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Fennville District Library announces its summer reading program, “One World,
Many Stories.” Area youth are invited to sign up for reading charts and receive
prizes each week. In addition, the library will host events and activities through June
and July. All events are free and open to the public. No registration is required.
Sign up begins Monday, June 6 and continues through Friday, July 15.

The library’s opening event is “A World of Art – Dot Art “ on June 6 from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. All ages. Create fun dot art, including French artist Georges Seurat’s
pointillism and Dutch dot art staphorster stipwerk. Decorate a cookie! Enter a
drawing to win markers and a sketch pad. A short French children’s movie “The
Red Balloon” will also be shown throughout the event.

On Wednesday, June 8 at 11 a.m., Joel Tacey, Michigan’s Family Funnyman, will
present his wacky interactive “One-derful World Comedy Show,” featuring dazzling
juggling and a creative whirlwind of new tricks and audience favorites. Saturday,
June 11 is “Worldwide Knit in Public Day!” Beginner or advanced knitters are
invited to stop by the library any time from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the main level and
enjoy knitting and refreshments. Some supplies available, but please bring your
own supplies if possible.

On Tuesday, June 14 at 10:30 a.m., Greg Secor, head of the percussion
department of Grand Valley State University and member of the Kalamazoo
Symphony Orchestra, will entertain with his interactive “Pantastic Sounds” drum
program, featuring Caribbean music on a pan drum. On Monday, June 27 at 10:30
a.m., Outdoor Discovery will feature its “Wonderful Wetland Program,” with reptiles,
amphibians, birds, mammals, and pond water investigation.

A variety of other crafts and activities will be featured during June. Calendar
schedules are available at the library. Fennville District Library is located at 400
West Main St., Fennville. Phone: 269-561-5050 or visit their website: www.
fennvillelibrary.org

Master Gardener to Visit Fennville District Library

Fennville District Library announces an author visit for Tuesday, July 19 at 2 p.m. Sheri
Repucci, author of Easy Edibles – A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Organic Food in the Lower
Great Lakes Region, will talk about organic gardening and cooking ideas for summer
vegetables. Sheri Repucci is an advanced master gardener and expert on container
gardening who has been growing vegetables and perennials organically in the Great Lakes
region since childhood. At Project Grow, Ann Arbor’s community gardening organization, she
managed a program devoted to developing and continuing a lifelong love of gardening in
seniors, children, and those with vision and other physical challenges. A copy of her book,
donated by the publisher, will be given away in a drawing, and all attendees will receive free
seeds. Refreshments will be served. The public is invited to this free event. Fennville District
Library is located at 400 West Main St., Fennville. (269) 561-5050. www.fennvillelibrary.org



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Fennville District Library presents NY Times bestselling author Wade Rouse on
Thursday, November 10 at 7 p.m. for a book reading and signing. Rouse is the
author of five books, including At Least in the City Someone Would Hear Me
Scream, a chronicle of his move to West Michigan, and It’s All Relative, a memoir of
family life and holidays. He also served as creator and editor of I’m Not the Biggest
Bitch in This Relationship: Hilarious, Heartwarming Tales about Man’s Best Friends
by America’s Favorite Humorists, and is donating a portion of the proceeds from this
book to the Humane Society of the United States. Rouse, a resident of Ganges
township, has received rave national reviews as a “laugh-out-loud-funny” “must-
read author” (NBC Today Show), “an original writer and impressive new voice”
(Washington Post), and “an absolute delight” (Christian Science Monitor). Copies
of Rouse’s books will be available for purchase, and refreshments will be served.
The event is free and open to the public.

Fennville District Library Renews Library of Michigan
Certification for Meeting ‘Essential Level’ of Quality Services

The Library of Michigan recently awarded the Fennville District Library a certificate
of completion for maintaining the Essential Level requirements of the Quality
Services Audit Checklist (QSAC). To continue certification, the Fennville District
Library demonstrated its competence in seven categories of achievement including
human resources; governance/administration; services; collection development;
technology; facilities and equipment; and public relations/marketing.

“We are proud that the Fennville District Library continues to do such good work in
providing services deemed ‘essential’ by the Library of Michigan,” said Bob
Sherwood, Library board president. “By focusing efforts on these key areas, our
library has shown a strong commitment to customer service.”

QSAC has defined “essential services” – the basics of all library service – as
relatively low-cost standards that every library can and should achieve. They are
helpful guidelines to libraries just starting out, while providing important review for
more established institutions. Essential standards are described as “those which
should be achieved first because of their fundamental importance.”

“Two years in the making, QSAC represents the work of more than 100 library
directors, trustees and staff members who together created measures of quality for
our state’s public libraries,” said State Librarian Nancy Robertson. “The staff of the
Fennville District Library is to be commended for achieving a vital milestone in
library service.”

QSAC was made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through
LSTA funding. The Institute of Museum and Library Services, an independent
Federal grant-making agency dedicated to creating and sustaining a nation of
learners by helping libraries and museums serve their communities, supports the
Fennville District Library.

For more information about the Quality Services Audit Checklist, visit http://www.
michigan.gov/qsac.