Celebrating 50 Years of the Library!

50th Anniversary White Lake Township Library

January 2025

We're celebrating 50 years of the White Lake Township Library!

Throughout the year we'll have special programs, events, and giveaways you can participate in. Check our e-newsletter and follow us on social media for the latest ways you're invited to celebrate with us!

50th Features

Glass jar with wooden lid propped up against it, lid is laser engraved with script font reading Inspire Us!

SHARE YOUR LIBRARY MEMORIES!

TELL US WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIP LIBRARY FOR A CHANCE TO WIN LIBRARY SWAG!

Check out the "Inspire Us" share jars at the Youth, Adult, and Circulation desks to share your favorite memory of the White Lake Township Library. Staff will draw selections to be featured on our social media and in our e-newsletter. If your memory is selected, you'll win some library swag made with the Library's new laser engraver or sublimation printer!

ANNIVERARY WINTER READING BINGO

JANUARY 6 - MARCH 15

Join our 50th anniversary-themed winter reading challenge and earn incentives while you're hibernating! Bingo challenges will be run with bingo cards available at the Youth and Adult service desks.

Idea Lab Feature

YARD GAMES

YARDZEE, FARKLE, GIANT JENGA AND MORE ARE AVAILABLE IN THE IDEA LAB!

Yard games are not just for the outdoors, or the summer. Many of them can be used and enjoyed inside! Learn more about what games are available to check out from the Library at January's Idea Lab 101 program.

See the full list of Idea Lab technology, tools, and supplies here!

News and Updates

COVID TESTS ARE AVAILABLE

DRIVE-UP WINDOW PICKUP ONLY

The Library has free Covid-19 test kits (2 tests per kit) available. Limit one kit per person in a household daily, up to 5 people, while supplies last. If you would like to pick up a test kit, stop by the drive-up window, or call at least one hour before you expect to arrive, so staff can have your kit ready. For more information, see our webpage here.

WINTER 2025 NEWSLETTER

Check out our Winter 2025 newsletter for a complete list of our programs and events for Children, Teens, and Adults.

Featuring Indoor Snowball Fight, Teen Hot Chocolate Sip and Paint, Winter Reading Bingo, and much more!

January Programs

KIDS' PROGRAMS

(BABIES - 5TH GRADE)

INDOOR SNOWBALL FIGHT

GRADES K-5

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30

6:30 - 7:30 PM

Back by popular demand, it’s time for another Indoor Snowball Fight with a new twist!

TEEN PROGRAMS

(6TH - 12TH GRADE)

HOT CHOCOLATE SIP & PAINT

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22

6 - 7:30 PM

Enjoy some hot chocolate while following along with a painting tutorial to make 2 mini paintings. Gluten free and dairy free hot chocolate and topping options available.

GAME ON!

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25

2:30 - 3:30 PM

Ready to get your game on? Join other teens for some competitive fun! Prizes for the top competitor.

January: Mario Kart

ADULT PROGRAMS

FIRE SAFETY WITH CAPTAIN STEVE

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15

6:30 - 7:30 PM

Captain Steve Hanneman of the White Lake Fire Department returns to teach his fire safety class for adults!

BAKING RECIPE SWAP

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29

6:30 - 7:30 PM

Do you have a favorite winter bake? Want to try something new to warm you up this winter season? Make your favorite baked good, share and sample from other cooks and learn why this is their go to bake! Make sure to bring in a copy of the recipe ahead of time so we can make copies to share with everyone.

ALL AGES PROGRAMS

DROP-IN SLEDDING

ALL WINTER

Looking for a sledding hill? Look no further! Whenever there is enough snow on the ground, feel free to use our hill to go sledding.

Book Clubs for All Ages

GET THE PICTURE

GRADES K-2

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9

6:30 - 7:30 PM

A picture book discussion group for families of K - 2nd graders.

Please register your family once and note the number of people attending!

Dear Juno by Soyung Pak

Cover of Dear Juno featuring a small boy sitting on a porch putting a letter into an envelope, with a black dog beside him.

READ AND DISCUSS

ADULT

MONDAY, JANUARY 13

6:30 - 7:30 PM

Adults of all ages are invited to join this group! Read the pick of the month and join us for a lively conversation.

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

Cover of Anxious People featuring a man and a woman, both with brown hair and blue coats, standing at a railing

DUBLIN BOOK CLUB

ADULT

THURSDAY, JANUARY 16

10:30 - 11:30 AM

Looking for a daytime book group? Readers aged 50 and over are invited to join the Dublin Book Group. Located at Dublin Community Senior Center.

The Trackers by Charles Frazier

Cover of The Trackers featuring an illustrated retro poster style mountain scene with a red house, horses, and a red car with headlights on driving down a road.

GRAPHIC NOVEL BOOK CLUB

ADULT

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28

6:30 - 7:30 PM

Come chat about the fan favorite graphic novel, Lore Olympus!

Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe

Cover of Lore Olympus Volume One featuring a woman riding a horse through a pink field and a man looking down from an inverted blue city skyline

News from the Friends

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

We have lots of opportunities to volunteer with the Friends! Email friends@whitelakelibrary.org for more info. We are especially in need of help moving boxes before and after our quarterly book sales.

Friends Volunteer Application

COMING SOON!

An exciting puppet show hosted by the Friends of the Library on Saturday April 5th. Stay tuned!

HOURS

Monday - Thursday: 10 am - 8 pm

Friday & Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm

Closed on Sundays

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248-698-4942