Circle of Friends Story Time

This program is for children 2-6 years of age.

Each week children will be introduced to a different theme through a combination of  stories, songs, finger plays, and crafts.

Children who attend this program should be able to color and use glue sticks independently.  

A library staff member will come to the Children’s Department to let children know that it is time for the program.  

During the program, one adult per family must remain with children 3 and under to assist with finger plays and craft projects. In accordance with Library Policy 802 parents and guardians must remain in the building with all children under 5.

All the children will be escorted back to the Children’s Department at the end of the program.

Due to space limitations registration is required. 

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all children’s programming will be canceled.

Program facilitated by:
Michelle Owens

What is TRAC?
The Teen Readers Advisory Club advises the library on teen interests and trends. Members recommend titles for the Young Adult collection and suggest ideas for teen programs. Occasionally, members help Youth Services facilitate programs for other age groups as well.

Who can participate in TRAC?
This program is for teens 5th—12th grades.

Participants must have read one book from the young adult collection before each meeting. During the meeting each participant will give a brief book talk about their selection. Keep in mind that the goal of a book talk is to tell enough about the title to encourage fellow teens to read the title, without giving away the ending.

Following the book talks, teens will have time to socialize, make recommendations for future programs, and participate in various group activities. Snacks will be provided during all meetings.

Registration is required.

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all Youth Services programming will be canceled.

Circle of Friends Story Time

This program is for children 2-6 years of age.

Each week children will be introduced to a different theme through a combination of  stories, songs, finger plays, and crafts.

Children who attend this program should be able to color and use glue sticks independently.  

A library staff member will come to the Children’s Department to let children know that it is time for the program.  

During the program, one adult per family must remain with children 3 and under to assist with finger plays and craft projects. In accordance with Library Policy 802 parents and guardians must remain in the building with all children under 5.

All the children will be escorted back to the Children’s Department at the end of the program.

Due to space limitations registration is required. 

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all children’s programming will be canceled.

Program facilitated by:
Michelle Owens

1984 by George Orwell

Summary:

"Depicts life in a totalitarian regime in the year of 1984."--Provided by publisher.

The Adult Book Club provides an informal, congenial atmosphere for patrons over eighteen years of age to share their literary interpretations of the current book selection. Everyone should read the month’s selection before the meeting.  Please feel free to attend even if you haven’t finished the book as long as you don’t mind hearing how the book ends.  Everyone is encouraged to participate in the discussion, but listeners are welcome.

Light refreshments are served by individuals from the group on a volunteer basis.  Extra copies of the book selection are available one month in advance at the library circulation desk.
 
Registration is required.
Program facilitated by: Karen Raymer

Game Day: Grades 5-12

We will be featuring games from our library collection, but you are welcome to bring your favorite to enjoy with others.

Staff will be on hand to help explain gameplay, and interpret rules.

Registration is now open.

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all children’s programming will be canceled.

Program facilitated by:
Michelle Owens

Game Day: Grades 1-5

We will be featuring games from our library collection, but you are welcome to bring your favorite to enjoy with others.

Staff will be on hand to help explain gameplay, and interpret rules.

Registration is now open.

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all children’s programming will be canceled.

Program facilitated by:
Michelle Owens

Circle of Friends Story Time

This program is for children 2-6 years of age.

Each week children will be introduced to a different theme through a combination of  stories, songs, finger plays, and crafts.

Children who attend this program should be able to color and use glue sticks independently.  

A library staff member will come to the Children’s Department to let children know that it is time for the program.  

During the program, one adult per family must remain with children 3 and under to assist with finger plays and craft projects. In accordance with Library Policy 802 parents and guardians must remain in the building with all children under 5.

All the children will be escorted back to the Children’s Department at the end of the program.

Due to space limitations registration is required. 

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all children’s programming will be canceled.

Program facilitated by:
Michelle Owens

Circle of Friends Story Time

This program is for children 2-6 years of age.

Each week children will be introduced to a different theme through a combination of  stories, songs, finger plays, and crafts.

Children who attend this program should be able to color and use glue sticks independently.  

A library staff member will come to the Children’s Department to let children know that it is time for the program.  

During the program, one adult per family must remain with children 3 and under to assist with finger plays and craft projects. In accordance with Library Policy 802 parents and guardians must remain in the building with all children under 5.

All the children will be escorted back to the Children’s Department at the end of the program.

Due to space limitations registration is required. 

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all children’s programming will be canceled.

Program facilitated by:
Michelle Owens

Circle of Friends Story Time

This program is for children 2-6 years of age.

Each week children will be introduced to a different theme through a combination of  stories, songs, finger plays, and crafts.

Children who attend this program should be able to color and use glue sticks independently.  

A library staff member will come to the Children’s Department to let children know that it is time for the program.  

During the program, one adult per family must remain with children 3 and under to assist with finger plays and craft projects. In accordance with Library Policy 802 parents and guardians must remain in the building with all children under 5.

All the children will be escorted back to the Children’s Department at the end of the program.

Due to space limitations registration is required. 

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all children’s programming will be canceled.

Program facilitated by:
Michelle Owens

What is TRAC?
The Teen Readers Advisory Club advises the library on teen interests and trends. Members recommend titles for the Young Adult collection and suggest ideas for teen programs. Occasionally, members help Youth Services facilitate programs for other age groups as well.

Who can participate in TRAC?
This program is for teens 5th—12th grades.

Participants must have read one book from the young adult collection before each meeting. During the meeting each participant will give a brief book talk about their selection. Keep in mind that the goal of a book talk is to tell enough about the title to encourage fellow teens to read the title, without giving away the ending.

Following the book talks, teens will have time to socialize, make recommendations for future programs, and participate in various group activities. Snacks will be provided during all meetings.

Registration is required.

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all Youth Services programming will be canceled.

Circle of Friends Story Time

This program is for children 2-6 years of age.

Each week children will be introduced to a different theme through a combination of  stories, songs, finger plays, and crafts.

Children who attend this program should be able to color and use glue sticks independently.  

A library staff member will come to the Children’s Department to let children know that it is time for the program.  

During the program, one adult per family must remain with children 3 and under to assist with finger plays and craft projects. In accordance with Library Policy 802 parents and guardians must remain in the building with all children under 5.

All the children will be escorted back to the Children’s Department at the end of the program.

Due to space limitations registration is required. 

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all children’s programming will be canceled.

Program facilitated by:
Michelle Owens

Circle of Friends Story Time

This program is for children 2-6 years of age.

Each week children will be introduced to a different theme through a combination of  stories, songs, finger plays, and crafts.

Children who attend this program should be able to color and use glue sticks independently.  

A library staff member will come to the Children’s Department to let children know that it is time for the program.  

During the program, one adult per family must remain with children 3 and under to assist with finger plays and craft projects. In accordance with Library Policy 802 parents and guardians must remain in the building with all children under 5.

All the children will be escorted back to the Children’s Department at the end of the program.

Due to space limitations registration is required. 

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all children’s programming will be canceled.

Program facilitated by:
Michelle Owens

28 summers by Elin Hilderbrand

Summary:

"A tale inspired by the film "Same Time Next Year" follows a man's discovery of his mother's long-term relationship with the husband of a presidential front-runner."--Provided by publisher.

The Adult Book Club provides an informal, congenial atmosphere for patrons over eighteen years of age to share their literary interpretations of the current book selection. Everyone should read the month’s selection before the meeting.  Please feel free to attend even if you haven’t finished the book as long as you don’t mind hearing how the book ends.  Everyone is encouraged to participate in the discussion, but listeners are welcome.

Light refreshments are served by individuals from the group on a volunteer basis.  Extra copies of the book selection are available one month in advance at the library circulation desk.
 
Registration is required.
Program facilitated by: Karen Raymer

Circle of Friends Story Time

This program is for children 2-6 years of age.

Each week children will be introduced to a different theme through a combination of  stories, songs, finger plays, and crafts.

Children who attend this program should be able to color and use glue sticks independently.  

A library staff member will come to the Children’s Department to let children know that it is time for the program.  

During the program, one adult per family must remain with children 3 and under to assist with finger plays and craft projects. In accordance with Library Policy 802 parents and guardians must remain in the building with all children under 5.

All the children will be escorted back to the Children’s Department at the end of the program.

Due to space limitations registration is required. 

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all children’s programming will be canceled.

Program facilitated by:
Michelle Owens

Circle of Friends Story Time

This program is for children 2-6 years of age.

Each week children will be introduced to a different theme through a combination of  stories, songs, finger plays, and crafts.

Children who attend this program should be able to color and use glue sticks independently.  

A library staff member will come to the Children’s Department to let children know that it is time for the program.  

During the program, one adult per family must remain with children 3 and under to assist with finger plays and craft projects. In accordance with Library Policy 802 parents and guardians must remain in the building with all children under 5.

All the children will be escorted back to the Children’s Department at the end of the program.

Due to space limitations registration is required. 

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all children’s programming will be canceled.

Program facilitated by:
Michelle Owens

What is TRAC?
The Teen Readers Advisory Club advises the library on teen interests and trends. Members recommend titles for the Young Adult collection and suggest ideas for teen programs. Occasionally, members help Youth Services facilitate programs for other age groups as well.

Who can participate in TRAC?
This program is for teens 5th—12th grades.

Participants must have read one book from the young adult collection before each meeting. During the meeting each participant will give a brief book talk about their selection. Keep in mind that the goal of a book talk is to tell enough about the title to encourage fellow teens to read the title, without giving away the ending.

Following the book talks, teens will have time to socialize, make recommendations for future programs, and participate in various group activities. Snacks will be provided during all meetings.

Registration is required.

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all Youth Services programming will be canceled.

A place to land by Laura K. Denton

Summary:

"[A] story of sisterhood, healing, and the meaning of home. A hidden past isn't past at all. Violet Figg and her sister Trudy have lived a quiet life in Sugar Bend, Alabama, since a night forty years ago that stole Trudy's voice and cemented Violet's role as her sister's fierce and loyal protector. Now Trudy spends her days making sculptures from found objects and speaking through notes written on scraps of paper, while Violet runs their art shop, monitors bird activity up and down the water, and tries not to think of the one great love she gave up to keep her sister safe. Eighteen-year-old Maya knows where everyone else belongs, but she's been searching for her own place since her grandmother died seven years ago. Moving in and out of strangers' houses has left her exhausted. After seeing a flyer on a gas station window for a place called Sugar Bend, Maya chooses to follow the strange pull she feels and finds herself on the doorstep of an art shop called Two Sisters. When a boat rises to the surface of Little River in the middle of the night, the present and no-longer-buried past collide, and the future becomes uncertain for Maya, Violet, and Trudy. As history creeps continuously closer to the present and old secrets come to light, the sisters must decide to face the truth of what happened that night forty years ago, or risk losing each other and those they've come to love."--Provided by publisher.

The Adult Book Club provides an informal, congenial atmosphere for patrons over eighteen years of age to share their literary interpretations of the current book selection. Everyone should read the month’s selection before the meeting.  Please feel free to attend even if you haven’t finished the book as long as you don’t mind hearing how the book ends.  Everyone is encouraged to participate in the discussion, but listeners are welcome.

Light refreshments are served by individuals from the group on a volunteer basis.  Extra copies of the book selection are available one month in advance at the library circulation desk.
 
Registration is required.
Program facilitated by: Karen Raymer

Circle of Friends Story Time

This program is for children 2-6 years of age.

Each week children will be introduced to a different theme through a combination of  stories, songs, finger plays, and crafts.

Children who attend this program should be able to color and use glue sticks independently.  

A library staff member will come to the Children’s Department to let children know that it is time for the program.  

During the program, one adult per family must remain with children 3 and under to assist with finger plays and craft projects. In accordance with Library Policy 802 parents and guardians must remain in the building with all children under 5.

All the children will be escorted back to the Children’s Department at the end of the program.

Due to space limitations registration is required. 

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all children’s programming will be canceled.

Program facilitated by:
Michelle Owens

What is TRAC?
The Teen Readers Advisory Club advises the library on teen interests and trends. Members recommend titles for the Young Adult collection and suggest ideas for teen programs. Occasionally, members help Youth Services facilitate programs for other age groups as well.

Who can participate in TRAC?
This program is for teens 5th—12th grades.

Participants must have read one book from the young adult collection before each meeting. During the meeting each participant will give a brief book talk about their selection. Keep in mind that the goal of a book talk is to tell enough about the title to encourage fellow teens to read the title, without giving away the ending.

Following the book talks, teens will have time to socialize, make recommendations for future programs, and participate in various group activities. Snacks will be provided during all meetings.

Registration is required.

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all Youth Services programming will be canceled.

Circle of Friends Story Time

This program is for children 2-6 years of age.

Each week children will be introduced to a different theme through a combination of  stories, songs, finger plays, and crafts.

Children who attend this program should be able to color and use glue sticks independently.  

A library staff member will come to the Children’s Department to let children know that it is time for the program.  

During the program, one adult per family must remain with children 3 and under to assist with finger plays and craft projects. In accordance with Library Policy 802 parents and guardians must remain in the building with all children under 5.

All the children will be escorted back to the Children’s Department at the end of the program.

Due to space limitations registration is required. 

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all children’s programming will be canceled.

Program facilitated by:
Michelle Owens

Hang the moon by Jeannette Walls

Summary:

"Sallie Kincaid is the daughter of the charismatic Duke Kincaid. Born into comfort and privilege, Sallie remembers little about her mother who died in a violent argument with the Duke. By the time she is just eight years old, the Duke has remarried and had a son, Eddie. While Sallie is sharp-witted and resourceful, Eddie is timid and cerebral. When Sallie tries to teach young Eddie to be more like their father, her daredevil coaching leads to an accident, and Sallie is cast out. Nine years later, she's determined to reclaim her place in the family. Sallie confronts the secrets and scandals that hide in the shadows and comes into her own as a bold, sometimes reckless bootlegger."--Provided by publisher.

The Adult Book Club provides an informal, congenial atmosphere for patrons over eighteen years of age to share their literary interpretations of the current book selection. Everyone should read the month’s selection before the meeting.  Please feel free to attend even if you haven’t finished the book as long as you don’t mind hearing how the book ends.  Everyone is encouraged to participate in the discussion, but listeners are welcome.

Light refreshments are served by individuals from the group on a volunteer basis.  Extra copies of the book selection are available one month in advance at the library circulation desk.
 
Registration is required.
Program facilitated by: Karen Raymer

Circle of Friends Story Time

This program is for children 2-6 years of age.

Each week children will be introduced to a different theme through a combination of  stories, songs, finger plays, and crafts.

Children who attend this program should be able to color and use glue sticks independently.  

A library staff member will come to the Children’s Department to let children know that it is time for the program.  

During the program, one adult per family must remain with children 3 and under to assist with finger plays and craft projects. In accordance with Library Policy 802 parents and guardians must remain in the building with all children under 5.

All the children will be escorted back to the Children’s Department at the end of the program.

Due to space limitations registration is required. 

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all children’s programming will be canceled.

Program facilitated by:
Michelle Owens

Circle of Friends Story Time

This program is for children 2-6 years of age.

Each week children will be introduced to a different theme through a combination of  stories, songs, finger plays, and crafts.

Children who attend this program should be able to color and use glue sticks independently.  

A library staff member will come to the Children’s Department to let children know that it is time for the program.  

During the program, one adult per family must remain with children 3 and under to assist with finger plays and craft projects. In accordance with Library Policy 802 parents and guardians must remain in the building with all children under 5.

All the children will be escorted back to the Children’s Department at the end of the program.

Due to space limitations registration is required. 

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all children’s programming will be canceled.

Program facilitated by:
Michelle Owens

Circle of Friends Story Time

This program is for children 2-6 years of age.

Each week children will be introduced to a different theme through a combination of  stories, songs, finger plays, and crafts.

Children who attend this program should be able to color and use glue sticks independently.  

A library staff member will come to the Children’s Department to let children know that it is time for the program.  

During the program, one adult per family must remain with children 3 and under to assist with finger plays and craft projects. In accordance with Library Policy 802 parents and guardians must remain in the building with all children under 5.

All the children will be escorted back to the Children’s Department at the end of the program.

Due to space limitations registration is required. 

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all children’s programming will be canceled.

Program facilitated by:
Michelle Owens

What is TRAC?
The Teen Readers Advisory Club advises the library on teen interests and trends. Members recommend titles for the Young Adult collection and suggest ideas for teen programs. Occasionally, members help Youth Services facilitate programs for other age groups as well.

Who can participate in TRAC?
This program is for teens 5th—12th grades.

Participants must have read one book from the young adult collection before each meeting. During the meeting each participant will give a brief book talk about their selection. Keep in mind that the goal of a book talk is to tell enough about the title to encourage fellow teens to read the title, without giving away the ending.

Following the book talks, teens will have time to socialize, make recommendations for future programs, and participate in various group activities. Snacks will be provided during all meetings.

Registration is required.

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all Youth Services programming will be canceled.

The midnight library by Matt Haig

Summary:

"Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices... Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?' A dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived, from the internationally bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive and How To Stop Time. Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of these other lives truly be better? In The Midnight Library, Matt Haig's enchanting new novel, Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision. Faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one, following a different career, undoing old breakups, realizing her dreams of becoming a glaciologist; she must search within herself as she travels through the Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life, and what makes it worth living in the first place."--Provided by publisher.

The Adult Book Club provides an informal, congenial atmosphere for patrons over eighteen years of age to share their literary interpretations of the current book selection. Everyone should read the month’s selection before the meeting.  Please feel free to attend even if you haven’t finished the book as long as you don’t mind hearing how the book ends.  Everyone is encouraged to participate in the discussion, but listeners are welcome.

Light refreshments are served by individuals from the group on a volunteer basis.  Extra copies of the book selection are available one month in advance at the library circulation desk.
 
Registration is required.
Program facilitated by: Karen Raymer

What is TRAC?
The Teen Readers Advisory Club advises the library on teen interests and trends. Members recommend titles for the Young Adult collection and suggest ideas for teen programs. Occasionally, members help Youth Services facilitate programs for other age groups as well.

Who can participate in TRAC?
This program is for teens 5th—12th grades.

Participants must have read one book from the young adult collection before each meeting. During the meeting each participant will give a brief book talk about their selection. Keep in mind that the goal of a book talk is to tell enough about the title to encourage fellow teens to read the title, without giving away the ending.

Following the book talks, teens will have time to socialize, make recommendations for future programs, and participate in various group activities. Snacks will be provided during all meetings.

Registration is required.

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all Youth Services programming will be canceled.

The senator’s wife by Liv Constantine

Summary:

"Sloane Montgomery, a wealthy D.C. philanthropist, soon suspects the woman she brought into her home to help her recover from surgery may instead be a thief-of her husband, her reputation, even her life-in this seductive novel of psychological suspense from the internationally bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish. For some people, enough will never be enough. . . . After a tragic chain of events led to the deaths of their spouses two years ago, D.C. philanthropist Sloane Chase and Senator Whit Montgomery are finally starting to move on. The horrifying ordeal drew them together, and now they're ready to settle down again-with each other. As Sloane returns to the world of White House dinners and political small talk, this time with her new husband, she's also preparing for an upcoming hip replacement-the most current reminder of the lupus diagnosis she's managed since her twenties. With both of their hectic schedules, they decide that hiring a home health aide will give Sloane the support and independence she needs post-surgery. And they find the perfect fit in Athena Karras. Seemingly a godsend, Athena tends to Sloane, and even helps her run her charitable foundation. But Sloane slowly begins to deteriorate-a complication, Athena explains, of Sloane's lupus. As weeks go by, Sloane becomes sicker, and her uncertainty quickly turns to paranoia as she begins to suspect the worst. Why is Athena asking her so many probing questions about her foundation-about her past? And could Sloane be imagining the sultry looks between Athena and her new husband?"--Provided by publisher.

The Adult Book Club provides an informal, congenial atmosphere for patrons over eighteen years of age to share their literary interpretations of the current book selection. Everyone should read the month’s selection before the meeting.  Please feel free to attend even if you haven’t finished the book as long as you don’t mind hearing how the book ends.  Everyone is encouraged to participate in the discussion, but listeners are welcome.

Light refreshments are served by individuals from the group on a volunteer basis.  Extra copies of the book selection are available one month in advance at the library circulation desk.
 
Registration is required.
Program facilitated by: Karen Raymer

What is TRAC?
The Teen Readers Advisory Club advises the library on teen interests and trends. Members recommend titles for the Young Adult collection and suggest ideas for teen programs. Occasionally, members help Youth Services facilitate programs for other age groups as well.

Who can participate in TRAC?
This program is for teens 5th—12th grades.

Participants must have read one book from the young adult collection before each meeting. During the meeting each participant will give a brief book talk about their selection. Keep in mind that the goal of a book talk is to tell enough about the title to encourage fellow teens to read the title, without giving away the ending.

Following the book talks, teens will have time to socialize, make recommendations for future programs, and participate in various group activities. Snacks will be provided during all meetings.

Registration is required.

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all Youth Services programming will be canceled.

The golden doves by Martha Hall Kelly

Summary:

"Two former female spies, bound by their past, risk everything to hunt down an infamous Nazi doctor in the aftermath of World War II--an extraordinary, propulsive historical novel inspired by true events from the New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls. The year is 1952. It's been over a decade since American Sofie Anderson and Frechwoman Arlette LaRue were imprisoned at the Ravensbrück concentration camp. As a pair of spies known as the Golden Doves, the two were arrested for working with the Resistance and were bound forever when they lost everything--including Arlette's son, Willie. It was here, in the darkest of places, that they created a makeshift family to endure: Sofie, Arlette, and a little orphan they took in as their own, Fleur. Now thirty and supposedly working for the U.S. Army to bring Nazi scientists to America in a quest to outpace the Russians, Sofie nurtures an undying ember of anger in her heart. She is searching for Dr. Snow: The infamous, enigmatic doctor who did unspeakable things to her mother. Arlette is trying to make ends meet in Paris. She's exhausted all of her finances to find her stolen son and works tirelessly to care for shellshocked Fleur. Then, the charming Luc Bouchard arrives in her cafe. The son of a famous philanthropic family, he invites her to their compound in French Guiana with the promised hope she might find Willie at the orphanage. And yet . . . rumor is that it's also filled with absconding Nazis. When Arlette arrives at the secluded Cove House, she finds herself barred from the outside. Soon, she has to rely on her old techniques as a spy to uncover a deep deception that hits close to home. In the meantime, Sofie's quest for Dr. Snow leads her from Strasbourg to the Vatican to Brazil, and finally back to Arlette in French Guiana, where the two discover that their lives, and the ones they love, are in grave danger. Martha Hall Kelly has garnered acclaim for her stunning combination of empathy and research into terrors of Ravensbrück. With The Golden Doves, she has once again crafted an unforgettable story about the fates of the Nazi doctors in the wake of WWII, and the unsung females spies who risked it all to fight for justice."--Provided by publisher.

The Adult Book Club provides an informal, congenial atmosphere for patrons over eighteen years of age to share their literary interpretations of the current book selection. Everyone should read the month’s selection before the meeting.  Please feel free to attend even if you haven’t finished the book as long as you don’t mind hearing how the book ends.  Everyone is encouraged to participate in the discussion, but listeners are welcome.

Light refreshments are served by individuals from the group on a volunteer basis.  Extra copies of the book selection are available one month in advance at the library circulation desk.
 
Registration is required.
Program facilitated by: Karen Raymer

What is TRAC?
The Teen Readers Advisory Club advises the library on teen interests and trends. Members recommend titles for the Young Adult collection and suggest ideas for teen programs. Occasionally, members help Youth Services facilitate programs for other age groups as well.

Who can participate in TRAC?
This program is for teens 5th—12th grades.

Participants must have read one book from the young adult collection before each meeting. During the meeting each participant will give a brief book talk about their selection. Keep in mind that the goal of a book talk is to tell enough about the title to encourage fellow teens to read the title, without giving away the ending.

Following the book talks, teens will have time to socialize, make recommendations for future programs, and participate in various group activities. Snacks will be provided during all meetings.

Registration is required.

If Brownstown Central Community School closes due to weather, all Youth Services programming will be canceled.

The Christmas promise by Richard Paul Evans

Summary:

"Elise Dutton dreads the arrival of another holiday season. Three years earlier, her husband cheated on her with her best friend, resulting in a bitter divorce that left her alone, broken, and distrustful. Then, one November day, a stranger approaches Elise in the mall food court. Though she recognizes the man from her building, Elise has never formally met him. Tired of spending the holidays alone, the man offers her a proposition. For the next eight weeks--until the evening of December 24--he suggests that they pretend to be a couple. He draws up a contract with four rules: 1. No deep, probing personal questions 2. No drama 3. No telling anyone the truth about the relationship 4. The contract is void on Christmas Day. The lonely Elise surprises herself by agreeing to the idea. As the charade progresses, the safety of her fake relationship begins to mend her badly broken heart. But just as she begins to find joy again, her long-held secret threatens to unravel the emerging relationship. But she might not be the only one with secrets."--Provided by publisher.

The Adult Book Club provides an informal, congenial atmosphere for patrons over eighteen years of age to share their literary interpretations of the current book selection. Everyone should read the month’s selection before the meeting.  Please feel free to attend even if you haven’t finished the book as long as you don’t mind hearing how the book ends.  Everyone is encouraged to participate in the discussion, but listeners are welcome.

Light refreshments are served by individuals from the group on a volunteer basis.  Extra copies of the book selection are available one month in advance at the library circulation desk.
 
Registration is required.
Program facilitated by: Karen Raymer