Upcoming Events at HPL

Scrapbooking  10:00 AM, Saturday, April 5: Scrapbooking Learn the basics of scrapbooking! Hear tips and get assistance in creating memorable scrapbooks, collages, and other gifts for your loved ones. They make great gifts for birthdays, graduations, and other special occasions. Bring your own pictures, newspaper clippings, cards, and other memorabilia, as well as the book you want to put them in. We will provide the rest iincluding paper, scissors, stickers, embellishments, letters, stencils, a Cricut die-cut machine, and much more! Lead by Jacqui Bernhardt.

SPRING PLAYDATE & STORYTIME FUN  6:45 PM MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2014 FUN FOR CHILDREN AGES 3-7. Storytelling, picture books, finger plays, holiday tales and special fun. The session will end with a craft project. SIGN UP IS REQUIRED--Call 231-722-7276 Ext. 230 to register.

Hackley Handy Crafts  6:00 PM, Monday, April 7: Hackley Handy Crafts Join craft maven Nancy Hartman 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. This monht’s craft is upside down hanging planters. Please bring a clean, empty 2-liter bottle. This is free, and open to the public. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

Anyone Can Learn to Draw  6:00 PM, Tuesday April 8: Anyone Can Learn to Draw Patty Warner has been drawing and teaching drawing for many years. She will help build your confidence and give you tips and instructions on drawing. Class size is limited, so call 231-722-7276 or visit the circulation desk to register. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

Tech Wednesday Databases  3:00 pm, Wednesday, April 9: Tech Wednesdays-Databases 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 3:00 pm and are free and open to the public. Feel free to bring your own laptop and follow along.

SPRING PLAYDATE & STORYTIME FUN  11:00 AM THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014 FUN FOR CHILDREN AGES 3-7 Storytelling, picture books, finger plays, holiday tales and special fun. Each session ends with a craft project. REGISTRATION REQUIRED--Phone 231-722-7276, Ext. 230 to sign up.

Self Publishing Workshop with Rose Hammond  2:00 - 4:00 pm, April 12: Self Publishing Workshop with Rose Hammond Join Rose Hammond as she explains the ins and outs of self publishing. Ms. Hammond has self published a number of books and will share her knowledge of how to be successful. Space is limited, so please sign up by calling 231-722-7276.

ORIGAMI WITH THE "M. JR. WRAPPERS"  2:00 PM SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2014 Origami is one of the coolest art forms around. You can make anything by folding paper. Join Jeff Closz and team as they take paper folding to a whole new level.

SPRING PLAYDATE & STORYTIME FUN  6:45 PM MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2014 FUN FOR CHILDREN AGES 3-7 Storytelling, picture books, finger plays, holiday tales and special fun. The session will end with a craft project. SIGN UP IS REQUIRED--Call 231-722-7276 Ext. 230 to register.

The Listening Room Autoharp with Adam Miller  6 pm, Monday April 14, The Listening Room: Autoharp with Adam Miller LEGENDARY FOLKSINGER, STORYTELLER, AND AUTOHARP VIRTUOSO "I have always had a great interest in how folksongs travel through history, and how history travels through folksongs." - Adam Miller One of the premier autoharpists in the world, Adam Miller is a renowned American folk singer and natural-born storyteller. An accomplished folklorist, historian, and song-collector, he has amassed an impressive repertoire of over 5,000 songs. He accompanies his rich, resonant baritone voice with lively fingerpicking acoustic guitar and stunningly beautiful autoharp melodies. In a contemporary musical landscape peopled with singer/songwriters and their often short-lived offerings, his time-honored traditional folksongs and ballads are a breath of fresh air. A masterful entertainer who never fails to get his audience singing along, he has distinguished himself as one of the great interpreters of American folktales and folksongs, and as a performer who appeals to audiences of all ages. "One of the great autoharpists and folksingers of our times." - George Winston Adam’s solo autoharp performance video of “Polly Swallow” has received over 4,000 viewings on YouTube. Mike Fenton’s melody was inspired by a circa 1890 studio portrait of a beautiful 18-year-old fisher girl, Polly Swallow of Church Street, in Whitby, by English photography pioneer Frank Meadow Sutcliffe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8vxtb0Wkzk He also has a YouTube video of the well-loved 19th-century cowboy folksong “Zebra Dunn:” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjivD5X2bLg

Finances for Lunch  12:00 - 1:00 pm, Wednesday, April 16: Finances for Lunch FDIC Keep it Safe: Your relationship with your bank is only the beginning of your available resources for financial security. Become familiar with financial concerns like identity theft and about preparing for the unexpected. Learn how your careful planning can help you through financial emergencies. Presented by PNC Bank.

SPRING PLAYDATE & STORYTIME FUN  11:00 AM THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2014 FUN FOR CHILDREN AGES 3-7 Storytelling, picture books, finger plays, holiday tales and special fun. Each session ends with a craft project. REGISTRATION REQUIRED--Phone 231-722-7276, Ext. 230 to sign up.

RAINBOW EASTER EGGS  2:00 PM -- 4:00 PM SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2014 BE SURE TO BRING 2 OR MORE HARDBOILED EGGS TO DECORATE Join us for HPL's Annual Egg-stravaganza! Make amazing Easter eggs with multicolored swirls, dots, and stripes. Eggs are dipped