Main Branch 401 Iron Mountain Street Iron Mountain, MI 49801

906-774-1218 Monday-Thursday: 9 AM to 8:30 PM

Friday: 9 AM to 6:30 PM Saturday: 9 AM to 3:30 PM Sunday: 1 PM to 4:30 PM

Solomonson Branch 620 Section Street Norway, MI 49870

906-563-8617 Monday-Friday

9 AM to 6:30 PM Saturday

9 AM to 1 PM

North Dickinson Branch W6588 M-69

Felch, MI 49831 906-542-7230

Monday and Friday 11 AM to 4 PM

Tuesday and Thursday 2 PM to 6 PM

DECEMBER 2019

DICKINSON COUNTY

LIBRARY NEWS www.dcl-lib.org

The Dickinson County Library Helps the Community Find Its Story!

Monday, December 2: SOLOMONSON: Transportation Tales Storytime, 10:30 AM MAIN: Bow Wows and Books, 6-7:30 PM

Tuesday, December 3: MAIN: Transportation Tales Storytime, 10 AM & 11 AM

Friday, December 6: MAIN: Downtown Christmas Walk, 3:30-5:45 PM

Saturday, December 7: MAIN: Calligraphy Tags, 1-2 PM

Monday, December 9: NORTH DICKINSON: Directed Discussions, 11 AM-4 PM NORTH DICKINSON: A Merry Little Party, 11 AM-4 PM KINGSFORD CITY HALL: Kingsford Tree Lighting, 5:30 PM

Wednesday, December 11: SOLOMONSON: Directed Discussions, 9-11 AM SOLOMONSON: A Novel Bunch Book Club, 2 PM SOLOMONSON: Santa’s Workshop & Recipe Swap, 4-6 PM

Thursday, December 12: MAIN: Recipe Swap, 4-6 PM

Thursday, December 19: MAIN: Directed Discussions, 9-11 AM

Tuesday, December 24: ALL: CLOSED

Wednesday, December 25: ALL: CLOSED

Thursday, December 26: ALL: Regular hours resume

Tuesday, December 31: NORTH DICKINSON: CLOSED MAIN: Countdown to Noon, 11:30 AM-12:15 PM MAIN & SOLOMONSON: Close at 12:30 PM

Wednesday, January 1: ALL: CLOSED

Thursday, January 2: ALL: Regular hours resume

U.P. Foster Closet Donations Accepted at All Branches!

All Dickinson County Library branches will be drop-off locations for donations for the U.P. Foster Closet of Dickinson County this holiday season. Items donated during the first week of December will go toward the group’s annual Christmas party, but donations will be

accepted afterward, as well. We’ll be accepting NEW children’s pajamas, toys,

diapers and Pull-Ups (particularly sizes 5 and 6), and small children’s underwear and socks. Please give

generously this holiday season! For more information on the U.P. Foster Closet of Dickinson County, please

see the back page of this newsletter.

Holiday Closures

All branches of the Dickinson County Library will be CLOSED Tuesday, December 24 and

Wednesday, December 25. Regular hours will resume Thursday, December 26.

Happy New Year!

The Main and Solomonson Branches of the Dickinson County Library will CLOSE at 12:30 PM on

Tuesday, December 31 for New Year’s Eve, while the North Dickinson Branch will be CLOSED all day.

All branches will be CLOSED Wednesday, January 1 for New Year’s Day. Regular hours will resume

Thursday, January 2.

It’s all happening @ YOUR library!

Pre-school Storytimes

Play and learn at our storytime sessions for children ages 0-5! This month’s theme is exciting modes of transportation such as trucks and trains. Join Miss Crystal for stories, songs, activities, and crafts to inspire

your child’s imagination!

Transportation Tales

Monday, December 2, 10:30 AM @ Solomonson Branch Tuesday, December 3, 10 AM & 11 AM @ Main Branch

Dickinson County Library Book Clubs

New members are always welcome to attend our book clubs! Reading selections for upcoming months are chosen at each meeting. Even if you haven’t read the current book, you can listen in and vote on upcoming selections!

Reading guides and book selections:

Novel Bunch: www.dcl-lib.org/norwaybookclub Page by Page: www.dcl-lib.org/pbpbookclub

A Novel Bunch Book Club

Wednesday, December 11, 2 PM @ Solomonson Branch—Norway

Page by Page Book Club

Next Meeting will be in January @ Main Branch—Iron Mountain

*Please Note*

Storytimes will take a brief hiatus for the remainder of December before starting up again the week of January 6, 2020. We still have plenty of fun planned for this month with our holiday parties—read on for details!

Bow Wows and Books

Monday, December 2, 6-7:30 PM @ Main Branch

Kids of all ages can practice their literacy skills in a fun and accepting environment by reading aloud to friendly therapy dogs Thor and Clara! Please call the Main Branch at 906-774-1218 to reserve a 10-minute time

slot with either or both dogs. Be sure to act fast, as time slots fill up quickly each month.

Downtown Christmas Walk

Friday, December 6, 3:30-5:45 PM @ Main Branch

Ring in the holiday season with Iron Mountain’s annual Downtown Christmas Walk that starts right at the Main Branch! From 3:30 to 5:30 PM, patrons of all ages can enjoy cookies and then make a variety of ornaments at our craft stations to decorate the library’s Christmas tree and their own. Santa will visit with the children from 4 to 5:45 PM,

and parents are welcome to take photos with their own smartphones or cameras. Once you embark upon the walk to the Community

Christmas Tree Lighting at 5:45 PM, be sure to check out the Story Stroll featuring the book “Never Let a Reindeer Meet a Unicorn!” by

Diane Alber. Different pages of the book will be placed in windows of downtown businesses.

Calligraphy Tags

Saturday, December 7 1-2 PM @ Main Branch

Make sure all your holiday gifts have the perfect handwritten tags! Chelsey Lillge will demonstrate and help participants in making beautiful calligraphy tags

for the Christmas season. Space is limited to the first 15 registrants, so please reserve your spot by calling the

Main Branch at 906-774-1218. For adults. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

A Merry Little Party

Monday, December 9 11 AM-4 PM @ North Dickinson Branch

Celebrate the season at this program for all ages! We’ll have supplies to make ornaments and other crafts

that will brighten your holidays!

Kingsford Tree Lighting

Monday, December 9 5:30 PM

@ Kingsford City Hall, 305 South Carpenter

—Kingsford

The library will provide crafts and ornament-making

materials for all ages at this fun community event!

Santa’s Workshop

Wednesday, December 11 4-6 PM @ Solomonson Branch

Get into the holiday spirit at this party featuring cookies and ornament-making! Patrons of all ages can

make an ornament for the library’s tree and one for their own.

Recipe Swap

Wednesday, December 11 4-6 PM @ Solomonson Branch

Thursday, December 12 4-6 PM @ Main Branch

Do you have a favorite tasty recipe to share? Please bring

six copies of your recipe, preferably on index cards, and then exchange them for copies of other participants’ recipes

that interest you! We will have instructions available on how

to make a recipe holder envelope. For a little extra fun,

we’ll also have a game in which you can try your luck at identifying unmarked spices!

For adults.

Countdown to Noon

Tuesday, December 31 11:30 AM-12:15 PM @ Main Branch

Children ages 3 to 8 will celebrate the beginning of 2020 a little early with a countdown to noon at the

library! Festivities will include crafts, a photo booth, and refreshments!

The Dickinson County Library Board will hold a public hearing on its proposed 2020 budget on

Tuesday, December 10 at 4:45 PM at the Main Branch in Iron Mountain. The monthly meeting will follow.

Mission Statement - Dickinson County Library

The Dickinson County Library strives to enhance the quality of individual, family, and community life by providing information, materials, and services that are readily available and responsive to the needs of all our patrons. The library aspires to balance traditional, historical, entertaining, and modern library services provided at a reasonable cost. Paramount to the library is empowering our community, stimulating an interest in reading, cultivating a love of lifelong learning, and providing welcoming spaces where patrons can try new things to encourage everyone to achieve their personal, educational, and professional goals.

LIBRARY BOARD

William Cummings, Chair Susan Khoury, Vice Chair Katy Driscoll, Secretary Audrey Smith, Treasurer Donna Hayes, Trustee

Editor: Nikki Younk

Joan Phillips Memorial Fund

The Dickinson County Library-Solomonson Branch is pleased to announce the addition of the following titles to

its collection to remember and honor the life of Joan Phillips. These items will be on display December 16-23

at the Solomonson Branch in Norway. Mrs. Phillips was born December 16, 1931 in Norway

and graduated from Norway High School in 1950. She enjoyed the outdoors, dogs, painting, reading,

sewing, and crafts. She was a regular library patron and established the Leo and Margaret VanGoethem Memorial at the Solomonson Branch in memory

of her parents. Anyone who would like to reserve any of the selections may inquire at the circulation desk, call the Solomonson Branch at 906-563-8617, or visit the library’s website at

www.dcl-lib.org.

See How Small by Scott Blackwood FIC BLA Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich FIC-MYS EVA The Old Success by Martha Grimes FIC-MYS GRI The Berkut by Joseph Heywood FIC-MYS HEY The Domino Conspiracy by Joseph Heywood FIC-MYS HEY

Board Members

Directed Discussions

This is your opportunity to speak with Library Director Megan Buck in an open forum. Stop by to

say hello and bring questions, suggestions, or concerns regarding library services.

No appointment is necessary.

Monday, December 9, 11 AM-4 PM @ North Dickinson Branch

Wednesday, December 11, 9-11 AM @ Solomonson Branch

Thursday, December 19, 9-11 AM @ Main Branch

Each holiday season, the Dickinson County Library collects donations to support local organizations that help those in need.

This year, we’ve partnered with the U.P. Foster Closet of Dickinson County.

This is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization run by volunteer staff and stocked 100% through donations. It is

focused on supporting foster families, kinship families (grandparents, aunts, etc.), and adoptive families in the

Dickinson County community. A key service is providing clothing, toiletries, furniture, toys, and more to children in the

foster care system. The U.P. Foster Closet of Dickinson County is located at 415 S. Stephenson Avenue, Ste. 8 in Iron Mountain.