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Don Gehrlein Q: Did you have a goal in mind when first running for the Library Board, and did you accomplish this goal over the years you served on the Library Board? A: "My goal when running for the Library Board and Treasurer was to improve the financial reporting of the LTPL monthly financial results. I completely revised the library income statement format and provided more meaningful financial results to the library board members and the library director." Q: What has been your most rewarding moment while being on the Library Board? A: "My most rewarding moment while being on the library board was hearing that the voters approved our millage proposal to build a brand new and larger library building for the Lyon Township residents. Other rewarding moments resulted from working with the other board members, the library director and library staff to improve the operations and success of the library." Q: What advice would you give to future Library Boards? A: "My advice to future Library Board members is to be receptive to the thoughts, ideas, and comments from other board members, and recognize that everyone has a different background and brings different perspectives to the organization and operation of the library." Don's Parting Thoughts: "I would like to thank Holly (Director Teasdle) and all the other board members for making my eight years on the board a very rewarding and enjoyable experience. The library is well run and all the employees do an excellent job to make LTPL a very successful and excellent enhancement to our community."
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Thursday, January 30, 6-6:45pm |
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- Wednesday, January 29, timeslot begin at 5:30pm
- New or struggling readers in grades 1-5 are invited to sign up for a 15-minute "Paws for Reading" session with one of our local certified therapy dogs.
- The goal is to provide a non-judgmental atmosphere in which kids can read without correction or interruption and learn not just to read, but to love reading as well.
- A handful of books will be available. Each child will have one-on-one reading time.
- Register for one 15-minute timeslot:
5:30-5:45pm [FULL] , 5:45-6pm , 6-6:15pm ,
6:15-6:30pm , 6:30-6:45pm , 6:45-7pm
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- Wednesday, January 22 at 6:30pm.
Patrick Mihalek and Sean Farrelly from the Warbirds of Glory Museum in New Hudson will be at the library to give a talk about the Museum, the Sandbar Mitchell and the WWII era. The mission of the Warbirds of Glory Museum is to restore and fly period aircraft to present a unique educational opportunity to understand the Second World War experience and mentor students in mechanical skills, aircraft restoration and American values.
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LTPL Patrons have free access to Mango Languages with you sign-up with your LTPL card!- Mango languages is free for LTPL patrons and can be accessed anywhere with an Internet connection.
- Each lesson combines real life situations and audio from native speakers with simple, clear instructions. The courses are presented with an appreciation for cultural nuance and real-world application.
- Mango offers access to 70 foreign language courses and 21 English courses taught completely in the user’s native language
- Sign up for Mango Languages here.
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King - In Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
by Jonathan Eig
Vividly written and exhaustively researched, Jonathan Eig's King: A Life is the first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.--and the first to include recently declassified FBI files. In this revelatory new portrait of the preacher and activist who shook the world, the bestselling biographer gives us an intimate view of the courageous and often emotionally troubled human being who demanded peaceful protest for his movement but was rarely at peace with himself. He casts fresh light on the King family's origins as well as MLK's complex relationships with his wife, father, and fellow activists. King reveals a minister wrestling with his own human frailties and dark moods, a citizen hunted by his own government, and a man determined to fight for justice even if it proved to be a fight to the death. As he follows MLK from the classroom to the pulpit to the streets of Birmingham, Selma, and Memphis, Eig dramatically re-creates the journey of a man who recast American race relations and became our only modern-day founding father--as well as the nation's most mourned martyr.
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Do you love reading, books and libraries? Help out our Friends' group!
What you can do:
- Volunteer to organize all of the donations that are dropped off to the library
- Assist in setting up the annual book sales 3 or 4x a year
- Volunteer to run the book sales
- Help recruit new Friends to the group
- Share ideas for special events to fund raise and support the library!
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