November 29, 2016 | madame librarian
Check out what's available at Canton Public Library. This Wednesday, December 7 at 7:00PM in the Community Room, Yankee Air Museum's Randy Hotton shares his extensive research on the Willow Run Bomber Plant and How Detroit Saved the World. Need help with your e-reader? Drop-in assistance is available at the Information desk every Friday from 10:00 -11:00AM. Looking for a book group? We offer four book groups which meet monthly at the library: Lunch and a Book, Canton Seniors Book Group (for 55+), the Non-Fiction Book Group, and the Adult Contemporary Book Group.
October 27, 2016 | madame librarian
November is National Family Caregivers Month and many of us may be caring for family and/or friends with a wide spectrum of special needs or helping older family members. Canton Public Library is hosting an Open House on Saturday, November 5 from 1:00PM-4:00PM. Please join Robin Porter, freelance writer and author, in the Friends Activity Room as she shares her experience as a caregiver and how she helped her parents deal with health problems in addition to the financial, legal, and emotional aspects of caregiving. We will also offer tours of the library at 1:30PM, 2:30PM, and 3:30PM highlighting services and materials available to caregivers.
Please join us. No registration required.
August 2, 2016 | madame librarian
Join us on Monday, September 12 at the annual Canton Senior Summit held from 8:00AM-12:00PM at Summit on the Park. Canton Public Library librarians will demonstrate the Digital Talking Book Machine and Low Vision magnifiers and answer questions about using e-media, such as OverDrive, Hoopla, and Zinio on your eReader. We will also have information about the wide variety of programs available at Canton Public Library.
July 26, 2016 | madame librarian
The Canton Seniors Book Group meets on the fourth Thursday of the every month (except December) from 2:00-3:00 PM in Group Study Room A. Librarians Elaine Skrzynski and Joyce Simowski alternately lead the discussion. No registration required.
July 11, 2016 | hathawaym
Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar? Our first suspect, Marvin Mouse, can be found by searching the online catalog. Follow the clues to find the culprit, then find the missing cookies somewhere in the library. Once you've found the culprit, submit a ticket from the CYS Command Center spinner rack with your name and email for a chance to win a prize. (All prize drawing winners will be notified by email.) Don't forget to claim your Sleuth It badge online by Saturday, July 16.
This is a "wild badge", and will only be available from July 11 - July 16, so be sure to act quickly! And be on the lookout for other wild badges throughout the summer!
July 10, 2016 | madame librarian
Elizabeth George, author of the Inspector Lyndsey series, winner of the Agatha Award for "Best First Novel" in 1988 and the 1989 Anthony Award for "Best First Novel" for A Great Deliverance, will be at Nicola's Books in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, July 19 at 7:00PM.