=> from the SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER ... March 31, 2008
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BROWN BAG STORYHOUR --- The Schoolcraft Community Library will host it's Brown Bag Storyhour for students in Young Fives and Kindergarten on Wednesday, April 16th from 11:10 to 11:50 A.M. Students should bring a lunch, a drink (no red or purple drinks too), listening ears and a smile. It is a great time for all. Our last Brown Bag Storyhour will be May 14th and our theme will be friendship, so be sure to mark your calendar and make it a date. |
| SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOKSALE ... The Schoolcraft Friends of the Library will host a Book Sale at the Schoolcraft Community Library on Friday, April 18th and Saturday, April 19th, 2008. The book sale will run from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. on Friday and from 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. on Saturday. And this year besides being able to purchase books at a very reasonable price, patrons will also be able to peruse and purchase an array of baked goods as they will be adding a BAKE SALE to the event as well. As in the past, all the proceeds from both the Book Sale and the Bake Sale will go to support the 2008 Summer Reading Program at the Schoolcraft Community Library. So, mark your calendars and come join us and help support Summer Reading! |
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK - April 14th-19th
... The Schoolcraft Community Library has several events happening at the library that week
in honor of National Library Week. So, whether you are a child or an adult, there should be
something for you. Please note the schedule below:
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| NEW INTERNET POLICY AT THE SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY ... The Schoolcraft Community Library Board is currently working on updating its Policy Manual and has recently passed a new Internet Use Policy for patrons at the library. In effect as of March 26, 2008, the Internet Use policy now states that a current library card or a piece of Government issued identification (ie., Driver's license, voter's registration card, a student ID., etc.) must be presented to use the internet. Also, if you are under 18 years of age, a parent's signature will be required to access the Internet. Wireless Internet access is also available at the library and though ID is not required to access this service, the library does require a patron signature after reading the Wireless Internet Policy and to abide by those same guidelines as those using library computers. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the library at 679-5959. |
=> NEW ADULT BOOKS
... March 31, 2008
* Hollywood Crows by Joseph Wambaugh
* Buckinham Palace Gardens by Anne Perry
* Swimming Lessons by Mary Alice Monroe
* Mulberry Park by Judy Duarte
* Asperger's from the Inside Out by Michael John Carley
* It's a Dog's Life. . . . but it's your carpet by Justine Lee
* Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer
* Lost Souls by Lisa Jackson
* Ladies of Liberty by Cokie Roberts
* Notable American Women; a complete biographical dictionary by Susan Ware, editor
* The Third Angel by Alice Hoffman
* The Winding Ways Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
* Compulsion by Jonathan Kellerman
* Wrath of a Mad God by Raymond Feist
* Final Journeys; a practical guide for bringing care and comfort at the end of life by Maggie Callahan
* Lone Survivor; the eyewitness account of Operation Redwing and the lost heroes of Seal Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell
=> from the SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER ... March 17, 2008
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in the news ...
for the 50th Anniversary of National Library Week 13-19 April 2008.
"Libraries for me were a place of peace, quiet and joy," says Andrews, recalling her library visits as a child. "Such a new world of adventure opened up for me when I took a book out of my local library." What is National Library Week? First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support. First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support. History In the mid-1950s, research showed that Americans were spending less on books and more on radios, televisions and musical instruments. Concerned that Americans were reading less, the ALA and the American Book Publishers formed a nonprofit citizens organization called the National Book Committee in 1954. The committee's goals were ambitious. They ranged from "encouraging people to read in their increasing leisure time" to "improving incomes and health" and "developing strong and happy family life." In 1957, the committee developed a plan for National Library Week based on the idea that once people were motivated to read, they would support and use libraries. With the cooperation of ALA and with help from the Advertising Council, the first National Library Week was observed in 1958 with the theme "Wake Up and Read!" National Library Week was observed again in 1959, and the ALA Council voted to continue the annual celebration. When the National Book Committee disbanded in 1974, ALA assumed full sponsorship. National Library Week is observed each year in April, generally the second full week. |
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RECYCLE THOSE INK CARTRIDGES AT THE SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY
... The Schoolcraft Community Library has a new recycling program available for its patrons.
The library has joined forces with Cartridge World, a locally owned business, to provide a
place for our patrons to recycle those ink cartridges or laser cartridges.
There is a box available at the Schoolcraft Community Library, just as you enter the building,
and all you have to do is drop your cartridge in the box and we take care of the rest.
So, do your part in cleaning up the environment and drop your cartridges with us.
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=> from the SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER ... March 10, 2008
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TAX FORMS AT THE LIBRARY - Remember as you are preparing to fill out those dreaded tax forms, that you can find tax forms at the Schoolcraft Community Library. We have many forms available as well as the ability to print most any form for you for 15 cents a page. Please come prepared with the number of the form's you need, however, since the library is not able to give tax advice, just tax forms. Many thanks. | |||||||
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BROWN BAG STORYHOUR --- The Schoolcraft Community Library will host it's Brown Bag Storyhour for students in Young Fives and Kindergarten on Wednesday, March 12th from 11:10 to 11:50 A.M. The theme for March is GREEN THINGS!!! See you there. P.S. The storyhour dates for the remainder of the school year are as follows: April 16th and May 14th. So mark your calendars and come the join the fun. There is no pre-registration required and you need not have attended before. Just pack a lunch, bring a smile and listening ears and join us whenever you are able. |
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| Shades of Green from Wikipedia |
| Army green | Asparagus | Bright green | British racing green | Camouflage green | Celadon | Chartreuse | Yellow-green | Emerald | Fern green |
| Forest green | Gray-asparagus | Green | Green-yellow | Harlequin | Hunter green | Islamic green | Jade | Jungle green |
| Kelly green | Lime | Lime green | Moss green | Myrtle | Office green | Olive | Olive drab | Pear |
| Persian green | Pigment green | Pine green | Sea green | Shamrock green | Spring green | Spring bud | Tea green | Variations of green |
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| PRESCHOOL STORYHOUR - The Schoolcraft Community Library will begin it's Spring Preschool Storyhour for children ages 3-5 years on Wednesday, March 19th and run each consecutive Wednesday thru April 30th. Storyhour will be held from 10-10:45 A.M. and is filled with stories, activities, fingerplays, songs, crafts and snacks all revolving around the theme of the day. Pre-registration is required and can be done by calling the library at 679-5959. Space is limited so call today and join the fun. |
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GREAT MICHIGAN READ --- BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP --- NICK ADAMS STORIES -
The Schoolcraft Community Library will be one of more than 100 communities across the state of Michigan who are participating in the Michigan Humanities Council new statewide literature and literacy initiative, The Great Michigan Read. On Wednesday, March 19th, the library will offer 2 times for Book Discussion Groups for Ernest Hemingway's The Nick Adams Stories. These times are 2 P.M. and 6 P.M. and will be held at the Schoolcraft Community Library. Copies of the books as well as the CD version are available at the library. Also, the day of the book discussion group, the discussion leader will be showing a short video of Hemingways' Life in Michigan. I hope many of you can join us on that day to discuss this great book and to learn more about one of the foremost writers of the 20th century who spent his first 22 summers in Northern Michigan. Call today and reserve a copy of the book and join us on March 19th for a lively discussion. Some other ways you may want to participate in The Great Michigan Read are as follows: * Visit the website www.greatmichiganread.org * Listen to Great Michigan Read radio programs on Michigan Talk Network * Watch Great Michigan Read programs on Michigan PBS television stations * Read the book or listen to the audio version of The Nick Adams Stories and attend a program Hope to see you there. RELATED RESOURCES
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| SCHOOLCRAFT FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY MEETING ... The Schoolcraft Friends of the Library will meet Friday, March 28th at 10 A.M. at the Whistle Stop Coffee Shop in downtown Schoolcraft. Do you have an hour free to come and help the Schoolcraft Community library by joining the Friends of the Library? We would love to have you come and check us out. We will be meeting in the meeting room of the coffee shop so come join us and help out your local library. |
| SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOKSALE ... The Schoolcraft Friends of the Library will host a Book Sale at the Schoolcraft Community Library on Friday, April 18th and Saturday, April 19th, 2008. The book sale will run from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. on Friday and from 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. on Saturday. There will be books, audios, and videos for both children and adults. The proceeds from this sale will go to support the Schoolcraft Community Library Summer Reading Program. Donations of books will be accepted through April 1st and can be brought to the library during their open hours. Please note, however, that the library does NOT accept Reader's Digest Condensed books, encyclopedias or textbooks. Many thanks. So, put these dates on your calendar and plan to come to the library and peruse our tables for some good bargains and good reads. |
=> NEW ADULT BOOKS
... March 10, 2008
* Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten by David Perlmutter
* Epicenter: why the current rumblings in the Middle East will change your future by Joel Rosenberg
* Obesity: Modern-Day Epidemic; medications and surgeries for Wieght loss when dieting isn't enough by William Hunter
* The Silver Needle Murder by Laura Childs
* When Your Child Struggles: the myths of 20/20 vision, what every parent needs to know by Dr. David Cook
* Getting the Best for your Child with Autism by Bryna Siegel
* Enriching the Brain: how to maiximize every learner's potential by Eric Jensen
* Creative Therapy for children with Autism, ADD and Asperger's by Janet Tubbs
* Stop Whining, Start Living by Dr. Laura Schlessinger
* Deep Dish by Mark Kay Andrews
* 2008 Old Farmer's Almanac
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from the SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER
... March 3, 2008
SUPER SUPPERS FUNDRAISER FOR THE SCHOOLCRAFT LIBRARY SUMMER READING PROGRAM, Wednesday, March 5th @ 5:30 P.M. ... The Schoolcraft Friends of the Library will be hosting a Summer Reading Fundraiser at a locally owned business, Super Suppers. On Wedensday, March 5th at 5:30 P.M., Super Suppers and Friends of the Library will host a fun evening for busy women to come and share laughter, drinks and appetizers while they make entrees to take home and put in their freezers for dinners at a later time. This evening is a pre registration event and can be done by calling the library at 679-5959 or Super Suppers at 323-3044. The cost is $114 for 6 full meals purchased and $209 for 12 full meals purchased. Super Suppers will donate $10 to the "Catch the Reading Bug" for each 6 meals purchased and $20 for each 12 meals purchased. What a great opportunity to help earn some money for the kid's summer reading as well as helping yourself get some nutritious dinners prepared in advance for those busy nights when you just don't have the time. ... There are 12 entrée choices on the menu. If you can't make it the evening of March 5th, you still can still support summer reading by going to Super Suppers during their Walk-In Hours on March 5th (10 A.M. to 8 P.M.), March 6th & 7th (10 A.M. to 6 P.M.) or March 8th (10 A.M. to 3 P.M.). Use the flyer available at the Schoolcraft Library for purchasing your ready made meals and earn dollars for the Summer Reading Program at the same time! So, call today and register for this fun event or pick up or download a flyer at the library and plan to help out summer reading during the week of March 3-8. Questions? Call the library at 679-5959 or Super Suppers at 323-3044. |
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from the SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER
... February 18, 2008
TOT TIME --- The Schoolcraft Community Library is offering their Spring Tot Time program to children ages 18 to 36 months. Each toddler that attends must be accompanied by one adult. Our spring offering will be from February 20th thru March 12th running from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. The first 20 minutes or so are spent in a lapsit storytime with fingerplays, songs and flannelgraph activities. The last 40 minutes are spent with the parents and children interacting with toys, blocks, books, flannelgraph pieces, puzzles etc. Pre-registration is required and the space is limited and fills quickly, so call the library today at 679-5959 and reserve a spot for you and your toddler. |
=> from the SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER ... January 07, 2008
INTER-LIBRARY LOAN AT THE SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY --- For those patrons who enjoy the services of Inter-Library loan, this service will be reinstated at the Schoolcraft Community Library beginning January 7, 2008. However, this service will be greatly reduced for the next few months as the library prepares to migrate to the statewide ILL system of MeLCat. The staff at the Schoolcraft Community Library is hopeful that this process will be complete sometime in April, making it possible to borrow materials all over the state. Yet in the meantime the library will offer reduced services of Inter Library loan to its patrons working to fill as many requests as possible in the next few months.
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WI-FI at the Schoolcraft Community Library!!!! --- Wireless internet service has come to the Schoolcraft Community Library. So whether you are traveling through town, needing to quick check your email or an important website for a research paper for school, you can bring your laptop to the library and hook up. |
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.
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* 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!!
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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.
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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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| Semi Final 1 | Quizzical Queens Reunite ... Schoolcraft Upper Elementary | |
| Semi Final 2 | The Smarticle Smarties ... Sunset Elementary | |
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=> NEW ADULT BOOKS
... February 18, 2008
* Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline
* The Manning Sisters by Debbie Macomber
* Codependent No More; how to stop controlling others and start caring for yourself by Melodie Beattie
* The Double Bind by Chris Bohajalian
* The First Patient by Michael Palmer
* The Autoimmune Epidemic; bodies gone haywire in a world out of balance and the cutting-edge science that promises hope by Donna Jackson Nakazawa
* The Killing Ground by Jack Higgins
=> NEW ADULT BOOKS
... February 11, 2008
* The Perfect Murder by Rita Mae Brown
* Why Mars & Venus Collide: improving relationships by understanding how men and women cope differently with stress by John Gray
* The Age of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan
* Flying Changes by Sara Gruen
* Look Me in the Eye; my life with Asperger's by John Elder Roison
* The Friday Night Knitting Club by Katie Jacobs
* One More Sunrise by Michael Landon Jr. and Tracie Peterson
* A Time to Embrace by Karen Kingsbury
* Twilight at Monticello: the final years of Thomas Jefferson
Academy Award-winning actress and honorary chair of National Library Week
Julie Andrews discusses the value of libraries in a new video available on
