Summer Reading Challenge 
 
It is not too late to begin the Summer Reading challenge! You can sign-up until August 31 to log your minutes and program codes, and participate in challenges in the ReadSquared app.
 
Log on to READsquared, find the prize store, browse the prizes, and "buy" a prize of your choosing for 250 points!
Prizes will be prepared one time each week. Any orders in by Wednesday evening will be available for pick up inside LTPL on Friday morning!
Need help signing up for or logging minutes for our Summer Reading Challenge in READsquared? Check out our website here.
 
New Library Updates
The new library project Site Plan was approved by the Lyon Township Planning Commission at the July 9, 2024 meeting. The project Site Plan will now go before the Lyon Township Board at the Wednesday, August 7, 2024 meeting at 6:00 pm. There will also be a resolution before the Township Board at the same meeting in regards to the sale of the bonds, which will fund the project (approved by Lyon Township voters in November of 2022).
 
We will be certain to share more information as soon as we can.
 
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 project. 
 
Visit the Reimagine Your Library page on our website to stay up to date with the latest information as planning progresses.
 
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Youth and Teen Events
Music and Movement with EarlyOn®
Thursday, August 8, 10:30-11:15am
 
History Detectives
with Sloan-Longway
Saturday, August 10
11am-12pm, 1-2pm, or 3-4pm
 
Young Writer's Club
Monday, August 12, 6-7pm
Lacing Sailboat Scene
Take-and-Make Craft Kit
Tuesday, July 23, 3-3:45pm
 
Free Math or Reading Assessments with
Kumon Learning Center South Lyon
  • Kumon Learning Center South Lyon is offering kids in Kindergarten through 12th grade free math or reading assessments! This will give parents and students valuable insights into where the student stands in their learning before beginning the new school year.
  • Assessments will be at LTPL on Saturday, August 17 from 10:30am until 4:30pm. Assessments will take place in 30 minute timeslots, and there will be 2 students testing per timeslot. The assessment will last 10-30 minutes (depending on the student's grade).
  • The type of assessment (math or reading) is up to the parents and/or students.
  • No need to bring anything, the library will provide pencils.
  • Contact cdawar@ikumon.com (248-446-7722) with any further questions you may have!
  • REGISTER FOR A TIMESLOT FROM OUR EVENT CALENDAR.
A huge thank you to Kumon Learning Center South Lyon for being a Summer Reading Challenge 2024 sponsor! To find out more about Kumon Learning Center and what they offer, visit their website here.
 
 
Adult Events
Aspects of Astrology
Wednesday, August 7, 6:30-8pm
 
Medicare 101
Wednesday, August 14, 7-8pm
 
Upcoming Red Cross Blood Drive
The next Red Cross Blood Drive is coming up at LTPL on Friday, August 30, from 10:00am-4:00pm.
 
Donors of all blood types are needed! Donors should drink plenty of water the day before their donation.
 
Click HERE to schedule an appointment.
 
Genealogy Events
Genealogy Roundtable
Friday, August 9
2:00-3:30pm
 
All are welcome to come share their ideas, show genealogy treasures or tell us about a brick wall that they have encountered.
We all have a lot of experiences to share with each other!
 
 
August is Family Fun Month!
Celebrate Family Fun Month with a Michigan Activity Pass!

Enjoy spending extra time with the family this August with a Michigan Activity Pass (MAP)!
 
MAP provides library cardholders in Michigan the opportunity to explore parks, campgrounds, recreation areas, and more at a discounted rate.
 
To "check out" a MAP, visit the website here. Select your library (LTPL), a search radius, and the date you are looking to adventure! When you find a venue you'd like to visit, click "pass options" to see the details of the pass and check out.
 
Free Gun Locks at Oakland County Health Division
Books to Read Through the Dog Days of Summer
Dog Days
by Wendy Corsi Staub

After attending a family wedding in Chicago, young widow Bella Jordan is returning to the guesthouse she runs in Lily Dale - the quirky upstate New York lakeside village famous for its spiritual mediums - when she catches a glimpse of the impossible at the airport: her late husband Sam. A former science teacher, Bella is grounded in facts and logic. She doesn't believe in ghosts. But even when she's back home with the competing distractions of her quirky guests, small son Max, resident pet cats and a very unexpected litter of puppies, Bella can't find a good explanation for what she's seen. The situation gets even stranger when her psychic friend Odelia tells her that she made contact with Sam's spirit and he shared a significant name: Kevin . . . Bacon! Bella doesn't know what to think, but when she glimpses Sam again and things start to vanish around her, she knows she has to get to the bottom of the strange happenings - even if that means letting go for good...
Dog Days Forever : a novel
by Shannon Richard

Fourteen years after their devastating breakup, Caroline and Max must face their past when he returns to North Carolina to take care of his grandmother and a rescue puppy shows them how to forgive and love again.
Dog Days
by Ericka Waller

The lives of three strangers— George, an ornery widower— Dan, a therapist with OCD, and Lizzie, a single mother who is living in a women's refuge— unravel and intersect and they must accept what fate has in store for them with their dogs by their sides.
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/

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