The 14th Annual Community Reads Author Event is Coming Up!
Novi Public Library will host Kelsey Ronan for an author presentation on Tuesday, November 19 at 7:00pm!
 
REGISTER HERE to see Kelsey Ronan at NPL!
You are welcome to attend any of the participating libraries' book clubs and supplementary programs, but please check with each individual library for dates and times. Visit the NLA's website for more information.
 
Books are available to check out at the library, or
place a hold on a copy here.
 
 Download the audiobook on the Libby app here.
 
Seven communities united by 1 book: Commerce | Lyon Township | Northville | Novi | Salem-South Lyon | Walled Lake | Wixom
The Friends of LTPL Fall Book Sale
The Lyon Township Friends of the Library periodically hold used book sales, which are important fundraisers for raising money to assist the library with new fixtures, books, programming, and other needs.

We are still accepting donations of used books in good condition, but cannot accept textbooks, encyclopedias, magazines, or VHS or cassette tapes. Any items that are yellow, torn, moldy or dirty will not be accepted.  


The dates and times of the upcoming sale are as follows:
Thursday, November 14, 10:00am - 8:30pm
Friday, November 15, 10:00am - 4:30pm
Saturday, November 16, 10:00am - 4:30pm
Sunday, November 17, 12:00pm - 3:30pm
 
Please help us by volunteering to work at our November book sale! Click here to see the available timeslots, and click on the button to sign up. We appreciate any and all help!!
 
Click here to see the prices for books in hardcover and paperback, DVD's, and CD's.
 
New Library Project and Library Board Updates
Thank you to everyone who has been patient and supportive as we work our way through the many steps of the new library project!
 
 At the regularly scheduled Library Board Meeting on October 29 we received the exciting news from our Construction Management team that the time has come to begin work at the site on the corner of 11 Mile and Milford Road this November! We are thrilled to be progressing forward, and we will be certain share updates with you as we get them. Thank you again for all of your support, encouragement, and excitement as we work towards creating this new community treasure!
 
The Library Board and staff are thankful to our team - Quinn Evans Architects, Civil Engineering Solutions and Frank Rewold & Sons- for their dedication to the new library project!
 
Visit the Reimagine Your Library page on our website to stay up to date with the latest information as planning progresses.
 
 
The following Lyon Township Public Library Board of Trustees were elected on November 5, 2024. Congratulations to...
 
Dan Cash
Cheryl Chuck
Ed Coles
Steve Gross
Kelly Haynes
Scott Hanton
 
The next LTPL Board meeting on Thursday, November 21 at 7:00pm.
 
 
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Youth and Teen Events
Stay and Play
Wednesdays, 10-11:30am
November 20 and 27
 
Storytime @ LTPL
Thursdays, 10:30am-11:15am
 
Pokémon Painting with Katie
Saturday, November 23
11:00am or 1:00pm
Lego Fun
Monday, November 25
2:00pm or 6:00pm
 
Paws For Reading
  • Wednesday, November 27
  • New or struggling readers in grades 1-5 are invited to sign up for a 15-minute "Paws for Reading" session with one of our local certified therapy dogs.
  • The goal is to provide a non-judgmental atmosphere in which kids can read without correction or interruption and learn to love reading as well! Books will be available, but feel free to bring one from home.
  • Sessions are 15 minutes long. Registration is required. Please choose one session:
    5:30-5:45pm , 5:45-6pm , 
    6:15-6:30pm ,
    6:30-6:45pm, 6:45-7:00pm
Adult Events
Community Narcan Training
Wednesday, November 6, 6:30-7:15pm
 
Canva Workshop with
Mike Wilson
Wednesday, November 13, 6:00-7:30pm on ZOOM
 
Genealogy Events
Genealogy Book Club
Thursday, November 14, 2:00-3:30pm
**Meeting will be off-site at Applebee's
in New Hudson**
 
Genealogy Roundtable
Friday, November 8, 2-3:30pm
 
FamilySearch and State Archives of Michigan: Digitization Projects
  • Tuesday, November 19, 6:30-8:00pm
  • Kris Rzepcyznski is coming to speak with us about the Archives of Michigan’s efforts to digitize historic probate records from across the state, including a project overview, current status, future counties, and an exciting update on Wayne County records.
  • Attendees will also see how to navigate the FamilySearch web site to find and search in the collection.
        Register HERE.
Upcoming Community Events
Community Document Shredding
  • November 9, 9am to 1pm at LTPL
  • We are partnering with Salem-South Lyon District Library to raise awareness about consumer fraud and identity theft, and to promote privacy protection we are providing paper shredding for local residents.
  • Lyon Township residents may bring a box or two of confidential papers that need to be securely destroyed. All documents will be destroyed on site.
Red Cross Blood Drive
  • November 26 from 11am to 5pm.
  • Donors of all blood types are needed!
  • Donors should drink plenty of liquids for 24 hours prior to donation time.
  • Call 1-800-733-2767 to register, OR register online HERE.
HEADS UP: CURBSIDE PICKUP CHANGE
The library's online service for curbside pickup scheduling will be discontinued as of December 31, 2024.
 
To schedule a curbside pickup with us, please call the circulation desk at 248-437-8800 at least one hour prior to the time you would like to pickup.
 
 
Upcoming Closures in November
Get Tech Help!
Did you know that you can get help with your technology at LTPL? We can help you learn basic computer and mobile device functions, how to navigate the internet, set up an email account, print from your mobile device, how to navigate a kindle, and even more!

Click here to schedule an appointment for technology help.
 
COVID-19 Self Test Kits
Order at-home COVID-19 test kits online
  • The United States government is offering free COVID-19 at-home test kits. Please visit the link here to order: Get Four Free At-⁠Home COVID-⁠19 Tests
     
  • Check Michigan's Coronavirus website for a list of free COVID-19 testing sites in your area: Community Based Pop-Up Rapid Antigen Testing Events
Check Out Some Of The Latest Editions To Our Collection!
Pearly Everlasting
by Tammy Armstrong

Set during the Great Depression, an atmospheric novel about a girl and a bear raised as sister and brother in a remote logging camp examines the lengths to which they'll go to protect each other.
The Official Bridgerton Cookbook
by Regula Ysewijn

The Official Bridgerton Cookbook allows you to prepare a feast worthy of Queen Charlotte herself, with dishes like Lady Featherington's towering Salmagundi salad, stacked high with persimmon and watercress, or Colin Bridgerton's Aegean Fasolada. For an intimate tête-à-tête, share a glass of mixed-citrus Vin d'Orangerie and browned-butter Artichokes for Two. If you long for something sweet, try Queen Charlotte's Pink Perfection, an oversized macaron finished with fresh raspberries and edible gold, with a side of That Ice Cream, a no-churn, bourbon-cherry treat fit for the Duke of Hastings. Packed with quotes from favorite characters, show images, and fabulously photographed recipes, this gorgeous book invites fans to the Regency banquet table that is Bridgerton, with food and drink that entertains and delights.
Abandoned Places of World War II
by Michael Kerrigan

A rusting antiaircraft fort in the North Sea. A German submarine base in France. A flak tower in a Viennese park. Abandoned Places of World War II explores more than 100 bunkers, pillboxes, submarine bases, forts, and gun emplacements from the North Sea to Okinawa. Included are defensive structures, such as the Maginot Line on France's eastern border with Germany, Germany's own western and eastern border defenses, and the Atlantic Wall, the German-built bunkers and pillboxes on the coast from Denmark down to Brittany.
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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Lyon Township Public Library
27005 Milford Rd.
South Lyon, Michigan 48178
(248) 437-8800

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