal mining and automobile factories, and songs by artists like Bob Wills, Billy Edd, Wheeler, The Carter Family, Cindy Walker, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams and Jimmy Rodgers.

Made possible by the Friends of Chelsea District Library

Chelsea District Library will be hosting a table at this year's Festival of Tables and our table theme is Dr. Seuss. If you'd like to join us at our table, make sure to get your tickets early!

Books & Banter Book Club

Thursday, Feb. 9

1:30-2:30pm |Drop-in | McKune Room

Books available at Check-out

With the winter months upon us, it's a perfect time to join a book club! Each month, Julia Strimer leads a friendly and lively discussion of that month's selection. In February, the group will be discussing Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez.

"[A] rollicking story...Kabul Beauty School transcends the feel-good genre largely because of the author's superior storytelling gifts and wicked sense of humor." - The New York Times

Events this week

Sonic Sunday:

San, Emily and Jacob

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 the Friends of Chelsea District Library

Ancestry Aficinados

Tuesday, Jan. 27 | 10am-12pm

Learning Lab

Registration Required

We welcome family history researchers to spend some time digging into the library's online genealogy resources, such as Ancestry Library Edition, HeritageQuest, SeekingMichigan.org, and our own StoriesofChelsea.org. Expert volunteers will be on hand to offer advice and guidance for next steps in your family tree exploration.

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

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Online Resources

Did you know you that if you are unable to physically visit the library, you can sign up for our Book Delivery service and get personalized book recommendations delivered to your home?

For more information click here or call (734) 475-8732 and ask for an Adult Services librarian.

More!

Chelsea District Library converts to NEW radio-frequency identification (RFID) collection tagging system

Beginning Monday, January 26th, the library will begin converting its entire collection to a NEW RFID system. The process will involve adding a new tag to each item and will take approximately 3 weeks.

The new system's vendor, 3M, will be responsible for changing the tags, so be prepared to see their employees working hard in and amongst our bookshelves!

To help the transition go smoothly, we are asking that patrons not re-shelve items, but rather put them on the designated carts throughout the library.

We thank you for your patience as we convert to our new system. Once completed two new self-checkout stations will be available, and checkout promises to be easier than ever.

Storytime

Thursdays*

11:30am-12pm | Drop-in

KidSpot | Ages 3-5

Join youth librarians and Miss Karla in storytime fun. With over 25 combined years of storytime experience, our storytime presenters will introduce your child to the wonderful world of books by reading great stories, singing funny songs, and making each story come alive through puppets, fingerplays and movement. Parents/caregivers must remain in library.

*Winter Session Jan. 8-Feb.12

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.