PDL Mission
April 7, 2021

Welcome to the Plymouth District Library online community
Youth Floor Opens for Browsing
Grab and Go
The Plymouth District Library is pleased to announce that the Youth floor is once again open!  

With this step, all three floors of the library are now open for browsing.  This exciting news happily coincides with the first day of National Library Week, the theme for which is “Welcome to Your Library".  

We are so pleased to finally be able to welcome back our youngest patrons! 

Kids may notice that things are a bit different than when they were last here. Puppets, puzzles and computers are still not available, as we are still in a Grab & Go phase; patrons are asked to limit visits to one hour or less. 

Mask wearing and physical distancing are still in effect.

Curbside pickup on the porch continues to be available as well.  

Welcome back, kids!
National Library Week
Introducing Our New Youth Librarian, Jessica Keeler
Newest librarian Jessica Keeler
I'm so happy to be a part of the Plymouth team! I have a BA in Theatre (Design & Technology) from the University of Toledo and a Masters in Library & Information Science from Wayne State.

My obsession with books started when I was a kid and spent hours on the floor marveling at the cover art of my parents' old science fiction paperbacks. These days, I read mostly juvenile fiction.

I've served on the Michigan Library Association's YouPer Award Committee (an award for juvenile literature in chapter book format) for the last couple of years and have a passion for serving young patrons - especially middle-grade.

I love dogs and being outside! I recently adopted a pit bull mix who has helped me shave 2 minutes off my 3-mile runs. If you have a dog, tell them I said hi!
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, April 13 at 7pm
Cut the Cord
Tuesday, April 20 at 7pm
Also check out these great events offered by the Northville District Library:
NDL Financial Preparedness
Wednesday, April 14 at 7pm
Ronald Suny
Sill Missing
PDL Celebrates Smart Money Michigan, April 11-17
This year Smart Money Michigan for kids will be virtual. 

Register online starting April 5th and you will receive a bag with a free book, a booklist, fun paper activities and more.

You can also register for a special Zoom storytime on April 17th at 10am. This storytime is for kids 2-7 years old and their families.

We will be partnering with Community Financial, who are committed to teaching financial literacy to children.
Smart Money
Teen Books & Bites Meetup Next Week
Beast Made at Night
It’s not too late to join in on the Books & Bites meetup next week. We're reading and talking about Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi on Thursday, April 15 at 7pm.

Beasts Made of Night is 298 pages of Nigerian-influenced, action-packed fantasy. Taj is a talented sin-eater - a dangerous job where he consumes the guilt of the rich and powerful, whose transgressions are erased from their bodies and the marks of their bad deeds are painted onto his own skin. After he eats a monstrous sin of a royal, Taj is drawn into a plot by corrupt officials to destroy his city, and he must fight to save the princess he loves and his own life.

The meeting is virtual, but the books and the bites are real.

Sign up today to get your free copy of the book to keep and a snack to munch.
E-Book Club Kits
Have you tried our E-Book Club Kits? These kits are entirely digital, with all the same resources as our traditional book-in-a-bag kits. And with every title available on Hoopla, there is no hold list or waiting for your kit!

Download them from the Books, Movies and More page of our website. These are a few of the newest titles available for download:
ebook Song of Achilles
ebook Parable of the Sower
ebook Hidden Figures
ebook the Monsters we Make
Academic Help and Job Search Help
Just in case you missed it in the last eNewsletter, we want to again let you know that two POWERFUL new products from Brainfuse are now available to Plymouth card holders!
Brainfuse HelpNow
Brainfuse JobNow
HelpNow™ is a unique tutoring, homework help, and studying suite designed to help students of all ages succeed. Students can access real-time tutoring help, have their writing reviewed in the writing lab and even meet up for group projects.

JobNow™ offers LIVE help for all stages of job hunting. JobNow connects users with experienced career coaches for mock interview, and vast resources to assist them during all stages of their job search from resume creation on.  
Needing Connection? How About Joining a Club or Group?
Groups and Clubs
We all are needing a little more humanity and a little more connection these days. 

Why not get brave and connect with other local folks through one of our clubs? 

Our book discussion clubs, teen gaming and watching clubs are always welcoming new participants. 

All clubs are currently meeting online. 

Here’s a list to consider:

Book Clubs for Adults
Contemporary Books – Meets on each 2nd Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Books on Tap – Meets at 7 p.m. on each 3rd Wednesday. Grab a cold one and join in! Book selections are broad and often off the main stream, and usually chosen to be available in both e-book and audio. 
Brown Bag Books – Meets at noon on each 4th Wednesday. Volunteers from among the group lead the discussion.
ELL Groups
English Language Learners (ELL) Conversation Group – Practice your spoken English at weekly informal and friendly group meetings. Meets Mondays at 10 a.m.
English Language Learners (ELL) Reading Group – Friendly tutors select weekly beginner-level readings for the group to read and discuss, then answer questions on meaning or pronunciation. Meets Mondays at 11 a.m.
Clubs for Teens
Teen Saturday Morning Animanga Club – Connect with other anime and manga fans, and watch anime from Hoopla and Kanopy. Meets Saturdays at 10 a.m.
Teen Dungeons and Dragons – Join our Discord, where we play over voice chat, and post links to our Roll20 games. Watch our Events calendar for dates and times.
PDL Services Status
View the current status of services now available
and how to access them.
Plymouth District Library
734-453-0750
Plymouth District Library ~ 223 S Main Street ~ Plymouth, MI 48170 ~ 734-453-0750
No longer wish to receive news about what's happening at the Plymouth District Library?
Click the unsubscribe option below. Add any comments you'd like to share with us before going? Please reply to this email and let us know what would win you back!