Current Fiction Bestsellers
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Updated Kids' Page
Come take a look at our freshly updated Kids' Page! You'll find information on Summer Reading, Story Times, programs, and more. Read More -
Participating in Virtual Events
Until further notice, all events will be accessible virtually, on the Library’s Zoom, Facebook, or YouTube channel. In order to attend Zoom events, you must register to the event on our event calendar and you will be emailed the meeting ID and password. Recorded events posted on Facebook and Facebook… Read More -
Body Safety
Ages 3-5 with parents
Empower kids to "be the boss" of their own bodies and teach them how to protect themselves in different situations. This program is being presented by Care House of Oakland County. Registration required.
Wednesday, August 12, 6:30 p.m. Read More -
Berlin: History and Highlights of a Great City
Berlin has been called edgy, poor (financially), rich (culturally), liberal, exciting, historical, international and never-ending. Mariya Fogarasi spent ten years in this capital and will focus on highlights of a city which marked the 75th anniversary of its WWII capitulation. Registration required.
Tuesday, August 18, 7 p.m. Read More -
Trivia Night
There will be two rounds of 20 questions. Round one is general trivia. Round two is themed. Trivia Nights take place online using Zoom videoconferencing and the game is played using Kahoot! Registration required.
Tuesday, August 18, 7 p.m. Read More -
Legends & Libraries @ FCL
For Adult and Teens in our Discord
See what we have in store this week with Legends & Libraries @ FCL! Each session focuses on different topics, like playing one-shots, learning how to DM, or comparing different RPGs. To get the Discord link, email teen.scene@farmlib.org
Wednesday, August 19, 6:30 p.m. Read More -
Virtual Family Fun in Riley Park - Randy Kaplan
Join us for Virtual Family Fun in Riley Park! Randy blends pop, funk, jazz, hip hop and storytelling for one enjoyable evening. Get the cloud juice ready! This program will be streamed on our Facebook page.
Wednesday, August 19, 7 p.m. Read More -
Zoom ESL Conversation Session
Regular Monday, Tuesday, and Friday ESL Conversation groups now held through Zoom. Contact Jill O'Hara at jill.o'hara@farmlib.org if you wish to participate. You must email Jill to receive Zoom meeting ID and password.
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Remote Library Cards
No Library Card? No problem! Fill out the online application and you will be issued a Library Card number via email.Read More -
Ancestry Library Edition
You can now access Ancestry Library Edition free from home! We have worked with Proquest to provide at-home access to Ancestry Library Edition while the Library is closed. Read More -
CloudLibrary
CloudLibrary makes it easy to discover the content you want to read and listen to. CloudLibrary has an extensive collection of over 100,000 copies of e-books and e-audiobooks. Read More -
Foundation Directory Online
The Foundation Directory Online is temporary available from home! The Foundation Directory provides the most comprehensive database of over 180,000 grantmakers and over 9.5 million recent grants awarded by the nation’s top funders. Read More -
Libby/Overdrive
Check out e-books and e-audiobooks on your smartphone or mobile device! Read More -
Virtual Opportunities for Education and Fun
Links to virtual opportunities for education and fun while you spend time at home. Read More
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Library Board News
Library Board of Trustees Seeking Members
The Farmington Community Library Board of Trustees is seeking candidates to fill vacancies for the City of Farmington and City of Farmington Hills. Interested parties for the City of Farmington can fill out an application available on the city website. Interested parties for the City of Farmington Hills can follow these instructions.
Communication from Board to Staff — July 18, 2020
Message from the FCL Board of Trustees — April 27, 2020
What’s New and Notable
Library Link of the Day
Gale Courses
Gale Courses offers Library card-holders access to hundreds of instructor-led online courses covering everything from health and wellness to creative writing, computer programming, GED test preparation and much more. Courses are developed by expert instructors, many currently employed at universities around the country, with continuous enrollment dates starting every 4 weeks. The next session begins August 12.
The Library is temporarily closed, but your Digital Library is always open! Take advantage of the many digital offerings that are accessible remotely. We will be featuring a new resource every day. Check back daily for updates!
Farmington Community Library Wins Three 2020 PR Xchange Awards
The 2020 PR Xchange Award Winners were announced earlier this July, and FCL won three awards. Our submissions were for Children’s Summer events 2019, Everyone’s Reading 2019, and Comic-Con 2019; and they fall under the categories External Communications, Reading Programs, and Special Events and Exhibitions.
View the complete listing of this year’s winners here.
The annual PR Xchange Awards recognize the very best public relations materials produced by libraries in the past year. Entries are evaluated on content, originality, and design by a team of experts in public relations, graphic design, communications, and marketing, who select the winner(s) in each category. The program is managed by the PR Xchange Committee, part of the LLAMA Marketing and Communications Community of Practice.”
Book Sizzle
Check out some of our newest titles! Sign up for our weekly (every Friday) BOOK SIZZLE newsletter for these New and Notable title links, best seller lists, talked about books on air, author and book award highlights and reading suggestions for what’s going on this week! To see the current issue of Book Sizzle click here.
