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Cherry Hill's Church On the Ridge Turns 175
Cherry Hill United Methodist Church shares its 175th birthday with the township this year. This congregation was home to some of Canton's first pioneers, who may have found their way here down the Sauk Trail, which is now Michigan Avenue. For more church history, read Time In Its Flight: The Community of Cherry Hill and the Church on the Ridge by Madelyn C. Bastian.Photo courtesy of the Canton Historical Society.
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Art Is In the Eye of the Reader
Master the Art of Reading this summer with these art related titles!
Fiction (Read these titles for the Expressionism category or listen to them for Postmodernism).
- The Flanders Panel by Arturo Perez-Reverte
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Road Rage in the Motor City
A recent study ranked Detroit as number three in a list of top cities for rude, aggressive driving. Not only is this dangerous to a driver's health and car, implications are that it is psychologically damaging as well. For more information on the habits of drivers, read Traffic: Why W- Login to comment
A Pick From Pearl
On the face of it, Warren St. John's Outcasts United is the story of a boys soccer team and its female coach, but since the coach is Jordanian and the boys are refugees from a veritable United Nations of countries, it is also a story of immigration. I found St.
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Robots and Greek Gods and Space - Oh My!
Strong Women, Able To Leap Any Obstacle in 500 Pages Or Less
What do these books have in common? They all have storylines of strong women who overcome obstacles and struggles. Empower yourself and give them a try!
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Your Library: A Great Place For the Final Frontier
Calling all Trekkies! Has the new Star Trek movie inspired you to read the novelizations? The library has many Star Trek books in the science fiction series section, including The New Frontier, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager series. The library also owns many Star Trek television series DVDs. Explore new worlds, right here at your library.
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Quirky Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Fiction Book Suggestions
Science fiction and fantasy can be much more than just chasing down spaceships and dragons. If you like books with quirky characters that don't always fit into a specific genre, give these books a look.
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Scleroderma Awareness Month
Scleroderma, a serious and sometimes life threatening autoimmune condition affecting the body's connective tissue, is difficult to diagnose and can be mistaken for other conditions. The Scleroderma Foundation has set aside June as Scleroderma Awareness Month to educate the public and advocate for research. For more information read - Login to comment
A Pick From Pearl
In The Color of Lightning, her powerful and moving third novel, Paulette Jiles begins with a real person and, taking the little that is known from the historical record, creates a life for him that illuminates a morally complex time and place in American history--f
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Celiac Awareness Month
May is Celiac Awareness month. Celiac Disease, an autoimmune disorder that is caused by an intolerance to the protein gluten, which is found in wheat and related grains, affects over a million Americans. Since the symptoms mimic other disorders, many people go undiagnosed. A gluten-free diet is the only treatment at this time. For more inf- Login to comment
Great Lakes, Great Traditions: Celebrate Michigan Week!
This year, Michigan Week is May 16-22. Developed to inspire people to celebrate Michigan at the local level, it's also a time to reflect upon Michigan's history and allow its residents to look to the future. For a list of books, magazines and dvd's about Michigan be sure to visit the Michigan Week special collection.- Login to comment
Shape Up With Your Library!
Get in shape, feel great and fit into that new bathing suit without spending a dime! The library has many exercise dvd's including cardio, yoga, dance, and toning. You can also find some of the most popular fitness instructors including Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month
The American Academy of Dermatology reports that over a million new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed each year in the United States. Since early detection and prevention saves lives, be sure to know your A, B, C's! If you have a mole with any of the following: A - asymmetry, B - border irregularity, C - color irregularity or D - diameter greater than 6 mm (about the size of a pencil eraser) be sure to have it checked out.
MeL Michigana
In addition to Ancestry Library Edition and HeritageQuest, the library has another database that historians and genealogists may find helpful with their research. Mel Michigana, which has over 50,000 digitized items including photos, books, atlases, scrapbooks and oral histories, is just waiting to be discovered. This database was the result of the collaborated efforts
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