Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading Challenge Ends August 31!
There's still time to register and participate in LTPL's 2022 Summer Reading Challenge!
 
Explore an Ocean of Possibilities this summer by reading, learning, creating, and having fun when you participate in the Lyon Township Public Library Summer Reading Challenge! Registration is still open, and we have tons of activities, crafts, reading, events and fun to keep the entire family entertained and engaged during the summer months. Hurry! Because Summer Reading concludes on August 31, 2022.
 
To participate in the Summer Reading Challenge, you will need to register each member of your family online in our READsquared portal. All ages are welcome and encouraged to participate; we have challenges for Read-to-Mes (Ages 0-4), Kids (Pre-K-5th), Middle/High (6th-12th), and Adults (18+). Once registered, you will be able to log reading, complete activities, play games, earn badges, track points, and claim prizes. Register here: 
 
 
If you're already registered, keep participating by tracking your reading, attending library events, and completing READsquared activities and missions--all of which will help you earn points to use toward cool prizes! Learn how to claim your prizes in the READsquared App or in your web browser by watching our online tutorials.
 
New Library/Park Project Updates
Ballot Language for the New Library Project has been approved by the Lyon Township Board. What's next?

The Lyon Township Board of Trustees and the Lyon Township Public Library Board of Trustees have been planning a joint new Library and Township Park project for the past several months. 
 
The final Library/Park project plan was approved by the Lyon Township Public Library Board on Tuesday, June 28 and the Township Board approved the project on Tuesday, July 5--also voting to contribute 2.5 million toward the initial infrastructure costs for the joint project. With approval of the project plan and financial commitments from both boards, the Library Board was able to move forward with ballot language for the November 8 election for the new library construction portion of the project.
 
On Tuesday, July 27, the Library Board passed a resolution requesting assistance of the Charter Township of Lyon for acquisition, construction, and financing of public library improvements and approving proposition. This request was presented to the Lyon Township Board on August 3, asking for approval with the intent of going on the November 8 ballot for a bond to build a new library as part of the Library/Park project. The Township approved the request--committing to $2.5 million dollars for shared infrastructure costs and approving the ballot language for a millage for the new library's construction. The approved millage will be for 0.4677 mills the first year, and an annual average of 0.3931 mills after that. It is for a bond covering a total of $13 million for 30 years.  
 
To review the language which will appear on the November 8 election ballot, check out our New Library webpage:
 
 
Are you interested in supporting the library in its endeavors? Sign up to help out here: 
 
 
Thanks to the South Lyon Herald and reporter Susan Bromley for their coverage of the New Library Project in the article, "Lyon Township voters will be asked on November ballot if they support tax for new library" 

The article discusses the New Library Project, the Township's contributions to infrastructure costs, and estimated taxpayer costs. Keep reading below for the full article:
 
Voters in Lyon Township will be asked in November whether or not they will approve almost a half-mill tax levy construction of a new library.
 
The request is currently anticipated to be .4677 mills; with ballot language to be formally approved at the township board’s Aug. 3 meeting.
 
The board recently committed $2.5 million toward sharing infrastructure costs with the library if the millage passes. The new library would be constructed on township-owned land at 11 Mile and Milford roads, site of a planned township park.
 
“We are super excited they worked with us to come up with this multi-use site,” Library Director Holly Teasdle said. “I think it brings together a lot of features and amenities. People want a new park, a new library. They want a place to meet with their neighbors. It will be a great destination for people in the township. Its great to have all elected officials of Lyon Township working together to come up with this great plan for the township.”
 
The millage would fund repayment of $12.5 million in bonds over 30 years for construction of a 19,000-square-foot library.
 
“We did want to keep the price low for the taxes for the residents,” Teasdle said. “We really see this as an investment for the community, and we thought that keeping the amount of taxes at the lowest amount would be what the voters would be interested in.”
 
The estimated cost to a taxpayer with a $500,000 home (taxable value of $250,000), would be $117 per year, she added.
 
Teasdle is optimistic about the new library proposal, six years after a larger library bond proposal failed by a 635 vote margin to put a 24,000-square-foot facility on property adjacent to Abbey Park at Mill River. A library replacement millage also failed on that ballot by a slightly smaller margin. The two proposals combined would have raised taxes by more than 1.5 mills.
 
This time around, the proposed library is 5,000 square feet smaller and on a different piece of property, for about a third of the tax increase on property owners..
 
The new library’s design by Quinn Evans Architects is no less exciting to Teasdle, who currently offers library services out of a 6,000-square-foot building for a community that has more than 23,000 residents.
 
The proposed 19,000-square-foot facility would have its own children’s section, adult section, teen room, private study rooms, a Friends of the Library book shop, a genealogy/history room, and a drive-through for pick-up and drop-off of materials.
 
“We paid attention to what people wanted in a library and were also reactionary to what people said in 2016 when we didn’t succeed,” Teasdle said. “It’s a flexible space so we can change and adapt through time. We’re really just trying to build a community hub that we think Lyon Township really needs.”
 
Read the article online here.
 
Visit Us at Music on the Grand on August 10!
Hang out with us at Music on the Grand and enjoy some music, activities, food, and fun!
 
The Lyon Township Downtown Development Authority has been hosting a series of concerts this summer called Music on the Grand. Next, Wednesday, August 10 from 6-8pm is the last event and the Lyon Township Public Library will be attending!
 
Stop by, set up some blankets and lawn chairs, and enjoy some musical entertainment. We will have our own tent set up with swag, crafts, informational materials, lawn games and more. So come on down and enjoy a summer evening with the family, visit with LTPL, chat with us about the new library/park project, listen to some music, and have some fun!
 
We hope to see you there!
 
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LTPL Needs Book Donations for SLCS Teachers
Bring us your used children's books!

LTPL is always accepting donations, but now we really need your help. LTPL, the Salem South Lyon District Library, and the the South Lyon Educational Foundation are collecting donations of youth and young adult reading materials now through August 21 to support our South Lyon Community Schools Teachers!
 
Do you have some used pre-K through 12 books in good condition? Contact perryrac@yahoo.com to schedule a porch pick up, or simply drop off your donation at LTPL with any other used books, DVDs, Blu-Rays, or Audiobooks you are looking to give to a new home. If you choose to drop off at LTPL, we ask that you please bring your donations packed in cardboard boxes and separate your youth materials for SLCS from any other donations.
 
Upcoming Events
Red Cross Blood Drive
Let's help save lives!
 
On Tuesday, August 30, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, we are partnering with the Red Cross to hold yet another blood drive. The Red Cross has over 135 years of experience providing humanitarian aid including more than 75 years of supplying blood to those in need.
 
Each pint of blood we collect can help save up to three lives and will touch the lives of so many more. What a great way to pay it forward and make an impact on people in our community and across the country. 
 
When donors come to donate in August they will get a $10 e-gift card to a merchant of their choice. PLUS, they’ll automatically be entered for a chance to win gas for a year.  
 
Schedule your donation appointment today:
 
 
Youth and Teen
Young
Writer's Club

Monday, August 8, 5:30pm
City of Shapes Science Workshop

Wed, Aug 10; 1pm, 3pm or 6pm 
Ocean in Motion Science Workshop

Sat, Aug 13; 11am, 1pm or 3pm 
Adult
Books & Brews Book Club at Kensington Grill

Tuesday, August 9, 7pm
Notary with John Hogan of Comerica Bank

Monday, August 15, 6-7pm
In-Person Healthy Summertime Snacks & Desserts

Wednesday, August 24, 7pm
LTPL Grows
In-Person and Virtual Herbal Houseplants: Grow Beautiful Herbs Indoors!

Monday, August 15, 6:30pm
 
Herbs make great houseplants! New techniques, efficient grow lights, and herb varieties specifically bred for compact spaces offer a better and easier way to grow these lovely plants indoors. Susan Betz, author of "Herbal Houseplants," will teach us which herbs perform best as houseplants, how to care for them, and how to harvest and use our homegrown herbs for culinary and household creations.
Learn a New Language with Mango
August 7 is National Sisters Day! Enjoy these Novels About Sisters
The Vanishing Half
by Brit Bennett

Separated by their embrace of different racial identities, two mixed-race identical twins reevaluate their choices as one raises a black daughter in their southern hometown while the other passes for white with a husband who is unaware of her heritage.
My Sister's Keeper : A Novel
by Jodi Picoult

Conceived to provide a bone marrow match for her leukemia-stricken sister, teenage Kate begins to question her moral obligations in light of countless medical procedures and decides to fight for the right to make decisions about her own body
Practical Magic
by Alice Hoffman

Sorcery is the legacy of Gillian and Sally Owens, a two-hundred-year-old family legacy they both try to escape--one through marriage, the other through running away--until they realize that their magic is a gift, rather than an affliction.
Attend Our Next Library Board Meeting
Monthly Library Board Meeting
Tuesday, August 30, 7:00 PM
Lyon Township Public Library Community Center
Attend the monthly meeting of the Lyon Township Public Library Board of Trustees to stay informed about what's happening at LTPL.
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Lyon Township Public Library
27005 Milford Rd.
South Lyon, Michigan 48178
(248) 437-8800
https://lyon.lib.mi.us/