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 Summer
Reading Club
Sign up
begins June 28th!
Click here for a
printable list of the
Summer Reading Club Events.
Summer Concert
Series
Friday, August 6 @ 7:00 p.m.
- Cats and the Fiddler
Cats and
the Fiddler, though only
teenagers, perform like
veterans. This amazing
trio of twin brothers and
their first cousin have
amazed audiences all over
Michigan and beyond with
their unique style of
bluegrass. You will be
talking about these young
people long after the first
note!
MelCat
 We
are very excited to now be
part of MeLCat!
MeLCat
makes it possible for our
library users to reach far
beyond the walls of our
local library to a growing
world of remarkable
information resources.”MeLCat
allows registered customers
at our library
to
search for, locate and
request materials from a
comprehensive catalog that
includes the holdings of
libraries around the state.
Items can be
delivered to our library,
usually within a few
business days.
This service is available
from our library or from
your home, business and
school at
http://mel.org, this
service provides access to
millions of items, including
valuable local history
materials.
MeL Databases
What are MeL Databases?
These databases are
an array of
subscription-only resources
purchased by the Library of
Michigan for exclusive use
by Michigan residents,
including
millions of articles from
thousands of magazines,
newspapers and journals
covering all subject areas
and ages - business and
legal, health, science and
technology, information for
K-12 students and educators;
thousands of
general-interest electronic
books; and an amazing number
and variety of practice
tests for academic or career
preparation.
These databases, provided
statewide to Michigan
residents, give MeL users
24/7access to valuable
information that is not
available via a regular
Internet search.
Preschool
Storytime
Join Ms. Ann every
Wednesday morning at 10:30 for a preschool
storytime. Every week Ms. Ann will chose books
based on a theme to read to preschool children.
No registration is necessary.
For more information call 734.449.0066.
Northfield
Writers
2nd
and 4th Wednesdays
6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
The Northfield Township Library has a creative writing group
for adults in our area, scheduled to meet the 2nd and 4th
Wednesday of every month. The group will be moderated
by Mike Ball.
Contact
Mike Ball
at 734-449-0066.
Shut in Service
If you are
housebound call us to schedule a pick-up of your materials,
or to arrange for us to deliver materials to you. The
service is free!
Friday Night Film
 Series
Join us for an evening with the Northfield Township Library
Film Club for adults. We will view a classic or
contemporary film, followed by a free-form moderated
discussion. We'll even provide the popcorn!
Friday
Night Film Series will return in
September.
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View our New
Library Borrowing Privileges
and Overdue Library
Materials Policies
Policy 400.6 and
Policy
400.7
Gale Virtual
Reference Library
Discover all of the great
content available at your
library right here. Search
for any term and find
articles from thousands of
magazines, journals and
books or video and podcast
content from numerous
outfits. Customize this page
to display the information
important to you. Your
search should always start
here.
Park
and Read
 Once
again the year,
beginning
Memorial Day weekend, we are
participating in the
Michigan Department of
Natural Resources "Park &
Read" program, offering free
family passes to Michigan
State Parks. Similar to
the Museum Adventure Pass
(MAP) program, patrons may
check out a Park and Read
pass on their Northfield
Township Area Library card.
Each pass is good for one
day within seven days from
checkout at any of the 98
Parks and Recreation areas
in Michigan. and continues
through October 1, 2010.
Seventy-seven of the
participating parks will
have hammocks available in
their contact stations.
When Park & Read users
present the park pass, they
may also checkout a hammock,
if available. This
program is sponsored by
Macy's in collaboration with
Michigan Department of
Natural Resources and
participating public
libraries in Michigan.
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USA
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Reference
USA
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Click here for help
NetLibrary
 Downloadable
Audio Books are Here! Simply come in and set
up your account on a library
computer, then you can
download audio books from
any computer, anywhere!
Can't come in? Give us a
call and we'll work with you
to set up an account that
you can use anywhere. Click
here for NetLibrary
demos.
 The third year of this program
sponsored by Macy's begins now. Art that inspires and
engages, hands-on science that excites and
educates, history and culture that brings past
and present Michigan to life – all of these and
more are waiting for you at your local public
library. Just use your library card to
receive a Museum Adventure Pass, presented by
Macy’s, and get free admission for two or four,
depending on location, at one of these
participating organizations.
Library users
with a valid library card can check out a Museum
Adventure Pass at the front desk.
Admission is good for two or four people.
Each pass expires within one week from the date
of the checkout. Library patrons can also
get a comprehensive brochure about the program
which lists all the participating museums, along
with their addresses and open hours. You
can also go to
www.detroitadventurepass.org for the list of
participating organizations and their hours.
Renew Material Online!
You now have the ability to renew your checked out materials
when you access our Card Catalog online. Placing a
hold on materials that are checked out to another patron is
easy too! To get started we will need to set you up
with a login and password. Call the library
(734)449-0066, stop in, or e-mail
mbeard@northfieldtownshiplibrary.com and we will set you up.
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