2018 SUMMER READING PROGRAM Friends of the East Lansing Public Library Libraries Rock! June 18–August 11, 2018 June 18, 2018: Kick-off Carnival and Earth Angels Concert August 7, 2018: National Night Out and Touch a Tuck Wrap-up Concerts Sing-alongs Instrument Petting Zoo Puppet Show Bubble Man Adult Craft Nights Dulcimer Workshop Little Movers Dance…
Cardi B’s “Invasion of Privacy”
Every time Cardi B's "I Like It" comes on the radio, I turn up the volume and bounce to the beat in my seat. How can you not with fun lyrics like: "They call me Cardi Bardi, banging body, spicy mami, hot tamale" Plus, the song samples the 1967 song from Puerto Rican singer Pete…
DVD copy of “An Evening with Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor”
If you were unable to join us at the East Lansing High School on Sunday, August 26, you can now watch "An Evening with Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor" on DVD. Place a hold on a copy today, One Book One Community Featuring Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Author Of "My Beloved World…
“Slow” Living
I first came across the book Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World, by Brooke McAlary, while I was paying invoices for the library.
2018 Teens’ Top Ten Nominees From YALSA
Each year, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) gathers nominations from teen book groups throughout the country and creates a "teen choice list" of books from the previous year. The 2018 Teens Top Ten Voting is now open at DOGObooks and voting continues through Teen Read Week, October 7-13, 2018. Voting is for teens only…
Remembering Aretha
Aretha Franklin was and always will be the Queen of Soul. She began singing at her father's church, New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, MI and became one of the best selling musical artists of all time. Today, she passed away at her home in Detroit and she will be greatly missed by her fans…
Still would like to support the ELPL Pop-Up Library?
Were you not able to attend Books, Bites and Bids, but still would like to support the ELPL Pop-Up Library? Stop by our puzzle board in the lobby, call the Service Desk at 517-351-2420 or donate online at https://www.elpl.org/donate-to-the-elpl…
Give the Gift of an ELPL Card!
Give the Gift of an ELPL Card! $30 Non-Resident annual card $18 Non-Resident 6-month card $10 Educator annual card Call 517.351.2420, email elplcirc@cityofeastlansing.com or stop at the Information Desk to learn how to give the gift of an East Lansing Public Library card…
Banned Book Week: Where’s Waldo?
According to the American Library Association's website, Martin Handford's Where's Waldo was one of the top 100 most frequently challenged books between 1990 and 1999. As a kid in the 90's, I remember pouring over the Where's Waldo books on the floor in the living room with my younger brother. Waldo was one of my brother's…
Banned/Challenged One Book, One Community Books
The One Book, One Community program began in the Fall of 2002. Over the last 16 years, four of the book selections have been banned or challenged in the United States. The information below is garnered from the annual bibliographies written by Robert P. Doyle, in conjunction with the American Library Association. 2002 OBOC…
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