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Adult Services
Upcoming
Adult Programs
Registration is required unless otherwise noted. Please register online, in person at the adult reference desk, or by calling (248) 628-3034.
Spring Migration: Michigan’s Colorful Invasion of Songbirds
presented by Seven Ponds Nature Center
Saturday, March 12, 1:00 p.m.
Join Seven Ponds Executive Director, Daryl Bernard, and discover the amazing world of the spring songbird migration through Michigan. The migration begins subtlety
– male Red-winged Blackbirds arrive and begin staking out territories in marshes and along roadside ditches, American Robins show up in backyards, and Tree Swallows brave the early spring temperatures to claim prime nesting areas. The invasion picks up in April – Eastern Phoebes, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Chimney Swifts... Come mid-May our forests, parks, and backyards are alive with colorful birds
as hundreds of thousands of neotropical migrants push through Michigan, many of them bound for boreal forests of Canada, far to the north.
Leave a Legacy in
Stories: Preserve
Your Life Stories
Wednesday, March 30,
7:00 p.m.
Presenters Susan Carroll and Gigi Bott VanderWeele will explain the value of recording personal or family stories, how to convince others to share, and writing interviewing techniques. VanderWeele, a former Detroit Free Press reporter,
and Carroll, a former human resource professional, help individuals or families
preserve life stories with beautiful heirloom-quality hardcover books. Participants that attend this workshop will be inspired to record their own family stories to be enjoyed for generations to come. The workshop will also highlight the many unexpected benefits to sharing stories, how healing and therapeutic it can be and we emphasize the need to take advantage of time with loved ones especially elders, before it’s too late.
Close-Up Nature
Photography
Saturday, April 9, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Join professional
photographer Daniel Mitchell for a beginner’s nature photography class that will explore the world of close-up nature photography. Bring a camera and a tripod, if you have one, and wear comfortable shoes. Class will be held outside. Meet
at the Oxford Public Library, outside near Powell Lake Park Pavilion, at 1 p.m. In case of rain, class will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at 1:00 p.m.
Gardening with Native Plants presented by Seven Ponds
Nature Center
Saturday, April 30, 1:00 p.m.
Native plants require little fertilizer, pesticides, or supplemental watering to keep them healthy. Likewise, native plants provide valuable habitat to birds, insects, mammals, amphibians, and other wildlife. Join Carrie Spencer, from Seven Ponds Nature Center and discover why native plants have many characteristics that make them very appealing as garden and landscape plants. Carrie will share how to turn your garden into a beautiful backyard habitat that both you and your wildlife can appreciate.
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Book Bingo is BACK!
Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. March 15, April 19 and May 17
Held at the library in the Rotary Room
Play traditional bingo and win books. Bring a friend or neighbor - this fun- loving group welcomes new players.
Library of Things
Did you know you can check out a pyrography
kit from the library? Pyrography, otherwise known as wood burning,
is a form of art that uses heat to burn images or decorations into wood. You can also check out a ukulele,
a birdwatching kit or a crochet kit – and more!