Ellen's Blog

Intermediate Word

Ellen — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:30:26 +0000

Learn more about advanced formatting options useful in creating larger documents, including headers and footers, page numbers and footnotes. Prerequisite: Beginning Word 2007 or previous experience with Word. Join us Friday, May 31st from 10:00 to 11:30 AM.

Beginning Word

Ellen — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:27:46 +0000

Learn basic word processing skills including creating and formatting text, printing and saving. Prerequisite: Mouse and keyboarding skills. Join us Friday, May 17th from 10:00 to 11:30 AM.

ELL Book Club

Ellen — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Advanced English Language Learners — join us to read and discuss books in English. Books will be discussed until finished. Meets in Group Study Room A every other Friday.

ELL Conversation Group

Ellen — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Practice speaking English in an informal setting with Community Literacy Council volunteers May Fridays from 9:30 to 11:00 AM in the Purple Room .

ELL Book Group

Ellen — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Advanced English Language Learners — join us to read and discuss books in English. Books will be discussed until finished. Meets in Group Study Room A every other Friday.
April 5 at 1:00 PM in Group Study A
April 19 at 1:00 PM in Group Study A

ELL Conversation Group

Ellen — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Practice speaking English in an informal setting with Community Literacy Council volunteers April Fridays from 9:30 to 11:00 AM in the Purple Room .

Fiction books that made us laugh

Ellen — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:52:01 +0000

Below are the results of a survey of CPL staff on the books that made them laugh. You might have to put some on hold, they are very popular!

"Anything by Erma Bombeck"
Wooster and Jeeves books by P. G. Wodehouse

Forrest Gump: a novel by Winston Groom

One for the money by Janet Evanovich and the rest of the Stephanie Plum series

The color of magic by Terry Pratchett

Hitman. Vol. 1. A rage in Arkham by Garth Ennis, writer ; John McCrea, artist ; Carla Feeny, Gene D'Angelo, Glen Murakami, colorists ; Willie Schubert, Steve Haynie, Ken Lopez, letterers ; Hitman created by Garth Ennis and John McCrea ; Batman created by Bob Kane

Good omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams

A dirty job by Christopher Moore

The big over easy: a nursery crime by Jasper Fforde

Bridget Jones's diary: a novel by Helen Fielding

The fourth bear: a nursery crime by Jasper Fforde

Comfort and joy by India Knight

Laughter on the stairs by Beverley Nichols ; with a foreword by Roy C. Dicks ; [drawings by William McLaren]

29 by Adena Halpern

The Eyre affair: a novel by Jasper Fforde

"Father of African Literature" author Chinua Achebe dies at 82

Ellen — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:36:45 +0000

Dr. Achebe, a Nigerian writer whose novel Things Fall Apart was one of the first African novels, famously said: “If you don't like someone's story, write your own.” He was also a bestselling poet and essayist, including his most recent book There was a Country published in 2012. A large part of his work wrestles with the conflict between traditional Nigerian culture and British colonialism and the legacy of that conflict.

ELL Conversation Group

Ellen — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Practice speaking English in an informal setting with Community Literacy Council volunteers March Fridays from 9:30 to 11:00 AM in the Tween area.

ELL Book Group

Ellen — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Advanced English Language Learners — join us March 8th and 22nd at 1:00 PM to read and discuss books in English. Books will be discussed until finished. Meets in Group Study Room A every other Friday.

Community Literacy Council

Ellen — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:22:19 +0000

The Plymouth-Canton Community Literacy Council (CLC) is a volunteer, non-profit organization aiming to improve adult literacy in Plymouth-Canton and surrounding areas of Western Wayne County. The CLC mission is to provide adults with basic reading, writing and communication skills, so they may participate in their community and reach their fullest potential in life. For over 27 years, the CLC has been offering tutoring services to enhance the lives of individuals in our community.

English Language Learner's (ELL) Conversation Group

Ellen — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:00:00 +0000

Practice speaking English in an informal setting with Community Literacy Council volunteers February Fridays from 9:30 to 11:00 AM in the Purple Room.

ELL Book Group

Ellen — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:34:34 +0000

Advanced English Language Learners — join us Friday, February 8th and 22th at 1:00 PM to read and discuss books in English. Books will be discussed until finished. Meets in Group Study Room A every other Friday.

Pay it forward: a novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde — the moving story of Trevor McKinney, a twelve-year-old boy who accepts his social studies teacher's challenge to come up with a plan to change the world. Trevor's idea is simple: Do a good deed for three people and ask them to "pay it forward" to three others who need help.

Beginning Excel

Ellen — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:51:27 +0000

Learn to create a spreadsheet and manage a list with Microsoft Excel 2007. Prerequisite: Mouse and keyboarding skills. Join us Wednesday, February 20th from 10:00 to 11:30 AM.

If you like Kia Dupree…

Ellen — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:43:07 +0000

Kia Dupree writes dramatic, intense Urban Fiction. Try some of these if you like Shattered:

The coldest winter ever by Sister Souljah

Push by Sapphire

Section 8: a hood rat novel by K'wan

Payback is a mutha by Wahida Clark

What they want by Omar Tyree