National Library Week 2023
This year's National Library Week will be celebrated with the theme "There's More to the Story".
 
This means that there is more to libraries than people may think. Not only do libraries offer books in many different formats such as physical, ebook, audiobook, picture book, vox book, and more, we also offer digital media and digital resources, programs for patrons of all ages, and services to our community. Celebrate National Library Week by stopping by and connecting with us April 23-29! Come get some library swag!
 
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 20 6:30pm-7:30pm
 
Daytime Lego Club
Monday, April 24, 1:30pm-3:00pm
 
Evening Family Storytime
Thursday, April 27, 6:00pm-6:45pm
Frog and Toad are Friends: Science Fun with Sloan-Longway
Saturday, April 29, 11:00am OR 2:00pm
 
Adult Events
eBird Data Collection
Sunday, April 16, 1:00pm-3:00pm
Red Cross Blood Drive
Monday, April 17, 10:00am-4:00pm
Details below
 
LTPL Grows - Persian Gardens: Bringing Paradise Home
Monday, April 17, 6:30pm-7:30pm
 
The Art of the Appeal
Wednesday, April 19, 7:00pm-8:30pm
Free Notary Service
Monday, April 24, 6:00pm-7:00pm
 
Meditation with Brett Koon
Wednesday, April 26, 7:00pm-8:00pm
Red Cross Blood Drive
Monday, April 17, 10:00am-4:00pm
 
Come to give and get an EXCLUSIVE Red Cross and Peanuts T-shirt featuring Snoopy as the coolest beagle in town, Joe Cool!  Get yours, while supplies last – then show off your cool, kind spirit.
 
 
You’ll also be automatically entered for a chance to win a three-night trip for two to Sonoma County, California. Getaway includes flights, hotel, $1,000 gift card and special tours of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Snoopy’s Home Ice, courtesy of Peanuts Worldwide.
 
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
From Sacks to Aprons - 1910's-30's
Tuesday, April 18, 6:30pm-8:00pm
Genealogy Roundtable
Friday, April 28, 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.
 
 
Did you know you can check out more than just books?
Discounted Tickets for Library Patrons
TLN is offering library patrons discounted tickets
 
We are excited to offer you "313 Presents Corporate Access" member discounted tickets to select shows at our venues. Library patrons can purchase these tickets at the best value anywhere! You will have access to Premium Seating locations at Little Caesars Arena, located in sections 108-110 and 121-123, and access to private restrooms, bartenders, and the opportunity to see your favorite artists from incredible seats. Tickets are not eligible for re-sale.
 
If you have answer questions you can call Kaitlin at 313.471.3278, or email Kaitlin.Gray@313Presents.com
 
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.
 
April is National Poetry Month
Above ground : poems
by Clint Smith

Clint Smith's vibrant and compelling new collection traverses the vast emotional terrain of fatherhood, and explores how becoming a parent has recalibrated his sense of the world.
Depression & other magic tricks
by Sabrina Benaim

A collection by the performance poet explores the themes of mental health, love, life, and family. Depression & Other Magic Tricks is the debut book by Sabrina Benaim, one of the most-viewed performance poets of all time, whose poem 'Explaining My Depression to My Mother' has become a cultural phenomenon with over 50,000,000 views.
Eye level : poems
by Jenny Xie

Jenny Xie's award-winning debut, Eye Level, takes us far and near, to Phnom Penh, Corfu, Hanoi, New York, and elsewhere, as we travel closer and closer to the acutely felt solitude that centers this searching, moving collection. Animated by a restless inner questioning, these poems meditate on the forces that moor the self and set it in motion, from immigration to travel to estranging losses and departures. The sensual worlds here--colors, smells, tastes, and changing landscapes--bring to life questions about the self as seer and the self as seen.
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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Your Feedback is Greatly Appreciated
 
When you leave a review for our library on Google or elsewhere, we can use your valued feedback to improve our resources and services. These reviews also help to build a trustworthy resource of community opinions for current and potential library users to reference.
 
Brighten our day, provide your constructive feedback, and leave LTPL a review on Google!
 
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Lyon Township Public Library
27005 Milford Rd.
South Lyon, Michigan 48178
(248) 437-8800

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