The Strategies of Success (SOS) series for business owners continues with "Reduce Your Costs and Achieve Top-Line Growth", held April 14th at the Summit on the Park from 7:30-9:00AM. Register by calling or emailing the Canton Chamber of Commerce at (734) 453-4040 or admin@cantonchamber.com.

Speaker Norma LaVallee of the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center will speak about how to achieve top-line growth by operating your business more efficiently using proven continuous improvement techniques.

Storytimes starts the week of April 26. Online registation begins April 12. Children must have their own library card to register. We have storytimes for various ages:

• 4 months - Not Yet Walking
• Walkers - Not Yet 2 years old
• 2- Not Yet 4 Years Old
• 4-5 year olds

For families planning to bring children of multiple ages, please sign up for the Family Storytime.

The NHS tutors will not be here this week (they need a break, too).

However, they will resume their regular schedule starting Tuesday April 13th! If you are interested in being tutored:

• You must be in third through twelfth grade
• If you are under 7, your parent must remain with you
• If you are under 12, NHS requires your parent must remain in the library
• You must bring the assignment, textbooks, calculators, and any other materials you need

Days and Times:

• Monday — 6:00-8:00PM at Plymouth District Library in the Teen Zone
• Tuesday — 6:00-8:00PM here at CPL by the Teen Reference Desk
• Wednesday — 6:00-8:00PM at Plymouth District Library in the Teen Zone
• Thursday — 6:00-8:00PM here at CPL by the Teen Reference Desk

Children, ages 3-6, use recycled materials from the Scrapbox to make unique projects.
Program Date and Time: Friday, April 23, 2010, 10:00-11:00AM

Children, tweens and teens in grades kindergarten through 8th grade can take part in our Action for Earth project by creating artwork to be used in our custom Project S.N.A.P. mural celebrating our rivers and trails.
Program Date & Time: Sunday, April 18, 2010, 1:00-3:00PM

Hey friends, be sure to register for the Second Grade Book Discussion! It will take place Saturday, April 17th from 2:00PM until 2:30PM. The book we will talk about this month will be Gooney Bird and the Room Mother by Lowis Lowry. Registration began April 3rd.

Local television reporter Alysia Sofios was assigned to investigate the worst mass murder in the history of Fresno. The breaking news soon became something much more — a hope-filled relationship that changed the lives of the young reporter and the survivors of this unimaginable crime.
The Friends of the Canton, Plymouth, Northville and Novi libraries host their annual author luncheon at Fox Hills Country Club on Friday, May 7. Alysia Sofios, Canton born and bred, will share her amazing story and book, Where Hope Begins, as we enjoy a delicious lunch. Tickets now on sale at the library reception desk.

Within the next two weeks, the Michigan Humanities Council will announce the guest authors at the 2010 Michigan Author Homecoming. The event will be held on May 18 in East Lansing and on May 20 in Marquette. It marks the end of the 2009-2010 Great Michigan Read, a book club for the entire state. With a statewide focus on a single book – Stealing Buddha’s Dinner by Bich Minh Nguyen (pronounced bit-min-win) – it encouraged Michiganians to learn more about their state, their history, and the multiplicity of their society.

Online registration for both venues will be required; seating will be limited. Registration will be accessible via the Michigan Humanities Council website.

Watch the Michigan Humanities Council website for more information.

Enjoy your spring break at the Canton Public Library.

Monday, April 5

• 1:00-3:00PM All Ages Open Videogaming — Children, tweens and teens can unleash your inner rock star or Wii athlete or enjoy some MarioKart racing during our all ages open video gaming day

Tuesday, April 6

• 1:00-3:00PM Board Game Fun — Do you like to play chess? Would you like to test your skills with other YU GI OH fans? Do you want to create with Legos? We will have these games and more! Bring a friend and have some fun!

Due to a last minute change the April Teen Animanga Club meeting is being moved from Wednesday, April 7 to Monday, April 12. Put the word out. Same great anime zaniness, different date. Next month it will resume being on Wednesdays (May 12th).

Children ages 4 to 7 are invited to a Party all about Max and Ruby. There will be stories, games, snacks and crafts. Registration begins March 26th.

Date: March 23, 2010
Time: 9:30-11:30AM
Class description: Create a mail merge template and data source, perform letter, envelope and mailing label merges. Also create text for different size labels.
Registration opens March 9.

Date: April 8, Thurs., 2010
Time: 10:00-11:30AM

Description: Learn to be a savvy buyer on eBay. Class will cover how to register with eBay, search for an item, bid, submit payment, and leave feedback.

Teen / Adult Open Board Gaming this Saturday, March 20, 2:00-5:00PM. We’ve got the hottest games like Carcassonne, Settlers, Ticket to Ride… and a ton more you probably haven’t heard of but should. Teens and adults can stop in for some intense gaming action with a few new folks.

Get together with other fourth graders and talk about a great book! Register online, and then check out the book at the Children’s Desk.
Program Date: Saturday, March 27, 4:00-4:45PM
Book Title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney

Get together with other tweens, eat pizza and talk about a great book. Register online, and then check out the book at the Children’s Desk.
Program Date: Saturday, March 27, 1:00-2:00PM
Book Title: Schooled by Gordon Korman

Learn to use data, graphics and charts, and how to customize toolbars. Prerequisite: Excel I or equivalent.

Date: November 16, 2011
Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Location: I-lab
Online registration begins at 9 a.m. on November 2.

Date: March 16, 2010
Time: 9:30-11:30AM

Class description: Acquire basic maintenance skills to keep your computer in good working order. Lecture and some Internet use.

Registration opens March 2.

Adventurer and author, Pam Flowers, returns to Michigan from her home in Alaska to share her latest adventure of dog sledding to the Magnetic North Pole. Pam will share two books that are the result of her travels:
Magnetic North: A Journey to the Magnetic North Pole and Douggie: The Playful Pup Who Became a Sled Dog Hero. Bring the entire family on Thursday, March 25 at 7:00PM in the Community Room. You really must meet this incredible, brave woman.

In June of 1944, an exceptional U.S. Army unit went into action in Normandy. Its weapons included hundreds of inflatable tanks and a one-of-a-kind collection of sound effects records, and it carried out its battlefield mission without firing a shot. The unit was officially called the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, but it was known to its men as The Ghost Army. Members of The Ghost Army adhered to a decades-long gag order; many never told their families about their extraordinary military service. Now the Ghost Army is here! Sixty-five years after this top-secret group went into action, the University of Michigan’s Hatcher Library will unveil the first public exhibit of this captivating group of materials documenting The Ghost Army. This exhibit is available during library hours.