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
The Pigeon District Library Quilt Show had a total of 256 registered visitors who came to view the 57 quilts and quilted items on display. Visitors came from many parts of Michigan, and from the states of Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky, and from the country of Canada.

The Pigeon District Library wishes to thank the following people who registered quilted items for the quilt display: Janet Adler, Carol Bain, Gail Brown, Ann Buschlen, Lois Dast, Donna Deming, Leil Elftman, Julia Fowler, Pam Gallinger, Berni Heleski, Sue Herford, Lori Limberger, David and Cheryl Love, Char Mauch, Michigan Avenue Mennonite Church, Alrun Milligan, Lorna Perket, Pigeon River Mennonite Church, Connie Power, Karen Pyne, Marilee Rinke, Avril Rouindtree, Alice Sosnowski, Zita Sturm, and Judy Vollmer.

THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS
Thank you “Quilt Show Greeters and Friends of the Library Volunteers” for helping make this year’s Quilt Show and Used Book Sale a success. Quilt Show Greeters were Gwynne Barry, Mary Dast, Donna Deming, Sue Herford, Sue Kohl, Carole Mead, Carole Shereda, Virginia Thiel, and Sheryl Wenskay. The Friends of the Pigeon District Library and Book Sale Volunteers were Gwynne Barry, Mary Dast, Shelly DeBeaubien, Aaron Eichler, Colleen Forman, Shelly Gunden, Nancy Heck, Sue Herford, Kathy Kent, Barb Main, Marilyn Maust, Diane Misczak, Carole Shereda, Sherry Van Lander.

ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE
The Friends of the Pigeon District Library are very grateful for the patrons who supported the library through donations of used books which were placed in the Annual Book sale during the farmer’s Festival. The book sale proceeds of nearly $1,600 will benefit the library through the friends group.

LAP-SIT STORY TIME AND PRE-SCHOOL STORY HOUR
“Macaroni Day” will be the theme for Tuesday, July 31, 2012. 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.

USED BOOK SALE
There will be no Used Book Sale on Saturday, August 4, 2012. The Friends of the Pigeon District Library will be having a Used Book Sale in September. Also, don’t forget the Self-Serve Used Book Sale. Selected hardcover and paperback books are always on the bookshelves near the circulation counter.

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.

2012 SUMMER READING PROGRAM PARTY!
Fun was had by all at the Summer Reading Program Party, which was held in the Pigeon District Library’s Community Room on July 12, 2012. The party was the culminating event for the library’s summer program. Throughout the five-week program, participants were able to earn SRP money which then could be traded in for prizes. The library appreciates the donation from Bay Port state Bank which was used to purchase some of those prizes. At the party sixty reading program participants and their thirty-three family members enjoyed juice drinks and bottled water courtesy of Independent Bank and fruit snacks and chips which were provided by the library.

Thumb National Bank donated four piggy banks-each filled with $25.00 in quarters. The following participants won one of these banks in a special drawing for those who earned at least $25 in SRP money during the five-week program-Morgan Chandler, Nathan Cole, Jack Turner, and Katie Turner. The remaining names were combined and Brooklyn Beachy and Grace Heiden each received $25.00 cash from the Pigeon District Library. The names of the readers that met their goal were put into a drawing for the chance to win one of several gift certificates from HarJo’s Ben Franklin, Little Caesar’s, Papa’s Pizza, and Pigeon Hardware which were provided by Independent Bank or a choice of several other prizes from the prize table. Numerous other drawings for prizes were held and every SRP participant left the party with many prizes.

Every participant who turned in their reading log received a treat bag which included items from Bay Port State Bank and Independent Bank. Each participant also received their choice of a free book.

The library staff expresses their deepest appreciation to all the businesses and individuals who made donations to our Summer Reading Program- AVCI.net, Jeanette Bach, Bay Port State Bank, Bay Theatre-Caseville, Clara Judge, Harjo’s Ben Franklin, Burger King-Bad Axe, Jane Himmel, Independent Bank-Pigeon, Pigeon Hardware, Kathleen Mallett, Thumb Cellular-Pigeon and Thumb National Bank.