It's That Book Sale Time of Year...
The Friends of LTPL Winter Book Sale is coming this month!
 
Get ready for the winter book sale at LTPL! The dates and times of the sale are:
 
Thursday, February 22, 10am-8:30pm
Friday, February 23, 10am-4:30pm
Saturday, February 24, 10am-4:30pm
Sunday, February 25, 12pm-3:30pm
 
If you would like to volunteer to help during the sale there are many open slots for set-up, sale shifts, and tear down are open. Please sign up to help online here, or in-person at the library.
 
Upcoming Red Cross Blood Drive - February 13, 11am-5pm
 
LTPL has partnered with the American Red Cross to host blood drives throughout the year. Hosting a blood drive coincides with our core values of supporting our community. With a simple blood donation, we have the ability to help save someone's life.
 
Donors of all blood types are needed, especially those with types O negative, B negative and A negative. According to the Red Cross, type O negative is the universal blood type that can be safely transfused to anyone, and is often used to treat trauma patients.
 
Donors should drink plenty of liquids for 24 hours prior to donation time.
 
You may schedule an appointment by clicking here, or by calling the Red Cross
at 1-800-733-2767
 
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Youth and Teen Events
Stay and Play
Wednesdays, 10:00am-11:30am
 
Storytime
Thursdays, 10:30am-11:15am
Beverly the Music Lady
Saturday, February 10, 11am-12pm
 
Young Writer's Club
Monday, February 12, 5:30pm-6:30pm
Lacing Shamrock
Take-and-Make Craft Kit
Tuesday, February 27, Pickup beings at 10am
 
Evening Family Storytime
Thursday, February 29, 6pm-6:45pm
Adult Events
Seed Packaging Party
Monday, February 5
6:30pm-8:30pm
Valentine Acrylic
Painting Class
Tuesday, February 6
6pm-7pm
 
Zumba at the Library
Sunday, February 11
1pm-2pm
The Purple Gang: Detroit's Prohibition Era Criminal Gang
Thursday, February 15
7pm-8pm
 
Seed Starting Workshop
Monday, February 19
6:30pm-8:30m
Organizing Pictures on Your Computer
Wednesday, February 21
6pm-7:30pm on Zoom
Taught by Mike Wilson
Genealogy Events
Genealogy Book Club
Thursday, February 8, 2pm
Genealogy Roundtable
Friday, February 9, 2pm
 
Mysterious Codes: Passenger Manifests Letters and Numbers
Tuesday, February 20, 6:30pm on Zoom
 
Big Movie Watch on Kanopy
New Library Updates
 On September 26, the LTPL Board of Trustees awarded the Construction Manager contract to Frank Rewold & Sons!
 
Quinn Evans Architects are at 100% design development. We are working with the Township on Site design, and this includes working with DTE for electrical, parking lot design, and more. Civil Engineering Solutions (CES), the civil engineering firm that works with the Township, is our civil engineer on the project.
 
Visit the Reimagine Your Library page on our website to stay up to date with the latest information as planning progresses.
 
Popular Reads by Black Authors
So let them burn
by Kamilah Cole

After her sister Elara forms an unbreakable bond with an enemy dragon, seventeen-year-old Faron, who once wielded the magic of the gods to save her island from those same dragon-riding colonizers, must find a way to save her sister and the fate of their world in the face of impossible odds.
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
by James McBride

When a skeleton is unearthed in the small, close-knit community of Chicken Hill, Pennsylvania, in 1972, an unforgettable cast of characters—living on the margins of white, Christian America—closely guard a secret, especially when the truth is revealed about what happened and the part the town's white establishment played in it.
Maame / : A Today Show Read With Jenna Book Club Pick
by Jessica George

It's fair to say that Maddie's life in London is far from rewarding. With a mother who spends most of her time in Ghana (yet still somehow manages to be overbearing), Maddie is the primary caretaker for her father, who suffers from advanced stage Parkinson's. At work, her boss is a nightmare and Maddie is tired of always being the only Black person in every meeting. When her mum returns from her latest trip to Ghana, Maddie leaps at the chance to get out of the family home and finally start living. A self-acknowledged late bloomer, she's ready to experience some important "firsts": She finds a flat share, says yes to after-work drinks, pushes for more recognition in her career, and throws herself into the bewildering world of internet dating. But it's not long before tragedy strikes, forcing Maddie to face the true nature of her unconventional family, and the perils--and rewards--of putting her heart on the line.
Join the Friends of the Library
 
Do you love reading, books and libraries? Help out our Friends' group!

What you can do:
  1. Volunteer to organize all of the donations that are dropped off to the library
  2. Assist in setting up the annual book sales 3 or 4x a year
  3. Volunteer to run the book sales
  4. Help recruit new Friends to the group
  5. Share ideas for special events to fund raise and support the library!
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27005 Milford Rd.
South Lyon, Michigan 48178
(248) 437-8800

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