September is National Library Card Sign Up Month and the Chelsea District Library (CDL) is joining forces with the American Library Association’s Spokesdog, Snoopy, to encourage first timers to become a member of their library.
During September, anyone who lives in the CDL library district and signs up for their first CDL library card, will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a Kindle Fire®. Plus, the first 200 new members will receive a special “Snoopy” library card.
Already have a CDL library card? Show your friends by snapping a selfie with Snoopy and the Gang, who will be “hanging” out in the library lobby throughout the month.
“A library card is the coolest card you can have in your wallet,” says Lori Coryell, library director in a press release, “and the most important.”
Today’s libraries are about more than books. They are creative educational spaces for learners from birth to high school and beyond. From non-traditional collections like a 3D printer, WiFi hotspots and low vision equipment, to innovative programing like the WWI Centennial Project, Authors in Chelsea, and the new upcoming Washtenaw Reads, there is something for every age group.
So, what can a CDL library card get you? Literally thousands of books, movies, audiobooks, and videogames for you to take home. Your card will also give you access to online databases for language learning, e-book reading, and genealogy researching.
And if that’s not enticement enough, your library card is so powerful it gives you access to the Internet. Your card keeps you connected at our library computer stations, through free WiFi in our building, at one of the township halls in our service area where we’ve installed WiFi hotspots (accessible 24 hours a day), or through one of our 15 circulating WiFi hotspots.
“If you haven’t been to the Chelsea District Library in a while, you might be in for a surprise,” says Coryell. “There’s really something for everyone, and it’s all free with a library card.”
For more information on how to sign up for a library card, visit the Chelsea District Library in person or visit the library online at www.chelseadistrictlibrary.org/how-do-i/library-user-info/get-a-library-card.
