http://www.wblib.org/programs/index.php See what's going on this month @ your Library. en-us webmaster@wblib.org http://www.wblib.org/graphics/logo_4C.gif http://www.wblib.org http://www.wblib.org/programs/programming.php?pno=86 Enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays about Thanksgiving and learn tips from storyteller and author Bettie Barton about making storytimes with your grandchildren even more fun and educational. Thursday, November 6th 2008 http://www.wblib.org/programs/programming.php?pno=42 The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was launched 50 years ago and sank during a fierce Lake Superior gale in November 1975 without sending a distress signal. The story of the most famous Great Lakes shipping disaster is retold annually, and this year Livonia librarian and Great Lakes maritime historian Carl Katafiasz will discuss: Theories about WHY the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. WHY is the Edmund Fitzgerald the most famous of the 6,000 ships to sink in the Great Lakes? WHO was Edmund Fitzgerald? Thursday, November 6th 2008 http://www.wblib.org/programs/programming.php?pno=96 Financial abuse of seniors is becoming the "Crime of the 21st Century". Seniors are targets for corrupt telemarketers, lottery scammers, con artists and even unscrupulous neighbors of caregivers. Don't be a victim. Learn how to recognize the signs of financial fraud and abuse. Wednesday, November 12th 2008 http://www.wblib.org/programs/programming.php?pno=8 Cheryl Heppard is a Board Certified holistic health coach and teaches a healthy cooking class in Birmingham at Aunt Olive's Good Food 2 Go. She will speak on how to cook and eat healthy, and will bring some delicious samples. Cheryl will motivate and inspire us to incorporate healthy foods into our lives. Thursday, November 13th 2008 http://www.wblib.org/programs/programming.php?pno=7 The close harmonies of this mixed jazz ensemble are amazing. Enjoy songs from composers as varied as Duke Ellington, The Beach Boys and Stevie Wonder. Sunday, November 16th 2008 http://www.wblib.org/programs/programming.php?pno=92 Learn about the Civil War through a local connection, Michigan's 22nd Regiment, which was raised in 1862 with recruits from Oakland and five other SE Michigan counties.This historical overview uses photography to show people and events that changed American life. Listen to Maureen Esther talk about The Civil War Tuesday, November 18th 2008 http://www.wblib.org/programs/programming.php?pno=91 Learn about the Civil War through a local connection, Michigan's 22nd Regiment, which was raised in 1862 with recruits from Oakland and five other SE Michigan counties.This historical overview uses photography to show people and events that changed American life.... Listen to Maureen Esther talk about The Civil War Wednesday, November 19th 2008 http://www.wblib.org/programs/programming.php?pno=6 "One day in 1993, high up in the world's most inhospitable mountains, Greg Mortenson wandered lost and alone, broken in body and spirit, after a failed attempt to climb K2, the world's deadliest peak. When the people of an impoverished village in Pakistan's Karakoram Himalaya took him in and nursed him back to health, Mortenson made an impulsive promise: he would return one day and build them a school. Although he was a homeless "climbing bum" living out of his aging Buick in Berkeley, California, Mortenson sold what few possessions he had to launch one of the most remarkable humanitarian campaigns of our time." (Summary from Syndetics Solutions) Wednesday, November 19th 2008 http://www.wblib.org/programs/programming.php?pno=89 This may be the original car chase movie. Discuss how it compares to other films in this popular genre. Thursday, November 20th 2008 http://www.wblib.org/programs/programming.php?pno=6 "One day in 1993, high up in the world's most inhospitable mountains, Greg Mortenson wandered lost and alone, broken in body and spirit, after a failed attempt to climb K2, the world's deadliest peak. When the people of an impoverished village in Pakistan's Karakoram Himalaya took him in and nursed him back to health, Mortenson made an impulsive promise: he would return one day and build them a school. Although he was a homeless "climbing bum" living out of his aging Buick in Berkeley, California, Mortenson sold what few possessions he had to launch one of the most remarkable humanitarian campaigns of our time." (Summary from Syndetics Solutions) Friday, November 21st 2008 http://www.wblib.org/programs/programming.php?pno=90 After years of treading water in her career and redeeming her troubled past, Tracy Heart sets a goal of owning her own business. The return of her ex-boyfriend and the criminal intentions of her brother cause obstacles. Five awards from the Australian Film Institute. Monday, November 24th 2008 http://www.wblib.org/programs/programming.php?pno=94 Tuesday, November 25th 2008