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Upcoming Events
Wed, Feb 1st and the 15th, 1:00pm and 5:00pm
Crafting with Jami
Come join Jami on February 1st for paper/book art and again on the 15th to learn quilling. There will be two sessions available.
Wed, Feb 1st, 2:00pm
Adult Coloring
Did you know coloring can help relieve stress? Join us for this fun wellness activity!
Feb 7th through Feb 28th
Blind Date with a Book
Come pick up your blind date! Books will be wrapped with the first few lines of the book, so you can see who you might want to take home. Some hot chocolate and candy will also be given to complete your date!
Wed, Feb 15th, 3:00pm
Picture Book Club
Join us after school for fun with picture books! Each month we'll have a different theme. This month we search through Blue's Clues!
Feb 17th through Feb 19th
Midwinter Book Sale
We’re excited for our first midwinter book sale! Join us at the Community Center. Feb 17th and 18th 10am-6pm and Feb 19th 10am-1pm
Tue, Feb 28th, 4:00pm
Book Club
We are delighted to host local author Bill Moldwin. His book One Hundred Species and One Family Tree is this month's book club selection. Everyone is welcome to join, even if they have not read the book or will be joining us late after work.
One Hundred Species and One Family Tree weaves together personal and historic stories with botanical knowledge in this "love song."
The Deckerville Public Library Board of Directors will have their regular meeting scheduled for
Monday, February 6th, 2023 at 7:00pm
Deckerville Public Library
Virtual Events
Feb 1-28
MiLibraryQuest - Winter 2023 A Perilous Journey
(For Teens only) A great evil has awakened in the world, and we need your help to restore balance. Embark on a Dungeons and Dragons inspired quest like no other.
Please be aware that most virtual events require registration and have limited seats available.
Recorded
Children's Books Around the World
Clarke Historical Library invites you to explore these beautifully illustrated, fanciful stories and celebrate the language diversity at CMU!
2022 Michigan Notable Books Author Conversations
The Library of Michigan is starting to release recordings of the Author Conversations with several of the 2022 Michigan Notable Books Authors. Viewers of the author conversations video series can explore the backgrounds of the authors on the 2022 Michigan Notable Book list, as well as uncover their creative processes, and hear readings from book selections. More author conversations recordings will be released throughout the rest of the summer. See both current and previous recordings by going to the Michigan Notable Books playlist on YouTube.
For Adults 60+
The MDHHS Aging & Adult Services Agency has a partnership with GetSetUp, a mission-driven education technology company dedicated to creating economic and learning opportunities for older adults. The partnership provides free virtual learning and social engagement opportunities for Michiganders ages 60 and over.
Every Monday, Jan 16th-Feb 6th, 6:00pm
Coping with Grief and Loss: A Stay Well Workshop Series
Grieving is a painful, intensely personal process, and the added stress of a pandemic doesn’t make it any easier. This series of online workshops is intended to support you in your grief process by explaining commonly-experienced emotions and guiding you through exercises involving art, writing, and relaxation to help process these feelings. The workshops are led by clinical mental health counselor Zeinab Moussa, M.A., LLPC, who specializes in helping people work through personal issues in their lives. Her professional background includes providing behavioral and mental health services, special education, and art education
Tuesday, Feb 7th, Feb 21st, Mar 7th, Mar 21st, Apr 4th, Apr 18th, May 2nd, 6:30pm
Michigan Achievement Scholarship Informational Sessions
High school students and families interested in learning more about the Michigan Achievement Scholarship are encouraged to register for an informational webinar provided by Michigan Department of Treasury’s MI Student Aid team. Participants will be able to gather the following information: Michigan Achievement Scholarship eligibility requirements Michigan Achievement Scholarship award amounts Important action items for students and families Additional resources and program information All sessions are free of charge and open to the public. Please register for one session only, as space is limited.
Every Monday, Jan 16th-Feb 13th, 7:15pm
Notes to Self: A wellness series for teens and young adults
When COVID hit, you and other teens/young adults had to quickly adjust to changes you couldn’t control. You may still be adjusting – and wondering when you’ll feel calm and positive again. “Notes to self” is a series of online workshops designed to help you maintain mental wellness. Using the practice of affirmations, you’ll learn how to detect what you’re feeling in the moment and respond to your own needs; how to create and communicate clear boundaries; and how to build a self-support plan to feel your best and accomplish your goals.
Every Wednesday, Jan 18th-Feb 8th, 12:00pm
Coping with Grief and Loss: A Stay Well Workshop Series
Grieving is a painful, intensely personal process, and the added stress of a pandemic doesn’t make it any easier. This series of online workshops is intended to support you in your grief process by explaining commonly-experienced emotions and guiding you through exercises involving art, writing, and relaxation to help process these feelings. The workshops are led by clinical mental health counselor Zeinab Moussa, M.A., LLPC, who specializes in helping people work through personal issues in their lives. Her professional background includes providing behavioral and mental health services, special education, and art education
Every Wednesday, Jan 18th-Feb 8th, 6:00pm
Creative Coping: An art-based workshop for kids and parents
Do your kids like to draw, paint, or sculpt? Would they enjoy having Mom or Dad (or both) join in? This interactive webinar series gives your family an opportunity to make art together while learning about identity, self-awareness, and expressing emotions. These lessons can help your child develop the ability to cope with the ups and downs of life. The series is led by clinical mental health counselor Zeinab Moussa, M.A., LLPC, whose professional background includes providing behavioral and mental health services, special education, and art education.
Every Saturday, Jan 21st-Feb 11th, 1:00pm
Helping teens cope with a “new reality”
Young teenagers face all kinds of changes in their daily lives, from shifting hormones to pressure from school, peers, and social media. COVID-19 brought even more changes, along with losses of loved ones and familiar routines. We invite all teens aged 13 to 17 to join us for this Saturday afternoon workshop series. Clinical mental health counselor Zeinab Moussa will guide you in learning new ways to cope with the “new reality” of your lives, even as the pandemic lingers.
Every Saturday, Jan 21st-Feb 11th, 2:00pm
Staying Well: Emotional Health Workshop for Teens
Do you feel like your mental health is failing? Are you dealing with emotions that sometimes feel overwhelming while trying to navigate your teenage years in a pandemic? Join us for Staying Well: An emotional health workshop for teens. During this 4-part workshop, mental health counselor Zeinab Moussa, M.A., LLPC, will provide tools and resources needed to cope with strong emotions.
Tuesday, Feb 7, 7:00pm
Clarke Historical Library Speakers and Events: Phyllis Michael Wong
Historian and educator Phyllis Michael Wong, author of We Kept Our Towns Going: The Gossard Girls of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (MSU Press, 2022), will share the moving stories of the women who worked in Upper Peninsula garment factories from the early twentieth century through the 1970s.
Wednesday, March 8
FemPreneur Conference
While there are several incubators, start-up support organizations, and small business advisers out there, many focus their offerings and services on businesses that plan to build something that can grow exponentially and eventually be sold for a lot of money. However, many female entrepreneurs start businesses with different goals in mind than building an empire. They start their companies so they can have the freedom, flexibility and fulfillment they need while keeping their families as a top priority. The support, mentoring, collaborating and advising that these female entrepreneurs need is much harder to find when they don't fit into the traditional "startup" or "entrepreneur" molds.
Register for in person at the Ward Conference Center in Northville
Wednesday, Feb 15th, 11:00am
State of Michigan - Statewide Recruitment Virtual Job Fair
This online chat will connect you directly with organizations from the comfort of your home, office, smartphone or tablet. Our online, cloud-based platform makes it easy and fun for you to participate. After signing in, you'll be able to explore the available information and opportunities, and participate in 1-on-1 text-based chats with representatives from participating organizations. Share your background and experience, and get all your questions answered.
Wednesday, Feb 15th, 6:30pm
Small Business Savvy: Canva 101 for Beginners
Are you looking for a free dynamic resource for your small business graphic design needs? Canva is an amazing graphic design tool and is much easier to learn than you might think. You can achieve excellent results in a few clicks to create social media graphics, presentations, documents, and more. During this session, we'll focus on how to get started using the Canva platform for your small business design needs.
Thursday, Feb 16th, 6:30pm
Bruce Davis, executive director of the Academy for over twenty years, was given unprecedented access to its archives, and the result is a revealing and compelling story of the men and women, famous and infamous, who shaped one of the best-known organizations in the world. Davis writes about the Academy with as intimate a view of its workings, its awards, and its world-famous membership. Thorough and long overdue, The Academy and the Award fills a crucial gap in Hollywood history.
Thursday, Mar 2nd, 6:30pm
While many other books on the Oscars act as yearbooks with encyclopedic coverage of every ceremony, Oscar Wars is narrative-driven and selective: each of the book’s eleven chapters takes a deep dive into a particular year, category or conflict that represented a turning point for the Oscars, for Hollywood, or for the culture at large. Oscar Wars is deeply researched and supported with extensive interviews with Hollywood insiders, and features never-before-seen correspondence and documents from the Academy's Margaret Herrick Library. Michael Schulman is a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2006. His Profile subjects have included the comedian Bo Burnham, the talk-show host Wendy Williams, and the actors Adam Driver, Elisabeth Moss, and Jeremy Strong. His work as a writer has also appeared in the New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Believer, Aperture, and other publications.
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