Make a Snow Person

Hey Kids and Teens! We will make snowmen and snowwomen out of cans on Saturday, January 12, 2008. Join us for creating a decorative snow "person" or a pencil & pen holder, using buttons, pom poms and stickers for details. We will meet 10am-noon in the Children's area (ground floor) of the Library. Questions? Call 269.749.7387 or email jreiter@olivetcollege.edu. See you there!

Meals on Wheels in Eaton County

A big holiday THANK YOU to everyone who participated in decorating lunch bags for Meals on Wheels! We have 172 bags to donate to the Charlotte office--great work!!

Get Flaky!

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!

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!

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!

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.