Digital Photography

Jim Schaffer will share ideas for using your digital camera for sports, action and flowers. April 24, 7:00pm.

Jazz and More at the Library

See a free performance from the CMU Jazz Project followed by a social hour hosted by the Friends of the Library. April 13, 3:00pm.

Brown Bag Book Discussion for Adults

Join us for discussion of "The Year of Magical Thinking" by Joan Didion. April 16, 12:00pm.

April Children's Events @ VML

Mad Hatters Tea Party - Wear your favorite party hat (we'll bring the tea). April 9, 4:00pm.

Supersmash Video Game Competition - Do you have what it takes to be our Supersmash champ? Pre-register at the Children's Desk. April 15, 6:00pm.

Mad Science with the Ann Arbor Hands on Museum - Owls from the Inside Out. Get up close to owls as an avian expert uses LIVE birds to show you the characteristics that help owls adapt to a predatory way of life. Students will dissect owl pellets to investigate the diet of a barn owl, learn about food chains and the role of avian predators in an ecosystem and gain an introduction to sketetal anatomy and prey identification. For grades 4-8. Space is limited, you must pre-register at the Children's Desk. April 16, 4:15pm.

Mad Science with the Ann Arbor Hands on Museum - Slime Time - Take a new look at gross, creepy and crawly things. We'll explore spider webs, silly string, and Jell-O brains before making two types of slime. We'll learn about the states of matter. Grades K-3. Space is limited, pre-register at the Children's Desk. April 22, 4:15pm.

April Events for Teens @ VML

Pizza and Pages - Teen book discussion group for grades 7-12. We'll bring the pizza, you bring your favorite book. April 8, 6:00-8:00pm.

Cook and Book - Teen book discussion and cooking group. April 17, 7:00pm.

Do It Yourself Comics - with author Jane Irwin (for teens). Pre-register at the Children's Desk. April 26, 12:30pm.

Video Game Open Play - Teens, come after school and play some of your favorite video games...We have Wii's too! April 28, 3:00-4:30pm.

April Storytimes at VML

Regular Storytime (pre-school age) - Mondays & Thursdays, 10:15am

Music and Movement (up to 5 years) - April 9, 10:15am

Lapsit Storytime (up to 2 years) - April 30, 10:15am

Library Closure

The Veterans Memorial Library and all branches of the Chippewa River District Library System will close at noon on Good Friday, March 21 and will be closed on Sunday, March 23, 2008.