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The library is very grateful for the generosity of our
community and welcomes gifts of all sizes. Your
Thank You donations help ensure the delivery of excellent library
services. For inquiries regarding contributions, please
contact Sue Ellen Deni-Owen, Community Relations,
at 989.773.3242 x 213.

STAYING?
CHECK OUT THE FUN Donation to Veterans Memorial Library Thank you to our CRDL program
EVENTS WE HAVE PLANNED! sponsors & partners
Donation to Veterans Memorial Library
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate GOING? Eunice Burgess Clark Historical Library
Mar., 28 | 11 a.m. | VML CHECK OUT THESE ITEMS TO Georgean Perry David M. and Eunice Sutherland Burgess Endowment
Think you can smash the compe- HELP WITH YOUR ADVENTURE Ishwar Rattan Dominos
tition in an epic battle in a Super MOUNT PLEASANT Sarah Zimmerman Mama Bair Art
Smash Bros. Ultimate? Join us Michigan Activity Pass Sarah Delia Mission Street Biggby
for a day of pizza and gaming. Use your library card to "check SEED EXCHANGE Karen Loomis Mt. Pleasant Kennel Club Tale Waggers
For grades 6 - 12. Registration out" FREE or discounted admis- Virginia Judge Mt. Pleasant Parks & Recreation
required. sion passes (or other exclusive Did you know there is a Seed Sandra Olson Panera Bread

offers) to hundreds of Michigan Library at Veterans Memorial? The Genealogical Society of Isabella County
STEM Squishes DIY state parks, campgrounds, muse- Donation to Veterans Memorial Library in
Mar., 30 | 1 p.m. | VML ums, trails, arts & cultural desti- Borrow memory of Michelle Terry
The Seed Library is available at
Combine science and creativity as nations, and more. the Veterans Memorial branch, Patricia Seybold
you customize your own squish- and is not limited to CRDL Scott & Sue Ellen Owen
able stress toy! In this program, Downloadable cardholders. Participants may
you'll be learning how "squishies" Books, Movies and Music choose from a variety of seeds to
are made using flex-foam, then grow.
painting your own to take home. Libby
We'll also learn the science be- Borrow e-books, audiobooks and Grow
hind how NASA uses the same more from Chippewa River Dis- You can find basic seed planting
squishy foam material in building trict Library - anywhere, anytime. information in your branch’s
rockets to send into space! Just use your library card to log gardening section. If you are a
in and download available titles. beginning gardener, don’t worry DECLUTTER MY LIFE
Myth Crackers about saving seeds. Select what
April 1 | 1 p.m. | VML Hoopla Digital you are interested in growing and
In this live animal presentation, Hoopla allows library patrons to focus on learning how to garden. Part 1 - Understanding Hoarding Part 2 - Organize in Five Steps
find out which stories are tall download or stream media con- The seed saving part will come Disorder Tues., Apr. 28 | 5 p.m. | VML
tales and which are fantastically tent. Borrow comics, movies, mu- later. Tues., Mar. 24 | 6 p.m. | VML Cindy Greenleaf of New Leaf Organizing LLC will
true feats. Live animals vary but sic, TV and more with your Chip- Save Why do we hold on to stuff? Terrance Shulman, share five steps in the organizing process and
will include mammals, reptiles pewa River District Library card. If you are collecting seeds, be author of Cluttered Lives, Empty Souls, will share practical decluttering tips and tricks. Cindy will
and birds. Presentation by Howell sure to collect seeds from your a 90 minute interactive presentation exploring also bring some of her favorite organization prod-
Nature Center. TumbleBookCloud Junior healthiest crop! Place dried seeds ucts as well as handouts. Do you have specific
This online collection of animated, in an envelope and seal. Identify the hoarding disorder. Hoarding affects millions of questions about a hard to organize circumstance?
Americans. When a person begins to understand
Hands-on Science talking picture books teach young exact type of seed and bring the their own hoarding and has the right support to Cindy will hold a Q&A time at the end of the pre-
April 2 | 1 p.m. | VML children the joys of reading in a seeds to VML. take incremental steps toward letting go of the sentation.
Explore a hands-on science ex- format they'll love. stuff that keeps them stuck, a new door is opened
hibit of motion, light, sound, ma- Donating Seeds and life truly becomes liberating. Part 3 - Managing Mounds of Paper
chines, magnetism and life sci- Teen BookCloud Donations of saved seeds are Tues., Apr. 28 | 6:30 p.m. | VML
ence. Art and history connections This online collection of e-books, always welcome! Seeds will be Are you a filer or a piler? Do you struggle with
will also be made as the library is enhanced novels, graphic novels, accepted if they are properly an overabundance of mail, school papers, files,
turned into a hands-on museum videos, and audiobooks, offers dried and identified. If donating magazines, and newspapers? Cindy Greenleaf of
for exploration. Museum to Go teens of all reading levels access commercial seeds, please be New Leaf Organizing LLC will share how to con-
Exhibit from Raven Hill Discov- to an amazing range of content. sure the seeds are non-hybrid quer mounds of paper. Cindy will hold a Q&A time
ery Center is geared for any age and non-Genetically Modified at the end of the presentation.
with developmentally appropriate Visit crdl.org to reserve passes or Organism (GMO) seeds.
activities from preschool through download media content. The Seed Library is sponsored by CRDL
adult. and the Mount Pleasant Garden Club.
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