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food trucks of the season!

Lunchtime food trucks at Civic Center Campus

Library Service Hours
Monday–Thursday 10:00a–9:00p; Friday – Closed; Saturday, 10:00a – 5:00p;
Sunday, 1:00p – 5:00p

Holiday Closure – Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day
Monday, October 9
Regular hours resume Tuesday, October 10 at 10:00a

**** Renovations Alert ****
As a part of a campus-wide project, over the next several weeks each of the restrooms in the library will be refurbished. The Library will remain open for business during this process. Some of some of our restrooms will be available throughout. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

Friends of the Library

Used Book Sale
Saturday October 7, 2023, 10:00a – 4:30p & Sunday, October 8, 2023, 1:00p – 4:00p. Community Room.
Sunday Bag Sale $5/Bag all day - Bags provided. Payment by cash or check.

Used Book Donation Drop-off
Saturday, October 14, 2023, 10:00a-1:00p. Community Room.
The Friends of the Library accepts gently used books in SALEABLE condition on the second Saturday of each month from 10:00a - 1:00p. Donations will be considered for use in the Library's collection as well as merchandise included at the Friends Used Book Sales.

ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED:

Textbooks
Encyclopedias
Magazines
VHS tapes
Books on Cassette
Reader's Digest Condensed Books

For a receipt, please bring a count of hard cover and soft cover books as well as media items with you.

National Friends of Libraries Week
October 15–October 21, 2023
Saturday, October 21 Friends of the Library Children’s Day
Drop by the Children's Room to help complete a puzzle that depicts Children's books and/or enjoy coloring images of books and libraries. Join the Friends to:

Cookie Decorating, 10:00a-12:00p, Storytime Room
Decorate library themed cookies, baked by the Friends.
Rock Painting
Paint rocks for the Kindness Rock Garden as part of the celebration of Friends of the Library Children’s Day.

Bingo for Adults 2:00p-4:00p, Conference Room
Join the Friends of the Library for a fun afternoon of Bingo in celebration of National Friends of Libraries Week. Winners will be able to choose a book for their home libraries.

Children - Programs (through age 12)
Note: please register for programs, as needed, through the Calendar of Events on the Library’s website, https://waterfordmi.gov/library

Saturday Storytime: Spooky Stories
Saturday, October 7, 10:30a – 11:15p, Storytime/Craft Room. No registration required.
Students in grades preschool through second grade are invited to join us for Halloween stories and crafts. Ages 4-8.

Weekly Storytimes through November 15
Drop-in storytimes are 30 minutes long and include a variety of stories, songs, fingerplays, and other activities. Choose the age-appropriate session from those listed below. No registration required.
NOTE: Children must be accompanied by a parent or a caregiver.

Babytime Storytime
Tuesdays, 10:00a – 10:30a, Storytime/Craft Room.
Recommended ages 6 months to 15 months

Toddlertime Storytime
Wednesdays, 10:00a – 10:30a, Storytime/Craft Room.
Recommended ages 16 to 23 months

Two-Year-Old Storytime
Tuesdays, 11:00a – 11:30a, Storytime/Craft Room.
Recommended age two years old

Three-Year-Old Storytime
Wednesdays, 11:00a – 11:30a, Storytime/Craft Room.
Recommended age three years old

Makerspace Mondays
Mondays, through November 13, 3:00p-5:00p, Storytime/Craft Room. No registration required.
Stop by our craft room between 3:00-5:00p and make a craft project. Ages 3 through 12. Note: Closed October 9.

Where’s the Sun?
Saturday, October 14, 10:00a-11:30a, Storytime/Craft Room.
It’s a solar eclipse day! We should be able to view a partial eclipse in our area around 10:35am. We have projects and special glasses for the children today. Ages 6-12.

Lego Club
Saturday, October 28 - Storytime/Craft Room.
Recommended ages 5 and up. No registration required.
Students meet to create their own Lego structure. We have two class times in the morning. Please come to one of these sessions: 10:15-11:00 am OR 11:30 am-12:15 pm.

Teens – Programs (kids going into 6^th – 12^th grades)
Note: please register for programs, as needed, through the Calendar of Events on the Library’s website, https://waterfordmi.gov/library

TeenTober Bingo
October 1 – October 31
We’re celebrating Teens and libraries this month! Play TeenTober Bingo to earn small prizes throughout October and qualify to win an Amazon gift card in a final drawing. Pick up your Bingo sheets at the Adult Reference desk or print it off from the Teen Programs page at https://www.waterfordmi.gov/594/Teen-Programs beginning October 1st. Bingo sheets must be turned in by November 4th to be entered into the drawing. No registration required.

Teen Take & Make Kit – Mummy Pops
October 14 - 28. Teen Area. Registration required to reserve your kit.
Kids in 6th through 12th grades can pick up a Mummy Pop Take & Make Kit. Instructions and most ingredients & supplies will be included in the kit. All you have to do is pick up the kit and then you can make this snack in the comfort of your own home and at your own pace. Supplies are limited, so these kits are reserved for kids in 6th through 12th grades only. One kit per person.

Adults – Programs
Note: please register for programs, as needed, through the Calendar of Events on the Library’s website, https://waterfordmi.gov/library

Lisa Ludwinski, Owner of Sister Pie
Tuesday, October 3, 6:30p-7:30p. Community Room. Registration required.
Author Lisa Ludwinski, owner and head baker of Sister Pie, will talk about her background and the history of her phenomenally successful bakery. She’ll also discuss her cookbook, Sister Pie: The Recipes & Stories of a Big-Hearted Bakery in Detroit, which was featured as a Michigan Notable Book. Cookies from Sister Pie will be served as refreshments. Copies of Sister Pie will be available for sale.

Mysterious Michigan
Tuesday, October 17, 6:30p-7:30p. Community Room. Registration required.
In keeping with the spooky season, author and paranormal researcher Amberrose Hammond will talk about Michigan’s mysterious and sometimes supernatural history including enigmatic mediums, murders, monsters, and more. Books will be available for purchase after the presentation.

Adults Matinee Movie: Audience Choice
Thursday, October 19, 2:00p-4:00p. Community Room. No Registration required.
Audience members will be able to vote on the following movies from January through September. The movie with the most votes will be shown.

The Big Chill	Hidden Figures	Romancing the Stone
Saturday Night Fever	Strangers on a Train	Touch of Evil

Popcorn will be provided. You may bring your own snacks and beverages, provided that your beverages have lids.

Halloween After-Hours Movie: A Nightmare on Elm Street
Thursday, October 31, 9:30p-11:00p. Community Room. Registration required.
Join us after hours on Halloween to watch the horror classic A Nightmare on Elm Street, starring Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, and Johnny Depp. This supernatural slasher movie is rated R and runs about 90 minutes. Popcorn will be provided. You may bring your own snacks and beverages, provided that your beverages have lids.

Adults – Computer Connections

Using email
Saturday, October 7, 10:00a – 11:15a. Conference Room. Registration required.
We’ll cover how to compose, reply, forward, how to search your email, how to do attachments and maybe more. *For people who already have an email account*.
Basic Microsoft Word 2016
Saturday, October 14, 10:00a – 11:15a. Conference Room. Registration required.
We’ll cover entering text, basic formatting and copy/paste. This class is for people with basic computer knowledge.

Ask the Tech Guy Computer Help
Saturday, October 14, 30-minute timeslots 1:30p – 3:00p. Conference Room. Registration required.
Computer/technology help. One-on-one assistance with your own device or computer (bring it in with you). Our computer systems administrator will do his best to troubleshoot your problem, answer your questions, or advise you on what to do.

EBooks Help
Saturday, October 28, 30-minute timeslots beginning at 10:00a. Group Study Room. Registration required.
Do you need help accessing all the free digital content the library has to offer? Bring your device and questions for help with downloading books, audiobooks, movies, music and magazines to your smartphone or tablet. Register for one-on-one help in a 30-minute session.

Introduction to Excel 2016
Saturday, October 28, 10:00a- 11:15a. Conference Room. Registration required.
We’ll start with an overview of Excel, and go over how to enter and edit data in cells, formatting cells, and basic formulas such as addition and subtraction. Basic computer knowledge and familiarity with Microsoft Word and/or other Microsoft Office application(s) are prerequisites for this class.

Adults – Enrichment Groups

Knitting Group
Wednesday mornings, 10:00 a.m. - Noon, Community Room. No registration required.
Share patterns, exchange ideas, show off your projects, and socialize while you knit!

Waterford Genealogical Society (WGS)
Afternoon meeting: Wednesday, October 4, 1:00p - 3:00p, Community Room. No registration required.
Genealogy is the study of family ancestries and histories. The (WGS) meets on the 1^st Wednesday afternoon of the month in the Library’s Community Room. All are welcome to attend.

WGS Evening meeting
Evening meeting: Tuesday, October 10, 7:00p-8:30p via Zoom
The Waterford Genealogical Society will meet online via Zoom. All are welcome to attend. If you wish to attend you must register and enter your email address so we can send you the zoom link. Please register before 5pm of the day of the meeting. Julia Hanneman-Schoenbach runs the meeting.

Waterford Writers Workshop
Saturday October 7 & October 21, 11:00a-2:00p, Conference Room. Ages 16 or older. No registration required.
The Waterford Writers Workshop is a forum where serious writers share their work and receive and provide constructive, supportive critiques of each member’s writing. Each writer will email their work (6 pages of 12pt font, double-spaced prose or two poems) to other members at least one week prior to the meeting date. Those attending the workshop will be prepared to discuss their own writing, as well as providing edits and suggestions on other member’s writing. The workshop will meet on the first and third Saturday of each month, 10am-1pm, in the conference room of the Waterford Library. Our goal is to write, share, and develop polished prose and poetry. To evoke, provoke, and inspire. To take chances, be ambitious, write confidently, and celebrate the art of the written word and literature in general. Registration is not required. Anyone interested in joining needs only to attend an initial meeting. Participants must be 16 or older.

Library Garden Club
Wednesday, October 11, 4:30p – 8:30p, Library Gardens & Community Room. No registration required.
Both beginners and experienced gardeners welcome.

Work Bee 4:30p-6:00p – in the gardens at the Library entrance. If you don’t have your own favorite gardening gear, we will be happy to loan you tools to help out. We plan to do the big shifting of plants and adding soil to the beds this month.
Seminar 7:30p-8:00p – Gail Morrell, professional gardener and formerly a senior instructor at the Michigan School of Gardening, will present "Learning from the Past" to share with us the things she has learned this year and recently about plants, problems, tools or techniques.

Evening Book Discussion Group
Thursday, October 12, 7:00p. Conference Room. No registration required.
Title: Fledgling by Octavia Butler. Copies of the book, including large print and book on CD, will be available at the Adult Reference Desk beginning September 9.

Afternoon Book Discussion Group
Monday, October 16, 1:00p-2:00p. Community Room. No registration required.
Title: How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz. You can get a copy of the book to check out by picking one up at the adult desk. You might wish to call us at 248-618-7693 to make sure we have a copy available for you.

Christmas in October at the Historical Society

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Please contact Waterford DPW at 248-674-2278 to schedule to have water turned off to your home before you leave for the winter. Appointments for turn off are scheduled for an exact date and time for a technician to come out.

Turning the water off at the road is a safeguard against frozen pipes and will save you money as billing is suspended while the water is off. A $30 turn-off charge is assessed and a $30 turn-on charge will be assessed when water is turned back on in the spring.

waterford youth assistance shoe drive fundraiser

Happy Halloween from all of us here at Waterford Township! We wish you a safe and healthy Halloween. Suggested trick-or-treat hours for Halloween on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 in Waterford are 6-7pm. Some neighborhoods choose to extend that time by leaving porch lights on as an indication they are distributing treats.

Here are few tips to help our community stay safe this Halloween:

Motorists - please exercise extra caution this evening. Obey posted speed limits, avoid distractions while driving, and watch for pedestrian traffic. Allow extra travel time as rush-hour traffic is usually heavier on Halloween.

Trick-or-Treaters - please look both ways before entering a roadway, utilize reflective items on dark clothing and carry a flashlight, go out in groups and/or with an adult chaperone.

The Waterford Police Dept. will scan candy 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Waterford Police Station, 5150 Civic Center Drive, Waterford, Michigan 48329.

AUTUMN SAFETY INFORMATION FROM THE WATERFORD REGIONAL FIRE DEPT.

Halloween
Kids love the magic of Halloween, but costume and traffic safety are essential for trick-or-treaters. These tips can help make a safe and happy holiday for everyone.

Costume Safety
To help ensure adults and children have a safe holiday, fda.gov has compiled a list of Halloween safety tips. Before Halloween arrives, be sure to choose a costume that won't cause safety hazards.

? All costumes, wigs and accessories should be fire-resistant
? If children are allowed out after dark, fasten reflective tape to their costumes and bags, or give them glow sticks
? Opt for nontoxic Halloween makeup over masks, which can obscure vision; always test makeup in a small area first to see if any irritation develops
? Remove all makeup before children go to bed to prevent skin and eye irritation

When They're on the Prowl
Here's a scary statistic: Children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween than on any other day of the year. Lack of visibility because of low lighting at night also plays a factor in these incidents.

Keep these tips in mind when your children are out on Halloween night:

? A responsible adult should accompany young children on the neighborhood rounds
? If your older children are going alone, plan and review a route acceptable to you
? Agree on a specific time children should return home
? Teach your children never to enter a stranger's home or car
? Instruct children to travel only in familiar, well-lit areas and stick with their friends
? Tell your children not to eat any treats until they return home, and take care to avoid any food allergies

Safety Tips for Motorists
NSC offers these additional safety tips for parents – and anyone who plans to be on the road during trick-or-treat hours:

? Watch for children walking on roadways, medians and curbs
? Enter and exit driveways and alleys carefully
? At twilight and later in the evening, watch for children in dark clothing
? Discourage new, inexperienced drivers from driving on Halloween