=> from the SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER ... November 17, 2008

DROP-IN PRESCHOOL CHRISTMAS STORYHOUR ... The Schoolcraft Community Library will host their annual Christmas Drop-In Storyhours for children ages 3-5 years on the first three Wednesdays in December (Dec. 3rd, 10th, 17th). It will be held from 10:00-10:45 A.M. There will be Christmas stories, fingerplays, songs, crafts and snacks. Pre-registration is not necessary for these three story times, so come and join us when you can. Call the library at 679-5959 if you have any questions.

SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY CLOSING ... The Schoolcraft Community Library will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday the following hours: Wednesday, November 26th ... close at 5:00 P.M. Thursday, November 27th ... closed for Thanksgiving Friday, November 28th ... closed Saturday, November 29th ... REOPEN @ 10:00 A.M. The library staff wishes everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!

=> from the SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER ... November 10, 2008

BATTLE OF THE BOOKS The 15th annual Battle of the Books at the Schoolcraft Community Library officially began on Friday, October 24th with the release of the "Booklist". The booklist is available at the Schoolcraft Upper Elementary School, the Schoolcraft Community Library and the Vicksburg District Library. COACHES MEETING A mandatory coaches meeting for all those "battle coaches" will be held Thursday, November 6th at 7 P.M. at the Schoolcraft Upper Elementary School Library. Please be sure to have an adult representative for your team present at this important meeting for the 2008-2009 Battle of the Books. Bring your coaches packet with you to the meeting as well. Coaches packets are available at the Schoolcraft Community Library and the Schoolcraft Upper Elementary School Library as well as the elementary school libraries in Vicksburg. (Sunset, Indian Lake and Tobey) TEAM REGISTRATION Team Registration Forms are due on Friday, November 14th, 2008. Forms can be faxed to the library at 269-679-5599 or e-mailed to schlib2(at)myrural.net or mailed to Schoolcraft Community Library, 330 North Centre St., Schoolcraft, Michigan 49087 or dropped off in person. Coaches please remember to include your email address on the Team Registration forms. Please be prompt. SUBSTITUTIONS Last day for substitutions is Friday, December 5th, 2008. SHIRT ORDERS Shirt Orders are due Friday, December 5th, 2008. Please remember that checks are to be made out to Midwest Printing and Promotion and to have only one check per team. Cash will not be accepted.

BROWN BAG STORYHOUR ... The Schoolcraft Community Library will host the November Brown Bag Storyhour for students in Young Fives and Kindergarten from 11:10-11:50 A.M. on Wednesday, November 19th. Students should bring a brown bag lunch, a drink (No red or purple drinks please), and be ready for some fun!!! The theme this month will be Food !! Morning students may ride the bus to the library, but do need a permission slip to do so. See you there. Call the library at 679-5959 with any questions. Please note the December date for Brown Bag Storyhour is Wednesday, December 10th. For additional information call 679-5959.

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY MEETING ... Friday, November 21st, 2008 --- Did you know that the Friends of the Library is a group of people who actively work to bring improvements and programs to your local library? They do and you can be one of them. Please join the Schoolcraft Friends of the Library on Friday, November 21st at the Whistlestop Coffee Shop at 10 A.M. and find out what you can do to help out your local library as well. New members are welcome - bring your ideas and a friend! Call the library with any questions at 679-5959.

=> NEW ADULT BOOKS ... November 24, 2008
* The Unquiet Bones by Melvin Starr
* The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts
* Blood Dreams by Kay Hooper
* Christmas Star; a Cape Light novel by Thomas Kincade
* Lord John and the Hand of Devils by Diana Gabaldon
* Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean Koontz

=> NEW ADULT BOOKS ... November 17, 2008
* 100 Ways to Simplify your life by Joyce Meyer
* Arctic Drift by Clive and Dirk Cussler
* Cross Country by James Patterson
* The Private Patient by P.D. James
* Dragonheart by Todd McCaffrey
* IRA's, 401(k)s & other Retirement Plans by Twila Slesnick
* Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
* Every Now & Then by Karen Kingsbury
* A Greener Christmas: discover a simpler, greener Christmas, hand-crafted gifts and cards, natural decorations, traditional recipes by Sheherazade Goldsmith
* Looking for Lincoln by Philip Kunhardt

=> NEW ADULT BOOKS ... November 10, 2008
* The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck
* Here's the Story: surviving Marcia Brady and finding my true voice by Maureen McCormick
* Long-Term Care: how to plan and pay for it by Joseph L. Matthews

=> NEW ADULT BOOKS ... November 3, 2008
* Foul Play by Janet Evanovich
* The Gold Coast by Nelson DeMille
* Testimony by Anita Shreve
* The Letters by Luanne Rice and Joseph Monninger
* The Flat Belly Diet by Liz Vacariello

=> from the SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER ... October 20, 2008

LITERACY LUNCH ... The next session of Literacy Lunch will begin Monday, November 3rd with the 4th and 6th graders at the Schoolcraft Upper Elementary School. Students will be listening to the books Twenty and Ten by Claire Huchet Bishop and The Hideout by Eve Bunting and must have permission slips to participate.

TOT TIME --- Wednesdays in November The Schoolcraft Community Library will be hosting its Tot Time for children ages 18 to 36 months and their parents. This story hour will take place from 9:30-10:30 A.M. on November 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th. This is a parent child activity and includes about 20 minutes of stories, fingerplays, songs and activities followed by 35 minutes of free play. It is a wonderful time for children and their parents to interact together as well as a time for parents to connect with other parents. Your child must be pre-registered and this can be done by calling the library at 679-5959. Space is limited so call today!

THANK YOU SCHOOLCRAFT PATRONS FOR SUPPORTING YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY ... The Schoolcraft Community Library wishes to thank its patrons for their generous support by using their Hardings escrip cards each time they visit their local grocery store. Since July 2007 the Schoolcraft Library has earned $456.41!! Thank you, thank you to all who have helped provide funds for programming, books, and supplies for children's storytimes. Keep up the good work!!!

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SAVE AT THE SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY!!! ... Are you looking for ways to reduce your budget and save the environment at the same time? Why not try checking out the variety of magazines offered at the library? The library offers over 30 periodicals, which include magazines, newsletters and a couple local newspapers. Magazines can be checked out for 2 weeks and you can save money, catch up on the latest news and gossip around the world, find a new recipe or learn something about the changing world of health, computers or finance. Why not give it a try? INTERNET POLICY AT THE SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY ... In effect as of March 26th, 2008, the Internet Use policy now states that a current library card or a piece of Government issued identification (ie., Driver's license, voter's registration card, a student ID., etc.) must be presented to use the internet. Also, if you are under 18 years of age, a parent's signature will be required to access the Internet. Wireless Internet access is also available at the library and though ID is not required to access this service, the library does require a patron signature after reading the Wireless Internet Policy and to abide by those same guidelines as those using library computers. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the library at 679-5959. RECYCLE THOSE INK CARTRIDGES AT THE SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY ... The library has joined forces with Cartridge World, a locally owned business, to provide a place for our patrons to recycle those ink cartridges or laser cartridges. There is a box available at the Schoolcraft Community Library, just as you enter the building, and all you have to do is drop your cartridge in the box and we take care of the rest. So, do your part in cleaning up the environment and drop your cartridges with us.

KALAMAZOO AIR ZOO CONTRACT RENEWED AT THE SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY thru December 31st, 2008 ... The Schoolcraft Community Library and the Air Zoo have renewed their agreement which means that all cardholders at the Schoolcraft Community Library will receive a 50% discount off the regular admission price to the Kalamazoo Air Zoo through December 31st, 2008. This discount is available no matter how many times a cardholder visits the Air Zoo. It is available to each cardholder only, not the entire party and is applicable on regular admission rates and not special programs or events. Also, a photo ID must be presented with all adult cards. If you need additional information feel free to call the library at 679-5959 or the Kalamazoo Air Zoo at 382-6555.

WI-FI at the Schoolcraft Community Library!!!! --- Wireless internet service has come to the Schoolcraft Community Library. So whether you are traveling through town, needing to quick check your email or an important website for a research paper for school, you can bring your laptop to the library and hook up.

HARDING'S eScrip COMMUNITY CARD FOR THE SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY -- The Schoolcraft Community Library is partnering with Harding's Market in the Harding's eScrip Community Card to help raise funds for the Schoolcraft Community Library and you can help! It is easy and is a great way to help the library. Here's how you can help. Just go to a Harding's Market and ask for the Harding's eScrip Community Card. Then you can activate your card by one of two easy methods. You can call 1-800-931-6258 and register your name with our library or if you prefer you can register online at www.escrip.com/hardings.jsp and follow the instructions there. Then each time you make a purchase at any Harding's Market you give them your Harding's eScrip Community Card to scan and presto you have helped the library with up to 4% of your purchases. No having to remember to keep receipts and then bring them to the library anymore! Just a quick phone call and a swipe of a card and you have given your help to the Schoolcraft Community Library. So, join today and start those savings coming in to the library. Many thanks to all who have helped in the past with their Harding's receipts and many thanks in advance to all who will help us in the future. Call the library at 679-5959 if you have any questions or go to our website schoolcraftlibrary.org.

* TumbleBook - You can now access TumbleBook Library for kids from the library's web page by clicking on the TumbleBook link. TumbleBook is a collection of animated, talking picture books and TumblePuzzles and Tumble Games. These are created from existing picture books which have been licensed from children's book publishers and converted into the TumbleBook format. You can play TumbleBook at the library, from home, or even while on vacation!!! This is an exciting new offering at the Schoolcraft Community Library and we hope parents and kids will take advantage of it. ENJOY!!

Friends of the Library
The "Friends of the Library" believe in the importance of the library and encourage the use of the facility. The purpose of "Friends" is to enhance library services by providing invaluable voluntary assistance and supplemental income through charitable donations and fundraisers.

The "Friends" meet on a regular basis at the library. If you believe in the importance of the library, consider joining us.

QSAC: Quality Service Audit Checklist -SCHOOLCRAFT LIBRARY ATTAINS "ESSENTIAL LEVEL" OF QUALITY SERVICES FROM LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN - The Schoolcraft Community Library is proud to announce that it is one of 10 Class II libraries in Michigan who have qualified for the Essential Level requirements from the Quality Services audit checklist known as QSAC. There are seven categories of achievement which include human resources, governance/administration, services, collections development, technology, facilities and equipment and public relations/marketing. By focusing on these key areas the Schoolcraft Library has demonstrated a strong commitment to customer service. There are 78 class libraries in the State of Michigan and so the Schoolcraft Community Library is proud to have been one of the first 10 to have achieved this goal.

NOTE: LASER JET CARTRIDGE RECYCLING PROGRAM ... The Schoolcraft Community Library regrets to inform its patrons that the Laser Jet Recycling Program has once again been discontinued. You can still recycle your ink jet cartridges and any old cell phones as well in the bags provided at the library, but laser jet cartridges will no longer be accepted. You may be able to dispose of them through Office Max or there is a recycling center near the Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds. Many thanks for your support of this program while it lasted.

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NATIONAL GAMING DAY AT THE SCHOOLCRAFT COMMUNITY LIBRARY --- Saturday, November 15th ----- For the first time ever, there will be a National Gaming Day in libraries across the nation and Schoolcraft Community Library will be one of those libraries. From 10 A.M. to 1 P.M. the library will host a variety of games for children of all ages. Also, the new board game PICTUREKA will be featured. This is a perfect game for families as it is for ages 6 to 106. Each game takes 30 minutes or less to play, so why not take a break from the Saturday morning hum drums and come to the library and play a game!!!! Light refreshments will be served. For additional information call the library at 679-5959.

What is National Gaming Day? ... In the 21st century, libraries are about much more than books. On Saturday, November 15, 2008, hundreds of libraries throughout the country will showcase gaming programs and services in support of National Gaming Day @ your library (NGD). Gaming of all types at the library encourages young patrons to interact with a diverse group of peers, share their expertise with others (including adults), and develop new strategies for gaming and learning. Plus, it's a way for traditionally underserved groups to have fun in the library and interact with other members of the community. ... LEARN MORE

LITERACY LUNCH ---There is a brand new program being offered through the cooperation of the Schoolcraft Community Library and the Schoolcraft Upper Elementary School and it is called "Literacy Lunch." This program is being offered to the students in 3rd thru 6th grades several times throughout the school year. Students in 3rd and 5th grades will be the first ones to have the opportunity to sign up for this program. It will be offered during their lunch hours and those students who have pre-registered will be allowed to bring their lunch to the Upper Elementary School library three days a week to have a chapter book read to them while they eat their lunch. The program will begin Monday, September 22nd and run for 2-3 weeks, allowing time to complete each book. The 4th and 6th grade students will have the opportunity to participate in November.

=> NEW ADULT BOOKS ... October 27, 2008
* Bones by Jonathan Kellerman
* Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb
* Divine Justice by David Baldacci
* The Gate House by Nelson DeMille
* A Good Woman by Danielle Steele

=> NEW ADULT AUDIOS ... October 27, 2008
* Bones by Jonathan Kellerman

=> NEW ADULT BOOKS ... October 20, 2008
* The Story of Edgar Sawtell by David Wroblewski (Oprah Book Club selection)
* Against Medical Advice by James Patterson and Hal Friedman
* Testimony by Anita Shreve
* Rough Weather by Robert Parker
* Dark Summer by Iris Johansen
* Reading Magic: why reading aloud to our children will change their lives forever by Mem Fox
* Clapton, the autobiography by Eric Clapton
* Absolute Beginner's Guide to eBay by Michael Miller

=> NEW ADULT AUDIOS ... October 20, 2008
* Damage Control by J.A. Jance
* A Cedar Cove Christmas by Debbie Macomber
* Dinner with a Perfect Stranger by David Gregory
* The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
* 8 Sandpiper Way by Debbie Macomber
* Between Sundays by Karen Kingsbury
* Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson
* Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
* Sail by James Patterson
* Just Rewards by Barbara Taylor Bradford
* Sleeping Arrangements by Madeleine Wickham

=> NEW ADULT BOOKS ... October 09, 2008
* Too Small to Ignore: why children are the next big thing by Dr. Wess Stafford
* A Lion Among Men by Gregory Maguire
* The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly
* Teen Rights (and Responsibilities): a guide for all teens and the adults in their lives by Traci Truly
* Sun Kissed by Catherine Anderson
* The Enemy by Lee Child
* Treasures of the North by Traci Peterson
* Comeback: a mother and daughter's journey through hell and back by Claire Fontaine