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At the Library
Spring Book Sale
Please mark your calendars for the Berkley Friends of the Library Annual Spring Booksale. The spring booksale is held in conjuction with the Berkley Days Festival, and is located at the Berkley Ice Arena. The Spring Booksale specializes in paperback and children's books. The dates are as follows:
Friday, May 18, 5 to 9 pm
Saturday, May 19, 8 am to 9 pmSunday, May 20 (bag sale), 8 am to 4 pm
Children's Books 50 cents - Adult Paperbacks $1
All Day Sunday a full bag of books for $6
The Friends are accepting donations of gently used adult paperbacks (only paperbacks), and children's books (these can be hardcover). These items can be brought to the library. Please bring them in bags or boxes that you can leave at the library that don't need unloading. Books that are dated, yellowed, musty, worn or damaged are not useful, and should be recycled. Other items not accepted are textbooks, Reader's Digest Condensed books, or Harlequin Romances. If you would like a detailed receipt for tax purposes, please count your items before bringing them in and the library staff will be happy to provide you with one.
Have a Heart - Help the Library
In 2002 the library's book budget was $75,000. Today it is $36,000, less than half what it once was. You can help the library by "adopting" a book, or audiobook on CD. A bookplate honoring your donation will be placed in the the book, and a heart with your name on it will be hung on display in the library. Remember your donations to the library are tax deductible. Forms can be found online or at the library circulation desk. If you are a library lover we ask you to please consider helping us to help the community.
Park and Read
The Department of Natural Resources and the Library of Michigan have teamed up once again to offer their popular Park & Read program at more than 400 participating libraries across the state, inluding Berkley! The program, now in its fourth year, offers library card-holders the option of checking out a one-day pass that waives the Recreation Passport entry fee into any of Michigan's 101 state parks and recreation areas. The pass is valid for one wek.
The one-day pass, a $10 savings, also provides free, one-time access to any of the more than 500 events scheduled to take place within the state parks throughout the summer. Passes are valid for seven days from checkout and are good for day use only. Park & Read runs now through Oct. 1, 2012.
Many participating parks even offer hammocks for loan. Set up under a shady tree and read, snooze or watch the clouds drift by.
The Park & Read pass is also valid at any of the 11 museums or historic sites within the Michigan Historical Museum system. These engaging places focus on themes in Michigan history, so why not learn about Michigan's fascinating history through your local library and then live it by visiting one of our great museums or historic sites? The Park and Read pass is good for FOUR admissions to the referenced museums and historic sites.
The one-day pass, a $10 savings, also provides free, one-time access to any of the more than 500 events scheduled to take place within the state parks throughout the summer. Passes are valid for seven days from checkout and are good for day use only. Park & Read runs now through Oct. 1, 2012.
Many participating parks even offer hammocks for loan. Set up under a shady tree and read, snooze or watch the clouds drift by.
The Park & Read pass is also valid at any of the 11 museums or historic sites within the Michigan Historical Museum system. These engaging places focus on themes in Michigan history, so why not learn about Michigan's fascinating history through your local library and then live it by visiting one of our great museums or historic sites? The Park and Read pass is good for FOUR admissions to the referenced museums and historic sites.
Download Destination at the Library Network
Download Destination has about 3000 audiobooks (most compatible with mp3 and ipod) and over 3000 ebooks. These have been funded by generous donations from the Friends of the Berkley Library group. Newsflash! Download Destination is now compatible with Kindle!.
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