Upcoming Events at Hackley Public Library

	Family Genealogy Workshop November 7 10:30 - 11:30 am Learn how to do Genealogy research in the Local History Department.  For more information call 231-722-7276 x 233

	MCGS History Book Pickup November 7 2:00 - 4:00 pm at Hackley Public Library

Picturing America November 7, 2009 2:00 pm Youth Services. Explore multicultural history in this book-and-art program.  Lewis and Clark, harlem jazz days, and more are celebrated in books at HPL.  A short Museum tour will feature American landscapes.  A Picturing America contest will let kids draw their own landscapes. Entry forms are available through December 6.  The best entries will be featured on HPL bookmarks. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230.

	MCGS History Book Pickup November 10 4:00 - 6:00 pm at the Torrent House

	Michigan's Winter Wonderland November 10, 2009 6:30 pm Dianne Stampfler tells humorous and upbeat stories about the things that make Michigan winters so special. For more information call 231-722-7276. For more information or to register call HPL at 231-722-7276.

	Rotary Club Meeting November 10 12:00 pm in the Torrent House

	Ulysses Group November 10, 2009 10:00 am Julia Hackley room. Book Discussion Group.  This month's book is The Man who loved China by Simon Winchester.  For more information call 231-722-7276.

	MS Support Group November 11 5:30 pm Torrent House.

	Mini class on Downloading Books November 11, 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 downloading books with Overdrive. For more information or to register call HPL at 231-722-7276.

	Yarnspinners November 11, 2009 7:00 pm Torrent House.  Storytelling Group.

	MCGS History Book Pickup November 14 2:00 - 4:00 pm at Hackley Public Library

	Friends of the Library Meeting November 16 4:00 pm.  Meets at the Torrent House

	Hackley Library Board Meeting November 17, 2009 5:30 pm Julia Hackley Room, Hackley Public Library.  Open to the public.
	For more information call 231-722-7276 x 222

	MCGS Board Meeting November 17, 2009 6:30 pm Muskegon County Genealogical Society Board meeting at the Torrent House

	MCGS History Book Pickup November 18 11:00  am - 1:00 pm at the Torrent House

	Mini class on Email November 18, 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 setting up an email account. For more information or to register call HPL at 231-722-7276.

	Write for Fright Author's Night November 18, 2009 6:30 pm Youth Services Department The event honors winners in the Write for Fright! Scary Story Contest.  Enjoy spooky readings by the winning authors whose work will be published in Write for Fright!  Kids will make their own refreshments:  "Swamp Monster Treats."

Picture Book Artistry November 21, 2009 2:00 pm Youth Services Department Illustrator Lori Eslick (Read for me Mama, Barefoot Poems) will tell how she turns an idea into a painting.  Laurie Keller (Scrambled States of America, Arnie the Donut) will talk about her new books and create some on-the-spot cartoons.  Autographing and a book sale are hosted by North Shore Books of North Muskegon. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230.