Adventure through a Storybook and into Art!
Designed for 20 children ages 18 months to 5 years and their caregivers.
Presented by Caryn Sieler and Valorie Veld of Lenawee's Heart & Soul, Children's Art and Music Studio
Registration Required!

Use the Stop Motion Studio app to make your own stop motion movie!

We will have two ipads available to use.  Feel free to bring your own tablet or phone with the Stop Motion Studio app downloaded.  If using our ipads, you will need an email address or flash drive in order to save your movie.

Registration required.  Ages 12 - 18.

Historian Ray Lennard, curator of the William G. Thompson House Museum & Gardens, will share the history of “unmentionables” from the Revolutionary War to modern times, with a look at fabrics, fashion and function, especially from the 1850s to 1920s.  Some garments will also be on display.

Designed for three-year-olds through 2nd graders

SESSION 3 is a five week session which includes the following Wednesday mornings:
January 8th, January 15th, January 22nd, January 29th and February 5th
If you have not yet signed-up, Registration is a tentative commitment for the remaining two Wednesdays of Session 3!

Join Mrs. Reasoner for a half hour of short tales, longer stories, songs and poetry!
Click HERE for a complete list of the 2019-2020 sessions and dates.

Drop in to the Teen Section to relax with friends, to talk about the books you’ve been reading, or to ask Miss Amanda for help with school work.  Crafts and games will be available.  Stay as long as you like and use the time for whatever you need.

Celebrate winter weather with a cheerful snowman!  Join Lenawee County 4-H program coordinator Sheryl Moll as we paint, cut, glue, and embellish our wintry friend.  Materials fee is $4.

Find out basic information about how the census is conducted, the role of the Census Bureau’s staff, how to get the word out about the census, how to find information about the census and an explanation of federal laws regarding personal security with League of Women Voters Ann Arbor, Tecumseh/Lenawee County Unit.  

Once again, come join Jen and Gina for a fun-filled night of creativity and camaraderie. We will be making these cute little Scandinavian Sock Gnomes. When you are done, you can take your new little friend with you because there’s gnome place like home. All materials will be provided, however if you would like to bring your own embellishments, please do so.  Registration is required.

Designed for three-year-olds through 2nd graders

SESSION 3 is a five week session which includes the following Wednesday mornings:
January 8th, January 15th, January 22nd, January 29th and February 5th
If you have not yet signed-up, Registration is a tentative commitment for the remaining Wednesday of Session 3!

Join Mrs. Reasoner for a half hour of short tales, longer stories, songs and poetry!
Click HERE for a complete list of the 2019-2020 sessions and dates.

Drop in to the Teen Section to relax with friends, to talk about the books you’ve been reading, or to ask Miss Amanda for help with school work.  Crafts and games will be available.  Stay as long as you like and use the time for whatever you need.

AFTER SCHOOL HOLIDAY CRAFTS PROGRAMS FOR THIRD AND FOURTH GRADERS!
Featuring:  Valentine's Day Crafts!   Registration Required!
Click HERE for more details

Learn a mindful, chair-based, yoga flow that will help strengthen/lengthen your muscles and leave you feeling refreshed and connected with instructor Beth Flumignan of Way of Life Complementary Healing.

Please bring a bottle of water. Be sure to wear comfortable clothes to exercise in.

Do you need a unique gift for that special someone?  Join us for a Valentine’s Day card making class with local artist Sherry Peterson of The Bead Box.  Make three cards for the total of $5, which will be collected the night of the class.  Show your Tecumseh District Library card in good standing and get $1 off.  Please note one discount per card.  All supplies are provided.

Drop in to the Teen Section to relax with friends, to talk about the books you’ve been reading, or to ask Miss Amanda for help with school work.  Crafts and games will be available.  Stay as long as you like and use the time for whatever you need.

HEARTS AND HUGS: A VALENTINE STORY TIME
Designed for Three-year-olds through 2nd Graders and their caregivers

Wear your favorite shade of red or pink!

Features stories about Valentine's Day, valentines, friendship and family love!

Turn a heart shape into an envelope that can be used to send a note to a friend or loved one (or to your favorite librarian )

Explore kidney transplants with The University of Michigan’s Transplant Center.  Several of the authors of The Missing Piece: A Collection of Kidney Transplant Stories will discuss their experiences as kidney donors or recipients.  They will also highlight how they knew when it was time to consider dialysis; and, how they shared their experiences and news with family, friends, and even complete strangers in a quest for a donation from a living donor. 

Copies of the books will be available for purchase (cash or check only) and signing.  You may also purchase copies on Amazon.

Play bingo to win books and other prizes, have fun and make new friends. All adults are welcome to play. 

Drop in to the Teen Section to relax with friends, to talk about the books you’ve been reading, or to ask Miss Amanda for help with school work.  Crafts and games will be available.  Stay as long as you like and use the time for whatever you need.

We are reading "Where'd You Go, Bernadette" by Maria Semple. Please come and join us in a lively discussion. 

Recycle scrap paper into your own custom journal.

No creativity required.  All supplies provided.  Ages 12-18.

Open Mic Night at Musgrove & Company is an opportunity for local musicians, poets and other talented community members to showcase their skills in front of a relaxed and friendly audience.    

Sign-up at the door that night; arrive early to ensure a spot on the list.

Learn how to decorate an attractive, eye-catching cake with experienced cake decorator Erica Radtke of Seasons Bakery.   Explore design basics, frosting recipes and reasons for using different types of frosting.  Decorate a cupcake to take home with you. Materials fee is $2.

Go on a space odyssey with TDL Board of Trustee member Matt Linke, Director of the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History Planetarium.  Celebrate the 50th anniversary of man landing on the moon.  Explore key events and technologies in our history and how they have moved us forward. 

Explore the life of Tecumseh resident Charles Manley.  Learn about the history of Tecumseh Products Company.  Find out about Vendoma Hotel, Tecumseh Carriage Company and Meyers Aircraft.  Discover the historical significance of the Dynamic Kernels Tithing Project.

Drop in to the Teen Section to relax with friends, to talk about the books you’ve been reading, or to ask Miss Amanda for help with school work.  Crafts and games will be available.  Stay as long as you like and use the time for whatever you need.

Are you ready to take control of your finances? Facilitator Jim Ellsworth will give you an overview of Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University.  Find out about the nine-lesson course that is designed to help you build a budget, dump debt, grow your wealth and leave the stress of money behind.

Have you shown at art fairs and events—talking to seemingly interested buyers—and then selling fewer pieces than anticipated?  This interactive workshop with Steve Feinman, District Director for SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) serving Michigan and Northwest Ohio, will offer tips to help your work find a warm and loving home and a guided discussion on tactics that work.  The purpose of this workshop is to get artists to do what other businesses do to get customers—market the product so you can sell it!

AFTER SCHOOL HOLIDAY CRAFTS PROGRAMS FOR THIRD AND FOURTH GRADERS!
Featuring:  St. Patrick's Day and Spring Crafts!   Registration Required!
Click HERE for more details

You do not need a large rototilled garden to grow and harvest your own vegetables.  This program with Paul Pfeifer, Managing Director of Hidden Lake Gardens, starts with how to grow plants outdoors in containers including types of pots, soil mixes, fertilizer, watering, and locations.  Then discover the different varieties of vegetables suitable for growing in containers.  

Learn a mindful, chair-based, yoga flow that will help strengthen/lengthen your muscles and leave you feeling refreshed and connected with instructor Beth Flumignan of Way of Life Complementary Healing.

Please bring a bottle of water. Be sure to wear comfortable clothes to exercise in.

Make your own braclets with a cardboard loom and colorful string. 

No creativity required.  All supplies provided.  Ages 12-18.

The documentary, Without Wax, tells the story of Tanner, Alexander, and Andrew Skelton's disappearance from Morenci in the fall of 2010.  It features three undergraduate students as they travel around Michigan and Northern Ohio in an attempt to piece together the still unsolved mystery and keep hope alive for a conclusion to this tragic case.

The documentary was filmed by Adrian College students Logan Heffner, Brandon Milligan, Kyle Stratton and Gage Dansby and instructor Michael Neal.

The evening of the viewing, community members will have the opportunity to contribute to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.      

POT O' GOLD STORY TIME
Designed for three-year-olds through 2nd graders and their caregivers

Wear your favorite shade of green or gold!

Features a treasure trove of Mrs. Reasoner's favorite Story Time books, songs and poems!

Play bingo to win books and other prizes, have fun and make new friends. All adults are welcome to play. 

We are reading "Middlemarch" by George Eliot. Please come and join us in a lively discussion. 

MOSAIC MANIACS
A Monthly Craft Program for Tweens

Twelve fifth through seventh graders join Mrs. Reasoner, Children's Services Librarian, for 2 hours of fun creating a variety of scenes with peel-and-stick mosaics.
Students MUST own their own valid library card with no fines or overdues.

Click HERE for descriptive information
Contact Mrs. Reasoner for registration information!

Local massage therapist Charlotte Rozich of Vitality NOW (Natural Optimal Wellness) will lead you through a series of guided meditations to encourage calmness, reduce stress, and generally help you live your best life.  Learn breathing exercises and short, simple techniques for calmness and reduced stress. Building meditation into your life has a myriad of benefits to your brain, well-being, and your ability to cope with bumps in the road. 

Join local artist Mathew Sowers to create a small paper clay animal sculpture.  He will be teaching students how to use paper clay and various tools for texture.  Each participant will create one small animal: a rabbit, mouse, cat or whatever he/she chooses.  Participants will also be given a demo of how to paint their creations.  The $5 NONREFUNDABLE materials fee is due at the time of registration.  

Designed for three-year-olds through 2nd graders

SESSION 4 is a five week session which includes the following Wednesday mornings:
March 25th, April 1st, April 8th, April 15th, April 22nd
Registration is a tentative commitment to attend the five Wednesdays of Session 4!

Join Mrs. Reasoner for a half hour of short tales, longer stories, songs and poetry!
Click HERE for a complete list of the 2019-2020 sessions and dates.

Explore Adrian’s past with Dr. Julieanna Frost, author of Adrian.  Learn about Addison Comstock, the German and Irish immigration of the 1840s and the Underground Railroad.  Find out about notable African Americans who settled in the city.  Examine the growth and development of Adrian.

A Free 30-minute program featuring short solo selections by musicians from the Adrian Symphony Orchestra
accompanied by storyteller and music specialist Caryn Sieler from Lenawee's Heart & Soul.

Designed for 2-year-olds to 6-year-olds and their caregivers.  Registration is required!

Explore financial profiles, long-term investment goals, income tax planning and retirement planning with Dan Stevens of Hantz Financial Services.  Find out about checking accounts, saving accounts, certificate of deposits and consumer loans.  Learn about mutual funds, annuities, brokerage services, direct participation programs and estate tax concerns.   

Designed for three-year-olds through 2nd graders

SESSION 4 is a five week session which includes the following Wednesday mornings:
March 25th, April 1st, April 8th, April 15th, April 22nd
Registration is a tentative commitment to attend the remaining four Wednesdays of Session 4!

Join Mrs. Reasoner for a half hour of short tales, longer stories, songs and poetry!
Click HERE for a complete list of the 2019-2020 sessions and dates.

Turn damaged books into works of art by blacking out most of the page and creating a poem from the words left behind. 

No creativity or previous poem writing experience required.  All supplies provided.  Ages 12-18.

Find out how to simplify the incredibly complicated process of going through decades of accumulated stuff and preparing to live in a smaller home with decluttering and relocation expert Sharon McRill, author of Downsizing the Silver Tsunami.   Learn how to downsize with minimal stress.   Discover where you should begin, the resources available to you—in terms of people and services— and practical guidelines for going through the process without being overwhelmed. 

Designed for three-year-olds through 2nd graders

SESSION 4 is a five week session which includes the following Wednesday mornings:
March 25th, April 1st, April 8th, April 15th, April 22nd
Registration is a tentative commitment to attend the remaining three Wednesdays of Session 4!

Join Mrs. Reasoner for a half hour of short tales, longer stories, songs and poetry!
Click HERE for a complete list of the 2019-2020 sessions and dates.

AFTER SCHOOL HOLIDAY CRAFTS PROGRAMS FOR THIRD AND FOURTH GRADERS!
Featuring:  Spring, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Patriotic Crafts    Registration Required!
Click HERE for more details

Designed for three-year-olds through 2nd graders

SESSION 4 is a five week session which includes the following Wednesday mornings:
March 25th, April 1st, April 8th, April 15th, April 22nd
Registration is a tentative commitment to attend the remaining two Wednesdays of Session 4!

Join Mrs. Reasoner for a half hour of short tales, longer stories, songs and poetry!
Click HERE for a complete list of the 2019-2020 sessions and dates.

We are reading "Virgil Wander" by Leif Enger. Please come and join us in a lively discussion. 

MOSAIC MANIACS
A Monthly Craft Program for Tweens

Twelve fifth through seventh graders join Mrs. Reasoner, Children's Services Librarian, for 2 hours of fun creating a variety of scenes with peel-and-stick mosaics.
Students MUST own their own valid library card with no fines or overdues.

Click HERE for descriptive information
Contact Mrs. Reasoner for registration information!

Adventure through a Storybook and into Art!
Designed for 20 children ages 18 months to 5 years and their caregivers.
Presented by Caryn Sieler and Valorie Veld of Lenawee's Heart & Soul, Children's Art and Music Studio
Registration Required!  

Bob Emery, a maple syrup tapper in Lenawee County, will discuss the history of tree tapping, the step-by-step process on how to tap trees and how he started his business.

Designed for three-year-olds through 2nd graders

SESSION 4 is a five week session which includes the following Wednesday mornings:
March 25th, April 1st, April 8th, April 15th, April 22nd
Registration is a tentative commitment to attend the remaining Wednesday of Session 4!

Join Mrs. Reasoner for a half hour of short tales, longer stories, songs and poetry!
Click HERE for a complete list of the 2019-2020 sessions and dates.

Play bingo to win books and other prizes, have fun and make new friends. All adults are welcome to play. 

Celebrate Earth Day at Hidden Lake Gardens.  After a ceremonial tree planting with local scouts, join us on a nature walk to appreciate the many benefits of trees.  Each family will also receive a tree seedling to take home.  Please meet in the upper level of the Visitors Center. Cost: $5 per vehicle.

Explore stamping and card making techniques with Laurie Krauss of Stampin' Up.  Make three occasion cards for the total of $5 or five cards for a total of $8.  The materials fee will be collected the night of the class.  

Ever wonder how two regular guys ended up with a popular PBS TV show and book that feature the cool people, places and things that make Michigan a great place to be.  Well, if you’d like to find out how it all happened, join the men of Under the Radar Michigan make their way to the Tecumseh.  Hosts Tom Daldin and Jim Edelman will share their inspirational story of reinvention and discovery.  They’ll tell you how they do it  ... why they do it ... and share great stories from their travels around Michigan.  Be sure to bring your questions, your sense of adventure and your sense of humor, because when Tom and Jim start talking ... it’s a wild and crazy ride.  Copies of both the First 50 and Next 50 will be available for signing and purchase.   Sponsored with the Friends of Tecumseh District Library.

The Michigan Cottage Food Law allows Michigan residents to manufacture and store particular foods in an unlicensed kitchen, such as a residential home.  Learn about the Cottage Food Law and other principles you can use to provide safe products with SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) mentor Mark Williams.  The seminar will highlight preparing and selling foods under the Cottage Food Law, producing a safe food product, production, packaging and labeling, storing and transporting. 

Designed for three-year-olds through 2nd graders

SESSION 5 is a five week session which includes the following Wednesday mornings:
May 6th, May 13th, May 20th, May 27th, June 3rd
Registration is a tentative commitment to attend the five Wednesdays of Session 5!

Join Mrs. Reasoner for a half hour of short tales, longer stories, songs and poetry!
Click HERE for a complete list of the 2019-2020 sessions and dates.

PLEASE NOTE THE DATE!

We are reading "The Silent Patient" by Alex Michaelides. Please come and join us in a lively discussion. 

Turn old magazines into works of art by cutting them up and gluing the pieces into a new pattern.

No creativity required.  All supplies provided.  Ages 12-18.

As parents, we love our kids and work hard every day to help our family run smoothly. But sometimes, when we aren't happy with how our kids act, our reactions are more intense than we want them to be. Join certified Hand in Hand Parenting instructor  Dr. Sheri Stankorb-Geiselman for an interactive presentation that will give insights into why parenting brings our early experiences to the surface, often without our realizing that it's happening.

Adventure through a Storybook and into Art!
Designed for 20 children ages 18 months to 5 years and their caregivers.
Presented by Caryn Sieler and Valorie Veld of Lenawee's Heart & Soul, Children's Art and Music Studio
Registration Required!  

Historian Alan Naldrett will introduce attendees to the major people and events of the Toledo War (1835-36), including Major Stickney, who named his sons One and Two and his daughters Indiana and Florida.  He will also discuss how the actual fighting was thwarted by Ohio's Great Black Swamp, when the militias formed by Michigan and Ohio to battle for the town of Toledo both got lost and never engaged in battle.  Somehow, Michigan persevered, traded Toledo for the Upper Peninsula and finally became a state in 1837.  

Designed for three-year-olds through 2nd graders

SESSION 5 is a five week session which includes the following Wednesday mornings:
May 6th, May 13th, May 20th, May 27th, June 3rd
If you have not yet signed-up, Registration is a tentative commitment for the remaining four Wednesdays of Session 5!

Join Mrs. Reasoner for a half hour of short tales, longer stories, songs and poetry!
Click HERE for a complete list of the 2019-2020 sessions and dates.

Learn about the rich history of a modest, one-and-a-half-story farmhouse along the corner of the Old Chicago Road (U.S. 12) and the La Plaisance Pike (M-50) in Irish Hills with Laurie Perkins of the Michigan History Center.  Find out how it became a gathering place where travelers could rest, enjoy a meal or stay the night.  Discover how Walker Tavern became a historic site and part of an 80-acre state park.

On August 24 1969, Victor Jackson, author of Crossing Lake Michigan in a Bathtub, landed near Manitowac, Wisconsin, after completing a 14 and-a-half hour trip across Lake Michigan in a bathtub. Find out how he made the 65-mile journey in a household-type tub welded to a frame supported by four 30 gallon oil drums and powered by a 20-horsepower outboard motor.

Give any room in your house a magical touch with a beautiful floating teacup design!  Turn an ordinary cup and saucer into an artistic and winsome household decoration with local artist Susan Amstutz of the Carnegie Studios.  Please bring your favorite teacup and saucer and some artificial flowers to decorate your masterpiece.  The $3 NONFUNDABLE materials fee is due at the time of registration.  

Mushroom hunting can be a fun and tasty way of getting out and exercising!  Come learn about the wide varieties of edible mushrooms that grow in Michigan.  Learn mushroom selection from Phil Tedeschi of the Michigan Mushroom Hunters Club.  Find out how to tell the tasty from the poisonous and hear about great places to start your own hunting adventures.

Designed for three-year-olds through 2nd graders

SESSION 5 is a five week session which includes the following Wednesday mornings:
May 6th, May 13th, May 20th, May 27th, June 3rd
If you have not yet signed-up, Registration is a tentative commitment for the remaining three Wednesdays of Session 5!

Join Mrs. Reasoner for a half hour of short tales, longer stories, songs and poetry!
Click HERE for a complete list of the 2019-2020 sessions and dates.

Play bingo to win books and other prizes, have fun and make new friends. All adults are welcome to play. 

MOSAIC MANIACS
A Monthly Craft Program for Tweens

Twelve fifth through seventh graders join Mrs. Reasoner, Children's Services Librarian, for 2 hours of fun creating a variety of scenes with peel-and-stick mosaics.
Students MUST own their own valid library card with no fines or overdues.

Click HERE for descriptive information
Contact Mrs. Reasoner for registration information!

Explore interesting tidbits and fascinating oddities about the Civil War with living historian James B. Pahl.

Sponsored with Austin Blair #7 Auxiliary of Jackson and Nash-Hodges #43 Auxiliary of Lenawee County.

Designed for three-year-olds through 2nd graders

SESSION 5 is a five week session which includes the following Wednesday mornings:
May 6th, May 13th, May 20th, May 27th, June 3rd
If you have not yet signed-up, Registration is a tentative commitment for the remaining two Wednesdays of Session 5!

Join Mrs. Reasoner for a half hour of short tales, longer stories, songs and poetry!
Click HERE for a complete list of the 2019-2020 sessions and dates.

Designed for three-year-olds through 2nd graders

SESSION 5 is a five week session which includes the following Wednesday mornings:
May 6th, May 13th, May 20th, May 27th, June 3rd
If you have not yet signed-up, Registration is a tentative commitment for the remaining Wednesdays of Session 5!

Join Mrs. Reasoner for a half hour of short tales, longer stories, songs and poetry!
Click HERE for a complete list of the 2019-2020 sessions and dates.

Play bingo to win books and other prizes, have fun and make new friends. All adults are welcome to play. 

We are reading "The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek" by Kim Michele Richardson. Please come and join us in a lively discussion.