*Update: Due to branch closings, this event has been cancelled.*
Join storyteller Lois Keel as she tells the story of “Hello Girl” Oleda Joure Christides, a phone operator during the First World War. Oleda was a teenage in Michigan during the war and engaged in the 60 year fight for operators to achieve veteran status.
Learn about Michigan’s lighthouses with Laurie Perkins from the Michigan DNR.
About the presenter:
Laurie Perkins is is the Site Historian for the Mann House, Walker Tavern, and the Tawas Point Lighthouse. In 2020, she was a guest on Light Hearted, an podcast about lighthouses. You can listen to the episode here.
**Update: The Concord Branch Michigan Lighthouses session is being rescheduled. Stay tuned for the new date. The Meijer Branch session will still take place as scheduled.**
Learn about Michigan’s lighthouses with Laurie Perkins from the Michigan DNR.
Meijer Branch: November 17, 2 PM
About the presenter:
Laurie Perkins is is the Site Historian for the Mann House, Walker Tavern, and the Tawas Point Lighthouse. In 2020, she was a guest on Light Hearted, an podcast about lighthouses. You can listen to the episode here.
JDL is once again participating in The Great Michigan Read, an opportunity for Michiganders to connect and explore the history and voices of our state. The 2021-22 title is The Women of the Copper Country, Mary Doria Russell’s riveting account of 25-year-old Annie Clements as she stood up for the miners and families of Calumet, Michigan during the 1913 copper strikes.
Book Discussion: September 15, 6 PM
Join us in the Carnegie Library auditorium to discuss The Women of the Copper Country. Copies are available to borrow at the Carnegie Library leading up to the discussion.
Panel: September 22, 6 PM
Join us for a virtual panel as Lindsay Hiltunen (Michigan Technological University archivist), Bob Garrett (Archives of Michigan archivist), and Dan Golodner (Wayne State Reuther Library archivist) discuss labor laws in Michigan and specifically the history of the union movement in the Upper Peninsula in the early 1900s.
This event will take place on Zoom and Facebook Live. To join on Zoom, click here.
About the Great Michigan Read: Michigan Humanities’ Great Michigan Read creates a statewide discussion around a Michigan themed book. Through partnerships with libraries, schools, book clubs, and a wide range of other non-profit organizations, the Great Michigan Read facilitates statewide reading and programs to bridge communities around a common conversation.
JDL is once again participating in The Great Michigan Read, an opportunity for Michiganders to connect and explore the history and voices of our state. The 2021-22 title is The Women of the Copper Country, Mary Doria Russell’s riveting account of 25-year-old Annie Clements as she stood up for the miners and families of Calumet, Michigan during the 1913 copper strikes.
Book Discussion: September 15, 6 PM
Join us in the Carnegie Library auditorium to discuss The Women of the Copper Country. Copies are available to borrow at the Carnegie Library leading up to the discussion.
Panel: September 22, 6 PM
Join us for a virtual panel as Lindsay Hiltunen (Michigan Technological University archivist), Bob Garrett (Archives of Michigan archivist), and Dan Golodner (Wayne State Reuther Library archivist) discuss labor laws in Michigan and specifically the history of the union movement in the Upper Peninsula in the early 1900s.
This event will take place on Zoom and Facebook Live. To join on Zoom, click here.
About the Great Michigan Read: Michigan Humanities’ Great Michigan Read creates a statewide discussion around a Michigan themed book. Through partnerships with libraries, schools, book clubs, and a wide range of other non-profit organizations, the Great Michigan Read facilitates statewide reading and programs to bridge communities around a common conversation.
Roger Yoder, a Michigan author with roots in Jackson County, has just published “My Detroit Tigers: Michigan’s Favorite Sports Team.”
He will be available to talk sports and sign books at the following dates and times:
Hanover Branch: April 25, 5-7 PM
Concord Branch: April 27, 4-6 PM
Roger Yoder, a Michigan author with roots in Jackson County, has just published “My Detroit Tigers: Michigan’s Favorite Sports Team.”
He will be available to talk sports and sign books at the following dates and times:
Hanover Branch: April 25, 5-7 PM
Concord Branch: April 27, 4-6 PM
During the week of Storyfest, and in honor of Native American History Month, we’re excited to present a collection of traditional tales, music and songs of the First Nation people who have called the Great Lakes Region their home, performed by storyteller Genot Picor.
You can enjoy this collection of stories until November 20:
How the Earth was Created on Turtle’s Back
How Hummingbird Saved the Pond
The Legend of the Sleeping Bear Dunes
Rabbit’s Potlatch Thanksgiving Dinner
This progam is part of Storyfest, a weeklong celebration of Storytelling. Learn more about the full line up of Storyfest events here.