Upcoming Events at HPL

Computer Class-Intro to Powerpoint 10:30 am- 12:00 pm, Saturday, February 24 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-8000 or visit HPL Events to register.   Registeration opens one month before the class date. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library. This weeks' topic--Powerpoint.  Learn how to create a slide show. Event Calendar

AWARDS CEREMONY FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH CALENDAR AND COLORING CONTESTS FEBRUARY 24, SATURDAY, 2:00 You submitted your best artwork, and we chose the winners! Find out if you won at our awards ceremony. Then stay to listen to In the Tradition, a great jazz band from Detroit performing for the whole family. Refreshments will be provided. Event Calendar

In the Tradition Jazz Ensemble 2:00 pm, Saturday, February 24 In The Tradition began in Detroit in the early 1990's when 5 members of the Neal Henry Septet formed the Christopher James/Charles Hopkins Quintet.  Over the years they became In the Tradition and found their calling.  Through the works of In The Tradition they “seek to educate listeners around the world about the African story, and hook the culturally disenfranchised members of the 'Diaspora' back into their heritage, laying on them [the] ensemble's refined expression of African-American classical music, in as authentic a presentation as they can muster.” (Matt Ward, Detroit Jazz Magazine, 10-16-13) “This band's métier is straight-ahead Jazz, unplugged and resplendent in all its acoustic simplicity and textural earthiness, and underpinned by rhythms inspired by all parts of the far-flung reaches of the African Diaspora”...Matt Ward, Detroit Jazz Magazine, 10-16-13. Brought to the community through a generous bequest from Bess Commodore. WUVS 103.7 "The Community Station" the Beat is the media sponsor. Event Calendar

GIRLS WHO CODE FEBRUARY 26, MONDAY, 5:30-6:30 Hackley Public Library is excited to launch a coding club just for girls! We are an official host site for the international Girls Who Code organization. The club is open to students grade 6 and up. In the club, girls will master the basics of coding like loops, variables, functions, and conditionals to name a few. We will meet every Monday evening starting in January through the end of May. Registration is required. Please register online at hackleylibrary.org or by calling 231-722-8014. Event Calendar

THE SWEETEST SOUND:  SHERRI WINSTON AND THE PATHFINDERS LAKESHORE COMMUNITY YOUTH CHOIR FEBRUARY 26, MONDAY, 6:00 Local Author Sherri Winston hosts a multi-media presentation incorporating an imaginative PowerPoint display, music, lively discussion and Black History trivia. The program will weave together black history, literary and gospel figures and how their presence impacted our lives. The MHHS alumna's recent book The Sweetest Sound has been named one of Kirkus magazine's best books of the year. The paperback edition is coming out in January and will be available for autographs and purchase. Event Calendar

Black Hair Care 6:00 pm, Tuesday, February 27 Learn the secrets to having beautiful hair.  Nietra Hood from the Unity Hair Salon on Clay Ave in Muskegon will be on hand to answer all your hair care questions. Brought to the community through a generous bequest from Bess Commodore. WUVS 103.7 "The Community Station" the Beat is the media sponsor. Event Calendar

Tips and Tricks for Phones and Tablets 1:00 pm, Wednesday, February 28 Having trouble with your tablet? Flustered by your phone? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays from 1:00 to 2:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome. Event Calendar

STORYTIME MARCH 1, THURSDAY, 10:30 Join us for stories, songs, movement activities, and a craft just for little ones. Event Calendar

HPL OFF THE WALL ANNUAL WRITING AND DRAWING CONTEST MARCH 1 THROUGH MARCH 31 Spring is just around the corner and so is our annual writing and drawing contest.  Students in grades 7-12 are invited to submit any original, creative work.  This includes poems, stories, drawings, and comics!  Stop by the library for more information or check out our website.  The contest runs from March 1 to March 31.  All entries are due by 5:00 pm Saturday, March 31. Event Calendar

Computer Class-Facebook 10:30 am, Saturday, March 3 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-8000 to register.  Registeration opens one month before the class date. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library. Introduction to Facebook.  Learn how to set up an account, friend people, and post. Event Calendar

MINECRAFT MARCH 3, SATURDAY 2:00-4:00 Sharpen your axe--it's time to mine for all the supplies you need in Minecraft! This computer-based activity is open to the first 20 participants.  Registration is required. Save your seat by going online at http://www.hackleylibrary.org/events or calling 231-722-8014.  Event Calendar

GIRLS WHO CODE MARCH 5, MONDAY 5:30-6:30 Did you know Hackley Public Library has a coding club just for girls? We are an official host site for the international girls Who Code organization. The club is open to students grade 6 and up. In the club, girls will master the basics of coding like loops, variables, functions, and conditionals to name a few. We will meet every Monday evening through the end of May. Event Calendar

Hackley Craft Club 6:00 pm, Monday, March 5 Join the fun!  Our craft club meets the first Monday of each month. This month will be paper beads and quilling. Led by Nancy Hartman. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library. Event Calendar

Uneven Ground 6:00 pm, Tuesday, March 6 "Uneven Ground" is a four-piece traditional Celtic band that blends vocals with instrumentals to bring their listeners on a unique musical journey.  They play Celtic, Irish, English, Scottish music.  The members are Courtney Hutson, fiddle,vocals; Dave Closz, guitar,vocals; Tim Staudacher, mandolin,guitar; and Larry Halverson, whistle, flute.    Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library. Event Calendar

Tips and Tricks for Phones and Tablets 1:00 pm, Wednesday, March 7 Having trouble with your tablet? Flustered by your phone? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays from  1:00 to 2:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome. Event Calendar

STORYTIME MARCH 8, THURSDAY, 10:30 Join us for stories, songs, movement activities, and a craft just for little ones. Event Calendar

Genealogy/Family History Workshop 10:30 am - 12:30 pm, Saturday, March 10 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. Held in the Local History & Genealogy Department at the Torrent House. Please call 722-7276 ext. 240 to register. Event Calendar

WATERCOLOR PAINTING 101

MARCH 10, SATURDAY 2:00-3:00

Children's book illustrator Lori McElrath Eslick will teach us the ins and outs of painting with watercolors. Come ready to paint with green and make a project for St. Patrick's Day!

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