Meet the author and more
Briggs Reads
Come see Michigan author Julie Lawson Timmer when she visits the Briggs Library Tuesday, September 22 at 6:30 to discuss her novel, Five Days Left. Copies of the novel are now available. This concluding event to our summer-long Briggs Reads! program is generously sponsored by the Briggs Library Friends Group.
Mango Languages
Briggs Public Library is pleased to announce that it now offers the Mango Languages online language-learning system to its patrons. Mango is free for all library patrons and can be accessed anywhere with an Internet connection. Each lesson combines real life situations and audio from native speakers with simple, clear instructions. The courses are presented with an appreciation for cultural nuance and real-world application by focusing on the four key elements of language learning: vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and culture. Mango offers access to 60 foreign language courses and 17 English courses taught completely in the user’s native language. In addition to traditional language courses, Mango also offers the opportunity to learn through foreign film with Mango Premiere™ and access to a variety of specialty mini courses, like Pirate, Medical Spanish and romance courses. Mango can be accessed at the library, remotely, or even on-the-go with apps for iPhone®, Android™, Kindle® and Nook®. To learn more about Mango, stop by the library and ask a librarian for an introduction. Library card holders can access Mango through the library website at www.briggspubliclibrary.org.
American Girl Program
Young people (ages 5-11) are invited to an American Girl Gala on Tuesday, September 29th from 6:30 to 8 pm at the Library. This program will feature refreshments, festivities, crafts, and prizes. You are welcome to bring your own American Girl doll with you and there will be an opportunity to showcase her. You do not have to have an American Girl doll to attend the program. Registration is required for this free program.
Last in the Library Book Club
Copies of The Invention of Hugo Cabret, the first selection for our parent/child book club, are now available. This charming story of a 12-year-old orphan boy who lives in the wall of a Paris train station is told in both pictures and text. The publisher recommends this book for children in grades 4-6, but the club is open to all who can read the material and would like to discuss it. The club will meet Saturday, October 10 from 3:00 – 4:00pm. Please note: the Library closes at 3:00pm on Saturdays (that is why we’re called the Last in the Library Book Club!), so please plan on arriving a few minutes early. Registration for this program is now available.
Pre-Reader Storytime
Life was meant to be colorful. Crayons and Paint and Pencils…THEY ROCK! Register your prereaders for this fun and creative storytime. Sessions are designed for independent listeners’ ages 4 to 6 years old. This program will feature colorful tales, creative art, music and a snack or game. So mark your calendar for Thursday evenings, 6:30-7pm, from October 15 – Nov. 19th. Registration is required and begins on September 17th. “We are a box of crayons, each one of us unique, but when we get together the picture is complete!”
Bookaholics
The October selection for the Bookaholics book club is Room, by Emma Donoghue; the story of five-year-old Jack, who lives in a single room with his Ma and has never been outside. When he turns five, he starts to ask questions, and his mother reveals to him that there is a world beyond the walls. Told entirely in Jack’s voice, this is no horror story or tearjerker, but a celebration of resilience and the love between parent and child. The Club will meet Thursday, October 15 at 12:00pm at the Library or at 7:30pm at Bruno’s Bar. Copies of the book are now available.
Contact Information:
Library Director: Sara Morrison
Phone: 989-224-4702 * Fax: 989-224-1205
E-mail: smorrison@briggspubliclibrary.org
Street address: 108 E Railroad * Saint Johns, MI 48879