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National Library Week @ BaldwinAPRIL 8 - 14
Libraries have historically served as our nation's great equalizers of knowledge. The strength of libraries has always been the diversity of their collections and commitment to serving all people. |
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| | Dear Motown Writers Network, Thank you for subscribing to the Baldwin's eNews. We have some great programming coming up. Check out the calendar for a complete list of events. As always, see you at the library. |
Library Hours
Monday through Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sunday: 12:00 Noon to 5:00 p.m.
Holidays and Closings
Sunday, April 8, the Library is closed for Easter.
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| | Pizza and Pages Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick Thursday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m. Grades 6-12 Register Here 
In an isolated cabin, fourteen-year-old Sig is alone with a corpse: his father, who has fallen through the ice and frozen to death only hours earlier. Then comes a stranger claiming that Sig's father owes him a share of a horde of stolen gold. Sig's only protection is a loaded Colt revolver hidden in the cabin's storeroom. The question is, will Sig use the gun, and why? |
| Writers Live with Greg Sumner Unstuck in Time: A Journey through Kurt Vonnegut's Life & Novels Wednesday, April 11 at 7:00 pm
Everyone welcome Join us as this popular author and presenter discusses his thoughtful portrayal of one of America's literary icons. Sumner's book, part biography and part literary criticism, also examines why we are so drawn to Vonnegut and his novels. Sumner is a professor of 20th Century American History at the University of Detroit-Mercy. Books will be available for purchase and signing from Book Beat. |
| High School Book Club Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut  Grades 9-12 Thursday, April 19 at 7:00 pm Register Here Join us for a special High School Book Club honoring Kurt Vonnegut. On Wed., Apr. 11 at 7 p.m., you are also invited to attend a program featuring author Greg Sumner, who will discuss his new Vonnegut biography, Unstuck in time: a journey through Kurt Vonnegut's life and novels
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| | Media Night @ the Library
Open Gaming & a Movie Thursday, April 26 at 6:30 pm Grades 6 - 12 No need to register, just show up!  Drop in and play our Xbox with Kinect and Wii. Feel free to bring along your games to play with your friends. Remember to label your own equipment. Don't feel like playing video games? We'll also have a movie playing on the big screen. Bring along a friend or two!
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