Milford Area Community
Links and Events Calendar
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Thomas
Lynch Book Launch and Signing
Tuesday, February 16 at 7:00 pm
Registration begins Tuesday, January 19
Milford's own Thomas Lynch will launch his first fiction work, Apparition
and Late Fictions. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Refreshments included.
Library Connects
With Social Networks
The Milford Public Library
is now on Facebook and Twitter and,
we've created a new blog!
We'll update these social networks on a regular basis about upcoming
events
and
programs
at
the library.
We'll also include updates about the collection, book and movie reviews
as well as other information about the library, such as holiday closings.
We hope this makes it easy for you
to stay up to date on all the great happenings at the library.
Tax Forms
Are In
The federal and state of Michigan tax forms are now available.
You will find the most common forms in the copy room. For more
specialized forms, check at the Reference Desk for assistance.
2010 American Library
Association Literary Award Winners
The American Library Association
today announced the top books, videos and audiobooks for children
and young adults -- including
the Caldecott, King, Newbery, Schneider Family and Printz awards
-- at its Midwinter Meeting in Denver. Click
here for a complete list
of the books.
Library Dogs-Read to a Service Dog
Selected Mondays, 7:00-7:45 pm
January 18, February
15, March 15, and May 17
Trained service dogs are helping to boost children's reading skills.
Schedule some time for your child to read aloud to a trained therapy
dog. For first graders and up. Read
more about this exciting program.
New
Book Club in a Bag Service
Canvas bags containing all
you need for your book discussion group are now available at the Milford
Public
Library. Book Club in a Bag kits contain multiple copies of titles,
author information and interviews, book reviews and discussions questions. Read
more on how your book club can participate as well as view titles.
6th
Annual Short Story Contest
Calling all writers! We’re awarding $15 Barnes and Noble gift
cards to a middle school winner and a high school winner.
Pick up an entry form in the Teen Area for details and how to
enter. Deadline for all entries is Friday, March 26 at 5:00 pm.
Library
Strategic Plan Available
Over the past several months, members of the community, the Library
Board and staff met together to create a new strategic plan
to provide a blueprint to guide the direction of future library activities.
To view the plan, click here.
Recession
Survival Resources
The Library staff has created a package of materials
to assist in finding information about foreclosure
avoidance and debt
counseling Click
here for additional website sources
including employment resources. Also try ToughTimes
Library Lifelines as another valuable source.
Congressman John Dingell's office has a
new online Guidebook
for Displaced Workers highlighting
opportunities for federal, state and local assistance.
The
State of Michigan has just launched a new website for people
who are dealing with economic
hardship called Helping
Hands. This website contains information
about jobs & training,
unemployment benefits, health care and more.
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