Earth Day Events at CPL!
We're celebrating Earth Day from April 21-24 and want you to join us! There will be events for everyone including:- Earth Week Poetry — Monday, April 21, 2:00-2:45 PM
- Great Lakes Zoological Society — Wednesday, April 23, 2:00-3:00 PM & 3:00 - 4:00 PM
- Earth Week Craft: Save the Whales — Thursday, April 24, 2:00-3:00 PM
- Greening of Detroit — Thursday, April 24, 7:00-8:00 PM
Green Cities
Resources for Earth Day 2014:
Small, gritty, and green: the promise of America's smaller industrial cities in a low-carbon world by Catherine Tumber
Sustainable urbanism: urban design with nature by Douglas Farr
Tomorrow's garden: design and inspiration for a new age of sustainable gardening by text and photographs by Stephen Orr
Biking to work by Rory McMullan
Edens lost & found: how ordinary citizens are restoring our great American cities: PBS series companion book by Harry Wiland ... [et al.]
STEM: Science for Tomorrow Workshops
The University of Michigan Museum of Natural History will be presenting their Science for Tomorrow: STEM Career Workshops here at Canton Public Library. These programs are designed to introduce middle school students to STEM careers, show them who scientists really are and what they do, and provide them with practical tools for navigating high school, applying for college and achieving those careers. Through a series of four interactive workshops, students will get to meet the U-M faculty or alumni who work in the STEM related fields every day. They are also given tools to help them take charge of their educational future and given assistance in setting realistic goals to get them into STEM fields in college.
The program begins with a U-M campus visit in Ann Arbor for each student and one caregiver. A bus will leave from Canton Public Library at 9 AM on Saturday, April 26. After a visit to a working science lab, campus tour, lunch with faculty and students and presentations by U-M admissions staff, the bus will return to the library around 3:00 PM.
The program continues for 3 more workshops at the Canton Public Library on the days and times listed below. Space is limited. Registration for the bus ride to Ann Arbor also registers each student for the remaining workshop sesssions at the library.
Greetings and Invitations with MS Publisher
Looking for an easy but affordable way to create greetings or invitations to all your spring and summer functions (think graduations and showers)? Learn how MS Publisher can help you make them! We'll also talk about how you can use the Mail Merge function to print out personally addressed envelopes. Prerequisite: Some experience with MS Word and Excel. Join us in the I-Lab on Saturday, April 26 from 10:00 to 11:30 AM. Registration required.
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Cellography Portraits and Cell Phone Photos
On Monday, April 28, 3:30-5:00 PM, work with professional photographers Jack Kenny and Bob Mosher to learn about composition and light when taking photos. This hands-on workshop for middle and high school students will focus on taking portraits. Students should bring a digital camera or cell phone camera.
Jack Kenny is a professional photographer best know for his extensive knowledge and photographs of Cuba and is a specialist in portraiture and studio photography. This program is presented in partnership with the Canton Commission for Culture, Arts & Heritage.
Online registration is required.