Adult Event Calendar
(Teen events can be found on the Teen pages and Children's events designated for the entire family may be found both here and on the Kids' pages.)
July 2010 ( June | August )
Lime dates indicate events. Rose dates indicate Library closings.
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Thursday, July 1st
Chess Club
6:00pm, Faust Area
Like to play chess? Want to get better? Come to the Westland Chess Group and hang out and play a couple of games. Bring your own board or use one of ours. Novices to Chess masters are all welcome. No sign-up required.
Dreams Interpreted
7:00pm
Are you curious about the meaning behind that recurring dream?
Dr. James Uhl will be here to discuss dream interpretation and to take your questions about your most puzzling dreams and nightmares.
Sign up at the Reference Desk to reserve your seat.
Friday, July 2nd
Job Seekers Lab
1:00pm to 4:00pm, Meeting Room A
If you need to file for unemployment, create a resume in Microsoft Word or learn how to upload your resume into the Michigan talent bank or other job-searching websites, than this is the lab for you. A Librarian will be available to assist you in your employment endeavors--just drop by during the lab's open hours.
Saturday, July 3rd
Chess Club
1:00pm, Faust Area
Like to play chess? Want to get better? Come to the Westland Chess Group and hang out and play a couple of games. Bring your own board or use one of ours. Novices to Chess masters are all welcome. No sign-up required.
Tuesday, July 6th
Job Seekers Lab
10:00am to 1:00pm, Meeting Room A
If you need to file for unemployment, create a resume in Microsoft Word or learn how to upload your resume into the Michigan talent bank or other job-searching websites, than this is the lab for you. A Librarian will be available to assist you in your employment endeavors--just drop by during the lab's open hours.
Computer Basics
2:00pm, Meeting Room A
This class is for people with no computer experience. Learn computer terminology, how to properly turn a computer on and off, finding programs and using the mouse. Seating limited, sign-up required.
Songwriter Workshop
7:00pm to 8:00pm, 18 and up, Meeting Room A
Join singer-songwriter John Latini for a 3 week course in songwriting. Each week will build on the last and will cover a different aspect of writing and performing your own songs. Sign up at the Reference Desk.
Wednesday, July 7th
Sail Into Books
10:30am to 11:30am
Members of our staff & volunteer team will be reading stories aloud every Wednesday during the Summer Reading Program. What better way to encourage children to enjoy the benefit of books? Language-rich experiences are important for literacy development & children love to see colorful pictures that bring stories to life. Please stop in & share the fun! No registration required.
Powerpoint for the Beginner
11:00am to 12:00pm, , Meeting Room A
An introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint for the very beginner. Learn how to make presentations using PowerPoint, focusing on inserting and formatting text and pictures. Basic computer knowledge is necessary to take this class, and familiarity with Microsoft Word is preferred. You may bring a flash drive to save your work, but it is not required. Seating limited, sign-up required.
Blood Pressure and Glucose Testing
11:00am to 12:00pm, Meeting Room C
The Westland Fire Department performs free blood pressure and glucose tests every first and third Wednesday of the month from 11 a.m. until noon.
Job Seekers Lab
5:00pm to 8:00pm, Meeting Room A
If you need to file for unemployment, create a resume in Microsoft Word or learn how to upload your resume into the Michigan talent bank or other job-searching websites, than this is the lab for you. A Librarian will be available to assist you in your employment endeavors--just drop by during the lab's open hours.
Poetry Group
7:00pm to 8:00pm, 18 and up, Meeting Room B
Interested in reading, discussing, and writing poetry? Please join us for one of our sessions, whether you're a first-time writer or a serious wordsmith. Sign up by inquiring at the Reference Desk. Check out our blog at: http://www.westlandadultpoetry.blogspot.com
Drop-in Knitting Nights @ the Library - Special Basics
7:00pm
Whether you want to learn to knit or are an experienced knitter, join Linda Sparkman of Black Sheep Northville as she provides group and individual instruction. Initial supplies will be provided for first project. Crocheters are welcome too. Check at the Reception Desk each week to find out which room the knitters are meeting in. Demo: Fiber Types. Materials Provided.
Thursday, July 8th
Chess Club
6:00pm, Faust Area
Like to play chess? Want to get better? Come to the Westland Chess Group and hang out and play a couple of games. Bring your own board or use one of ours. Novices to Chess masters are all welcome. No sign-up required.
Summer Concert Series: Mustard's Retreat
7:00pm to 8:00pm, 14 and up, Library Pavilion
" Mustard's Retreat represents everything that is best about folk music. Their music is community music. It comes from our common roots and traditions, pays tribute to those roots and traditions and expands on them." Limited seating (so bring a chair if you're late).
Photography: Seeing Beneath the Surface
7:00pm to 8:00pm, 18 and up, Meeting Room A
This program is designed to help you find unique and interesting ways of photographing an ordinary object or subject. Pick up a list of possible objects to photograph and some photographing tips at the Reference Desk prior to the class. Led by WCC Photography instructor, Kate Barker. Non-photographers are welcome to attend.
Friday, July 9th
Internet 101
11:00am to 12:30pm, Meeting Room A
This course is designed to be a very basic introduction to the Internet, and the software used to negotiate the Internet, specifically Internet Explorer. Students should leave this course with the ability to log onto the Internet, get to specific websites, and negotiate inside and across websites. Prerequisite: Computer Basics or some previous computer experience. Seating limited, sign-up required.
Job Seekers Lab
1:00pm to 4:00pm, Meeting Room A
If you need to file for unemployment, create a resume in Microsoft Word or learn how to upload your resume into the Michigan talent bank or other job-searching websites, than this is the lab for you. A Librarian will be available to assist you in your employment endeavors--just drop by during the lab's open hours.
Friday Cult Classics: Blade Runner
7:00pm, Meeting Rooms A and B
Every Friday night this summer, the library will be showing a cult classic film. This week’s selection is Blade Runner (Rated R). Deckard is a Blade Runner, a police man of the future who hunts down and terminates replicants, artificially created humans. He wants to get out of the force, but is drawn back in when 4 "skin jobs", a slang term for replicants, hijack a ship back to Earth. The city that Deckard must search for his prey is a huge, sprawling, bleak vision of the future. Refreshments will be provided and those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult to attend Rated R movies. All movies start at 7:00 p.m. and doors open at 6:30 p.m. This is an afterhours program.
Saturday, July 10th
Chess Club
1:00pm, Faust Area
Like to play chess? Want to get better? Come to the Westland Chess Group and hang out and play a couple of games. Bring your own board or use one of ours. Novices to Chess masters are all welcome. No sign-up required.
Monday, July 12th
Introduction to Microsoft Word
2:00pm to 3:00pm, Meeting Room A
Learn the basics of word processing including creating and saving documents, formatting texts, and printing. Prerequisite: Computer Basics or some previous computer experience. Minimum keyboarding skills are required. Seating limited. Sign up required.
Fight Foreclosure One-on-One Counseling Session
5:00pm to 8:00pm
Homeowners can schedule a private, 30 minute, one-on-one meeting with a foreclosure counselor, from the Wayne County Fight Mortgage Foreclosure Program Call or stop by the library to schedule your appointment. 734-326-6123 Space is limited. The Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Program is a no fee, Wayne County program providing you an expansive network of certified counselors who will help you avoid or manage a mortgage foreclosure.
Tuesday, July 13th
Job Seekers Lab
10:00am to 1:00pm, Meeting Room A
If you need to file for unemployment, create a resume in Microsoft Word or learn how to upload your resume into the Michigan talent bank or other job-searching websites, than this is the lab for you. A Librarian will be available to assist you in your employment endeavors--just drop by during the lab's open hours.
Excel for the Beginner
2:00pm to 3:00pm, Meeting Room A
This class serves as an introduction to Microsoft Excel for the very beginner. You will learn how to format cells, create lists, and alter the text in the cells. Basic computer knowledge is necessary to take this class, and familiarity with Microsoft Word is preferred. You may bring a flash drive to save your work, but it is not required. Seating limited, sign-up required.
Songwriter Workshop
7:00pm to 8:00pm, 18 and up, Meet in Lobby
Join singer-songwriter John Latini for a 3 week course in songwriting. Each week will build on the last and will cover a different aspect of writing and performing your own songs. Sign up at the Reference Desk.
Felting Fun: Making Mittens
7:00pm
Learn how to create mittens from recycled sweaters! Hobby Lobby instructor Kris Rechtzigel will discuss methods of felting wool, using patters, and project assembly. You'll be working on your own pair of mittens!
Bring your own sewing machine or know basic hand-sewing techniques.
Space is limited, so please reserve your seat by stopping by the Reference Desk or calling 734.326.6123.
Felting fun: recycled sweater mittens
7:00pm
Create mittens from recycled sweaters. Kris Rechtzigel will discuss methods of felting wool and oversee the assembling of mittens with a pattern provide for you. Participants must know how to either hand or machine sew. Feel free to bring your own sewing machine. Space is limited. Sign up soon.
Wednesday, July 14th
File Management
11:00am, Meeting Room A
This class is for intermediate computer users who want to learn the structure of the computer, how to manage the desktop, the difference between save and save as, using a flash drive, how to create files and folders and how to manage them. Prerequisite: Internet 101 and Introduction to Microsoft Word or previous experience with the Internet and Microsoft applications.
Job Seekers Lab
5:00pm to 8:00pm, Meeting Room A
If you need to file for unemployment, create a resume in Microsoft Word or learn how to upload your resume into the Michigan talent bank or other job-searching websites, than this is the lab for you. A Librarian will be available to assist you in your employment endeavors--just drop by during the lab's open hours.
Board of Trustees
7:00pm
The Library Board meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm in one of the Library's Community Meeting Rooms. Board meetings are open to the general public unless otherwise indicated.
Drop-in Knitting Nights @ the Library - Special Demo
7:00pm
Whether you want to learn to knit or are an experienced knitter, join Linda Sparkman of Black Sheep Northville as she provides group and individual instruction. Initial supplies will be provided for first project. Crocheters are welcome too. Check at the Reception Desk each week to find out which room the knitters are meeting in. Demo: Designing Your Own Project. Materials Provided.
Thursday, July 15th
Chess Club
6:00pm, Faust Area
Like to play chess? Want to get better? Come to the Westland Chess Group and hang out and play a couple of games. Bring your own board or use one of ours. Novices to Chess masters are all welcome. No sign-up required.
Summer Concert Series: Mary Wynn and gospel choir
7:00pm to 8:00pm, 14 and up, Library Pavilion
Join us for an evening of gospel music with acclaimed singer Mary Wynn and her gospel choir. "Take one look and listen to the heartfelt lyrics and warm embracing melodies of a true child of God with a smooth voice capable of great range and feeling." Limited seating.
Internet 101
7:00pm to 8:30pm, Meeting Room A
This course is designed to be a very basic introduction to the Internet, and the software used to negotiate the Internet, specifically Internet Explorer. Students should leave this course with the ability to log onto the Internet, get to specific websites, and negotiate inside and across websites. Prerequisite: Computer Basics or some previous computer experience. Seating limited, sign-up required.
Friday, July 16th
Job Seekers Lab
1:00pm to 4:00pm, Meeting Room A
If you need to file for unemployment, create a resume in Microsoft Word or learn how to upload your resume into the Michigan talent bank or other job-searching websites, than this is the lab for you. A Librarian will be available to assist you in your employment endeavors--just drop by during the lab's open hours.
Friday Cult Classics: The Gods Must Be Crazy
7:00pm, Meeting Rooms A and B
Every Friday night this summer, the library will be showing a cult classic film. This week’s selection is The Gods Must Be Crazy (Rated PG). A Sho in the Kalahari desert encounters technology for the first time--in the shape of a Coke bottle. He takes it back to his people, and they use it for many tasks. The people start to fight over it, so he decides to return it to the God--where he thinks it came from. Refreshments will be provided and those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult to attend Rated R movies. All movies start at 7:00 p.m. and doors open at 6:30 p.m. This is an afterhours program.
Saturday, July 17th
Chess Club
1:00pm, Faust Area
Like to play chess? Want to get better? Come to the Westland Chess Group and hang out and play a couple of games. Bring your own board or use one of ours. Novices to Chess masters are all welcome. No sign-up required.
Tuesday, July 20th
Job Seekers Lab
10:00am to 1:00pm, Meeting Room A
If you need to file for unemployment, create a resume in Microsoft Word or learn how to upload your resume into the Michigan talent bank or other job-searching websites, than this is the lab for you. A Librarian will be available to assist you in your employment endeavors--just drop by during the lab's open hours.
Intermediate Microsoft Word
2:00pm to 3:00pm, Meeting Room A
Learn more advanced word processing skills including how to use graphic elements, bulleting and numbering lists, cut/copy/paste functions, and headers and footers. Prerequisite: Introduction to Word. Seating limited, sign-up required.
Adult Book Discussion Group
7:00pm to 8:00pm, Meeting Room A
Join us as we discuss In the Woods by Tana French. As dusk approaches a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984, three children do not return from the dark and silent woods. When the police arrive, they find only one of the children gripping a tree trunk in terror, wearing blood-filled sneakers, and unable to recall a single detail of the previous hours. Twenty years later, the found boy, Rob Ryan, is a detective on the Dublin Murder Squad and keeps his past a secret. But when a twelve-year-old girl is found murdered in the same woods, he and Detective Cassie Maddox—his partner—find themselves
investigating a case chillingly similar to the previous unsolved mystery.
Copies of the book will be available at the Reference Desk. All are welcome.
Songwriter Workshop
7:00pm to 8:00pm, 18 and up, Meet in Lobby
Join singer-songwriter John Latini for a 3 week course in songwriting. Each week will build on the last and will cover a different aspect of writing and performing your own songs. Sign up at the Reference Desk.
Wednesday, July 21st
Sail Into Books
10:30am to 11:30am
Members of our staff & volunteer team will be reading stories aloud every Wednesday during the Summer Reading Program. What better way to encourage children to enjoy the benefit of books? Language-rich experiences are important for literacy development & children love to see colorful pictures that bring stories to life. Please stop in & share the fun! No registration required.
Blood Pressure and Glucose Testing
11:00am to 12:00pm, Meeting Room C
The Westland Fire Department performs free blood pressure and glucose tests every first and third Wednesday of the month from 11 a.m. until noon.
Job Seekers Lab
5:00pm to 8:00pm, Meeting Room A
If you need to file for unemployment, create a resume in Microsoft Word or learn how to upload your resume into the Michigan talent bank or other job-searching websites, than this is the lab for you. A Librarian will be available to assist you in your employment endeavors--just drop by during the lab's open hours.
Making Chocolate Candy
7:00pm to 8:00pm, 18 and up, Children's Activity Room
Patrons will learn to make their own chocolate candies with the aid of chocolatier and Dove Chocolate Discoveries representative, Carolyn Marnon. Carolyn will have all of the tools and candies, so just bring your creative side- and your love for chocolate! Class size is limited (only one session per patron), so please sign up in advance.
Drop-in Knitting Nights @ the Library - Special Demo
7:00pm
Whether you want to learn to knit or are an experienced knitter, join Linda Sparkman of Black Sheep Northville as she provides group and individual instruction. Initial supplies will be provided for first project. Crocheters are welcome too. Check at the Reception Desk each week to find out which room the knitters are meeting in. Demo: Online Resources. Materials Provided.
Thursday, July 22nd
Friends Shop Book Sale
10:00am to 7:00pm, Friends Book Shop
The Friends of the Library is having a special book sale in the Friends Shop. Hard Covers will be 2 for $1.00, paperbacks 8 for $1.00 and large paperbacks are 3 for $1.00. Money raised help fund programs for the library for all age groups.
Computer Basics
2:00pm, Meeting Room A
This class is for people with no computer experience. Learn computer terminology, how to properly turn a computer on and off, finding programs and using the mouse. Seating limited, sign-up required.
Chess Club
6:00pm, Faust Area
Like to play chess? Want to get better? Come to the Westland Chess Group and hang out and play a couple of games. Bring your own board or use one of ours. Novices to Chess masters are all welcome. No sign-up required.
Summer Concert Series: Peter Madcat Ruth
7:00pm to 8:00pm, 14 and up, Library Pavilion
This evenings featured performer is Peter Madcat Ruth, "a Grammy Award-winning virtuoso harmonica player based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan. But Madcat doesn't just play blues harp: he also sings and plays ukulele, guitar, high-hat, jaw-harp, penny-whistle, kalimba, banjo and other folk instruments from around the world."
"Madcat's repertoire of styles includes Blues, American Roots Music, Folk Music, Jazz, and World Music." Come early to get a seat.
Friday, July 23rd
Job Seekers Lab
1:00pm to 4:00pm, Meeting Room A
If you need to file for unemployment, create a resume in Microsoft Word or learn how to upload your resume into the Michigan talent bank or other job-searching websites, than this is the lab for you. A Librarian will be available to assist you in your employment endeavors--just drop by during the lab's open hours.
Friday Cult Classics: The Warriors
7:00pm, Meeting Rooms A and B
Every Friday night this summer, the library will be showing a cult classic film. This week’s selection is The Warriors (Rated R). The leader of New York's biggest street gang declares a truce, and gangs from all 5 boroughs venture to the Bronx for a clandestine meeting. When an assassination takes place, one gang stands wrongly accused and the truce is off. Now they must fight their way back home, because the whole city is gunning for - The Warriors! Refreshments will be provided and those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult to attend Rated R movies. All movies start at 7:00 p.m. and doors open at 6:30 p.m. This is an afterhours program.
Saturday, July 24th
Chess Club
1:00pm, Faust Area
Like to play chess? Want to get better? Come to the Westland Chess Group and hang out and play a couple of games. Bring your own board or use one of ours. Novices to Chess masters are all welcome. No sign-up required.
Monday, July 26th
Fight Foreclosure One-on-One Counseling Session
5:00pm to 8:00pm, Meeting Room C
Homeowners can schedule a private, 30 minute, one-on-one meeting with a foreclosure counselor, from the Wayne County Fight Mortgage Foreclosure Program. Call or stop by the library to schedule a session. 734-326-6123 Space is limited. The Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Program is a no fee, Wayne County program providing you an expansive network of certified counselors who will help you avoid or manage a mortgage foreclosure.
Tuesday, July 27th
Job Seekers Lab
10:00am to 1:00pm, Meeting Room A
If you need to file for unemployment, create a resume in Microsoft Word or learn how to upload your resume into the Michigan talent bank or other job-searching websites, than this is the lab for you. A Librarian will be available to assist you in your employment endeavors--just drop by during the lab's open hours.
Internet 201
2:00pm to 3:30pm, Meeting Room A
This course is designed to be an introduction to Internet search tools. The course examines the differences between subject directories, search engines and meta-search engines, briefly examines which tool to use when, and how to make your searches in a search engine more effective. Prerequisite: Internet 101 or some previous internet experience. Seating is limited, sign-up required.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament, Part II
5:00pm to 8:30pm, ages 15-29
Play Super Smash Bros. Brawl and compete in our first-ever Wii video game tournament.
Warm up with open play from 5:00-5:30, when the tournament begins. Participants must be signed in by 5:30. Bring your own controller if you can't win without it! The tournament will continue throughout the summer.
Sign up begins at May 24th's Open Play video game event.
Fiction Writing Group
7:00pm to 8:00pm, 18 and up, Meeting Room C
If you would like help developing your fiction or enjoy reading new and exciting fiction, please join us for one of our sessions. Two new stories will be covered each month by the group. Check with the Reference Desk for this month's stories or email: andy.schuck@westlandlibrary.org
Wednesday, July 28th
Sail Into Books
10:30am to 11:30am
Members of our staff & volunteer team will be reading stories aloud every Wednesday during the Summer Reading Program. What better way to encourage children to enjoy the benefit of books? Language-rich experiences are important for literacy development & children love to see colorful pictures that bring stories to life. Please stop in & share the fun! No registration required.
Job Seekers Lab
5:00pm to 8:00pm, Meeting Room A
If you need to file for unemployment, create a resume in Microsoft Word or learn how to upload your resume into the Michigan talent bank or other job-searching websites, than this is the lab for you. A Librarian will be available to assist you in your employment endeavors--just drop by during the lab's open hours.
The Fine Art of Fencing
6:00pm, Performance Pavilion
En garde! Join us as Benjamin Schleis and the Underground Fencing Organization demonstrate various fencing techniques in the Performance Pavilion behind the library.
Science Fiction/Fantasy Book Club
7:00pm, Meeting Room C
Join us for a discussion of A Lee Martinez's Gil's All Fright Diner. Two friends–Earl (as in the Earl of Vampires) and Duke (as in the Duke of Werewolves)–are driving along one evening when their truck runs out of gas. They wind up at an all-night diner in Rockwood, a small desert town that has a bit of a zombie problem. They help Loretta, the diner's owner/cook, fend off the zombies that are drawn to her eatery. Impressed, she asks the two to stay on and help her take care of some other supernatural problems in the town and to learn who is raising the ghouls. Copies will be available a month before at the Reference desk.
Drop-in Knitting Nights @ the Library - Special Demo
7:00pm
Whether you want to learn to knit or are an experienced knitter, join Linda Sparkman of Black Sheep Northville as she provides group and individual instruction. Initial supplies will be provided for first project. Crocheters are welcome too. Check at the Reception Desk each week to find out which room the knitters are meeting in. Demo: Storage of Hand Worked Items. Materials Provided.
Thursday, July 29th
Introduction to Microsoft Word
11:00am to 12:00pm, Meeting Room A
Learn the basics of word processing including creating and saving documents, formatting texts, and printing. Prerequisite: Computer Basics or some previous computer experience. Minimum keyboarding skills are required. Seating limited. Sign up required.
Techno Beats
6:00pm, Meeting Rooms A and B
DJ Joe Vargas will give a short lecture on the evolution of the Techno genre, and its ties to Detroit and the Electronic Music Festival.
A musical set will follow.
Chess Club
6:00pm, Faust Area
Like to play chess? Want to get better? Come to the Westland Chess Group and hang out and play a couple of games. Bring your own board or use one of ours. Novices to Chess masters are all welcome. No sign-up required.
Summer Concert Series: Lynn LaPlante Group
7:00pm to 8:00pm, 14 and up, Library Pavilion
"An exciting mix of acoustic jazz styles, featuring Latin, bop and post-bop jazz, all with an emphasis on rich ensemble writing. Inspired by the early 1950s work of Miles Davis modern Latin Jazz styles, LL7 showcases the imagination, variety, and taste of LaPlante's horn arrangements. LL7 plays a range of music from breathtaking jazz lines to lush romantic ballads to fiery Latin jazz and Latin adaptations of jazz standards." Come early to get a seat.
Friday, July 30th
Job Seekers Lab
1:00pm to 4:00pm, Meeting Room A
If you need to file for unemployment, create a resume in Microsoft Word or learn how to upload your resume into the Michigan talent bank or other job-searching websites, than this is the lab for you. A Librarian will be available to assist you in your employment endeavors--just drop by during the lab's open hours.
Friday Cult Classics: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
7:00pm, Meeting Rooms A and B
Every Friday night this summer, the library will be showing a cult classic film. This week’s selection is Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Rated PG). King Arthur and his knights embark on a low-budget search for the Grail, encountering many very silly obstacles. Refreshments will be provided and those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult to attend Rated R movies. All movies start at 7:00 p.m. and doors open at 6:30 p.m. This is an afterhours program.
Saturday, July 31st
Blogging for Beginners
11:00am to 12:00pm, Meeting Room A
Share your thoughts, feelings and important elements of your everyday life with your friends, family or the general public by publishing your own blog. Using Blogger, a free service, we will cover starting an account, personalizing the look of your blog, publishing posts, and sharing your blog with others. Prerequisite: Computer Basics or some previous computer experience. Users must have a Google Account set up before class. Seating limited, sign-up required.
Chess Club
1:00pm, Faust Area
Like to play chess? Want to get better? Come to the Westland Chess Group and hang out and play a couple of games. Bring your own board or use one of ours. Novices to Chess masters are all welcome. No sign-up required.
