HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday-9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Tuesday-9:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Thursday-9:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Friday-9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday-9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Upcoming Events for the reading program include June 15 at 10 AM: Movie-“Ice Age-The Meltdown”; June 17 at 4 PM: Craft Activity-“Dirt Pudding”; June 20 at 5 PM: Family Event-“Animals that Dig”; June 22 at 10 AM: Movie-“Hoot”; June 24 at 4 PM: Craft Activity-“Wee Folk Figures”; June 27 at 5 PM: Family Event: “Build a Fairy House”; June 29 at 10 AM: Movie-“Tinker Bell-Secret of the Wings”, July 1 at 4 PM: Craft Activity-“Rock Animals”; July 2 at 5 PM: “Minerals in the Library”; July 6 at 10 AM: Movie-“Journey to the Center of the Earth”. July 6th is the last day for the Summer Reading Program.
LAP-SIT STORY TIME AND PRE-SCHOOL STORY HOUR
The theme for June 18th is “Dairy”. A half-hour Lap-Sit Story Time is held for toddlers at 10:00 AM with parent and child attending the story time and Pre-School Story Hour is held 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.
HURON AREA WRITERS GROUP (HAWG)
The Huron Area Writers Group will be having their monthly meeting Thursday, June 20th at 6:30 PM. All writers, no matter what skill level, are invited to attend the HAWG meeting.
BOOK CLUB
The book for discussion at the June meeting will be “Shelter Mountain” by Robyn Carr. The next scheduled meeting is Tuesday, June 25 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.
ANNUAL LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
The Pigeon District Library Board of Trustees will meet Thursday, June 27 at 4:30 PM in the library’s Community Room. The meeting is open to the public.
QUILT SHOW
We will again be
having our Annual Quilt Show during the Pigeon Summerfest-Wing Fling. If you
are interested in displaying a quilt that you or someone else has made, please
call the library at 453-2341 and ask to speak to Jeanette Bach.
Quilt Show Guidelines
1. Quilted items-comforters, garments, purses, quilts, table runners, wall hangings, etc.-will be accepted for display purposes.
2. Pre-registration is required. A registration form can be picked up at the library, but must be completed by July 12, 2013. (Quilts registered after July 12 will be accepted if display space is available.) Quilted items which have been previously displayed at the Pigeon District Library may be displayed again after 10 years.
3. If an individual wishes to sell a quilted item, he/she must send a picture of the item along with the registration form.
4.
Quilted items for sale will be identified as such and potential buyers will
be directed to a bulletin board where the picture of the quilted item will be
displayed along with the quilter’s contact information. No money will be collected by the Pigeon District Library
staff members and volunteers.
MI BIG GREEN GYM – FREE ONE-DAY PASS
Don’t forget! Free one-day passes are available at our
library for any state park, state forest campground or pathway, as well as many
family-friendly destinations at select community recreation facilities. Our library can hand out four free passes
each week and each one-day pass expires one week from the day of checkout so it
doesn’t have to be used the day it is checked out.
MICHIGAN ACTIVITY PASS
Library users with a valid library card can check out a pass for one of Michigan’s premier cultural attractions with the “Michigan Activity Pass”. The program is designed to enhance the learning experience for people of all ages through books and other library materials, and to provide reduced cost or complimentary access to arts and cultural organizations across the state of Michigan. Each week, our library will have five passes for each of the participating organizations available. For more information and to print out a pass, either from home or at our library, visit the http://michiganactivitypass.info website. Passes are available for checkout by library patrons on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Library users with a valid library card can check out a pass for one of Michigan’s premier cultural attractions with the “Michigan Activity Pass”. The program is designed to enhance the learning experience for people of all ages through books and other library materials, and to provide reduced cost or complimentary access to arts and cultural organizations across the state of Michigan. Each week, our library will have five passes for each of the participating organizations available. For more information and to print out a pass, either from home or at our library, visit the http://michiganactivitypass.info website. Passes are available for checkout by library patrons on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
BOOKPAGE
The June 2013 issue of BookPage has arrived and can be found in the library’s Information Center. “A monthly general interest review, BookPage covers the best in new releases. BookPage typically reviews up to 100 of each month’s new fiction, nonfiction, business, children, spoken word audio and how-to books. The tone is upbeat and literate, focusing on bestsellers as well as new discoveries.”
THURSDAY REFRESHMENTS
Cold Lemonade and hot coffee are available on Thursdays in the Reference Room of the library. Come and relax with a cup of lemonade or coffee while studying, reading the newspaper or visiting with fellow readers.
