FAMILY MOVIE
Thursday, November 12 at 4:30 PM
“UP” Rated: PG Time: 96 minutes
“Seventy-eight-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen finally fulfills his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America. He discovers too late that an 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell has stowed away.”

FRIENDS OF THE PIGEON DISTRICT LIBRARY FUNDRAISER
You Donate $5. We give you $10 to spend! The Friends of the Pigeon District Library (FOPDL) are selling Community Day Event coupons booklets for $5.00 each. All proceeds go to the Friends of the Pigeon District Library. The sale will be held on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at the Younkers store in the Bay City Mall and other Bon-Ton stores listed in the booklet.

Inside the coupon booklet is one $10 coupon to spend at Younkers or any other Bon-Ton store. Also included are eight 20% off coupons, pre-sale advantages, and bonus buys. Exclusions do apply so check your coupons carefully before shopping.

COUPON WORKSHOP
Using coupons at the store can save you money! You are invited to attend the free classes on “couponing” which will be led by Carissa Alexander. The classes have been held the on Tuesdays in November from 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM in the library’s Community Room. The last class is scheduled for November 17 and will cover rebates.

STORY HOUR
“Bread ” will be the theme held on Tuesday, November 17, 2009. Usually one half-hour session is held for Lap-Sit Story Time each Tuesday at 10:00 AM with parent and child attending the Story Time and Pre-School Story Hour is held each Tuesday at 10:30 AM. In both sessions, children listen to stories and participate in finger plays, songs and crafts. There is no cost for this service and new families are always welcome. For more information, please call the library at 453-2341 and ask for Jane Himmel.

FRIENDS OF THE PIGEON DISTRICT LIBRARY
You can support the library by becoming a member of the Friends of the Pigeon District Library. Initial membership is $10.00 and then $5.00 each year thereafter. Join us at our next meeting on Thursday, November 19 at 6:00 PM.

BOOK CLUB
The book for discussion at the November meeting will be “The Wednesday Sisters” by Meg Waite Clayton. The next scheduled meeting is Tuesday, November 24 at 6:30 PM. If you or someone you know would like to join us for a discussion on this book, please call the library and ask for Jane Himmel.

LIBRARY CLOSED
The library will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26th. The library will reopen at its regular time of 9 AM on Friday, November 27th.

GIVING TREE
With the holidays approaching, please consider the “Gift of Reading” by donating a new or gently used book and placing it under our GIVING TREE, which will be located in our Children’s Room after the Thanksgiving holiday. Book donations are being sought for boys and girls in the following age categories: 0-5, 6-9, and 13-16, with the greatest need in the 13-16 category. Books which are donated will be wrapped by library staff and patrons and will be picked up by the Pigeon Area Food Pantry in time to be delivered to children in time for Christmas.

COFFEE TIME AT THE LIBRARY
Hot coffee, cocoa, and tea are available on Thursdays in the Reference Room of the library. Come and relax with a cup of coffee, cocoa, or tea while reading the newspaper or visiting with fellow readers.

CIRCULATION
Circulation for the month of October 2009 was 2,960 items, including
1, 629 Books,
4 Cameras and Toys,
2 Discovery Packs,
170 DVD Rentals,
171 Videos,
57 Non-Fiction Videos and DVDs,
131 Audio and CD,
69 Periodicals,
256 Internet Users,
14 Puzzles, and
457 New Material Check-Outs.

Income received included
$195.35 from Copier,
$208.00 from Fines, and
$54.00 from Faxes.

Inter-Loan statistics included
255 items borrowed and
472 items loaned to other libraries through the Valley Library Consortium.

From the MelCat Library System 22 items borrowed and 26 loaned.

On the Peabody System 3 items were loaned to other libraries.

Four Story Hours were held with 45 children in attendance.

Thirty-seven registrations for the month included: Caseville 12, Chandler 1, Fairhaven 8, Oliver 9, Winsor 6, and 1 from other townships