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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

April 30: "A Night for Notables" 7 pm - 9:30 pm, The Library of Michigan, Lansing. Reservations required; please contact 517-373-4692

The schedule of tour stops follows, listed alphabetically by author name:

Richard Bak – “A Distant Thunder: Michigan in the Civil War”
May 26, 7 p.m. – Wayne Public Library in Wayne
June 27, 6:30 p.m. – Grant Area District Library in Grant
June 29, 7 p.m. – Public Libraries of Saginaw / Zauel Branch in Saginaw
June 30, 2 p.m. – Oscoda County Library in Mio

Marcia Fountain-Blacklidge – “The Indians of Hungry Hollow”
May 21, 11 a.m. – Belding Memorial Library in Belding
May 24, 6:30 p.m. – Albion Public Library in Albion
May 26, 5 p.m. – White Pigeon Township Library in White Pigeon
June 21, 7 p.m. – Hart Area Public Library in Hart

Broadside Press (various authors) – “A Different Image: The Legacy of Broadside Press”
May 21, 1 p.m. – Jackson District Library / Eastern Branch in Jackson
May 22, 2 p.m. – Oak Park Public Library in Oak Park
May 24, 7 p.m. – Tecumseh District Library in Tecumseh
May 25, 7 p.m. – Michigan State University Library in East Lansing

Joseph Cabadas – “River Rouge: Ford’s Industrial Colossus”
May 24, 5:30 p.m. – Bay County-Auburn Area Library in Bay City
May 25, 7 p.m. – Iosco-Arenac District Library in East Tawas
May 27, 7 p.m. – Charles A. Ransom District Library in Plainwell
June 8, 7:30 p.m. – Sterling Heights Public Library in Sterling Heights

George Cantor – “Wire to Wire: Inside the 1984 Detroit Tigers Championship Season”
May 19, 7 p.m. – Orion Township Library in Lake Orion
May 23, 7 p.m. – Herrick District Library in Holland
May 26, 6 p.m. – Cutler Memorial Library in St. Louis
June 15, 7:30 p.m. – Roseville Public Library in Roseville

Dave Dempsey – “On the Brink: The Great Lakes in the 21st Century”
May 21, 10:30 a.m. – West Iron District Library in Iron River
May 23, 7 p.m. – Peter White Public Library in Marquette

Lisa Fine – “The Story of Reo Joe: Work, Kin, and Community in Autotown USA”
May 23, 7 p.m. – Capital Area District Library / Main Branch in Lansing
May 24, 7 p.m. – Briggs Public Library in St. Johns

Patrick Livingston – “Eight Steamboats: Sailing Through the Sixties”
May 17, 7 p.m. – Chesaning Public Library in Chesaning
May 25, 7 p.m. – Whitefish Township Library in Paradise
May 26, 2 p.m. – Curtis Township Library in Curtis
May 27, 7 p.m. – Warren Public Library / Arthur Miller Branch in Warren

Gwen Marston – “Mary Schafer: American Quilt Maker”
May 9, 7 p.m. – Charlevoix Public Library in Charlevoix
May 23, 7 p.m. – Forest Area High School in Fife Lake (sponsored by Fife Lake Public Library)

Marcia Heringa Mason – “Remember the Distance That Divides Us: The Family Letters of Philadelphia Quaker Abolitionist and Michigan Pioneer Elizabeth Margaret Chandler, 1830-1842”
June 1, 7 p.m. – Sanilac District Library in Port Sanilac
June 17, 3 p.m. – Brighton District Library in Brighton

Anne-Marie Oomen – “Pulling Down the Barn: Memories of a Rural Childhood”
June 16, 6:30 p.m. – Kalkaska County Library in Kalkaska
June 17, 7:30 p.m. – Drummond Island Library in Drummond Island
June 18, 2 p.m. – Indian River Area Library in Indian River
June 28, 7 p.m. – Menominee County Library in Stephenson

Michigan Notable Books -- (2005)

Grant Awarded: April 2005

Type of Grant: Humanities Project Grant

Sponsor: Library of Michigan

Contact: Nancy Robertson, Acting State Librarian, (517) 373-9464, nrobertson@michigan.gov

Websites: www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan or Michigan Notable Books

Award: $15,000

‘Michigan Notable Books’ Authors Share Their Stories on the Road at Dozens of Libraries Statewide

(April 8, 2005)--The Library of Michigan today announced the complete schedule for “On the Move with Michigan Notables” – a tour that will take many of the 2005 Michigan Notable Books authors to 36 libraries all over the state to talk about their books, answer questions about their work, and sign copies of their books. These free-to-the-public presentations are made possible by a $15,000 grant from the Michigan Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Tour stops include libraries in Albion, Bay City, Belding, Brighton, Charlevoix, Chesaning, Curtis, Drummond Island, East Lansing, East Tawas, Fife Lake, Grant, Hart, Holland, Indian River, Iron River, Jackson, Kalkaska, Lake Orion, Lansing, Marquette, Mio, Oak Park, Paradise, Plainwell, Port Sanilac, Roseville, Saginaw, St. Johns, St. Louis, Stephenson, Sterling Heights, Tecumseh, Warren, Wayne and White Pigeon.

“ This tour is an excellent opportunity for book lovers throughout the state to learn a great deal about some of the best Michigan-themed writing available anywhere,” said Acting State Librarian Nancy Robertson. “The Michigan Humanities Council and our other program sponsors have really done a wonderful thing by allowing these authors to take their good work to residents who might not otherwise have had the opportunity.”

The tours will start on May 9 in Charlevoix with author Gwen Marston (“Mary Schafer: American Quilt Maker”) and wraps on June 30 in Mio with author Richard Bak (“A Distant Thunder: Michigan in the Civil War”). Many of the tour dates fall during Michigan Week (May 21-27 – “Great Lakes, Great Traditions: Michigan on the Move”). The full schedule of dates, locations and authors, and the complete list of 2005 Michigan Notable Books are available on the Web at www.michigan.gov/michiganweek.

The Michigan Notable Books program is designed to promote reading and raise awareness of Michigan’s literary heritage. In addition to the tour, the Library of Michigan and Library of Michigan Foundation are hosting a full day “Notables” entertainment on Saturday, April 30, at the Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., in downtown Lansing.

From 1 to 5 p.m., the public can enjoy free presentations from several Michigan Notable Books authors, purchase their books and have them signed. From 7 to 9:30 p.m., the Library of Michigan Foundation offers “A Night for Notables,” a $25-per-person fund-raiser headlined by renowned author Judith Guest, perhaps best known for her novel, “Ordinary People.” Guest’s latest work, “A Tarnished Eye,” is among this year’s Michigan Notable Books selections.

For information about any Michigan Notable Books events, please contact the Library of Michigan by e-mail at librarian@michigan.gov, by phone at (517) 373-1300 or on the Web at www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan.
Michigan Notable Books events are sponsored in part by the Library of Michigan Foundation, Schuler Books & Music, Standard Federal Bank, The Rossman Group, the Michigan Humanities Council, the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, the Michigan Center for the Book, Michigan State University Press, University of Michigan Press, Wayne State University Press and the Lansing State Journal.

The Library of Michigan Foundation raises funds to support special programs, services and collections of the Library of Michigan.
The Library of Michigan is part of the Department of History, Arts and Libraries (HAL). Dedicated to enriching the quality of life for Michigan residents by providing access to information, preserving and promoting Michigan’s heritage and fostering cultural creativity, the department also includes the Michigan Historical Center, the Mackinac Island State Park Commission, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the Michigan Film Office. For more information, visit www.michigan.gov/hal.