Happy New Year!

Activities in January @ the
Redford Branch Library




Teacher's Choice

Teach your students how to use the library for homework help by bringing them on a field trip.  We offer several types of programs including, "Library Lessons and Stories", "Research Basics" and training on select Detroit Public Library databases.
For grades 1- 8
Reservations required.




 Redford Readers
 

This month's book selection is "Catch 22" by Joseph Heller

Plot Overview

During the second half of World War II, a soldier named Yossarian is stationed with his Air Force squadron on the island of Pianosa, near the Italian coast in the Mediterranean Sea. Yossarian and his friends endure a nightmarish, absurd existence defined by bureaucracy and violence: they are inhuman resources in the eyes of their blindly ambitious superior officers. The squadron is thrown thoughtlessly into brutal combat situations and bombing runs in which it is more important for the squadron members to capture good aerial photographs of explosions than to destroy their targets. Their colonels continually raise the number of missions that they are required to fly before being sent home, so that no one is ever sent home. Still, no one but Yossarian seems to realize that there is a war going on; everyone thinks he is crazy when he insists that millions of people are trying to kill him.

Sound interesting?  Stop by the circulation desk and pick up a copy.  The club will meet Saturday, January 28, from 11:30 -1 pm for the discussion.


Family Reading and Science Program
Monday, January 9
5 - 6:30 pm
Chase away the winter blues, spend quality time with the family and learn some sweet science all at once


Introduction to Golf:  As a Life Developing Activity
Saturday, January 21
2 - 5 pm
An overview of the growth of Hollywood Golf demonstrating how this sport can change the lives of families and youngsters who make themselves available.




Stitch-In-Time Sewing Class
Saturdays
January 21 & 28
1 - 4 pm
From beginner to advanced sewing skills, all are welcome.




Computer Classes
Saturdays from 11- 1 pm
January 7 - Introduction to Email
January 21 - Basic Web Searching

Become a Literacy Tutor
Share the joy of reading by becoming a volunteer tutor.  For more information go to www.Detroit-Reads.org or (313) 481-1362






 Around Detroit

Coming to the Redford Theater
in January
17360 Lahser Road,
Detroit, MI 48219.
The theatre is on the east side of Lahser, just north of Grand River.

January 6 - 8:00 p.m.
January 7 - 2:00 & 8:00 p.m.
Tickets - $4.00
PLUS the 1953 Warner Bros. Cartoon "Kiss Me Kat"














January 20 - 8:00
January 21 - 2:00 & 8:00
Tickets - $4.00
PLUS Daffy Duck in "Duck Dodgers in the 24-1/2 Century"




















The Chris Webber Collection: Exceptional People During Extraordinary Times, 1755 - Present

FROM: Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

315 E. Kirby Street
Detroit, MI 48201

Phone: (313)494-5800

Now- 4/7/2012

Chris Webber, Detroit native, National Basketball Association All-Star player (retired) and NBA announcer, collects rare artifacts that illuminate the lives and legacies of African American greats such as Phillis Wheatley, the first African American author; Rosa Parks, mother of the modern civil rights movement; civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and many others. Initially, the items were for Webber’s personal inspiration. As the collection grew, he realized its potential to help educate society, especially children, about the people that helped shape America. Webber now shares his collection with the public by way of ongoing exhibitions. Viewers get a glimpse of their heritage and learn about a different facet of Chris Webber, basketball player, philanthropist and collector of African American history.

Perceptions: The Art of Barbara Brown King and Carole Morisseau

FROM: Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

Now- 1/8/2012

This exhibition features the work of two extraordinary, multifaceted women who are career artists based in Detroit. They combine intriguing themes with subtle details such as the glint in a subject's eye, a turned down lip, or a slightly raised brow, daring the viewer to interact with the creations and to form their own perceptions - thus, the title of the exhibition.

Detroit Revealed: Photographs 2000-2010

FROM: Detroit Institute of Arts

5200 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: (313)833-7900

Now - 4/8/2012

Contemporary artists present photographs and video inspired by Detroit, its people, diverse culture, and industries in work created from 2000–2010. The artists shed light on life in the Motor City during the past decade, a time characterized by unique challenges that continue to influence the landscape and society of Detroit in the post-automotive era. From its neighborhoods, factories and vast urban prairies, the exhibition includes more than 50 photographs by selected artists including Michelle Andonian, Carlos Diaz, Scott Hocking, Andrew Moore and Corine Vermeulen. Video work by Dawoud Bey and Ari Marcopoulos are featured. This exhibition has been organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts.