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100 Books Before Graduation
Monday, January 01, 2024
Friday, May 31, 2024
Attention High School Students! The Library has a program to encourage teens to continue reading through high school called 100 Books Before Graduation! Here’s how it works: students will record the books they have read in increments of ten. Once a student has read ten books their name will be featured on the “Wall of Fame” in the Teen Area. For every ten books a student reads they will “move up” a level on the Wall of Fame. Once a student has read 100 books, the library will purchase a book in the student’s name for the collection. Call or stop into the library for more information!
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Youth Black Out Poetry Take Home Activity
Monday, April 01, 2024
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Celebrate National Poetry Month with a take home kit. The library will supply the book pages, you supply the imagination. Available in the Youth Department while supplies last (recommended for ages 8 and above).
Registration is closed
Registration required, please register each child individually.
Registration for this event includes the full 4-week session of storytimes. Please contact the Library if you are unable to attend any of the registered weeks.
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Fabulous Fours Storytime
Thursday, April 25, 2024
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Get your child ready to read with books, songs, and rhymes. For independent 4 year olds.
Registration required, please register each child individually.
Registration for this event includes the full 4-week session of storytimes. Please contact the Library if you are unable to attend any of the registered weeks.
Sewing for You - A Community Service
Thursday, April 25, 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Please note: Sewing for You will be in Study Room 1 on April 25.
Volunteer seamstresses will be in the front half of the meeting room offering their time and services to mend your clothing at no charge to you. Bring your torn, ripped garments to the Salem-South Lyon Library on Thursday mornings. Sorry, no formal wear. The volunteers reserve the right to turn away items.
Teen Time
Thursday, April 25, 2024
3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Formerly known as Teen Only Study time, join other library teens for this program in the Teen Area to study, relax, and have a snack. Study spaces will be reserved for teens. Small activities, crafts, or board games will be available. This program will be held every Tuesday and Thursday during the school year beginning January 9- June 14.
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One on One Technology Help, 1 hour appointment!
Thursday, April 25, 2024
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Receive one-on-one assistance with:
- Computer basics – organizing files, setting up your email, or browsing the internet
- Basic Social Media assistance – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, & others
- Using your smartphone, eReader, and/or tablet
- Basic Microsoft Office applications (Word, Publisher, Excel)
BEFORE YOU ARRIVE:
- Please arrive with a clear goal of what you would like to learn.
- Please arrive with all the necessary passwords needed to access your device or accounts.
- Be sure to bring in any device you need help with along with any power cords and accessories.
- You may only book one appointment at a time.
- troubleshoot hardware and/or software problems, or repair devices
- take apart or replace physical parts on a device
- participate in credit card transactions
- assist with business affairs
- update or install new software
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Something Different Book Club
Thursday, April 25, 2024
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Something Different is a book club that offers a variety of genres.
There is 'SOMETHING' for everyone!
This month's title: The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni
Sam Hill always saw the world through different eyes. Born with red pupils, he was called “Devil Boy” or Sam “Hell” by his classmates; “God’s will” is what his mother called his ocular albinism. Her words were of little comfort, but Sam persevered, buoyed by his mother’s devout faith, his father’s practical wisdom, and his two other misfit friends.
Sam believed it was God who sent Ernie Cantwell, the only African American kid in his class, to be the friend he so desperately needed. And that it was God’s idea for Mickie Kennedy to storm into Our Lady of Mercy like a tornado, uprooting every rule Sam had been taught about boys and girls.
Forty years later, Sam, a small-town eye doctor, is no longer certain anything was by design—especially not the tragedy that caused him to turn his back on his friends, his hometown, and the life he’d always known. Running from the pain, eyes closed, served little purpose. Now, as he looks back on his life, Sam embarks on a journey that will take him halfway around the world. This time, his eyes are wide open—bringing into clear view what changed him, defined him, and made him so afraid, until he can finally see what truly matters.
Sam believed it was God who sent Ernie Cantwell, the only African American kid in his class, to be the friend he so desperately needed. And that it was God’s idea for Mickie Kennedy to storm into Our Lady of Mercy like a tornado, uprooting every rule Sam had been taught about boys and girls.
Forty years later, Sam, a small-town eye doctor, is no longer certain anything was by design—especially not the tragedy that caused him to turn his back on his friends, his hometown, and the life he’d always known. Running from the pain, eyes closed, served little purpose. Now, as he looks back on his life, Sam embarks on a journey that will take him halfway around the world. This time, his eyes are wide open—bringing into clear view what changed him, defined him, and made him so afraid, until he can finally see what truly matters.
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One on One Technology Help, 1 hour appointment!
Friday, April 26, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Receive one-on-one assistance with:
- Computer basics – organizing files, setting up your email, or browsing the internet
- Basic Social Media assistance – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, & others
- Using your smartphone, eReader, and/or tablet
- Basic Microsoft Office applications (Word, Publisher, Excel)
BEFORE YOU ARRIVE:
- Please arrive with a clear goal of what you would like to learn.
- Please arrive with all the necessary passwords needed to access your device or accounts.
- Be sure to bring in any device you need help with along with any power cords and accessories.
- You may only book one appointment at a time.
- troubleshoot hardware and/or software problems, or repair devices
- take apart or replace physical parts on a device
- participate in credit card transactions
- assist with business affairs
- update or install new software
Baby Playtime!
Friday, April 26, 2024
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Caregivers and babies are invited to join us for this drop-in, unstructured baby playtime. It is a perfect time to play and provide interaction with other children while caregivers get to know one another. Stay for just a few minutes or for the entire hour. This event is intended for children ages birth - 2 and their caregivers. No registration is required.
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One on One Technology Help, 1 hour appointment!
Friday, April 26, 2024
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Receive one-on-one assistance with:
- Computer basics – organizing files, setting up your email, or browsing the internet
- Basic Social Media assistance – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, & others
- Using your smartphone, eReader, and/or tablet
- Basic Microsoft Office applications (Word, Publisher, Excel)
BEFORE YOU ARRIVE:
- Please arrive with a clear goal of what you would like to learn.
- Please arrive with all the necessary passwords needed to access your device or accounts.
- Be sure to bring in any device you need help with along with any power cords and accessories.
- You may only book one appointment at a time.
- troubleshoot hardware and/or software problems, or repair devices
- take apart or replace physical parts on a device
- participate in credit card transactions
- assist with business affairs
- update or install new software
Registration is open
Enjoy stories and songs for the whole family. Salem-South Lyon District Library offers enhanced storytimes that are literacy focused and based on the latest early childhood research. For ages 0-5 with a caregiver.
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Family Fun Storytimes
Monday, April 29, 2024
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Enjoy stories and songs for the whole family. Salem-South Lyon District Library offers enhanced storytimes that are literacy focused and based on the latest early childhood research. For ages 0-5 with a caregiver.
Registration required, please register each child individually.
Registration is open — Register at the library
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One on One Technology Help, 1 hour appointment!
Monday, April 29, 2024
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Receive one-on-one assistance with:
- Computer basics – organizing files, setting up your email, or browsing the internet
- Basic Social Media assistance – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, & others
- Using your smartphone, eReader, and/or tablet
- Basic Microsoft Office applications (Word, Publisher, Excel)
BEFORE YOU ARRIVE:
- Please arrive with a clear goal of what you would like to learn.
- Please arrive with all the necessary passwords needed to access your device or accounts.
- Be sure to bring in any device you need help with along with any power cords and accessories.
- You may only book one appointment at a time.
- troubleshoot hardware and/or software problems, or repair devices
- take apart or replace physical parts on a device
- participate in credit card transactions
- assist with business affairs
- update or install new software
Registration is open — Register at the library
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One on One Technology Help, 1 hour appointment!
Monday, April 29, 2024
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Receive one-on-one assistance with:
- Computer basics – organizing files, setting up your email, or browsing the internet
- Basic Social Media assistance – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, & others
- Using your smartphone, eReader, and/or tablet
- Basic Microsoft Office applications (Word, Publisher, Excel)
BEFORE YOU ARRIVE:
- Please arrive with a clear goal of what you would like to learn.
- Please arrive with all the necessary passwords needed to access your device or accounts.
- Be sure to bring in any device you need help with along with any power cords and accessories.
- You may only book one appointment at a time.
- troubleshoot hardware and/or software problems, or repair devices
- take apart or replace physical parts on a device
- participate in credit card transactions
- assist with business affairs
- update or install new software
Notary Service
Monday, April 29, 2024
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Please bring a photo ID and do not sign your documents before arrival. No appointment required.
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Board of Trustees Meeting
Monday, April 29, 2024
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Monthly Library Board of Trustees meeting. Public is welcome and encouraged to attend. This meeting is currently scheduled to take place in-person. The calendar will be updated if virtual attendance is an option.
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For more information about the Board of Trustees, visit: https://www.ssldl.info/about_us/board_of_trustees.php
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Enjoy stories and songs for the whole family. Salem-South Lyon District Library offers enhanced storytimes that are literacy focused and based on the latest early childhood research. For ages 0-5 with a caregiver.
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Family Fun Storytimes
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Enjoy stories and songs for the whole family. Salem-South Lyon District Library offers enhanced storytimes that are literacy focused and based on the latest early childhood research. For ages 0-5 with a caregiver.
Registration required, please register each child individually.
History Hounds: The Clapp Family Mastodon: Michigan's Massive Find
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
**This program is virtual and is not being held at the Library. Please register on the Historical Society of Michigan's website. Details are below**
Hosted by the Historical Society of Michigan, patrons of the Library can sign up for free as an affiliated member of an organization member.
Sign up through the Historical Society of Michigan's website by clicking on "A member of an Organizational Member of HSM". Enter the Salem-South Lyon District Library, and the Library's address: 9800 Pontiac Trail, South Lyon, MI 48178. The link for the presentation will be sent to you from Historical Society of Michigan.
In 2022, the Grand Rapids Public Museum recovered the nearly-complete skeletal remains of the Clapp Family Mastodon from a Kent City site. Join us to learn about the mastodon’s discovery; the excavation, donation, curation, and research process; and the current and future plans for this amazing Ice Age find.
Teen Time
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Formerly known as Teen Only Study time, join other library teens for this program in the Teen Area to study, relax, and have a snack. Study spaces will be reserved for teens. Small activities, crafts, or board games will be available. This program will be held every Tuesday and Thursday during the school year beginning January 9- June 14.
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One on One Technology Help, 1 hour appointment!
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Receive one-on-one assistance with:
- Computer basics – organizing files, setting up your email, or browsing the internet
- Basic Social Media assistance – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, & others
- Using your smartphone, eReader, and/or tablet
- Basic Microsoft Office applications (Word, Publisher, Excel)
BEFORE YOU ARRIVE:
- Please arrive with a clear goal of what you would like to learn.
- Please arrive with all the necessary passwords needed to access your device or accounts.
- Be sure to bring in any device you need help with along with any power cords and accessories.
- You may only book one appointment at a time.
- troubleshoot hardware and/or software problems, or repair devices
- take apart or replace physical parts on a device
- participate in credit card transactions
- assist with business affairs
- update or install new software
Registration is open — Register at the library
WE ARE UNABLE TO:
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One on One Technology Help, 1 hour appointment!
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Receive one-on-one assistance with:
- Computer basics – organizing files, setting up your email, or browsing the internet
- Basic Social Media assistance – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, & others
- Using your smartphone, eReader, and/or tablet
- Basic Microsoft Office applications (Word, Publisher, Excel)
BEFORE YOU ARRIVE:
- Please arrive with a clear goal of what you would like to learn.
- Please arrive with all the necessary passwords needed to access your device or accounts.
- Be sure to bring in any device you need help with along with any power cords and accessories.
- You may only book one appointment at a time.
- troubleshoot hardware and/or software problems, or repair devices
- take apart or replace physical parts on a device
- participate in credit card transactions
- assist with business affairs
- update or install new software
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Prom and Special Occasion Makeup Workshop
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Get ready for Prom and other special occasions happening this spring and summer with this workshop. Community member and licensed cosmetologist Kelsea Miller. Participants are welcome to bring their own makeup or use some of the basics provided. For grades 6-12. Registration required.
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Flavor Fiends Spice Club
Wednesday, May 01, 2024
All Day
The first rule of Spice Club: Talk about Spice Club! Pick up your spice packet at the Library, then check out a cookbook with recipes using that spice. We can’t wait to see what you cook up! Available while supplies last. Take a photo of your creation and post it on social media: #flavorfiendsspiceclub
Notary Service
Wednesday, May 01, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Please bring a photo ID and do not sign your documents before arrival. No appointment required.
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Registration is open
Enjoy stories and songs for the whole family. Salem-South Lyon District Library offers enhanced storytimes that are literacy focused and based on the latest early childhood research. For ages 0-5 with a caregiver.
View More
Family Fun Storytimes
Wednesday, May 01, 2024
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Enjoy stories and songs for the whole family. Salem-South Lyon District Library offers enhanced storytimes that are literacy focused and based on the latest early childhood research. For ages 0-5 with a caregiver.
Registration required. Please register each child individually for each storytime.
Needlework Group
Wednesday, May 01, 2024
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Calling all needle workers! This welcoming group meets on the first Wednesday of the month to work on our projects, share knowledge and enjoy the company of other crafters. Open to all skill levels.
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