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All Together Now Summer Reading Challenge Ends on August 31!

There is still time to participate in LTPL's Summer Reading Challenge!

It is not too late to sign up for the All Together Now LTPL Summer Reading Challenge! All ages can participate. Registration is still open, and we have lots of activities, crafts, books, events and fun to keep the entire family entertained and engaged for the remainder of the summer. Hurry! Summer Reading concludes on August 31, 2022.

Track the minutes you spend reading, attend library events, and complete fun challenges to earn prizes! You can log your activity by creating an account at http://ltpl.readsquared.com/.

For every 250 points you can choose a prize. To claim prizes, simply log into READsquared, find the prize store, browse the prizes, and "buy" a prize of your choosing with your points. Prizes will be prepared once each week. Any orders in by Wednesday evening will be available for pick up inside the library on Friday morning!

Need help signing up or logging minutes? Check out tutorial videos here.

Community Event

New Library Plan Town Hall

We understand that everyone is eager for our new library - we are too!

Members of the community are welcome to join us on Wednesday, August 23 at 7:00pm as we discuss the design for the new library building. Quinn Evans architects will present the preliminary interior designs, and we are asking for public feedback.

When you register you will receive a zoom link. You can choose to watch the presentation from home, or you can attend the event in person at LTPL.

Donations for Teacher Shopping Day Event

The South Lyon Educational Foundation is teaming up with Lyon Township Public Library and the Salem-South Lyon District Library to make sure our SLCS
teachers have lots of great books for their classroom libraries this year!

Do you have any used books in good condition (pre-K – 12) that you would like to donate? Please email perryrac@yahoo.com for a convenient porch pick-up. Donations will be accepted through Monday, August 21.

Together, we can support our kids and our schools!

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Youth and Teen Events

Outdoor Fun
Tuesday, August 1, 6pm

Dinosaur Day with PaleoJoe
Thursday, August 3, 1pm or 3pm

Marble Machines with Sloan-Longway
Monday, August 7, 3:00pm

(11am - FULL, 1pm - FULL)

Interactive Puppet Show with Alex Thomas and Friends
Tuesday, August 8, 11am or 1pm

Shadow Puppetry Workshop
Tuesday, August 8, 3:30pm

Splash of Math: Optical Illusions
Monday, August 14

2pm (8-10 yrs)

(11am - FULL)

Young Writer's Club
Monday, August 14, 5:30pm

Underwater Discovery: A Beginner's Guide to Scuba Diving
Wednesday, August 16, 7pm

Adult Events

Preserving Your Harvest: Fermenting
Monday, August 7, 6:30pm

Medicare 101
Wednesday, August 9, 7pm

Genealogy Events

Cathy's Going on a Road Trip: Howell Family History Center
Tuesday, August 15, 10am

Genealogy Roundtable
Friday, August 25, 2pm

Featured Digital Resource

Sign up for Kanopy with your LTPL card to watch movies, documentaries, foreign films, independent films, and more! This streaming service is free for all LTPL library card holders.

Click here to create your account and start streaming!

Check out LTPL's Library of Things!

Tri-County Broadband Survey

Lyon Township is one of the communities that has been identified as a lower broadband access area. The Merit Network is asking residents to complete this 5-minute survey to help to improve access to high speed internet in our community.

Why High-Speed Internet Matters:

Now, more than ever, high-speed Internet is an essential and crucial service to those who live, learn and work in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne Counties. Unfortunately, reliable high-speed Internet access is unavailable county-wide. Accurate information about connectivity is needed to help bring high-speed Internet access to everyone in the Tri-County area.

If you don’t have internet service, you can still take this survey on a cellular web browser or text @moon to 1-855-613-1746. To request a paper survey, please contact 313-625-0029.

August is National Read a Romance Month!

Falling in love on Sweetwater Lane
by Belle Calhoune

Only in Mistletoe, Maine, to pay off her vet school bills and then return to Seattle, veterinarian Harlow Jones is torn when sparks fly between her and single dad Nick Keegan, who is determined to show her love is worth changing the best-laid plans.

The fastest way to fall
by Denise Williams

While writing about a hot new body-positive fitness app that includes personal coaching, Britta Colby starts working out in person with Wes Lawson and they soon have a hard time maintaining a professional distance, which could cost them everything.

Delilah Green Doesn't Care
by Ashley Herring Blake

Pressured into photographing her estranged step-sister's wedding, Delilah Green reluctantly returns home to Bright Falls where she finds herself falling for one of the stuck-up bridesmaids after the pair are forced together during party preparations.

Join the Friends of the Library

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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