NEED MONEY?

Carola Fisher wishes to remind our patrons about our

 Small Business Resource Center.

The Library has made very many resources readily available.  However, for those who are not the entrepreneurial type we shelve such sources as:

     USA Today’s Running a side business: how to create a second income.

    (SB 658.421 STI)

     or,

     Put more cash in your pocket: turning what you know into dough. (Loral  Langemeier, a regular financial expert on Dr. Phil, SB 658.11 LAN)

     Also:

     The complete idiot’s guide to selling your crafts on ETSY.

 (Marcy Layton  Turner, a seasoned ETSY seller and shop owner.

 SB 745.506 TUR)

     or

     The official eBAY bible.   (Jim Griffith, Dean of eBAY education.

 SB 658.87  GRI) 

For those who ARE the entrepreneurial type, and who have always wanted to start a business and be their own boss:

    The economy of YOU: discover your inner entrepreneur and recession-    

    proof your life. (Kimberly Palmer, Senior Money Editor at U.S. News and &  

    World Report. SB 658.11 PAL)

    or:

    The small business bible: everything you need to know to succeed in your    

    small business. (Steven D. Strauss, USA Today small business columnist.

     SB 658.022 STR)

In addition there are links to such invaluable websites as:

   “Business owner’s toolkit: guides, tools and templates for small business.”

    And links to powerful business resources like the State of Michigan’s

     Michigan Business One Stop

     or the Michigan Small Business Economic Development Centers at Schoolcraft College and Eastern Michigan University.

Notices of upcoming workshops and seminars are available, and brochures for the Centers as well as our own.  The excellent booklet Guide to starting and operating a small business.   from The Michigan Economic Development Corporation  can be picked up without charge.

Become a stay-at-home mom with a home-based business, or start a retirement business. Your future is yours!  Check it out!  You really can take charge of your financial security and even prosperity.

2016 Youth Summer Reading Program! On your mark, get set, READ!

We are SO excited about this year’s Summer Reading Program at The Wayne Public Library!  Register at the Youth Reference Desk beginning Tuesday, June 7, 2016.  Readers and Read-to-Me’s will keep a record of their reading time on the Reading Log provided in the bag you receive when you register.  One prize will be awarded for each 10 hours read,  two prizes for 20 hours, and three prizes for 30 hours.  A grand prize entry will be added for each 10 hours. You can win extra prizes by completing one of the activity sheets available to all ages.  Solve a puzzle, color a picture, make a craft, and other fun and win a prize! There will be an activity for each week, so stop by often and do them all!  Only one extra prize per week per child for activities.  All hours must be recorded by 4:45 p.m. Friday, July 29.  Grand prize drawing will be announced August 3.

As you complete your hours of reading, come to the library and we will pull your registration and record your log entries.  Your reading may be any book that you can get.  You can read anywhere you like, but we love to see you checking out library books.

On Winning Wednesdays from June 21-July 26 at 2:00 p.m. there will be a Family Storytime for everyone. Below is a list of Special Programs all taking place at 2:00 p.m.  in our Community Room for Summer Reading Participants.

 THIS SUMMER’S PROGRAMS ARE:

 Tuesday, June 21: Healthy Me with Lynn Hartwig  

 Tuesday, June 28: Magic with Jeff  Wawrzaszek

 Friday, July 15: Flying Aces Pro Frisbee Team for ALL AGES—Registration required

 Tuesday, July 19: Summer Olympics—Library Style for ALL AGES—Registration Required

 Tuesday, July 26: Shake, Rattle, and Roll an Interactive Concert—for ALL AGES

To register, please call 734-721-7832 or visit the Youth Reference Desk.

December-January 2015 Blog Post Roundup

Minecraft.edu NOW AVAILABLE on Youth computers!

Potato Chip Manufacturing in Southeast Michigan

Family Story Times, Winter 2016

FROSTY THE SNOWMAN – A Very Special Holiday Event at the Wayne Public Library! 

Valentine’s Day Cards Kids Craft

Wayne Public Library’s Annual Mini Golf!

New Career Building Resource

The Fascinating Growth of Technology

The Fascinating Growth of Technology by Adrianne M. Schinkai

I recently returned to my position at the Wayne Public Library after a three week hiatus. I ended up in the hospital for an emergency gallbladder removal. Throughout my recovery (as I couldn’t do much else), I observed many different types of technology in our world today at work and I honestly marveled at how far we have come in such a short amount of time. Not only has technology caught up with us, but in some ways it is surpassing us and developing at an insanely rapid pace to a point that some of the world’s population cannot keep up.

Here’s a perfect example. A hundred years ago, if a doctor told a patient, “I am going to put you to sleep and remove an organ from your body that I believe is useless,” the patient would have ran for the hills. This wasn’t the case with me nearly a month ago. I was told that my gallbladder was full of stones, which was causing tremendous pain, and by removing this infected organ, I would be able to recover with a better standard of health. While I did have the jitters as the doctors were preparing to put me under for the procedure, I was confident that all would go well and I would wake up with a better bill of health. Three weeks later, this has been the case. I am back to work, healed, and pain free.

From diagnosing my gallbladder, to performing the surgery, to the instruments used during the surgery, to the medications used during recovery, all of this has developed more in the last hundred years than ever before. And this is just in the field of medicine.

What about some of the gadgets we use on a daily basis? A hundred years ago, computers didn’t even exist. When they were first invented, they took up the space of an entire building. Now we carry them in our pocket on a daily basis in the form of a cell phone. There is more developed technology on a typical smartphone today than what was available to the astronauts of the Apollo missions. More technology exists in our hands than the Voyager 1 satellite, which now floats in interstellar space.

We now have machines in our homes that clean and dry our dishes and clothes for us. We can view events from the other side of the globe live on our television screens, even though we are thousands upon thousands of miles away. Paper messaging is nearly obsolete as messages, texts, and literature are sent and viewed via email and tablet reading devices. We have even broken the barrier of sound.

And yet, there are few of us that are astounded by these facts! Am I getting old as I’m fascinated by what I see develop around me while my daughter wonders what the big deal is? Perhaps. But the fact remains that there are still a number of us who do not realize what this means.

What does it mean exactly? It means that we, as a people, have a responsibility to be vigilant with that technology and use it properly. For those who don’t know how to, there are ways to learn at little to no cost to the user. Books are written every few months about programs and applications and how to get the most out of them. Classes and programs are available at local libraries for patrons to bone up on their skills with using computers and the internet. There are even simple tutorials online showing viewers how to take care of certain tasks, from beginners crochet to repairing household fixtures.

In short, we have come to a point where technology even teaches you how to use technology in today’s world. And to have done so in such a short span of time is an amazing thing!

Potato Chip Manufacturing in Southeast Michigan

Author and well-known expert on Southeast Michigan history Karen Dybis discusses how Detroit went from a snack capitol with over forty producers of salty treats including New Era, Everkrisp and Vita-Boy to a city with a single renowned producer, Better Made. Learn how Better Made came to be, and how competition drove the history of this Detroit icon. Program begins at 6:30pm on Wednesday, December 9th.

To register for this free program, please call the Adult Reference Desk:  734-721-7832, ex. 630.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Wayne Public Library & the Wayne Historical Society.

Minecraft.edu NOW AVAILABLE on Youth computers!

Do you love Minecraft?  Do you love the library?  Would you love to play Minecraft AT the library??  Good news!  The Wayne Public Library now has Minecraft.edu available on our Youth computers!  Use your library card to log into our computers and have some fun.  Just remember that nothing you do in single player will be saved on our computers - but there's good news!  We have our own server up and running, which will remember everything you've build.  Come in, get creative, have some fun, and let the librarians know what you think!

Wayne Public Library’s Annual Mini Golf!

Will you be looking to get the kids out of the house for a while during mid-winter break? That’s exactly why the Friends of the Wayne Public Library have moved their mini golf fund raiser to a new date, February 20. Usual library services will be unavailable that day, because the entire library will be converted into a complete 18-hole mini golf course! Food and drinks will be made available. Keep an eye on all Wayne library news outlets as information becomes available regarding prizes, registration, and ticket prices.

WHERE: Wayne Public Library

WHEN: Saturday, February 20, All Day!