[Michlib-l] LTPL invites you to attend these upcoming August virtual events

[Katie Rothley]

Good morning everyone,

Please join us for one of these upcoming virtual events (or please share
with your community)! All registration is required through our
website's event calendar in order to receive the zoom link and passcode to
join.

*For Adults: *
*This Wednesday, August 11 at 6:30pm*, *Laura Keyes will present on the
Hershey Chocolate Factory. *
*Event description:* Today the name Hershey is synonymous with quality milk
chocolate. But that wasn't always the case. Milton S. Hershey worked hard
and failed often before his chocolate company was finally successful. And
when he did become a household name and had earned a vast fortune, Milton
and his wife Catherine decided to give it all away. Because of their
generosity, tens of thousands of orphans have been saved, protected, and
educated.
*Register here:*
https://lyon.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-the-hershey-chocolate-factory/

Presented by Laura F. Keyes, a librarian in Illinois who also portrays
historic women and gives lectures (since 2008). Laura enjoys researching
literary symbolism and has been contracted to write a book on that subject!
Since 1999, Laura has been active in community theatre in Illinois and
Wisconsin, serving on the Board of Directors for Pec Playhouse Theatre more
than once. And in her non-existent spare time, she is an avid baker and cat
enthusiast!


*For children from 8+ to teens: *
*This Thursday, August 12 at 5:00pm or 7:00pm, join educators from the
Sloan-Longway Museum and Planetarium for a Jitter Critters Workshop.* This
virtual event also comes with a kit that registrants can pickup from the
library.
*Event description:* No need to get the jitters as you create your own
critter! Use your artistic abilities and engineering skills to design and
create your own battery-powered critter equipped with a vibrating motor.
*Register your child or teen here:*
5:00pm Workshop -
https://lyon.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/jitter-critters-workshop-w-sloan-longway-2/
7:00pm Workshop -
https://lyon.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/jitter-critters-workshop-w-sloan-longway-3/


*For Adults: *
*And lastly, a week from today, Monday, August 16 at 6:30pm, join Authors
Gail Offen and Jon Milan as they present "Grand River Avenue - From Detroit
to Lake Michigan."*
*Event description:* Even if you’ve always lived in Michigan, you may not
realize that Grand River Avenue is the Route 66 of Michigan. It starts at
the Detroit Athletic Club and winds westward through Lansing and Grand
Rapids, ending up in Muskegon and taking on several other names along the
way.

Originally a Native American trail, Grand River Avenue has been a westbound
route from the Straits of Detroit to the eastern shores of Lake Michigan
for more than a thousand years. Over time, it has served as a stagecoach
route, a plank road, and ultimately, one of America’s first two-lane
highways. Let co-authors Jon Milan and Gail Offen, “Grand River Avenue:
>From Detroit to Lake Michigan” (Arcadia Press, 2014), take you on a visual
tour along one of Michigan’s true “Blue Highways,” sharing an hour of
important stops, interesting people, architectural finds and the lively
history of this amazing treasure. They’ll even solve a few mysteries, like
how Redford got its name, whether one of its most famous cross streets is
pronounced ‘Lasher’ or ‘Lahser” and how the town of Novi got its name
(careful – it’s not what you think!)

*Register here: *
https://lyon.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-tbd-gail-offen-and-jon-milan-history-talk/

Gail Offen is an adjunct professor of advertising at Lawrence Technological
University, and an award-winning creative director, writer and branding
specialist. She’s a frequent lecturer on Michigan-related subjects and
co-author of several books: Grand River Avenue: From Detroit to Lake
Michigan, Arcadia, 2014; Iconic Restaurants of Ann Arbor, Arcadia, 2016 and
Michigan Haunts: Public Places and Eerie Spaces, Arcadia, 2019.

Jon Milan is a Detroit-based freelance author, pianist and music historian.
He frequently lectures and performs on Michigan-related subjects and has
written five books, three co-authored with Gail Offen, as well as “Detroit:
Ragtime and the Jazz Age,” Arcadia, 2009; and“Old Chicago Road.” Arcadia,
2011. He has written for many Michigan-based periodicals and spent his
professional career as a corporate communications manager.


Thank you!

Have a great day,
-- 
Katie Rothley, MLIS
Marketing & Outreach Librarian
Lyon Township Public Library
27005 S. Milford Rd.
South Lyon, MI 48178
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