Monday, September 4: ALL BRANCHES: CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY

Wednesday, September 6: MAIN: Family Games Night, 6 PM

Thursday, September 7: SOLOMONSON: Directed Discussions, 4-6 PM

Wednesday, September 13: SOLOMONSON: Novel Bunch Book Club, 2 PM

Friday, September 15: MAIN: Directed Discussions, 4-6 PM

Saturday, September 16: MAIN: Block Party, 10 AM-12 PM

Thursday, September 21: NORTH DICKINSON: Directed Discussions, 4-6 PM MAIN: Bookcycle: Artsy Apples, 6:30 PM

Friday, September 22: NORTH DICKINSON: Anime Club, 11:15-11:30 AM

Saturday, September 23: COWBOY LAKE PARK: MSU Extension Outdoor Extravaganza, 10 AM-12 PM

Tuesday, September 26: MAIN: Page by Page Book Club, 6 PM

Thursday, September 28: MAIN: Soundz of Time featuring Jan & Gino, 6:30 PM

Saturday, September 30: MAIN: Saturday Games Day, 9 AM-5 PM

Main Branch 401 Iron Mountain St.

Iron Mountain, MI 49801

906-774-1218

Monday-Thursday: 9 AM to 9 PM

Friday: 9 AM to 6 PM

Saturday: 9 AM to 5 PM

Sunday: 1 PM to 4 PM

Solomonson Branch 620 Section Street

Norway, MI 49870

906-563-8617

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday:

10 AM to 8 PM

Thursday and Friday: 10 AM to 6 PM

Saturday: 10 AM to 1 PM

North Dickinson Branch W6588 M-69

Felch, MI 49831

906-542-7230

Monday and Friday:

11 AM to 4 PM

Tuesday and Thursday:

2 PM to 6 PM

SEPTEMBER 2017

DICKINSON COUNTY

LIBRARY NEWS

Block Party!

We’re celebrating our library

community with a Block Party! Join us for musical and magical

performers, snacks, prize

drawings, and more!

See inside for further details!

www.dcl-lib.org

FALL/WINTER HOURS BEGIN

The Dickinson County Library Fall/Winter

Hours (Labor Day—Memorial Day, listed

below) begin Tuesday, September 5.

Library Card Sign-Up Month

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, a

time when the American Library Association and

libraries across the country celebrate the humble

library card, and remind parents that a library card is

the most important school supply of all!

To celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month, all

adult patrons who sign-up for a library card during

the month of September will be entered to win a gift

card! Current patrons can also be entered to win by

adding an email address to their contact information,

or confirming the email address we have on file!

Banned Books Week

September 24-30, 2017 Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free

and open access to information while drawing

attention to the harm of censorship. The library will

feature displays of challenged books and information

about this important awareness campaign.

It’s all happening @ YOUR library!

A Novel Bunch Book Club Wednesday, September 13, 2 PM @ Solomonson Branch in Norway

A Novel Bunch Book Club will read Prayers for

Sale by Sandra Dallas. Reading guides are available

at the Solomonson Branch and on our website,

www.dcl-lib.org. New members are always welcome!

Family Games Night Wednesday, September 6, 6-8:30 PM

@ Main Branch in Iron Mountain

Kids, teens, and families are invited to drop in any

time during the program to play our variety of board

and card games, or bring your own games! Invite a

game buddy, or challenge other attendees to a

friendly competition!

Bookcycle: Artsy Apples Thursday, September 21, 6:30 PM @ Main Branch in Iron Mountain

Upcycle used books with Bookcycle: Artsy Apples!

This series of craft recycling programs will challenge

you to salvage old books by using them to create

beautiful literary decorations. Books & craft materials

will be available. Please call the Dickinson County

Library at 774-1218 to register for this program.

Block Party: Celebrate Your Library!

Saturday, September 16, 10 AM-12 PM @ Main Branch in Iron Mountain

Celebrate your library with a Block Party! Mischief & Magic, LLC will perform magic tricks, create balloon

animals, and provide face painting for all ages! The Celtic Music Group, comprised of local musicians, will

provide music to enhance the fun. Visit our information stations to learn about the best ways to use your li-

brary card, and meet the Friends of the Library to learn about how you can volunteer to support the library all

year long! Weather permitting, we’ll celebrate outside, but if it rains, come inside and experience the same

fun! Prize drawings for a total of three Kindle Fires will be held at 10:30 AM, 11:00 AM, and 11:30 AM. You

must be present to win, so join us for food, fun, entertainment, and a chance to win at your library!

For All Ages!

Paul Trione Memorial Fund

The Paul Trione Memorial Fund, established in 1971,

emphasizes current non-fiction titles to be purchased

for the Solomonson Branch in Norway. The following

titles will be on display at the Solomonson Branch

Library, September 11-18. Anyone wishing to reserve

a book may do so at the Solomonson Branch, by calling

the library at 563-8617, or by visiting our website at

www.dcl-lib.org.

The Wars of the Roosevelts: The Ruthless Rise of

America’s Greatest Political Family by William J. Mann 973.9109 M

A History of the United States in Five Crashes:

Stock Market Meltdowns That Defined a Nation by Scott Nations 330.973 N

Sharon (Goodchild) Kuester Memorial

Established in December 2002, the Sharon (Goodchild)

Kuester Memorial Library Fund is an ongoing tribute to

a frequent library patron and devoted grandmother.

Yearly, the library displays a selection of children’s

books purchased with monies provided by the fund.

The following selections will be on display at the Main

Branch in Iron Mountain, September 11-18. Anyone

wishing to reserve a book may do so while at the Main

Branch, by calling the library at 774-1218, or by

visiting our website at www.dcl-lib.org.

Get Inspired with Max by Todd Courtney JBB COU

Cat Nap by Toni Yuly JBB YUL

My Book of Blue by Amy Downes JBB MY

My Book of Red by Amy Downes JBB MY

Mommy Snuggles by Anne Gutman JBB GUT

Anime Club Friday, September 22, 11:15-11:30 AM

@ North Dickinson Branch in Felch

Take an anime break with the Dickinson County

Library’s Anime Club! Young adults in grades 6 and

up will meet to discuss their favorite anime and manga

series, create anime related crafts and more! Anime is

provided by the Crunchyroll Outreach Program.

Saturday Games Day Saturday, September 30, All Day @ Main Branch in Iron Mountain

Join us for a Saturday Games Day! Kids, teens, and

families are invited to drop in any time during the

day to play our variety of board and card games, or

bring your own games! Bring a game buddy, or

challenge other attendees to a friendly competition!

Soundz of Time featuring Jan & Gino “Rock ‘N Roll Heaven”

Thursday, September 28, 6:30 PM @ Main Branch in Iron Mountain

High energy entertainment duo Jan and Gino will

feature songs from musical icons of the ‘50s - 70s at

this family friendly show! All are welcome to attend.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the

Dickinson County Library.

MSU Extension Outdoor Extravaganza Saturday, September 23, 10 AM-12 PM

@ Cowboy Lake Park–Kingsford

Join us at the Outdoor Extravaganza! The Dickinson

County Library will have a fun craft available for

kids, as well as information about library services and

resources!

Page by Page Book Club Tuesday, September 26, 6 PM

@ Main Branch in Iron Mountain

The Page by Page book selection for September was

chosen at the August meeting: attend the program each

month to cast your vote! The selection, A Murder in

Time by Julie McElwain, is advertised on our

website, www.dcl-lib.org/pbpbookclub, where you can

also find reading guides and past selections. New

members are always welcome!

Editor: Chelsea Paige

The regular monthly meeting of the

Dickinson County Library Board will

be held Tuesday, September 12, 5 PM

at the North Dickinson Branch in Felch.

YA Zone

September’s Featured Read: Behind the Scenes!! Vol. 1 by Bisco

Hatori YA-FIC BEHIND # 1 GRAPHIC

“It’s two months into Ranmaru’s college career,

and if he’s learned one thing, it’s that he’s really

uncomfortable around other people.”

Join our Goodreads group,

just for teens! Visit the Teen

Links page on our website!

Mission Statement - Dickinson County Library

The Dickinson County Library strives to enhance the quality

of individual, family, and community life by providing

information, materials, and services that are readily available

and responsive to the needs of all our patrons. The library

aspires to balance traditional, historical, entertaining, and

modern library services provided at a reasonable cost.

Paramount to the library is empowering our community,

stimulating an interest in reading, cultivating a love of

lifelong learning, and providing welcoming spaces where

patrons can try new things to encourage everyone to achieve

their personal, educational, and professional goals.

Children’s Corner

As much as we love summer, we really missed

everything autumn! You’ll “fall” for these books!

Yellow Time by Lauren Stringer JE STR

Bella’s Fall Coat by Lynn Plourde JE PLO

The Fall Festival by Mercer Mayer JBR MAY

Barnyard Baby by Elise Broach JBB BRO

Fancy Nancy and the Fall Foliage

by Carolyn Bracken JE OCO

Sketching Outdoors in Autumn by Jim Arnosky

JNF 743 A

Peepers by Eve Bunting JE BUN

Wm. Cummings, Chair

Susan Khoury, Vice Chair

Andrea Anderson, Secretary

Audrey Smith, Treasurer

Katy Driscoll, Trustee

Directed Discussions

Directed Discussions is your opportunity to speak

with Library Director, Megan Buck, in an open

forum. Stop by to say hello and bring your

questions, suggestions, or concerns regarding our

library services to share with Megan. We also

welcome ideas for our upcoming interior redesign!

No appointment is necessary.

Thursday, September 7, 4-6 PM

@ Solomonson Branch in Norway

Friday, September 15, 4-6 PM

@ Main Branch in Iron Mountain

Thursday, September 21, 4-6 PM

@ North Dickinson Branch in Felch

YALSA Teens’ Top Ten

The Teens’ Top Ten is a “teen choice” list where teens

nominate and choose their favorite books of the

previous year. Voting is now open! Readers ages 12-18

may vote online any time between August 15 and Teen

Read Week (October 8-14, 2017) at:

http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten.

Find these titles and more in the YA section:

Passenger by Alexandra Bracken YA-FIC BRA

Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare

YA-FIC DARK ARTIFICES #1

Truthwitch by Susan Dennard YA-FIC DEN

The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle

YA-FIC FED

Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton YA-FIC

HAM

The Diabolic by S. J. Kincaid YA-FIC KIN

Starflight by Melissa Landers YA-FIC LAN

The Year We Fell Apart by Emily Martin

YA-FIC MAR

Love and Gelato by Jenna Welch YA-FIC WEL

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