Welcome to The Traverse Area District Library (TADL) monthly email newsletter, offering you news and events from the District's network of community l
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Welcome to The Traverse Area District Library (TADL) monthly email newsletter, offering you news and events from the District's network of community libraries.
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Special Notice
All TADL locations will be closed on Monday, September 2 in observance of Labor Day. Regular service hours will resume on Tuesday. |
Tuesday, September 3 at 7 p.m., Woodmere |
Explore Early TC with Local History Author Richard Fidler
Fidler's latest and fourth history book, "Traverse City, Michigan: A Historical Narrative, 1850-2013," offers readers a chance to explore early Traverse City. Tracing back to it's booms and busts. Of special interest are the number of historic photographs and aerial views used to illustrate the text. Read More. |
Thursday, September 5 at 6 p.m., Kinglsey |
Attention Hikers, Campers, Travelers, and Everyone Who Enjoys Exploring the Beautiful State of Michigan!
Please join us in welcoming Barbara VanderMolen, author of "Discovering Michigan County by County." VanderMolen will share unique attractions and facts about various counties throughout Michigan. Read More. |
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month
Sign up for a TADL borrowing card today and receive an updated card/key combo for borrowing items at any TADL location including the express checkout stations at Woodmere. |
Monday, September 9 at 4:30 p.m., Woodmere |
Celebrate Michigan Reads! with the Queen
Join us for a special story time with the 2013 National Cherry Queen, Sonya Sayler. Sayler will read this year's selected children's book, "Woolbur" by Leslie Helakoski. Read More. |
Wednesday, September 18 at 6:30 p.m., Woodmere |
Go Back in Time to WWII with Author Teresa Irish
"A Thousand Letters Home" is the result of a treasure trove of left behind letters. Author, Teresa Irish compiles her father's personal stories as a WWII solider serving in Europe. These thoughtful, charming letters tell the story of war, love and life. Read More. |
TADL Offers TumbleBooks
The TumbleBook Library is an online collection of animated, talking picture books to help children learn to read. TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books in order to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you. Try TumbleBooks. |
Friends of TADL Annual Book Sale: September 21 & 22
NEW! Sale Features Friday Night Preview
This year's annual book sale will include more than 10,000 books, CDs and DVDs. New this year, an evening Pre-Sale on Friday, September 20 between 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Read More. |
Tickets on Sale Now for TC Reads Author Event with Alex George
Traverse City READS, a “One Book, One Community” literacy initiative is pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for this year’s presentation by author, Alex George, at the City Opera House on October 15 at 7 p.m. George’s book, "A Good American" is the 2013 selection for Northern Michigan’s 12th annual community book. Read More and Buy Tickets |
Small Business Mentoring Resumes Saturday September 7
In addition to offering free, monthly workshops at Woodmere on a variety of small business topics, SCORE offers one on one, confidential small business mentoring Saturday mornings at Woodmere. Read More. |
Don't Miss the Annual East Bay Branch Ice Cream Social
Bring your friends and family to the East Bay Branch on Saturday, September 14 from 1 -3 p.m. to enjoy ice cream sundaes, root beer floats, face painting, live music, and a used book sale Read More. |
About Us
The Traverse Area District Library (TADL) is a network of community libraries serving Grand Traverse County through the following locations: the Woodmere (Main) Branch in Traverse City including the Talking Book Library East Bay and Kingsley Branch Libraries; Member Libraries: Fife Lake Public Library, Interlochen Public Library, and Peninsula Community Library; and the Grand Traverse County Law Library.
TADL provides a wide variety of services, including the loan and inter-library loan of a broad collection of book titles (print, audiobooks, e-books, and e-audiobooks), periodicals, DVDs, CDs, subscription databases, publicly accessible computers, free WiFi, a variety of meeting spaces, blind and physically handicapped services, and free programming for all ages.
Please share your questions or concerns with the TADL e-newsletter editor at news@tadl.org. |
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