Upcoming Events at HPL

KIDS' NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION 2:00 PM MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2013 FUN FOR ALL AGES! Celebrate the coming 2014 New Year with us at Hackley Public Library, in the Youth Services department, on the second floor. We will play games, enjoy treats, do crafts and have an all-around good time to top off the 2013 year.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH CALENDAR CONTEST STARTS JANUARY 1, 2014 & RUNS THROUGH FEBRUARY 1, 2014 Hackley Public Library's annual calendar uses student art work to celebrate African American achievements. Young artists in grades 1-12 are invited to submit drawings any time during library hours, January 1st through February 1, 2014. The Calendar follows a "quiz calendar" format. To enter, draw a picture from Black History and ask a question about it. The best pictures and questions will be published in a free calendar available throughout Muskegon. Each calendar page will feature a question (maybe yours!) about a famous person or event. Answers will be printed on the back. Pick up your entry form at the Library.

KIDS' BEGINNING CROCHET 12:30 PM SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 2014 Kids -- want to learn to crochet? Join us for a series of four afternoons of crocheting with Miss Emma. Beginners ages 8 and up are invited to learn the basic crochet skills and make a simple craft article. Supplies will be available.

Hackley Handy Crafts 6:00 PM, Monday, January 6: Hackley Handy Crafts Join craft maven Nancy Harman on the first Monday of each month. Learn a new craft or practice one you already know. These are geared towards older teens and grownups. Call HPL for supply lists (most of the time supplies are provided). These are free, and open to the public. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

The Search for the Westmoreland 6:00 PM, Tuesday, January 7 “ On December 7, 1854, the Propeller Westmoreland foundered in Lake Michigan, near Sleeping Bear Dune, killing seventeen of her crew and passengers. Seventeen crew and passengers lived, however, and landed in lifeboats on the shore of Platte Bay. Soon after the passenger steamer’s sinking, rumors began circulating of $10,000 in gold coins in her safe and 280 barrels of whiskey in her hold. For the next 150 years the Westmoreland was one of the most sought after shipwrecks in all the Great Lakes, eluding salvagers, treasure-hunters and divers alike. Join author/shipwreck hunter Ross Richardson in exploring the legend, history and discovery of Lake Michigan's treasure shipwreck”. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

KIDS' BEGINNING CROCHET 12:30 PM SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2014 Kids -- want to learn to crochet? Join us for a series of three afternoons of crocheting with Miss Emma. Beginners ages 8 and up are invited to learn the basic crochet skills and make a simple craft article. Supplies will be available.

WINTER WONDERLAND MAGIC SHOW WITH MAGICIAN GORDON RUNN 2:00 PM SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2014 COME ONE, COME ALL--for the wonderful magical show with magician Gordon Russ' own special brand of comedy and magic with a winter theme. This show is fun for kids of all ages.