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| Tuesday, March 21, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Read to a Dog |  |
 | Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy! |
| Wednesday, March 22, 2023 |
| 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM | Craft Time | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join us for some craft time! We will have a new craft to make each week at our library! |
| 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | Read to a Dog | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy! |
| Thursday, March 23, 2023 |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Story Time | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join us for stories, crafts and fun! |
| 4:30 PM | New Buffalo Court Story Time | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join us for a very special story time with New Buffalo's very own royalty. The court of New Buffalo, including Miss and Mr. New Buffalo will read a story to our young patrons, host a meet and greet, followed with a craft! |
| Saturday, March 25, 2023 |
| 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM | Lego Club | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join us for an all day event! We will have our millions of legos out for your family to build creations with, then put them on display! |
| Tuesday, March 28, 2023 |
| 10:00 AM | NBTL Book Club | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Julie Grynwich Description: Read and discuss a range of literature with fellow bibliophiles in your local library!
Club meets the final Tuesday of each month from 10:00-1:00 in the Pokagon Room of the New Buffalo Township Library. March 28 - The Gray Bees - Andrey Kurkov
April 25 - Heart's Invisable Furies - John Boyne |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Read to a Dog | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy! |
| 6:30 PM | Signs of Spring, and Why They Happen | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Julie Grynwich Description: Warming temperatures and lengthening daylight bring a rebirth to the forests, fields, and wetlands of Michiana that cheer us up after a long winter: cardinals singing in the morning, the first red-winged blackbird at the marsh, spring peepers calling from roadside ditches, and wildflowers growing quickly as the earth warms up. This cyclical timing of natural events is known as phenology and it has become an important area of study as our climate changes and nature responds in a variety of ways. Naturalist Wendy Jones guides us through the weekly changes to watch for in animals, wildflowers, and trees as spring moves from March through May and shares the role nature's calendar plays in both a healthy environment and our daily lives. Presenter: Naturalist Wendy Jones is a popular and frequent speaker at the Friends of the Library’s Community Forums. Pat subjects have included birding, climate change, nature writing and more. |
| Wednesday, March 29, 2023 |
| 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM | Craft Time | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join us for some craft time! We will have a new craft to make each week at our library! |
| 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | Read to a Dog | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy! |
| Thursday, March 30, 2023 |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Story Time | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join us for stories, crafts and fun! |
| Saturday, April 1, 2023 |
| 9:00 AM - none | Lego Club | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join us for an all day event! We will have our millions of legos out for your family to build creations with, then put them on display! |
| Tuesday, April 4, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Read to a Dog | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy! |
| Wednesday, April 5, 2023 |
| 9:00 AM - none | Craft Time | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join us for some craft time! We will have a new craft to make each week at our library! |
| 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | Read to a Dog | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy! |
| Thursday, April 6, 2023 |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Story Time | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join us for stories, crafts and fun! |
| 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Vernal Pools with Pat Fisher | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join Pat Fisher of the Harbor Country Hikers for this fascinating presentation in our Pokagon Room for families and the curious minded. Pat will discuss the amazing world of our local vernal pools and the importance they hold for local wildlife.
This program will be followed up with four hikes for families and nature lovers to discover their depths, learn about mayflowers and giant white trillium, take samples and see first hand just how unique these wetland habitats are.
Vernal Pool Hikes
April 8th 10:30 am April 22nd 10:30 am May 13th 10:30 am May 27th 10:30 am Meet in the New Buffalo Elementary School Parking Lot
*Boots highly recommended.
*Recommended age 7+ |
| Friday, April 7, 2023 |
| 9:00 AM - none | Closed | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Julie Grynwich Description: The Library will be closed in observance of Good Friday. |
| Saturday, April 8, 2023 |
| 9:00 AM - none | Lego Club | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join us for an all day event! We will have our millions of legos out for your family to build creations with, then put them on display! |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Vernal Pools with Pat Fisher - Hike 1 | |
| Location: New Buffalo Elementary School Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join Pat Fisher of the Harbor Country Hikers for this fascinating program for families and the curious minded. Pat will walk us through the amazing world of our local vernal pools and the importance they hold for local wildlife.
This series of hikes for families and nature lovers will help them discover the beauty of vernal pools, learn about mayflowers and giant white trillium, take samples and see first hand just how unique these wetland habitats are.
Vernal Pool Hikes
April 8th 10:30 am April 22nd 10:30 am May 13th 10:30 am May 27th 10:30 am Meet in the New Buffalo Elementary School Parking Lot
*Boots highly recommended.
*Recommended age 7+ |
| Tuesday, April 11, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Read to a Dog | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy! |
| 4:15 PM | Library Board Meeting | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Julie Grynwich Description: |
| Wednesday, April 12, 2023 |
| 9:00 AM - none | Craft Time | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join us for some craft time! We will have a new craft to make each week at our library! |
| 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | Read to a Dog | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy! |
| Thursday, April 13, 2023 |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Story Time | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join us for stories, crafts and fun! |
| Saturday, April 15, 2023 |
| 9:00 AM - none | Lego Club | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join us for an all day event! We will have our millions of legos out for your family to build creations with, then put them on display! |
| Tuesday, April 18, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Read to a Dog | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy! |
| 6:30 PM | The Golfmore Hotel | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Julie Grynwich Description: For a brief period between 1923 and 1939, The Golfmore Hotel on the Lake Michigan Shore in Michigan Shores/Grand Beach was second only to Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel in size, appearance and amenities. Tom Suhs, who has researched the hotel and what little remains of the structure, tells its story through photographs, period postcards, newspaper ads, articles and brochures. Highlights of the Golfmore’s story include its role as a training camp for boxers George Carpentier, Tommy Gibbons and “The Cinderella Man,” James Braddock.
Presenter: Tom Suhs is author of The Golfmore Hotel: An Illustrated History.
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| Wednesday, April 19, 2023 |
| 9:00 AM - none | Craft Time | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join us for some craft time! We will have a new craft to make each week at our library! |
| 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | Read to a Dog | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy! |
| Thursday, April 20, 2023 |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Story Time | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join us for stories, crafts and fun! |
| Saturday, April 22, 2023 |
| 9:00 AM - none | Lego Club | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join us for an all day event! We will have our millions of legos out for your family to build creations with, then put them on display! |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Vernal Pools with Pat Fisher - Hike 2 | |
| Location: New Buffalo Elementary School Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join Pat Fisher of the Harbor Country Hikers for this fascinating program for families and the curious minded. Pat will walk us through the amazing world of our local vernal pools and the importance they hold for local wildlife.
This series of hikes for families and nature lovers will help them discover the beauty of vernal pools, learn about mayflowers and giant white trillium, take samples and see first hand just how unique these wetland habitats are. Vernal Pool Hikes
April 22nd 10:30 am
May 13th 10:30 am May 27th 10:30 am Meet in the New Buffalo Elementary School Parking Lot *Boots highly recommended. *Recommended age 7+ |
| Monday, April 24, 2023 |
| 6:30 PM | Harbor Country Film Group with Eve Moran - Singin in the Rain | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Julie Grynwich Description: Singin’ in the Rain is a brilliant and dazzling romantic musical comedy. Among many great talents, it stars Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds. There is music and romance and dancing, all set around a clever story about a fictional film studio’s difficult and wildly amusing transition from silent movies to the talkies. Singin’ in the Rain placed 5th on the American Film Institute’s 10th anniversary list of 100 great films, was voted the 10th greatest film of all time by critics in the 2022 Sight & Sound poll, and was loudly applauded by Roger Ebert in his The Great Movies essay. Warm, smart, funny, and energizing, this film will shower us with pure joy! |
| Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM | NBTL Book Club | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Julie Grynwich Description: Read and discuss a range of literature with fellow bibliophiles in your local library!
Club meets the final Tuesday of each month from 10:00-1:00 in the Pokagon Room of the New Buffalo Township Library. April 25 - Heart's Invisable Furies - John Boyne May 30 - The Dawn of Detroit - Tiya Miles |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Read to a Dog | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy! |
| Wednesday, April 26, 2023 |
| 9:00 AM - none | Craft Time | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join us for some craft time! We will have a new craft to make each week at our library! |
| 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | Read to a Dog | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy! |
| Thursday, April 27, 2023 |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Story Time | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join us for stories, crafts and fun! |
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Super Smash Bros Tournament | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join us for this epic tournament of wills. 4 players at a time will face off, to see who has what it takes to be the ultimate champion of Smash Bros. We will have plenty of snacks on hand to keep you powered up. The top player takes home the prize.
For ages 9+
Age Groups of: 9-13 14-18 Sign-up Only
Call or email the Library to register |
| Saturday, April 29, 2023 |
| 9:00 AM - none | Lego Club | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join us for an all day event! We will have our millions of legos out for your family to build creations with, then put them on display! |
| Tuesday, May 9, 2023 |
| 6:30 PM | Deconstruction and Jacques Derrida: a Primer | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Julie Grynwich Description: Jacques Derrida has been called “The world’s most famous philosopher,” a appellation that has been corrected to “The world’s only famous philosopher.” He is famous for originating a mode of critique called “deconstruction,” which exposes concealed contradictions and weak spots in literary and philosophical texts. Deconstructive practice supports Derrida’s central claim that meaning, signification, is always shifting and in motion, and that what he calls “presence,” which is the opposite of signification, is an illusion, along with stable and evident identities, in language as well as in the world. Derrida is also famous for the way he writes, which, in keeping with his philosophy, is almost impenetrably dense and elliptical. This presentation will attempt to translate deconstructionist thought into terms that make it more understandable without blunting its challenges. Time permitting, the talk will conclude with an extended example of deconstructive criticism. Presenter: Albert B. Fernandez, Professor Emeritus of Cultural History and Humanities, North Central College. |
| Saturday, May 13, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Vernal Pools with Pat Fisher - Hike 3 | |
| Location: New Buffalo Elementary School Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join Pat Fisher of the Harbor Country Hikers for this fascinating program for families and the curious minded. Pat will walk us through the amazing world of our local vernal pools and the importance they hold for local wildlife.
This series of hikes for families and nature lovers will help them discover the beauty of vernal pools, learn about mayflowers and giant white trillium, take samples and see first hand just how unique these wetland habitats are. Vernal Pool Hikes
May 13th 10:30 am
May 27th 10:30 am Meet in the New Buffalo Elementary School Parking Lot *Boots highly recommended. *Recommended age 7+ |
| Saturday, May 27, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Vernal Pools with Pat Fisher - Hike 4 | |
| Location: New Buffalo Elementary School Contact: Kristy Good Description: Join Pat Fisher of the Harbor Country Hikers for this fascinating program for families and the curious minded. Pat will walk us through the amazing world of our local vernal pools and the importance they hold for local wildlife.
This series of hikes for families and nature lovers will help them discover the beauty of vernal pools, learn about mayflowers and giant white trillium, take samples and see first hand just how unique these wetland habitats are. Vernal Pool Hikes
May 27th 10:30 am
Meet in the New Buffalo Elementary School Parking Lot *Boots highly recommended. *Recommended age 7+ |
| Tuesday, May 30, 2023 |
| 6:30 PM | The Eastland Disaster | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Julie Grynwich Description: Tragedy struck the S.S. Eastland in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 24, 1915. It was planned to be the fifth annual Western Electric Company-Hawthorne Works Club picnic held at Michigan City’s Lakefront. Minutes after boarding 2,500 passengers, the Eastland rolled over on its port side in 20 feet of water in the Chicago River with one of its bowlines still tied to the wharf. Eight hundred forty-four people, including entire families, died that day, the greatest loss of life event in Great Lakes History. Presenter: James Retseck is the past president of the Michigan City Historical Society and the Old Lighthouse Museum. |
| Tuesday, June 6, 2023 |
| 6:30 PM | The Greatest Showman on Earth: Harry Houdini and His Death-Defying Acts | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Julie Grynwich Description: Born Erik Weisz in Budapest, Hungary, Harry Houdini became the greatest escape artist in history. Determined to create one death-defying stunt after another, he drove himself to physical exhaustion and left audiences mesmerized. He escaped from locks, chains, handcuffs, jails, straitjackets, and water-sealed containers. But he could not escape death at the age of 52. Please join us for a look at the “greatest showman on earth.” Presenter: Tim Moore, Lake Michigan College. Tim’s in-depth examination of people and events in American history have made him a favorite at our Community Forum presentations. |
| Tuesday, June 20, 2023 |
| 6:30 PM | Ladies of Laughter: Great Comediennes | |
| Location: New Buffalo Township Library Contact: Julie Grynwich Description: In the early days of comedy and beyond, many top-notch classic comediennes have made audiences laugh. Join Film Historian Dr. Annette Bochenek as she presents a program about the funny women of film, television and radio, including Gracie Allen, Lucille Ball, Eve Arden and more. The program will include a multimedia presentation consisting of photos, video clips and captivating stories. Presenter: Annette Bochenek. Dr. Bochenek is an archivist, film historian and scholar of Hollywood’s Golden Age. She is also president of the Windy City Film Fanatics |
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10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Craft Time
Join us for some craft time! We will have a new craft to make each week at our library!
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Story Time
Join us for stories, crafts and fun!
4:30 PM
New Buffalo Court Story Time
Join us for a very special story time with New Buffalo's very own royalty. The court of New Buffalo, including Miss and Mr. New Buffalo will read a story to our young patrons, host a meet and greet, followed with a craft!
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Lego Club
Join us for an all day event! We will have our millions of legos out for your family to build creations with, then put them on display!
10:00 AM
NBTL Book Club
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
6:30 PM
Signs of Spring, and Why They Happen
Warming temperatures and lengthening daylight bring a rebirth to the forests, fields, and wetlands of Michiana that cheer us up after a long winter: cardinals singing in the morning, the first red-winged blackbird at the marsh, spring peepers calling from roadside ditches, and wildflowers growing quickly as the earth warms up. This cyclical timing of natural events is known as phenology and it has become an important area of study as our climate changes and nature responds in a variety of ways. Naturalist Wendy Jones guides us through the weekly changes to watch for in animals, wildflowers, and trees as spring moves from March through May and shares the role nature's calendar plays in both a healthy environment and our daily lives.
Presenter: Naturalist Wendy Jones is a popular and frequent speaker at the Friends of the Library’s Community Forums. Pat subjects have included birding, climate change, nature writing and more.
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Craft Time
Join us for some craft time! We will have a new craft to make each week at our library!
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Story Time
Join us for stories, crafts and fun!
9:00 AM - none
Lego Club
Join us for an all day event! We will have our millions of legos out for your family to build creations with, then put them on display!
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
9:00 AM - none
Craft Time
Join us for some craft time! We will have a new craft to make each week at our library!
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Story Time
Join us for stories, crafts and fun!
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Vernal Pools with Pat Fisher
9:00 AM - none
Closed
The Library will be closed in observance of Good Friday.
9:00 AM - none
Lego Club
Join us for an all day event! We will have our millions of legos out for your family to build creations with, then put them on display!
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Vernal Pools with Pat Fisher - Hike 1
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
4:15 PM
Library Board Meeting
9:00 AM - none
Craft Time
Join us for some craft time! We will have a new craft to make each week at our library!
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Story Time
Join us for stories, crafts and fun!
9:00 AM - none
Lego Club
Join us for an all day event! We will have our millions of legos out for your family to build creations with, then put them on display!
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
6:30 PM
The Golfmore Hotel
9:00 AM - none
Craft Time
Join us for some craft time! We will have a new craft to make each week at our library!
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Story Time
Join us for stories, crafts and fun!
9:00 AM - none
Lego Club
Join us for an all day event! We will have our millions of legos out for your family to build creations with, then put them on display!
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Vernal Pools with Pat Fisher - Hike 2
6:30 PM
Harbor Country Film Group with Eve Moran - Singin in the Rain
Singin’ in the Rain is a brilliant and dazzling romantic musical comedy. Among many great talents, it stars Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds. There is music and romance and dancing, all set around a clever story about a fictional film studio’s difficult and wildly amusing transition from silent movies to the talkies. Singin’ in the Rain placed 5th on the American Film Institute’s 10th anniversary list of 100 great films, was voted the 10th greatest film of all time by critics in the 2022 Sight & Sound poll, and was loudly applauded by Roger Ebert in his The Great Movies essay. Warm, smart, funny, and energizing, this film will shower us with pure joy!
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
NBTL Book Club
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
9:00 AM - none
Craft Time
Join us for some craft time! We will have a new craft to make each week at our library!
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Story Time
Join us for stories, crafts and fun!
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Super Smash Bros Tournament
9:00 AM - none
Lego Club
Join us for an all day event! We will have our millions of legos out for your family to build creations with, then put them on display!
6:30 PM
Deconstruction and Jacques Derrida: a Primer
Jacques Derrida has been called “The world’s most famous philosopher,” a appellation that has been corrected to “The world’s only famous philosopher.” He is famous for originating a mode of critique called “deconstruction,” which exposes concealed contradictions and weak spots in literary and philosophical texts. Deconstructive practice supports Derrida’s central claim that meaning, signification, is always shifting and in motion, and that what he calls “presence,” which is the opposite of signification, is an illusion, along with stable and evident identities, in language as well as in the world. Derrida is also famous for the way he writes, which, in keeping with his philosophy, is almost impenetrably dense and elliptical. This presentation will attempt to translate deconstructionist thought into terms that make it more understandable without blunting its challenges. Time permitting, the talk will conclude with an extended example of deconstructive criticism.
Presenter: Albert B. Fernandez, Professor Emeritus of Cultural History and Humanities, North Central College.
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Vernal Pools with Pat Fisher - Hike 3
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Vernal Pools with Pat Fisher - Hike 4
6:30 PM
The Eastland Disaster
Tragedy struck the S.S. Eastland in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 24, 1915. It was planned to be the fifth annual Western Electric Company-Hawthorne Works Club picnic held at Michigan City’s Lakefront. Minutes after boarding 2,500 passengers, the Eastland rolled over on its port side in 20 feet of water in the Chicago River with one of its bowlines still tied to the wharf. Eight hundred forty-four people, including entire families, died that day, the greatest loss of life event in Great Lakes History.
Presenter: James Retseck is the past president of the Michigan City Historical Society and the Old Lighthouse Museum.
6:30 PM
The Greatest Showman on Earth: Harry Houdini and His Death-Defying Acts
Born Erik Weisz in Budapest, Hungary, Harry Houdini became the greatest escape artist in history. Determined to create one death-defying stunt after another, he drove himself to physical exhaustion and left audiences mesmerized. He escaped from locks, chains, handcuffs, jails, straitjackets, and water-sealed containers. But he could not escape death at the age of 52. Please join us for a look at the “greatest showman on earth.”
Presenter: Tim Moore, Lake Michigan College. Tim’s in-depth examination of people and events in American history have made him a favorite at our Community Forum presentations.
6:30 PM
Ladies of Laughter: Great Comediennes
In the early days of comedy and beyond, many top-notch classic comediennes have made audiences laugh. Join Film Historian Dr. Annette Bochenek as she presents a program about the funny women of film, television and radio, including Gracie Allen, Lucille Ball, Eve Arden and more. The program will include a multimedia presentation consisting of photos, video clips and captivating stories.
Presenter: Annette Bochenek. Dr. Bochenek is an archivist, film historian and scholar of Hollywood’s Golden Age. She is also president of the Windy City Film Fanatics
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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Craft Time
Join us for some craft time! We will have a new craft to make each week at our library!
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
Thursday, March 23, 2023
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Story Time
Join us for stories, crafts and fun!
4:30 PM
New Buffalo Court Story Time
Join us for a very special story time with New Buffalo's very own royalty. The court of New Buffalo, including Miss and Mr. New Buffalo will read a story to our young patrons, host a meet and greet, followed with a craft!
Saturday, March 25, 2023
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Lego Club
Join us for an all day event! We will have our millions of legos out for your family to build creations with, then put them on display!
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
10:00 AM
NBTL Book Club
Read and discuss a range of literature with fellow bibliophiles in your local library!
Club meets the final Tuesday of each month from 10:00-1:00 in the Pokagon Room of the New Buffalo Township Library.
Club meets the final Tuesday of each month from 10:00-1:00 in the Pokagon Room of the New Buffalo Township Library.
March 28 - The Gray Bees - Andrey Kurkov
April 25 - Heart's Invisable Furies - John Boyne
April 25 - Heart's Invisable Furies - John Boyne
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
6:30 PM
Signs of Spring, and Why They Happen
Warming temperatures and lengthening daylight bring a rebirth to the forests, fields, and wetlands of Michiana that cheer us up after a long winter: cardinals singing in the morning, the first red-winged blackbird at the marsh, spring peepers calling from roadside ditches, and wildflowers growing quickly as the earth warms up. This cyclical timing of natural events is known as phenology and it has become an important area of study as our climate changes and nature responds in a variety of ways. Naturalist Wendy Jones guides us through the weekly changes to watch for in animals, wildflowers, and trees as spring moves from March through May and shares the role nature's calendar plays in both a healthy environment and our daily lives.
Presenter: Naturalist Wendy Jones is a popular and frequent speaker at the Friends of the Library’s Community Forums. Pat subjects have included birding, climate change, nature writing and more.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Craft Time
Join us for some craft time! We will have a new craft to make each week at our library!
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
Thursday, March 30, 2023
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Story Time
Join us for stories, crafts and fun!
Saturday, April 1, 2023
9:00 AM - none
Lego Club
Join us for an all day event! We will have our millions of legos out for your family to build creations with, then put them on display!
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
9:00 AM - none
Craft Time
Join us for some craft time! We will have a new craft to make each week at our library!
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
Thursday, April 6, 2023
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Story Time
Join us for stories, crafts and fun!
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Vernal Pools with Pat Fisher
Join Pat Fisher of the Harbor Country Hikers for this fascinating presentation in our Pokagon Room for families and the curious minded. Pat will discuss the amazing world of our local vernal pools and the importance they hold for local wildlife.
This program will be followed up with four hikes for families and nature lovers to discover their depths, learn about mayflowers and giant white trillium, take samples and see first hand just how unique these wetland habitats are.
Vernal Pool Hikes
April 8th 10:30 am
April 22nd 10:30 am
May 13th 10:30 am
May 27th 10:30 am
April 8th 10:30 am
April 22nd 10:30 am
May 13th 10:30 am
May 27th 10:30 am
Meet in the New Buffalo Elementary School Parking Lot
*Boots highly recommended.
*Recommended age 7+
*Recommended age 7+
Friday, April 7, 2023
9:00 AM - none
Closed
The Library will be closed in observance of Good Friday.
Saturday, April 8, 2023
9:00 AM - none
Lego Club
Join us for an all day event! We will have our millions of legos out for your family to build creations with, then put them on display!
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Vernal Pools with Pat Fisher - Hike 1
Join Pat Fisher of the Harbor Country Hikers for this fascinating program for families and the curious minded. Pat will walk us through the amazing world of our local vernal pools and the importance they hold for local wildlife.
This series of hikes for families and nature lovers will help them discover the beauty of vernal pools, learn about mayflowers and giant white trillium, take samples and see first hand just how unique these wetland habitats are.
Vernal Pool Hikes
April 8th 10:30 am
April 22nd 10:30 am
May 13th 10:30 am
May 27th 10:30 am
April 8th 10:30 am
April 22nd 10:30 am
May 13th 10:30 am
May 27th 10:30 am
Meet in the New Buffalo Elementary School Parking Lot
*Boots highly recommended.
*Recommended age 7+
*Recommended age 7+
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
4:15 PM
Library Board Meeting
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
9:00 AM - none
Craft Time
Join us for some craft time! We will have a new craft to make each week at our library!
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
Thursday, April 13, 2023
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Story Time
Join us for stories, crafts and fun!
Saturday, April 15, 2023
9:00 AM - none
Lego Club
Join us for an all day event! We will have our millions of legos out for your family to build creations with, then put them on display!
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
6:30 PM
The Golfmore Hotel
For a brief period between 1923 and 1939, The Golfmore Hotel on the Lake Michigan Shore in Michigan Shores/Grand Beach was second only to Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel in size, appearance and amenities. Tom Suhs, who has researched the hotel and what little remains of the structure, tells its story through photographs, period postcards, newspaper ads, articles and brochures. Highlights of the Golfmore’s story include its role as a training camp for boxers George Carpentier, Tommy Gibbons and “The Cinderella Man,” James Braddock.
Presenter: Tom Suhs is author of The Golfmore Hotel: An Illustrated History.
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
9:00 AM - none
Craft Time
Join us for some craft time! We will have a new craft to make each week at our library!
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
Thursday, April 20, 2023
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Story Time
Join us for stories, crafts and fun!
Saturday, April 22, 2023
9:00 AM - none
Lego Club
Join us for an all day event! We will have our millions of legos out for your family to build creations with, then put them on display!
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Vernal Pools with Pat Fisher - Hike 2
Join Pat Fisher of the Harbor Country Hikers for this fascinating program for families and the curious minded. Pat will walk us through the amazing world of our local vernal pools and the importance they hold for local wildlife.
This series of hikes for families and nature lovers will help them discover the beauty of vernal pools, learn about mayflowers and giant white trillium, take samples and see first hand just how unique these wetland habitats are.
This series of hikes for families and nature lovers will help them discover the beauty of vernal pools, learn about mayflowers and giant white trillium, take samples and see first hand just how unique these wetland habitats are.
Vernal Pool Hikes
April 22nd 10:30 am
May 13th 10:30 am
May 27th 10:30 am
Meet in the New Buffalo Elementary School Parking Lot
*Boots highly recommended.
*Recommended age 7+
May 13th 10:30 am
May 27th 10:30 am
Meet in the New Buffalo Elementary School Parking Lot
*Boots highly recommended.
*Recommended age 7+
Monday, April 24, 2023
6:30 PM
Harbor Country Film Group with Eve Moran - Singin in the Rain
Singin’ in the Rain is a brilliant and dazzling romantic musical comedy. Among many great talents, it stars Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds. There is music and romance and dancing, all set around a clever story about a fictional film studio’s difficult and wildly amusing transition from silent movies to the talkies. Singin’ in the Rain placed 5th on the American Film Institute’s 10th anniversary list of 100 great films, was voted the 10th greatest film of all time by critics in the 2022 Sight & Sound poll, and was loudly applauded by Roger Ebert in his The Great Movies essay. Warm, smart, funny, and energizing, this film will shower us with pure joy!
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
NBTL Book Club
Read and discuss a range of literature with fellow bibliophiles in your local library!
Club meets the final Tuesday of each month from 10:00-1:00 in the Pokagon Room of the New Buffalo Township Library.
April 25 - Heart's Invisable Furies - John Boyne
May 30 - The Dawn of Detroit - Tiya Miles
Club meets the final Tuesday of each month from 10:00-1:00 in the Pokagon Room of the New Buffalo Township Library.
April 25 - Heart's Invisable Furies - John Boyne
May 30 - The Dawn of Detroit - Tiya Miles
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
9:00 AM - none
Craft Time
Join us for some craft time! We will have a new craft to make each week at our library!
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Read to a Dog
Your little ones can build their reading confidence by learning to read with one of our therapy dogs! Stop in to spend a reading session with Blossom or Teddy!
Thursday, April 27, 2023
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Story Time
Join us for stories, crafts and fun!
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Super Smash Bros Tournament
Join us for this epic tournament of wills. 4 players at a time will face off, to see who has what it takes to be the ultimate champion of Smash Bros. We will have plenty of snacks on hand to keep you powered up. The top player takes home the prize.
For ages 9+
Age Groups of: 9-13
14-18
Age Groups of: 9-13
14-18
Sign-up Only
Call or email the Library to register
Call or email the Library to register
Saturday, April 29, 2023
9:00 AM - none
Lego Club
Join us for an all day event! We will have our millions of legos out for your family to build creations with, then put them on display!
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
6:30 PM
Deconstruction and Jacques Derrida: a Primer
Jacques Derrida has been called “The world’s most famous philosopher,” a appellation that has been corrected to “The world’s only famous philosopher.” He is famous for originating a mode of critique called “deconstruction,” which exposes concealed contradictions and weak spots in literary and philosophical texts. Deconstructive practice supports Derrida’s central claim that meaning, signification, is always shifting and in motion, and that what he calls “presence,” which is the opposite of signification, is an illusion, along with stable and evident identities, in language as well as in the world. Derrida is also famous for the way he writes, which, in keeping with his philosophy, is almost impenetrably dense and elliptical. This presentation will attempt to translate deconstructionist thought into terms that make it more understandable without blunting its challenges. Time permitting, the talk will conclude with an extended example of deconstructive criticism.
Presenter: Albert B. Fernandez, Professor Emeritus of Cultural History and Humanities, North Central College.
Saturday, May 13, 2023
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Vernal Pools with Pat Fisher - Hike 3
Join Pat Fisher of the Harbor Country Hikers for this fascinating program for families and the curious minded. Pat will walk us through the amazing world of our local vernal pools and the importance they hold for local wildlife.
This series of hikes for families and nature lovers will help them discover the beauty of vernal pools, learn about mayflowers and giant white trillium, take samples and see first hand just how unique these wetland habitats are.
This series of hikes for families and nature lovers will help them discover the beauty of vernal pools, learn about mayflowers and giant white trillium, take samples and see first hand just how unique these wetland habitats are.
Vernal Pool Hikes
May 13th 10:30 am
May 27th 10:30 am
Meet in the New Buffalo Elementary School Parking Lot
*Boots highly recommended.
*Recommended age 7+
May 27th 10:30 am
Meet in the New Buffalo Elementary School Parking Lot
*Boots highly recommended.
*Recommended age 7+
Saturday, May 27, 2023
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Vernal Pools with Pat Fisher - Hike 4
Join Pat Fisher of the Harbor Country Hikers for this fascinating program for families and the curious minded. Pat will walk us through the amazing world of our local vernal pools and the importance they hold for local wildlife.
This series of hikes for families and nature lovers will help them discover the beauty of vernal pools, learn about mayflowers and giant white trillium, take samples and see first hand just how unique these wetland habitats are.
This series of hikes for families and nature lovers will help them discover the beauty of vernal pools, learn about mayflowers and giant white trillium, take samples and see first hand just how unique these wetland habitats are.
Vernal Pool Hikes
May 27th 10:30 am
Meet in the New Buffalo Elementary School Parking Lot
*Boots highly recommended.
*Recommended age 7+
Meet in the New Buffalo Elementary School Parking Lot
*Boots highly recommended.
*Recommended age 7+
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
6:30 PM
The Eastland Disaster
Tragedy struck the S.S. Eastland in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 24, 1915. It was planned to be the fifth annual Western Electric Company-Hawthorne Works Club picnic held at Michigan City’s Lakefront. Minutes after boarding 2,500 passengers, the Eastland rolled over on its port side in 20 feet of water in the Chicago River with one of its bowlines still tied to the wharf. Eight hundred forty-four people, including entire families, died that day, the greatest loss of life event in Great Lakes History.
Presenter: James Retseck is the past president of the Michigan City Historical Society and the Old Lighthouse Museum.
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
6:30 PM
The Greatest Showman on Earth: Harry Houdini and His Death-Defying Acts
Born Erik Weisz in Budapest, Hungary, Harry Houdini became the greatest escape artist in history. Determined to create one death-defying stunt after another, he drove himself to physical exhaustion and left audiences mesmerized. He escaped from locks, chains, handcuffs, jails, straitjackets, and water-sealed containers. But he could not escape death at the age of 52. Please join us for a look at the “greatest showman on earth.”
Presenter: Tim Moore, Lake Michigan College. Tim’s in-depth examination of people and events in American history have made him a favorite at our Community Forum presentations.
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
6:30 PM
Ladies of Laughter: Great Comediennes
In the early days of comedy and beyond, many top-notch classic comediennes have made audiences laugh. Join Film Historian Dr. Annette Bochenek as she presents a program about the funny women of film, television and radio, including Gracie Allen, Lucille Ball, Eve Arden and more. The program will include a multimedia presentation consisting of photos, video clips and captivating stories.
Presenter: Annette Bochenek. Dr. Bochenek is an archivist, film historian and scholar of Hollywood’s Golden Age. She is also president of the Windy City Film Fanatics