Tecumseh District Library offers many FREE services that you can access
from your own home, on the go, or from our garden and grounds.
Even when our building is closed, our library is not!
Click on the logos for more information.
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More digital services that are currently available for a limited time:
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Ancestry Library has allowed our patrons to access its database from home through the end of July 2020. It will also be available from TDL's computers once our building reopens.
Audio Book Cloud: Digital audiobooks
Romance Book Cloud: Romance e-books
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Teen Book Cloud: Young adult e-books
Tumble Book Library: A collection of animated talking picture books,
read-alongs, ebooks, quizzes, lesson plans, and educational games.
Tumble Math: A collection of math picture books complete with animation and narration.
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Alternative Borrowing Options
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Outreach Services: Free delivery of materials to persons who are physically unable to visit the Library, including the elderly, the disabled, and those who are temporarily incapacitated by illness or accident. |
Lobby Pickup: Reserve material online, through our app, or over the phone and we will schedule a time to pick up at our front door lobby. A PIN is required to reserve online or through the app. Please call TDL if you need one. (517) 423-2238
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SUMMER READING PROGRAM 2020 FOR CHILDREN AND TWEENS
has a new format due to COVID-19.
Program continues through August 14th.
Click HERE for details and registration!
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Imagine your story with the Teen Summer Reading Program!
Click here for more information, follow the link to register for the Teen Summer Reading Program, and you will receive a free mystery book from Miss Amanda in the mail! The book will be one of the young adult titles that have been donated to the library.
To participate in the 2020 Teen Summer Reading Program, track the title and author of every book you read between June 1 and July 31, then email your book log to Miss Amanda at afields@tecumsehlibrary.org by August 7, 2020. Each book read counts as one drawing entry. Drawing winners will each receive one of six $25 gift cards! (Winners must have a Tecumseh District Library card. There is no limit on the number of entries.)
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Summertime in Michigan
May we suggest:
For more ideas about what to read next,, browse our Staff Reviews, or check out these websites: |
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Audio Books with Sonja |
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How to be a Family
by Dan Kois
and The Enchanted Hour
by Meghan Cox Gurdon,
both read by the authors
I tend to shy away from audio books read by the author, but here are two titles whose subject matter sounded so interesting that I could not resist. As an added bonus, they were perfectly read by their respective authors.
In "How to be a Family", Dan Kois examined his family life with his wife and two daughters. He found it sadly lacking. Like many of us, he struggled with the fact that family meals are a rarity and that his daughters used their technical devices way too much. After serious contemplation and number-crunching, he and his wife decided to take off for one year and move their family around the globe. They spent three months each in New Zealand, Costa Rica, The Netherlands and Kansas.
This audio book was extremely entertaining. Granted, the step the author took to gain more family time might have been somewhat drastic. The benefits, however, outweighed it all for the author and his family. Read engagingly with humor and self-deprecation, Mr. Kois includes small chapters written and read by his wife and his daughters. This added a personal and very honest touch to this book.
In his book, Dan Kois refers to "The Enchanted Hour." I always like it when authors quote or mention books I have read. It seems like you meet an old friend within the pages of a new friend.
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In “The Enchanted Hour”, Meghan Cox Gurdon advocates the importance of reading to your children. What impressed me most was her approach that what you read ranks second to the fact THAT you read together as a family. Meghan Cox Gurdon says that even if you read books way above a child's level of understanding, there will still be benefits. The time spent together and the complete attention a caregiver gives to children while reading to them outweigh the content of what is being read. She argues that if children are introduced to some of the classics at an early age, once they roll around to high school, there won't be moaning and groaning, but only the pleasant memory of cuddling in a caregiver's arms while listening to the book. By the by, TDL owns a great series of Board Books, called BabyLit, which adapts classic novels for toddlers.
The common thread that ties these two titles together is the importance of putting away our technical devices and spending time together; if it is with a beloved book, even better. So to my future grandchildren I say: Buckle down, little ones, we are reading Moby Dick!
TDL owns both titles in audio and print.
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Taproot Magazine features recipes, knitting patterns,
essays, art and poetry, all celebrating
food, farm, family and craft. Taproot is
ad-free and independent.
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For more information about
all upcoming events, CLICK HERE |
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Tecumseh Lore and Legends: Kayaking Adventure (Registration Required)
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Ever wonder why we call it the Indian Crossing Trails? Discover the legends and lore of this spectacular park as guide Mickey Alvarado leads you on a 4-mile kayaking adventure down the River Raisin.
This is a strenuous, rigorous and wet activity. Participants will have to port their kayaks across a parking lot and up a steep hill. They will also have to paddle through twists and turns as they maneuver their kayaks through the River Raisin, duck underneath trees and possibly slide over them as well.
The kayaking tour begins at Tecumseh Paddling Company, 703 E. Chicago Blvd. Participants will have the opportunity to rent kayaks from the livery.
Click here to register
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Senior Living 101: Help at Home on Facebook Live
Wednesday July 8, 2020
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Learn about in-home care that makes a difference in the lives of seniors and other adults with Butch Irwin, owner of the Comfort Keepers in Brooklyn (MI). Find out about the caring and loving services that Comfort Keepers provide, such as light housekeeping, meal preparation, personal care, errands and companionship.
Be sure to watch this Facebook Live event from the library’s Facebook on Wednesday afternoon, July 8th at 1 pm
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Chinese Cooking 101 on Zoom (Registration Required)
Thursday July 9, 2020
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
During this Chinese cooking demonstration class on Zoom, Shih-Wen Wu, an instructor for the Confucius Institute at the University of Michigan, will show you how to make egg tarts, egg rolls and Wontons.
Registration is required for this free, live Zoom event.
Click here to register.
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Thursday July 16, 2020
ABC's of Medicare Enrollment: We Speak Fluent Medicare on Facebook Live
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
 Are you turning 65 years of age or nearing retirement? Do you have questions about enrolling in Medicare? Our presenter, Jonathan Shores, is a clinical pharmacist, the director of a charity for Monroe County and area seniors, and an educator who will explain the rights and benefits of those newly enrolled in the federal Medicare program… in clear and easily understood language.
Sponsored with ACS Clinical Pharmacy & Sociably Secure-NGO.
Be sure to watch this Facebook Live event from the library’s Facebook on Thursday afternoon, July 16th at 7 pm
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Hula Hoop Wreaths on Zoom (Registration Required)
Thursday July 23, 2020
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Get crafty with Susan Amstutz of the Carnegie Studios and design your own floral hula hoop wreath. These beautiful creations make the perfect additions to front doors, mantles and more. Please provide your own artificial flowers and foliage to embellish your wreath.
Please pick up your supplies for the Zoom class on Thursday afternoon, July 23rd between 12:30 pm and 4 pm in Meeting Room A, and your materials fee of $5 is due at this time. If you are unable to pick up your supplies that afternoon, please contact Chuck Harpst so you can make other arrangements.
Registration is required for this Zoom class.
Click here to register.
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Thursday July 30, 2020
Same Time, Same Channel:
Detroit's Classic Kids Shows
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Locally produced children’s TV shows are a thing of the past, but the genre was in important in the early days of television. Tim Kiska of the University of Michigan and Ed Golick of detroitkidshow.com will discuss how Soupy Sales, Johnny Ginger, Captain Jolly and others influenced the hearts and minds of Baby Boomers—with a special appearance by White Fang.
Be sure to watch this Facebook Live event from the library’s Facebook on Thursday evening, July 30th at 7 pm.
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For more information about
all upcoming events, CLICK HERE
8/06/2020, 7:00-8:00 pm
Introduction To Disc Golf On Zoom (Registration Required)
08/11/2020, 7:00-8:00 pm
Senior LIving 101: A Glimpse Into Assisted Living
08/12/2020, 1:00-2:00 pm
The Sauk Native American Trail (US-12): Detroit To Chicago Today
08/13/2020, 7:00-8:00 pm
Has The Mystery Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Faded?
08/19/2020, 1:00-2:00 pm
Book Bingo
08/19/2020, 7:00-8:30 pm
French Macarons 101 On Zoom (Registration Required)
08/20/2020, 7:00-8:00 pm
The Saucer Life: America's Profound, Strange, And Amusing Relationships With UFOs
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“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes
on the grass under trees on a summer’s day,
listening to the murmur of the water,
or watching the clouds float across the sky,
is by no means a waste of time.” ~John Lubbock
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Tecumseh District Library's
most wanted titles in June
 
20th Victim
by James Patterson
Fair Warning
by Michael Connelly
Reserve your copy today!
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Monday - Saturday
10 am - 5 pm
These hours are for the month of July 2020 only
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July Meetings
TDL Board of Trustees
3rd Tuesday
July 21st
5:30 pm
Friends of TDL
Will not be holding a meeting in July
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Saturday, July 4th
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Friends of Tecumseh District Library
Book Sale
There will not be a book sale for the month of July.
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Book Bingo
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Tecumseh United Methodist Church Pavilion, 605 Bishop Reed Dr.
Play bingo to win books and other prizes, have fun and make new friends. We will be playing with disposable, paper bingo cards. Please bring a pen/pencil to mark off the numbers.
For the well-being of all the players, please wear a mask. So that social distancing can be practiced, registration is required.
Click here to register.
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TDL Book Club
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Wednesday, July 22nd
Call the Library to reserve your copy
(517) 423-2238
Beyond Buggies And Bonnets
by Brenda Nixon
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Teen Graphic Novel Book Club
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Who's up for a virtual book club to talk about graphic novels?
This month we'll discuss Runaways Vol. 1: Pride & Joy by Brian K. Vaughan. You can borrow Runaways on Hoopla with no wait list. Runaways is about six teens who discover that each of their parents are supervillains, and together they run away in an attempt to turn away from their parents' evil legacies.
We'll meet on the TDL Teens Discord server to talk about the graphic novel. Register for this event to get an invite link.
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We invite you to enjoy our many services, including:
- CDs
- DVDs & Blu-Ray
- Audio books
- eBooks
- Periodicals
- Video Games
- Public access computers
- WiFi
- Wireless Printing
- Fax Service
- Copy Machine
- Quiet study rooms
- e-Reader Help
- Take-Read-Return Books
- Early Literacy Station
- Notary Public
- Ancestry Library Edition
- THS Digitized School Yearbooks
For more information, CLICK HERE.
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The following benefits are always available to TDL Cardholders:
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