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There are no scheduled Library closings for the month of February.

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Check out the Friends Second Saturday Sale coming up on February 14 and March 14! These sales are offered each month from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. The first hour is open to members only. Not a Friends member? Memberships  are very affordable and available on our website, at the door on the day of the sale or pick up a membership form at the Welcome Desk the next time you visit the Bloomfield Township Public Library.

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Margaret Cohen
Grant Gerhart
Eli Greenbaum
Judy Lindstrom
Joan C. Luksik
Pamela Williams

Did you know? CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARDS

The awards presented by the American Library Association (ALA) every year at the mid-winter conference include the Coretta Scott King Books awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to children’s and young adult literature by African-American writers and illustrators. The awards commemorate the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King by honoring books that promote universal human values and an appreciation of African-American culture. 

2015 Award Books

The 2015 award announcements came on Monday, February 2, and were eagerly awaited by Youth Services! The Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award was awarded to Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson. Firebird, illustrated by Christopher Myers and written by Misty Copeland, received the Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award. The Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award went to When I Was the Greatest, by Jason Reynolds. The Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement was presented to Deborah D. Taylor, coordinator of School and Student Services at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Maryland. In her 40-year career as a Young Adult Librarian, university instructor, and leader in national associations, Deborah Taylor has effectively introduced young people and professional colleagues to the outstanding work of African-American authors. The honor books as well as the other award books can be found on the ALA website, www.ala.org.  

First Grade Readers’ Rally

The first graders are coming! Area schools are invited to bring their first graders to the library for a special program celebrating the momentous achievement of learning to read. Marian Rafal, head of Youth Services, has the children laughing out loud while thinking seriously about the significance of being literate!  Youth Services librarians present a couple of skits based on children’s books, and the first graders leave with some library information and a new book to keep. Their teachers are also applauded for their role in teaching the children to read.

We RECOMMEND: Coretta Scott King Awards and Honor Books