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Murder Will Out: Forensics
If you love medical mystery suspense fiction:
One grave too many: a Diane Fallon forensic investigation by Beverly Connor
Except the dying by Maureen Jennings
Déjà dead by Kathy Reichs
Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter
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Talk Back to Lansing
The Center for Michigan is providing opportunities for citizens to speak out. "Talk Back to Lansing" forums are scheduled in Wixom (April 20), Grand Rapids (April 25) and Lansing (April 27). Register today.Let your voice help shape Michigan's 2012 Budget.
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Long Term Care
When people hear the words "long-term care," they often think only of nursing homes, but long-term care includes much more. Personal care, home health care, transportation services and adult day care are all long-term care services, and they can be critical to an older person's health care. Find information on the range of long-term care services available and suggestions about planning for future needs on NIHSeniorHealth, the health and wellness website for older adults from the National Institute on Aging.- Login to comment
See You in September!
The Canton Seniors Book Discussion group has recessed for the summer. Book discussions will resume on September 28, 2011. We will be reading Sarah Gruen's Water for Elephants. Copies of this book will be available beginning Tuesday, August 30, 2011. Ask at the Adult Reference Desk for a copy.The group's 2011-2012 book discussion titles and dates will be available on the Canton Public Library book clubs' website in August.
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Rust Belt/Artist Belt III
On April 6 and 7, artists, creative business owners and practitioners, educators, and designers will explore how post-industrial Rust Belt cities are being shaped by creative individuals in the areas of economic and community development, entrepreneurship, and land use.The event is hosted by the Detroit Creative Corridor Center in partnership with ArtServe Michigan at the A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education at 406 W. Baltimore in Detroit. The theme is Cultivating Talent and Innovation to Transform Post-Industrial Cities. Learn more and register today.
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R.I.P. Author of Inspector Ghote Series HRF Keating
Henry Reymond Fitzwalter Keating, better known as author HRF Keating, died on March 27 at age 84. He was one of Britain’s leading detective story writers and the inspired creator of Inspector Ghote. Mr. Keating was the Crime Fiction Critic for The [London] Times and past president of The Detection Club.
Keating received the George N Dove Award in 1995 and the Crime Writers’ Association Cartier Diamond Dagger for outstanding services to crime literature in 1996. On his eightieth birthday in 2006 members of the Detection Club honoured him with an anthology, Verdict of Us All. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1990.
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Canton Seniors Book Discussion: April 27, 2011
Are you a fan of author Michael Connelly's stories? Reading this year's Everyone's Reading book, The Lincoln Lawyer? The Canton Seniors Book Discussion group will be discussing Mr. Connelly's book on Wednesday, April 27 from 2:00-3:00PM at Canton Public Library in Group Study Room A.- Login to comment
Tax Help for Canton Seniors
Free Tax Counseling for Canton's Senior taxpayers with low to moderate income is available at the Canton Senior Center in The Summit. Morning and afternoon appointments are available, however joint returns scheduled for the afternoon must have both taxpayers available. Please call the Canton Senior Center at (734) 394-5485 to schedule an appointment.- Login to comment
2011 Michigan Senior Citizen of the Year Award Program
Each year the Michigan Office of Services to the Aging and the Michigan Commission on Services to the Aging join to honor outstanding contributions by Michigan's older citizens. The Senior Citizen of the Year Award highlights the contributions to civic and social life made by persons aged 60 years and older. Awards are given in two categories:
- Leadership in the community
- Service provided to others
Below are guidelines and nomination forms for the 2011 award. Nominations must be submitted by organizations and signed by the presiding officer, e.g., the executive director, CEO, or board president. Nominations must be postmarked by Monday, May 2, 2011 and sent to:
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Murder Will Out: Sherlock
BBC One’s Sherlock, a clever, fast-paced TV updating of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved Victorian detective saga, has won the 2010 Royal Television Society Programme Award for Best Drama Series. "This was one of the most original and entertaining new series for years," the society declared in a canned statement. If you didn't get a chance to watch Sherlock on PBS, check it out at Canton Public Library.- Login to comment
What We're Reading: Staff Picks March, 2011
The staff at Canton Public Library is a diverse group and our reading picks reflect this…
Candyfreak: a journey through the chocolate underbelly of America by Steve Almond
Unaccustomed earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
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Murder Will Out: March 2011
The October Killings by Wessel Ebersohn
The dangerous edge of things: a Tai Randolph mystery by Tina Whittle
Cat sitter among the pigeons: a Dixie Hemingway mystery by Blaize Clement
Eyes of the innocent by Brad Parks
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Book Club Choices: March 2011
Is your book group looking for a good read?
Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
The other Boleyn girl by Philippa Gregory
The piano tuner by Daniel Mason
Plainsong by Kent Haruf
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The Lincoln Lawyer on the Big Screen
2011 Everyone's Reading The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly is now showing at a theater near you. Matthew McConaughey plays a believable 'Mick' Haller (shortened from Mickey in the books) and Marisa Tomei plays Maggie McPherson, Haller's first wife.- Login to comment