Parchment Community Library

LABOR DAY CLOSING
The library will be closed for the Labor Day holiday from Friday, September 3 through Monday, September 6. The library will reopen at 10:00 am on Tueday, September 7.

SALSA DANCING
Tuesday, September 14, 6:30 - 7:30 pm

chilipeppers Grab your partner and join Sarah Stuart and Scott Ayotte for an evening of Salsa Dancing. These whiz kids started dancing in college and now teach classes while pursuing advanced degrees. Couples only this evening! Registration required at 343-7747 or click here to register.

BEADMAKING WORKSHOP
Wednesday, September 15, 6:00 - 8:00 pm

WORKSHOP IS OVERBOOKED--SORRY.

Local paper and fiber artist, Barb Stewart, will show you how to make beads using scrapbook paper. We will also decorate scrapbook paper. Barb has taught many workshops and directed craft shows. She is a member of the Handmade Paper Guild of Southwest Michigan. Ages 16 & over. We only have space for 12 participants! Registration required. Call 343-7747 or click here to register.

WE NEED HELP SORTING BOOKS!

The Friends meet at the library every Tuesday morning at 10:00 am to sort books which have been donated for the book sale. We can use a few more helpers! If you love looking through books and working with a fun group of people, stop in any Tuesday morning or contact the library director.

GOT USED BOOKS?

Please donate your gently-used books to our Friends of the Library Book Sales.

Our next booksale is Saturday, October 10, 10:00am - 3:00pm. You may attend the Early Bird Sale from 9:00 - 10:00am for $1.00.

We take ALL books (and DVDs, videos & CDs) in good condition except textbooks and encyclopedias.

For more information about our booksales and the wonderful people who make them possible, click the Friends of the Library tab in the left-hand menu.

Thank you for supporting our Book Sales!

PARK & READ
Enjoy a great book in the great outdoors with a FREE state park pass!

Back for a second summer, the DNRE and the Library of Michigan are again offering Park & Read at more than 400 libraries across Michigan.

Park & Read allows library card-holders the ability to “check-out” a one-day pass into any one of Michigan;s 98 state parks or recreation areas in lieu of the resident daily motor vehicle permit. This $6 savings also provides free access to the more than 500 events taking place in state parks throughout the summer. Passes are valid for seven days from check-out. The program is available through October 1, 2010.

For those interested in bringing along a library book for serious beach reading, 71 of the state parks have hammocks available for Park & Read users to borrow while on-site for the day so they can fully enjoy a great book in Michigan’s great outdoors.

For more information on the program, hammock availability, and park events taking place throughout the state, visit www.michigan.gov/stateparks.