Traverse City Reads announces tickets now on sale for Rachel Simon event
Posted by Kristen on Sep 13th 2012, 9:56am.
Traverse City, Mich; (September 12, 2012) Traverse City READS, a “One Book, One Community” literacy initiative that began more than ten years ago, is pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for this year’s presentation by author, Rachel Simon, at the City Opera House on October 30, 2012 at 7 p.m. Ms. Simon’s book, The Story of Beautiful... read more »
Book Donations Requested
Posted by Julie on Aug 31st 2012, 3:54pm.
The Friends of the Fife Lake Library are requesting book donations for their Annual Book Sale. Books can be dropped off at the Library through the month of September. The sale begins September 27th at 6:00pm with a sneak peak for Friends members. Please drop off any used books to the Library during our regularly scheduled hours. ... read more »
Friends Annual Book Sale
Posted by Julie on Aug 31st 2012, 3:50pm.
The Friends of the Fife Lake Library will be holding their Annual Book Sale Friday, September 28, from 9:00am to 5:00pm and Saturday, September 29, from 9:00am to 3:00pm. There will be a special sneak peak with ability to purchase for all Friends members on Thursday evening from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Membership to the Friends is $10.00 per year and... read more »
SCORE: An Entrepreneur's Ultimate Resource
Posted by Kristen on Aug 30th 2012, 11:27am.
Traverse City SCORE has partnered with the Traverse Area District Library (TADL) to offer monthly workshops at the library's Woodmere (Main) Branch. Click here for local SCORE clients and success stories.SCORE SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOPSOffered monthly on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m., the workshops are free of charge and will be held in... read more »
Woodmere Lobby Redesign Update
Posted by Kristen on Aug 29th 2012, 9:50am.
The Lobby Redesign is complete. The Woodmere Library reopened on Tuesday, September 4 featuring a new welcome desk where staff can greet and provide services for patrons, an accessible holds shelf, where patrons can pick up their own materials organized by last name and first initial with spines facing inward for privacy, and four express checkout stations... read more »
Poets' Night Out Now Accepting Submissions
Posted by Kristen on Aug 27th 2012, 9:53am.
The 2012 Poets' Night Out has announced that they will accept poetry submissions for their annual public contest, through September 26, 2012 for mailed submissions and September 29, 2012 for submissions dropped off at the Woodmere Branch of the Traverse Area District Library. Poets of all ages living in Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand... read more »
It's Great to Have a Friend. It's Even Better to Be One
Posted by Kristen on Aug 24th 2012, 11:16am.
The Friends of the Traverse Area District Library (TADL) are an enthusiastic group of men and women who support the mission of TADL and contribute their financial support, and/or time and creativity to further the mission of TADL to continue to enrich our community. A friend is someone like you! There's no special membership requirement.... read more »
Thanks for a great Summer Reading Club! Continue to Dream Big Throughout the School Year.
Posted by Kristen on Aug 24th 2012, 10:40am.
Congratulations to our 669 “Dream Big... Read” Summer Reading Club participants! Thank you to our wonderful volunteers who listened to 2,711 book reports!And a really heartfelt thank you to our generous prize donors:Auntie Anne’s Beach Bums Black Bird Arts Books-A Million Burger King Centre ICE Arena Cracker... read more »
TADL Kicks Off Michigan Reads! With a Read Aloud by the Queen
Posted by Kristen on Aug 23rd 2012, 10:29am.
The Traverse Area District Library is excited to welcome the 2012 National Cherry Queen, Meg Howard to the Woodmere Branch on Friday, September 7 at 4:30 p.m. for a community reading of Moose on the Loose by Kathy-jo Wargin and illustrated by John Bendall-Brunello. Moose on the Loose is this year's Michigan Reads! selection. The reading will take place... read more »
Friends of TADL Annual Used and Almost Rare Book Sale
Posted by Kristen on Aug 21st 2012, 2:37pm.
The Friends of the Traverse Area District Library will once again host their Annual Used and Almost Rare Book Sale on September 22 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and September 23 from noon - 3 p.m. This is the biggest, the best, and the most anticipated book sale in the area! Offering a wide variety of quality books, old and new, thanks... read more »