Mondays and Fridays: NORTH DICKINSON: Nordic Lunch Bunch Gr. 6-8, 11:15 -11:30 AM

Thursday, May 4: MAIN: May the Fourth Be With You, 6 PM

Friday, May 5: NORTH DICKINSON: Directed Discussions, 12-2 PM

Monday, May 8: MAIN: Relaxing Rainbows, 10:30 AM

Tuesday, May 9: MAIN: Guest Storyteller: Jenifer Brady, 10 AM NORTH DICKINSON: Nordic Lunch Bunch, Gr. K-5, 12-12:20 PM

Wednesday, May 10: NORWAY: Novel Bunch Book Club, 2 PM

Friday, May 12: NORTH DICKINSON: Anime Club, 11:15 AM NORWAY: Directed Discussions, 12-2 PM

Saturday, May 13: MAIN: Watch & Play Day, All Day! 11 AM Movie Showing

Monday, May 15: MAIN: Isle Royale Adventure with Loreen Niewenhuis, 6:30 PM

Tuesday, May 16: NORWAY: Guest Storyteller: Jenifer Brady, 10:30 AM

Wednesday, May 17: MAIN & NORWAY: Family Games Night, 6 PM

Thursday, May 18: MAIN: Bookcycle: Literary Lilacs, 6 PM

Friday, May 19: MAIN: Directed Discussions, 12-2 PM

Monday, May 22: NORTH DICKINSON SCHOOL: Mischief & Magic, 1:30 PM

NORWAY CITY HALL: Mischief & Magic, 6 PM

Wednesday, May 24: MAIN: Soundz of Time w/ Jan & Gino: One Enchanted Evening, 6:30 PM

Monday, May 29: ALL BRANCHES: Closed for Memorial Day

Tuesday, May 30: MAIN: Page by Page Book Club, 6 PM

Main Branch 401 Iron Mountain St.

Iron Mountain, MI 49801

906-774-1218

Monday-Thursday: 9 AM to 9 PM

Friday: 9 AM to 6 PM

Saturday: 9 AM to 5 PM

Sunday: 1 PM to 4 PM

Solomonson Branch 620 Section Street

Norway, MI 49870

906-563-8617

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday:

10 AM to 8 PM

Thursday and Friday: 10 AM to 6 PM

Saturday: 10 AM to 1 PM

North Dickinson Branch W6588 M-69

Felch, MI 49831

906-542-7230

Monday and Friday:

11 AM to 4 PM

Tuesday and Thursday:

2 PM to 6 PM

MAY 2017

DICKINSON COUNTY

LIBRARY NEWS

Antique Appraisals with Mark Moran: June 3

Register for a time slot beginning May 1!

The Dickinson County Library will host an antiques

and collectibles appraisal event featuring author and

antiques expert Mark F. Moran of Iola, WI! Moran

bought and sold antiques for more than 30 years,

specializing in vintage folk art, Americana, and fine

art, and has been an active appraiser for 20 years.

On May 1 the library will begin to accept prepaid

registrations for time slots during the program. The

cost to register an item for appraisal is $15: one item

per time slot. Please call the library at 774-1218 to

register and for more information about materials

Mr. Moran will appraise.

Attendance for spectators is free!

www.dcl-lib.org

SUMMER HOURS BEGIN MAY 27

The Dickinson County Library Summer Hours

(Memorial Day—Labor Day) begin

Saturday, May 27:

Main Branch in Iron Mountain: Monday - Thursday: 9 AM to 8 PM

Friday: 9 AM to 6 PM

Saturday: 9 AM to 1 PM

Solomonson Branch in Norway:

Hours remain the same throughout the year.

North Dickinson Branch in Felch:

Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday: 10 AM to 3 PM

It’s all happening @ YOUR library!

Anime Club Friday, May 12, 11:15-11:30 AM

@ North Dickinson Branch in Felch

Take an anime break with the Dickinson County

Library’s Anime Club! Young adults in grades 6 and

up will meet to discuss their favorite anime and manga

series, create anime related crafts and more! Anime is

provided by the Crunchyroll Outreach Program.

A Novel Bunch Book Club Wednesday, May 10, 2 PM

@ Solomonson Branch in Norway

A Novel Bunch Book Club will read Born to Run by

Bruce Springsteen. Reading guides are available at

the Solomonson Branch and on our website, www.dcl-

lib.org. New members are always welcome!

May the Fourth Be With You Thursday, May 4, 6 PM

@ Main Branch in Iron Mountain

Kids, teens, and families are invited to celebrate

Children’s Book Week in Star Wars style! Show off

your Star Wars pride by attending in costume! This

program is open to grades 3 and up.

Guest Storyteller: Jenifer Brady Tuesday, May 9, 10 AM

@ Main Branch in Iron Mountain Tuesday, May 16, 10:30 AM

@ Solomonson Branch in Norway

Explore the bounty of nature with our guest storyteller

Jenifer Brady! Children ages 0-5 are invited to this

preschool storytime. Jenifer will tell stories about

seeds, flowers, and essential oils, and lead us in a

flower themed craft!

Relaxing Rainbows Monday, May 8, 10:30 AM

@ Main Branch in Iron Mountain

Adults are invited to enjoy an hour of quiet stress

relief through the magic of coloring. Let loose your

worries and color yourself calm. Coloring sheets,

crayons and other materials will be provided. For

adults only.

Activities

All attendees: Star Wars character bookmark

craft & Star Wars book displays

Grades 3-5: Use the Force Games

Grades 6-12: Scavenger Hunt

Watch ‘N Play Day Saturday, May 13, All Day

@ Main Branch in Iron Mountain

Board and card games will be available all day for

players of any age, with a film showing at 11 AM of

Pokemon 4Ever! Visit the library just for the movie,

or play some games and take a break to watch it! The

movie is rated G and this program is open to patrons

of all ages. Sponsored by the Friends of the

Dickinson County Library.

Isle Royale Adventure with Loreen Niewenhuis

Monday, May 15, 6:30 PM @ Main Branch in Iron Mountain

Loreen Niewenhuis, author of A 1,000-Mile Great

Lakes Island Adventure, A 1,000-Mile Walk on the

Beach, and A 1,000-Mile Great Lakes Walk, will

present a program about her experiences hiking

around the Great Lakes and participating in the

moose count at Isle Royale. Full of fascinating

anecdotes and adventure, this program is one not to

miss! Sponsored by the Friends of the Dickinson

County Library.

Family Games Night Wednesday, May 17, 6 PM

@ Main Branch in Iron Mountain and @ Solomonson Branch in Norway

Kids, teens, and families are invited to drop in any

time during the program to play our variety of board

and card games, or bring your own games! Invite a

game buddy, or challenge other attendees to a

friendly competition!

Mischief & Magic Monday, May 22

1:30 PM @ North Dickinson School 6 PM @ Norway City Hall

Join us as we begin our celebration of Summer

Reading 2017 with Mischief & Magic! The library

is pleased to bring back this full magic show after

their incredible performance at our Block Party in

September 2016! This group of Green Bay area

performers and magicians are sure to impress,

surprise, and put a smile on your face. Don’t miss

these amazing shows on Monday, May 22, 1:30 PM

at the North Dickinson School and 6 PM at the

Norway City Hall. These programs are sponsored

by David & Elsa Brule and Verso Corporation.

Page by Page Book Club Tuesday, May 30, 6 PM

@ Main Branch in Iron Mountain

The Page by Page Book Club will read The Invisible

Life of Ivan Isaenko by Scott Stambach. Reading

guides for this book are available at the Main Branch

circulation desk and on the Dickinson County Library

website www.dcl-lib.org. New members are always

welcome!

Bookcycle: Literary Lilacs Thursday, May 18, 6 PM

@ Main Branch in Iron Mountain

Upcycle used books with Bookcycle: Literary Lilacs!

This series of craft recycling programs will challenge

you to salvage old books by using them to create

beautiful literary decorations. This month, roll pages

to make decorative bouquets that look like lilacs!

Books and craft materials will be available. Please

call the Dickinson County Library at 774-1218 to

register for this program.

Claire Lilja Memorial

The Dickinson County Library is pleased to

announce the 2017 Claire A. Lilja Memorial Library

Fund selections. Established by her parents, Mr. and

Mrs. A.R. Lilja, Miss Lilja’s memory is honored

while library patrons are provided with the latest

resources in the areas of nutrition, linguistics, basic

economics and preventative medicine. The following

titles will be on display May 8-14 at the Main Branch

in Iron Mountain. You may place a hold on the titles

by visiting our website at www.dcl-lib.org, by calling

774-1218 or inquiring at the circulation desk.

The Whole30 Cookbook: 150 Delicious and Totally

Compliant Recipes to Help You Succeed with the

Whole30 and Beyond by Melissa Hartwig 641.563 H

Orville and Audrey Swanson Memorial

The Dickinson County Library is pleased to

announce the Orville and Audrey Swanson Memorial

Fund selections for 2017. These titles emphasize their

interests, which included: bird watching, quilting,

knitting, woodworking, camping, gardening and fly

fishing The following titles will be on display May

15-22 at the Main Branch in Iron Mountain. You may

place a hold on the titles by visiting our website at

www.dcl-lib.org, by calling 774-1218 or inquiring at

the circulation desk.

Great Lakes Island Escapes: Ferries and Bridges to

Adventure by Maureen Dunphy 977 D

Fallen Glory: The Lives and Deaths of History’s

Greatest Buildings by James Crawford 720 C

This program

will be the

last Bookcycle

until the fall!

Register soon!

Editor: Chelsea Paige Please return overdue library materials.

We do not assess fines.

The regular monthly meeting of the

Dickinson County Library Board will

be held Tuesday, May 9, 5 PM at the

Main Branch in Iron Mountain.

YA Zone

May’s Featured Read: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Volume

1 by Ryan North YA-FIC SQUIRREL

GIRL VOL 1 GRAPHIC

“Wolverine, Deadpool, Doctor Doom, Thanos:

There's one hero that's beaten them all-and now

she's got her own ongoing series!”

Join our Goodreads group,

just for teens! Visit the Teen

Links page on our website!

Mission Statement - Dickinson County Library

The Dickinson County Library provides materials and ser-

vices to help residents of the county obtain the information

needed to achieve their personal, educational and professional

goals. The library will serve as an access point for patrons to

obtain interlibrary loan materials. Emphasis is placed on

providing materials and services that stimulate an interest in

reading and learning among children. Our goal is to provide

these services at a reasonable cost.

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Children’s Corner

Celebrate Children’s Book Week and May the Fourth

with these great Star Wars themed children’s books!

Obi 1-2-3 by Calliope Glass JCB GLA

Darth Vader, Rebel Hunter! by Lauren

Nesworthy JBR NEW

Chronicles of the Force by Adam Bray J 688.725 B

Lego Star Wars. Droid Tales by Michael Hegner

DVDJE LEG

Star Wars Phonics by Quinlan Lee JBR 428.6 L

Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown

JFIC BRO GRAPHIC

LIBRARY BOARD

Wm. Cummings, Chair

Susan Khoury, Vice Chair

Andrea Anderson, Secretary

Audrey Smith, Treasurer

Katy Driscoll, Trustee

Directed Discussions

Directed Discussions is your opportunity to speak

with Library Director, Megan Buck, in an open

forum. Stop by to say hello and bring your

questions, suggestions, or concerns regarding our

library services to share with Megan. We also

welcome ideas for our upcoming interior redesign!

No appointment is necessary.

Friday, May 5, 12 PM-2 PM

@ North Dickinson Branch in Felch

Friday, May 12, 12 PM-2 PM

@ Solomonson Branch in Norway

Friday, May 19, 12 PM-2 PM

@ Main Branch in Iron Mountain

YALSA Teens’ Top Ten

The Teens’ Top Ten is a “teen choice” list where teens

nominate and choose their favorite books of the

previous year. Read them now so you are ready to vote

in August! Readers ages 12-18 may vote online any

time between August 15 and Teen Read Week (October

8-14, 2017) at: http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten.

Find these titles and more in the YA section:

Passenger by Alexandra Bracken YA-FIC BRA

Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare

YA-FIC DARK ARTIFICES #1

Truthwitch by Susan Dennard YA-FIC DEN

The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle

YA-FIC FED

Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton YA-FIC

HAM

The Diabolic by S. J. Kincaid YA-FIC KIN

Starflight by Melissa Landers YA-FIC LAN

The Year We Fell Apart by Emily Martin

YA-FIC MAR

Love and Gelato by Jenna Welch YA-FIC WEL