Upcoming Events at Hackley Public Library

Upcoming Events at Hackley Public Library

	Monday Storytime Monday, September 21, 2009 6:45 pm Youth Services.  Storytelling, picturebooks, fingerplays, holiday tales, and special fun.  Each session ends with a craft project.  Signup required.  Call 231-722-7276 x 230.

	Toddler Storytime September 21, 2009 11:00 am Stories and activities aimed at 18 to 36 month olds.  Toddlers and grownups attend together.  Registration is required. Please call the Youth Services Department at 231-722-7276 x 230.

	Evening Toddler Storytime September 22, 2009 6:45 pm Youth Services Stories and activities aimed at 18 to 36 month olds.  Toddlers and grownups attend together.  Registration is required. Please call the Youth Services Department at 231-722-7276 x 230.

	Morning Storytime September 22, 2009 11:00 am Youth Services.  Storytelling, picturebooks, fingerplays, holiday tales, and special fun.  Each session ends with a craft project.  Signup required.  Call 231-722-7276 x 230.

Contemporary Gospel Music September 25, 2009 1:00 pm Dr. Deborah Smith Pollard will present a multimedia presentation of contemporary gospel music on September 24, 2009. Dr.  Deborah Smith Pollard enjoys an exciting dual career as Associate Professor of English Literature at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and host/producer of “Strong Inspirations,” a contemporary gospel music program that has been heard on FM 98 WJLB-Detroit since 1994. Pollard, who has lectured internationally on gospel music, has published articles in both academic and popular journals. Her book When the Church Becomes Your Party: Contemporary Gospel Music, was a Michigan Notable book for 2009. For more information or to register call HPL at 231-722-7276.

	Micigan Search and Rescue Dogs September 26, 2009 2:00 pm Michagn SAR presents "What to do when you're lost in the woods" introducing search and rescue work to children.  The program includes finding a hidden audience member! Please call the Youth Services Department at 231-722-7276 x 230.

Write Edit Publish September 26, 2009 9:00 am - Noon Many people are interested in publishing but don’t know how to get started. Some may be stalled in the writing process itself, others may have written work that needs editing, and still others feel their project is ready for query letters and editorial scrutiny. Peg guides writers through the process, giving specific, usable information on how to write that piece, how to edit it to top form, and how to present it to an agent or publisher for optimal effect. This is a workshop with hands-on exercises and specific examples. For more information call 231-722-7276. For more information or to register call HPL at 231-722-7276.

	Monday Storytime Monday, September 28, 2009 6:45 pm Youth Services.  Storytelling, picturebooks, fingerplays, holiday tales, and special fun.  Each session ends with a craft project.  Signup required.  Call 231-722-7276 x 230.

	Toddler Storytime September 28 11:00 am Stories and activities aimed at 18 to 36 month olds.  Toddlers and grownups attend together.  Registration is required. Please call the Youth Services Department at 231-722-7276 x 230.

	Evening Toddler Storytime September 29, 2009 6:45 pm Youth Services Stories and activities aimed at 18 to 36 month olds.  Toddlers and grownups attend together.  Registration is required. Please call the Youth Services Department at 231-722-7276 x 230.

	Identity Theft September 29, 2009 6:30 pm Speakers from Community Shores bank will be on hand to discuss how to prevent and recover from Identity Theft. For more information call 231-722-7276. For more information or to register call HPL at 231-722-7276.

	Morning Storytime September 29, 2009 11:00 am Youth Services.  Storytelling, picturebooks, fingerplays, holiday tales, and special fun.  Each session ends with a craft project.  Signup required.  Call 231-722-7276 x 230.

	Mini class on Searching the Catalog-2 September 30, 2009 2:00 pm Drop by the Julia Hackley room for a mini class.  Feel free to bring your own laptop, otherwise the class is a watch-and-learn. This week's class is searching the Lakenet Catalog using the Encore website. For more information or to register call HPL at 231-722-7276.

Write for Fright Scary Story Contest October 1-31, 2009 Oct 1-Oct 31 Enter Write for Fright! HPL's scary story contest.  Bring your stories and poems to the Library by October 31.  The scariest stories will be printed in our Write for Fright! book.  For grades k-6.  Winners will be honored at an Author's Night Award Program on November 18. Please call the Youth Services Department at 231-722-7276 x 230.

Spend and Send Fundraiser October 2, 2009 Spend some money at Barnes and Noble on October 2nd and 3rd and you will send a percentage of it back to the Friends of Hackley Public Library to support programs at the Library.  Here's how it works: Go to Barnes and Noble during usual business hours on October 2 and 3. Clip and take with you the voucher printed in the newsletter.  Additional copies may be obtained at Hackley Public Library, and you may duplicate the vouchers.  No vouchers will be available at the store. Choose your purchases-lots of them!  Think about gifts, book club picks, greeting cards, snacks at the Cafe.  Almost everything but the purchase of Barnes and Noble memberships and gift cards counts. When you check out, present the voucher to the cashier.  You may use previously purchased gift cards and your membership discount when you pay.  If you forget your voucher, identify yourself as a Friend of HPL. The Friends of HPL will receive a percentage of your total purchase price.  The more you spend, the more you send.

Spend and Send Fundraiser October 3, 2009 Spend some money at Barnes and Noble on October 2nd and 3rd and you will send a percentage of it back to the Friends of Hackley Public Library to support programs at the Library.  Here's how it works: Go to Barnes and Noble during usual business hours on October 2 and 3. Clip and take with you the voucher printed in the newsletter.  Additional copies may be obtained at Hackley Public Library, and you may duplicate the vouchers.  No vouchers will be available at the store. Choose your purchases-lots of them!  Think about gifts, book club picks, greeting cards, snacks at the Cafe.  Almost everything but the purchase of Barnes and Noble memberships and gift cards counts. When you check out, present the voucher to the cashier.  You may use previously purchased gift cards and your membership discount when you pay.  If you forget your voucher, identify yourself as a Friend of HPL. The Friends of HPL will receive a percentage of your total purchase price.  The more you spend, the more you send.