LIBRARY HOURS
Monday and Friday: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Tuesday and Thursday: 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

QUILT SHOW AND BOOK SALE – JULY 19-21
While in Pigeon enjoying the Farmers’ Festival, be sure to stop by the library for our annual quilt show and book sale. Both events are open to the public from 9 AM – 5 PM on Thursday, July 19th and Friday, July 20th and from 9 AM – 12 noon on Saturday, July 21st. The quilt show features more than thirty quilts in various sizes, colors, and styles and is held in the Community Room of the library. The used book sale offers a wide assortment of books, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and puzzles for people of all ages which are priced from $.25 to $2.00. Saturday is BAG DAY at the book sale when buyers pay only $2.00 per paper bag filled with books of their choice. The book sale is held in the Reference Room of the library and access to the sale is through the exit door which is at the east end of the building, near the alley.

NO LAP-SIT OR STORY HOUR ON JULY 17TH
There will be no Lap-Sit or Preschool Story Hour on Tuesday, July 17th. Lap-Sit and Story Hour will resume at their scheduled times on Tuesday, July 24th.

THURSDAY REFRESHMENTS
Cold lemonade is available on Thursdays in the Reference Room of the library. Come and relax with a cup of lemonade while studying, reading the newspaper or visiting with fellow readers.

HURON AREA WRITER’S GROUP (HAWG)
The Huron Area Writers Group will be having their monthly meeting Thursday, July 26th at 6:30 PM. All writers, no matter what skill level, are invited to attend the HAWG meeting.

FREE PARK & READ PASSES
Back for a fourth summer, the DNR and the Library of Michigan are offering their Park & Read program at more than 400 participating libraries across the state.
While checking out a book, Park & Read allows library cardholders to “Check-out” a one-day pass that waives the Recreation Passport entry fee into any Michigan state park or recreation area. This $10 savings also provides a one-time fee access to more than 500 events taking place in state parks throughout the summer, and to make the day even more relaxing, some of the state parks are offering the loan of a hammock.

Passes are valid for seven days from checkout and can be used for one day at any Michigan state park, recreation area, museum or historic site. Passes are valid for day use only. The program runs through October 1, 2012.

NEWSBANK
The library has purchased a subscription to NewsBank so PDL patrons can access archived issues of the Huron Daily Tribune dating back to Dec. 2001 and archived issues of seventeen “America’s News Magazines”. Patrons access NewsBank through a link on the PDL home page by entering their fourteen-digit barcode number. From the NewsBank web page, patrons can then access the Huron Daily Tribune and the magazines by clicking on the appropriate links. PDL patrons can also access Current Events and Special Topics via links on left side of web page. For a short NewsBank demo, stop by the library and ask a staff member for assistance.

Residents and property owners in the City of Caseville and in the townships of Caseville, Chandler, Fairhaven, McKinley, Oliver, and Winsor, who are three years of age or older may register for a free library card. Children under 18 years of age must have the application signed by a parent or legal guardian.

BOOKPAGE
The July 2012 issue of BookPage has arrived and can be found in the library’s Information Center. “A monthly general interest book review, BookPage covers the best in new releases. BookPage typically reviews up to 100 of each month’s new fiction, nonfiction, business, children’s, audio, and how-to books. The tone is upbeat and literate, focusing on bestsellers as well as discoveries.” BookPage can be accessed through the internet at www.bookpage.com.