Dexter District Library - What's New

Board Minutes 2020-03-02

May 6, 2020 Scott Wright

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Ways to Celebrate National Library Week

April 19, 2020April 20, 2020 Ruth Jansen

1. Visit your library online – https://dexter.lib.mi.us/digital-collections

While many libraries are temporarily closed due the current public health crisis, it’s a great time to explore the many digital resources they provide. Most libraries offer access to audiobooks, e-books, music and movies. Some are even finding ways to offer programs online, such as virtual storytimes, book clubs, and crafting sessions.

2. Try out our Digital Escape Room

Our “Find the Library at Your Place” Digital Adventure can be found here:

https://forms.gle/ftTLTMEDb6uPRbkU9

3. Say #ThankYouLibraries on social media

Celebrate National Library Week 2020 by sharing what you love about the virtual services available at your library. Post to Instagram, Twitter, or on the I Love Libraries Facebook page, about an e-book, audiobook, virtual storytime or bookclub, or how your library has made a difference while you’ve been social distancing at home. Use the hashtag #ThankYouLibraries and tag your library. We’ll gather all the entries, and one randomly selected winner will receive a $100 Visa gift card. The promotion starts Sunday, April 19 at noon CT and ends on Saturday, April 25 at noon CT. Official rules coming soon.

If you love your library, say it loud and proud: vocal community support helps libraries secure much-needed funding and reminds hardworking library staff that their efforts are appreciated. Participating in #ThankYouLibraries is a quick, easy way to help your library thrive!

4. Follow your library, ALA, and I Love Libraries on social media

Be sure to follow your library on social media so you don’t miss out on all they have to offer, including the most reliable information about keeping your family safe during the uncertain times.

Follow the American Library Association and I Love Libraries on social media and join us on social media by using the hashtags #NationalLibraryWeek and #LibrariesTransform.

ALA accounts: Twitter: @ALALibrary | Facebook: @AmericanLibraryAssociation | Instagram: @americanlibraryassociation
I Love Libraries: Twitter: @IloveLibraries | Facebook @ILoveLibraries

5. Add our National Library Week frame to your Facebook profile picture

Show your support for libraries by adding our National Library Week frame to your Facebook profile picture.

Go to your profile on the Facebook app and tap “Edit” on your profile picture, then tap “Add Frame.”

If you don’t see it in the list search for “National Library Week.”

You can also download the frame and add it to your profile picture manually.

6. Post these digital graphics on your social media channels, blog, or website:

ShibSibs Graphics

Facebook Share | Facebook Cover

Twitter Share | Twitter Header

Instagram Share

Boombox | Leaderboard | Skyscraper

1200 x 420

Find the Library at Your Place Graphics

Instagram Share | Instagram Share in Spanish

Facebook Share | Facebook Share in Spanish

Facebook Cover Art | Facebook Cover Art in Spanish

Twitter Share | Twitter Share in Spanish

Twitter Header | Twitter Header in Spanish

Boombox 300 x 250 px | Boombox in Spanish

Leaderboard 720 x 90 px | Leaderboard in Spanish

Skyscaper 160 x 600 px | Skyscraper in Spanish

2160 x 804 px

Find Your Place at the Library Graphics

Apply For A Library Card

March 24, 2020June 25, 2021 Scott Wright

We are now offering online library card registration.

Please fill out the form below to apply for a temporary Dexter District Library borrower’s card.

We will provide your card information via e-mail and send your physical card to your home address via standard postal mail. If you need a Library card immediately, please visit the Library to register. The Library is open to the public for registration and browsing materials. Processing time for online registrations may vary and physical card delivery is dependent on postal mail.

A valid card number is required to access the Library’s electronic content. This content is always available and can be accessed from home.

We require all new applicants to visit the Library building to complete the registration process and extend the expiration date of new cards beyond the temporary registration period.

Our borrower’s cards are only available to residents of the Dexter School District, including students. If you reside outside our service area, please check with your home library about getting a card.

Parents: When registering a child for a Library card, please use a parental e-mail address. Dexter Community School student e-mail addresses prevent receipt of all external e-mails, including those from the Library.

Affirm that you reside within the Dexter school district (required)

1. Applicant's Last Name (required)

Please leave this field empty.

2. Applicant's First Name (required)

3. Applicant's Middle Name - if you don't have one, write "no middle" (required)

4. Address (Number, Street, Apartment # if Applicable) (required)

5. City (required)

6. Zip Code (required)

7. Phone (required)

8. Applicant's Date of Birth (required, in this format please: MM/DD/YYYY)

9. Email Address - If you're a parent applying for a child going to Dexter Schools, put the child's school issued email in this blank and your email in blank #14 (required)

10. Is the applicant over 16 years of age? (required)

11. If yes to #10, answer this statement: I certify that the information on this form is correct. I accept responsibility for those materials borrowed on the library card issued from this application. Responsibility for the choice of materials borrowed rests with the person(s) who filled out this entry form and not with the Dexter District Library or its staff.

12. If no to #10, answer this statement: I certify that the information on this form is correct. I accept responsibility for those materials borrowed on the library card issued from the application before the applicant turns 18 years of age or otherwise becomes legally competent. Responsibility for the choice of materials borrowed rests with the person(s) who filled out this entry form and not with the Dexter District Library or its staff.

13. If no to #10, provide the full name of the guardian taking responsibility for the minor.

14. If no to #10, provide the email address of the guardian.

Remembering Al Kaline

February 7, 2020June 14, 2020 Scott Wright

Detroit legend Al Kaline, known to many as ‘Mr. Tiger’ in honor of his 22-year playing career and 67-year affiliation with the Detroit Tigers, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2020 at the age of 85.

Check out these books to learn more about Al Kaline’s life and legacy:

An October to Remember 1968: The Tigers-Cardinals World Series as Told by the Men Who Played in It by Brendan Donley

An October to Remember 1968 recalls one of baseball’s most celebrated championship series from the voices of the players who still remain–a collected narrative from a bygone era of major-league baseball as they reflect fifty years later. The book illustrates in detail what it was like to be a 1968 Tiger, a 1968 Cardinal: what it was like to win it all and to lose it all: what it was like to face Bob Gibson peering in from the mound, Al Kaline digging in at the plate; what it was like, in the player’s own words, to remember the days of that most special period in the history of America’s national pastime.

Available on hoopla, or Place a hold on the Kindle book in Download Destination

Detroit Sluggers: The First 75 Years by Mark Rucker, Part of the Images of Baseball series

Ever since the city was granted its first major-league team, the Wolverines in 1881, Detroit baseball fans have packed the parks to loyally cheer for their favorite sluggers at the plate. The Detroit ball club won its first National League pennant in 1887. Twenty years later, a rookie named Ty Cobb, at the start of a hall-of-fame career, led the league in batting and the Tigers to three successive American League pennants. Hank Greenberg, Rudy York, and Al Kaline joined the ranks of Motor City sluggers in the coming decades who thrilled fans with the long ball in pennant race after exciting pennant race.

Available on hoopla

Joy In Tigertown: A Determined Team, a Resilient City, and our Magical Run to the 1968 World Series by Mickey Lolich with Tom Gage
Told with the vibrant first-hand perspective of Lolich himself and the expertise of award-winning Detroit journalist Tom Gage, this is the remarkable saga of that 1968 season which culminated in Tigers glory. Incorporating new reflections from players and personnel, Joy in Tigertown traces such achievements as Denny McClain’s 31-win season as well as the remarkable slugging performances of Al Kaline, Norm Cash, Willie Horton, and Bill Freehan.
Available on hoopla

For Kids and Families:

For The Love Of The Tigers: An A-to-Z Primer for Tigers Fans of All Ages by Frederick C. Klein
Presents the alphabet with each letter represented by an element of the history of the Detroit Tigers and their most notable players. Readers will enjoy fun facts and amusing illustrations of some of the most famous—and infamous—characters in the baseball team’s history, including Ty Cobb, “Hammerin’ Hank” Greenberg, Ernie Harwell, Al Kaline, and Mickey Lolich.

Available on hoopla