*COMING SOON!*

A Free 30-minute program featuring short solo selections by musicians from the Adrian Symphony Orchestra.

Caryn Sieler, a music and movement specialist and owner of Lenawee’s Heart & Soul,
leads the program with an interactive themes which include rhymes, songs and a picture book
that encourage children to sing, clap, move and listen carefully.

A family program designed especially for children ages 2-years-old to 6-years-old and their caregivers,
but everyone is welcome to view Music Moves Me in this online virtual format! 

Registration preferred, so that reminders and info about future programs can be sent!

Registration also reserves a participation kit (while supplies last) to pick up for each child a week ahead of the concert.
Each kit contains a stuffed unicorn toy, a scarf, and coloring pages.

More Registration information will be available as soon as a viewing date is determined.

Click HERE for more details about the concert.

Start off the school week on the right foot with an online study hall. 

The Teen Services Librarian, Miss Amanda, will be on the TDL Teens Discord server to help you with homework questions, research projects, or general study strategies. (No, I will not do your homework for you.) We'll listen to music, hang out, and get some stuff done. Stay as long as you like and use the time for whatever you need.

Limited to teens in grades 7-12.  This is a virtual program.  A camera is not necessary, but you will need the microphone on your computer or phone for the voice chat.

Explore the basics of Honeybee keeping with beekeeper Jessica Alcock of A&B Apiary.  Learn the individual parts of the hive and their functions, the Honeybee, what you need to know to raise Honeybees, pests and diseases, over-wintering, honey extraction and more.

We're starting up a new RPG group for teens in grades 7-12. We'll play using Roll20 and will start out with a few one shot games to get everyone used to the mechanics and new group.

This is a virtual event. Roll20 does not have a mobile app at this time, but you might be able to use the site on your phone's web browser. A microphone will let you chat with the other players, but it is not required.

Click here to join the game

Transform plastic hangers into a festive holiday wreath with Sonja Downey, Supervisor of TDL Cirulation Services. This is the perfect gift for the special person in your life.  

Start off the school week on the right foot with an online study hall. 

The Teen Services Librarian, Miss Amanda, will be on the TDL Teens Discord server to help you with homework questions, research projects, or general study strategies. (No, I will not do your homework for you.) We'll listen to music, hang out, and get some stuff done. Stay as long as you like and use the time for whatever you need.

Limited to teens in grades 7-12.  This is a virtual program.  A camera is not necessary, but you will need the microphone on your computer or phone for the voice chat.

CANCELLED!

Celebrate the Yuletide Season by creating holiday cards with Sherry Peterson of The Bead Box.  Learn special card making techniques, such as rubber stamping and embellishing.  Attendees will create three holiday cards for a total of $5.  The $5 NONREFUNDABLE materials fee is due at the time of registration.  You are not officially registered until your fee is paid. 

Since Michigan is in Phase 4 of its Reopening Plan, there can only be eight card makers at this indoor event.  All participants will be required to wear masks while in the library.  Social distancing will be practiced.  

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

Since Michigan is in Phase 4 of its Reopening Plan, there can only be nine bingo players at this indoor event.  All players will be required to wear masks while in the library.  Social distancing will be practiced.  

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!

Enjoy a holiday concert with your yuletide favorites, including Silver Bells,” “Jingle Bell Rock,” “Deck the Halls,” “Silent Night” and “Jingle Bells,” with local musician Eric Korte and other area performers.    

It's time for the annual Hour of Code! Join us on Zoom to spend an hour working on a basic coding project, and then show off your creation at the end. Open to teens in grades 7-12 with any level of coding experience. All you need is an interest in creating something, an email account, and a computer with internet access (I'm not sure how well this will work on a phone/tablet, so a laptop/desktop/chrome book would be better).

Register in order to get a link to the Zoom meeting on the day of the program. 

Start off the school week on the right foot with an online study hall. 

The Teen Services Librarian, Miss Amanda, will be on the TDL Teens Discord server to help you with homework questions, research projects, or general study strategies. (No, I will not do your homework for you.) We'll listen to music, hang out, and get some stuff done. Stay as long as you like and use the time for whatever you need.

Limited to teens in grades 7-12.  This is a virtual program.  A camera is not necessary, but you will need the microphone on your computer or phone for the voice chat.

We are reading THE BOOK WOMAN OF TROUBLESOME CREEK by Kim Michele Richardson. Please come and join us for a spirited discussion.

Let's play some online party games! We'll meet on the TDL Teens Discord Server and play game slike Jackbox Party Pack, Pictionary, Scattegories, trivia, or whatever games we come up with.

This is a virtual event.  A camera is not necessary, but you will need the microphone on your computer or phone to chat.

Limited to teens in grades 7-12. 

Start off the school week on the right foot with an online study hall. 

The Teen Services Librarian, Miss Amanda, will be on the TDL Teens Discord server to help you with homework questions, research projects, or general study strategies. (No, I will not do your homework for you.) We'll listen to music, hang out, and get some stuff done. Stay as long as you like and use the time for whatever you need.

Limited to teens in grades 7-12.  This is a virtual program.  A camera is not necessary, but you will need the microphone on your computer or phone for the voice chat.

Join Mrs. Reasoner (and her Producers Amanda Fields and Gina Walmsley)
for our fourth Virtual Story Time on FACEBOOK LIVE on the Library's Facebook page!

STOCKINGFUL OF JOY: A WINTER HOLIDAY Story Time

Designed for 3-year-olds through 2nd graders, but everyone is welcome!
Registration preferred, so that reminders and info about future programs can be sent!

Make art with friends! Join the TDL Teens Discord to voice chat with other teens while making art.

Before this program, pick up the Teen Grab & Go Art Project kit from the library (while supplies last), or gather your own supplies.  Then hang out online while putting together your art project

Limited to teens entering grades 7-12.  This is a virtual program.  A camera is not necessary, but you will need the microphone on your computer or phone for the voice chat.

December Project: Decoupage Candle Holders (for battery operated candles because safety first)

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! An anonymous tip has come in that a thief will steal an iconic Michigan landmark on Valentine’s Day. We’re recruiting teenage private detectives to stop the heist! Figure out who the thief is and what they’re stealing to prevent the crime and claim your reward. Follow the clues found on Michigan library websites and fill out the online form to solve the mystery and stop the hesit.

Learn more about the Quest at www.mi.gov/MiLibraryQuest. The Quest begins on January 1 and ends on February 14, 2021. Tecumseh District Library teens who solve the mystery and finish the quest will be entered in a drawing for a gift card to a local business.

More details will be released as we get closer to January 1. The Mi Library Quest challenge is made up of public libraries across Michigan and supported in part by the Library of Michigan.

Register here by January 9 to order your January Teen Book Box. Each month’s box will include a surprise library book hand selected for you to borrow, and some treats for you to keep.

On the registration form, you’ll answer questions to help library staff select a book tailored to your interests. You'll get an email or phone call once your Book Box is ready to pick up. Then you can stop by the library and pick up your Book Box like any other reserve at the circulation desk.

By checking out a Book Box, you agree to be responsible for any fines and fees for late returns or damaged books, just like checking out any other library book.

Please return the book and box by dropping it in the outdoor drop box. Everything else is yours to keep! Returned books will be quarantined for 5 days before being checked in.

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 Sonja Downey, Supervisor of TDL Circulation Services.

Eli Avny says of himself: “During my childhood, growing up under the shadow of the holocaust, there was not much mention about my parents' ordeal. We three children did not ask, and our parents did not volunteer. After the war, they lived with their memories for the remainder of their lives, sharing only a little with us.” By the time Eli started to investigate his parents’ history, his mother was already deceased. He traveled to the sites of Nazi camps where his parents had been, and talked to many people in an effort to understand their past, and his childhood. He educated himself about antisemitism, and traveled extensively across Europe, and in Latvia, Lithuania, and Germany. This presentation is Eli Avny’s personal story, as well as a generic story of dark times among the human race.

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

Since Michigan is in Phase 4 of its Reopening Plan, there can only be nine bingo players at this indoor event.  All players will be required to wear masks while in the library.  Social distancing will be practiced.  

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!

We are reading MEET ME AT THE MUSEUM by Anne Youngston. Please come and join us for a spirited discussion.

Michigan Notable author Pamela Cameron will present the true story of Sport: Ship Dog of the Great Lakes.  Sport was a Newfoundland-Retriever who was rescued as a puppy and taken onboard the lighthouse tender, the Hyacinth.  She will share how his life from 1914-1926 was spent aboard the ship as the vessel brought supplies to lighthouses and maintained navigational devices on Lake Michigan. 

The virtual program is suitable for elementary age to adults.

Cameron is a retired public and school librarian.  Sport: Ship Dog of the Great Lakes has received the Historical Society of Michigan’s State History Award for Children’s/Youth book of 2019, Library of Michigan 2020 Notable Book, and Midwest Independent Publishing Association Award for Non-Fiction Children’s Book.

Make art with friends! Join the TDL Teens Discord to voice chat with other teens while making art.

Before this program, pick up the Teen Grab & Go Art Project kit from the library (while supplies last), or gather your own supplies.  Then hang out online while putting together your art project

Limited to teens entering grades 7-12.  This is a virtual program.  A camera is not necessary, but you will need the microphone on your computer or phone for the voice chat.

January Project: To Be Announced

Remember The Jack Benny Program? How about One Man’s Family or The Lone Ranger? For most of us, network radio was a fundamental part of our childhood, and memories of the programs linger on. During this class, retired educator Henry Aldridge, founder of Electronic Media Film Studies at Eastern Michigan University, will discuss the evolution of the networks and share photographs of great radio stars. We will enjoy audio excerpts from several classic shows, including The Shadow, Gunsmoke, Amos ‘n Andy, and The Great Gildersleeve, as well as some of the most popular soap operas.

Join us on Facebook for the premiere viewing of this video presentation. 

Find out about the once small and sleepy farming community of Frankenmuth that now boasts a population of 5,000 and receives more than three million visitors each year with Frankenmuth native Gladys Knoll.  Learn about the Bavarian Festival, Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland, Zehnder’s and more.

Join us on Facebook for the premiere viewing of this video presentation.   

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.   Learn special card making techniques, such as rubber stamping and embellishing.  Attendees will create three valentines for a total of $5.  The $5 NONREFUNDABLE materials fee is due at the time of registration.  You are not officially registered until your fee is paid.   

Since Michigan is in Phase 4 of its Reopening Plan, there can only be eight card makers at this indoor event.  All participants will be required to wear masks while in the library.  Social distancing will be practiced.  

Incidents of fraud are on the rise, and scammers’ tactics are becoming more complex.  This presentation will help give attendees the information they need to Outsmart the Scammers.

During the program, financial advisor  Frank J. Zanger of Edward Jones will discuss how to spot certain red flags that may indicate a fraudulent encounter, resources individuals can turn to in the event they or loved ones are targeted, and steps attendees can take to help protect themselves and loved ones.

Before joining the Edward Jones team in 2019, Frank had a career in banking, including serving as Relationship Coordinator for Monroe Bank & Trust in Tecumseh.  He is an active member of the Eastern Michigan University Sigma Nu Alumni Association and has served as the alumni advisor for the chapter for 10 years. 

Since Michigan is in Phase 4 of its Reopening Plan, there can only be eight guests at this indoor seminar.  All participants will be required to wear masks while in the library.  Social distancing will be practiced.  Registration is required.  

This special seminar will also be streamed on Facebook Live.

Learn about Michigan in the Civil War with retired educator Rochelle Balkam.  Civil War stories are a part of Balkam’s heritage, with her ancestors playing a significant role. Her personal journey began with the discovery of Sarah Edmonds/Franklin Thompson’s questionable autobiography, and Civil War artifacts, while doing historical research for a Master’s degree in history. That journey took her to Spotsylvania, where her great-great uncle received a Kearney Cross for bravery, and onward to Gettysburg where she met with a bloody accident and a “ghost encounter.”  

Join us on Facebook for the premiere viewing of this video presentation. 

Learn about the structure of hair and skin with Gerod and Stephani Sturgis of Legacy Barbershop College in Adrian.  Explore various shaving techniques.  Find out about hair loss, such as male pattern baldness.  Discover how a barbershop is run. 

This WordPress for Beginners workshop is the perfect place to start to learn about WordPress, the most frequently used software to build websites with certified Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) mentor Gerri Jensen.  Learn how to install and build a website or blog in WordPress.  Dsicover how to design a WordPress theme, set up a menu and publish your images and posts.

Click here to register for the free webinar.

Find about George Jabol’s travel adventures in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Loch Lomond and London.  Learn about his train ride to Glasgow and his ride on a double-decker tour bus in London.  Explore Edinburgh’s annual International Festival and Buckingham Palace.

Since Michigan is in Phase 4 of its Reopening Plan, there can only be eight guests at this indoor travelogue.  All participants will be required to wear masks while in the library.  Social distancing will be practiced. 

This special travelogue will also be streamed on Facebook Live.

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

Since Michigan is in Phase 4 of its Reopening Plan, there can only be nine bingo players at this indoor event.  All players will be required to wear masks while in the library.  Social distancing will be practiced.  

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!

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.

Sojourner Truth was born into slavery but possessed a mind and a vision that knew no bounds.  Trace her life from her painful childhood through her remarkable emancipation to her incredible leadership in the movement for rights for both women and African Americans with Michigan Notable writer Gary D. Schmidt, author of So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk Toward Freedom.

Gary Schmidt is the best-selling author of many books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor and Printz Honor book, Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, and the Newbery Honor book, The Wednesday Wars.  He is a professor of English at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan.