September 2016

Woodmere • East Bay • Kingsley • Fife Lake • Interlochen • Peninsula

The Friends of TADL Annual big, BIG, Fall Book Sale is this weekend at the Main Library. Great quality used books of all types, most for $1 - $2 each.

Friends of the Traverse Area District Library members get early access from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Not a member? You can join on the spot!

The Big Draw-Grand Traverse runs late September through October 2016 with all new activities for everyone! The Big Draw offers enjoyable, and mainly free, drawing activities which connect people of all ages with museums, outdoor spaces, artists, designers, illustrators - and each other. These events are for those who love to draw, as well as for those who think they can't!

Traverse Area District Library is proud to participate with the following community and regional partners: Dennos Museum Center, Blackbird Arts, SCRAP TC, Oliver Art Center, Grass River Natural Area, Jordan River Arts Council, Great Lakes Children’s Museum, SEEDS and The Little Fleet. Click here for a list of Big Draw Events.

Take a moment to stop by the McGuire Community Room on your next visit to the TADL Main Library, and see some great artwork by Barbara Kennison.

Did you see this month's issue of the Grand Traverse Journal? Read this locally-produced digital magazine, hosted by Traverse Area District Library, featuring nature and local history from the Grand Traverse Region.

Just Some of the Upcoming Events Happening
at Your Library Locations

October 1 @ 9:30 a.m.
Would you like to make a difference in your community? Join Born to Read and early literacy specialist, Rachel Birgy, for training to become an Ambassador for Born to Read.

October 1 @ 11:00 a.m.
Families are invited to attend this informative and hands-on program that will help them make sense of dyslexia. This program, held at the Main Library, includes sensory activities for children and a Q&A for adults. Presented by the Grand Traverse Dyslexia Association in cooperation with TADL.

Monday, October 3 to Friday, October 7: Visit TADL's Main Library to learn more about the Michigan Organ Donor Registry or to sign up with the Registry. It only takes a few minutes but the impact is for someone else's lifetime!

October 2 @ 1:00 p.m.
Raymond Goodwin will present his one-man play about the wreck of a small boat on Lake Huron on a stormy November evening in 1927 and the lingering effects of the tragedy through the decades. McGuire Community Room, TADL Main Library.

October 6 @ 6:30 p.m.
Local author, Frank P. Slaughter will discuss his approach to writing historical fiction, inspirations and process. Frank's newest book, Brotherhood of Iron, is the second novel of the Castor family trilogy, and tells the story of four brothers as they strike out to find adventure in the rapidly changing world of the early 20^th century.

Under The Stairs, the gift shop operated by Friends of TADL at the Main Library on Woodmere Avenue, offers used books organized each month under a theme. Come stop by, browse, and get some excellent books at excellent prices!

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September 2016

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