WINTER 2020/21 Virtual Program Guide

So much fun to be had.

See you online!

December 2020

2 | DECEMBER |

Cook Supper with Ming – Holiday MealCook supper with our favorite chef, Ming Louie. In the first of this three-part series, Ming will prepare a holiday meal of Shrimp Fried Rice. We’ll supply the ingredient list ahead of time so you can purchase what you need when you shop. Then tune in at the appointed time and cook supper with Ming. He’ll answer your questions in real time. When the program is over, sit down and enjoy a delicious homemade dinner.

Tuesday, December 8 @ 5pm

Marissa’s Marvelous Story Time: All AgesThese interactive sessions include ASL, songs, stories, movement activities, and imagination promoting socialization and exploration. Early literacy practices are modeled throughout this story time series empowering both children and their caregivers to be literacy leaders.(Ages Birth–5)

Mondays, December 7, 14, 21 January 11, 25February 1, 8, 15, 22(Note: there will be no Story Time January 18)@ 10am

Virtual PlaydatesLet’s socially interact! Join Miss Marissa on Zoom for a continuation of story time including songs, a story, and an interactive virtual playtime. Register at www.thegdl.org/events with your email address and we’ll send you the zoom information to join. Please include both your name and your child’s name and age in the name field when registering. (Ages Birth–5)

Mondays, December 7, 14, 21 January 11, 25February 1, 8, 15, 22(Note: there will be no Playdate January 18)@ 10:30

Marissa’s Marvelous Story Time: Baby StepsSessions include songs, fingerplays, and stories that foster adult/child interaction. Activities are designed to build babies’ language skills through repetition and making connections between print and the world around them. (Ages Birth–24 months)

Wednesdays, December 2, 9, 16, 23January 13, 20, 27February 3, 10, 17, 24@ 10am

So much fun to be had. See you online!

RumpelstiltskinFollow the Miller as he weaves a web of lies to convince the King that his daughter can spin straw into gold. Meet the outrageous villain, Rumpelstiltskin, whose preposterous demands create all kinds of mayhem. Hand-carved marionettes bring this rhyming rendition of the classic tale to life.

Saturday, December 5@ Noon

Teens Among UsDo you love Among Us? Join Children’s and Digital Services Librarians, Marissa and Ryan, on Zoom to play Among Us in groups with other teens. Register at www.thegdl.org/events with your email address and we’ll send you the zoom information to join. Please include both your name and age in the name field when registering. (Ages 13–18)

Friday, December 11@ 6pm

Are You Smarter Than a Librarian?The bars may be closed, but you can still get your trivia fix. Join us for an evening of online trivia where librarians get to ask you the reference questions. Level of difficulty? Just challenging enough to be fun. Visit thegdl.org/trivia to play, or join us on Facebook Live or YouTube.

Thursday, December 17@ 6pm

Virtual Escape Room: Stuck in a Snow GlobeAll you know is that you fell asleep gazing at your favorite snow globe and when you awoke, you were part of it. Now you’re trapped in the snow globe and only have 30 minutes to escape. Complete the escape room by visiting www.thegdl.org/events, or visit us on Facebook. (Ages 9 & up)

Monday, December 21@ 4pm

3 | JANUARY |

January 2021

Tween Game NightCalling all game lovers! Join Marissa, GDL’s Children’s Librarian, on Zoom to play a variety of games including trivia, Among Us, charades, and more with other tweens. Register at www.thegdl.org/events with your email address and we’ll send you the zoom information to join. Please include both your name and age in the name field when registering. (Ages 9–12)

Friday, January 8@ 6pm

Virtual Tech TutoringNeed help with your computer, smartphone, iPad or tablet? Call our Digital Services Librarian, Ryan, and make an appointment to receive help via the phone, FaceTime or Zoom.Fridays, January 8, 15Call for Appointment – (810) 230-3336

Cook Supper with Ming – Healthy MealCook supper with our favorite chef, Ming Louie. In the second of this three-part series, Ming will prepare Tofu Steak. We’ll supply the ingredient list ahead of time so you can purchase what you need when you shop. Then tune in at the appointed time and cook supper with Ming. He’ll answer your questions in real time. When the program is over, sit down and enjoy a delicious homemade dinner.

Tuesday, January 12@ 5pm

Needle DropA vinyl record listening party featuring the ‘New Wave’ sounds of pop and rock from the 1980s. Librarian Ivan Smith will drop the needle on some LPs and 45s from the artists and innovators of a truly dynamic and exciting era of American popular music: Missing Persons, The Cure, Kraftwerk and more. He’ll also dig through the crates of a recent vinyl record donation to the library to discover some musical surprises. This is Part One of a two-part series.

Friday, January 15@ 2pm

Wacky Winter MagicSnow is falling and magic is calling. Joel Tacey will have you laughing out loud with his dazzling magic and wacky stunts.

Saturday, January 16@ Noon

Are You Smarter Than a Librarian?The bars may be closed, but you can still get your trivia fix. Join us for an evening of online trivia where librarians get to ask you the reference questions. Level of difficulty? Just challenging enough to be fun. Visit thegdl.org/trivia to play, or join us on Facebook Live or YouTube.

Thursday, January 21@ 6pm

Virtual Escape Room: Trapped in 2020Everyone else started the new year but you’re trapped, reliving January 31, 2020 again and again. You have 30 minutes to figure out how to get to 2021. Complete the escape room by visiting www.thegdl.org/events or visiting us on Facebook. (Ages 9 & up)

Monday, January 25@ 4pm

Meet Maya AngelouRosie Chapman, a.k.a. Miz Rosie, is a storyteller, author, poet, artist, therapist and school social worker who thrills audiences of all ages with storytelling. Rosie’s interactive “edutainment” combining educating, enlightening and entertainment, tickles the soul, warms the heart and stimulates the mind. Watch as she becomes Ms. Maya Angelou right before your eyes. Tuesday, January 26@ 4pm

What are You Reading?Join your Genesee District Librarians to discuss what books they’ve read lately, and receive personalized book recommendations.Tuesday, January 26@ 3pm

Bought Out and Spent!Recovery from Compulsive Shopping and SpendingWelcome to Shopaholics Anonymous. Are you allowing others, advertisers, and our consumer culture to define you? How much would you have to buy to fill the emptiness you feel? Do you want to keep working the rest of your life just to afford your lifestyle and expenditures? Join Terrence Shulman for a fascinating look at the Compulsive Shopping and Spending Disorder.

Thursday, January 28@ 6pm

So much fun to be had. See you online!

Take a virtual tour of Baffling Bill’s Museum of Magic. Located in a pole barn on his property, Bill Schulbert has amassed an amazing collection of magic tricks, vintage tools of illusion and colorful props. This is a GDL exclusive.

Saturday, January 23@ 1pm

Baffling Bill’s Museum of Magic

4 | FEBRUARY |

Closing DatesWinter Break

December 24, 25, 26, 27

New Year December 31, January 1

Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 18

February 2021Genesee District Library Black History RetrospectiveThe show must go on! Though Genesee District Library has canceled the Annual Black History Month Brunch due to the COVID-19 pandemic, GDL has partnered with WJRT ABC12 to bring you a Black History Retrospective. Join us for a look back at this important event, and check in with some past honorees to see what they’re doing now. Visit thegdl.org for more information.

February 2021

Yooper TalkIn this presentation, Kathryn Remlinger, author of Yooper Talk: Dialect as Identity in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, will show how dialect, place, and identity are connected. She will also demonstrate how sounding like a Yooper and what it means to be a Yooper are inextricably linked. Nineteen years worth of tourist souvenirs, public signs, movies and social media round out this lively, fun presentation.

Monday, February 1@ 6pm

Virtual Tech TutoringNeed help with your computer, smartphone, iPad or tablet? Call our Digital Services Librarian, Ryan, and make an appointment to receive help via the phone, FaceTime or Zoom.

Fridays February 5, 12Call for Appointment – (810) 230-3336

Virtual Family Dance PartyJoin Miss Marissa for a virtual dance party on Zoom. Sing, dance, and move with a variety of music and activities. Register atwww.thegdl.org/events with your email address and we’ll send you the zoom information to join. Please include both your name and your child’s name and age in the name field when registering. (Ages Birth–8 and their families)

Saturday, February 6@ 10am

Cook Supper with Ming – Date NightCook supper with our favorite chef, Ming Louie. In the third of this three-part series, Ming will prepare a date night meal. We’ll supply the ingredient list ahead of time so you can purchase what you need when you shop. Then tune in at the appointed time and cook supper with Ming. He’ll answer your questions in real time. When the program is over, sit down and enjoy a delicious homemade dinner.

Tuesday, February 9@ 5pm

The Rosa Parks StoryRosie Chapman, a.k.a. Miz Rosie, is a storyteller, author, poet, artist, therapist and school social worker who thrills audiences of all ages with storytelling. Rosie’s interactive “edutainment”, combining educating, enlightening and entertainment, tickles the soul, warms the heart and stimulates the mind. Watch as she becomes Ms. Rosa Parks right before your eyes.

Thursday, February 11@ 3pm

Virtual Caricature WorkshopLearn to draw funny caricatures of some of your favorite characters led by one of Alex Thomas and Friend’s zany puppets. Whether you are just beginning or more advanced, this workshop will teach you all the best tips, tricks, and techniques of caricature art. (Ages 6 & up)

Saturday, February 13@ Noon

Needle DropA vinyl record listening party featuring the ‘New Wave’ sounds of pop and rock from the 1980s. Librarian Ivan Smith will drop the needle on some LPs and 45s from the artists and innovators of a truly dynamic and exciting era of American popular music: Missing Persons, The Cure, Kraftwerk and more. He’ll also dig through the crates of a recent vinyl record donation to the library to discover some musical surprises. This is Part Two of a two-part series.

Friday, February 19@ 2pm

Virtual Escape Room: Band in a BindYour band’s gig starts in 30 minutes, but you’re locked in the greenroom. Can you get out in time? Complete the escape room by visiting www.thegdl.org/events or visit us on Facebook. (Ages 9 & up)

Monday, February 22@ 4pm

What are You Reading?Join your Genesee District Librarians to discuss what books they’ve read lately, and receive personalized book recommendations.

Tuesday, February 23@ 3pm

Beautifully WrappedExperience the colorful, spiritual and global practice of headwrapping, an art enjoyed by people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, and continents. Anthropologist and master wrapper, Zarinah El-Amin Naeem will teach you to tie your own headwrap, and share the unique history of wrapping across the globe. Have a scarf or piece of cloth ready for this virtual program, and follow along in the comfortof your own home.

Thursday, February 25@ 6pm

So much fun to be had. See you online!