Adults
Why Is the Library Special to Our Community?
What makes the Troy Library special to you? Tell Woman's Day magazine and the American Library Association and you might win the Why Libraries Are Special contest.
What makes a library a special place? How does it enrich the lives of you and your neighbors? How is the Troy Public Library important to our community?
Up to four women's stories will be featured in an upcoming issue of Woman's Day and/or on womansday.com. Entries (up to 700 words) will be judged equally on originality, clarity of ideas, and grace of expression. The subject matter must be true, and the essay must be your own original work, have never been published before, nor won any other award. Include your name, address, daytime phone number and email address, and submit your entry no later than 12 noon ET on May 9, to womansday@ala.org. Only one entry per person. This contest is open only to women who live in the United States. Click here for complete rules.
If you would like to copy us on your essay, we would love to see what makes the Troy Public Library important to you, your family, and your community. We will post the essays we receive, with your permission, in the Cup and Chaucer Cafe, and on our website. Please send your entry to Lynne Lambert.
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Everyone's Reading Presumed Innocent, February 15 - April 28
The Troy Public Library is one of 16 Detroit-area libraries participating in Everyone's Reading, a community-wide program designed to promote dialogue through the shared experience of reading and discussing the same book. This year's selection is the blockbuster courtroom thriller Presumed Innocent by best-selling author and attorney Scott Turow. (Watch for the sequel, Innocent, to be published in May.)
To enhance your reading experience, join us for one of these programs:
The Law from a Prosecutor's Perspective: Eric J. Smith, Macomb County Prosecutor, Thursday, February 18, 7-8:30 pm
CSI: Troy with Police Officer James M. Feld, Wednesday, March 10, 7-8:30 pm
Presumed Innocent book discussion, Wednesday, March 24, 7-8:30 pm
In addition, Scott Turow will speak about Presumed Innocent, his other best-selling works, and his involvement with the Innocence Project on Thursday, April 15 at 7 pm at the Millenium Centre (15600 J.L. Hudson Dr., Southfield, MI, on the campus of Providence Hospital). Due to popular demand, a ticket will be required for the author appearance. Tickets are free but limited. They will be awarded via a random lottery on April 1 for Troy residents only (one entry per household). Register for the lottery here beginning February 15 or by calling 248.524.3534.
Do You Know Your History?
Do you know your history? And who says history is boring? Not with these great reads! Whether it's literary, art, or crime history, the fascinating books on display near the Troy Library's Adult Services Reference Desk will grab you from page one. Check them out next time you're in the Library.
Techniques to Improve Your Job Search
Come to the Troy Library on Thursdays, March 25, April 1, and April 8, at 6:30 pm, to learn how to ease the tension of the job hunt and make your job search a positive experience, from Dan Mistura, CPC, president of Personnel Consulting Group. Mistura will discuss setting career objectives by reviewing your experience and options; evaluating your resume; designing a marketing plan to target companies; making a professional presentation and selling yourself during interviews; using contacts and acquaintances; keepign the process on track; and negotiating a job offer.
Mistura is the retired owner and operator of successful personnel placement firms in Detroit and other major cities in the United States. He was president of the Michigan Association of Personnel Consultants and past Director of the National Association of Personnel Consultants.
Register once for the entire series by clicking on the dates above. Registration is required.
For more information, contact Kay McFarland.