Upcoming Events at HPL

Storytimes 6:45 PM Monday, January 30 For children 3-7. Storytelling, picturebooks, fingerplays, holiday tales, and special fun. Kids learn to love stories and reading. Each session ends with a craft project. Signup required. eReader Class Monday, January 30, 6PM Did you get an eReader for Christmas? The helpful staff at Hackley Public Library is having an eReader Class to help people learn to download eLibrary books. Storytimes 11:00 AM Tuesday, January 31 For children 3-7. Storytelling, picturebooks, fingerplays, holiday tales, and special fun. Kids learn to love stories and reading. Each session ends with a craft project. Signup required. Postcards to Michigan's Past 6:00 pm Tuesday, January 31 Before email and text messages, postcards were the premier way to send a quick message to family and friends. Fortunately, these cards have been preserved and saved from generation to generation — offering a glimpse into a simpler time of carefree vacations around the Great Lakes State. Postcards actually offer double the fun — with the beautiful scenic image on one side and the heartfelt message on the back. A long-time Michigan-themed treasurer hunter, Dianna greatly expanded her postcard collection throughout the summer of 2010 when she was laid up with a broken ankle and found solace among the virtual shopping market known as eBay. The collection, at more than 100 to date, spans from Michigan’s coast to coast and from one season to the next. While many seem to focus on the waters, boating and lighthouses, the primary theme in the collection is that the postcards hold ties to Dianna’s home state of Michigan — for which she is undoubtedly passionate. Since 1997, Dianna has been presenting lively and upbeat programs about the area’s historic lighthouses, ghost towns, islands and other unique destinations and activities in her home state of Michigan. Dianna is a passionate professional speaker, with a degree in communications from Western Michigan University and 20+ years experience in radio broadcasting and public speaking. An established freelance writer, Dianna is a regular contributor to Michigan Blue Magazine and Grand Rapids Family Magazine, Michigan Home & Lifestyle Magazine and has also been published in Michigan Living, Michigan Travel Ideas, Lake Michigan Circle Tour & Lighthouse Guide, Country Lines, Tasters Guild International and Grand Rapids Magazine, among others. Over the years, she has held memberships in the Great Lake Lighthouse Keepers Association, Michigan One Room Schoolhouse Association and Historical Society of Michigan. She is currently active with the Allegan County Tourist Council, Kent County Lodging Association, Ferris State University Hospitality Advisory Board and Michigan Culinary Tourism Alliance. For more information check her website at promotemichigan.com Brought to you through the generosity of the PNC Foundation. Wednesday Knitters 5:30 – 7:00 pm, Wednesday, February 1 Meets in the Julia Hackley Room Open to knitters of all skill levels, from beginners to advanced. Learn to knit, hone your skills, help other knitters! For more information call 231-722-7276 and ask for Jocelyn. Computer Class-Basic Computing Thursday, February 2, 10:00 am Introduction to computers will offer an introduction to what a computer is and how to use it. It is designed for beginners with little or no knowledge of computers. Topics covered will include an explanation of Windows and files, how to turn on a computer, and how to use the mouse. Class size is limited. Please call ahead to register (231-722-7276). Registration starts on January 19. Computer Class-Basic Computing Thursday, February 2, 1:00 pm Introduction to computers will offer an introduction to what a computer is and how to use it. It is designed for beginners with little or no knowledge of computers. Topics covered will include an explanation of Windows and files, how to turn on a computer, and how to use the mouse. Class size is limited. Please call ahead to register (231-722-7276). Registration starts on January 19. Storytimes 6:45 PM Monday, February 6 For children 3-7. Storytelling, picturebooks, fingerplays, holiday tales, and special fun. Kids learn to love stories and reading. Each session ends with a craft project. Signup required. Storytimes 11:00 AM Tuesday, February 7 For children 3-7. Storytelling, picturebooks, fingerplays, holiday tales, and special fun. Kids learn to love stories and reading. Each session ends with a craft project. Signup required. Writing Business Plans. 6:00 PM Tuesday, February 7 SCORE representative Allen Wilson will be on hand to discuss the formation of a business plan. This is a free program and will meet in the Julia Hackley Room. Sponsored by SCORE (which is part of the SBA) and Hackley Library. Tech Wednesday-Pictures on the Web 2:30 pm, Wednesday February 8 Each class runs from 30 – 60 minutes. No registration is required, just show up! All classes will start at 2:30 pm in the Julia Hackley Room. If you have your own laptop feel free to bring it along, otherwise these are watch and learn classes. Meet the Lumberjacks 7:00 PM Wednesday, February 8 Do you love the Lumberjacks, like we love the lumberjacks? Come meet some team members at Hackley Public Library. Learn the game of hockey and interesting facts about what it’s like to play for a professional team. Get an autograph and enter to win a ticket to one of the lumberjack games. If you’re not a fan already, you will be one after you meet the team! Computer Class-Email and Internet Thursday, February 9, 10:00am Learn how to "surf the net", set up an email account, and find your away around cyberspace.Class size is limited. Please call ahead to register (231-722-7276). Registration starts on January 26. Computer Class-Email and Internet Thursday, February 9, 1:00 pm Learn how to "surf the net", set up an email account, and find your away around cyberspace.Class size is limited. Please call ahead to register (231-722-7276). Registration opens on January 26.