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Bellaire Public Library 111 S. Bridge St. Bellaire MI 49615
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Fall & Winter Library Hours CLOSED Sunday & Monday Tuesday-Friday 9 am to 5 pm Saturday 10 am to 2 pm
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Friends of the Library Our Friends group is planning to meet on Monday, May 13th, at 6pm (following the retirement party), at the library to discuss future plans and to choose a leadership structure moving forward. SAVE THE DATE: Also on Monday, May 13th from 4-6pm, Friends members are invited to a Volunteer Appreciation Celebration and a chance to say "good-bye" to retiring director Cindi Place. All are welcome. 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... Cindi L. Place While this is a bittersweet note from me, I am also very excited for Bellaire Public Library's next chapter with a new library director to begin! My final day at BPL will be May 10th and I need to thank many people for making this time in Bellaire such a blessing for me. The community of Bellaire welcomed me with open arms, and as we dealt with the pandemic together, we were also able to enhance many services provided by the library to improve our collections, accessibility, and technology offerings. Our Library Board of Trustees has supported me and given me the freedom to increase our collections, add more adult programming, and create some unique library services and outreach. Most of all, I need to thank the staff at Bellaire Public Library. Yvonne, Nikki, Dawn, Jessi, Sarah, Gabe, and Grace - you are amazing! You took on new responsibilities, implemented awesome programming for children, families, youth and adults, you welcomed my (sometimes crazy) ideas and provided friendly, caring service to all library users. YOU are why we were awarded the 2021 State Librarian's Award of Excellence. That will always be one of most cherished memories as library director here. For anyone interested, we are hosting an open house on Monday, May 13th from 4-6pm to give me a chance to say goodbye to all the good people of this wonderful community and for everyone to meet our new library Director Mr. Tom Shilts. I know Tom is very excited to begin his journey here in Bellaire, and I have assured him he has landed in the clover! Goodbye my friends - Cindi
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MUFFINS WITH MOM! May 4, 10:30-11:30am Bellaire Public Library Join us for a FREE special Story Hour, craft time and delicious muffins to celebrate your Mom or another special woman in your life! Registration is appreciated to assist us in making a memorable and successful event.
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Antrim Writers Series Presents: Brittany Cavallaro Tuesday, May 7, 7:00pm- 8:30 Bos Winery 135 Ames St, Elk Rapids, MI Join author Brittany Cavallaro for a reading of her young adult novel, A Study in Charlotte, at Bos Winery where she will read and sign copies of her book. (Limited free copies of A Study in Charlotte will be available to those who register early. You can do that through our calendar on our website http://bellairelibrary.org or by giving us a call at 231-533-8814).
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Antrim Writer's Series Fiction Writing Workshop Wednesday, May 8, 2:30pm-4:30pm Happy Camper Coffee Shop, 212 River St, Elf Rapids, MI Brittany Cavallaro will be conducting a fiction writing workshop (ages 16+) at the Happy Camper Coffee Shop. Registration is required by phone 231-533-8814 or through the calendar on http://bellairelibrary.org
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Adopt a bean/flower and make a newspaper pot! May 11, 10:00am- 2:00pm Bellaire Public Library Adopt a Bean/Flower and make a Newspaper Pot - Saturday, May 11. All ages welcome. Stop in anytime from 10am-2pm to learn how to make seedling pots from newspaper. Choose a seed to plant and take with you. Great for a Mother's Day gift!
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Michigan Notable Author visit with Janie Paul May 21, 7:00pm Bellaire Public Library Join us at Bellaire Pubic Library on Tuesday, May 12th at 7pm as we welcome Michigan Notable Author Janie Paul, author of "Making Art in Prison: Survival and Resistance"
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SUMMER READING PROGRAM SIGN-UP Online and in person at The Bellaire Public Library Summer will be here before we know it! What an exciting thought! Be sure to sign up for our Summer Reading Program so you can keep those reading skills sharp and be swept away by fun stories all summer long. We have all kinds of great things planned! Registration will open on May 1st, but will stay open into the summer. Register online through our website http://bellairelibrary.org the link will be available at the beginning of May.
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The Library's Seed Library is open!
Our popular seed library is back. It's that optimistic time of year when we're looking forward to getting our hands in the soil and seeing the plants return. Our librarian Jesse did a great job cultivating a collection of seeds for our location. Feel free to stop by and grab some for your garden! We'd love it if you saved some seeds at the end of your harvest to give back to the community, but it isn't required.
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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is now available for Antrim county residents The Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library provides a free, age- appropriate book per month to children from birth to age 5. The program is free to all kids birth – age 5 who live in Antrim county. The books are mailed each month directly to their home. There is no income eligibility. The program is free to all children regardless of ability to pay. You may enroll your child online here or pick up information at the library.
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SUMMER READING PROGRAM June 1- July 24We have a summer packed with fun events located at the library as well as around the community! Stay tuned for all of the adventures we have planned! Registration is currently open online and in person.
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Bellaire Garden Club Plant Exchange Saturday, June 1, 10:00am- 12:00pm Stop by the library from 10am until 12 noon, Saturday, June 1st to participate in a plant exchange sponsored by the Bellaire Garden Club. Drop off plants and/or pick up a few. Happy Gardening!
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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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Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarrows I'm an avid reader of contemporary fiction as well as nonfiction. There are so many important topics to learn about and voices to be heard, but sometimes you just want to read something FUN. When many of my book friends were singing the praises of Fourth Wing I thought I should look into it. A war college that trains dragon riders? That is definitely out of my wheelhouse, but I thought I'd give it a shot, and boy was it a wild ride! It reminded me of the days of Harry Potter and Hunger Games, getting swept away into a fantasy land. This has some adult romance and plenty of battles, so I wouldn't recommend reading it with your kids, but if you're looking for some escapism here's your book! Or if this is way out of your comfort zone, let this be a reminder to read something FUN, reading for pleasure is just as important as reading for information.
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The anxious generation : how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness
by Jonathan Haidt
"From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health-and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on most measures. Why? In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time. He then investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults. Haidt shows how the "play-based childhood" began to decline in the 1980s, and how it was finally wiped out by the arrival of the "phone-based childhood" in the early 2010s. He presents more than a dozen mechanisms by which this "great rewiring of childhood" has interfered with children'ssocial and neurological development, covering everything from sleep deprivation to attention fragmentation, addiction, loneliness, social contagion, social comparison, and perfectionism. He explains why social media damages girls more than boys and why boys have been withdrawing from the real world into the virtual world, with disastrous consequences for themselves, their families, and their societies. Most important, Haidt issues a clear call to action. He diagnoses the "collective action problems" thattrap us, and then proposes four simple rules that might set us free. He describes steps that parents, teachers, schools, tech companies, and governments can take to end the epidemic of mental illness and restore a more humane childhood. Haidt has spent his career speaking truth backed by data in the most difficult landscapes-communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the public health emergency faced by Gen Z. We cannot afford to ignore his findings about protecting our children-and ourselves-from the psychological damage of a phone-based life"
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You are here : poetry in the natural world
by Ada Limo´n
The 24th U.S. Poet Laureate presents 50 previously unpublished poems from some of the nation's most accomplish poets, including Joy Harjo, Jericho Brown and Aime Nezhukumatathil, who offer an intimate model of how we relate to the natural world, illuminating the many ways our landscapes—both literal and literary—are changing.
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Wandering stars
by Tommy Orange
"Wandering Stars traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Industrial School for Indians through to the shattering aftermath of Orvil Redfeather's shooting in There There"
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The book of (more) delights
by Ross Gay
In this new collection of genre-defying stories, again written over the course of a year, the New York Times best-selling author explores the meaning of“delight,” revealing how small, daily wonders connect us and give us meaning in these unsettling times.
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All of the factors of why I love tractors
by Davina Bell
Frankie McGee's mother takes him to the public library, where she tries to persuade him to choose a book about cars, helicopters, or anything else while he insists on yet another book about tractors
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More New Titles Adult Fiction - The Inmate by Freida McFadden - Finders Keepers by Stephen King - Did You Hear about Kitty Karr? by Crystal Smith Paul - Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford - Only if You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham - The #1 Lawyer by James Patterson - The Truth about the Delvins by Lisa Scottoline - Tomorrow's Children by Daniel Polansky Large Print - Meadow Falls by Carolyn Brown - The Silence in her Eyes by Lucas Armando Correa Poetry - Leaning Toward the Light: Poems for Gardens & the Hand that Tends Them Edited by Ada Limon - Devotions by Mary Oliver - Modern Poetry by Diane Seuss - And Yet by Kate Baer - The Wonder of Small Things by James Crews - Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay - Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz
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Adult Nonfiction - 10% Happier by Dan Harris - Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from the 1600 to the Present by Fareed Zakaria - The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and what they Reveal about being Human by Noah Strycker - Get it Together: Troubling tales from the Liberal Fringe by Jesse Watters - Reading the Constitution: Why I chose Pragmatism, not Textualism by Stephan G. Breyer - Somehow: Thoughts on Love by Anne Lamott - The Trump Indictments: The Charging Documents with Commentary by Melissa Murray - Upstream: Selected Essays by Mary Oliver - A Caregiver's Guide to Dementia by Laura N. Gitlin, Ph.D.
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Kids and Teens - Stay Curious and Keep Exploring: Next Level 50 Bigger Bolder Science Experiments to do with the Whole Family by Emily Calandrelli - Ferris by Kate DiCamillo - Coyote Lost and Found by Dan Gemeinhart - Uprising by Jennifer A. Nielsen - Hope is a Rainbow by Hoda Kotb - Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets by Ryan T. Higgins - Baby-sitter's Club: Jessi's Secret Language (Graphic Novel) by Ann M. Martin - Baby-sitter's Club: Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery (Graphic Novel) by Ann M. Martin - Wings of Fire: Winter Turning (Graphic Novel) by Tui T. Sutherland 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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