The Book’n 5K is now the Book’n Trilogy!  Join us for the 4th annual event on Saturday, May 22, 2010.  The Book’n Trilogy includes a 10K Run, 5K Run, 5K Walk, and a Storytime Challenge (Kid’s Fun Event).  

Registration is now open. The event benefits the Salem-South Lyon District Library.  The South Lyon Kiwanis will host a pancake breakfast during the race to support the library.  Race registration INCLUDES a cool race t-shirt (if registered by May 3rd) AND a pancake breakfast for you AND your whole family!Please visit www.bookntrilogy.com or come to the library for all the details!

We would love to have more volunteers at our event!  Interested?  Contact Caryn Bartone @ 248-437-6431 x204 or cbartone@ssldl.info.  Every volunteer will receive a cool
t-shirt and a free pancake breakfast! 

LEARN is a university level elearning and library-based career re-branding and education campaign for unemployed Michigan workers, with the goal of preparing more than 100,000 unemployed Michiganders to re-enter the workforce with a new career. Read More >>>
 

March 18 from 6:30-7:30 PM  
Are you interested in genealogy,
but don’t know how to get started? Learn the basics of researching your family history using Ancestry Library Edition. Reference Librarian Jillian Essenmacher will show you how to use this comprehensive, newly acquired database to search historical records, including  the U.S. census, passenger lists and draft cards. A special thank you goes to the Friends of the Library for purchasing this wonderful software for the library and it's community! Sign up for this program by clicking here, or call the library at 248-437-6431.

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Did you know that you can be notified by email when you have a book or other item that comes in for you?  Or that you can be emailed when an item is coming due to be returned?  It's easy, convenient, and saves the library the cost of mailing notices to you.  Thanks to many people who have provided their email addresses, the library was able to save the on mailing costs to 225 persons this past quarter, which allows the library to place more funds toward buying materials for the collection.  Just give us a call, email us, or tell us you want to add your email address to your library account.  Together we can make a difference!

 Check out the latest in audiobook technology. Playaways are small, lightweight audiobook players that come preloaded with an entire book.

 

 

No Cassettes. No CDs. No Downloads. Just Play.

 

Playaways are convenient and easy to use without having to juggle multiple CDs, cassettes or a separate player. It also allows the listener to control the speed of the narrator's voice and automatically bookmarks the last place they left off after powering down.

Perfect for walking, jogging or the gym! Playaways don't skip or scratch like CDs.

Playaways come equipped with a universal headphone jack and can be used in the car just like an iPod or MP3 player. Simply plug the unit into the auxiliary port, FM transmitter or cassette adapter and you are ready to listen.

They require a AAA battery and a set of headphones. As a special promotion and while supplies last, the first patrons to check out a Playaway will receive a FREE battery and set of earbuds!

Our collection is growing, so keep an eye out for new titles coming soon. If you have any questions or would like to see how a Playaway works, please see a reference librarian.

We hope you enjoy this new collection and check one out soon!

 

 

Tax forms are now available at the Salem-South Lyon District Library. Look for the 'Tax Forms' sign by the computers near the adult reference desk to pick up federal and state forms.

Available federal forms: 1040, 1040A & 1040EZ with instructions, 2106, 2441 with instructions, 3903, 4868, 8812, 8822, 8283, Schedules A, B, C, C-EZ, D, E, L, M & SE.

Available Michigan forms: 1040 & 1040CR-7 with instructions.

If don't see the forms you need, you can ask any reference librarian to print them for you, free of charge, from the IRS website. Tax form instructions can be printed for the normal fee of 10 cents per page.

If you have tax questions or would like to order any publications please contact the IRS or Michigan State Treasury.

 

 

Come on in to the library to use our “Keep in Touch” service that allows you to make a free call to a friend or family member located in over 40 different countries from the library!  Call the library to reserve a time today! 

Countries available for free calling:

 

  This service is made possible by the Friends of the Library.