January is National Hobby Month!
Check out Universal Class, which offers 600+ continuing education courses that are available to you for free when you make an account with your LTPL card
 
These courses are video-based courses for patrons who are interested in professional or personal growth. You can learn a variety of subjects on your own time and at your own pace! Subjects include Western Calligraphy, Floral Arrangements, Baking, Interior Decorating, Party Planning, Cake Decorating and more!
 
 
Red Cross Blood Drive - Wednesday, January 31, 11:00am-5:00pm
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Youth and Teen Events
Stay and Play
Wednesdays, 10:00am-11:30am
 
Storytime
Thursdays, 10:30am-11:15am
Brilliant Braille
Saturday, January 20, 1:00pm
Evening Family Storytime
Thursday, January 25, 6:00pm
 
Lego Fun
Monday, January 29
1:30-3:00pm
6:00-7:00pm
 
The Art of the Appeal
Tuesday, January 30, 7:00pm on Zoom
 
Adult Events
Guardians of Wealth: Unraveling the Risk Management Thread in Financial Planning
Wednesday, January 17, 7:00pm-8:00pm
 
LTPL Grows:
Growing Healthful Herbs
Monday, January 22, 6:30pm-8:00pm
 
Yoga at the Library
Wednesday, January 24, 6:30pm
The Art of the Appeal
Tuesday, January 30, 7:00pm
 
Genealogy Events
Italian Hall Disaster
Tuesday, January 16, 6:30pm
Genealogy Roundtable
Friday, January 26, 2:00pm
 
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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.
 
January is the perfect time of year to find a new hobby!
Build More Stuff with Wood : 12 New Projects for Beginning and Intermediate Woodworkers
by Asa Christiana

Master woodworker Asa Christiana is back with the second book in the "Build Stuff with Wood" series, a down-to-earth path into the craft of woodworking, designed for people of all backgrounds and budgets. Build More Stuff with Wood showcases basic tools and three affordable woodworking machines-a portable tablesaw, a benchtop drill press, and a handy sanding unit-helping you hone the skills needed to use them safely, and opening the door to an exciting new array of projects. You will also learn how to use essential hand tools-including a block plane and chisels-as well as a foolproof method for keeping them razor sharp and effective. Whether you're at the beginning of your woodworking journey or just looking for fun projects that don't take months to complete, Build More Stuff with Wood will help you build skills and confidence.
Punch-Needle Craft : Learn to Punch Needle With 30 Contemporary Step-by-Step Projects
by Clare Youngs

30 super-easy projects for beautiful and colorful homewares, accessories, and gifts. Punch-needle embroidery is the perfect creative and mindful hobby, and involves punching threads into fabric to form a design. Ideal for beginners, it requires just a punch-needle pen and a few basic supplies, and is also a great way of upcycling scraps of yarn or thread. With this beautifully illustrated book by Clare Youngs, you'll learn how to use this skill of "painting with wool" to make 30 gorgeous and colorful projects.
Crafting: The Top 30 Best Crafts of All Time
by Susan Hollister

Whether you want to (1) learn how to make Exciting New Crafts, (2) Create Your Own Works of Art, or (3) Just Enjoy a wide variety of incredible crafts that you can make for yourself, family and friends, this book will guide you step by step so that you can easily craft your very own professional looking items.
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!
The next Friends of the Library Book Sale is coming in February

We are currently accepting donations of used books in good condition! We cannot accept textbooks, magazines, encyclopedias, or any books that are torn, moldy, yellow or dirty.
 
 
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Lyon Township Public Library
27005 Milford Rd.
South Lyon, Michigan 48178
(248) 437-8800

https://lyon.lib.mi.us/