Children’s Summer Reading Finale Party

Air Zoo—On Zoom (email rlandin@fremontlibrary.net for the link to join a.s.a.p.)

Tuesday, August 4th at 10:30 a.m.

We'll finish off our Summer Reading Program live on Zoom with Air Zoo! Email rlandin@fremontlibrary.net for the link to join. The virtual program will combine: 1.) Real-time virtual exploring of the night sky, constellations, and other astronomical phenomena using the Starry Night program 2.) Mythological story sharing from multiple cultural groups 3.) Three interactive expansion activities during the 60-minute event. Participants will be given a suggested list of materials in advance to gather at home for the activities.

Storytime on Facebook Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Miss Roxanne has continued to do Storytime videos on Facebook! Videos are posted each Wednesday and Thursday at 10:30 a.m. on our Facebook page, and they’re available to watch by searching #fadlstorytime. Like us @Fremont Area District Library.

LIBRARY HOURS

M, T, TH 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

W, F 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Fremont Area District Library

104 East Main St. ∙ Fremont, MI 49412

(231) 924-3480 ∙ www.fremontlibrary.net

LIBRARY CLOSED

Labor Day: September 7, 2020

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Jennifer Dornbush—Hole in the Woods

Tuesday, September 22nd @ 7:00 p.m. Limited seating—Pre-registration will be required for this event. This will also be live streamed via Facebook. Jennifer Graeser Dornbush (from Fremont) is a writer, speaker and forensic specialist cre-ating a diverse range of stories that shed light on the dark places of the human experience. As a daughter of a medical examiner, she investi-gated her first fatality when she was 8. She is the author of the mystery novel series The Coroner's Daughter. She has several crime dramas in development and a feature film inspired by her novel, God Bless the Broken Road. Jennifer visited our library a few months ago and read to a large crowd. We’re excited to have her back to share this new story, based on the 1989 true-life murder case of Shannon Siders from Newaygo County, Michigan.

July 1989, in a sleepy Michigan town, high school grad, Nina Laramie, heads out with friends and is never seen alive again. Months later, her skeleton is found near a remote party spot in the forest. When the police can’t find any physical evidence the case grows cold. Thirty years pass by until Detroit Detective Riley St. James is assigned to break the code of silence. But as the truth comes to light, Riley must face the killers who want their secret to stay in the Hole in the Woods.

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Fremont Area District Library Millage Vote

August 4, 2020

On August 4th, 2020 there will be a proposal on the ballot for 1.25 mils for 10 years for the Fremont Area District Library. The 1.25 mils would be in addition to the current 1.5 mils the library receives and has received for the last 20 years. With voters' support, the funds would be used to:

Increase the number of hours the library is open to the public.

Replace and update badly outdated technologies and computers.

Increase physical & digital books & materials. Increase programs with more presenters and program supplies.

Visit fremontlibrary.net/about-us/library-millage-2020 for more info

**NOTICE** Due to unknown factors surrounding COVID-19, info

included in this newsletter may change after this printing. Please see our

website and Facebook page for the most up-to-date information.

COMPUTER CLASSES

Classes are now FREE and are held in the Upper Level Training Lab from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Please call (231) 928-0257 to register. Registration is required.

September 29th - Intro to Computers: This is a basic computer class

for beginners. Participants will learn the parts of a computer and how

they operate. Focus will be on using a mouse, as well as the basic op-

erations of Windows; including opening, saving, printing and closing

files.

October 2nd—Word Basic: Participants in this introduction to

Microsoft Word will learn how to open, close and save files, cut &

paste, use Spell Check, modify alignments, margins and fonts, and

insert pictures.

Wednesday Readers Book Group

Meets at 7:00 pm in the Community Room on the second Monday of most months. Books are available at the Circulation Desk. Everyone is welcome.

August 10th -- Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

September 14th -- Title TBD

Contact Jill Hansen-Aune for more information at (231) 928-0256.

Daytime Book Group

Meets at 11:30 am on the fourth Thursday of most months. Books are available at the Circulation Desk. Everyone is welcome. September’s meeting will take place in the Community Room to allow for social distancing.

September 24th -- Where We Belong by Emily Giffin

October 22nd -- Title TBD Contact Susan Herrick for more infor-mation at (231) 928-0257.

Grab-n-Go Crafts This summer we’ve been providing a new Grab-n-Go craft each week, while supplies last! We offer a kit for children, and another one for teens and adults. You can come inside to grab these, or call the library to

request them for takeout!

Children’s: 928-0249

Teens & Adults: 928-0256

Summer Reading Program

Don’t forget to log your reading and

collect your prizes for summer reading!

Teen Program ends August 1st

Children & Adult Program ends Sep. 1st

https://www.fremontlibrary.net/summer-reading

The Public Library

When I tell people I work at the library, I generally get one of two responses, “I love the library! I/we go there all the time!” Or the infamous, “Wow, I haven’t been to the library in years!” If you fall into the latter category, you may be wondering if libraries are still important to have in your community in the era of Google and Amazon.

We are happy to tell you yes, libraries are not only still vital but also loved and val-ued.

The Fremont Area District Library had 62,585 visitors in 2019 and 22,068 computer sessions. We checked-out 90,295 physical items and 13,336 digital items. We hosted 168 programs with 3,454 at-tendees.

That’s great for Fremont, but how are all public libraries doing in the technology age? The honest re-sponse is that libraries are thriving. According to the most recent Annual Institute of Museum and Li-brary Services Report, libraries are visited 1.3 billion times a year which is 10 times more than MLB, NFL, NBA, Hockey, and NASCAR combined.

Libraries provide a safe place for the public. You are never expected to spend any money when you come in – you are welcome to just sit down and read the paper or maybe a magazine while you relax and enjoy the air conditioning in the summer or the heat in the winter.

For those of you thinking you are not interested in the resources/services/materials mentioned, you might be wondering why the public library should be important to you. One reason is that close prox-imity to a public library increases the value of your home. According to a study conducted in Pennsyl-vania published in 2010, libraries are responsible for $698 million in home values in Philadelphia alone.

People often take for granted having access to a public library, but there are 55 townships and parts of townships in Michigan that are not so fortunate. Those citizens may visit the closest library to their lo-cation only to find that they need to purchase a library card (the cost varies greatly by library but can often be more than $100/year). These “non-resident” cards usually only grant you partial access to the library’s resources.

The mission of the Fremont Area District Library is, “To provide resources and technology that inspire lifelong learning, challenge the imagination, and foster enjoyment.” We strive to not only preserve and maintain our services and materials but also to expand and grow them to meet the diverse and chang-ing needs of our patrons now and in the future.

If you haven’t been to the library in a while, you’ll notice a lot of new things and services you didn’t know about before. So what are you waiting for? Come on over – we can’t wait to see you at the library!

-Jackilyn Roseberry, Library Director