Saturdays at 11 am in English and 11:30 in Spanish
Facebook Storytimes in English and Spanish
Closed for Presidents’ Day
The Library will be closed on Monday, February 20th for Presidents’ Day. We will reopen for normal hours on Tuesday, 21st – 9:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Pokémon Day 2023
All ages are encouraged to participate in this year’s Pokémon Day activities:
All month long, come to the library and vote in our best Pokemon bracket and try out our Pokemon scavenger hunt.
From the 22nd through the 27th, stop by anytime for grab & go Pokemon craft.
On Monday, February 27th at 4:30 pm, we will host our first Pokemon Training Camp with games and activities. Go up against other trainers in a series of games that test your knowledge and skill and compete for prizes!
Game Day
On Thursday, February 23rd at 4 pm, come to the library and play video games, board games, and card games. This event is open to all ages, bring a friend or family member to try out a new game!
Books, Coffee & Donuts
On Wednesday, March 1st starting at 9 am, come to the library to chat with our staff over coffee and donuts about new releases and new events happening that month.
Library and Lunch
OnTuesday, March 14th at Noon, our book club will meet to discuss “The Measure” by Nikki Erlick. Bring your lunch and join the discussion.
Teen Otaku Club
Do you love anime and manga and are in middle or high school? Then come to our Teen Otaku Club meeting.
On Wednesday, March 15th at 5 pm we will watch & discuss the anime My Hero Academia!
Sign up in advance to get a free sticker at the meeting! Join us for your chance at an anime door prize, snacks, a craft/activity and fun anime/manga discussion.
Storytimes– We have Storytime sessions on Wednesdays at 10 am, Monday evenings at 5:30 pm, and now we have brand new Saturday Storytime sessions at 11 am for Storytime in English and 11:30 for Storytime in Spanish.
Facebook Storytimes – Tuesdays at 11 am for Storytime in Spanish and Thursdays at 11 am for Storytime in English.
Closed for Presidents’ Day – The Library will be closed on Monday, February 21st for Presidents’ Day. We will reopen on Tuesday for our regular hours.
Mardi Gras Bunco – Thursday, February 24th at 2 pm
Adults, come to our Mardi Gras themed Bunco Party! We will have masks, beads and prizes! Seating is limited. Sign up on our website or call 626-0180. (Snacks will be served)
Encanto Party – Feb. 24th at 4 pm
On Thursday, Feb. 24th at 4 pm, come to the library and celebrate with the Family Madrigal! We will have Encanto themed photo ops, a craft, popcorn, and lemonade while we watch the movie.
Pokemon Day – Monday, Feb. 28th
Stop by for a Pokémon themed grab and go activity pack and join in on a Pokémon scavenger hunt to be entered to win a prize!
Packs will be available at the library starting Friday, Feb. 25th. The scavenger hunt must be returned to the library by 8 pm Monday, Feb. 28th to be eligible for the prize drawing. All ages are welcome to participate!
Black History Month Display
Come in to see the Black History Month alcove display put together by one of our library patrons. While you’re here, stop by our display of books by African American Authors. Here are just a few:
For decades, Joseph “Ziggy” Johnson, the founder and dean of the Ziggy Johnson School of the Theatre, has been the pulse of Detroit’s famous Black Bottom. A celebrated gossip columnist for the city’s African-American newspaper, the Michigan Chronicle, he is also the emcee of one of the hottest night clubs, where he’s rubbed elbows with the legendary black artists of the era, including Della Reese, Billy Eckstein, and Nat “King” Cole.
As he lays dying, Ziggy reflects on his life, the community that was the center of his world, and the remarkable people who helped shape it.
Inspired by the Catholic Saints Day Books, Ziggy curates his own list of Black Bottom’s venerable “Saints.”
Accompanying these “tributes” are thoughtfully paired cocktails that capture the essence of each of Ziggy’s saints―libations as strong and satisfying as Alice Randall’s wholly original view of a place and time unlike any other.
And Sometimes I Wonder About You
by Walter Mosley
In the fifth Leonid McGill novel, Leonid finds himself in an unusual pickle of trying to balance his cases with his chaotic personal life. Leonid’s father is still out there somewhere, and his wife is in an uptown sanitarium.
Meanwhile, Leonid is approached by an unemployed office manager named Hiram Stent to track down the whereabouts of his cousin, Celia, who is about to inherit millions of dollars from her father’s side of the family. Leonid declines the case, but after his office is broken into and Hiram is found dead, he gets reeled into the underbelly of Celia’s wealthy old-money family. It’s up to Leonid to save who he can and incriminate the guilty.
Black Deutschland: A Novel by Darryl Pinckney
Jed―young, gay, black, out of rehab and out of prospects in his hometown of Chicago―flees to the city of his fantasies, a museum of modernism and decadence: Berlin. The paradise that tyranny created, is where he’s chosen to become the figure that he so admires, the black American expatriate. Newly sober Jed arrives to chase boys and to escape from what it means to be a black male in America.
But history, both personal and political, can’t be avoided with time or distance. Whether it’s the judgment of the cousin he grew up with and her husband’s bourgeois German family, the lure of white wine in a down-and-out bar, a gang of racists looking for a brawl, the past never stays past even in faraway Berlin. In the age of Reagan and AIDS in a city on the verge of tearing down its walls, he clambers toward some semblance of adulthood amid the outcasts and expats, intellectuals and artists, queers and misfits.
Monday – The Library will be closed on Monday, February 17th for presidents’ Day. We will reopen on Tuesday for our regular hours.
Tuesday at 11 am PreschoolStorytime – We’ll have stories, songs, crafts, and more! Plus, every child gets a free book to take home at every storytime.
Wednesday at 11 am LapsitStorytime – Storytimes
for newborns to 2 year olds. Come listen to stories, sing songs, and develop
key literacy skills. Also, every child gets a free book to take home!
Wednesday at 2 pm Spinning Yarns group – Hang out with other adults who share your
interest in crochet, knitting, or other needlework. Bring your own materials.
All are welcome.
Thursday at Noon Mardi Gras Bunco – We’re having a Mardi Gras themed Bunco Party! We
will have masks, beads and prizes! The signup sheet is full, but there is a
waiting list in case of last minute dropouts. (Snacks will be served) Signup online or at the Circulation Desk.
Thursday at 5:30 pm Storytime – Evening Storytime is open to all ages. We’ll have
stories, songs, crafts, and more! Plus, every child gets a free book to take
home at every storytime.
Saturday at 1 pm Chocolate Party – Kids, have an afternoon filled with chocolate themed crafts and watch a movie. Charlie finds a golden ticket and wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by Willy Wonka, the world’s most unusual candy maker. We will have popcorn, lemonade, and of course, chocolate.
More Events
March Book Madness
We
are getting ready for March Book Madness here at the library. The Sweet Sixteen
books have been chosen from the most checked out books of the last two years.
Voting is open for the Elite Eight and bracket forms are available for predicting
the winning book.
Vote
for your favorite books each week during March. At the end of March, the book
with the most votes will win. If you correctly predict the winning book and
turn in your pick by Friday, March 6th by 4:30 p.m., you will win a March Book
Madness trophy. Plus, every time you vote, you will be entered into a prize
drawing. We will draw names for fun prizes every Friday in March. Vote every
week to increase your chances of winning.
There will be a separate contest for Adult books, Teen books, and Kid’s books. If you participate in all three contests, you will increase your odds of winning!
Recipe Swap
On
Tuesday, February 25th, join us for Recipe Swap and share your favorite recipe
with fellow patrons who share your passion — cooking! Every month is a
different theme! This month’s theme is “Fat Tuesday”. New Orleans
inspired recipes.
Pokémon Day
On
Thursday, Feb. 27th at 4 pm, celebrate Pokémon day with us by creating your own
fakémon (fake Pokémon), going on a scavenger hunt to find lost Pokémon, and creating
your own Pokéball!
Beginner’s 3D Printing Workshop
Do you have questions about 3D
printing? Come to our beginner’s workshop to learn how to use the library’s 3D
printer.
On Monday, March 2nd at 6
p.m., we will walk through the process of finding a print-ready file online
that you can print as is or alter to fit your needs. The workshop is held every
1st Monday of the month at 6 p.m. All ages welcome. Signup online
(http://lmlibrary.org) or at the front desk.
Spinning Yarns
On Wednesday, March 4th from 2 to 4 pm – join our Spinning Yarns group and spend time with other adults who share your interest in crochet, knitting, or other needlework! Bring your own materials and work on your ongoing projects. Beginners to experts, are all welcome.
For those of you who can’t make to the daytime group, we will have an evening version of Spinning Yarns on Thursday, March 12th and again on the 26th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
Library and Lunch book discussion
In March we will discuss “An
American marriage” by Tayari Jones. We’ll meet on Tuesday, March 10th
at 12 p.m.
Bring your lunch and join the
discussion.
Teen Otaku Club
Love anime and
manga? On March 15th at 1 pm, our Otaku club is focusing on the
Slice of Life genre vs the Adventure genre.
We will vote between two shows
in each category and watch the winner. Afterwards we’ll vote again to
decide which show to watch for the rest of the meeting.
We will have a craft and discussion along
with each show. Feel free to bring your own refreshments!
Teens only please, 11 – 18 year olds
(or middle and high school students).
