The hCard is now available at the Canton Public Library. This card gives you one whole year's worth of savings on restaurants, movie tickets, hotels, groceries, and more. Plus, use it at pharmacies to save on prescription drugs for your entire family. You can even save when you shop online or purchase gift cards. And best of all, the hCard membership is just $20 annually and proceeds benefit the library. The hCard is available at the Checkout Desk or buy it online at our donation page. For more information on the great shopping savings offered by your hCard membership, visit the hCard site.

This Memorial Day weekend, remember the active US troops by participating in a supply drive, held May 29 at the Canton Public Library. The library will accept donations of bug repellent wipes, any size or brand, or new, unsharpened pencils, which will be packaged by the Michigan Military Moms and shipped to troops overseas.

The supply drive was the idea of library pages Laurie Conlen, mom of an Army lieutenant stationed in Afghanistan, and Linda Hampton, who lost a brother in the Vietnam War. They saw the power of the community's response to the library's diaper drive, which netted 17,000 diaper donations for the Detroit Area Diaper Bank, and suggested a drive for the troops.

Tonight, May 3, 6:30-8 p.m., CPL welcomes over 20 colleges, institutes and specialty schools to the Summit on the Park ballroom for the second annual Key to Your Success night. This open house is perfect for high school students considering options for the fall and adults looking for retraining or a whole new career. Admissions associates will be on hand to provide information on programs, admissions requirements and more. Learn about options to finance your education from representatives of U of M-Dearborn, the Canton Community Foundation and the Michigan Education Trust. A partial list of attendees includes:

• Irene's Myomassology Institute
• U of M-Dearborn
• Schoolcraft College
• Walsh College
• Lawrence Tech
• Specs Howard School of Media Arts
• L'Esprit Academy
• Wayne State University
• Davenport University
• International Bartending School
• ITT Tech
• Art Institute of Michigan
• Center for Film Studies
• Concordia College
• Eastern Michigan University
• Dorsey Business School
• Armed Forces Recruiting
• DeVry University

The May/June 2010 issue of Connections is available online now as a pdf document. Expect home delivery after April 23.
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The Canton Public Library is looking for 20 families to become leaders in a local environmental stewardship effort by participating in Action for Earth, a partnership project between the library, the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and Project S.N.A.P. (Share, Nurture, Act Preserve).

The families selected will participate in two workshops held at the Canton Public Library and led by the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, one Project S.N.A.P. session creating art with a message for a community mural, and one community-wide environmental event. Families should be Canton residents, have children in K-8 classes and be willing to commit their time and energy to the Action for Earth project.

For details or to apply for the program, call the Canton Public Library at 734-397-0999 or read more on the CPL blog.

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Working on your tax returns? Don't submit your return until you attend this free program on February 11, 7:00-8:30PM offered through a partnership with H & R Block. Learn how unemployment benefits, health insurance subsidies, first-time home buyer credit, new vehicle purchase and home improvements can impact your tax return. Make sure you are claiming all the right things and getting the full benefit of the American Re-Investment and Recovery Act. No registration required. There will be a question and answer session following the program.