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Library Hours

Monday – Thursday

10:00-8:00

Friday and Saturday

12:00—5:00

Library

Commission

Mary Glassco

Kevin Murphy

Monique Owens

Craig Wodecki

Children and Teens

Family Storytime

for children through age 5

Thursday Mornings 10:15

This 30 minute storytime opens up a child to the world by introducing books, music, rhymes, coloring and more on a

different theme each week. Plus Literacy skills are enhanced with every

session so that children are more than ready for school. Won’t you join us?

Database

available

through our

website at home

or at the library

Tutor.com

A=Adult

F=Family

C=Children

T=Teen

October 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 Coloring 2:00

(A)

3 Family Movie

6:00

4 5 6

7 8 9 Movie: 2:00

(A)

10Teen Hallow-

een 6:00

11 Storytime 10:15 (C)

Scrapbooking 2:00 (A)

Book Club 6:30 (A)

12 13Friends Meeting

2:00

14 15 16Detroit

Institute of Arts

2:00 (A)

17Pizza and Pages

6:00 Booked for

Dessert 7:00 (C)

18Storytime 10:15

(C)

19 20

21 22 23 Craft: 2:00 (A) 24 Children’s

Halloween 6:00 25Storytime 10:15

(C) Fran’s Food Demo:

2:00

26 27Teen Lit & Lunch

12:00 Pet Pageant

2:00

28 29Trivia Contest

6:30 (A)

30 Mystery Book

Club 2:00 (A)

31

Tutor.com.

It’s the beginning of

the school year. Do

not let your child get behind. Tutor.com

is available after school to 11:00. Real live

teachers help students with various

subjects. Ask how you can access this

database at the library or at home.

Library for the

Physically Handicapped and Blind

• Did you know that you can arrange to have books and other

material sent to your home if you are unable to go to the library?

•Macomb Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

(MLBPH) serves all residents of Macomb County, who qualify, by

providing audio books and players, large print books, equipment that

enlarges text, equipment for printing Braille materials, and more. This

collection is housed at the Clinton-Macomb Main Library.

•Ask the reference librarian about this service or

•Patrons can call 586-226-5020 for more information about this

service or go to the website, https://cmpl.org/mlbph/

EASTPOINTE EXPLORER

Volume 9 Issue 10 October 2018

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. Pet Pageant

Saturday, October 27 at 2:00

The Friends of the Library are sponsoring this event.

Entry Fee: Returnable Bottles and Cans (Any amount)

Awards: Ribbons for cutest, funniest, smallest, biggest, scariest, cuddliest, ugliest,

most unique, slimiest, softest, most colorful, goofiest, happiest, slowest, fastest

Costumes: It is October so feel free to dress your pet in a

costume. Humans can dress up too!

Entry Form is available at the circulation.

October is Arts and

Humanities Month.

Tuesdays at 2:00

October 9: Movie: Midnight in Paris

starring Owen Wilson, Carla Bruni

and Rachel McAdams

October 16: The Library will host

the Detroit Institute of Arts on

Tuesday, October 16 at 2:00. Loretta

Gates will present DIA: The Essentials

October 23: Craft Class: Make a Fall

craft with twigs, a vase and fairy lights.

Limited Space.

Registration required for all

programs

All Pets

Welcome!

Fran is coming to the

library on

Thursday, October 25

at 2:00

Join us as we watch Fran prepare

several dishes as she share tips and

techniques.

Limited Space: Regiatration

Required

Eastpointe Trivia

Contest

With hosts,

Sandie and Dan Baker

Monday, October 29

6:30

Sign up as a team or

register individually

Winning team and champion will

win gift cards from local businesses.

Feel free to dress up in Costume

We will also have a random drawing

for participants not on the winning

team.

DVD COUPON

Rent one DVD get one Free

Coupons are available at the

Reference Desk

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Friends of The Eastpointe Library

The Friends Meet the

2nd Saturday of each

month.

Our next meeting is:

Saturday

October 13

2:00

Won’t you join us?

This month we will hold

election of officers

Never doubt that a small

group of thoughtful,

committed citizens can

change the world; indeed,

it's the only thing that ever

has. Margaret Mead

The Friends of the Library are raising funds to purchase an

Interactive Touch Screen Game Table

Bottle and Can Fundraiser

Ongoing

Donate your bottles and cans with the proceeds going towards the

game table. Please place your bottle and cans in the box provided in

the lobby.

Ongoing Fundraisers!

Kroger

Community Rewards

program

Go to http://www.kroger.com/mykroger/Pages/

community_rewards or type in Kroger Community

Rewards Program in your favorite search engine. Follow

the instructions on the website.

Our organization number is #FW055. The number has

changed. Kroger automatically changed the number if

you are currently enrolled.

Amazon

Every time you shop the Friends will receive .5% of eligible

purchases. Type in: smile.amazon.com/ch/38-2721505

in your favorite browser to start the process. If you login

to your account this information will be saved. Patrons

can change the designation any time they like.

NOTE

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Book Club for Adults

Thursday, October 11 at 6:00

Beartown by Fredik Backman

Light Refreshments served

PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS!

Scrapbooking

Thursday, October 11

at 2:00

Create a 2-page spread.

One More Page Book Club

Featuring thrillers and

mysteries

Tuesday,

October 30

2:00

Share a mystery or thriller with a

Halloween theme.

Light refreshments served

Database is

available at the library

Ancestry:

Library

Edition

This database is a great starting point in searching

family history.

Please ask a librarian for assistance.

Tuesday Movie

October 9 2:00

Midnight in Paris Starring Owen Wilson, Carla Bruni,

Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates and Michael Sheen

A writer needing inspiration goes to Paris. While there he

travels back in time to the golden age of Paris

Coloring Club

Tuesday, October 2 at 2:00

We provide coloring pencils, pages and music

Craft Class

Tuesday, October 23 2:00

Limited Space

Registration Required

Create a seasonal craft with branches,

a vase and fairy lights