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Children’s stories at library

The Glen Lake Library in Empire has kicked off another year of Stories & More, weekly storyhours for preschool children and their caregivers, taking place every Thursday morning at 11:00 am from September through May. With Joanne “Yogi” Beare leading the way, children enjoy a full hour of stories, music, and hands-on learning activities, helping to develop critical early literacy skills, and discovering all the library has to offer. There is no charge for these programs, thanks to sponsorship from the Friends of the Glen Lake Library. For more information, contact the library at 326-5361, or see their website: Glenlakelibrary.net.

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Authentic M-22 sign auctioned live at Library Preview Party

An official M-22 highway road sign will help the Friends of the Glen Lake Community Library raise funds for the Library at the Wednesday, Aug. 10 Preview Party at the Glen Arbor Township Hall beginning at 7 p.m. The sign will be one of many other items included in the Live Auction that starts at 7:30 p.m. An original Celeste Crouch watercolor, as well as first edition books and author-signed books with Michigan significance, will also be auctioned.

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Libraries: A Love Affair

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I walk into the library and smell it: paper, pages, ink, sometimes leather and glue—the scent of books, the old and new stories. When I open a book, a word odor wafts up with a love tale, war epic, a medieval ballad of loss, or the aroma of an essay on food so good you want to eat it. That’s the first love of a library, that scent. My love of literature started with libraries, with that scent, the spirit of story.

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Libraries and democracy

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Libraries are the great equalizer in America. Not everyone can afford to buy a book or a computer, but almost everyone can afford to go to the library. Libraries are the cornerstone of democracy. Free access to information is what democracy depends on in order to have an intelligent population.

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Library hosts Stocking, children

The Glen Lake Library will host Kathleen Stocking, author of the newly published memoir The Long Arc of the Universe: Travels Beyond the Pale, on Thursday, June 30, at 7 pm. Stocking is well-known locally for her previous books Lake Country and Letters from the Leelanau. Her latest book describes her varied and eye-opening experiences over the years, from work in the California prison system, to teaching and traveling throughout the third world.

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Glen Lake Library hosts Stone Circle poet Terry Wooten

The Glen Lake Library will host a presentation by author and storyteller Terry Wooten, on Wednesday, May 4, at 7 p.m. Wooten is the founder and host of the Stone Circle, located north of Elk Rapids, a popular Northern Michigan summer tradition dedicated to the art of storytelling. His latest book, The Stone Circle Poems, was selected as a 2016 Michigan Notable Book. His appearance at the library will be part of a state-wide tour of Notable authors. For more information, call the library at 231-326-5361, or visit their website: glenlakelibrary.net.

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Glen Lake Library hosts presentations for National Library Week

From staff reports The Glen Lake Library in Empire will celebrate National Library Week, April 11 to 16, hosting two special presentations. On Monday, April 11 at 7 p.m., the library will present Bridge of Spies, the new historical thriller starring Tom Hanks, and set during the height of the Cold War. There is no […]

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Friends of Glen Lake Community Library hold Children’s Holiday Book Drive

A special holiday tradition is underway, as the Friends of the Glen Lake Community Library kick off their 17th annual call for children’s books.The Friends of the Library, in cooperation with Glen Lake School’s Parenting Communities and Early Head Start Programs, are once again collecting donations of new children’s books for children whose families are in need of assistance this holiday season.

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Glen Lake Library hosts Stories and More

From staff reports The Glen Lake Library in Empire is once again hosting Stories and More, a weekly preschool program, every Thursday morning at 11 a.m. Joanne “Yogi” Beare leads these engaging gatherings, with stories, music, movement and hands-on craft activities. This is a great way for young children to interact and learn together, and […]

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Friends of Glen Lake Library hold Used Book Sale

The Friends of the Glen Lake Community Library will hold their annual Used Book Sale August 5-7 at the Glen Arbor Township Hall. This 3-day fundraising event offers gently used and some new books, games and puzzles, as well as recordings. It is scheduled as follows.

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