INVESTOR EDUCATION WORKSHOP ... Thursday, June 7th from 6:00 to 7:30 P.M ... The Schoolcraft Community Library is offering a FREE, non-commercial seminar on investment education followed by optional one-on-one counseling sessions with seminar participants. This seminar is sponsored by the American Library Association, Investor Protection Trust and OFIS and will be conducted by the Securities staff of the Securities Section of the Office of Finanacial and Insurance Services (OFIS) and Investor Protection Trust (IPT). This is a wonderful opportunity to receive free and accurate and reliable financial information so you can make informed investment decisions for yourselves and your families. So, come learn some important "investor survival skills" to help build your savings into a retirement next egg. Pre-registration is required for both the seminar and the one-on-one counseling sessions. However, you may choose to attend one or both of them. Please call the library today at 679-5959 to reserve your spot as space will be limited. Get a clue silent auction ... Many thanks to all who participated in the Schoolcraft Community Library's Silent Auction. It was a huge success earning over $1,700 for the library's Summer Reading Program "Get a Clue at your Library". A special thanks to all those who donated items, goods or services, the workers at the auction and those of you who supported us by attending this first ever Saturday night event. It was great fun with Square Dancing, Line Dancing, the ever popular Chicken Dance, live auctioning of delicious baked goods, door prizes, yummy homemade treats and of course the SILENT and sometimes INTENSE bidding on the auction items. Thank you again to all who made this event a successful one. FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY MEETING ... Friday, May 25th @ 10 A.M. @ The Whistle Stop Coffee Shop ... The Schoolcraft Friends of the Library will have it's next meeting at their new location, The Whistle Stop Coffee Shop and new members are encouraged and welcomed to attend. We will be discussing our next service project and new ideas are always welcomed. So come have a cup of coffee or tea and join the "Friends" and make a difference for your library!!

=> NEW ADULT BOOKS ... May 21, 2007
* The 6th Target by James Patterson
* A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
* Joshua's Family by Joseph Girzone
* The Inflammation Free Diet Plan by Monica Reinagel
* The Way Between the Worlds by Ian Irvine
* Bookmarked to Die by Jo Dereske
* Catalogue of Death by Jo Dereske
LARGE PRINT
* The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
* Cell by Stephen King

PROJECT SAFEKIDS OFFERED AT THE SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY Extended Offer! The Schoolcraft Community Library will be offering Child DNA/ID kits to parents of children thru 6th grade thru a program known as Project Safekids. Project Safekids is a community service organization that offers the most advanced child safety programs and services in the country.   Each kit contains fingerprinting, a place for a school photo, places for biographical and caregiver information, DNA storage card, dental chart and a plastic protective sleeve to store it in. Each kit will cost $4.00.   The Schoolcraft Community Library will be offering 2 dates (Thursday, June 14th from 2-5 P.M. and Tuesday, August 7th from 5-7 P.M.) for parents to register to bring their children to complete these DNA/ID kits or parents may just register to purchase kits to take home and follow the instructions to complete the kits at home.   In order to have enough DNA/ID kits on hand we are asking that parents, who are interested, call the library and order the number of DNA/ID kits they would like to purchase by Friday, May 25th at 5 P.M. Parents may register for one of the 2 dates offered at the library at that time as well, but it is NOT necessary to attend the library program to order the DNA/ID kits. Since there is a MINIMUM number of kits that have to be ordered, if at that time the library does not have enough DNA/ID kits preordered, all orders will be canceled as well as the above dates for completing the kits at the library. So, call the library today if you are interested in the DNA/ID kits. The offer will end on May 25th. To order DNA/ID kits or for further information, call the library at 679-5959.

=> NEW ADULT BOOKS ... May 04, 2007
* Front Porch Tales by Phillip Gulley
* Scam Prooof Your Life; 377 Smart Ways to protect you and your family from ripoffs, bogus deals and other consumer headaches by Sid Kirchheimer
* The Broken Crown by Michelle West
* Moving to Microsoft Windows Vista by John Rizzo

SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND THE KALAMAZOO AIR ZOO PARTNER TOGETHER FOR SAVINGS FOR PATRONS ... May 1st thru December 31st, 2007 ... Beginning May 1st, 2007 the current cardholders of the Schoolcraft Community Library will be able to experience a 50% savings on regular admission prices to the Kalamazoo Air Zoo. How you say? The Schoolcraft Community Library and the Kalamazoo Air Zoo have partnered together to offer this special promotional opportunity to the Schoolcraft Library's patrons. This special promotion will run thru December 31, 2007 and the 50% discount is available only to Schoolcraft Community Library cardholders not to the entire party. This applies to children and adult cardholders and the cards must be current. Adult cardholders will be required to present photo ID at the time of purchase of Kalamazoo Air Zoo admission tickets. The discount is available regardless of how many times the patron visits the Air Zoo between May 1st and December 31st. The discount is also available only on regular admissions, but not on special programs or events . If you need additional information feel free to call the library at 679-5959 or the Kalamazoo Air Zoo at 382-6555.

=> NEW ADULT BOOKS ... April 30, 2007
* The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith
* Body Surfing by Anita Shreve
* Back on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
* Obsession by Karen Robards
* The Marriage Game by Fern Michaels
* Laced by Carol Higgins Clark
* 10 Days to a Less Defiant Child by Jeffrey Berstein
* People of the Nightland by Michael Gear
* Simple Genius by David Baldacci
* The Road by Cormac McCarthy (new Oprah Book Club book)
* Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
* Miss Zukas and the Stroke of Death by Jo Dereske
* West of Bliss by Suzann Ledbetter
* The Broken Crown by Michelle West
* Deck Planner: 120 outstanding decks you can build by Hanley Wood HomePlanners

NEWS RELEASE:   Schoolcraft Community Library Invites Schoolcraft Residents to Meet MeL ... More Info NEWS RELEASE:   MDOT and Local Library Seek Input on Draft Long-Range Plan ... Learn more!

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HARDING'S eScrip COMMUNITY CARD FOR THE SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY -- The Schoolcraft Community Library is partnering with Harding's Market in the Harding's eScrip Community Card to help raise funds for the Schoolcraft Community Library and you can help! It is easy and is a great way to help the library. Here's how you can help. Just go to a Harding's Market and ask for the Harding's eScrip Community Card. Then you can activate your card by one of two easy methods. You can call 1-800-931-6258 and register your name with our library or if you prefer you can register online at www.escrip.com/hardings.jsp and follow the instructions there. Then each time you make a purchase at any Harding's Market you give them your Harding's eScrip Community Card to scan and presto you have helped the library with up to 4% of your purchases. No having to remember to keep receipts and then bring them to the library anymore! Just a quick phone call and a swipe of a card and you have given your help to the Schoolcraft Community Library. So, join today and start those savings coming in to the library. Many thanks to all who have helped in the past with their Harding's receipts and many thanks in advance to all who will help us in the future. Call the library at 679-5959 if you have any questions or go to our website schoolcraftlibrary.org.

* TumbleBook - You can now access TumbleBook Library for kids from the library's web page by clicking on the TumbleBook link. TumbleBook is a collection of animated, talking picture books and TumblePuzzles and Tumble Games. These are created from existing picture books which have been licensed from children's book publishers and converted into the TumbleBook format. You can play TumbleBook at the library, from home, or even while on vacation!!! This is an exciting new offering at the Schoolcraft Community Library and we hope parents and kids will take advantage of it. ENJOY!!

Friends of the Library
The "Friends of the Library" believe in the importance of the library and encourage the use of the facility. The purpose of "Friends" is to enhance library services by providing invaluable voluntary assistance and supplemental income through charitable donations and fundraisers.

The "Friends" meet on a regular basis at the library. If you believe in the importance of the library, consider joining us.

QSAC: Quality Service Audit Checklist -SCHOOLCRAFT LIBRARY ATTAINS "ESSENTIAL LEVEL" OF QUALITY SERVICES FROM LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN - The Schoolcraft Community Library is proud to announce that it is one of 10 Class II libraries in Michigan who have qualified for the Essential Level requirements from the Quality Services audit checklist known as QSAC. There are seven categories of achievement which include human resources, governance/administration, services, collections development, technology, facilities and equipment and public relations/marketing. By focusing on these key areas the Schoolcraft Library has demonstrated a strong commitment to customer service. There are 78 class libraries in the State of Michigan and so the Schoolcraft Community Library is proud to have been one of the first 10 to have achieved this goal.

NOTE: LASER JET CARTRIDGE RECYCLING PROGRAM ... The Schoolcraft Community Library regrets to inform its patrons that the Laser Jet Recycling Program has once again been discontinued. You can still recycle your ink jet cartridges and any old cell phones as well in the bags provided at the library, but laser jet cartridges will no longer be accepted. You may be able to dispose of them through Office Max or there is a recycling center near the Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds. Many thanks for your support of this program while it lasted.

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=> from the SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER ... May 14, 2007

GET A CLUE SILENT AUCTION @ SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY May 14th thru May 19th, 2007 The Schoolcraft Friends of the library are once again hosting a silent auction fundraiser to help fund the Schoolcraft Community Library's summer reading program --- "Get a Clue at your Library" The auction items can be seen and bid on from May 14-18 at the Schoolcraft Community Library. Then on Saturday, May 19 from 7-9 P.M. there will be an exciting finale to the auction held at the Schnauzer's Banquet Hall at 4261 West U Avenue in Schoolcraft. This fun family event will include final bidding on the auction items, sampling of delicious homemade desserts, entertainment, door prizes and a rollicking good time for young and old. ITEMS TO BID ON There are many wonderful items to bid on including both goods and services. Some of the items available are as follows: * Pizza for a Year from Hungry Howie's * 1 night at Arrowhead Cove Bed and Breakfast * Longaberger Christmas baskets * "Principal for the Day" at the Early and Upper Elementary schools * Oil Changes from Krum Hallum Chevrolet * Game and Pizza Gift Pack from Little Caesar's * Haircuts from Mike's Barbershop * Beauty Supplies from Mary Kay and Bella Kara Skin Care & Massage * Jewelry from Rosemarie Savard and Sue Trump * Ice Cap Cooler from Kalamazoo County State Bank * Collector's Coin from First Saving's Bank * ½ hour massage from Kalamazoo Center for the Healing Arts * Tanning Package from Planet Beach * Vintage Wool mittens from Sally's Closet * Wireless Weather Station from Edward Jones * Coffee Table book from Judy Rafferty * Area Rug from Nassau Carpet * Hassock from Vandenberg's * Fabric and pattern from Big Island Quilts * Chrome Kitchen Faucet from C.W. Robertson * purses from Donna Gorczany * handmade scarf and wrap from Prima Communications * beautiful handmade items from Pat Aldrich, Diane Westfall, Sharon Zakrzewski, and Jackie Dinda * hair care gift pack from Country Styles * game basket, knitting basket, gardening basket, reading basket * handmade pillow set from Sharon Eaton * gift certificates from Spa World, Big C Lumber, Bud's Bar, Marjo's, Mancino's, Bella Creamery, Liberty Square Furniture, Tom Pulsipher and more!   There are also many wonderful door prizes to be won at our Saturday night May 19th event! All proceeds from the auction will go to support the Schoolcraft Community Library's summer reading program --- "Get a Clue at your Library". This program serves over 200 children ages 3 and up as well as adults and teens. So, come support Summer Reading, bid on some wonderful items donated by our area businesses, sample some delectable desserts, possibly win a fantastic door prize and enjoy some good old fashioned fun!!

=> from the SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER ... April 30, 2007

BROWN BAG STORYHOUR ... Wednesday, May 2nd - The final Brown Bag Storyhour for the school year will be held at the Schoolcraft Community Library on Wednesday, May 2nd from 11:10-11:50 A.M. This is a date change so please mark your calendars. The theme will be "Friendship" and we will end our time together with a special activity. Also, I would like to thank all of you for your participation and cooperation with this program this year. It has been a very enjoyable and rewarding time for us as librarians to serve your children in this manner. Remember please NO RED AND NO PURPLE drinks. Thanks. AMERICAN GIRL TEA ... Friday, May 4th, 2007 ... The Schoolcraft Community Library is hosting an American Girl Tea in celebration of CINCO DE MAYO on Friday, May 4th from 3:00 to 4:30 P.M. Although many of the American Girl dolls will be on display, the library will be featuring Josephina. There will be refreshments, activities, door prizes and musical entertainment from Ben Jammin' all centered around the Southwestern theme. Pre registration is required and can be done by calling the library at 679-5959. So, girls come join the fun, bring your dolls and celebrate Cinco de Mayo all at the same time. SILENT AUCTION ... May 14th - May 19th, 2007 ... The Schoolcraft Friends of the Library will be hosting a Silent Auction from Monday, May 14th thru Saturday, May 19th. Initially the auction items will be housed at the Schoolcraft Community Library, as in the past, and all interested people may visit the library during open hours to place their bids. Then on Saturday, May 19th the auction will culminate at the Schnauzer's Banquet Hall from 7-9 P.M. with a fun family event which will include entertainment, refreshments, door prizes, and the final bidding on the donated items. All proceeds from the auction will go to support the Summer Reading Program 2007, which usually serves over 200 children of all ages. More details will follow in the coming weeks regarding auction items, entertainment etc. So, keep watch for the SCHOOLCRAFT FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY SILENT AUCTION!!

=> from the SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER ... April 23, 2007

PRESCHOOL STORYHOUR -"Wild About Books" - March 14th -April 25th ... The Schoolcraft Community Library will be hosting their Spring Preschool Story hour for children ages 3-5 years. The theme for our springtime storytime is 'wild animals'. Each week we will have stories, fingerplays, songs, crafts and snacks revolving around a different wild animal. Pre-registration is required, so call the library today at 679-5959 to reserve a spot for your preschooler. Come and have a 'wildly good time' with Miss Bobbi and Miss Roxanne.

=> from the SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER ... April 16, 2007

BROWN BAG STORYHOUR ... Wednesday, April 18th - The Schoolcraft Community Library will host it's April Brown Bag Storyhour on Wednesday, April 18th from 11:10-11:50 A.M. So whether your Kindergarten or Young Five child has been several times this year or not at all, think about setting this time aside and sending them to the library for 40 minutes of stories, lunch and fun. Remember please NO RED AND NO PURPLE drinks. Thanks. BOOK SALE! ... Friday, April 20th thru Saturday, April 21st, 2007 - Mark your calendars for the Schoolcraft Community Library is having a Spring Book Sale Friday, April 20th from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M and Saturday, April 21st from 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. There are paperbacks and hardcovers, adults and kids, fiction and non-fiction. There are videos and audios - something for everyone!! We have LOTS of books from all types of genres, so come and browse, fill up a bag or box to take home and help fund the Schoolcraft Community Library' Summer Reading Program at the same time. So while you are out cruising the garage sales, why not stop at the library and cruise the book sale too.

=> NEW ADULT BOOKS ... April 16, 2007
* Heartstopper by Joy Fielding
* Triple Cross by Kit Ehrman
* Healing the new Childhood Epidemics Autism, ADHD, Asthma and Allergies by Kenneth Bock
* The Children of Hurin by J.R. Tolkien
* The Mistress's Daughter by A.M. Homes
* Could it be Autism: a parent's guide to the first signs and the next steps by Nancy Wiseman
* The Accidental by Ali Smith
* Mockingbird: a portrait of Harper Lee by Charles Shields

=> NEW ADULT BOOKS ... April 09, 2007
* Hot Stuff by Janet Evanovich and Leanne Banks
* Plain & Fancy by Wanda Brunstetter
* The Hope Chest by Wanda Brunstetter
* The Storekeeper's Daughter by Wanda Brunstetter
* An Inconvenient Truth: the crisis of global warming by Al Gore
* Fresh Disasters by Stuart Woods
* Kingdom Come by Tim Lahaye
* The Quilter's Homecoming by Jennifer Chiaverinni

=> NEW ADULT BOOKS ... April 02, 2007
* Culture Warrior by Bill O'Reilly
* Alibi Club by Francine Mathews
* Obsession by Jonathan Kellerman
* The Power of Simple Prayer by Joyce Meyer
* The Looming Tower: Al-Queda and the road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright
* Skin by Ted Dekker
* Into a Dark Realm by Raymond Feist
* Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet
* I Heard that Song Before by Mary Higgins Clark
* Alibi Man by Tami Hoag

=> NEW DVDs ... April 02, 2007
* Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
* The Legend of Zorro
* Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
* Superman Returns
* The Last Stand: X Men
* Click
* The Lake House