Genealogy 101

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Have you always wanted to look for your ancestor's but didn't know where to start?  Join us on Wednesday, July 20 from 10:00 am until noon for a beginner’s look at how to use census, birth, marriage, and death records to start your family research. 

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Grow Your Business With Reference USA

Dan Erker of Reference USA will show how to use this powerful tool in practical business settings. Along the way we'll look at how to access the database, how to create searches, how to manage the results as well as exploring all of the features that make Reference USA a unique tool for business research.

Join us on Thursday, January 14 from 11:00-12:00 PM for this interactive program. No registration required.

 

 

Nonfiction Book Group January 2016

Yes please by Amy Poehler - Amy Poehler's hilarious and candid book is a collection of stories, thoughts, ideas, lists, and haikus from the mind of one of our most beloved entertainers.  It offers Amy's thoughts on everything from her "too safe" childhood outside of Boston to her early days in New York City, her ideas about Hollywood and "the biz," the demon that looks back at all of us in the mirror, and her joy at being told she has a "face for wigs." Yes Please is chock-full of words and wisdom to live by.  Join us on Saturday, January 16 at 10 AM

Nonfiction Book Group December 2015

Cod : a biography of the fish that changed the world by Mark Kurlansky

Cod spans a thousand years and four continents. From the Vikings, who pursued the codfish across the Atlantic, and the enigmatic Basques, who first commercialized it in medieval times, to Bartholomew Gosnold, who named Cape Cod in 1602, and Clarence Birdseye, who founded an industry on frozen cod in the 1930s, Mark Kurlansky introduces the explorers, merchants, writers, chefs, and of course the fishermen, whose lives have interwoven with this prolific fish.  And he brings to life the cod itself: its personality, habits, extended family, and ultimately the tragedy of how the most profitable fish in history is today faced with extinction.  Join us on Saturday, December 19 at 10 AM.  

Nonfiction Book Group November 2015

Cubed: a secret history of the workplace by Nikil Saval

How did we get from Scrooge’s office to “Office Space”? From bookkeepers in dark counting houses to freelancers in bright cafes?  What would the world be like without the vertical file cabinet? What would the world be like without the office at all? In Cubed, Nikil Saval chronicles the evolution of the office in a fascinating, often funny, and sometimes disturbing anatomy of the white-collar world and how it came to be the way it is. Cubed is an all-encompassing investigation into the way we work, why we do it the way we do (and often don’t like it), and how we might do better.  Join us on Saturday, November 21 at 10 AM.

Canton Leisure Services Master Plan Focus Group

Canton residents are invited to provide input in at a focus group that will be held this month as a key part of the strategic process of updating Canton Leisure Services Five Year Master Plan.  Members of the community are invited to submit comments on Wednesday, October 28 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. in the Summit on the Park, located at 46000 Summit Parkway, Canton, MI. 

Stop by any time during this event in the Walnut Room and give your input to help shape Canton’s future.  Attendees can give verbal or written comments, participate in discussions and submit ideas that will be used to help plan future capital projects, recreation programs and special community events.

Please RSVP by calling 734/394-5360 or by email leisure@canton-mi.org. Also, if you are unable to attend these Focus groups and would like to provide public comment, please contact the Leisure Services Office.  For additional information, please visit www.cantonfun.org.
 

Wayne Dyer 1940-2015

Detroit native and self-help guru Wayne Dyer passed away on August 29.   He was an alumnus of Wayne State University and his well-known motivational books have consistently circulated at the library over the years.  

Donald Trump On Business

Love him or hate him, Donald Trump is making history with his bid for the Republican nomination for president of the United States.  Although he is making political history right now, he's best known for his views on business and wealth.  Check out one of these titles for a uniquely Trump-ed up perspective.

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