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What's Happening at the Library?
 The
Northville District Library, in conjunction with the American
Library Association presents... Step Up to the Plate!
a FUN baseball contest for ALL ages! One lucky participant will win a
trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame!
To enter and get complete instructions, go to http://www.ala.org/baseball
Download and print the Playback that corresponds to your age.
Answer questions and send in your entry by September 1, 2008.
ALSO look for FUN in-house games!
Adult
Summer Reading Program 2008
Read! Relax! Enjoy!
Participants 12 and up, read and earn prizes.
Starbucks coupon for each completed Book Sheet of 10 titles.
Prizes drawn from completed book sheets include:
$10 gift certificates, plus a Grand Prize of a $50 gift certificate
(Winners need not be present to win)
- Book Sheets due by Saturday, August 30
SIGN UP AT THE INFORMATION DESK STARTING SUNDAY, JUNE 1
 Catch
the Reading Bug
Youth Summer Reading Program
June 13 - July 31, 2008
Hello,
Everybuggy! Don't let your summer fly by without catching the reading
bug.
Enjoy a variety of exciting activities, storytimes,
reading
games, weekly prize drawings and more!
Registration begins Friday, June 13!
Please
register in person at the library to receive your summer reading
program activity guide. Registration will continue through July.
 Teen Summer Reading Program 2008
June 9 to August 22
Open to all Middle and High School students
Sign up begins Monday, June 9
Final prize Drawing on Friday, August 22 at 2pm.
 Before
the Tigers, Beyond the Ball Park
Wednesday, July 23 at 7pm
Speaker: Jeff Wattrick
Project Manager of The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy, will give a free
Powerpoint presentation and discuss the history of Detroit's beloved
baseball stadium.
For more information and to register, contact the Library at (248)
349-3020
 American
Victorian Fashion and Social Life
Thursday, August 14 at 7pm
Speaker: Barbara Kincaid, Museum Curator
Get ready for teh Victorian festival! Ms. Kincaid will bring historic
artifacts to illustrate life in Victorian times. For more
information and to register, contact the Library at (248) 349-3020
Visit the Library and Check out a Museum!
Visit the Northville District Library to check out a pass for two or
four free admissions, depending on location, to an exciting museum.
 Newest DVD's for this month
Click here for New
Entertainment DVD's
Click here for New
Foreign Movies and TV Show DVD's
 Fantasy
Baseball 2008
CLICK
HERE FOR STANDINGS
The season has begun. Scores will be posted every week, and be
available online through the season at http://www.northvillelibrary.org/events/baseball/
May the best team win. Go Tigers!
 Battle
of the Books 2008
Event took place on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at the Northville
High School.
Click HERE
for RESULTS
Click HERE
for Book Titles, Details, and more.
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Computer Classes and Tutoring
One on One Computer Tutoring
Sign up for free 1-hour session with a volunteer tutor.
Free, one hour sessions. Call to register today!
Saturday, July 12 from 10am to 12pm
Saturday, July 26 from 10am to 12pm
Saturday, August 9 from 10am to 12pm
Saturday, August 23 from 10am to 12pm
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About Books and Movies
 Downloadable Audiobooks Now Available!
This new service available from the library allows you to Connect, Click and Listen to your favorite titles.
You MUST use the create a new account link to create your account
Click here download audiobooks from netLibrary | Click here to create a new account
Please peruse our
How to download an audio book and
Transfer to Audio Device instructions to get you started today!
Click for Info on Supported Devices and Suggested/Popular Devices. Please note that Apple iPods do NOT work with NetLibrary.
Movies @ the Northville District Library
 Italian
for Beginners
Monday, July 21 at 6:30pm
Rated R, 112 minutes, Danish and Italian
In a small suburb in Denmark, several lonely-hearts take a beginners
course in Italian, as a way to find romance in their lives.
Adult
Book Discussion: Between the Lines
 Monday,
July 14, 2008
Fiction
Falling
Man: a novel
DeLillo, Don
Escaping from the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks,
Keith makes his way to the uptown apartment where his ex-wife and young
son are living and considers how the day's events have irrevocably
changed his perception of the world.
 International Language Resources in Michigan Libraries
Here is a list of the libraries with holdings and the languages available through interlibrary loan. To have books delivered to the Northville District Library, please ask a Librarian for assistance. There is no charge for this service.
Book Sources for Book Lovers
Not sure what to read? Start using some of these great resources available online at http://www.northvillelibrary.org/refdesk/Books_and_Literature/ to find books of interest to you!
 Reader's
Advisory Online
Need help finding good books? Start with our new
Reader's
Advisory Online! These great lists of fantastic books
link directly to our catalog holdings, making it easy for
you to find out if the book is available for check out! You can find even more Recommended Reading in our new iBistro catalog or by clicking HERE!
Which books are popular
this week?
Check out the Official New
York Time Best Seller List online, or our new New York Time's Best Seller list with links to catalog holdings for Fiction and Non-Fiction!
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