The popular Park & Read passes are available at the Bloomfield Township Public Library to borrow. From June 1 through October 1, 2011, a pass entitles you to one free entrance into any Michigan State Park or Recreation area for the day. Many parks have hammocks available to borrow too! Visit your library this summer to borrow a book and a Park and Read pass. Then enjoy a relaxing - and FREE - day of reading in Michigan's great outdoors!
The Bloomfield Township Public Library announces a vacancy on its Library Board of Trustees. Library Board President Judy Lindstrom announced the resignation of Trustee Lyle Dahlberg at the May 17, 2011 Board meeting. Lyle stated that “My resignation comes because I must honor my commitments to my employer. I have enjoyed my time of service and heartily endorse the actions of the Board during my tenure. The Trustees have a true gem in their care and I know they will continue to make it sparkle."
The Library Board of Trustees wishes to thank Lyle Dahlberg for his service to our Library and community. Mr. Dahlberg joined the Library Board in March, 2010. We appreciate his many contributions working on the Development Committee, Bloomfield Hills Liaison Committee and the Cranbrook Liaison Committee. We wish Lyle the best in his new endeavors.
A Library Trustee recognizes the importance of the Library in the community and oversees the funding of all aspects of library services including traditional media and computer technologies. Trustees attend monthly meetings held on Tuesdays of each month at 7:00pm. Each Trustee serves on several committees and is encouraged to be an active participant in Library activities. The role of a Library Trustee is both challenging and rewarding.
The Friends of the Bloomfield Township Public Library will be holding their next gently used books, movies, etc. sale on Saturday, July 9, 2011, from 9:30am - 3:30pm. The first hour is open to Friends members only. Memberships are very affordable and available at the door on the day of the sale.
Our July sale will feature select hardcover fiction for $.50, a special cart of history and biography books and small paperback books specially priced at three for only $1.00! Come join us and find your bargain book, movie or music!
Used computers and other used library equipment will be available for sale at bargain prices this Saturday, June 4, from 10:00am - 12noon at the Library. Bloomfield Township residents only may shop from 10:00 - 10:30am. All items are sold "as is" and all sales are final.
Applications for the Jeanette P. Myers Memorial Scholarship are now being accepted through Friday, June 1.
The Myers Memorial Scholarship provides funds to encourage and support the post-secondary education of past or present employees of Bloomfield Township Public Library or persons who have some relationship with the Library. A total amount of at least $500 will be awarded to one scholarship applicant to use for books, tuition or other relevant expenses to assist in working toward an associate, bachelor or graduate degree or for pursuit of other higher education.
Scholarship guidelines and application forms are available at the Library's Welcome Desk and on the Library's website at www.btpl.org.
Please join us this Friday, May 6 at 7:30p.m. for an enjoyable evening of music performed by talented young musicians from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance. This is the last concert for the 2010/2011 season.
The May 6 evening program includes Piano Trio in F Major, Op. 80 by Robert Schumann and Café Music by Paul Schoenfield performed by Trio La Vita, with commentary by Christopher Harding, Professor of Piano Performance and Chamber Music.
The Friends of the Bloomfield Township Public Library will be holding their next Super Second Saturday Sale on May 14, 2011. Sale hours are 9:30am - 3:30pm. The first hour is open to Friends members only. Memberships are very affordable and available at the door on the day of the sale.
Our May sale will feature classic vinyl records, $1 per record, and select children’s books and special cookbooks – priced as marked. Select hardcover fiction books, regularly priced at $1.00 are 1/2 price - just fifty cents each! Come join us and find your bargain book, movie or music!
Join MOT artists Maria Cimarelli, Mark Vondrak and accompanist Amanda Sabelhaus on Sunday, June 26 at 3:00p.m. for a nostalgic afternoon of classic numbers from the song masters of early 20th century Broadway and popular song. From Irving Berlin and Rodgers and Hart, to George Gershwin and more - come enjoy the music. No registration is required - everyone is welcom
It has been a very long winter but Spring is just days away. How do we know? Spring equinox falls on March 21 each year. And, at the Bloomfield Township Public Library, our very own sun calendar shows us this is so in the Library lobby. Throughout the year, there are significant variations in the patterns that the sun makes on the lobby floor. Our library lobby is an ideal location for viewing the change of the sun through the seasons of the year. In this way, the Library has constructed its own sun calendar much as ancient man did in many places in the world.
Bloomfield Township resident John F. Marshall explains the theory and calculations used for our sun calendar on the attached booklet.
