AUGUST NEWS FROM THE BALDWIN PUBLIC LIBRARY

August is looking awesome at the Library! Summer reading is wrapping up, but there’s still plenty of fun to be had. Check out all our programs this month at Baldwinlib.org/calendar. Among them you’ll find sessions on parenting, Photoshop, genealogy, Detroit Style Pizza and the Michigan Opera Theater! You have two opportunities to join us for outdoor storytimes You can use the new and improved Michigan Activity Pass website to score free or discounted admission to hundreds of attractions across the state Also: check out the book club choices for August and September.

PHASE 3 RENOVATION PROGRESS CONTINUES!

Follow our progress on the renovation and expansion of the front entrance and circulation area of the library at baldwinlib.org/renovation, or on library social media accounts.

FIRED AND FUSED: GLASS CREATIONS WORKSHOP

Friday, August 11 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Join us for a fun experience working with fused glass with Helen Agius-Andreae, artist, instructor and owner of Fired and Fused glass creations! In this workshop you will be introduced to the art of fused glass and glass cutting techniques and make a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. Choose between a 6-inch dish, bowl or vase. You will be instructed on how to arrange and stack colorful glass pieces on a base piece of compatible glass to create your unique design. Pieces will then be fused and slumped in a kiln and will be ready for pick-up approximately two weeks after the class. No experience necessary! All tools and materials will be provided Please follow this link to register

HOT WHEELS ON MIDVALE!

Tuesday, August 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Join us as we transform our Next parking lot into a showcase for classic cars, muscle cars and other unique vehicles including the Batmobile! Mingle with the owners and hear stories about their “babies.”

Enjoy a coney dog and a bag of chips while you “cruise” the parking lot. If you have a vehicle you or someone you know would like to display, contact Pam Hall at 248-203-5280. Please follow this link to register

IRAQ REIMAGINGED: A SOCIAL AND POLITICAL HISTORY OF MODERN MESOPOTAMIA

Thursday, August 17, 6 p.m.

Tareq Ramadan, B.A, M.A., Ph.D., Wayne State University adjunct professor and Arab America Foundation's 40 Under 40

In 2003, the United States launched an invasion of Iraq under the pretense that its government was concealing weapons of mass destruction. Though no such weapons were found, the subsequent occupation of the country and the power vacuum that ensued led to the collapse of Iraq’s already fractured, and historically elusive, social and political unity With Saddam Hussein gone after more than two decades in power, the oil-rich nation embarked on a chaotic restructuring that many argue has resulted in an unstable, and even failed state. Despite Iraq’s political and security woes, it is home to incredible linguistic, ethnic and religious diversity as well as a remarkable human history that has spurred one of its most renowned nicknames, “The Cradle of Civilization.” Please follow this link to register.