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HPL Closed Through April 4, 2020

BY JOSEPH ZAPPACOSTA, DIRECTOR, HACKLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY

In an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19, Hackley Public Library will be closed to the public Monday, March 16 through Saturday, April 4. HPL's outside Book Drop will be locked and unavailable until Monday, April 6.

Thank you for understanding, we apologize for any inconvenience.

Call (231) 722-8000 from 10:00 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday with any questions regarding your library account or digital materials.

During this time:

• All due dates will be extended until the library reopens

• HPL's outside Book Drop will be locked and unavailable until Monday, April 6.

• Access digital library materials, including unlimited borrows on Hoopla, using the Libby, Hoopla, or RB digital websites or apps


Founded in 1890, the Hackley Public Library is located in downtown Muskegon. Hackley Public Library's Main Building is located at 316 W. Webster Ave, and is open noon to 8:00 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, and 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Hackley Public Library's Local History and Genealogy in the Torrent House is located at 315 W. Webster Ave, and is open 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

The Hackley Public Library is dedicated to promoting knowledge, understanding, and wisdom, combating ignorance, intolerance, and indifference, promoting the free exchange of ideas, and conserving our national and local cultural heritage. The mission of the Hackley Public Library is to inform, inspire, and delight our diverse community by providing information, knowledge, literature, new technologies, and traditional and innovative programs. Visit them online at HackleyLibrary.org and on Facebook at HackleyPL.

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Contents:

EXPO
Giveaways and more! Take a first-hand look at products and services offered by White Lake Area businesses Saturday, March 21 at the White Lake Community Business Expo at Whitehall High School. Find out more here.

EVENTS
Swing class, Irish dancers, holocaust survivor author and much more are at Hackley Public Library! Classes, book groups, bingo, storytimes — pick your events and learn, discuss and be entertained! Peruse the schedule here.

BRUNCH
Celebrate Women of Accomplishment! The Greater Muskegon Woman’s Club honors local women for the work they do to change our community for the better. Find out how you can join them at the March 28 brunch here.

DECORATING
The age old question: How do I treat my slider to help reduce sun and increase privacy — and look modern, too? Carol Beatty of Quigley Draperies offers suggestions for side options in this informative article.

SENIORS
Alzheimer’s caregivers have a growing, stressful and often overwhelming list of duties. Kurt Sapp of Seminole Shores Living Center explores why finding gratitude is essential to caregivers' overall health and quality of life.

COMMUNITY
What is our community's literacy standing and what work is being done to improve it? United Way of the Lakeshore's Christine Robere investigates learning to read in Muskegon County here.

LAKESHORE STAR GAZER
This month, become a sky watcher, and enjoy views of the brightest stars and constellations of winter and spring, under warmer observing conditions. Astronomer Jonathan Truax is your guide here. VIDEO!

BUSTER KEATON
Working hard to impress the father of the woman he loves, Keaton leaves for the big city and tries his hand at a number of different jobs in "Daydreams," complete and on line here. VIDEO!

CARTOONS
It's spring, a favorite theme for early animators! We enjoy a UB Iwerk's Comicolor and a Burt Gillett's Rainbow Parade Cartoon from Van Beuren Studios, both from 1935, complete and on line here. VIDEO!

EVENTS CALENDAR
Don't miss a thing this month with Muskegon County's best online events calendar, courtesy of Hackley Public Library!

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