The Library Corner for 01/10/08
The start of 2008 is seeing some changes here in Bronson. If you have been in lately you will notice there have been a few shelves shifted around the room, date due slips are out and the new receipt printouts are in. The Branch District Library System has joined MelCat, a new way to borrow books from other libraries all over the state. There are plans underway to increase computer use and have an area set aside where the kids coming from the school can have a place to sit and talk. If you wonder how we will pull this off you will have to stop by the library to get the full scoop!
2008 January - May schedules are available at the library or you can go on-line and check the Bronson schedules there.
Tuesday January 15 we are holding a Reading Group Organizational meeting. If you are interested in joining a book discussion group here at the library please attend this meeting. We will be deciding on time and dates as well as the first book to be discussed. This meeting will be at 10:30 in the morning so bring your coffee and we will provide the donuts.
Friday Tales, our storytime for preschoolers, will start up again on Friday January 18 and continue each Friday through May 2. Ages 3-5 are welcome to attend and may bring moms, dads, grandparents and younger brothers and sisters too. Over the next few weeks we will be hearing stories about "Shelf Elf", snowmen, snowflakes, "Stranger in the Woods", a "Fancy Nancy Handsome Chancy" party and much much more.
The American Girl Club will hold the first 2008 meeting on Friday January 18 at 4:00. This program is for ages 6-12 year olds and six and seven year olds should bring an adult with them just in case they need help with some of our projects. Please call the library by January 16 to register for this months program.
Other upcoming programs to watch for will be the Teen Club for ages 12-16, Family Movie Night and an Adult Workshop Basketmaking class.
The Friends of the Bronson Library will be holding their monthly meeting Tuesday January 15 at 5:00.
The Bronson Library Board will be meeting Tuesday January 15 right after the Friends meeting. pot holders 001
The Library Corner for 01/24/08
The Bronson Library now has a book discussion group, The Bronson Bookies,which meets once a month. These meetings will be on the third Tuesday at 6:00 pm. On February 19 we will be discussing the book "Peace Like A River" by Leif Enger. If you are interested in joining stop by the library for more information and check out a copy of the book.
Last week at Friday Tales the children made snowflake pictures heard a couple snow stories and dressed the weather bear for his play time outside. We will hold another Friday Tales on January 25 from 11:00 to 11:30.
The American Girl Club met last week and had fun creating small glass marble photo magnets. The next meeting will be February 15.
Friday January 25 we will hold our first 2008 Teen Club program for ages 12-16. This starts at 4:00 and usually lasts an hour. At 6:00 p.m. we will have a Family Movie Night. Call the library for the film title and come enjoy the movie.
Saturday February 2 we will have an Adult Basketmaking Workshop from 9a.m.-noon. The seats are filling up quickly so if you would like to attend call the library with your reservation. A $5 deposit is required to hold your spot but will be refunded to you upon your completion of the workshop. Must be at least 14 to attend.
The Library Corner for 02/07/08
Adults are you feeling the winter blahs? We are having a "Beat the Winter Blahs" contest. All you have to do is pick-up a reading log, read five books by February 29, return your reading log and your name will be entered into the grand prize drawing for a basket filled with all sorts of comfy goodies. You must be at least 18 to enter this contest.
Boys and girls, if you are working to earn RIF tickets and visiting the library is one way to earn points be sure to let us know when you are here and you will receive a special bookmark just for RIF kids.
The library's book discussion group, The Bronson Bookies, will be meeting February 19 at 6:00 p.m. to talk about the book "Peace Like A River" by Leif Enger. We would love to have you join us in this discussion. Copies of the book are available for check out here at the library. Stop by for a copy today!
Friday Tales is held each Friday morning at 11:00 a.m. for children ages 3-5.
Bronson American Girl Club will meet on February 15 at 4:00 p.m.. Please call to register.
The Teen Club will meet February 22 at 4:00p.m. This club is for ages 12-16.
A Pajama Party Movie Night will be held February 22 from 6:00-7:30. Call the library for the film title. 369-3785
The Friends of the Bronson Library will hold their monthly meeting on February 19 at 5:00 p.m. Please come and join our group as they continue to work towards making this library a barrier free building.
Visit the library website for a full calendar of activities. You can also visit your own library account from the website and place reservations on items or renew items from home. If you have questions on how to access these features please give us a call or stop by and we will be glad to show you just how easy it is to do.
The Library Corner for 02/14/08
On March 7 the First United Methodist Church will hold a soup and sandwich supper to help raise funds for the library's barrier free access project. In conjunction with this supper the Friends of the Bronson Library will hold a silent auction. At this time they are seeking donations to put on the auction. If you have an item you would like to donate or questions regarding this project please contact the library and we can have a Friends member get in touch with you. Mark your calendars for March 7 from 5:00-7:00 and we hope you will be able to attend.
There is still time to join the "Beat the Winter Blahs" contest. Just stop by and pick up a reading log at the library. Complete the program and your name goes into a grand prize drawing for a large goodie basket.
Tuesday February 19 the Friends of the Bronson Library will hold their monthly meeting at 5:00. Immediately after this meeting the book discussion group "The Bronson Bookies" will hold a discussion of the book "Peace Like A River" by Leif Enger.
Friday Tales is held each Friday morning at 11:00 a.m. for children ages 3-5.
Bronson American Girl Club will meet on February 15 at 4:00 p.m.. Please call to register.
The Teen Club will meet February 22 at 4:00p.m. This club is for ages 12-16.
A Pajama Party Movie Night will be held February 22 from 6:00-7:30. Call the library for the film title. 369-3785
Happy Valentines Day!
The Library Corner for 02/28/08
On Friday March 7 the First United Methodist Church of Bronson will host a Soup and Sandwich Supper to help raise money to make our library a barrier free building. The meal will be served from 5:00- 7:00 p.m. The menu will give folks a choice of soups and sandwiches such as Chili, Vegetable Beef or Potato Soup (no meat). The sandwiches are Ham, Hot Dogs, Egg Salad and Peanut Butter and Jelly. A drink will be provided and there will be an assortment of desserts. During the meal the Friends of the Bronson Library will be holding a Silent Auction with many wonderful donated items for you to bid on. The Friends continue to look for items so if you have something you would like to donate please call the library 369-3785 and we can get you in touch with someone from the Friends group. Many of the gift baskets can be seen on display at the library right now and we will have a full list of items next week in the paper. We are looking forward to this fundraiser and hope to see many people there.
The Teen Club met last week and had an evening of pizza and several wild games of MarioKart and a little music with Donkey Konga. The next Teen meeting will be March 28.
The Bronson Bookies discussion group will be participating in the "One Book, One County" program during March and will be reading Mitch Albom's book "For One More Day". Stop by the library to reserve a copy and join us in this county wide program.
An Adult Workshop on making Mosaic Stepping Stones will be held Saturday March 1 from 9:00-12:00. Please register to attend.
Friday Tales is held each Friday from 11:00-11:30a.m. for ages 3-5. New participants are always welcome.
The Library Corner for 03/06/08
The Friends of the Bronson Library have been working the past few months on gathering items for a Silent Auction to be held Friday March 7 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Bronson First United Methodist Church. The Auction will be held during a Soup and Sandwich Supper sponsored by the Bronson First United Methodist Church. The money raised from these two projects will go towards making our library a barrier free building. The Friends have received many wonderful donations: Gift Certificates from Viking Express, a book of poetry written by David Cockrell, gift certificates from Bill's Steak House, 1/2 hour massage at Rhonda's Massage Therapy, gift baskets of Mary Kay products, gift baskets of Avon products, a watercolor painting by Elanor Shaw, handmade basket by Audrey Hostetler, a gift bag of CHI products from Kecksburg Salon, an Ironworks swivel cordless screwdriver from Garth and June Wilber, a cut, wrapped and frozen hog from Clover Farms, 138 Cabinet tool set from Tractor Supply Company, 20# Wildbird feed from Lone Spruce Farm Service, gift certificates for Knights of Columbus Fish Dinner, Amishmade crochet doily, lap quilt, childs quilt, six hardcover Nora Roberts books, five hardcover Stephen King books, five hardcover Danielle Steel books, two vintage collection Hot Wheels cars, gift certificate from Lamp Post Christian Bookstore, Concrete Elephant Ear Leaf Casting and Concrete Rhubarb Leaf Casting, gift bag of hair and body products from the Wolff's Den, an Autographed Detroit Lions Football, two reserved seat tickets from the West Michigan Whitecaps, Gift baskets with titles such as: Gardner's Delight, Ready for the Tub, Elegance of the Evening, Romance is the Forte, Kids Candy Connection, Snack Run, Drinks All Around, a porcelain gift set from Family Dollar and many more items still coming in. Most of these items are on display at the library and if you wish to stop by to take a look or place an early bid you are welcome to do so.
The Menu for the evening will be Chili, Vegetable Beef or Potato Soup (no meat), Hot dogs, Peanut Butter and Jelly, Egg Salad or Ham sandwich and assorted desserts. The meal is a donation offering.
We hope you will mark your calendar and plan on attending this event which is for all ages.
The Library Corner for 03/13/08
The Soup and Sandwich Supper and Silent Auction were a huge success and we would like to thank everyone who worked so hard preparing for this fundraiser, the many people and businesses who donated items and everyone who attended the program. Thank you , thank you. The estimated amount raised was around $2,500.00. The Friends will have final numbers ready by next weeks paper.
March is Reading Month. The reading challenge this year is for the community to read 100,000 pages by the end of the month.
Anything you have read since March 1 can count just let us know your total before April 1. You can do that by phone 369-3785, in person or e-mail. Who reads more, 1-12 year olds or 13 to 110 year olds? The challenge has started, help us reach the goal.
The library is participating in the "One Book, One County" program sponsored by the Branch District Library System. The title this year is "For One More Day" by Mitch Albom. The Bronson Bookies will be holding a book discussion on this book March 18 at 6:00 p.m. Stop by and reserve your copy today. If you can't come to the book discussion here in Bronson there will be a discussion Thursday March 13 at 6:00 p.m. at the Sherwood Library, Saturday March 15 at 10:00 a.m. at the Quincy Branch, Tuesday March 18 at 5:30 p.m. at the Algansee Branch, Saturday March 22 at 10:00 a.m. at the Union Township Library and Saturday March 29 at 11:00 a.m. at the Coldwater Branch.
A bookmark contest is being held for first graders through sixth graders. For more information on this contest please contact the library.
Friday Tales will be held on March 14 from 11:00-11:30. We will be going on a leprechaun hunt and listening to a few stories about St. Patrick's Day. This program is for ages 3-5.
Friday March 14 the U.S.A. Girl Club will be meeting and we will look at the newest American Girl series about a girl named Julie. These books are based on a young girl growing up during the 1970's. The club will be from 4:00-5:00 for ages 6-12.
The Friends of the Bronson Library will hold their monthly meeting on March 18 at 5:00 p.m.. You are welcome to join the group.
The Bronson Library will be closed Friday March 21 for Good Friday.
The Library Corner for 03/27/08
At the last Friday Tales the children heard several stories about St. Patrick's day and then met Lenny the Frog Leprechaun and were sent on a search for Lenny's gold which he had hidden throughout the library. They found handfuls of gold which was then divided between all the children. It was very exciting trying to figure out where Lenny might have hidden his gold! Our next preschool story time will be Friday March 28 at 11:00 a.m. for ages 3-5.
The Girls Club met and looked at the newest American Girl book about fourth grader Julie, a girl from 1974. After learning a few details from that year the girls made pet rocks and learned a couple macramé knots. The next meeting will be April 18 at 4:00 p.m.
The Bronson Bookies met last week to discuss Mitch Albom's book "For One More Day". This title was chosen as the book for the One Book One County program sponsored by the Branch District Library System. Everyone enjoyed the book and the discussion was quite interesting. We also thank Mick and Stephanie Davis for bringing the cookies for refreshments. Next month the Bronson Bookies will be reading "Little Heathens: hard times and high spirits on an Iowa farm during the Great Depression" by Mildred Armstrong Kalish. Stop by to reserve your copy.
Teen Club will meet Friday March 28 at 4:00 p.m.
Movie Night Friday March 28 at 6:00 p.m. Call the library for the film title. 369-3785. Popcorn and water will be served free of charge. Hope you can attend.
The Library Corner for 04/10/08
The boys and girls who gathered for Friday Tales last week were entertained by Madeline and Beth, two baby goats from Eash's Ark Farm. After hearing the stories "A Tale of Two Goats" and "Farm Dale's Red Pickup Truck" the children had a chance to play with and have pictures taken with these young goats. The next preschool story time will be this Friday April 11 at 11:00 a. m. and we will be going on a Teddy Bear Picnic and we will also have a birthday party for one of the librarians.
Saturday April 12 will be the kick-off for National Library Week. We will have a Balloon Launch and will start filling balloons at 10:00 a.m. with the release at 11:00 a.m. All ages are welcome.
The Friends of the Bronson Library will meet Tuesday April 15 at 5:00 p.m. This meeting will include election of officers for the next year. Please come and join us.
The Bronson Bookies will meet Tuesday April 15 at 6:00 p.m. to discuss the book "Little Heathens: hard times and high spirits on an Iowa farm during the Great Depression" by Mildred Armstrong Kalish.
The U.S.A. Girl Club will meet on Friday April 18 at 4:00 p.m. Please register to attend. 369-3785
Movie Night will be held Friday April 18 at 6:00 p.m. Call the library for the film title. Popcorn and water will be served and it is all FREE. Children and adults are welcome to attend.
The Library Corner for 04/17/08
We kicked off National Library Week with a balloon launch in the rain. Fifteen brave souls gathered Saturday morning to help inflate balloons and tie strings and tags. The rain let up a bit by 11:00 and we sent 50 balloons on their way heading north east. Now we will wait to see who's balloons are found. Other events going on this week included a meeting of the Bronson Bookies to discuss the book "Little Heathens" by Mildred Armstrong Kalish. A Friends of the Bronson Library meeting and the puppet workshop. On Friday April 18 we will have a Friday Tales program at 11:00 a.m. for ages 3-5, a U.S.A. Girls Club meeting at 4:00 p.m. and a movie night starting at 6:00 p.m.
Several people have asked if we made our 100,000 pages for March is Reading Month and the answer is yes. We ended with a total of 225,564 read. Mrs. Byler's class from St. Mary's turned in 14,336 pages just from their classroom alone. Thank you to everyone who took the time to read and keep track of pages for us.
"What is more important in a library than anything else-than everything else-is the fact that it exists." Archibald MacLeish
The Library Corner for 04/24/08
Leo Lehman's balloon was found in Rochester Hills.
Cristy wrote: I found your card in a soccer field in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It was on Monday April 14. Wow did your balloon travel far and fast! I have a black Labrador and we like to walk to the soccer field because then I can take him off the leash and he can run around. As we were leaving I walked by your balloon, it had popped and only had a small piece of the orange balloon attached. I almost walked away, but then I noticed the laminated card and picked it up.
I am a Kindergarten teacher. For the month of March we celebrated reading by meeting with our sixth grade book buddies. We also had a reading minute competition to see what class could read the most. Keep reading and enjoy the school year.
Teen Club will meet Friday April 25 at 4:00.
The Annual Branch District Library System Friends meeting will be held at the Sherwood Library Tuesday April 29 at 6:00 p.m.
Mark your calendars, the Friends of the Bronson Library will be sponsoring a Nelson's Port-a-Pit Chicken Barbecue on Saturday May 17 from 11:00-2:00. Tickets are $7.00 and may be purchased from any Friends member or here at the library. The money raised will go towards the Barrier Free Library project.
The Library Corner for 05/08/08
The Friends of the Bronson Library will be holding a Nelson's Port-a-Pit Chicken fund raiser on May 17 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The money raised will go towards the Barrier Free Library Project. Tickets are $7.00 and may be purchased from any of the Friends members or here at the library. Leo Lehman says if you need tickets you may give him a call at 369-1850 and he will be happy to sell you a bunch. Remember we have a limited number of tickets for sale so get yours early. The Friends will also hold their annual Spring Book Sale on May 17. The book sale will open at 9:00 a.m. and close at 3:00 p.m. There will be a huge selection of fiction, nonfiction and children's books to choose from.
Mark your calendars for these coming events here at the library: Friday May 9 the USA Girl Club will be having their final spring meeting at 4:00 p.m. This club is for ages 6-12. Please register to attend. Also on Friday we will have our final Family Movie Night for the spring. The movie starts at 6:00 p.m. and you may call 369-3785 for the film title. Tuesday May 20 will be the monthly Friends of the Bronson Library meeting at 5:00 p.m. and at 6:00p.m. will be the final Bronson Bookies book discussion. We will be looking at the young adult book "Remembering Raquel" by Vivian Vande Velde. Friday May 23 will be the Teen Club Meeting at 4:00 p.m New members are always welcome at any of these meetings.
You may have noticed the sign out in front of the library showing how much money has been raised for the Barrier Free Library Project. We would like to thank Larry and Rick Lower at Bottom Dollar Surplus, Miller Hardware, Al Sonsinski, Joni Siler and Duane and Gayle Clover for all their donations and time put into this project. It is very much appreciated.
We had a total of five balloons returned from our Balloon Launch. A balloon sent by Andrew Bates was found in Auburn Hills, Leo Lehman's was found in Rochester Hills, Sue Pyles' was found in Port Huron, Jill Pyles' was found in Napoleon and Courtney Leister's was found in Chelsea. Luv'n Spoonfuls donated a free ice cream to each of these patrons who's balloons were found.
Winners from the National Library Week Bookmark Contest have been chosen and have received their printed bookmarks to handout to friends and family. We thank everyone who participated in this contest. From Ryan School 2nd grade the winner was Makaela Mclaren, 3rd grade was Hunter Hulbert and 4th grade was Bresa Arias. Winners from St Mary's School were Kindergarten Chloe Garr, 1st grade Ashton Wronikowski, 2nd grade Emma Roussey, 3rd grade Cody Wetzel, 4th grade Tyler Roussey, 5th grade Destiny Aleman, 6th grade Johnna Nickle, 7th grade Katie Wetzel and 8th grade Courtney Losinski.. We also had two young ladies representing the homeschoolers as winners. Four year old Gloria Joy Stutzman and six year old Grace Stutzman. Along with their printed bookmarks each winner received a gift certificated donated by McDonalds.
Library Corner for 5/15/08
The Friends of the Bronson Library annual spring book sale will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday May 17 in the basement at the library. There will be hundreds of hardcover and paperback books in both new and used condition. At 11:00 a.m. the Friends will start serving Nelson's Port-a-Pit Chicken in the parking lot behind the library. Tickets will be available the day of this event along with early sales if you want to buy ahead of time. Tickets are $7.00. Both of these projects will go on rain or shine, hope for shine!
Tuesday May 20 the Friends of the Bronson Library will hold a monthly meeting at the library. The meeting starts at 5:00 and usually lasts an hour. Come join the group. At 6:00 p.m. the Bronson Bookies will hold a discussion of the young adult book Remembering Raquel by Vivian Vande Velde. This will be the final discussion group until September.
Friday May 23 at 4:00 p.m. Teen Club will meet for their final spring meeting.
Library Corner for 5/22/08
The Friends of the Bronson Library sponsored Nelson's Port-a-Pit chicken barbecue seems to have been a success. There were lines of people and the chicken was sold out by 1:30. The Friends will have a full report in next weeks paper. The Library would like to thank everyone who came and enjoyed the meal and , the wonderful volunteers from the Friends group and Teen Club who helped set-up everything and then came back and worked the sales on Saturday. The book sale was also a hit as we saw bag after bag of books find new homes. The sale will continue for the next week along with the FREE book shelf right inside the front door of the library.
We would like to thank the Church of Christ for the newly painted sign in the front yard.
The schools have started coming for their spring tours of the library. Last week Mrs. Norton's class came for a visit and heard about all the fun programs planned for the summer. We have eight more tours scheduled for this week so don't be surprised if you stop by the library and it is filled with children.
Our summer reading clubs start on June 10. We will have a registration party from 3:00-6:00 that day. You may still register to be in the club even if you can't make it on the tenth. This years theme for the children will be "Catch the Reading Bug". The teen theme is Metamorphosis @ Your Library and the adult theme is Pollinate Your Mind. Hope you can join us.
BIG BOOK SALE at the Quincy Public Library, 11 N. Main Street, Quincy, June 6&7, Friday 9-5, Saturday 9-12. Hardcover 50 cents, paperback 25 cents. The library is barrier free with a ramp on the north side of the building. Questions, call 639-4001.
Library Corner for 5/29/08
The Friends of the Bronson Library held their monthly meeting last week and reported that the Nelson's Port-a-Pit Chicken helped raise $1,733.00 towards the barrier free library project. The spring book sale raised $235.00. The book sale is still set-up downstairs and continues to be fill a bag for $2.00. There is also the FREE book shelf right inside the front door of the library. We want to thank our Friends group for all they are doing for the library and the wonderful volunteer help they provide.
Nine more classes visited the library last week to tour the building and find out about the summer programs. Our Summer Reading Club "Catch the Reading Bug" starts on June 10 with a registration party from 3:00-6:00 p.m. Remember we have clubs for children, teens and adults again this year.
Library Corner for 6/12/2008
We will be showing a movie at noon on Tuesdays starting June 17. You may bring your lunch or a snack and watch the show. The basement tends to get very cool in the summer so you might want to bring a sweater or blanket with you. Call the library for the film titles.
Wednesdays will be crafts from 1:00-2:00. These crafts will go along with our summer reading club theme of bugs so each week we will be making something buggy. Crafts start June 18.
Thursday June 19 Jim Merrill will be at the library to present a special program called "Magic In Your Own Backyard" The program will be from 11:00-12:00 and you must have your Free Pass ticket to attend. Space is limited so pickup your ticket here at the library soon.
Friday Tales, our preschool storytime, starts again on June 13 and will be each Friday from 11:00-11:30 for ages 3-5.
If you haven't signed up yet for the "Catch the Reading Bug" Summer Reading Club you may still do so at the library.
Library Corner for 6/19/2008
The registration party was held last week to kick-off the "Catch the Reading Bug" Summer Reading Club. Those who came made bug hats, got a bug tattoo and balloon and had refreshments. We had 38 children sign-up for the club. We also have a teen club, "Metamorphosis @ Your Library" with seven signing up that day and the adult club "Pollinate Your Mind" with five members on Tuesday. Since then we have added 44 more names to these clubs. You may still register so stop by for more information and join the fun.
Tuesdays at noon we show a movie and you may bring a sack lunch or snack to eat while you watch the show.
Wednesdays from 1:00-2:00 will be Craft time.
Friday Tales meets each Friday from 11:00-11:30 a.m. for ages 3-5.
The Friends of the Bronson Library had to reschedule the monthly meeting to Tuesday June 24 at 5:00.
Library Corner for 7/10/2008
The library is a very busy place this summer. Each week is filled with activities and summer reading fun. Tuesday "Noon Movies" has been very popular and we will have continue show films for the next three weeks. Bring your lunch and enjoy a bug filled movie. Call the library for film titles. 517-369-3785
Wednesday is Craft Time from 1:00-2:00 and we fill the room with around 30 children. They work on three different projects and have several nice crafts to take home with them.
We have had two special programs featuring Jim Merrill and Doug Scheer. Both were fun entertaining programs. Storyteller Jenifer Strouse will be preforming on Thursday July 10 at 11:00.
Friday Tales for ages 3-5 is held each Friday from 11:00-11:30.
A reminder to all club members: The Summer Reading Clubs end on July 22. Be sure to turn in all your reading records by Thursday the 24. The awards party for ages 1-12 will be on Saturday July 26 from 10:30-11:30. Adults and Teens be sure to turn in your reading records too.
Ralph Burch donated a copy of a 1902 Bronson Journal with some very interesting ads in it. Thank you to the Burch family.
The library will be closed Saturday July 19 for the Polish Festival.
Library Corner for 7/31/2008
The Friends of the Bronson Library will hold a book sale on August 9 at the corner of N. Matteson St. and U.S. 12. There will be hundreds of books for sale so please stop and shop. This is a "Fill A Bag for $2.00" sale.
Author Larry Massie will be visiting the Bronson Library on August 30 at 10:00 a.m.
Library Corner for 8/7/2008
The Summer Reading Club "Catch the Reading Bug" ended last week and was a very successful program. The clubs were divided into three different groups with 150 children, 22 teens and 18 adults participating. We had 103 children, 9 teens and 11 adults complete the clubs.
Again this year we held weekly drawings. Children got to put their names in each time they read 100 pages and then we held a drawing on Saturdays. The winners were Brittany Padgett, Cassie McNatt, Ben Thomas Grate, Maritza Hernandez, Katie deAraujo, Coco Aguilar, Wyatt Scott, Isaac Grate, Joseph Closson, Jonah Krauskopf, Morgan Rose, Christopher Padgett, Aricin Smith, Creo Smith, Marissa Mase, Sabrina Gonzalez and Drew Kiersy. At the end of the club those who completed their contracts received a ride coupon, free parking pass and a pass to an event in the amphitheater from the Branch County 4-H Fair, along with a Fair coloring book and bookmark. McDonald's provided a coupon for a free Happy Meal and winners received a coupon from Luv'n Spoonfuls. There were several other items in each goodie bag and at the awards program everyone had refreshments and received a balloon to take home. Anyone who completed the program had their name put in to a drawing and those chosen received a $25.00 gift card from Meijers. The 2-5 years old winner was Zoe Thomas, 5-7 year olds was Sarah Payne, 8-9 year olds was Gracie Shortridge and 10-12 year olds was Christopher Padgett.
The teens and adults that met their goal received a coupon from Luv'n Spoonfuls and a $10.00 gift certificate from Taylor's Books and More. Each time participants read 200 points over the required 2000 points they put their name in for a drawing of an extra gift certificate from Taylor's, a gift certificate from Luv'n Spoonfuls and a pass to the NCG Cinema. The teen winner of this drawing was Sara Wallo and the adult winner was Jan Lehman. We also had a grand prize drawing for a $25.00 gift card from Meijer and the teen winner was Sara Wallo. The adult winner was Kathy Mandoka and she received a $50.00 gas card from the Shell Station.
The Friends of the Bronson Library will be holding a book sale on Saturday August 9 at the corner of U.S. 12 and N. Matteson St. This sale will be fill a bag for $2.00 or hardcovers $1.00 and paperbacks .50. Be sure to stop by and look at the hundreds of titles on sale. Anyone willing to volunteer to help load the books into the trailer or come Saturday morning and help setup the sale please contact the library at 369-3785.
Library Corner for 8/14/2008
Author Larry Massie will be presenting a program on Saturday morning August 30 at 10:00 a.m. Through storytelling Mr. Massie shares his passion for his beloved state's heritage. The Branch District Library System has several books written by Mr Massie ready for check out so if you would like to read "On the Road To Michigan's Past", "Pig Boats and River Hogs" or "Birchbark Belles" before the Saturday program please stop by the Bronson Library and check out one of Mr Massie's many books.
We would like to say a special thank you to Bronson Floral for the beautiful flowers in the urns in front of the library. Also thank you to Leo Lehman who is very faithful about watering the planets each week.
The Branch District Library Board will hold its monthly meeting at the Bronson Branch on Monday August 18 at 6:00 p.m. The public is encouraged and welcome to attend.
The Friends of the Bronson Library will be meeting on Tuesday August 19 at 5:00 p.m. Come join us and hear the results of the U.S. 12 Garage Sale book sale.
Library Corner for 9/18/2008
During the month of September the library is participating in the Michigan Reads to Children program. This year the book "Raccoon Tune" by Nancy Shaw will be read at each session of Friday Tales. There will be other stories about raccoons along with finger plays, coloring sheets and much more. This program is each Friday from 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. for ages 2-5.
As mentioned a couple weeks ago September is Library Card Sign-up Month and so far we have added fourteen new patrons to the library.
Teen Club meets Friday September 19 at 4:00 for ages 12-16.
Movie Night will be September 19 at 6:00 p.m. Call the library at 369-3785 for the movie title.
Library Corner for 9/4/2008
Do you have a library card for the Branch District Library System? September is Library Card Sign-up Month. If you live in or own property in Branch County you are eligible for a free library card. Go to your local library branch with proof of your current address, fill out a registration card and become a proud library card holder! Children under 18 please bring your parents to register you. Having a library card entitles you to FREE check out of books, movies, magazines, and audio books and the use of the MeLCat system (Michigan Electronic Library Catalog) . You may use the library card at any of the six branches in Branch County. These branches are , Algansee, Bronson, Coldwater, Quincy, Sherwood, Union. You may use your card and sign up for a Michicard which lets you use any of 515 participating libraries in the state of Michigan. For more information go to your local library and your friendly librarians will be more than happy to assist you!
Friday Tales preschool story time will start on September 12 and meet each Friday from 11:00 to 11:30. This program is for ages 2-5.
The Bronson Bookies will be meeting on September 16 at 6:00 p.m. We will be discussing the book Two Old Women by Velma Wallis. Come join us.
Library Corner for 10/30/2008
The votes are in and the winner of the Teens' Top Ten is Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer. More than 8,000 teens from across the nation voted during Teen Read Week for their favorite teen books. Our Teen Club here in Bronson participated by casting their votes during the Halloween party and several of our teens picked Eclipse as their favorite book too. The list of top ten are as follows: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling, Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead, Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson, City of Bones by Cassandra Clare, The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray, Extras by Scott Westerfeld, Before I Die by Jenny Downham,and Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson. The theme for 2009 Teen Read Week will be Read Beyond Reality @ Your Library. Thanks to everyone who participated in this years program.
Friday Tales will be held on October 31 at 11:00 a.m. for ages 2-5 and we will have a Halloween party so come in your costumes.
The Bronson Bookies will hold the next book discussion on November 20 at 6:00 p.m. Whistling Season by Ivan Doig is the novel chosen for this monthly discussion. Everyone is welcome to read and join in the group.
The Friends of the Bronson Library are selling Terri Lynn Nuts and you may purchase them at the city offices, National City Bank, the Bronson Library or from any member of the Friends group. The money raised will go towards the Barrier Free Access Project for the Bronson Library.
USA Girls Club met and made cornhusk dolls.
Library Corner for 11/13/2008
A huge thank you to the residents of Bronson Township for passing the proposal to help us get started on making the library a barrier free building. The Friends of the Library will continue to hold fund raisers but having the proposal pass will get the project going forward now. We also want to thank the Bronson Township Board for all their help, we really appreciate it.
Another great item to report is that "Make A Difference Day" raised $700 to help purchase books for our library. Thank you to the Friends and everyone who donated items and those who stopped by the sale to purchase the goodies. A wonderful community turnout!
The Friends of the Bronson Library will be receiving another shipment of nuts next week. If you haven't purchased yours yet be sure to stop by the library, city office or ask anyone in the Friends group.
Friday Tales will be held November 14 from 11:00-11:30 a.m. for ages 3-5. preschool halloween08 012 (Small)
Friday November 14 our USA Girls Club will meet with a special meeting from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Margaret Scott will be teaching the girls rock painting. This program is limited to 10 participants so you must be registered to attend by November 12.
