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Bellaire Public Library 111 S. Bridge St. Bellaire MI 49615
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Summer Library Hours Monday-Friday 9 am to 5 pm Saturday 10 am to 2 pm
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Library of Things Gardening tools for removal of invasive species plants Hotspots to use reliable internet access in our area for free! Nintendo Switch (What a fun family game night idea!) Chromebooks that you are able to check out and bring home to use. Launchpads- preloaded tablets with educational STEM games and eBooks for ages 3-10. Wonderbooks- picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels with a built-in audiobook that will read aloud to the child! They still get to turn physical pages and see the beautiful illustrations. Metal detector Singer sewing machine Video Projector with screen 3-D printer that is available for you to use in the library Pickleball outdoor set STEM Kits Come in and check out all we have to offer!
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From the Director... Tom Shilts If there's a young person in your life, encourage him or her to take part in our Summer Reading Program! Participants set their own reading goals - one kid might challenge herself to read a certain amount of time every day, while another might decide he's going to read every book in Aaron Blabey's Bad Guys series. When participants reach their goal, they earn an incentive prize and register to win a grand prize. In fact, Summer Readers get to register every time they visit the library or attend a library program. Besides being fun, Summer Reading helps prevent the dreaded summer slump, when children's reading skills can actually decrease through lack of practice. But there's no need to let that happen, not with Bellaire Public Library ready to help every reader find something fun and fulfilling. Though July is already here, there are still plenty of kids' summer programs here at the library. First, there's a special mermaid storytime at Richardi Park beach on July 11 at 1pm. (Yes, she actually swims to shore and reads books! I don't know how the books stay dry.) At 3pm on Mondays (July 1, 8, 15, and 22) we'll have popcorn and a family movie. Storytime continues on Tuesdays at 10am (July 2,9,16,23,39). In August we're looking forward to nature rangers with Miss Jessi
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Adventure at Camp Read-a-lot Campfire Stories and Songs
July 3, 10:00am
Bellaire Public Library
Join us for a great family time of “sitting around the campfire”, telling stories and singing songs with Peter and Leslie. S’mores included!
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Adventure Underwater Mermaid Storyhour
July 11, 1:00pm
Richardi Park Beach
Come gather at the beachfront and we will have a Mermaid join us for a special story hour!
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Adventure with 4H and a Canoe
July 18, 10:00am
Bellaire Public Library
4H is coming to the Library with a canoe for kids to sit in and practice rowing skills! We will also have a special storytime, snacks, and craft.
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SUMMER READING PROGRAM WRAP-UP PARTY! July 24 2:00- 4:00 Antrim Conservation District 4820 Stover Rd. Bellaire MI, 49615 SMOKEY BEAR’S 80TH BIRTHDAY PARTY at the Antrim Conservation District. We will wrap up our ADVENTURES with a special celebration with our beloved Wildfire Prevention Mascot - Smokey Bear! It will be a fun time of food, games, and we will wrap up with our SRP prizes and Grand Prize winners. This is a FREE family event and hope to see you there!
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Movie Mondays Every Monday during Summer Reading Program June 10, 17, 24 July 1, 8, 15, 22 Bellaire Public Library Family friendly movie inside the Library - popcorn included! We will have a different movie each week, some oldies, some new, but all PG or under
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Silent Book Club Every Thursday during Summer Reading Program at 8:00 June 13, 20, 27 July 11 & 18 Bellaire Public Library Join us each Thursday at 8am during the 2024 Summer Reading Program for an hour of silent reading! You choose the material and we will provide a quiet, comfy spot to read. Coffee will be available.
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Storytime with Miss Diane! Every Tuesday, at 10:00am to 11:00am Bellaire Public Library The famous Miss Diane reads a story, and the kids have a snack and craft activity after.
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Tech Tuesdays with Gabe Every Tuesday, 11:00am- 3:00pm Bellaire Public Library Every Tuesday Gabe is here to help you with any tech questions you have. He is a wealth of knowledge. Feel free to bring laptops or other devices you would like more guidance using. Additionally, computer skill classes can be arranged upon request.
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Spanish Speaking Cohort
Every Wednesday, 4:00pm
Bellaire Public Library
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Kids Coding Club! Every third Saturday of the month, 10:00am Bellaire Public Library Join us every third Saturday of the month. This is an opportunity for kids to explore the world of computer coding at their live. Students use activities from code.org, Scratch, and devices like Snap Circuits, Mindstorm Lego, and various robots to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills. For ages 8-13, registration is required either online by clicking on the calendar on our website, bellairelibrary.org or call the library at 231-533-8814. This is a free program, all supplies are provided.
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The Chief Inspector Gamache Series by Louise Penny This Louise Penny series is one of our most popular here at the library! I read the first couple in the traditional book form, but the past few months I've really enjoyed the audiobooks. The narrator's soothing voice is a joy to listen to. We have two excellent resources for ebooks and audiobooks, Libby and Hoopla. These are apps you can download right onto your smartphone or tablet, or you can use a computer to log into your account on their websites. Because you have a library card with us you have access to all these books in digital form for free! I have been addicted to listening to the stories of Inspector Gamache while I do boring chores like dishes or vacuuming, it makes them way more fun. Penny is a master of character development, you'll inevitably fall in love with the quirky cast of characters set in a sweet little village outside Montreal, Canada. The 19th book of the series will be released this fall, so you have lots of opportunities to spend time with the folks of Three Pines. If you have any questions about how to set up these digital resources, feel free stop in the library or give us a call at 533-8814.
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The comfort of ghosts
by Jacqueline Winspear
In 1945 London, psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs visits a vacant Belgravia mansion where she finds four adolescent orphans and a demobilized, gravely ill soldier and as she tries to bring comfort to them all, she is forced to examine her own painful past and the beliefs she has always accepted as true.
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The opt-out family : how to give your kids what technology can't
by Erin Loechner
"The Opt-Out Family unveils compelling research and startling insights from Erin Loechner's experiences as a social media trailblazer and former influencer, as well as practical and creative ways to transform your family's relationship with today's ever-evolving technology"
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Swan song
by Elin Hilderbrand
When a 22-million-dollar summer home is purchased by the mysterious and overly extravagant Richardsons, social mayhem ensues in the tight-knit Nantucket community, but when their house burns to the ground and their most essential employee goes missing, the entire island must save the day—and their way of life.
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Camino ghosts
by John Grisham
Bay Books shop owner Bruce Cable is reunited again with best-selling author Mercer Mann to solve another murder on Camino Island, Florida, in the third novel of the series following Camino Winds.
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Toxic prey
by John Sandford
When a renowned expert in infectious diseases disappears without a trace, Letty Davenport, with the world on high alert, calls in her father, Lucas, to locate him, and when their worst fears are confirmed, they must race against time to stop the virus hecreated from becoming the perfect weapon
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More New Titles Adult Fiction - Summer of the Saint by Mary Kay Andrews - The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl - Mind Games by Nora Roberts - Table for Two by Amor Towles - Think Twice by Harlan Coben - Everyone in my Family as Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson - Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert - Children of Dune by Frank Herbert - The Three Body Problemby Cixin Liu - Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson Large Print - All the Glimmering Stars by Mark T Sullivan - The Summer we Started Over by Nancy Thayer
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Adult Nonfiction - Pagan America: The Decline of Christianity and the Dark age to Come by John Daniel Davidson - Treating Violence: An Emergency room Doctor Takes on a Deadly American Epidemic by Rob Gore - The End of Everything: How wars Descend in to Annihilation by Victor Davis Hanson - Cheaper, Faster, Better: How we'll win the Climate Change War by Tom Steyer - Bits and Pieces: My Mother, my Brother, and Me by Whoopi Goldberg
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Kids and Teens - Train: The Definitive visual History - Jo Jo Makoons Fancy Pants by Dawn Quigley - I Survived the Battle of D-Day 1944 by Lauren Tarshis - Mighty Pup Power by James Hollis - Opposites by Sandra Boynton - Paw Patrol: 101 First Words Young Adult - The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black - If he had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin - If Only I had Told Herby Laura Nolin
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