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
Worst Opening Sentence Contest
We are celebrating National Library Week at the Canton Public Library with a special writing contest! All ages and resident/nonresident patrons are eligible to participate. The goal is to create a funny, original, unpublished opening sentence to the worst imaginary novel ever written. CPL's "It was a Dark and Stormy Night" bad-writing contest will receive entries during National Library Week, beginning 9:00 AM April 13 through 9:00 PM April 19. One entry per person. One winner will be selected.The rules are simple: Submit your entry online. Inappropriate situations or language will be disqualified. The winner will be contacted by April 30 and have a week to claim a prize. Good luck to all our participants!
Mar 21, 2014
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Library Closed April 20
The Canton Public Library will be closed on Sunday, April 20. You may still access MyAccount to renew items, our catalog to look up materials and place holds, and all of our digital media, including OverDrive ebooks, Zinio magazines, and hoopla movies, audiobooks and music.
Purse & Jewelry Donations Needed
Start your spring cleaning and help a good cause all at the same time! The Canton Senior Center is looking for new or gently used handbags and jewelry for their 6th Annual Jewelry & Purse Sale. Proceeds from this sale will support Canton's Senior Adult Program, which offers a variety of social, enrichment and service-based programs to Canton residents 55 and older. Donations will be accepted in the Parkview Room of Summit on the Park Community Center until April 28. 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.
National Poetry Month
Poetry can be celebrated the year-round, but especially so in April. Established in April 1996, National Poetry Month brings together poets and booksellers, literary organizations and publishers to celebrate the importance of poetry and its vital place in American culture. We at the Canton Public Library would like to participate by showcasing our many poetry resources in this Special Collection.
Timeless Poetry Collections
The best-loved poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis by selected and introduced by Caroline Kennedy — Jaccqueline's daughter offers a selection of the former First Lady's favorite poems, plus a few of her mother's own verses.
The hell with love: poems to mend a broken heart by edited by Mary D. Esselman and Elizabeth Ash Velez — This collection of love poems is for anyone who has ever suffered the pain of breaking up and everyone who believes in the unique power of poetry to console and transform.
My song is beautiful: poems and pictures in many voices by selected by Mary Ann Hoberman — Fourteen poems celebrate the power of childhood from the perspective of a rich variety of cultures.
Apr 01, 2014
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.
Mar 25, 2014
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eBook Users Group
Join other eReader users and library staff as we share eBook tips and tricks in an informal environment. Group will meet Tuesday, April 22 from 7:00-8:00 PM in Group Study Room A.