October is Dyslexia Awareness Month at the Frankenmuth Wickson District Library
Did you know that one in five children struggles with a reading disability like dyslexia? At the Frankenmuth Wickson District Library,...
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Chelsea Keat
Aug 263 min read
Small Change, Big Difference: The Literacy Boost from Large Print Books
A 2017 study conducted by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) found that nearly two-thirds of 4th and 8th grade...
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Chelsea Keat
Jun 153 min read
Michigan Activity Pass (MAP): Adventure Begins with Your Library Card
Our Summer Reading Program is officially underway! On Saturday, June 1, 2024, around 525 people walked through the library doors to kick...
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Chelsea Keat
Mar 192 min read
From Shelf to Soil: Wickson Launches First Seed Library
Happy first week of Spring! The first brave daffodils have popped, and all around town bright yellow clusters invite a welcome and...
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Michelle Duclos
Mar 62 min read
Exciting News and Grants to Transform Our Library Community
We are thrilled to share some exciting news that directly impacts you and our entire community! Wickson District Library has recently...
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Chelsea Keat
Oct 23, 20232 min read
Libby and the VLC Library: Two Apps for a Complete Library Experience
This week we’re discussing how to make the most of your library experience from the comfort of your phone. There are two apps you’ll want...
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Michelle Duclos
Oct 17, 20233 min read
Connecting Communities and Exploring Bookmobile Services
Recently, Jennifer Harden and I had the privilege of attending the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services conference in Hershey,...
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Chelsea Keat
Jun 26, 20232 min read
Homebound Delivery Service: We’ll bring the library to you!
“It’s like how the mailman used to knock on the door to deliver the mail. It’s the point of contact with the customer that’s special. The...
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Chelsea Keat
Jun 19, 20232 min read
Library of Things: Lending to Reduce Consumption
When you think of checking something out from the library, you probably think of books. Why wouldn’t you? Books are, and probably will...
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Chelsea Keat
Jun 6, 20233 min read
10 Little Facts About Little Free Libraries
You’ve likely seen them before—those little, often colorful, book-sharing boxes dotting the perimeters of parks, playgrounds, and private...
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Michelle Duclos
Jan 3, 20223 min read
Your favorite books in 2021
People routinely tell me the columns they like best are what others are reading, so let’s start 2022 with lots of ideas. Thanks, Beth...
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Michelle Duclos
Sep 13, 20213 min read
"Nothing is pleasanter than exploring a library."
Nineteenth century British poet Walter Landor made this observation, and many people have agreed since then. I thought it would be...
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Michelle Duclos
Aug 23, 20213 min read
The Book Swap Stacks
We are used to getting free books at the library. That’s the whole idea. To get the most out of the library’s resources, having a library...
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Michelle Duclos
Aug 16, 20213 min read
New library app makes everything easy right from your phone
Here is something you really want to do. Go to the library’s homepage (wicksonlibrary.org) and scroll past the middle of the page. You’ll...
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Michelle Duclos
Aug 11, 20213 min read
When we want something short, Libby has magazines
Sometimes we aren’t in the mood for complexity, and we want to read something quickly from start to finish. We want to read about birds...
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Michelle Duclos
Jul 19, 20213 min read
Books for Lunch bunch builds reading lists
Books for Lunch had its first post-Zoom era in person meeting at the library last week, a dozen strong including three new people. Here...
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Michelle Duclos
Jul 5, 20213 min read
Summer Romance
For whatever reason, it appears that this column has only featured romance novels a couple times over the past nine years. Yet when I...
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Michelle Duclos
Jun 28, 20213 min read
Books for Lunch: a little history, a lot of fun
Nine years ago, during a discussion about the library needing a book club, then-director Mary Chasseur told me there was a history of...
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Michelle Duclos
Jun 21, 20213 min read
The library has books you like how you like them
We’ve all done it. We’ve been baited into an argument about the best way to read a book. Paper only! many say. The feel, the smell, the...
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Michelle Duclos
Jun 14, 20213 min read
Summer Reading is on!
Beginning Monday, June 14 – two days before this article is published in the newspaper – Summer Reading is once again happening for every...
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