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A local author will be discussing and signing his new book at the Calumet Public Library Wednesday.
Clifton Brusso will be at the library from 6:30-8:00pm to talk about how he got started writing and his newest book, A Few Fruits And An Onion.
This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Calumet Public Library. Books will be available for sale, with proceeds going to support purchases for the library.
There will not be a July meeting of the Friends of the Calumet Public Library and the library will be closed from July 30th through August 10th for cleaning. Their next meeting will be August 8th in the Community Room even though the library will still be closed.
Patrons are encouraged to check out enough books to get them through until the library opens again.
2018 Calendar Dates:
- Wednesday, 7/18 A Few Fruits and an Onion, presentation and book signing by Clifton Brusso (flyer attached)
- Wednesday, 8/8 Red Jacket Readers book club discussion of The Marsh King’s Daughter, by Karen Dionne (flyer attached)
- Tuesday, 8/14 Monthly meeting Friends of the Calumet Public Library
- Wednesday, 8/22 “The Log Cabin in America: From Settlers to Syrup Cans,” presentation by Alison K. Hoagland (flyer attached)
- Tuesday, 9/11 Monthly meeting Friends of the Calumet Public Library
- Wednesday, 9/12 Red Jacket Readers book club discussion of Confederates in the Attic, by Tony Horwitz
- Wednesday, 11/7 Red Jacket Readers book club discussion of A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles
- Wednesday, 2/13/19 Red Jacket Readers book club discussion of Before We Were Yours, by Lisa Wingate
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A Few Fruits and an Onion, presentation and book signing by Clifton Brusso
Wednesday, July 18th
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Open to the public
Calumet Public Library
Join local author Clifton Brusso as he discusses how he got started writing (could it be his connection to Alexandre Dumas?), and his newest book, A Few Fruits and an Onion. The book is a face-paced journey about two individuals caught in a mixture of circumstances. Both whimsical and funny, the story is filled with adventure brought about in an amalgam of characters and events. Books will be available for sale, with proceeds going to support purchases for the Calumet Public Library.
This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Calumet Public Library.
For more information, visit the library or call 337-0311 ext. 1107
(In case of bad weather, when school is cancelled, all library programs are cancelled.)
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Wednesday, August 8th
Red Jacket Readers book club discussion of The Marsh King’s Daughter, by Karen Dionne
6:30 – 8:00 pm
Calumet Public Library
Open to the Public
“The Marsh King’s Daughter is the mesmerizing tale of a woman who must risk everything to hunt down the dangerous man who shaped her past and threatens to steal her future: her father.
Helena’s mother was kidnapped as a teenager by her father and kept in a remote cabin in the marshlands of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Helena lloved her home in nature, and despite her father’s sometimes brutal behavior, she loved him, too…until she learned precisely how savage he could be. More than twenty years later, she has buried her past so soundly that even her husband doesn’t know the truth. But now her father has killed two guards, escaped from prison, and disappeared into the marsh – only one person has the skills to find the survivalist the world calls the Marsh King–because only one person was ever trained by him: his daughter.” (goodreads.com)
Join the Red Jacket Readers as we discuss The Marsh King’s Daughter; the book club is open to everyone. The library has multiple copies of the book to check out, and it is also available for purchase in local stores.
This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Calumet Public Library.
For more information, visit the library or call 337-0311 ext. 1107
(In case of bad weather, when school is cancelled, all library programs are cancelled.)
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August Meeting – Friends of the Calumet Public Library
Tuesday, August 14th
5:30 pm
Open to the public
Calumet Public Library
Are you looking for a way to become involved in your community? How about joining the Friends of the Calumet Public Library? There are many ways to lend a hand at the library: programming ideas, volunteer opportunities, the Red Jacket Readers book club, and more! Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 in the library’s community room – mark your calendar! This is an open meeting, and we welcome new members and fresh ideas. Come find out what’s ahead at YOUR library – the Calumet Public Library.
This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Calumet Public Library.
For more information, visit the library or call 337-0311 ext. 1107
(In case of bad weather, when school is cancelled, all library programs are cancelled.)
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“The Log Cabin in America: From Settlers to Syrup Cans,” presentation by Alison K. Hoagland
Wednesday, August 22nd
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Open to the public
Calumet Public Library
The log cabin is an iconic American building, reminiscent of pioneers and politicians, Abe Lincoln and Lincoln Logs, Finnish immigrants and motels and gift shops. Once the most common form of building in America, it became a symbol of antiquity, rustic living, and bygone values of independence, ingenuity, and egalitarianism. This illustrated presentation will look at four centuries of log cabins, from early settlers to the present day. The log cabin often served as a basic shelter, an expedient solution to a building problem. But it also became an icon of the American past, signaling a connection to the land and our history.
Alison K. Hoagland is professor emerita at Michigan Tech, where she taught history and historic preservation for fifteen years. An architectural historian, she is the author of The Log Cabin: An American Icon (University of Virginia Press, 2018), as well as Mine Towns: Buildings for Workers in Michigan’s Copper Country (University of Minnesota Press, 2010).
This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Calumet Public Library.
For more information, visit the library or call 337-0311 ext. 1107
(In case of bad weather, when school is cancelled, all library programs are cancelled.)
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SUMMER HOURS (5/30 – 9//8) Closed for cleaning July 30th – August 10th
Monday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday: 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
The library is closed on weekends.
Public computers will be shut down 1/2 hour before closing.
The Library will be closed when school is closed due to weather.
