Upcoming Events at HPL

Computer Class-Intro to Word 10:30 am, Saturday, January 30 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to register. This weeks' topic--Intro to Word. Learn the basics of word processing, including opening and saving a document, entering text and making changes. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

ORIGAMI WITH M. J. R. WRAPPERS 2:00 pm, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 We're doing holiday paper folding at HPL! Jeff, Michael and Rory, the "wrappers" will have a batch of new origami shapes for us to learn how to make.

STORYTIME TOYBOX 6:30 pm, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Stop, Look, Listen and Feel with stories, crafts, playtime and a snack at HPL.

Valentine Book Art 6:00 pm, Monday, February 1 Join Nancy Hartman to make Valentine Book Art. Using a discarded book, Nancy will take you through the steps to make a truly unique work of art.Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

Victory in Praise and Church of the Living God Choirs 6:00 pm, Tuesday, February 2 These two great choirs return this February for one awesome concert. Brandon Davis and the Victory in Praise Choir is a community choir in the Muskegon/West Michigan Area. They are comprised of Christians from various denominations. The Church of the Living God Choir is well known as a wonderful church choir in the greater Muskegon area. Brandon introduces the pieces with a bit of history. Brought to the community through a generous bequest from Bess Commodore. WUVS 103.7 the Beat is the media sponsor.

Trouble with Tablets 1:30 pm, Wednesday, February 3 Having trouble with your tablet? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:30 to get tech help.  Walk ins welcome.

Computer Class-Excel 10:30 am, Saturday, February 6 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to register. This weeks' topic--Excel.  Get started with spreadsheets.  Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

Black History Month Trivia Contest 2:00 pm, Saturday, February 6 So you think you know your Black History? Form a group with your friends (up to 4 per team, 6 teams total) and pit your knowledge against other teams. Call Hackley Public Library at 231-722-7276 to register your team by February 5. On February 6, at 2 pm come to Hackley Public Library to see the contest, hosted by Robert "Big Bob" Rountree from WUVS 103.7 The Beat. Teams will be asked questions on Black History. We'll have prizes for First, Second, and Third place teams, as well as some consolation prizes. Cheer on your friends and family! Brought to the community through a generous bequest from Bess Commodore. WUVS 103.7 the Beat is the media sponsor.

VALENTINE WATERCOLOR CARDS WITH LORI ESLICK 2:00 PM, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Send love to your favorite people with a watercolor art piece inspired by talented artist, Lori Eslick.

WWII Book Discussion-Exodus 6:00 pm, Monday, February 8 The Silversides Museum is sponsoring a film and book discussion group on the topic of the Holocaust. The film will be shown at the Museum, the book discussion will take place at HPL. This month the book is Exodus by Leon Uris and the movie is “Exodus”: part 1 will show on Wednesday, February 10 and part 2 on Wednesday, February 17, at 1:00 pm and 6:00 pm at the Silversides Museum.

STORYTIME TOYBOX 6:30 pm, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Play can be powerful. Add a story, crafts and fingerplays and your toddler is getting ready to read. Come to HPL for playing with a purpose.

Sewing Clinic-Quilts 6:30 pm, Tuesday, February 9 Local seamstress Ozetta Aaron will do an introduction to quiling. Participants should have a basic knowledge of sewing. The class is limited to 10 people, so sign up ahead of time! Sewing machines will be provided.

Trouble with Tablets 1:30 pm, Wednesday, February 10 Having trouble with your tablet? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:30 to get tech help.  Walk ins welcome.

Tech Wednesday-Feedly 3:00 pm, Wednesday, February 10 Bring your laptop or tablet and follow along while we explain tech topics in an informal setting. This week we'll look at Feedly-a blog reading service.

Investor Ed 1:00 pm, Friday, February 12 The Road to Financial Independence Why are some people more successful investors than others? Luck? Probably not. Do they know a “secret?” Definitely not �" because there are no real secrets to investing. But there are rules you can follow to work toward your goals. Join us for our Rules of the Road presentation. You'll learn: • The most common investing mistakes and how to avoid them • Investing strategies to help reach your long-term goals • What you can do now to prepare for retirement  Please call Jennifer at 231-777-3102 or email farrah.starr@edwardjones.com by Friday, February 5 to reserve a seat.

4th Annual Bling Thing 5:00 pm, Friday, February 12 Pre-sale party with wine and chocolates.  $10 donation requested. Bling Thing is a sale of donated costume, vintage and precious jewelry, as well as, purses, scarves and other things with "bling" run by the Friends of Hackley Library.  All proceeds go to the library.

4th Annual Bling Thing 10:00 am, Saturday, February 13 Bling Thing is a sale of donated costume, vintage and precious jewelry, as well as, purses, scarves and other things with "bling" run by the Friends of Hackley Library.  All proceeds go to the library.

Genealogy/Family History Workshop 10:30 am, Saturday, February 13 Presented by the Muskegon County Genealogy Society. For anyone who is excited about researching their family history. You must pre-register; limited to 6 individuals for each workshop. 10:30am to 12:30pm in the Local History & Genealogy Department at the Torrent House. Please call 722-7276 ext. 240 to register.

Genealogy/Family History Workshop 2:00 pm, Saturday, February 13 Presented by the Muskegon County Genealogy Society. For anyone who is excited about researching their family history. You must pre-register; limited to 6 individuals for each workshop. 10:30am to 12:30pm in the Local History & Genealogy Department at the Torrent House. Please call 722-7276 ext. 240 to register.

MINECRAFT
2:00 PM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13
Build your world and survive the trrain along with 19 other players. Minecraft is the new survuvor game of the times.
Registration is required starting February 1. Call 231-722-7272, ext. 230.

Book Review-Cutting for Stone

I try to be aware of which books are being talked about, although I am sometimes a bit behind in reading those books.  One that has been crossing my path for a while now is Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. It is set in Ethiopia during the 1950's-1970's.  Thomas Stone, a surgeon at a mission hospital in Ethiopia (called Missing Hospital by the locals) and his surgical assistant, Sister Mary Joseph Praise, an Indian Carmelite nun, are the parents of Marion and Shiva.  Sister Mary Joseph Praise dies during childbirth.  Thomas Stone-not knowing that Sister was pregnant and distraught at her death-abandons the hospital out of grief, which leaves the twins orphaned.  The two other doctors at the hospital, Hema the gynocologist/obstetrician and Ghosh, the Internist, raise the boys.  The boys grow up within the compound of the hospital.  They are very close growing up.  As they enter puberty, though, a rift appears.  Both eventually go into medicine, Marion goes to medical school, but Shiva learns from Hema. The book goes into great detail about many medical issues and the politics of Ethiopia during the 60's and 70's.  The author also delves into how rich countries help, or not, poorer countries with their donations, and the incredible gap between medicine as practiced in rich countries versus poor countries.  It also explores relationships and how they can alter the trajectory of a life. I enjoyed this book very much and think it would appeal to a broad range of people...there is history, medicine, family relationships, and politics, to name a few of the themes.

Cutting for Stone By Verghese, Abraham 2009-02 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780375414497 Check Our Catalog Awards: Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award (2010), Indies Choice Book Awards (2010) A stunning debut novel from the author of "My Own Country": an enthralling family saga of Africa and America, fathers and sons, doctors and patients, exile and home. …More

Other books by the same author.

My Own Country: A Doctor's Story By Verghese, Abraham Author Vergehese, Abraham Author Verghese, A. 1995-04 - Vintage 9780679752929 Check Our Catalog Awards: Lambda Literary Awards (1994) Nestled in the Smoky Mountains of eastern Tennessee, the town of Johnson City saw its first AIDS patient in August 1985. Working in Johnson City was Abraham Verghese, a young Indian doctor specializing in infectious diseases who became, by necessity, the local AIDS expert. Out of his experience comes a startling, ultimately uplifting portrait of the American heartland. …More

Complimentary Reads

The Names of Things By Wood, John Colman 2011-12 - Ashland Creek Press 9781618220059 Check Our Catalog Awards: Chautauqua Prize (2013) Finalist for the 2013 Chautauqua Prize. The anthropologist's wife, an artist, didn't want to follow her husband to the remote desert of northeast Africa to live with camel-herding nomads. But wanting to be with him, she endured the trip, only to fall desperately ill years later with a disease that leaves her husband with more questions than answers. When the anthropologist discovers a deception …More

How to Read the Air By Mengestu, Dinaw 2011-01 - Center Point 9781602859555 Check Our Catalog The adult son of Ethiopian immigrants sets out to retrace his mother and father's trip and weave together a family history that will take him from the war-torn Ethiopia of his parents' youth to his life in the America of today. …More

What to read while waiting for...

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My Name Is Lucy Barton By Strout, Elizabeth 2016-01 - Random House 9781400067695 Check Our Catalog A new book by Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout is cause for celebration. Her bestselling novels, including "Olive Kitteridge "and" The Burgess Boys, "have illuminated our most tender relationships. Now, in "My Name Is Lucy Barton, "this extraordinary writer shows how a simple hospital visit becomes a portal to the most tender relationship of all the one between mother and daughter. …More

Are you patiently (or not so patiently) waiting for that best seller?  Here are some suggestions.

I Refuse By Petterson, Per Translator Bartlett, Don 2015-04 - Graywolf Press 9781555976996 Check Our Catalog A masterful new novel from Per Petterson, who "provides one of literature's greatest gifts . . . a welcome refuge from our cacophonous world" (NPR) Per Petterson's hotly anticipated new novel, " I Refuse," is the work of an internationally acclaimed novelist at the height of his powers. In Norway the book has been a huge bestseller, and rights have already been sold into sixteen …More

The Wonder Garden By Acampora, Lauren 2015-05 - Grove Press 9780802123558 Check Our Catalog "John likes to arrive first. He enjoys standing quietly with a house before his clients arrive, and today, although he feels pinned beneath an invisible weight, he resolves to savor this solitary moment. It's one of those overhauled ranches so common to Old Cranbury these days, swollen and dressed to resemble a colonial. White, of course, with ornamental shutters and latches pretending to hold …More

All That Is By Salter, James 2013-04 - Knopf Publishing Group 9781400043132 Check Our Catalog A literary event--a major new novel, his first work of fiction in seven years, from the universally acclaimed master and PEN/Faulkner winner: a sweeping, seductive love story set in post-World War II America that tells of one man's great passions and regrets over the course of his lifetime. …More

Bridge of Sighs By Russo, Richard 2007-09 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780375414954 Check Our Catalog Awards: Book Sense Book of the Year Award (2008) BookPage Notable Title Bridge of Sighs is classic Russo, coursing with small-town rhythms and the claims of family, yet it is brilliantly enlarged by an expatriate whose motivations and experiences--often contrary, sometimes not--prove every bit as mesmerizing as they resonate through these richly different lives. Here is a town, as well as a world, defined by magnificent …More

Upcoming Events at HPL

TEE-SHIRT WEARABLES 2:00 pm, SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 Create cool necklaces, bracelets and other accessories with old t-shirts, the ultimate fun and cute recyclable. Bring in a couple of old tees and we'll show you how to turn it into something new.

Computer Class-Intro to Email 10:30 am, Saturday, January 23 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to register.  This weeks' topic--Intro to Email.  Learn how to set up an email account.  Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

Hawks and Owls String Band 6:00 pm, Monday, January 25 Hawks and Owls String Band has been delighting audiences around West Michigan since 1997. Bruce Ling leader of Hawks and Owls and one of Michigan's finest musical treasures, is a River-side mystic, eloquent storyteller and passionate caretaker of America's collection of traditional music. With stage performances that combine the expressive style of Garrison Keillor or Will Rogers, he paints musical portraits celebrating the colorful history of rural America with a broad repertoire of both original and time-savored traditional folk songs. As a collector of tunes, and songs, Bruce understands the importance of keeping the history of this timeless musical genre alive and well. He shares his keen knowledge with caring and passion, and his inspiration has propelled a legion of young musicians to continue playing these songs...a true testament to Ling's talents as a teacher and mentor. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

STORYTIME TOYBOX 6:30 pm, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 Come play at HPL! Listen to a story or two and have a full "Ready to read" experience with Ms. Cassandra.

Murder and Mayhem in Grand Rapids 6:00 pm, Tuesday, January 26 While the River City is known for its history of furniture making, it also has a sinister side. Jennie Flood was a widow with a get-rich scheme that involved a shotgun and an insurance application. Reverend Ferris went undercover in his war against the city's purveyors of vice. The police rounded up the usual suspects in an attempt to solve the infamous 1921 bank heist that led to the slaying of two detectives. And the death of a teenager exposed "Aunty" Smith and her dangerous side business conducted in the shadows. Author Tobin T. Buhk delves into the colorful characters of Grand Rapids' past and the heinous crimes they committed.

Trouble with Tablets 1:30 pm, Wednesday, January 27 Having trouble with your tablet? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:30 to get tech help.  Walk ins welcome.

Tech Wednesday-Evernote 3:00 PM, Wednesday, January 27 Bring your laptop or tablet and follow along while we explain tech topics in an informal setting. Today we'll take a look at Evernote, a free app and website that allows you to take notes and keep them synced between devices.

Computer Class-Intro to Word 10:30 am, Saturday, January 30 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to register. This weeks' topic--Intro to Word. Learn the basics of word processing, including opening and saving a document, entering text and making changes. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

Sewing Clinic-Part 2 2:00 pm Saturday January 30 Ozetta Aaron will be back to teach a low-sew home decor class. Learn how to make a pillow, table runner, pillow case, or placemats. Participants should have a basic knowledge of sewing.  The class is limited to 10 people, so sign up ahead of time!  Bring your own duck or home decor fabric, or use fabric that will be provided.  Sewing machines will also be provided.

ORIGAMI WITH M. J. R. WRAPPERS 2:00 pm, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 We're doing holiday paper folding at HPL! Jeff, Michael and Rory, the "wrappers" will have a batch of new origami shapes for us to learn how to make.

STORYTIME TOYBOX 6:30 pm, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Stop, Look, Listen and Feel with stories, crafts, playtime and a snack at HPL.

Valentine Book Art 6:00 pm, Monday, February 1 Join Nancy Hartman to make Valentine Book Art. Using a discarded book, Nancy will take you through the steps to make a truly unique work of art.Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

Victory in Praise and Church of the Living God Choirs 6:00 pm, Tuesday, February 2 These two great choirs return this February for one awesome concert. Brandon Davis and the Victory in Praise Choir is a community choir in the Muskegon/West Michigan Area. They are comprised of Christians from various denominations. The Church of the Living God Choir is well known as a wonderful church choir in the greater Muskegon area. Brandon introduces the pieces with a bit of history. Brought to the community through a generous bequest from Bess Commodore. WUVS 103.7 the Beat is the media sponsor.

Trouble with Tablets 1:30 pm, Wednesday, February 3 Having trouble with your tablet? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:30 to get tech help.  Walk ins welcome.

Computer Class-Excel 10:30 am, Saturday, February 6 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to register. This weeks' topic--Excel.  Get started with spreadsheets.  Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

Black History Month Trivia Contest 2:00 pm, Saturday, February 6 So you think you know your Black History? Form a group with your friends (up to 4 per team, 6 teams total) and pit your knowledge against other teams. Call Hackley Public Library at 231-722-7276 to register your team by February 5. On February 6, at 2 pm come to Hackley Public Library to see the contest, hosted by Robert "Big Bob" Rountree from WUVS 103.7 The Beat. Teams will be asked questions on Black History. We'll have prizes for First, Second, and Third place teams, as well as some consolation prizes. Cheer on your friends and family! Brought to the community through a generous bequest from Bess Commodore. WUVS 103.7 the Beat is the media sponsor.

VALENTINE WATERCOLOR CARDS WITH LORI ESLICK

2:00 PM, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6

Send love to your favorite people with a watercolor art piece inspired by talented artist, Lori Eslick.