Switch to Libby!
The Overdrive app will be discontinued at the end of April. Get started with Libby to access your eBooks and audiobooks today! Click here to learn more.

New Website Accessibility Toolbar
Visit our website to check it out here!
 
We have recently added an accessibility toolbar to our website which can be seen by clicking the "Accessibility Tools" link in the menu at the top of the website as seen below.
 
 
 
As part of our diversity and inclusion strategy, website visitors are now able to access a wide range of accessibility and language support tools to customize their digital experience through Recite Me assistive technology. 
 
Being able to offer an inclusive experience is essential to support over 25% of the population who may encounter barriers when exploring our website due to having a disability, learning difficulty, visual impairment, or if they speak English as a second language. 

The Recite Me assistive toolbar on the LTPL website includes screen reading functionality, multiple reading aids, customizable styling options an on-demand live translation feature that boasts over 100 languages including 65 text-to-speech and styling options.
 
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Youth and Teen Events
Virtual Teen Game Night
Thursday, April 6 and 20 6:30pm-7:30pm
 
Young Writer's Club
Monday, April 10, 5:30-6:30
 
Storytime
Thursdays, 10:30-11:15
 
April 6, Easter Storytime - Join Ms. Staci or Ms. Jocelyn for Easter-themed stories, songs, bubbles, and lots of fun!
 
April 13, Money Smart Storytime - Join Ms. Staci, Ms. Jocelyn, and a special guest from Vibe Credit Union. We'll be learning all about dollars and cents and having fun with money this week.
 
Adult Events
Maple Syrup and Vanilla Ice Cream - Better Together
Saturday, April 1, 1:00pm-2:00pm
 
Community Narcan Training
Wednesday, April 5, 6:30pm-7:30pm
 
Chef Val's Stuffed Portobello Mushroom Cooking Class - Zoom
Wednesday, April 12, 6:30pm-7:30pm
 
Women At Risk, International
Saturday, April 15, 1:00pm-2:00pm
 
Red Cross Blood Drive
Monday, April 17, 10:00am-4:00pm
 
LTPL partners 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 the life of someone who could be a coworker, loved one or neighbor.
 
You may schedule an appointment by clicking here, OR by calling the Red Cross at 1-800-733-2767. Donors should drink plenty of liquids for 24 hours prior to donation time.
 
Genealogy Events
Genealogy Book Club
Thursday, April 13, 2:00pm-3:00pm
Genealogy Roundtable
Friday, April 14, 2:00pm-3:30pm
Future Library Plans
 The New Library Project Architect
 
 At the Library Board Meeting on February 28th, the Library Board of trustees selected Quinn Evans as the architect for the new library project! They also approved the Township engineer's proposal for civil engineering for site improvements on 11 mile and Milford Road.
 
There will be more updates to come as this process unfolds, so make sure to keep an eye on our website for any news.
 
 
Try something new with Universal Class!
Learn something new this spring with Universal Class, which offers over 500 online courses for both professional and personal growth!
 
Register for Cooking and Baking 101, or another course with your LTPL card to get started!
 
 
 
April is National Poetry Month
 
the sun and her flowers
by Rupi Kaur

Rupi’s long-awaited second collection of poetry, the sun and her flowers, is a journey of wilting, falling, rooting, rising, and blooming. It is a celebration of love in all its forms. this is the recipe of life said my mother as she held me in her arms as i wept think of those flowers you plant in the garden each year. they will teach you that people too must wilt, fall, root, rise in order to bloom.
Make me rain : poems & prose
by Nikki Giovanni

The seven-time NAACP Image Award-winning poet unapologetically celebrates her heritage in a deeply personal collection of verse that speaks to the injustices of society and the depths of her own heart.
Fierce fairytales : poems & stories to stir your soul
by Nikita Gill

The author of Wild Embers reimagines the fairytale classics, reworking their old-fashioned tropes into empowering and inspirational poems and stories for a new generation of women.
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/