Library Matters
April 2021
 
 
Henry Ford Centennial Library and Esper Branch Library are now in Phase 4 of our re-opening plan for limited in-person service as well as curbside service. 
 
Please review the Library COVID Code of Conduct before your visit. 
 
Continue checking the website and our various social media outlets for updates. You may also message the library through social media
(Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook) or email.
 
The well-being of you and our staff is our top priority. For City updates, visit: http://cityofdearborn.org/covid19.
 
Adult Events 
CLOSED: Friday, April 2 - Sunday, April 4
 
All Dearborn Public Libraries will be closed for the Easter holidays.
 
We will reopen for regular hours on Monday, April 5.
 
Tuesday, April 6: Shooting Midnight Cowboy
Talk with author Glenn Frankel
7:00pm 
Online, via Zoom 
 
The Dearborn Public Library, in collaboration with Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, will be hosting Pulitzer Prize winning author Glenn Frankel for a virtual discussion regarding his new book Shooting Midnight Cowboy - Art, Sex, Loneliness, Liberation and the Making of a Dark Classic.
 
Mr. Frankel worked for many years at The Washington Post, winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1989. He has taught journalism at Stanford University and the University of Texas at Austin, where he directed the School of Journalism. He has won the National Jewish Book Award, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and is a Motion Picture Academy Film Scholar. 
 
University of Michigan Professor and the Director of the Screenwriting Program Jim Burnstein will be interviewing Mr. Frankel.
 
RSVP for Zoom link.
 
All Ages: Artist Trading Cards 
Grab & Go Craft Kits
 
Visit any Dearborn Library and pick up a kit with supplies and instructions.  This month's craft is ARTIST TRADING CARDS.
 
Grab and Go Craft Kits are available for pickup inside at Henry Ford Centennial Library and Esper Branch Library and curbside at all Dearborn Public Libraries during Curbside Service Hours.
 
Limit of 1 craft per person. While supplies last. 

 
Diego Rivera Murals at the DIA
Tuesday, April 20 at 7:00pm
Online, via Zoom
 
Learn the complex and intriguing story behind Diego Rivera and his Detroit Industry murals, which have now been declared a National Historic Landmark with a behind the scenes talk from the Detroit Institute of Arts.
 
Please RSVP for Zoom link.
 
 
Classics Revisited: Wednesday, April 21
 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online discussion via Zoom 
 
This month we're reading The Giver by Lois Lowry. 
 
For information on how to access the discussion, and to view the entire schedule, click here.
  
 
Market Gardening and Dearborn Township
Saturday, April 24 at 10:00am
Online, via Zoom
 
Debra Reid, Curator of Agriculture and the Environment at The Henry Ford, will share local history highlights about farm families raising fruits and vegetables for public markets during the 19th century, and how their worlds changed during industrialization and in response to the slow food movement. 
 
To join the talk, click here at the time of the event or call 1 (929) 205-6099 and type in the meeting ID: 865 7639 1182.
 
ESL Conversation Circle 
Tuesdays at 2:00pm
March 2 - May 18
Online via Zoom 
 
Practice speaking English with us! 
 
All sessions are for high beginner level and above English language learners with some ability to converse in English.
 
No registration required.
 
 
Digital Magazines now on Libby 
 
The Dearborn Public Library has moved our digital magazines from RBdigital to the Libby app.
 
You will still to be able to browse, borrow, and enjoy all of the same great magazines you loved in the RBdigital app, now available in Libby (from OverDrive). 
 
In just a few taps, you can start reading instantly on your phone or tablet. The digital library is available 24/7 without leaving home and is free from our library.
 
Download the Libby app to get started.
 
NEW: Kanopy streaming video
 
Kanopy is the best video streaming service for quality, ad-free, thoughtful entertainment. Find movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films, and educational videos that inspire, enrich and entertain. 
 
Dearborn Public Library full-access card holders can sign up with the link below to get started. You'll receive: 
  • Ten play credits each month
  • Unlimited access to Kanopy Kids.
 
Click here for more information. 
 
 
 
Click here for our full calendar of events in April
 
Youth Events 
Teen Poetry Month Giveaway
Five ways to enter during the month of April 
 
Help us celebrate Poetry Month!
 
Teens who complete any of the following will automatically be entered into a drawing for a $25.00 Qahwah House gift card:
  • Submit an original poem to DearbornKids@gmail.com
  • Attend the Saturday, April 10 Teen Poetry Workshop
  • Read a poet whose work you’ve never read before through our collection then send a short review to DearbornKids@gmail.com 
  • Tag us in a poetry-related social media post
  • Share a poem for Poem in your Pocket day (April 29) on social media and tag us
 
Teens: Poetry Workshop with Brittany Rogers
Saturday, April 10 at 2:00pm
Online, via Zoom 
 
Join Detroit poet Brittany Rogers for a virtual workshop on self-portraits in poetry. Participants will create an original poem during the workshop. 
 
Brittany Rogers is a poet, mother, educator, and native Detroiter. She has work published or forthcoming in Mississippi Review, Vinyl Poetry and Prose, The Offing, Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora and Tinderbox Poetry. Her work has been anthologized in “The BreakBeat Poets: Black Girl Magic” and “Best of the Net”. 
 
This workshop will be held via Zoom. 
Click here to join on April 10 at 2:00pm.
Or, use: 
Meeting ID: 864 0728 7943 
Passcode: 452940 
 
Ages 3-5: Early Literacy Busy Bags
 
New Busy Bags are available at all Dearborn Public Libraries. 
 
Busy Bags are early literacy activities for pre-readers to help them get ready to read. Every child between the ages 3-5 may receive a Busy Bag. Limit one bag per child. 
 
April's busy bag theme is: Weather
 
 
Ages 6-12: Virtual Brick Masters 
Wednesdays: April 7 & April 21
4:30pm-5:30pm
Online, via Zoom 
 
Gather your 2x4's, minifigs, and the rest of your building bricks to join our live challenges. Show off your skills while we collectively hum "Everything is awesome!".  
 
Did you get creative or try making a double decker couch?  Inspire others with a show-and-tell. This program is for elementary school-aged children.  
 
You will need to use to your own building bricks. A Zoom log-in will be emailed to you after registration. No Kragle allowed!

 
All Ages: Storytime LIVE! 
Online, Facebook Live
 
Tuesdays: 6:30pm 
 
Tune in with us for some fun with stories, songs, and rhymes.
 
 
For our updated virtual Storytime with Ms. Michele (ages 2-5), please see our calendar of events. 
 
Hoopla: more borrows, endless entertainment
 
Stream movies, music albums, and audiobooks with your Dearborn Public Library card. Patrons now have an increased limit of 15 borrows each month.
 
They are available to borrow for instant streaming or temporary downloading to your smartphone, tablet and computer.
 
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Click here for more information on Youth Services Programming