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Read to Me
summer program
for pre-readers
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The Great American
Eclipse of 2017
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Nancy Pearl in
West Bloomfield
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An Evening with
Daniel Silva
NYT #1 bestselling author will appear in
West Bloomfield during Summer Reading
The Library is sponsoring a visit from Daniel Silva
on Thursday, July 13. Silva will visit West
Bloomfield to talk about his newest book, House
of Spies, which will be released July 11.
House of Spies is the 17th installment of Silva’s
#1 New York Times bestselling series featuring
international spy, assassin and art restorer
Gabriel Allon. Hear Silva discuss how he
researches background for his books, how
his famous character has developed over
time and his writing process, which begins
by writing in pencil on yellow legal pads.
Daniel Silva was born in Kalamazoo and
grew up in California. He was earning a
master’s degree in international relations
when he received a temporary job offer from
United Press International (UPI) to help cover
the 1984 Democratic National Convention in
San Francisco. He later joined UPI full-time and
served as a Middle East correspondent in Cairo
and the Persian Gulf. In the late 1980s, Silva went
to work for CNN and became Executive Producer
of its talk show unit, responsible for shows like
Crossfire, Capital Gang and Reliable Sources.
His secret ambition, though, was to write novels.
His first book, The Unlikely Spy, was an instant
bestseller and Silva left CNN to write full time. All
of Silva’s books have been New York Times and
international bestsellers.
The Library has many of Daniel Silva’s books in
multiple formats. Search the Online Library for
titles. Tune in for updates about Daniel Silva’s
appearance by liking the Library on Facebook or
following us on Twitter.
WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY
Daniel Silva in West Bloomfield
Thursday, July 13 at 7 PM
The Berman Center for the Performing Arts
in the Jewish Community Center
Copies of House of Spies will be available for
purchase and signing.
Due to popular demand, a ticket will be required
for Silva’s appearance. Free tickets will be
available for West Bloomfield and contract
community Library cardholders. Register for
tickets to see Silva through Friday, June 23. Limit
two (2) tickets per cardholder. Contact the Adult
Information Desk at (248) 232-2290 with
questions and to register.
SUMMER 2017
2017 Summer Reading
& Summer Challenge
Register for Summer Reading and Summer Challenge and “Build a Better
World” as you read, explore current interests and pursue new ones. The
Library has integrated Summer Reading and Summer Challenge activities
so children and teens can engage in a variety of hands-on summer reading
and learning experiences. This interconnected approach expands
opportunities to learn and helps maximize the value received.
New for 2017, family challenges encourage family members to work
together to complete learning activities. This multi-generational approach
adds another exciting dimension to summer activities.
Children, teens and adults can earn books, Brag Tags and prizes as they
read and complete learning challenges. To get started, create an account
at www.westbloomfieldlibrary.org/summer. You’ll be ready to start reading
and completing challenges when Summer Reading kicks off June 17, 2017.
Main Library
Summer Reading Kickoff
Saturday, June 17 from 11 AM – 4 PM
Hamster Balls
NEW! Party Bike
NEW! Circus Skills
Bounce Houses
Air Brush Tattoos
Star Trax DJ
Magic Show (from 2 – 3 PM)
Infinity Photo Booth (from 11 AM – 1:30 PM and 3 – 4 PM)
West Bloomfield Arcade (from 11 AM – 1:30 PM and 3 – 4 PM)
All activities end promptly at 4 PM. To ensure the 4 PM completion time,
cut-off time for lines will be 3:30 PM.
Westacres Branch
Summer Reading Kickoff
Wednesday, June 21 from 11 AM – 2 PM
Air Brush Tattoos & Balloon Animals
Spin Art & Sand Art
Mad Science
Find complete details about Summer Reading and Summer Challenge
at www.westbloomfieldlibrary.org/summer or pick up a program
brochure at the Library.
Summer Reading for Pre-Readers
Parents are a child's first teachers. The Library is a child’s first classroom.
This summer, help your baby, toddler or preschooler develop important
early literacy skills and build a strong foundation for future reading success
by joining the Library’s Read to Me program. Children from birth to five
years old and their parents can read together and earn up to four books
from the Summer’s End Book Fair based on the number of hours read.
Add fun learning experiences to
your family’s summer activities
with Summer Challenges, designed
to help pre-readers develop essential
pre-reading and other important
skills. Summer Challenges include
a variety of talking, singing, reading,
writing, playing and counting
activities that parents and children
can incorporate into everyday
routines.
Register for Summer Reading
and pick up the Read to Me
activity log at the Main Library
or Westacres Branch or online at
www.westbloomfieldlibrary.org/
summer.
The Library partners with parents to help
pre-readers develop early literacy skills. Our
reading professionals are always ready to
help find just the right books for any age.
WBSD Required Summer Reading
Students at West Bloomfield School District middle schools and high school
have required reading assignments over the summer. Both the Main
Library and Westacres Branch have multiple copies of all required and
optional books on the reading lists. See book displays at both Library
buildings. Some titles are also available as eBooks or eAudiobooks to
download.
For lists of the titles, stop by a Library Information Desk or go to WB-Hub,
the Library’s website for teens at www.westbloomfieldlibrary.org/wb-hub.
“One of the books Stella chose for Summer Reading and Summer Challenge last year was
from the Library’s recommended list for K-1 grades. After reading Rain Fish by Lois Ehlert, Stella
decided to recreate every fish in the book. She dug into the recycling bin and searched other places for
materials. She had to make decisions and problem solve to come up with everything she needed. A
week of scavenger hunts and hard work created a sea of exquisite fish. Thank you for recommending
this lovely book that turned a regular summer week into a fun summer learning experience that we
won’t forget!
Stella Saxe, inspired by author Lois Ehlert, used her
imagination and resourcefulness to recreate each
Rain Fish during the 2016 Summer Challenge.
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“The Library’s summer reading program enhanced Stella's love for books and reinforced her
excitement to learn to read going into 1st grade.” —Kori Saxe, Keego Harbor resident
How Does Summer Reading Affect Children?
Reading boosts brain power.
No matter what their age, children who read – or who are read to –
improve cognitive, comprehension and vocabulary skills. This is true
year-round, but summer reading is especially important.
Summer reading leads to school
year success.
Reading over the summer helps students return to classrooms in the
fall better prepared to achieve academically. When parents read to
pre-readers, they help their children develop early literacy skills and
be ready to learn to read in kindergarten.
Children and teens benefit from
seeing their parents read.
Parents are reading role models. When parents and grandparents
participate in Summer Reading, they show by example that reading is
an enjoyable activity at every age.
Shared family reading experiences
have lasting effects.
This summer, the entire family can work together on reading and
learning activities in the Library’s new “Family Challenge” category.
Talking about books and sharing challenge activities reinforce the
message that reading and learning are important. Sharing reading
fun as a family creates positive feelings and memories about reading
that can last a lifetime.
To have the greatest effect, start reading June 17. Create a Summer Reading account at
www.westbloomfieldlibrary.org/summer and be ready to read and complete challenges when Summer Reading kicks off June 17.
“The Library makes it easy to keep kids reading and learning over the summer. There’s a focus
on academics to prevent ‘summer slide,’ while making Summer Reading and Summer Challenges
interesting and fun so kids want to be involved. Earning books and prizes is nice, but my 1st and
2nd graders loved logging into their Summer Reading account and seeing where they ranked on
the Leaderboard. The competition became motivating. As a parent, I liked that reading and
challenge activities were all manageable. We could easily incorporate activities into everyday
routines. We are looking forward to new reading and learning experiences this summer!”
—Holly Bailey, West Bloomfield mom
WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY
“My two girls love the Library and all the
wonderful summer programs and events.
My older daughter reads better after every
Summer Reading program. My little one
loves the Read to Me activities and coming
to the Library to play on the iPads and in
the kitchen play area.”
—Deepa Bagri, West Bloomfield mom
SUMMER 2017
Join us for a program that’s out of this world!
Just in time for Summer Reading
The TumbleBooks App is Here!
TumbleBooks is an online collection of animated digital picture books,
chapter books, read-alongs, graphic novels, math stories and nonfiction
books that help children develop reading skills, along with a love of reading.
It’s a great resource for young readers in elementary grades.
The Great American
Eclipse of 2017
Thursday, August 10 from 7 – 8 PM
Main Library Meeting Room
A rare total solar eclipse will take place August 21. Stretching from
Oregon to South Carolina, it’s the first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse
in almost 100 years that will touch only American soil. This is a
once-in-a-lifetime event – the next eclipse like this won’t occur until
January 2316.
Join local NASA Solar System Ambassador Ken Bertin as he explains what
eclipses are, why this one is so special and how you can safely observe
an eclipse. This is a great program for the entire family.
No registration is required.
Follow the Library on Twitter for news about the eclipse
and related books to read.
Your Ticket to
Summer Adventure
Now TumbleBooks is even easier to use with a new free
app. To download the app for either Apple iOS or Android,
go to www.westbloomfieldlibrary.org, click “eLibrary” and
then “Apps.”
Great Reads by Grade Level
It’s easy to find books children will want to read this summer with
suggestions from our Youth Services librarians and early childhood
specialists. They’ve created book lists by grade level, from preschool
through 5th grade. Find a variety of fiction and nonfiction recommendations,
based on popular themes, award-winning authors and grade-level curricula.
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Suggested Summ
Book List
Teeth by Jarvis
Alan’s Big Scary
Sarcone-Roach
Sandwich by Julia
The Bear Ate Your
by Ciara Gavin
Bear Is Not Tired
Kang
Secret? by Anna
Can I Tell You a
Jr.
1, 2, 3 by Bill Martin,
Chicka, Chicka
Beach by Neil Gaiman
the
at
Chu’s Day
Baker
Circle by Jeannie
Cronin
by Doreen
Click, Clack, Peep!
by Mac Barnett
Count the Monkeys
by Margaret Mayo
Dig Dig Digging
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Duck! Rabbit! by
Murray
Zack Built by Alison
The House That
Becker
for Bear by Bonny
A Library Book
by Bill Martin, Jr.
Listen to Our World
by Anna McQuinn
Lola at the Library
Look! by Jeff Mack
Low
Work by William
Machines Go to
Denise Fleming
by
Get Dressed
Maggie and Michael
Wild by Peter Brown
Mr. Tiger Goes
Border
Cupcake! by Terry
Peanut Butter &
s by Eric Litwin
His Magic Sunglasse
Pete the Cat and
Hall
Story by Michael
Red: A Crayon’s
by Chris Barton
Shark vs Train
by Sherman Alexie
Thunder Boy Jr.
Wells
Sophie! by Rosemary
Use Your Words,
1st Grade
Suggested Summer Reading
Book List
The Airport Book by Lisa Brown
Aqualicious by Victoria Kann
Builder Mouse by Sofia Eldarova
Camping: A Mr. and Mrs. Green Adventure
by Keith Baker
Day and Night by Shira Evans
Dig, Dogs, Dig: A Construction Tail by James Horvath
Dinosaur’s Day by Ruth Thomson
Dino-Swimming by Lisa Wheeler
Don’t Throw It to Mo! by David A. Adler
Eloise’s Summer Vacation by Lisa McClatchy
Fish by Liam Francis Walsh
The Fly Flew In by David Catrow
Froggy’s Birthday Wish by Jonathan London
Graphs, Graphs, Graphs! by Kelly Boswell
Grumpy Pants by Claire Messer
Junie B., First Grader (at last!) by Barbara Park
Junkyard by Mike Austin
Koala Hospital by Suzi Eszterhas
Madeline’s Tea Party by John Bemelmans Marciano
Prehistoric Actual Size by Steve Jenkins
Princess! Fairy! Ballerina!
by Bethanie Deeney Murguia
Should I Share My Ice Cream? by Mo Willems
Sun Above and Blooms Below
by Felicia Sanzari Chernesky
Tools Rule! by Aaron Meshon
Weeds Find a Way by Cynthia Jenson-Elliott
3rd Grade
Suggested Summer Reading
Book List
Amelia Bedelia Cleans Up by Herman Parish
Babymouse Goes for the Gold
by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm
Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet by Nick Bruel
Dog Days by Karen English
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald Sobol
Friday Barnes, Girl Detective by R. A. Spratt
Gravity! Do You Feel It? by Buffy Silverman
I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916
by Lauren Tarshis
If You Lived Here: Houses of the World
by Giles Laroche
Imagination According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney
Into the Wild: Yet Another Misadventure
by Doreen Cronin
Lola Levine is NOT Mean! by Monica Brown
Mouse Scouts by Sarah Dillard
My Life in Pictures by Deborah Zemke
A Mysterious Egg by Stacy McAnulty
Nancy Clancy Seeks a Fortune by Jane O’Connor
Of Mice and Magic by Ursula Vernon
The Perilous Princess Plot by Sarah Courtauld
The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party
by Shannon Hale
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Unpleasant
Penguins from Pluto by Dav Pilkey
Rumble of the Roller Coaster Ghost by Troy Cummings
The Show Must Go On by Kate Klise
Unicorn Vs Goblins by Dana Simpson
What If You Had Animal Teeth!? by Sandra Markle
The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer
5th Grade
Suggested Summ
er Reading
Book List
Better Nate than
Ever
Dash by Kirby Larson by Tim Federle
Doll Bones by Holly
Black
Flying Frogs and
Walking Fish
by Steve Jenkins
and Robin Page
From the Notebook
s of a Middle School
by Meg Cabot
Princess
The Girl Who Circumna
by Catherynne M. vigated Fairyland
Valente
Graceful by Wendy
Mass
The Hero’s Guide
to Saving Your
Kingdom
by Christopher Healy
The Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan
Luck Uglies by
Paul Durham
The Misadventures
of Max Crumbly:
Locker Hero
by Rachel Renee
Russell
One Came Home
by Amy Timberlak
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101 Hidden Animals
by Melvin + Gilda
The Pages Between
Berger
Us by Lindsey Leavitt
The Peculiar by
Stefan
Racing in the Rain: Bachmann
My Life as a Dog
Ready to Make
by Garth Stein
Music (Series) by
Elaine Landau
Save Me a Seat
by Sarah Weeks
Smek for President
by Adam Rex
Six Kids and a
Stuffed Cat by Gary
Paulsen
A Tangle of Knots
by Lisa Graff
Tru & Nelle by Greg
Neri
Weird but True
Sports:
Awesome Athletics 300 Wacky Facts About
by National Geographi
The Westing Game
c Society
by Ellen Raskin
Wishing Day by
Lauren Myracle
Pick up bookmarks with
suggestions by grade level
at the Library or view the
recommendations on the
Library’s website for
preschool and elementary
students: www.WB-Buzz.org.
OverDrive
®
leading digital media services
West Bloomfield Library cardholders can get free or discounted access to
hundreds of Michigan’s state parks, historic sites, cultural attractions,
campgrounds and recreation areas by checking out a Michigan Activity Pass
(MAP).
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NEW this summer: The Adventure Park at West Bloomfield is participating
in the Michigan Activity Pass program. This brings the total number of
attractions and destinations to 425, from Monroe County to Keweenaw
County. To see a list of destinations and check out a pass, go to
www.westbloomfieldlibrary.org, click “Services” and then “Recreational
Passes.”
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Travel Light!
This summer fit a full digital library in your carry-on. Download or
stream eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines, movies and TV shows
on your laptop, tablet or phone.
Go to www.westbloomfieldlibrary.org and click “eLibrary.”
Nancy Pearl to Appear at Book Club Reception
Nancy Pearl and Book Kits
More than 300 West Bloomfield community
book clubs are registered with the Library.
Services available to book groups include the
Library’s “Book Group To-Go” kits. Each kit
has 10 paperback copies of a book popular
with discussion groups, a discussion guide,
book reviews and biographical information
about the author.
The idea for the kits originated with
Nancy Pearl.
Nancy Pearl is a rock star to readers. They love her reading recommendations, listen to her reviews
and commentary on NPR’s Morning Edition, watch her monthly TV show “Book Lust with Nancy Pearl,”
friend her on Facebook, follow her on Twitter and pin her book suggestions on Pinterest boards.
Pearl draws standing-room only crowds to libraries and bookstores to listen to her talk about books,
authors and the pleasures of reading. On October 3, Nancy Pearl will be in West Bloomfield to talk
about her debut novel, GEORGE & LIZZIE, as well as some of her favorite picks for book clubs. GEORGE
& LIZZIE, the story of an unlikely marriage at a crossroads, will be released September 5.
Pearl grew up in Detroit and earned her Master of Library Science degree from the University of
Michigan. She worked as a librarian and bookseller in Detroit, Tulsa and Seattle. In 1998, Pearl created
the community-wide reading program, “If All of Seattle Read the Same Book,” to promote dialog and
literacy. The idea spread across the country. The West Bloomfield Library and other members of the
Metro Net Library Consortium have sponsored “Everyone’s Reading…”, a one book, one community
program since 2002.
Reception for Book Clubs with Nancy Pearl
October is National Book Club Month. Celebrate books, book clubs and reading with members of
community book groups and Nancy Pearl.
Tuesday, October 3 at 7 PM Main Library Meeting Room
Hear the latest about Nancy’s picks for book group discussions and learn more about Nancy’s first
novel. All attendees will receive a complimentary copy of GEORGE & LIZZIE. Watch for registration
details in the Library’s fall newsletter and the All About Books eNewsletter.
West Bloomfield Library Director Clara N.
Bohrer toured the newly-opened Seattle
Public Library when she served as
conference chair for the Public Library
Association’s 2004 National Conference.
Nancy Pearl was her tour guide. Pearl
mentioned the kits she had developed as a
way to support Seattle book clubs. Bohrer
brought the idea back to West Bloomfield.
The Library now has 65
kits for community book
clubs, including 10 kits
with large print books.
Most Book Group To-Go
titles are also available in
audiobook, eBook and
eAudiobook formats.
Kits are refreshed each
year. See the new kits
at the Reception for
Book Clubs. Current titles are listed in the
Library’s Book Group Services brochure. Pick
up a copy at the Library or go to
www.westbloomfieldlibrary.org, click
“Services” and then “Book Groups.”
Rep. McCready Thanked
During National Library Week in April, State Rep. Mike McCready, 40th District, was recognized
and thanked by the Library Board of Trustees for his support of bills that protect voter-approved,
dedicated public library millages. Rep. McCready’s support will help ensure that Michigan public
libraries can continue to invest in and provide valuable services to Michigan residents.
Rep. McCready was also recognized as a 2016 Michigan Library Champion by the Michigan Library
Association (MLA).
Rep. Mike McCready (center) with West Bloomfield Library Board Trustees Carol Kravetz,
Ken Macon, Carol Foster, Judith Holtz and Kari Eickemeyer.
WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY
SUMMER 2017
Connect With Your Library! Coming soon!
More Printing Options
Here are some of the benefits of liking
the Library on Facebook and following
us on Twitter.
New technology coming later this summer will offer improved mobile
printing and more payment options.
• Keep up with the latest Library
news and announcements.
Print documents from a laptop, tablet or smartphone when you’re at the
Library or send documents to the Library to print from anywhere you have
an internet connection. The new printing software adds a layer of security.
Documents will only be seen and released to print by using the unique ID
assigned to the job. Once you’ve sent your print job, you can release it
from any print station in the building.
• Learn about upcoming programs
and events.
• Read news about authors and
books.
• Find out what’s new on the
shelves every #NewMovieTuesday.
Pay for printing with cash, coin, credit or debit card, Apple Pay or Android
Pay. These payment options will also be available when using Library
photocopiers.
• Learn what West Bloomfield book
lovers are currently reading.
• Find quick tips to help children
Grow Up Reading™.
Please note: The Library’s current copy cards won’t work with the new
technology. Since the copy cards will become obsolete, load them with just
enough funds to pay for documents as you print them. You will be able to
use the remaining funds on your copy cards at the Main Library for a limited
period of time. Mobile printing will only be available on the new system.
• Link to useful digital resources.
• Discover services you didn’t know
the Library offered.
For updated announcements about the new print management
technology, subscribe to the Library’s new text message alerts or
follow the Library on Twitter.
• Read about why YOU belong at
the Library!
Link to the Library’s Facebook page
at www.westbloomfieldlibrary.org.
Follow the Library @westbloomlib
When a March 2017 storm left parts
of West Bloomfield without power,
the Library welcomed residents in
from the cold with this tweet.
NEW! Text Alerts
Subscribe to a new service that texts Library information. Sign up for any
of these five text message lists for the latest Library alerts.
• The General Library Information list will be used for special Library
announcements, including new digital resources and other services.
• Lists for Adult Programs and Youth Programs will be sent once a month
to promote a special, non-recurring program.
• New Release DVDs is a weekly text with the titles of new adult and
youth DVDs.
• Parenting Tips, sent bi-weekly, will text helpful tips for busy parents who
want to help their children Grow Up Reading™.
Subscribe to a list by texting a keyword to the Library's sign-up number or
by using the sign-up form at www.westbloomfieldlibrary.org.
Number to text to sign up: 797979
Keywords to use:
wbinfo (General Library Information) wbdvds (New Release DVDs)
wbadult (Adult Programs)
wbparents (Parenting Tips)
wbyouth (Youth Programs)
Example: Text wbdvds to 797979 to receive weekly texts that list new DVDs.
The Library’s text-a-question service continues. Ask about Library materials
and services by texting (248) 648-3368.
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Instant Access
to eMagazines
The Library’s Zinio service offers magazines
in more than 30 genres that you can
read instantly online 24/7. Read the
current issues of more than 100
magazines, along with back issues of
many magazines, on your desktop
computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone.
For even greater convenience,
download the Zinio Magazines app
from the Library.
The Library just added more magazine subscriptions, including Allure, Clean
Eating, Cook's Country, Cook's Illustrated, Glamour, In Touch Weekly, Life & Style
Weekly, National Enquirer and Vogue.
To see the complete list of current subscriptions, create an account
and start reading magazines today, go to www.westbloomfieldlibrary.org
and click “eLibrary.”
Save the date!
Grandparents Day Celebration
Saturday, September 9 from 11 AM – 2 PM
Main Library
The Library will host its third Grand Celebration of Grandparents, in honor
of National Grandparents Day. Join us to pay tribute to grandparents and
celebrate the contributions they have made to their families.
Friends of the Library Summer
Used Book Sale
June 9 - 11, 2017
Main Library
Ameranouche
One performance only
Friends Preview Sale:
Friday, June 9 from 7 – 9 PM
(You may join at the door.)
Sunday, June 4 at 3 PM
Veterans of the Newport Jazz Festival will play “Gypsy Flamenco Swing,”
mixing flamenco, bebop and jazz swing.
Nessa
One performance only
General Public:
Saturday, June 10: 9 AM – 5 PM
Sunday, June 11: Noon – 5 PM
Sunday, July 23 at 3 PM
This Celtic Fusion group blends elements of Irish, classical, folk, jazz, funk
and world music.
Sunday is bag sale day—a bag of books is only $5!
All Directions Band
One performance only
Sunday, August 13 at 3 PM
The band performs R&B, Motown, rock, jazz and blues. Members have
performed with the Temptations, Chuck Berry and the Drifters.
Music@Main performances are held in the Main Library Meeting Room. Seating is
limited and opens a half hour before a performance. No registration is required.
Music@Main is organized and funded by the Friends of the West Bloomfield
Township Public Library.
Join the
Friends
It’s easy to become a Friend of the Library. Complete the
membership form and mail it and a check to:
Friends of the West Bloomfield Township Public Library
4600 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323
Volunteers Receive Michigan Week Award
Dennis Allgeier and Robin Kaufman help the Library serve our community
through their volunteer efforts. Their contributions were recognized at the
Greater West Bloomfield Michigan Week Community Awards Breakfast,
which celebrates and thanks local volunteers.
Both Dennis and Robin were named to the “Hidden Treasures” Honor Roll.
Dennis delivers books and other materials to senior living facilities around
West Bloomfield. Robin is a Past President of the Friends of the Library and
has served on numerous Friends committees including Fundraising,
Membership and Hospitality. The Library thanks these two “Hidden Treasures”
who volunteer their time and expertise to benefit our Library and community.
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Dennis Allgeier (second from left) and Robin Kaufman (fourth from right) were
recognized during Michigan Week for volunteering at the Library.
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An Evening with
Daniel Silva
See page 1.
5
Reasons your family belongs
at the Library this summer
You don’t have to travel far for summer family adventures.
Just come to the Library.
MAIN LIBRARY
4600 Walnut Lake Road
(248) 682-2120 FAX (248) 232-2291
TTD (248) 232-2292
Email: [email protected]
Text: (248) 648-3368
WESTACRES BRANCH
7321 Commerce Road
(248) 363-4022 FAX (248) 363-7243
Email: [email protected]
1. You can explore hot topics.
Learn about the Great American Eclipse.
Discover during Saturday STEAM! programs.
Try your hand at engineering at The Robot Garage.
Families can enjoy these programs and more
at the Library.
HOURS OF SERVICE
Mon. – Thurs.: 9 AM – 9 PM
Fri. & Sat.:
9 AM – 6 PM
Sunday (Main)
(School Year): Noon – 8 PM
(Summer): Noon – 5 PM
Sunday (Westacres)
(Year round): Noon – 5 PM
2. There’s space to chill.
Find cool places to read, use iPads and
Discovery Tablets, and play
with educational toys.
ONLINE LIBRARY
Open 24 hours every day
www.westbloomfieldlibrary.org
3. You can dance to the music.
Enjoy song and dance at Library programs like
Star Trax, The Music Lady, Drummunity and Dance Party.
The Library will be closed:
Tuesday, July 4
INDEPENDENCE DAY
4. It’s a perfect place for play dates.
Meet up with family and friends and use the puppet stage,
Activity Center and other youth play areas to explore,
discover and learn.
Saturday, September 2 to
Monday, September 4
LABOR DAY
Clara N. Bohrer, Library Director
Board of Trustees
5. You can earn bragging rights.
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Join Summer Reading and Summer Challenge
and earn up to 10 Brag Tags as you read and
complete learning challenges!
Carol Kravetz, President
Judith A. Holtz, Vice-President
Ken Macon, Treasurer
Carol Foster, Secretary
Kari Eickemeyer, Deputy Secretary/Treasurer
Thomas Meyer, Trustee