Chelsea District Library E-newsletter
May 2-May 8, 2015
Highlights
 

Help Turn Musical Playlists into 

Lifetimes of Memories

 

Chelsea District Library has partnered with Silver Maples, Chelsea Senior Center, Chelsea Retirement Community, and Ascent Audiology to offer music therapy to Chelsea residents through the Chelsea Music & Memory Project. Music & Memory is a non-profit organization that teaches caregivers how to build personalized music playlists on iPods and other devices, with the aim of helping those with cognitive impairments like dementia improve the quality of their life. The project is made possible through a grant from the Chelsea Community Foundation.

 

To ensure the program's success, we need technical volunteers who can help manage playlists and devices for our users. If you are comfortable with technology and want to make a difference in someone's life, or want to learn more, please join us at one of the Technology Volunteer Training sessions below:

 

Monday, May 11 | 4pm | Chelsea Senior Center

Wednesday, May 13 | 4pm | Silver Maples

Monday, May 18 |7pm | Chelsea Retirement Community

 

If you are interested in working at a specific place we suggest you take the training there. However, if that date does not work, please pick the date that would work best for you. 

 

To sign up for a session, please contact Keegan Sulecki, Head of Adult Services at 734.475.8732 x218 or via email chelseamusicmemory@gmail.com

 

 

 
 

Youth Service Group (YSG)
Appreciation Dinner
Thursday, May 28 | 6-7:30pm
McKune Room | YSG Members
Youth Service Group Members, both past and current, are invited to a dinner honoring their volunteering for the 2014-2015 School Year. Attendees will receive certificates honoring their work, and we will name the YSG Volunteer of the Year. Pizza dinner will be served, with ice cream sundaes for dessert!   
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Events this week
  
Free Comic Book Day
Saturday, May 2
Ages 5-17
Youth Information Desk

Stop by the first floor reference desk to pick up a free comic book! The first Saturday in May is Free Comic Book Day, an annual event sponsored by independent comic book stores nationwide to encourage new readers of comic books. Get a free comic while our supply lasts!


Star Wars Day
Monday, May 4 | 3:30-5pm
Ages 8-14 | McKune Room | Drop-in

Join us as we celebrate International Star Wars Day with Stars Wars LEGOs, and all things Star Wars, including comics, crafts and snacks! Enter our Space Ship LEGO Competition and win a prize! Drop-in, for the whole family. 
Made possible by The Friends of Chelsea District Library.


Purple Rose Theatre Company
Saturday, May 9 | 10:30-12:30pm
McKune Room | Registration Required
Join us for a reading of Story of My Life by James McLindon, a new comedy performed by Purple Rose performers. Share your feedback with the cast, playwright, and Artistic Director Guy Sanville. Click here for more about this play.

Can't make it to the library for the performance?  This reading will be streamed live through our website via a link found on our website homepage and will be active the morning of the performance.
 
 
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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.


Zinio digital magazine service is now better than ever! 

 

With the Zinio for Libraries app, you can now checkout and read your magazines using one account. Although the internet is required for downloading magazines, it is not required to read them.


 

Over 240 titles are available, including back issues of your favorite magazines.  Click here for help getting started today (valid library card required). When setting up your account, make sure to choose The Library Network as your access provider.

 

New magazines recently added to an already impressive list:

US Weekly

Rolling Stone

Alaska Magazine

Girls' Life

GreenSource

Men's Journal

Knitter's Magazine

Ladies' Home Journal

Off-Road

Scrapbook Creations

VegNews Magazine

 

For a complete listing of magazines click here.

 
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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.