Libraries

Published January 26, 2022

Teen photo challenge captures the beauty of winter

BIRMINGHAM — Teens are encouraged to channel their creativity and compete in the Baldwin Public Library’s first Teen Winter Photography Contest. Submissions will be accepted Feb.1-28 for teens in middle and high school.

Effective Jan. 18, the Royal Oak Public Library’s new hours are from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays during the school year.

Published January 25, 2022

Royal Oak Review

Royal Oak library shifts hours based on community use

ROYAL OAK — Effective Jan. 18, the Royal Oak Public Library’s new hours are from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays during the school year.

Published December 22, 2021

Woodward Talk

Ferndale library to be closed until January for renovations

FERNDALE — The Ferndale Area District Library will be closed for a couple of weeks while the building undergoes renovations.

Published December 21, 2021

Grosse Pointe Times

Assistant library director closes the book after 36-year career

GROSSE POINTES — Peggy Kitchel was uniquely suited for a career in library work.

Published November 24, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Clinton Township library hosts community salute

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Rather than a single-day event, a local library decided to take an entire month to honor veterans.

In time for Thanksgiving, the Clinton-Macomb Public Library recently hosted a presentation on Thanksgiving parades in Detroit. In 1925, the parade was turned over to J. L. Hudson Department Store in Detroit, pictured here.

Published November 23, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Presentation focuses on Detroit a Thanksgiving tradition

METRO DETROIT — Earlier this month, Romie Minor, CEO of Detroit History Company, gave a Zoom presentation about Thanksgiving parades in Detroit.

Published November 22, 2021

Shelby - Utica News

Shelby Township Library art show features 3 winners, 3 honorable mentions

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Fine Art Society hosted an art show at the Shelby Township Library Nov. 2 through Nov. 21. It was a judged show, and Vienna Szabo chose the first, second and third places, along with three honorable mentions.

Library begins competition to find Troy’s fave book

Published November 17, 2021

Troy Times

Library begins competition to find Troy’s fave book

TROY — The Troy Public Library is inviting the public to share their favorite books so the library can determine the favorite book in Troy.

Published November 11, 2021

West Bloomfield Beacon

Pandemic floods groups with used books in West Bloomfield

WEST BLOOMFIELD — According to West Bloomfield resident Linda Babcock, she has been a loyal member of the Friends of the West Bloomfield Township Public Library since 1999, and she has made it a habit to donate many used books to the facility over the years.

Book highlights northern Macomb County agricultural history

Published October 29, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Book highlights northern Macomb County agricultural history

CLINTON TOWNSHIP/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Prior to the days of big business, development and rapid population growth, there was plenty of farming in Macomb County.

Published October 13, 2021

Royal Oak Review

Royal Oak welcomes new library director

ROYAL OAK — New Royal Oak Public Library Director Sandy Irwin’s first day on the job was Sept. 13, and she has already implemented policy changes meant to better serve the community.

In a presentation at the Troy Public Library, former Secret Service agent Radford W. Jones, front left, will share his experiences working as an agent for more than 20 years and guarding six different U.S. presidents, including Gerald Ford, pictured.

Published October 9, 2021

Troy Times

Troy library to host presentation by former Secret Service agent

TROY — The Troy Public Library will be offering its patrons a special look inside the U.S. Secret Service with a presentation by Radford W. Jones, who served in the agency for more than 20 years.

Published October 8, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Library celebrates 50th anniversary month with party, exhibit

STERLING HEIGHTS — After a half century of existence, the Sterling Heights Public Library was overdue for a party and a monthlong look back at how it has become a central part of the community.

The scene inside the new Clinton-Macomb Public Library North Branch in Macomb Township, minutes after it opened to the public. It’s located across the street from the Macomb Township Recreation Center.

Published October 7, 2021

C&G Newspapers

New North Branch opens in Macomb Township

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — With a celebratory cutting of the ribbon, Clinton-Macomb Public Library Director Larry Neal proudly declared the North Branch open for business.

Published October 5, 2021

Warren Weekly

Library Commission approves kiosk at south Warren park

WARREN — Residents in the southeastern corner of Warren could soon have 24-hour access to books, DVDs and other materials available through the Warren Public Library.

Published September 23, 2021

West Bloomfield Beacon

West Bloomfield library removes time restrictions, opens study areas

WEST BLOOMFIELD — The West Bloomfield Township Public Library has advanced to its latest phase of a plan to return to normal operations, returning to pre-pandemic hours.

Published September 23, 2021

Macomb Township Chronicle

New library officially opens in Macomb Township

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — One week, a new public safety building opened in Macomb Township.The next week, a new public library.

Published September 8, 2021

Metro

Experts discuss dorm room glow-ups

METRO DETROIT — As colleges and universities welcome students back, those who opt to reside on campus are faced with the challenge of how to decorate often small and blank-walled dormitories.

Novi resident and library cardholder Marcia Davis stands in front of the Lakeshore Lending Library, Michigan’s first self-service library kiosk, at Lakeshore Park.

Published August 28, 2021

Novi Note

Self-service library kiosk opens at Lakeshore Park

NOVI — Library lovers, readers and cinephiles have a new space to check out popular materials on the city’s north end at Lakeshore Park.

Published August 25, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

History exhibit explores effects of COVID-19 pandemic on children

STERLING HEIGHTS — An exhibit at the Sterling Heights Community Center aims to shine a light on the toll that COVID-19 has taken on children and young adults.