(TRAVERSE CITY) - We’re looking forward to a banner year at the library, starting with a new district circulation record set in 2023 of 1,346,082 items! Additional celebrations and events include:
Happy 25th birthday Woodmere - Jan. 10
Believe it or not it’s the 25th anniversary of the “new” library on Woodmere Avenue! Join us in the McGuire Community Room to celebrate. We’ll kick things off at noon with a bagpiper and recognition ceremony with special guests, immediately followed by an open house until 6 pm. We look forward to hearing all your favorite library memories! Special request - if anyone out there has photos of the library’s 1980s bus-style bookmobile we would love to see it.
“This is a day worth celebrating! Libraries,especially our library, continue to be a community hub. We’ve seen a record number of items being checked out, and give out an average of seven new library cards every day, “ said Michele P. Howard, TADL’s 4th library director in the “new building”. “If you haven’t been to the library in a while, come check it out. We have all the books and newspapers as you would find in a traditional library, and amazing new things like 3D printers, wifi hotspots, and more.”
McGuire Exhibit
A Walk Through Library History Exhibit - The main timeline is in the McGuire Room, and we will have supplemental exhibits around the building. Celebrate 155 years of library history with us!
Details on all the following events are available at tadl.org/events.
Children’s Programs
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1/9 - Tell-a-Tail, 4 pm
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1/11 - Mindful Storytime, 10 am
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1/13 - Yoga for Families, 11 am
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1/15 - MLK Day Storytime, 11 am
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1/16 - Bingo with Miss Amanda, 4 pm
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1/23 - Budding Bookworms Book Club, 4:30 pm
Special Sunday Afternoon Storytimes & Mock Caldecott Voting!
1/7, 1/14, 1/21 - Join us at 2 pm, we’ll be featuring picture books we think are worthy of winning the Caldecott Medal, for best illustrations. Everyone will have a chance to vote for their favorite before the real award is announced January 22. Let’s see if we predicted the winner!
Winter Reading Club
Liven up your winter with some great reads! We'll have prize drawings at four weeks, eight weeks, and a drawing for young readers completing all 40 days. Accept the challenge in Beanstack, or get a paper log at the library.
Teen Features
Teen Winter Lock-In - Fri. 1/26
You asked and we have answered - this will be our first winter lock-in! There will be a hot chocolate bar, pizza, snacks, games, crafts and more. The hours are 6:30 pm - midnight.
Please note: You must register and have a signed permission slip to participate. You may turn in the permission slip at the door. If you don't have one with you and you are registered, your parent or guardian may fill one out when they drop you off. If you need to leave before midnight, please make a note of it.
Additional teen events in January, starting the week of 1/8:
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Teen Creativity Corner, Every Monday in January at 4 pm
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Novel Writing for Teens, Every Tuesday in January at 4 pm
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Teen Volunteers, Every Wednesday in January at 4:30 pm
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1/6 & 1/20 - Teen Saturday Chess Club, 11 am
Adult Features
Call for poetry! Get those poems polished up, the submittal deadline for the 2024 Poets' Night Out poetry contest is January 25, 2024. Visit tadl.org/pno for details and submittal instructions.
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1/16 - Queer Tales Book Club, 7 pm
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2/25 - Team Puzzle Tournament, we still have a few spots open. Sign up today!
Health & Wellness
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1/5 & 1/19 - Lunchtime Tai Chi, Noon
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1/18 & 1/25 - Yoga, 10 am
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1/18 - Shelf Aware Readers: Wellness Book Club, 6:30 pm
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1/26 - Chair Yoga, 11 am
Learning
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New! Wednesday mornings starting 1/17 - Digital Drop-Ins at the Reference Desk, 10 - 11:30 am
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1/13 - Inland Seas: Tools of the Trade, 2 pm
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1/17, 1/24, 1/31 - Community Conversations: Immigration, People on the Move, 3-5 pm (Thirlby Rm) At capacity, email us to join our waitlist.
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1/21 - Traverse Area Historical Society Program, 2 pm
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1/27 - Inland Seas ROV Presentation, 2 pm
Around the TADL neighborhood...
East Bay Branch Library
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Sing & Stomp, Every Wednesday at 11 am
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1/10 - Teen Escape Room (Must register), 5 pm
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1/12 - Tai Chi with Josh, Noon
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1/19 - Chair Yoga, 11 am
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1/30 - East Bay Book Club, 6:30 pm
Kingsley Branch Library
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Wigglers Storytime, Every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:30 am
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1/11 - Teen Dungeons & Dragons, 3:30 - 6:30 pm
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1/20 - Kingsley Friends of the Library Annual Membership Meeting, 10:30 am
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1/27 - Simply Delicious with Chef Tom, 10 am
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1/31 - Afternoon Book Club, 2 pm
This is all in addition to our usual full schedule of storytimes and regular events, so please check our calendar. Press resources are available online at tadl.org/press TADL provides dynamic resources and innovative services to stimulate intellectual curiosity, facilitate lifelong learning, promote literacy, and nurture personal enrichment. Circulating over 1,300,000 items each year, TADL provides a wide variety of services, including a broad collection of books, digital streaming and downloads, public computers, free WiFi, a Talking Book Library, and free programming for all ages.
