Join us for a fun brown bag lunch on Wednesday December 12th--noon to 1:00pm--in the Library Lecture Room (main floor). We will eat and have fun making a snowflake ornament with beads and wire. All supplies and instruction provided free of charge. Remember, some of our best friends are flaky!
11/29/07
11/28/07
Holiday Break Hours Coming Up
Please note our change in hours, beginning December 14, 2007;
Dec. 14th 8am-5pm
Dec. 15 & 16th CLOSED
Dec. 17-20th 8am-5pm
Dec. 21st 8am-NOON
Dec. 22-Jan. 2nd CLOSED (Olivet College is closed)
Jan. 3 & 4th 8am-5pm
Jan. 5th CLOSED
Jan. 6th 4-9pm
Regular hours of operation resume for spring semester on January 7, 2008
Best Wishes from Burrage Library for a happy & healthy holiday season!
Dec. 14th 8am-5pm
Dec. 15 & 16th CLOSED
Dec. 17-20th 8am-5pm
Dec. 21st 8am-NOON
Dec. 22-Jan. 2nd CLOSED (Olivet College is closed)
Jan. 3 & 4th 8am-5pm
Jan. 5th CLOSED
Jan. 6th 4-9pm
Regular hours of operation resume for spring semester on January 7, 2008
Best Wishes from Burrage Library for a happy & healthy holiday season!
11/26/07
Kids Crafts on Saturday
December 1st from 10:00am-noon we will decorate lunch sacks for Eaton County MEALS ON WHEELS program. Help make the holiday season brighter and cheerier for homebound seniors in the Charlotte area. Burrage Library will donate our festive sacks for mealtime deliveries. We will draw, cut and paste to decorate plain brown lunch bags for MEALS ON WHEELS. Join in the crafty fun! Questions? Call 269.749.7387---see you there!
P.S. 17 of us decorated 90 sacks on Saturday--GOOD JOB! Thanks to all participants for their beautiful donations!
11/20/07
Book Group Meeting on December 6th
Join us in the Betsy Dole Womens Resource Center (269.749.6626) to discuss the novel, "Year of Wonders" by Geraldine Brooks. We will meet at 3:00pm on Thursday, December 6th for interesting talk and treats. Even if you have not finished reading the book, join us for the discussion. Please let us know ahead of time if you will be able to attend--all are welcome! Questions? Call 269.749.7387.
Presentation on Blackwater Worldwide
Dustin Byrd, Adjunct Instructor in Humanities, will speak on the topic of Blackwater and its' presence in Iraq. We will meet in the Library Lecture Room (main floor) on MONDAY, DECEMBER 3rd at 1:30pm. Dustin will share his recent research and insights into Blackwater's presence in Iraq as a wartime contractor. Questions? Call 269.749.7387 or 269.749.7227.
Nick Adams Discussion--Part Two
Join Laura Barlond-Maas, Olivet College professor, to look at part two of "The Nick Adams Stories", in celebration of THE GREAT MICHIGAN READ. Laura will meet in the Library on November 26th at 5:15pm in the Lecture Room (main floor). She will also lead an exciting discussion on November 28th at 7:30am in the Insurance Room (ground floor). Questions? Call Laura at 749-7678.
11/15/07
Storytime for Pre-Schoolers!
11/12/07
Ernest Visits Burrage Library
Join us in the Library Lecture Room on the 14th at 1:30pm for a talk about Ernest Hemingway's writings. John Miller-Purrenhage will present fresh perspectives on this great American writer's works. John is offering his time and knowledge in celebration of the "Great Michigan Read" sponsored by the Michigan Humanities Council. See you there!
11/5/07
Come on Kids and Teens!!
Saturday morning, November 10th, from 10:00am-noon, we will meet in the Children's area to make bracelets & necklaces. Join us on the ground floor of the Library for some creative excitement with making simple bracelets and necklaces with plastic beads. Supplies and instruction offered free of charge. See you there!
Beowulf Revealed at the Library
Please join us on the 13th for Kirk Hendershott-Kraetzer's talk on Beowulf. Prepare yourself for viewing the newly released animated version of the epic poem, after hearing Kirk's insights into this classic tale. We will meet at 7:00pm in the Library Lecture Room (main floor). See you in the Library!
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