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Don't Forget to Register for Summer Reading!

An Ocean of Possibilities awaits you at LTPL this summer!

Explore an Ocean of Possibilities this summer by reading, learning, creating, and having fun when you participate in the Lyon Township Public Library Summer Reading Challenge! Registration is open, and activities officially kick off in the second half of June to coincide with the end of school. Summer Reading concludes on August 31, 2022.

To participate in the Summer Reading Challenge, you will need to register each member of your family online in our READsquared portal. All ages are welcome and encouraged to participate; we have challenges for Read-to-Mes (Ages 0-4), Kids (Pre-K-5th), Middle/High (6th-12th), and Adults (18+). Once registered, you will be able to log reading, complete activities, play games, earn badges, track points, and claim prizes. Register here:

Special Meeting for New Library-Park Project on Monday, June 20 at 5pm

The Lyon Township Board of Trustees and the LTPL Board of Trustees will be meeting to discuss the new Library-Park project!

On Monday, June 20 at 5pm the Lyon Township Board of Trustees and the Lyon Township Public Library Board of Trustees will be having a Special Meeting at the Township Hall (5800 Grand River, New Hudson, MI 48165)* as a workshop to discuss the joint new Library and Township Park project which has been in development the past several months. The Special Meeting agenda includes discussion of the the library-park conceptual design, park amenities, cost breakdown, and use of the current library/community center facility. The actual, final project will then be voted on by the Lyon Township Public Library Board at their next meeting on Tuesday, June 28 at 7pm and by the Township Board at their next meeting on Tuesday, July 5 at 7pm.

Agenda and packet information will also be posted here.

*The Library will be closed on Monday, June 20 in observance of Juneteenth. Please take note that the special meeting will NOT be taking place at the library but will instead be held at the Township Hall (5800 Grand River, New Hudson MI 48165).

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Visit Us at Music on the Grand this Evening!

Hang out with us at Music on the Grand and enjoy some music, activities, food, and fun!

The Lyon Township Downtown Development Authority will be hosting a summer concert series this June and July called Music on the Grand! Events will take place every other Wednesday from 6-8pm. The Lyon Township Public Library will be attending three evenings in June on the 1st, 15th, and 29th.

Stop by, set up some blankets and lawn chairs, and enjoy some musical entertainment--from rock, to blues, to country, there will be a different musical genre for each date in the series. We will have our own tent set up with swag, crafts, informational materials, lawn games and more. So come on down and enjoy a summer evening with the family, visit with LTPL, listen to some music, and have some fun!

Find more information about Music on the Grand on page 25 of Lyon Today's most current issue here:

Upcoming Events

Youth

Lego with

a Librarian

Wednesday, June 22, 1-3pm

Beachy

Crafts

Thurs, June 23, 1pm or 3pm

Under the Sea Science Workshop

Sat; Jun 25; 11am, 1pm, or 3pm

Music

for Babies

Wednesday, June 29, 1pm

Music with

Mr. Evan

Wed, June 29, 3pm or 5pm

Virtual Family Trivia: Ocean Animals

Thursday, June 30, 6pm

Teen

Virtual Teen

Game Night

Thursday, June 16 & 30, 6:30pm

Double-Digit Craft Night: Tissue Watercolors and Magazine Art

Monday, June 27, 6:30pm

Adult

In-Person and Virtual All-Levels Yoga Flow

Thursday, June 16, 6:45pm

Solar Drawing Paper Take-and-Make Craft Kit for Adults

Monday, June 27, All Day

Genealogy

Virtual: Staying Current with the Features of FamilySearch.org

Tuesday, June 21, 6:30pm

FamilySearch.org is the largest free genealogical website in the world. This presentation demonstrates how to effectively search for your ancestor in digitized records, books, and online family trees, as well as how use the catalog, the Learning Center, and wikis to better understand what’s available in your ancestral area.

Help Your Child Learn a Language with Little Pim on Mango

Childhood is the best time to start language learning!

Little Pim is a language learning solution for children which you can access through the library's Mango subscription. With Little Pim's Entertainment Immersion Method, any child can learn a new language! Available languages include Spanish, French, Italian, German, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew, Russian, Arabic, and English/ESL.

Little Pim is specifically designed for children ages 0-6. Each course features videos that teach 180 words and phrases, providing the essential building blocks of a foreign language. Building on a child's natural love of play, the videos feature real kids and lively animation to provide a captivating immersion experience. Kids fall in love with Little Pim, the animated panda who teaches the lessons, and don't even realize they are learning!

To get started, log in to Mango with the following link, find Little Pim on your navigation bar, and choose a language lesson:

Juneteenth Reading Recommendations from the National Museum of African American History & Culture

Stony the Road : Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
by Henry Louis Gates

Chronicles America's post-Civil War struggle for racial equality and the violent counterrevolution that resubjugated black Americans throughout the twentieth century, as seen through the visual culture of the era.

The Underground Railroad : A Novel
by Colson Whitehead

The award-winning author of The Noble Hustle chronicles the daring survival story of a cotton plantation slave in Georgia, who, after suffering at the hands of both her owners and fellow slaves, races through the Underground Railroad with a relentless slave-catcher close behind.

Brown Girl Dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson

Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement.

Attend Our Next Library Board Meeting

Monthly Library Board Meeting
Tuesday, June 28, 7:00 PM
Lyon Township Public Library Community Center
Attend the monthly meeting of the Lyon Township Public Library Board of Trustees to stay informed about what's happening at LTPL.

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