Upcoming Events at HPL

HPL YOUTH SERVICES FALL STORYTIME FOR AGES 3 - 7

PLEASE NOTE NEW DAYS AND TIMES :
11:00 AM Thursday, September 26
1:00 PM Saturday, October 5
11:00 AM Thursday, October 10
1:00 PM Saturday, October 19
11:00 AM Thursday, October 24
1:00 PM Saturday, November 2
Registration is required. To signup, call 722-7276, ext. 230
Storytelling, picture books, fingerplays, holiday tales, and special fun. Each session ends with a craft project.

WONDERING WHAT TO DO AFTER SCHOOL? COME TO HACKLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR FUN! During October, kids can come to the library on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons for crafts and Legos. These are self-led creativity sessions - kids make their own creations with supplies at the Library.

LEGO MANIA FAMILY FUN DAY 2:00 PM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2013 Join in on the family fun. Build a LEGO structure, win a treat, and have the structure you created put on display for all the Youth Services customers to see. Remember--we supply the LEGOS, you supply the imagination.

Paddle Now, Chores Later 6:00 pm, Tuesday, September 24: Doc Fletcher; Paddle Now, Chores Later Join us as PBS-featured author and life-long Michigan resident Doc Fletcher presents his hour-long 2013 canoeing and kayaking program, "Paddle Now. Chores Later". Among the rivers featured will be the Pere Marquette, the subject of Doc's new book (Jan 2013 pub- lication by Arbutus Press). The program will also focus on the U.P.'s Two Hearted River, a gorgeous stream that flows into Lake Superior, and how it was impacted by - and is recovering from - the 3rd largest fire in Michigan's history this past May-June. You don't have to be a paddling enthusiast to enjoy the program, but you may become one by the time the evening ends. At the end of Doc's time with us, a free drawing will be held and one person will win a gift certificate good for a free canoe or kayak day trip. The use of the boats and drop-offs/pick- ups are donated by liveries (canoe/kayak rentals) in towns across Michigan. The trip winner will be drawn at random from the other half of tickets handed out to attendees as they arrive for the program. Canoe/kayak livery brochures & state maps will be made available to assist program attendees in planning river trips. For those interested, Doc will sign and sell copies of his 5 published books on canoeing and kayaking in Michigan and Wisconsin. This event will be held at the Lakeshore Museum Center.

HPL YOUTH SERVICES FALL STORYTIME FOR AGES 3 - 7 PLEASE NOTE NEW DAY AND TIME: 11:00 AM Thursday, September 26 Registration is required. To signup, call 722-7276, ext. 230. Storytelling, picture books, finger plays, holiday tales, and special fun. Each session ends with a craft project. There will be a featured reading by Miss Cassandra of the Michigan Reads Book "Woolbur" by author Leslie Helakowski.

WRITE FOR FRIGHT! SCARY STORY CONTEST OCTOBER 1 - OCTOBER 31 Enter "Write for Fright!", Hackley Public Library's annual scary story contest. Bring your stories and poems to the Library by 5 PM, October 31, 2013. (Contest flyers & details are available in the Children's Department.) The contest is open to students in Grades K - 6. The scariest tales will be printed in our "Write for Fright!" book. Winners are honored at an Author's Night Award Program at the Library on Monday, November 11, 2013, beginning at 6:30 PM.

AFTER SCHOOL ART TUESDAY Tuesday, October 1, 2013 Join us any time between 3:30 - 6:00 pm after school to enjoy some art. There will be several self-led craft projects to try, with supplies available, so you can let your creative ideas flow.

AFTER SCHOOL LEGO WEDNESDAY Wednesday, October 2, 2013 Join us 3:30 - 4:30 pm to relax and build fun LEGO creations after a hard day at school. (Remember the Library closes at 5 pm on Wednesdays.)

HPL YOUTH SERVICES FALL STORYTIME FOR AGES 3 - 7 PLEASE NOTE NEW DAY AND TIME: 1:00 PM Saturday, October 5 Registration is required. To signup, call 722-7276, ext. 230 Storytelling, picture books, fingerplays, holiday tales, and special fun. Each session ends with a craft project.