College for Creative Studies Library's ROCK Teen Art Series

Detroit's own College for Creative Studies is sending out their highly trained and creative students to pass their knowledge on to teens across SE Michigan. Join us for the following session. Registration is required and begins on July 24.

Thursday, August 2 - Album Art Photography -​ Bring your DSLR or cell phone and learn to take dynamic images worthy of an album cover. Emphasis will be placed on composition and mood.

Tuesday, August 14 - ​Draw Your Favorite Rock Star - Working from photographs of famous Pop Stars, Rock Stars and Rappers, students will learn to draw portraits. Emphasis will be placed on proportion and shading.

Canon by Zorah Olivia is licensed under CC 2.0

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2018 Summer Movie Madness

Join us as we show FUN, free, family movies throughout the summer.  You may bring your own pillows, snacks, and/or blankets to cozy up, just don't forget to make room for your neighbor :) Plus, we have air conditioning for those hot summer days! Our schedule is as follows and may be subject to change.

Wednesday, August 29 - With overwhelming response, our patrons decided to watch A Wrinkle in Time for their final 2018 Summer Movie Madness flick!

 A Wrinkle in Time - After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him. This film is rated PG.

 

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Spring Break Movie Madness

Sticking around town for your Spring Break? Come enjoy a few free movie viewings on our big screen. Bring your blankets and snacks and settle in for a great time.

Frozen II: Sing Along - (PG) Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven leave Arendelle to travel to an ancient, autumn-bound forest of an enchanted land. They set out to find the origin of Elsa's powers in order to save their kingdom. We will have the lyrics on screen as the movie plays so bring your best singing voice to sing along!

Star Wars: Rise of the Skywalker - ​(PG 13) The surviving members of the resistance face the First Order once again, and the legendary conflict between the Jedi and the Sith reaches its peak bringing the Skywalker saga to its end.

See you then!

 

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UM STEM -Spring 2018

The Canton Public Library has partnered with the University of Michigan’s Technical Communications department to bring a series of fun and exciting STEM workshops to the library. These workshops will present a wide range of topics in the science, technology, engineering and math disciplines. Each session has been designed and developed for kids aged 11 – 13 by engineering students at the university.

  • Sunday, March 18 - Helping Hand: Biomechanics. At engineering's core is the desire to improve lives. Each advancement in engineering is built off of a simple idea. In this workshop, participants will use simple household items to create a functional prosthetic hand.
  • Saturday, March 24 - Exploring Alternative Energy: Wind Power Workshop. Alternative forms of energy are becoming increasingly important in todays world. This workshop will showcase how turbine blade design can effect how much energy we can extract from the wind. Build your own blades!
  • Sunday, April 8 - Making Music with Circuits. Think that STEM and the Arts aren't related? Think again! Join us as we combine creativity and technical skills to design and build electronic synthesizer instruments using littleBits.

Registration is required and begins on February 21 for the March sessions. Registration for the April 8 begins on March 22.

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Family Reading Night

Princess in Black

CPL's Family Reading Nights continue to be an excellent ongoing celebration of literacy, sharing stories and FUN! Participants will experience engaging themes coupled with exciting activities. We will even have a free drawing of books to help grow your own personal library. This program is for children ages 4-9 and their families. Registration is required.

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StArt STEAM - Young Rembrandts Power of Drawing

This program was created by a group of educators, designers and fine artists who recognized that learning to see and create visual arts is essential to a child’s learning process and development of critical, cognitive brain-training skills. It is based on drawing skill sets that form the core foundation for all of the visual arts including graphic art, fine arts and cartooning. By teaching children how to break down complex objects into basic, elemental shapes, they learn how to deconstruct and reconstruct images using a variety of engaging and relevant subject matter. It is about understanding visual relationships and how certain elements, when combined, form a whole. Learning to draw is about how to express oneself visually as well as solving problems and finding creative solutions, not to mention having a ton of FUN!

Attend this hands on drawing workshop and experience samplings of cartooning, design, and realistic drawing. This program is recommended for children ages 5-12 and parents are welcome to observe the class!

No registration required.

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STEM Curiosity (previously STEM Saturday)

New name, same great program. Previously called STEM Saturday, children ages 7-10 interested in science, technology, engineering and math will learn something new each month in a STEM topic. Get introduced to concepts through presentations, active exploration, and creative projects. Registration Required.​

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PCCS HOSA presents Air Pollution and Lung Cancer Awareness lecture

Air pollution is a serious issue that takes place in areas all around the world throughout industrial areas. 7 million premature deaths occur every year due to dangerous matter that is small enough to enter through the lungs.  China grants days off from school or work when the particles in the air are so thick that they block light.  Parts of India are quite literally covered in dust because of coal and other air pollutants. However, air pollution doesn’t just affect countries halfway across the world. It happens locally, too: Michigan suffers from about 275 deaths a year from air pollution caused by cities like Detroit, the Motor City. Join students from the high school Health Occupations Students of America  on Saturday, December 16 at 1:00 PM to discuss air pollution and its very disastrous effects.

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Super Sunday: Magformers Open Play

Magformers are high quality, super fun, magnetic building toys for kids. Based in Canton, this company prides itself as the leading manufacturer of magnetic toys and has been winning awards for years. We invite you to this open play to exercise your creativity and try out this unique constructional play experience. Program recommended for children aged 3 and up.

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