Library Events

available for visits Monday through Thursday from 10a.m. to 8p.m. and Friday through Saturday from 10a.m. to 5 p.m.

The library is located at 36480Main St., New Baltimore.

Ray Township Library

• Friends of the Library and Historical Society has released its 2023calendar titled ‘School Days: Lessons from Our Past’ which is available for purchase for $10at the Ray Township offices and library as well as the Octagon House, Romeo Arts and Archives Center and Washington Museum. The calendar will feature historical images of the schools throughout the community, from the 1860’s one-room schoolhouses to the earliest Romeo Senior High School buildings as well as inspirational sayings on education and learning. There will be a Calendar Launch and used book sale from 1-4p.m. Nov. 13 with proceeds going toward the Raise the Roof project for the Washington Historical Museum to remove and replace the original wood shingles and the asbestos slate tiles on the entire roof of the Museum. Proceeds from sales after Nov. 13 will benefit the Society in each community where the calendar is sold. For more information, call 586-749-7130.

The library is located at 64255Wolcott Rd., Ray Township.

Roseville Public Library

• Budapest: Pearl of the Danube at 2p.m. Nov. 15. Program will look at geography, history, cuisine, landmarks and culture. No registration required.

• Computer Class #2Online Shopping at 2p.m. Nov. 17. Discuss how to shop online and how to protect yourself when buying things. Bring your device to follow along or use one of the library’s Chromebooks, however not required. Paper and pens will be provided for note taking. Register in advance for the class you wish to take as space is limited.

• Tween Library Laser Tag at 5:30p.m. Nov. 18. Those in grades 5-8can play laser tag in the library after hours. Practice your aim and get ready for fun competition. Registration is required.

• Puzzle Tournament 1:30-3:30p.m. Nov.

19. Sign up with a group of 2to 4people. Single puzzlers will be assigned to a group. Team closest to completing the puzzle when time runs out wins. Each member of the team will receive a prize.

• Story Time 10a.m. Mondays Oct. 24-Nov. 14. Toddlers and preschoolers Join for stories, movement and crafts to encourage development of early learning skills. Advance registration required.

• Masks are no longer required to be worn by the public, though still encouraged.

• Book Bundles for children. Fill in the form that can be found on the website, social media or in the newsletter and choose up to three topics or themes and a librarian will put together five books and place them on hold for you to pick up.

• Book Match Submit a Book Match form that can be found on the website, social media or in the newsletter. More detailed responses will result in better recommendations. After finishing the form expect to receive a custom reading list within 10business days.

• Homework Help Tutor.com offers live assistance from tutors.

• Librarians are offering chat reference on Facebook at facebook.com/RosevillePublicLibraryMI. Library patrons may continue to ask questions through comments on the library’s Facebook page and via email at rsvlibrary@roseville-mi. gov or by calling 586-445-5407.

The library is located at 29777Gratiot Ave., Roseville.

St. Clair Shores Public Library

• The Impact of Immigration on Hamtramck 6:30p.m. Nov. 28. Hamtramck is one of the most diverse cities in America. Program explores Hamtramck’s special link to immigration and what life is like in Hamtramck today.

• 1st Stop for Tots will be at 10a.m. Mondays on the grounds of the SelinksyGreen Farmhouse Museum includes 30 minutes of songs, rhymes and a story. In case of inclement weather, the program will be cancelled. To inquire if 1st Stop is cancelled, call the library at 586-7719020or check the library’s Facebook page.

• Storytime at 10:30a.m. Tuesdays or Wednesdays for children of all ages with an adult starting the week of Nov. 7through the week of Dec. 5. Programs of stories and music. Registration is required and begins Oct. 31. Space is limited. Registration can be done in person, by calling 586-771-9020or emailing SCSYouth@libcoop.net.

• Evening Storytime at 6:30p.m. Tuesdays or 6:30p.m. Wednesdays for children of all ages with an adult starting the week of Nov. 7through the week of Dec. 5. Programs of stories and music. Registration is required and begins Oct.

31. Space is limited. Registration can be done in person, by calling 586-771-9020 or emailing SCSYouth@libcoop.net.

• Baby Storytime for children ages 0to 18months only on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. the week of Nov. 7through the week of Dec. 5. Programs of stories and music. Registration is required and begins Oct.

31. Space is limited. Registration can be done in person, by calling 586-771-9020 or emailing SCSYouth@libcoop.net.

• 1st Stop For Tots At Home kits.

Families with children between the age of birth and age 3that reside in St. Clair Shores can request a kit. They contain one board book, one Easy book, on shaky egg, once scarf, one set of bells, two rhythm sticks, one Basic Skills Practice Ring set, a rhyme booklet, a Tips sheet and TALK promotional materials for families to keep. To reserve a kit, call the library at 586-771-9020, stop at the Youth Services Desk or email SCSYouth@libcoop.net.

• The Youth Services department, with the help of grant funding, has created 14 Explorer packs for children and families to check out. Each pack contains learning tools, non fiction books, activity sheets, identification guides and other manipulatives centered on an outdoor activity. Topics include insects, bird watching, astronomy water, hiking, plants and rocks. To check out an Explorer pack or for more information, ask at the Youth Services Desk.

The library is located at 22500E. 11Mile Road, St. Clair Shores.

Shelby Township Library

• Teen Council helps create teen displays, decorates the library and plans teen events. Earn community service hours every month for attending. Meets the first Thursday of every month at Senior Citizen Park behind the library. To join, call the library to request an application at 586-739-7414.

• After school Teen Hangout for those in grades 7-12at 3p.m. Wednesdays. Drop by after school to pay some board and party games.

• Technology Time for adults by appointment only. Services such as setting up new devices, downloading Beanstack, learning skills for a future library event and more. Call the library to make an appointment at 586-739-7414.

• Michigan Activity Pass and Library

Card Program A library card can be a pass to savings at museums and campsites across Michigan through the Michigan Activity Pass and Go Library Card program. The virtual program takes place at shelbytwp.org/library

• Pick My Books. Fill out a brief form with what you are in the mood to read and what you aren’t interested in and someone will choose three items they think you will enjoy within three days they will be available for pick up at the check out desk. To use this service click on the

‘Pick My Books’ button at shelbytwp. org/library

• Mission Read Challenge. Kids in grades K-3can take on the mission to read for 1,000days before grade six by reading whatever they want for as long as they wish. To start, sign up at shelbytwplib. beanstack.org. When the goal is reached, report back to a librarian and there will be a surprise out of this world reward.

• 1,000Books before Kindergarten. Set a goal to read 1,000books to your child before they start kindergarten. Earn digital badges as you track your progress at your own pace. Sign up at shelbytwplib.beanstack.org. Children will receive a sticker for every 100books read and a free book and tote when the 1,000goal is reached. Show a librarian your digital badges to earn prizes.

Library events are added regularly. Check calendar at shelbytwp.org/library or follow facebook.com/ShelbyTwpLib.

The library is located at 51680Van Dyke Ave., Shelby Township.

Sterling Heights Public Library

• Library cardholders can reserve a time to use the Maker’s Space by appointment. Look for Maker Space Lab on the program calendar.

• Biblio Book Box offered for adults and Teen Book Box for teens offered every month. Register and a librarian will will pick a book based on your preferences and include a surprise.

• Toddler Time and Preschool storytimes are both offered at 10:30and 11:30a.m. Tuesdays. Registration is required. Check the library calendar for full details.

• PAWS for Reading 6-7p.m. Tuesdays. The first 10children to check in at the youth desk on Tuesday nights will be able to read to a therapy dog.

• The Upton House is open for self guided tours from 1-4p.m. every Wednesday and second Sunday of the month. Register up to six people in a household. Registration only required for Wednesdays.

For more information or to register, visit shpl.net or call 586-446-2640.

• Sterling Heights Public Library will continue curbside materials service, phone service, and home delivery/outreach service on Monday — Thursday from 9:30a.m. to 8p.m., Friday from 1to 5p.m. and Saturday from 9:30a.m. to 5p.m. In addition, 24⁄7 digital library services are available at shpl.net. The library will be returning to virtual programming only.

•The library has 12new hotspots that can be checked out for a week at a time with a library card. Hotspots can be reserved by calling 586-446-2665and pressing 3for Adult Services or through the online catalog at shpl.net an searching for

“SHL HOTSPOT.” Patrons will be notified their hotspot is ready by text, email or voicemail per their library account preference and then can pick it up via curbside service. The hotspots are packaged in protected, handheld cases. Each case includes the hotspot, a charging cable and a set of instructions.

• Residents with children and those staying home with safety concerns can take advantage of contactless deliveries of library materials to their doorstep. To utilize this service, residents can call 586-446-2665and press 4for home delivery. A library card is required to use the service.

• Residents may call the library to place holds on items, seek help with digital services, and ask general questions by calling 586-446-2665. The library staff is also ready to receive returns of library materials in our curbside book drop as well as the book drops that are attached to the building.

• Contactless curbside pickup available. Residents can place holds by calling the library or signing into their accounts online. Once available, patrons can drive up and park in one of the designated spaces, call the library and give them your card number and the color and make of vehicle. Then unlock the trunk to have items dropped in without person to person contact.

• All electronic services will be available. Visit shpl.net/1264to access them. If you don’t have a library card, you can now apply for one at shpl.net/1578.

• Virtual activities and storytimes will also be shared on the library’s Facebook page facebook.com/shpublib.

• Scheduled list of staff-led virtual programs available at shpl.net/610.

The library is located at 40255Dodge Park Road, Sterling Heights.

Warren Public Libraries

• All Warren public library branches will be able to offer a telescope for patrons to check out with a valid library card thanks to being selected to be part of NASA @ My Library, an education initiative to increase and enhance science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) opportunities for library patrons. The Warren Civic Center library will offer telescope events throughout the year as well.

Warren Busch Branch Library

Branch Library has science themed kits available for check out exploring topics in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) with fun and kid-friendly hands on activities. Each kit also contains a related book and instructions. For children, tweens and teens ages six and up, recommended ages vary by kit and activity. More kits will be added to the collection soon. They can be checked out for 21days and renewed up to two times and must be checked out and returned to the Busch Branch.

The library is located at 23333Ryan Road, Warren.

Warren Civic Center Library

Climate Change as of 2022: Simple, Serious, Solvable 6:30p.m. Nov. 15. Former local television meteorologist Chris Edwards will present a fact-based look at the scientific state of the issues and impacts involved in climate change, localized in many ways to Michigan and metro Detroit. He will explore a range of ideas to address the significant challenges we face, including what each of us can do.

• PAWS to Read 5-6p.m. Wednesdays through the week of Nov. 16. Children of all ages are welcome to read to therapy dogs Desmond and Sashi. New and struggling readers are welcome to read to a certified therapy dog in a nonjudgmental atmosphere to read without correction or interruption to help them learn to read, but to love reading. No registration is required.

• Babies Love Books is being relaunched with expanded kits. They are available for families that live in Warren with children from birth to age

3. Based on the Library of Michigan’s Ready to Read program and will focus on Talk, Sing, Read, Write and Play. Designed to help develop early literacy skills and instill a love of reading in the very young. Families who return a brief survey included with the kit will be eligible for a second kit with new books and activities.

• Families that are residents of Warren and has a child between the ages of

3-5 is eligible to receive a free early literacy kit to help prepare children for their kindergarten year. Kits include two activity workbooks and an early reader book to practice sight words. Kits are available for pickup at the Warren Civic Center Library and will also be available at children’s programs that are offsite. Children must be present for a kit to be issued.

• The library also has purchased Playaway Launchpads which are tablets that are preloaded with educational preschool games and are available for checkout with a library card.

The library is located at 1City Square, Suite 100, Warren.

All Macomb County libraries, as part of the Suburban Library Cooperative, subscribe to RB Digital which has over 100 digital magazines that can be checked out immediately. They also offer educational services through Tutor.com, which provides homework help, test preparation and term paper and resume review. Students can use their student ID number to access those services.