Programs


Island House Readers/Book Club


Take and Make

We are offering a Take and Make kids' craft this month with a Halloween theme.  You can find a video on our YouTube channel that shows the making of these popsicle stick crafts. Come to the Library and pick up a bag with materials for your child. Call 231-264-9979 with questions.

 

Jim Ribby: The Night Gallery
Thursday, October 15th @ 6:00 pm

Join local bard, Jim Ribby, as he performs stories and poems for the Halloween Season.
We will be sitting outside around a bon fire. Bring your camp chair if you have one. We ask that you space yourselves 6ft. apart.
Hot cider and donuts holes will be available.
This performance is suitable for ages 13 and up.
(In the event of inclement weather the presentation will be cancelled)



Eco Printing on Paper: A Video Tutorial

This tutorial will be available by October 22nd
on our YouTube Channel.


    

Virtual Story Hour Returns This Month
Look for a new story and songs every month from Miss Sue & Jacquie.
We will be posting it on Facebook and our YouTube Channel so follow and subscribe!





Check out our YouTube Channel

The Friends are very appreciative of the 136 ‘friends’ that became members during the past year.  To increase our membership for the coming year we will kick off an October membership drive this Saturday. The Friends will host the “Biggest Little Pumpkin Give Away” Saturday, October 3rd, from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Come and pick up a pumpkin donated by Harbor Wear and a paint set donated by Cellar 152 for a fun craft project for the kids!  There will be cider and donuts from King Orchards for a yummy fall treat!  Join us downtown (at the bear) and meet some Friends! 

 

Membership applications will be available Saturday at the event and mailed during the month of October. Please take a moment to fill out the application and return it with the $10.00 yearly dues. Your support is important to our continued success. 

 

The Book Cellar is working to be prepared to reopen as soon as possible. Volunteers are needed to sort and shelve the books that have been donated during the past months.  If you could assist in this project please call the library at 231-264-9979 to make an appointment.  Volunteers will be social distanced and wear masks. 

 

Alice Rubert has served as Chair of The Friends of the Library for the last year and a half. It has become necessary for Alice to resign at this time and Vice-Chair, Gabrielle Hill will assume the Chair position. The Friends are extremely appreciative of Alice’s professional, dedicated, caring and innovative leadership. 

 

“Volunteerism is the voice of the people put into action. These actions shape and mold the present into a future of which we can all be proud.”  Helen Dyer

On the New Shelf


To see what is new on the Library shelves check out the Visual Search/Recent Additions page on our website. 
We are receiving new books on a regular basis.

 

Cream of Mushroom Soup

INGREDIENTS

1. In a large pot, melt butter. Add mushrooms and saute until golden, about 5-7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and remove 1 cup of the mushrooms, reserving them to the side.
2. Add shallot and garlic to the pot and saute until fragrant, 1 minute. Add thyme and vegetable stock and bring to a simmer. Cook until mushrooms are tender, about 8-10 minutes. Using an immersion blender, or working in batches in a regular blender, puree soup until smooth.
3. Return soup to pot and stir in cream and reserved mushrooms. Serve.

From the Director's Chair

"Always look on the bright side of life. Otherwise it will be too dark to read."

I found this quote from an unknown source while searching for some inspiring words about finding silver linings in the clouds. We certainly have found some silver linings we want to celebrate.

First, thanks to a generous grant from Northland Library Cooperative we were able to buy 10 additional WiFi hotspots, bringing the total to 15. One of the hotspots is designated for Munson Telehealth purposes. In partnership with Munson's Digital Outreach Program we will have one hotspot available for patients to check out to facilitate a telehealth appointment. With the next round of Co-op grants we plan to buy Chromebooks that can be checked out. 

We found out this week that Library funding was not cut by the state in the approved budget as we expected, but increased by $1 million. Libraries are even more inportant in times of crisis.

More good news this week informed us that we received a grant from the Library of Michigan to be part of the pilot program for Local Hop, a community calendar and event registration module that will be added to our website. Aaron Hill, our Program Coordinator/Technology Coordinator is attending the orientation webinar next week. We will have more information soon.

The creative and resourceful staff is coming up with all kinds of new ways to serve the public, and lots more ideas are in the discussion stage. We are closing on Friday, October 2 for a staff in-service day to look at the existing strategic plan, figure out what we can still do as outlined in the plan, and explore what we can do that nobody thought of pre-pandemic.  

You may hear rumors or read newspaper articles about the turmoil and dysfunction at the Elk Rapids Library. Be assured the staff's top priority is to provide the best library service we possibly can to the community we serve. It always has been and always will be. 

Our mailing address is:

Elk Rapids District Library
PO Box 337
Elk Rapids, MI  49629
231-264-9979
www.elkrapidslibrary.org

 

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