STORY HOUR
“Cookie Monster” will be the theme for story hour on Tuesday, November 1, 2011. PreSchool Story Hour is held each Tuesday at 10:30 AM. 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

FREE FAMILY MOVIE
Thursday, November 3 at 4:30 PM
“Cars 2” Rated: G Time: 106 minutes
“Star racecar Lightning McQueen and the incomparable tow truck Mater take their friendship on the road from Radiator Springs to exciting new places when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world's fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours, and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage!”

FOPDL HOLIDAY BOOK SALE
Just in time for holiday gift giving, the Friends of the Pigeon District Library is holding a holiday book sale on Saturday, November 5th from 10 AM – 2 PM in the library’s Community Room. Sale items include books for adults and for children and are priced at $3.00 or less.

LET THE READING ADVENTURE BEGIN!
“Reading together from the start is one of the most important things you can do to help your child succeed in school and life.” Michigan Reads! One-State, One Book is generously sponsored by Target through the Library of Michigan. The book selected this year is “Memoirs of a Goldfish” by Devin Scillian. For more information, visit www.michigan.gov/michiganreads.
On Monday, November 7, preschoolers through grade 2 and family members are invited to attend our Michigan Reads! Family Event. This event will start at 4:00 PM in the library’s Community Room. Pre-registration is required for this event. Attendance is limited to the first fifteen families to register. Please stop by the library to register or call 989-453-2341. Enjoy FREE snacks, fun and festivities featuring the book “Memoirs of a Goldfish .”

MILITARY MAILING DAY
Military Mailing is a collaborative effort of the Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools, Pigeon District Library, Pigeon Post Office, and Pigeon Rotary. Our next Military Mailing Day is scheduled for Tuesday, November 8th from 1 PM – 5 PM in the library’s Community Room. Volunteers, under the direction of Pigeon Postmaster Peggy Hoppe, will assemble gift packages for service men and women. If you are interested in helping with this event, please call the library at 989-453-2341 to have your name added to the volunteer list.

Items will be shipped in flat rate mailing boxes at the rate of $10.95 each and donations to cover the cost of mailing a box are always welcome. When this is done, a note is included in the box to inform the service man or woman who covered the cost of mailing that box. Monetary donations to help cover the cost of mailing the boxes may be left with Michelle Hill at Thumb National Bank in Pigeon.

Donated items may be dropped off at the library during business hours. Names and addresses of men and women serving in any branch of the U.S. military, who are stationed overseas or in the United States, may be given to Peggy Hoppe at the Pigeon Post Office by November 3.

Last fall one hundred thirty-seven boxes were packed and mailed. This year, the group hopes to surpass that number and with your help, we will be able to.

You may pick up or view a list of items that can be donated for Military Mailing by visiting the library or viewing the list at the library’s web site www.pigeondistrictlibrary.com. Look for the link on the right side of our homepage. Thank you for your support!

AFTERNOON ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
Join us for our November late afternoon programs for preschoolers thru DK and for children in grades K-2. These programs include a story, craft, and other activities. Please call at 453-2341 for further information.
Preschool-DK Story Hour: 4:00 PM - November 8 - Farm Crops theme
K-2nd Grade Story Hour: 4:00 PM - November 15 – Cheetahs theme

MICHIGAN ELECTRONIC LIBRARY (MeL)
The Michigan eLibrary (http://mel.org) provides all Michigan residents with free access to online full-text articles, full-text books, digital images, and other valuable research information at any time via the Internet; and provides an easy-to-use interlibrary loan system to allow Michigan residents to borrow books and other library materials for free from participating Michigan libraries.

You can access the MeL databases, through our library website at www.pigeondistrictlibrary.com. Click on the Mel (Michigan eLibrary) link which is located in the right hand column of our homepage. From the next screen click on “MeL Databases” to view the list of 50+ databases which are listed in alphabetical order.

Each week the Pigeon District Library will introduce one of the databases in the Michigan eLibrary. The database chosen for this week is “LearningExpress Library” This database is recommended for the general user. There is an interactive online learning platform of academic and licensing/certification practice tests, elementary level testing for math and reading. It includes a section that takes users from job assessment to success on the job. A tutorial course series is designed to help all learners succeed on the tests they must pass includes immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of practice test results. See these guides for job-specific resources in LearningExpress: Job Search Help Center and Career Road Map. Patrons are able to access this database from home if they have internet access and are a Michigan resident or have access to a Michigan library.