Otsego District Public Library
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A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who purchased books in the library for our 2017 Scholastic Book Fair and to our Friends of the Library for staffing our fair! This year, we sold 200 in new Scholastic books, totaling $3204. These sales earned the library $1676 in free Scholastic Books! That will help us add many great new titles to our children’s and teen collections!
Another BIG THANK YOU goes out to our Friends of the Library Volunteers for manning the book fair during library hours.
Back by popular demand, the Scholastic Book Fair returns June 9 – 24, 2017 during all library open hours.
Let your children and grandchildren pick out some fun reading materials for summer to celebrate their accomplishments in school this past year! Books also make great birthday gifts.
Thanks to all of the wonderful community support, the Scholastic Book Fair raised $2000 in free books for the library last summer!
The library earns 50% of the profits to use toward free books.
Mondays – Junior at 10 AM + Senior at 2 PM
The library has two awesome Movie Maker Monday sessions planned out for children to attend, Junior & Senior!
Movie Maker Monday JUNIORMondays at 10 AM
Ages 0 – 5
Each week a new segment from a “Bob the Builder” movie will be shown.
After the movie, children will experience constructive play while using a variety of manipulatives to build their own fun creations.
Mondays at 2 PM
For ages Kindergarten – 5th Grade
Watch a full-length movie that focuses on working together to “Build a Better World” while munching on popcorn. Before, during and after the movie, kids will have an opportunity to create structures while using different building materials.
Build A Wooden Structure with Home Depot
June 20 at 10 AM
Children can choose a structure to build such as a birdhouse, tool box, helicopter, and more!
Build A Stack of Cups with Jim Merrills
June 27 at 10 AM
Participants will build some of the world’s greatest structures including the Pyramids of Egypt, Castles of Europe, the Great Wall of China, India’s Taj Mahal, the Eiffel Tower of Paris, and more. Fun for the whole family!
Build A Home for Animals with Kalamazoo Nature Center
July 11 at 10 AM
Children will explore the world of nature’s builders with a variety of activities that appeal to many learning styles. Participants could construct a beaver dam, design a habitat landscape, problem solve with bees, and build their own animal community story. We’ll meet a live animal architect to end the program.
Build A New World on Mars with Air Zoo
July 18 at 10 AM
What will it take to design habitats for people to live, work, eat and play on Mars? Investigate the types of shapes and structures that can stand up to the violent dust storms and thin atmosphere on the Red Planet. Get warmed up to build with “minute to win it” challenges. Discover the difficulty of communicating and working with a team of engineers while wearing your astronaut gear and following directions from Mission Control to Earth!
Build A Fairy Garden with Home Depot
July 25 at 10 AM
Create your own whimsical miniature world! Build a fairy garden complete with structures and living plants with Judi Roberts of Home Depot.
Stop by the library in the morning for fun and exciting sessions of Construction Storytime and in the afternoon for Construct-A-Craft!
Wednesdays at 10 AM
Ages 0-5
Backhoes and books, saws and songs, hammers and humor. It’s all in the works for a construction storytime filled with building fun and activities.
Wednesdays at 2 PM
Kindergarten – 5th Grade
Drop in to make a different craft each week.
This year’s Summer Reading Program is going to be worlds of fun. Join your friends at the library to work together to Build a Better World this summer! The construction theme will help kids “gear up” to reach their reading goal. Registration begins at the world-class kickoff event on Saturday, June 17 and registration continues through Saturday, July 8, 2017.
The program allows children from birth to 5th grade to create their own personal goal for the number of days they plan to read (between 20 and 40).Drop in any time to begin to BUILD A BETTER WORLD this summer!
Children’s Summer Reading ProgramThis year’s Summer Reading Program is going to be worlds of fun. Join your friends at the library to work together to Build a Better World this summer! The construction theme will help kids “gear up” to reach their reading goal. Registration begins at the world-class kickoff event on Saturday, June 17 and registration continues through Saturday, July 8. The program allows children from birth to 5th grade to create their own personal goal for the number of days they plan to read (between 20 and 40).
Participants can read anything they want for as long as they like – read for the fun of it, every day! Readers and pre-readers will learn more about the world as they track their success on a world map. Once children reach their goal, they will receive an awesome Finisher Prize Bag suitable for all construction workers. They also have a chance to enter to win one of our GRAND PRIZES! The library will have building-themed events and activities all summer long! Children will be able to win world-class treasures every time they check out books. When they play our weekly game or attend a program, they will have a chance to win one of our weekly prizes! So GEAR UP and get ready to help us BUILD A BETTER WORLD!
Grand PrizesChildren and teens who finish their reading goal may enter to win the Grand Prize Drawing. The last day to enter is Saturday, July 29, 2017. Winners will be announced on Monday, July 31, 2017.
Thursdays at 10 AM
Kindergarten – 5th Grade
Bring your inner engineer!
Large manipulatives will be available to “Build a BIGGER World”. Each week there will be different building materials including straw connectors and giant windsocks!
See the attached job posting and job description for details on how to apply:
Otsego District Library Assistant Cataloging Clerk Job Posting and Job Description PDF
Otsego District Library Employment Application DOC
Posting Date: April 25 – May 26 at 5 PM
**Employment applications and resumes are only accepted when the library has an open position posted.**
The perfect candidate for this position would be able to answer yes to all of these questions:
The Otsego District Library serves 14,230 residents with a budget of $518,000 and a staff of fifteen. In 2009, a beautiful new 18,000 square foot, LEED-Silver Level building opened for service to the community. A dedicated library millage voted in perpetuity provides 75% of the library’s operating revenue. The library has a staff known for its commitment to outstanding customer service and a supportive board that is responsive to the community. Otsego is located in beautiful southwest Michigan, fifteen miles north of Kalamazoo, thirty miles south of Grand Rapids, and only forty minutes from Lake Michigan. The Otsego area offers affordable living, excellent schools, convenient shopping, and an outstanding quality of life.
Applying for a position as a high school student? Questions on how to write a first time resume when you are still in high school? Here is a helpful link:
http://www.mass.edu/gearup/documents/WritingaResume.pdf
The library will be closed for Memorial Weekend.
CLOSED: Saturday, May 27 – Monday, May 29, 2017
Have a safe and Happy Holiday!
Click HERE to learn more about Memorial Day.
Our latest newsletter is ready for you to check out! Grab a copy our latest Newsletter online or pick one up at the library.
We are excited to offer a NEW EIGHT PAGE Newsletter full of amazing events and opportunities!
This year’s SUMMER READING PROGRAM is going to be worlds of fun. Join your friends at the library to work together to BUILD A BETTER WORLD this summer! The construction theme will help kids and teens “gear up” to reach their reading goal. This year’s GRAND PRIZE is a LEGOland and Aquarium Getaway Getaway featuring a one-night stay at a hotel in Auburn Hills, MI; four passes for LEGOland Discovery Center and Sea Life Aquarium; and a $50 gas card. The SECOND PRIZE is a Rebounderz Package Four All Access Unlimited Passes ($100 value) plus a $50 Gift Card to Rebounderz in Jenison, MI. Our THIRD PRIZE is a LEGO Shopping Spree Shopping spree with Miss Diane for LEGOs worth $100! So gear up and help us BUILD A BETTER WORLD!
Elementary aged children can join us for MOVIE MAKER MONDAYS SR, BUILD IT TUESDAYS, CONSTRUCTION CRAZE WEDNESDAYS – CONSTRUCT-A-CRAFT, and BUILD IT BIG THURSDAYS. Preschool aged children can gear up for MOVIE MAKER MONDAYS JR, CONSTRUCTION CRAZE WEDNESDAYS with CONSTRUCTION STORYTIME. Children of all ages can join us for BIG events on STUPENDOUS SATURDAYS!
The SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR is back with amazing deals on NEW books for children of all ages.
The American Red Cross brings two great programs to the library. The PILLOW CASE PROJECT for children and BABYSITTING CLINIC for teenagers.
Teens can BUILD IT BIG with special guests on Tuesdays and create awesome artwork on Thursdays at CrafTEEN events. Join the TEEN ADVISORY BOARD to receive community service hours for helping at the library. The library will have TWO local special guest authors at PIZZA & PAGES: TEEN/TWEEN BOOK CLUB.
THE GREAT AMERICAN SOLAR ECLIPSE IS COMING presented by Richard Bell of the Kalamazoo Astronomical Society. Learn about DECLUTTERING WITH CREATIVE SOLUTIONS with Caryn Parker. Discover the ins and outs on COMMUNICATING WITH PEOPLE WITH DIMENTIA with Sue Wilson at WHAT DO I SAY?
Get ready to see amazing bands this summer with LYRICS ON THE LAWN on Thursday evenings in August. PIANO ON THE PORCH is back on Friday afternoons to fill the library with music.
The FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY are always seeking new members! Check out the Twice Told Tales Book Store to find books for adults, teens, and children at $1 or less!
SENIORS’ CLUB has some fun new events and BOOK CLUBS are featuring some exciting new titles!
There are a lot of exciting things happening at your library this season including another exciting letter from the Library Director, Andrea Estelle. CLICK HERE to read the newsletter.
