BENZONIA PUBLIC LIBRARY

BENZONIA PUBLIC
LIBRARY
LIBRARY HOURS:
Monday & Wednesday
10am-7pm
Tuesday, Thursday
& Friday
10am – 5pm
Saturday
10am – 3pm
UPCOMING EVENTS
July 11
Off the Page
July 11
Annual Book Sale
Friends Preview
July 12
Annual Book Sale
General Public
NEWS FROM THE
TOP OF THE HILL
VOLUME 9, ISSUE 3
July/August 2014
Overdrive: Coming Fall 2014
Benzonia Public Library is pleased to announce that we will be
offering OverDrive digital services to our library card holders! In the
fall, BPL will offer OverDrive by joining over 30 public libraries in our
region belonging to the Up North Digital Collection. This consortium
currently has over 8,000 eBook titles, over 1,500 audiobook titles,
over 100 music albums, and over 100 videos in the collection.
OverDrive downloads are compatible with most devices and
platforms, including Apple, Android, Kindle and other eReaders,
tablets, and many MP3 players. The borrower will be able to “check
out” an item for a 2-week loan. We will offer regularly scheduled
tech help for the initial set up and understanding of this exciting new
feature. Stay tuned for details this fall!!!
July 12 Kids on the Porch
July 19
Summer Reading
Wings of Wonder
July 23
Craft Workshop
Aug. 2
Summer Reading
Family Fun Day
Aug. 13
Craft Workshop
Off the Page 2014
Benzonia & Darcy Libraries
Bringing Writers & Readers together in Benzie County
August 17 Ice Cream Social
Aug. 22
Off the Page
Sept. 19 Off the Page
October 4 Used Puzzle Sale
Fleda Brown returns to Beulah on July 11 with her newest collection of
poems, No Need for Sympathy. Brown was poet laureate of Delaware and
now lives in Traverse City, where she writes a monthly poetry review
column and has a commentary on Interlochen Public Radio.
On August 22, D.E. Johnson will bring his Detroit-based historical
mystery series to northern Michigan. A writer who has published four
books in four years, Johnson will read from his latest, Detroit Shuffle.
The 2014 series concludes on September 19 when Teresa Irish speaks on
her memoir entitled A Thousand Letters Home. Actually her father’s story,
Irish’s book is based on 1,000 letters written by her father, Aarol “Bud”
Irish from 1942 through 1945 while serving in World War II.
Programs will take place at the Darcy Library in Beulah on the selected
Fridays at 7 p.m., unless otherwise scheduled at a later date. A
hospitality and book-signing session follow formal presentations, and
programs are free with donations welcome. The library is located at 7238
Commercial Street in downtown Beulah, near the Betsie Valley Trailhead.
For more information, contact Darcy Library at 231-882-4037.
BENZONIA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Ice Cream Social
“Support Benzonia Public Library, Eat Hill Top Ice Cream”
Proceeds benefit Children/Youth Services Department.
Summer is for fun, sun, relaxing, reading and ice cream. Please come and join us at the
Benzonia Public Library on Sunday, August 17, 2014 from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. for an Ice Cream
Social given by Hill Top Soda Shoppe and the Friends of Benzonia Public Library. Hill Top Soda
Shoppe is graciously donating all ice cream, toppings, dishes and utensils to raise money for the
Youth Services Department at the library. Activities will include face painting, a coloring contest
and a bookmark making contest, and of course enjoying delicious Hill Top ICE CREAM. Tickets
for this event will be on sale at Benzonia Public Library and Hill Top Soda Shoppe beginning July
11, 2014. Pre-Event tickets are: $5.00 for 2 scoops. Tickets on the day of the event will be $5.50
for 2 scoops. Come join us for the fun and enjoy some really great ice cream made right here in
Benzonia at Hill Top Soda Shoppe. For additional information, please call the Benzonia Public
Library at 231-882-4111.
Watson Benzie Ride & Drive!
Local dealership, Watson Benzie,
has generously offered to sponsor a ride and drive fundraiser for Benzonia
Public Library. Staff from Watson Benzie will be at the ice cream social
from 2:00pm - 4:00pm to showcase Chrysler's new models. With every test
drive Watson Benzie will donate $10 to BPL!! Remember, this is a fundraiser,
so please bring all licensed drivers and participate!
Summer Craft Series 2014
Coiled Fabric Baskets
Tangling for Fun and Relaxation
Wednesday, July 23nd, 1—3 PM
Wednesday, August 13th, 1—3 PM
The 2nd class in our popular
summer craft series will take
place Wednesday, July 23.
We will be fashioning fabric
baskets out of strips of
material and clothesline.
The baskets are both easy and fun to make.
The 3rd class in the craft series will be held on
Wednesday, August 13. Tangling is a simple way of
creating designs from repetitive patterns using pen
& paper. It is easy to learn, portable, fun, and
relaxing. The projects for this class were inspired by
the Zentangle® method of
patterning.
These classes, for ages 10 and up, are offered by the Benzonia Public Library.
Participants will gather on the front porch of the historic Mills Community House
(classes may be moved inside due to poor weather). As with prior workshops, all
materials are provided at no-cost to the participants by the Friends of Benzonia
Public Library. A sign-up sheet is available at the library’s front desk. For more
information, please call the library at 231-882-4111.
Stop in to check out the samples on display at the library.
It’s your chance to do something “crafty” this coming summer!
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Friends of Benzonia Public Library
Annual Used Book Sale
Friday, July 11, 2014
Friends Preview Sale 5pm-8 pm
(Friends membership: $5 minimum, accepted at door)
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Open to the Public 9am-3pm
An easy to browse sale with a
wide variety of books.
QUILT RAFFLE
Tickets $5 each or 6 for $20.
Proceeds benefit Benzonia Public Library
Summer Reading Program and
Youth Services Department
The Friends of Benzonia Public Library are
selling raffle tickets for a beautiful quilt titled
“Black, White and Red All Over” which was
generously donated by the Trillium Quilt Group
of Frankfort and machine quilted by Two Sisters
Quilting of Bear Lake. Measuring 79” x 94” the
quilt can be used on either full or queen size
beds. The drawing will be held at 2:30 p.m. on
November 15, 2014 at the Benzonia Public
Library during their Holiday Book Sale. The
winner need not be present to win and we will
provide free shipping to winner if they are not
local.
Raffle License # X87069
For additional information,
call the library at 231-882-4111
Stop in to see this lovely quilt on display and
purchase your tickets at the
Benzonia Public Library.
The sale will be held at the
Mills Community House
home of the
Benzonia Public Library
891 Michigan Ave. (US-31)
Kids on the Porch
Saturday, July 12, 2014
9 am– 3 pm
Face painting, stories,
and fun activities
for kids on the
old-fashioned
front porch.
We Need You!
Friends membership start as low as $5.00.
Forms are available in the library and on the
website at www.benzonia.lib.mi.us.
Friends’ membership dues, donations, and fundraising
proceeds help support Library programs, enhance the
collection, and purchase a variety of items.
Friends of Benzonia Public Library Board Members
Ruth Catton, President
Debra Taucher, Vice President
Michelle Leines, Secretary
Judi Sadows, Treasurer
Board meetings are held at 5:00 pm on the 3rd Tuesday each month at the Benzonia Public Library.
Upcoming meetings are: July 15, Aug. 19, and Sept. 16.
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YOUTH SERVICES
SUMMER READING
PROGRAM
Summer Fun
at the Benzonia
Memorial Park
FIZZ, BOOM, READ!!!!
(Behind Watson Benzie)
Summer Reading Kick
off was a huge success!
We had many children
and adults at the
Benzonia Memorial Park
for some fun in the sun,
face painting, reading to
Rosie and an awesome
science show!!
Wings of Wonder
July 19, 11am
An amazing program with
live raptors.
See these birds up close as
you learn exciting facts
about them.
Summer Reading will
continue with story time at Benzonia
Public Library every Thursday at
3:00pm for all of July. We will alternate
puppet shows, science shows, and of
course there will be crafts! Parents:
If your child has not
yet registered for the
summer reading
program please stop
by during operating
hours and sign up.
And a reminder to
those that are already
signed up and doing
their summer reading:
Get your reading logs
turned in for your
chance at some great
prizes!!
And as always: READ, READ, READ!!
Family Fun Day Finale
August 2nd, 11am-2pm
Our summer reading program finale. This is
a day you will want to be a part of!!
We will have games, face painting,
food, and prize drawings!
A fun day for the
whole family!
Brought to you by:
Benzonia Public Library and
Darcy Library of Beulah.
What’s New for You
Please join us for a summer of
fun, science, and reading!
Juvenile
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Mark of the Dragonfly
Lego Ideas Book
Snicker of Magic
How to Train a Train
Ladybug Girl at the Beach
Duck & Goose Go to the
Beach
Young Adult
 City of Heavenly Fire
 Testing
 Outcasts: Brotherband
Chronicles, Books 1 & 2
 We Were Liars
 Not a Drop to Drink
 If I Stay
DVD’s: Lego Movie, Frozen, Vampire Academy
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BENZONIA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Construction Update
Wow, we have had a few warm days of Spring weather, and things at
the Mills Community House are moving along! The past couple of
weeks have been challenging in terms of how to get into the parking lot
and building, but those issues should be resolved by the time you read
this. We will have a lovely, new and improved BIG parking lot, with
entrances from both US 31/115 and Walker Road. Landscaping is going in as the summer progresses.
Within the Library Phase I of our renovation is just about complete. There are still a few finishing touches
to be completed hopefully before the book sale on July 11 and 12, but
basically things are back to normal.
We hope you will stop by to visit (admire) our new computer stations, and the
newly rehabbed and shelved Fiction and Non Fiction Room. The Reference
Room has also had some work done, since it is the entrance to the new tower
(emergency use only). We will be ordering a new table and chairs for that
room since it is our primary meeting space.
When those small touches are finished, we are taking a break from the renovation project until late Fall/
early Winter. Decision making will be ongoing, since this next phase will tackle the main hallways and the
Michigan Room—a major part of our Library. It will be messy, and it will make a huge impact when
finished. This whole thing is SO EXCITING! We hope you will feel a sense of ownership, and contribute to
our renovation work. It has been a long time coming, and is sorely needed, as are your contributions.
Please speak to a library staff member if you are interested in making a donation, and soon there will be
some additional information for you.
What’s New For You!
Fiction:
Arsonist Sue Miller
Cop Town Karin Slaughter
Invisible James Patterson
Top Secret Twenty-one
Janet Evanovich
The people in the Photo Helene Gestern
FaceOff David Baldacci
Save the Date Mary Kay Andrews
Non-Fiction:
No Place to Hide William Kulback
If I Can’t Have You Gregg Olsen
Sally Ride Lynn Sherr
American Saint Joan Barthel
Redeemer Randall Balmer
A thousand Letters from Home Aarol Irish
November’s Fury Michael Schumacher
Detroit Breakdown D.E. Johnson
Large Print:
The Icecutter’s Daughter Tracie Peterson
Whistling Past the Graveyard
Susan Crandell
Beyond the Strom Carolyn Zane
The White Princess Philippa Gregory
The Things We Cherished Pam Jenoff
Audio Books:
The Fault In Our Stars John Green
The Goldfinch Donna Tartt
The Supreme Macaroni Company Adriana Trigiani
The Cruelest Month Louise Perry
DVD’s:
Season of the Witch Wolf of Wall Street
True Blood, Seasons 1-3
Office, Seasons 1-7
Breaking Bad, Seasons 1-6 MASH, Seasons 1—10
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BENZONIA PUBLIC LIBRARY
891 Michigan Ave (US-31), P.O. Box 445,
Benzonia, MI 49616
http://www.benzonia.lib.mi.us/
231-882-4111
Board of Trustees
Roxane Miner, President
Paula Lake, Vice President
Helen Dewey, Secretary
Mary Peters, Treasurer
Genny Bowman, Trustee
Paul Sadows, Trustee
Your Library Board
Working For You
I first came to Benzie County in March 1977 as the County Extension Director
for MSU Extension. I must admit that I immediately fell in love with the area—
the blue skies, the clean white snow, and the people really spoke to me. I
worked and lived here for 5 years, and when I left I knew that I would retire in
Benzie County when the time came. I continued to work for Cooperative
Extension in a number of states until I retired in 2006, moved back to Benzie
County, and settled in to enjoy my retirement.
I always enjoyed the Benzonia Library, so I soon became involved with the Friends, and with volunteering,
sending out the MeL loans for several years. I worked with the Friends and the Library Board to help pass
the millage in 2011 and was appointed to the Board of Trustees by the Benzonia Township Board. I have
served on the Board for the past year and a half, and have been the Treasurer during that time.
In my retirement, I am enjoying traveling, working with my P.E.O. chapter to raise money for scholarships
for women, and in helping local women apply for those scholarships. I have assisted three local women
receive a total of $12,950. I also am proud to make “Comfort Quilts” for the children of Marines who are
deployed outside of the U.S.
I am a strong believer in the Library as an important institution for the community. As a voracious reader
it provides me with hours of enjoyment and is a gateway to knowledge; the library is also a repository of
local history; it is a source of information for students of all ages; and a community gathering place. Good
Libraries, are to me, an essential part of a strong community. I believe the Benzonia Public Library with
its many years of service to the area is an integral part of the community. I am pleased to be a part of the
team guiding it into the future. -Mary Peters, Treasurer, Benzonia Public Library Board
Libraries Vital to the Community
Access to books, media, and quiet, safe reading places top the list of
favorite library services. 80% of Americans say no-cost access to books
and media is the most important service libraries provide, followed by
librarian assistance (76%), and having a quiet and safe place to read (75%).
Programs for youth (69%) were also a high priority.
-Pew Research Center,1/24/2014
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