eNewsletter

Volume 6 | Fall 2022

Hello Brenna,

Important Policy Update

We are requiring a valid Comstock Township Library card for all our registered programs.

If your card is expired, be sure to renew it for another year!

If you don't have a library card with us, you're likely eligible for a free reciprocal card! Stop by the Circulation desk or give us a call for more details.

Local Author Visit on September 29th

Join the author of "Hauntings, Spirits, and Eats: Michigan", Kathy Conder as she shares local and state-wide haunts. 

Registration is required for this free program and begins on September 12th. If you know of someone who doesn't have a CTL card but would like to sign up, please have them call us at 269-345-0136.

Adult Book Club

Join our Book Club! We have a new title every month.

Free copies of the book will be given to participants while supplies last. Light refreshments will be served. Registration dates can be found on our Online Calendar of Events. Once registered, patrons can stop by the library to pick up their free copy of the book.

Valid Comstock Township Library card required for registration. If you don't have a CTL card but would like to participate, please call us at 269-345-0136.

NEW! Comstock Caregiver Playgroup

Join other local caregivers at this informal playgroup in our storytime room! Children can play with our many educational toys and puppets. Library staff will be around to assist with early literacy resources.

Storytime Schedule

For more information on any of these storytimes, please inquire at the Youth Desk. You can also contact us by phone at 269-345-0136 or through any of our social media pages.

T.A.G. - Teen Advisory Group

Teen Advisory Group (T.A.G.) meets once a month to brainstorm ideas for teen programs, suggest young adult books, graphic novels, and manga. Tweens and Teens can even earn volunteer hours!

T.A.G. helps develop marketable leadership skills, and gain experience you can put on job, scholarship, and/or college applications. T.A.G also has after-hours teen-only events.

Open to all middle school and high school students in the area.

Fall Fest is back!

October 29th from 11 AM - 1 PM in the Youth Department

Come dressed in your Halloween Costume for the return of our 6th annual Autumn party for all ages! Enjoy games, crafts, fall snacks, and more spooky fun!

No registration required.

Upcoming Youth Events

See above for weekly storytime schedule.

[Check our Online Events Calendar for registration start dates.]

Note:

Teen Programs: 8th - 12th graders

Tween Programs: 4th - 7th graders

SEPTEMBER

September 1st - 5-Minute Craft Cart Refilled

September 12th (10:30 AM) - Comstock Caregivers Playgroup

September 16th (6:00 PM) - After-Hours TEEN Nerf Wars ** (8th - 12th graders)

September 19th (10:30 AM) - Comstock Caregivers Playgroup

September 20th (6:00 PM) - Teen Advisory Group meeting

September 21st (2:00 PM) - Teen Advisory Group meeting

September 23rd (11:00 AM & 4:00 PM) - Kids Craft: Mini Art Show **

September 26th (10:30 AM) - Comstock Caregivers Playgroup

September 26th (6:00 PM) - Family Game Cafe (w/ Voss Media Game Cafe)

September 30th (6:00 PM) - After-Hours TWEEN Nerf Wars ** (4th - 7th graders)

OCTOBER

October 1st - 5-Minute Craft Cart Refilled

October 3rd (10:30 AM) - Comstock Caregivers Playgroup

October 10th (10:30 AM) - Comstock Caregivers Playgroup

October 14th (11:00 AM & 4:00 PM) - Kids Craft: Tim Burton-inspired Portraits **

October 17th (10:30 AM) - Comstock Caregivers Playgroup

October 18th (6:00 PM) - Teen Advisory Group meeting

October 24th to October 31st - Kids Trick or Treat in the Youth Dept.

October 24th (10:30 AM) - Comstock Caregivers Playgroup

October 24th (6:00 PM) - Family Game Cafe (w/ Voss Media Game Cafe)

October 25th (5:30 PM) - Young Adult Book Club ("The Taking of Jake Livingston" by Ryan Douglass) **

October 28th (6:00 PM) - After-Hours TEEN Halloween Party **

October 29th (11:00 AM) - Fall Fest

October 31st (10:30 AM) - Comstock Caregivers Playgroup

NOVEMBER

November 1st - 5-Minute Craft Cart Refilled

November 2nd (2:00 PM) - Teen Advisory Group meeting

November 4th (11:00 AM & 4:00 PM) - Kids Craft: Faux Stained Glass **

November 7th (10:30 AM) - Comstock Caregivers Playgroup

November 14th (10:30 AM) - Comstock Caregivers Playgroup

November 15th (6:00 PM) - Teens: Mug It **

November 18th (4:00 PM) - Holiday Portrait Sessions **

November 19th (11:00 AM) - Holiday Portrait Sessions **

November 21st (10:30 AM) - Comstock Caregivers Playgroup

November 21st (6:00 PM) - Family Game Cafe (w/ Voss Media Game Cafe)

November 28th (10:30 AM) - Comstock Caregivers Playgroup

** - registration required

Upcoming Adult Events

[Check our Online Events Calendar for registration start dates.]

** - registration required

SEPTEMBER

September 10th (2:00 PM) - Decluttering 101 with Moxie Life Organizing **

September 13th (1:00 PM) - Crafternoon

September 19th (ALL WEEK) - Take-Home Craft: Gift Box Pumpkins **

September 28th (6:00 PM) - Adult Book Club: "Hell of a Book" by Jason Mott**

September 29th (5:30 PM) - Haunted Michigan **

OCTOBER

October 10th to October 22nd - Buck-a-Bag Book Sale

October 11th (1:00 PM) - Crafternoon

October 17th (ALL WEEK) - Take-Home Craft: Picture-Perfect Candy Corn **

October 21st (6:15 PM) - Adult Murder Mystery Party **

October 27th (6:00 PM) - Adult Book Club: "We Can Never Leave This Place" by Eric LaRocca **

NOVEMBER

November 5th (11:00 AM) - Scrabble Tournament **

November 8th (1:00 PM) - Crafternoon

November 9th (6:00 PM) - Tea 101 with Chocolatea

November 14th (ALL WEEK) - Take-Home Craft: Winter Neon Signs **

November 30th (5:30 PM) - Adult Book Club: "Darius the Great is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram **

** - registration required

For questions about programs, services, or anything else - stop by the library, give us a call at 269-345-0136, or check out our website!

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