Winter Event

Thursday Night Lecture Series

6:30-7:30 PM

Attend a lecture, then head downtown for a concert in the park.

June 17:    A Social History of the Bay View Association
 Mystery has always surrounded the history of the Bay View Association.  Author, Mary Jane Doerr has drawn on her many interviews and research over the last thirty years for a newbook, BAY VIEW - An American Idea.She will share photographs and stories of the famous people who frequented the historic resort.

June 24: The Art and Architecture of the Grand Rapids Art  Museum
Stephanie Neal, Outreach Coordinator of the Grand Rapids Art Museum will talk about the permanent and future exhibits and programs, including services the GRAM offers in West Michigan. She will also discuss features of the GRAM, as the first art museum in the world to be LEED® Gold certified for its environmental design and operation.

July 8:  Author Visit: Adam Schuitema talks about Freshwater Boys
Freshwater Boys is a collection of short stories set in and around the Great Lakes of Michigan, describing boys and men in struggles with both nature and themselves. Author, Adam Schuitema will read excerpts, answer questions and sign copies of his book.

July 15:  The Watchful Doe Sculpture: How it was made and how it got to the library
In this presentation, wildlife sculptor Roger Smith will show how “Watchful Doe” came to be. From concept to clay model to finished bronze he will take you from his studio to the foundry to see the process of creating a bronze sculpture.

July 29:  The Frontier Boys – Making a Feature Film in Charlevoix
Writer and Director John Grooters will tell how and why he shot The Frontier Boys primarily in Charlevoix, Michigan. He’ll show some preview clips from the movie, some behind the scenes footage, and will answer questions from the audience.

August 5:  Sleep for Success: Everything you must know about sleep but are too tired to ask
Most teens and adults are sleep deprived, causing reduced concentration, productivity and quality of work, as well as an increase in stress and a shortened life span. Sleep expert, Dr. James B. Maas will describe why people are sleep deprived; the five different stages of nocturnal sleep and what you can do assure a great night's sleep.

August 12:   Art: You do have an opinion!
Kathryn Diamond from the Detroit Institute of Art will teach Visual Thinking Strategies – an understanding and new found knowledge giving everyone a way to look at art and have an opinion. We will look at a collection the library owns and then continue on to the Circle of Arts for a Reception and experience an actual ongoing art show.
Families welcome.

August 19: Cartoon FUNdamentals...Family Style! 
Looking for a fun, fast-moving activity for the whole family? Cartoonist Dick Evans will teach you to create your own cartoons using his book "Cartoon Fundamentals". What you learn will provide endless hours of family fun after class. No drawing experience necessary. Grandparents, parents and kids all welcome!

SummerFolk Concerts

Join us Monday evenings @ 6:30 PM for concerts featuring these local folk artists

August 2: Dave Boutette, Original Guitar and String Music

September 13: Luke Sayers and the Last to Know

Jazz @ the library

Concert will be in Grandma Geri’s Children’s Garden @ 7PM. 

June 30 —The JATL Trio backs up NYC vocalist Vanessa Trouble

July 7—Steve Stargardt becomes Oscar Peterson and Ahmad Jamal for the day

July 14—Jim Cooper returns with his Vibes to recreate the music of Lionel Hampton

July 21—No Concert– Venetian Festival

July 28—Steve Little will give us his best impersonation of a Frenchman—Django Rheinhardt

August 4—The trumpet of Chet Baker is our focus this week, featuring Dan Jacobs

August 11—Crowd favorite Claudia Schmidt presents the songs of Ella Fitzgerald

August 18—Interlochen’s Bill Sears returns with Coleman Hawkin’s portfolio

August 25—The annual Dixieland Concert with Harry Goldson, Mike Hunter and Dan Duncan

4th Annual Heise Event honoring library volunteers

From Boston to Detroit to Little Traverse Bay:
The Dissemination of the Arts and Crafts Ideal

Saturday, August 7, 2-4PM: 
Lecture followed by a cake reception.   Please pre-register: 237-7340.

The Arts & Crafts movement was an Anglo-American design reform movement that took place from the 1860s to the 1920s. Founded in Boston in 1897, it spread across the country, influencing everything from architecture and interiors to graphics, jewelry, and clothing. This illustrated presentation will highlight the movement’s roots in Boston, its spread to Detroit and beyond throughout the state.
Speaker: Beverly Brandt, Arizona State University 

Learn a new language @ your library:
Mango Languages is an online language-learning system teaching actual conversation skills for a wide variety of languages: Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Russian and more.  Click on the Mango Languages icon (above) to begin .  
Use your Charlevoix Public Library card number to login.

Join the library community by coming to one of these groups:

CPL Book Talkers

Meet regularly throughout the year on Monday evenings @ 6 PM.  Call the library for upcoming dates and titles.

MUG: MAC Users Group
Tuesdays, 5-6 PM June-August

Come with your MAC laptop, meet with other users to learn tips and problem-solve. Leader: Diana Hilligan

Northern Michigan Textile Artists Group

Third Wednesday of the month, 1-3 PM. 

Local fiber artist, Kathie Briggs will lead this group into the world of
fiber surface design. 

Writer’s Group
now on Thursday evenings:

Thursdays @ 6PM in the Armstrong Conference Room

This group of writing enthusiasts (from beginning to published) meets to encourage each other and share their work. The group welcomes all who are interested in writing for themselves, their family, or for publication.

Quilters and Friends
Third Thursday of the month, 10-1PM. 

 Join quilters and other fiber art enthusiasts for a monthly workgroup.  Bring along your current fiber project and all the equipment you need (yes, even your sewing machine!) and enjoy the company of friends. 

Genealogy Interest Group
Second Thursday each month, 6-7:45 PM in the Michigan Room

Participants are encouraged to bring along  family information and ask for help on their “hard to find” or “brick wall” family members or questions to which they need help finding answers. Each month there will be time for “show and tell” to reveal your latest successes and/or frustrations. Each month will “feature” a subject that we think will be of interest.

For more information, call the library @ 237-7340

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If you are looking for a job and need help,
visit the Michigan E-Library

Business and Jobs Gateway

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Kindles Now Available @ Your Library

The Charlevoix Lion’s Club recently purchased an Amazon Kindle 2 and a Kindle DX for the library’s collection. The Kindles are e-book readers and allow a reading experience “like printed words on paper because the screen works using real ink and doesn’t use a backlight, eliminating the eyestrain and glare associated with other electronic displays.”  Books, newspapers and other printed documents can be downloaded to the Kindle. 

Kindles are especially helpful for those with low vision issues.  They allow readers to enlarge the text slightly larger than a standard large print book.  They also have a ”text to speech” function that when activated, reads the content to the listener.

The library invites its patrons to the library to try out the Kindles.  The Kindle DX is available for a one-hour checkout at the Information Services Desk.  In-library use only. The other is currently checked out for an extended period to a Lion’s Club member with low-vision.

The Charlevoix Public Library wishes to thank the Charlevoix Lion’s Club for their generous donation.

7/8/2009