October Happenings
 
Happy Fall!

We have lots of fun fall activities for all ages this month. Don't miss the Friends' Fall Book Sale THIS WEEK and Trick-or-Treating later in the month!
 Library Closing -
The library will be closed Monday, October 13 for a staff in-service
Library Programs: See all programs in our Library Newsletter
Registration for Session 2 Fall Programs
is NOW OPEN!
There are still spots in MOST weekly programs
Register in person, online or by phone at (248) 969-9491.
If registering online, make sure to scroll down to Session 2, which is the week of October 20
Library Friends' Fall Book Sale
Members Only Preview Night
Wednesday, October 1
4PM-7PM

General Sale
Thursday, October 2
10AM-7PM
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Friday, October 3
10AM-4PM
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Saturday, October 4
10AM-3PM ($5 bag day)

 
Program Highlights
To see all our programs, visit the Events Calendar
Featured Programs for Older Kids
 
Homeschoolers Book Club (Grades 4-6)
Featuring Into the Dream by William Sleator
Friday, October 17 @ 2:00 p.m.
Click Here to register and for program info


Library Explorers (Grades 3-6)
History Makers: Pop Art by Keith Haring
Monday, October 27 @ 6:30 p.m. 
Click Here to register and for program info
 
Featured Program for Younger Kids

Jr. Library Explorers (Grades K-2)
Explore your Imagination
Thursday, October 16, 6:30 p.m.
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Bookworms Book Club (Grades K-2)
Buzz, Buzz, Fly Guy - Featuring FLY GUY books

Monday, October 20, 6:30 p.m.
Click Here to register and for program info
 
Teddy Tales (All ages)
All ages family storytime

Thursday, October 23, 6:30 p.m.
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Special Programs
Trick or Treat: Candy & Crafts (All Ages)
Saturday, October 25, between 10 AM and 4 PM
Sunday, October 26, between 1 & 4 PM

Drop by the library and trick or treat around all the departments to show off your costumes! While you are here, stop by the Youth Department and make a craft to take home.
Spooky, Scary Reads
Can you see what I see? : on a scary, scary night
by Walter Wick

Inspired by the classic folktale, this dark and intense search-and-find book features a haunted mansion high on a hill and its spooky surroundings--challenging young readers to find the items listed within the intricate details of the rich illustrations.
The doll in the hall and other scary stories
by Max Brallier

The Clark children are Mia's first babysitting job, and everything is going fine until she sees a life-sized doll sitting in the hallway; a doll that was not there before, a doll that Mr. Clark knows nothing about, and whose eyes follow Mia-- and that isonly one of the five scary stories with unexpected twists that are included in this collection
The doll in the hall and other scary stories by Max Brallier
I want to be in a scary story by Sean Taylor
I want to be in a scary story
by Sean Taylor

A riotous follow-up to Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise finds a little purple Monster disagreeing with the author about being the star of a funny story, preferring instead to be in a chilling, petrifying, utterly terrifying tale that proves to be rather more scary than he actually wants.
Trick or treat on Scary Street
by Lance Bass

Young readers are dared to take a thrilling and chilling stroll down Scary Street where they'll encounter vampires, goblins and ghosts as they make their way to the last trick (or treat)! Illustrations.
Trick or treat on Scary Street by Lance Bass
Half-minute horrors by Susan Rich
Half-minute horrors
by Susan Rich

An anthology of very short, scary stories by an assortment of authors and illustrators including Chris Raschka, Joyce Carol Oates, Neil Gaiman, Jack Gantos and Lane Smith. Reprint.
The monstrous adventures of Mummy Man and Waffles
by Steve Behling

Spending the summer with his grandpa, a former Hollywood makeup and special effects artist for classic horror films, eleven-year-old Wen (aka Waffles) accidentally brings his props to life and must stop an all-out monster invasion with the help of Mummy Man and his pet turtle, Frank
The monstrous adventures of Mummy Man and Waffles by Steve Behling
Attack of the vampire weenies and other warped and creepy tales / :  And Other Warped and Creepy Tales by David Lubar
Attack of the vampire weenies and other warped and creepy tales / : And Other Warped and Creepy Tales
by David Lubar

Presents thirty-three horror stories about such topics as warped technology, revengeful ants, sadistic gym teachers, and a brother's surprise for his sister's vampire friends
Camp Sylvania
by Julie Murphy

From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Dumplin' and Dear Sweet Pea comes a hilarious and spooky middle grade summer-camp story that takes a bite out of fat camp as it follows Magnolia“Maggie” Hagen to Camp Rising Star, where the reputed“camp ghost” may be the least scary thing about the place. Simultaneous eBook.
Camp Sylvania by Julie Murphy
The ghoul next door by Cullen Bunn
The ghoul next door
by Cullen Bunn

Living in the legend-haunted New England town of Ander's Landing, 11-year-old Grey is drawn into a strange mystery involving a race of reclusive subterranean creatures—ghouls, the eaters of the dead. 10,000 first printing. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
Eerie tales from the School of Screams
by Graham Annable

Guaranteed to scare readers silly, this collection of five terrifying tales follows Davis and Emily as they listen to their classmates tell the spookiest, most chilling stories ever. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous. Illustrations.
Eerie tales from the School of Screams by Graham Annable
Beanstalker and other hilarious scary tales by Kiersten White
Beanstalker and other hilarious scary tales
by Kiersten White

A wacky collection of fractured fairy tales by the best-selling author of the Paranormalcy trilogy features characters who prove less than virtuous in the face of spooky, hilarious and often icky challenges, from a girl who emerges from the forest as a zombie to a prince whose efforts to find a wife pit him against furry vampires. Simultaneous eBook.
Obey the egg
by I. M. Dehd

When Coton joins a different group at school, he soon discovers his new friends are obeying an extraterrestrial egg that uses children to feed the town's adults
Obey the egg by I. M. Dehd