Fireworks: Bacon Library will be closing at 3:00pm Friday, June 24th, to allow the staff and patrons to clear the parking lot for Wyandotte's Annual fireworks in the evening hours.

Bacon Book Club:
Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff
Wednesday, June 1st, at 7:00 pm at Bacon Library.
Call 734-246-8357 if you'd like us to reserve a copy of the book for you.

Book Sale:
The Friends of Bacon Library offer an ever-changing selection of books and other media for sale in the Library's multi-purpose room during library hours.

Drop In Chess Game Night, meet new challenging players each Thursday night from 7pm-8:45pm at Bacon Memorial District Library.

Mother/Daughter Book Club, Thursday June 9th @ 6:30pm.
This book discussion group is for girls age 9 & up with their mother or special
woman in their lives. The book selection is The Get Rick Quick Club by Dan Gutman.
Books are available at the library on the holds shelf. If all copies are taken, contact a reference
librarian to reserve a hold by calling 734-246-8357. 

Sit & Sew night, Wednesday, June 8th, and June 22nd at 6:30pm. Finish or start that quilting project at Bacon library. All skill levels are welcome to drop in on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. For more information, call 734-246-8357.

Irwin Cohen, Author @ Bacon library.
Wednesday, June 22nd, at 7pm. Mr. Cohen is the author of several books about Detroit,
and is a former employee of the Detroit Tigers. He will be talking about Tiger Stadium,
Comerica Park and his time working for the Tigers. His books will be available
for purchase at this free event.

Registration for all Summer Reading Clubs:
June 18th through July 23rd.
Report back to the library on progress between:
June 27th and July 30th.

SUMMER READING CLUBS @ BACON LIBRARY: June 18th - August 6th.
Awards and incentives for readers of all ages!  Sign up at the Library today!!

Tiny Travelers : A Read-out-loud program for children ages 0-6. Not yet reading on their own

World Travelers : For independent readers from Kindergarten through those entering 5th grade.

Explorers : For students entering grade 6 through age 16.

Adult Summer Reading: Registration begins June 18th.
The first 50 people to register will receive a free tote bag! Each book read gets
you an entry into one of our weekly drawings. The drawing period starts
June 27th and ends July 30th. Everyone who registers and reads at least two
books during the weekly drawings will be eligible for our grand prize in August.

Around the world in Crafts @ Bacon Library
Make and take crafts for elementary age students; drop in on Tuesdays
from 10am to 12pm; June 21st through July 26th.

Around the world in Stories @ Bacon Library - All Ages Welcome
Join us for new stories, songs, and finger plays each week!

Babies & Toddlers: Thursdays, 10:30-10:50am: June 23rd through August 4th.
Preschool and up: Wednesdays, 10:30-11:00am; June 22nd through August 3rd.

One World, Many Stories - All Ages Welcome
Programs are suitable for all ages and are always  free of charge.

Funding for many programs generously provided by The Friends of Bacon Library.

Monday,  June  20th, 6:30pm -  Family Fun Night - Learn about Agriculture around the world & making recycled crafts.
Thursday, June 23rd, 3:00pm -Biodiversity Live - Journey to ends of the Earth discovering unique and strange life forms that live on Earth.
Thursday, June 30th, 3:00pm - Reading Rocks - Take a high energy trip back through time with good ole fashion rock'n roll.
Thursday, July 7th, 3:00pm - Diversity Circus - Kids are the stars of Scheer Genius's zany Circus doing extraordinary things.
Thursday, July 21st, 3:00pm - One World Twisted Stories - Magic, balloons, storytelling and lots of laughs!
Monday, July 25th, 6:30pm - Family Fun Night
Thursday, July 28th, 3:00pm - Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere - Meet on the front lawn for some bubble fun!
Saturday, August 6th, 10:00am - noon - Summer Splash Carnival - Children who earned a Summer Reading carnival ticket are invited to bring their immediate families to the library for games, refreshments and prizes.

Wednesday, June 22nd, 12:00-2pm -  Food from around the world - Taste some cool food and make some simple dishes yourself.
Wednesday, June 29th, 1:00pm -  Scrapbooking - Drop in and learn how to create your own travel scrapbook.
Wednesday, July 6th, 1:00pm -  You are here: India - Travel to India and come back with your own henna tattoo.
Wednesday, July 13th, 1:00pm -  Video Game Party - Stop in and play the Wii.
Wednesday, July 2Oth, 1:00pm -  Teen Balloon Workshop - Join Marc Meyers learning how to create balloon animals.
Wednesday, July 27th, 1:00pm -  You are here: Japan - Learn how to make simple Origami and make your very own fruit sushi.
Friday, August 12th, 8:00pm - 7am -  Teen Lock-In - Teens who have met the summer reading 
                                                         criteria are rewarded for their hard work with this all night event!

Library Board Meetngs
Monday, June 13th, at 1:30pm. Public Budget hearing.
Monday, June 13th, at 2pm. This meeting is open to everyone, for more info call 246-8357.

Friends of Bacon Library Meetng
Monday, June 27th, at 7pm. This meeting is open to everyone, join this group of volunteers in enriching the library. For more info call 246-8357.