Poetry Meets Art: Reception and Reading with Ann Bardens-McClellan and Eileen Paul Millard
Posted by Kristen on Nov 16th 2012, 11:26am.
The Traverse Area District Library is pleased to welcome local artist Eileen Paul Millard and local poet Ann Bardens-McClellan to the Main (Woodmere) Branch for a special art reception and reading on Tuesday, February 5. The reception with begin at 6:30 p.m. in the McGuire Community Room with the reading beginning at 7 p.m. Millard's artwork will be... read more »
TADL Adds 'tour-de-force of drama' to Audiobook Lending Collection
Posted by Kristen on Nov 12th 2012, 2:18pm.
The Traverse Area District Library will add The Drama Collection: 250 Quintessential Recorded Plays presented by L.A. Theatre Works, to its lending audiobook collection. From Sophocles to Sam Shepard, from Romeo and Juliet to A Raisin in the Sun, with a particular focus on the American canon of dramatic literature, this comprehensive collection... read more »
Enjoy Some Holiday Cheer
Posted by Kristen on Nov 12th 2012, 11:28am.
On Thursday, December 6 library patrons have the opportunity to double up on holiday cheer as the Kingsley and East Bay Branches of the Traverse Area District Library celebrate their annual Holiday Open Houses. The Kingsley Friends of the Library will once again host this year's Kingsley Branch Holiday Open House from 3:30 - 7 p.m. The open... read more »
Teen Services Open House
Posted by Kristen on Nov 12th 2012, 11:10am.
The Traverse Area District Library’s Teen Services will be hosting a Holiday Open House on December 2, 2012 from 1-4 p.m. at the Woodmere (Main) Branch Library. The public is invited and encouraged to visit and check out the newly redesigned Teen Services area. Meet some of the Teen Sages, the volunteers who helped with the redecoration and assist... read more »
"Coping with the Holidays"
Posted by Julie on Nov 2nd 2012, 2:52pm.
The Grief Support Group and Hospice of Michigan present: Coping with the Holidays on Tuesday, November 13 at 2:00pm. The holidays can bring powerful memories that may trigger grief. This free seminar will give you some tips to help you cope with the holidays. This event is sponsored by Hospice of Michigan.Call Kathryn at 231-929-1535... read more »
TC READS: NOTICE OF CANCELLATION AND RESCHEDULING OF EVENT
Posted by Kristen on Oct 29th 2012, 4:46pm.
For Immediate Release: October 29, 2012 (Traverse City, Mich.) The appearance of best-selling, TC Reads selected author, Rachel Simon, scheduled for Tuesday, October 30, at the Traverse City Opera House has been canceled. Due to the weather events on the east coast, Ms. Simon is unable to appear. The event is being rescheduled for November... read more »
The Lord of the Gourd
Posted by Kristen on Oct 18th 2012, 12:54pm.
Pat Harrison, known to many as The Lord of the Gourd, turns everyday vegetables like pumpkins and gourds, into creations of art! And every year, around harvest time, Harrison makes his rounds visiting some of TADL's Network of Community Libraries. He stopped by the Kingsley Branch of the Traverse Area District Library for an open house... read more »
TADL Board Approves Reduced Threshold on Overdue Fines
Posted by Kristen on Oct 18th 2012, 10:16am.
In an effort to collect on long overdue fines, the Traverse Area District Library Board of Trustees took action at its regular board meeting on October 18, 2012 to reduce the threshold fine at which a patron is blocked from borrowing library materials from $25 to $5, effective December 1, 2012. Click here to view the revised policy. Patrons,... read more »
Vote November 6
Posted by Kristen on Oct 17th 2012, 11:29am.
The Traverse Area District Library has once again joined libraries across America to serve as icons of civic engagement by offering resources to help inform citizens leading up to election day. By hosting the League of Women Voters to present a series of candidate debates and forums as well as distributing the 2012 League of Michigan Voter Statewide... read more »
November Artist: Tom Haxby
Posted by Kristen on Oct 17th 2012, 11:03am.
The Traverse Area District Library is pleased to welcome back local artist and photographer, Tom Haxby to the Woodmere (Main) Branch to display his photography during the month of November. An opening reception will be held Sunday, November 4 from 1 -3 p.m. in the McGuire Community Room. Haxby, an outdoor photographer based in... read more »