Upcoming Events at HPL

Friends of HPL Board 4:00 - 5:00 pm, Monday, January 28: Friends of HPL Board Meeting

WINTER STORYTIMES 6:45 PM Monday, January 28, STORYTIMES - for ages 3 – 7 Storytelling, picture books, fingerplays, holiday tales, and special fun. Kids learn to love stories and reading. Each session ends with a craft project. Signup required. No storytimes Jan 21 (MLK Day) and February 18 (Presidents’ Day) To register phone 722-7276, ext 230

Crafts for Grownups at the Library-Paper Woven Heart baskets/Valentines 6:00 pm, Monday, January 28 Join craft maven Nancy Harman on the third Monday of each month (with some exceptions). These are geared towards older teens and grownups. Call HPL for supply lists. These are free, and open to the public. Brought to you through the generosity of the PNC Foundation.

Caregiving 101 6:00 PM Tuesday, January 29, Caregiving 101 Are you a caregiver or thinking you might be one soon? Come to Hackley Public Library to learn all about caregiving from Katie Klinkner, a licensed Individual and Group Therapist. She will cover physical and emotional self-care, managing stress, family communication and conflict, understanding memory loss and dementia, talking with doctors, legal issues and more.

Good Yarn Knitters 5:30 pm, Wednesday, January 30 The Good Yarn Knitters meets every Wednesday from 5:30 to 7 pm. New knitters and experienced knitters welcome!

Computer Class-Excel 11:00 am, Thursday, January 31 Hackley Public Library will be offering computer classes this winter. Space on library-owned computers is limited to 18 people, with the possibility of two people sharing a machine.; advanced registration is required for each class. Two identical sessions of each class are available: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. De’Ondra Pentecost will be teaching the classes, which will be held in the meeting room on the lower level. Call the Library’s main desk at 722-7276 to register. Registration starts two weeks before the class. Brought to you through the generosity of the PNC Foundation. Jan 3: Powerpoint Jan 10: Basic Computer Jan 17: Internet/Email Jan 24: Word Jan 31: Excel

Computer Class-Excel 2:00 pm, Thursday, January 31 Hackley Public Library will be offering computer classes this winter. Space on library-owned computers is limited to 18 people, with the possibility of two people sharing a machine.; advanced registration is required for each class. Two identical sessions of each class are available: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. De’Ondra Pentecost will be teaching the classes, which will be held in the meeting room on the lower level. Call the Library’s main desk at 722-7276 to register. Registration starts two weeks before the class. Brought to you through the generosity of the PNC Foundation. Jan 3: Powerpoint Jan 10: Basic Computer Jan 17: Internet/Email Jan 24: Word Jan 31: Excel

WINTER STORYTIMES 6:45 PM Monday, February 4, STORYTIMES - for ages 3 – 7 Storytelling, picture books, fingerplays, holiday tales, and special fun. Kids learn to love stories and reading. Each session ends with a craft project. Signup required. No storytimes Jan 21 (MLK Day) and February 18 (Presidents’ Day) To register phone 722-7276, ext 230

Exploring Shipwrecks with Underwater robotics from the Great Lakes to the Florida Keys and beyond. 6:00 PM Tuesday, February 5: Exploring Shipwrecks with Underwater robotics from the Great Lakes to the Florida Keys and beyond. The presentation will start with a few videos of Great Lake shipwrecks being explored with robots or ROVs. Then it is off to the Florida Keys for sailing trip on a tall ship. Sailing aboard the sailing ship Denis Sullivan we will explore some shipwrecks in the Florida Keys to Fort Jefferson. Truly a different setting than the Great Lakes. Finally the upcoming expedition to the Pacific island nation of Palau will be covered. This expedition’s mission is to support the search for WWII MIAs that are still missing after 70 years. Museum staff intend to travel to these islands in March to help with the search for MIAs.

Tech Wednesday-Living in the Cloud 2:30 pm, Wednesday, February 6 Tech Wednesdays are 30-60 minute long mini watch-and-learn classes on technical topics. They are held in the Julia Hackley Room twice a month at 2:30 pm and are free and open to the public. Feel free to bring your own laptop and follow along. January 9: Living in the Cloud: Storing your stuff online (Dropbox, Flickr)

Good Yarn Knitters 5:30 pm, Wednesday, February 6: Good Yarn Knitters 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. Meets every Wednesday, from 5:30 to 7:00 pm.

Computer Class-Uploading Photos 11:00 am, Thursday, February 7: Computer Class-Uploading Photos Hackley Public Library will be offering computer classes this winter. Space on library-owned computers is limited to 18 people, with the possibility of two people sharing a machine.; advanced registration is required for each class. Two identical sessions of each class are available: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. De’Ondra Pentecost will be teaching the classes, which will be held in the meeting room on the lower level. Call the Library’s main desk at 722-7276 to register. Registration starts two weeks before the class. Brought to you through the generosity of the PNC Foundation. Feb 7: Uploading Photos Want to share, or save, your photos online? De Ondra will teach you how to put your pictures on the Web.

Computer Class-Uploading Photos 2:00 pm, Thursday, February 7: Computer Class-Uploading Photos Hackley Public Library will be offering computer classes this winter. Space on library-owned computers is limited to 18 people, with the possibility of two people sharing a machine.; advanced registration is required for each class. Two identical sessions of each class are available: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. De’Ondra Pentecost will be teaching the classes, which will be held in the meeting room on the lower level. Call the Library’s main desk at 722-7276 to register. Registration starts two weeks before the class. Brought to you through the generosity of the PNC Foundation. Feb 7: Uploading Photos Want to share, or save, your photos online? De Ondra will teach you how to put your pictures on the Web.

Bling Thing Jewelry Sale 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Friday, February 8 Fundraising event for Hackley Public Library. Beautiful and fun jewelry for sale and a vintage jewelry exhibit by Kirk Hoofman. Admission is $5. Muskegon Century Club Ballroom 356 W Western Ave.

Bling Thing Jewelry Sale 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, Saturday, February 9 Fundraising event for Hackley Public Library. Beautiful and fun jewelry for sale and a vintage jewelry exhibit by Kirk Hoofman. Muskegon Century Club Ballroom 356 W Western Ave.