Dinosaur Hunting with PaleoJoe

Thursday July 9, 2009: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm -- Pittsfield Branch: Program Room

Michigan paleontologist, author and storyteller Joseph “PaleoJoe” Kchodl will explain how dinosaurs lived and died in the U.S. and how fossils are created – and the wonderful stories that they can tell! The event will include a book signing and PaleoJoe’s books for youth will be on sale.

PaleoJoe has taught fossil programs to schoolchildren throughout the Midwest and has authored several books on fossils and dinosaurs, including A Complete Guide to Michigan Fossils, Hidden Dinosaurs and The Disappearance of Dinosaur Sue. Recently, he worked on a team recovering T- Rex Dinosaur and discovered bones of a Triceratops in Montana and discovered the remains of an associated Camerasaurus – a 60 foot long dinosaur in Utah. This event will also take place at the Downtown Library at 7pm.

Dinosaur Hunting with PaleoJoe

Thursday July 9, 2009: 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm -- Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room

Michigan paleontologist, author and storyteller Joseph “PaleoJoe” Kchodl will explain how dinosaurs lived and died in the U.S. and how fossils are created – and the wonderful stories that they can tell! The event will include a book signing and PaleoJoe’s books for youth will be on sale.

PaleoJoe has taught fossil programs to schoolchildren throughout the Midwest and has authored several books on fossils and dinosaurs, including A Complete Guide to Michigan Fossils, Hidden Dinosaurs and The Disappearance of Dinosaur Sue. Recently, he worked on a team recovering T- Rex Dinosaur and discovered bones of a Triceratops in Montana and discovered the remains of an associated Camerasaurus – a 60 foot long dinosaur in Utah.

Brenda Ellen Bentley, Author Of 'Riverwalks Ann Arbor', Discusses Walking For Fun, Exercise And Cultural Edification In The Ann Arbor Area

Friday July 10, 2009: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm -- Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room

Brenda Ellen Bentley, a lifelong walker and the author of the new book 'Riverwalks Ann Arbor' will share the best – and most scenic – routes for walkers to follow in the area, while providing a bit of history and local color to the routes she discusses. Books will be on sale at the event will and a book signing will follow the presentation.

This event is held in conjunction with the Library’s summer reading program, Local Motion - which encourages the use of local neighborhoods, gyms, recreational facilities and outdoor areas to move and get fit!

'Truck Stuck' with Author Sallie Wolf

Thursday July 23, 2009: 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm -- Pittsfield Branch: Program Room

What happens when a red truck gets stuck under a bridge? Author Sallie Wolf, will read her delightful book 'Truck Stuck' and answer questions!

Disaster Survivor Pierette Domenica Simpson Discusses Her Experience On The Andrea Doria and her Book 'Alive on the Andrea Doria: The Greatest Sea Rescue in History'

Monday August 17, 2009: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm -- Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room

Simpson is the only survivor in history to have written a complete shipwreck account of the Andrea Doria-Stockholm collision.