Library Lines: Come in for Tales and Tails storytime

Paula Jewell
·3 min read

The Parkinson’s Support Group will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, in the Neuss room located on our lower level. Parkinson’s support groups are designed for people with Parkinson’s, their families, and other support individuals. Meetings are intended to provide education, advice, and awareness of the community services available in dealing with this chronic disease.

The Photography Club meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, in the Neuss room on our lower level. Experienced, aspiring and beginning photographers are welcome to attend this informal meeting to share tips, techniques, ideas, and of course photographs.

Spring break is just around the corner and we have several events and activities for families at the library. We are kicking off the week at 1 p.m. Monday, March 25, in our Studio with a Torn Paper Art Workshop. Inspired by children’s author and illustrator Lois Elhert, our staff artist Kimberly Liedel-Ross will lead young artists in an exploration of shape, color, texture and composition.

Therapy dogs Parker and Lootah, along with trainers Cathy and Cindy, will be at Tales and Tails storytime at the Cheboygan Library at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, March 26, in the children’s room.
Therapy dogs Parker and Lootah, along with trainers Cathy and Cindy, will be at Tales and Tails storytime at the Cheboygan Library at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, March 26, in the children’s room.

Storytime happens at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, March 26, in our children’s room. Tuesday afternoon we welcome therapy dogs Parker and Lootah along with their trainers Cathy and Cindy for an afternoon of Tales and Tails! Read stories with our furry friends. These pups are great listeners and love to be loved. Parker will be in the children’s room from 1-3 p.m. Lootah will arrive at our children’s room at 4 p.m. and stay until 6 p.m. Both Parker and Lootah are looking forward to meeting you!

Therapy dogs Parker and Lootah, along with trainers Cathy and Cindy, will be at Tales and Tails storytime at the Cheboygan Library at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, March 26, in the children’s room.
Therapy dogs Parker and Lootah, along with trainers Cathy and Cindy, will be at Tales and Tails storytime at the Cheboygan Library at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, March 26, in the children’s room.

At 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, we will show Sony Pictures live-action feature "Peter Rabbit 2-The Runaway" (2021) on our big screen. The movie is one hour and 33 minutes long and rated PG. Bring your friends, sit back, relax and enjoy the show! We will provide the popcorn, please feel free to bring your own snacks, too.

Wrapping up the week of spring break fun at the library on Thursday, March 28, families are invited to prepare for the upcoming total solar eclipse that will take place at the Moon’s ascending node on Monday, April 8. We will celebrate this momentous occasion by making models of the Earth, moon and sun as well as creating pinhole eclipse viewers using household recycled materials. Create spectacular solar art also. All activities are designed for school-age children, families are welcome and registration is not required.

Looking ahead to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, we are excited to host our mushroom friends Brianne and Burt Crittenden from Moonlight Mushroom Co. Learn about mushrooms in the wild and the “wood wide web.” Find out how mushrooms help humans and why we should care about them. The basics of edible mushroom cultivation for the at-home hobbyist will be discussed and you may register to receive a take-home mushroom growing kit. Supplies are limited, register in person or call the library at 231-627-2381 if you’d like a take-home mushroom kit. Registration is not required to attend the seminar. All are welcome!

At 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, in collaboration with the Straits Area Audubon Society we welcome U.S. Forest Service Insect Specialist, Robert Haaks. His presentation, “Aquatic Insects, Concentrating on the Value of Midges to Migrating Birds,” will cover information relating to many groups of aquatic insects and he will discuss interesting aspects of their life histories. Did you know that hatching aquatic midges serve as the primary food source for birds and fish? Join us to discover more interesting facts about aquatic insects and learn the important roles they play in keeping freshwater ecosystems functioning properly.

— Paula Jewell is program director of the Cheboygan Area Public Library.

This article originally appeared on The Holland Sentinel: Library Lines: Come in for Tales and Tails storytime