Upcoming Events

Fall at Hackley Public Library!


Book related events will take over the Hackley Public Library this fall.

Best selling author Mitch Albom will be on stage at the Frauenthal at 7:30 pm on October 4. The Detroit Free Press sports columnist and author of the best seller Tuesdays with Morrie will be talking about his new book, Have a Little Faith at this fundraiser for the Children's department sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

The Ulysses Book Discussion Group, led by Fran Fisher, resumes their monthly discussions of challenging books in September. The group gathers in the Julia Hackley room of the library at 10:00 am on the second Tuesday of the month.

A book fair at Barnes and Noble will be held October 1 and 2. Purchase a book or a Nook or a even a cup of coffee on those two days and a percentage of what you pay will go to the Friends of the Library for the Children’s Department. Bring a voucher -- see elsewhere in this newsletter -- or just tell the clerk you support Hackley Library.

During the whole month of October, youth can enter Write for Fright!, HPL’s annual scary story contest. Bring your stories and poems to the Library by October 31. The scariest tales will be printed in our Write for Fright! book. Winners are honored at an Author’s Night Award Program November 17. The contest is open to grades K - 6.   Please call the Youth Services Department at 231-722-7276 x 230.

To learn more about these and other events at the library, turn the page or check Hackley Library on the web at www.hackleylibrary.org.

Celebrity T-Shirts Saturday, October 9 2:00 PM Who’s your favorite celeb?   Let the world know with your hand-made Celebrity T-Shirt. Teens and tweens will use photo transfers and puffy paint to create fab shirts. Bring a clean light colored shirt to take part. For grades 5 – 8.    Registration required.  Phone 722-7276 ext 230 to sign up.   Please call the Youth Services Department at 231-722-7276 x 230.

Family Legacy Writing Workshop October, 9 2010 2:00 - 4:00 pm Do you need  help getting started writing your family history or your autobiography?  Do your children know their heritage?  Each of us has a story from our ancestors or even our own story to tell.  If these stories are unwritten, how are your children going to know their heritage? Learn how to make your ancestors come alive on paper at this workshop. Linda Weaver Clarke, lecturer and author of an award winning novel, will be teaching the free workshop.  To learn more visit www.lindaweaverclarke.com.

	Genealogy Workshop Saturday, October 9 9:30 - 11:30 am.  Local History Department

	Evening Storytime Monday, Oct 11 6:45 pm Storytelling, picturebooks, fingerplays, holiday tales, and special fun.  Each session ends with a craft project.  Signup required.  Call 231-722-7276 x 230 to register.

	Morning Toddler Storytime Monday, Oct 11 11:00 am Toddlers and care givers attend Toddler Time together.  The simple books and activities are just right for kids under 3.  Signup is required.  Call 231-722-7276 x 230 to register.

Canoeing and Kayaking in Michigan and Wisconsin Tuesday, October 12. 6:00 pm   Please join us as PBS-featured Michigan author Doc Fletcher presents his "Canoeing & Kayaking through Michigan & Wisconsin" program. The program is an hour-long photographic journey down selected rivers from each of his two books, Weekend Canoeing in Michigan & Michigan Rivers Less Paddled, & a sampling of rivers from his upcoming book about Wisconsin. Take a virtual trip down each river and hear what makes that river uniquely FUN! Histories of towns along the riverbanks are discussed and tales are told of local, old-time, taverns in those towns where you can relax and relive the day's river adventure. At the end of the program will be a drawing for a "free canoe or kayak trip", good for a day trip down one of Michigan's rivers. After the drawing, Doc will sign & sell copies of his two books.  For more information call HPL at 231-722-7276.

	Morning Storytime Tuesday, Oct 12 10:00 am Storytelling, picturebooks, fingerplays, holiday tales, and special fun.  Each session ends with a craft project.  Signup required.  Call 231-722-7276 x 230 to register.

	Ulysses Group Tuesday, October 12. 10:00 am Led by Fran Fisher, this book discussion group meets in the Julia Hackley Room of the Library on the second Tuesday of each month at 10:00-11:30 am. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 222.   This month's book is Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts.

	MS Support Group Wednesday, October 13 5:30 pm Torrent House

	Yarnspinners Wednesday, October 13 7:00 - 9:00 pm Torrent House

	Evening Storytime Monday, Oct 18 6:45 pm Storytelling, picturebooks, fingerplays, holiday tales, and special fun.  Each session ends with a craft project.  Signup required.  Call 231-722-7276 x 230 to register.

	Friends of the Library Meeting Monday, October 18 4:00 pm.  Meets at the Torrent House

	Morning Toddler Storytime Monday, Oct 18 11:00 am Toddlers and care givers attend Toddler Time together.  The simple books and activities are just right for kids under 3.  Signup is required.  Call 231-722-7276 x 230 to register.

	Hackley Library Board Meeting Tuesday, October 19 5:30 pm Julia Hackley Room, Hackley Public Library.  Open to the public.

	Herb Society Tuesday, October 19 6:00 pm Torrent House.

	Morning Storytime Tuesday, Oct 19 11:00 am Storytelling, picturebooks, fingerplays, holiday tales, and special fun.  Each session ends with a craft project.  Signup required.  Call 231-722-7276 x 230 to register.

	Victorian Ladies Thursdsay, October 21 6:30 - 9:00 pm Torrent House

	Pumpkin Painting and Halloween Magic Saturday, October 23 2:00 PM Bring a pumpkin  (or strange-shaped gourd!)  to this family event. “Clyde the Magician” will start things off with spooky magic.   Then we’ll paint and decorate to create amazing No-Carve Jack o’ Lanterns.     Please call the Youth Services Department at 231-722-7276 x 230.

Scrabble FUNdraiser Saturday, October 23 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Register for the “Second Annual Read Muskegon Scrabble® FUNdraiser” to be held at the Muskegon Masonic Temple on Saturday, Oct. 23, 7:00-10:00 p.m. The event is cosponsored by Hackley Public Library and Muskegon Area District Libraries and benefits “Read Muskegon” adult literacy program providing free literacy tutoring in Muskegon County. The fee for individual participants is $25.00, or $100.00 for teams of 2-4 players. Amateur or serious players welcome. Food, fun and prizes! The deadline to register is Oct. 15. Information and registration forms are available at readmuskegon.org or call (231) 777-3926. We hope to see you there! Read Muskegon is also currently looking for Tutors.  Please join our efforts by attending one of our Tutor Orientations at the Michigan Works office located at 950 W Norton Avenue, Suite C, Muskegon, MI 49441. Upcoming dates are: Mon., May 3, 2010 from 12 – 1 pm Second Thursday of every month from 12 – 1 pm Fourth Tuesday of every month from 12 – 1 pm For more information, please visit www.readmuskegon.org.