{"id":43,"date":"2019-09-10T19:19:31","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T23:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.melvindale.lib.mi.us\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-03-10T19:59:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T23:59:56","slug":"adult","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/?page_id=43","title":{"rendered":"Adult"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"43\" class=\"elementor elementor-43\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85637a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85637a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6455179\" data-id=\"6455179\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d70a96c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d70a96c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adult<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-793ed49 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"793ed49\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb532c8\" data-id=\"cb532c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-799b506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"799b506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current Events and Calendar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c23116e elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"c23116e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Puzzle-Exchange-Square-768x644.png\" alt=\"Melvindale Public Library Puzzle Exchange! Take a puzzle, leave a puzzle. No check-out required! Please leave only puzzles in good, useable condition.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cozy-Crafters-Square-768x644.png\" alt=\"Cozy Crafters: a knitting and crochet group at the Melvindale Public Library. Tuesday, March 17th at 6 PM.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Book-Wreath-Crafts-Square-768x644.png\" alt=\"Drop in and craft a beautiful wreath from upcycled book pages! March 24th at 6 PM.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kanopy-Carousel-Posts-1-768x644.png\" alt=\"Image showing the film &quot;Everything Everywhere All at Once&quot; on a smartphone. Text reads &quot;Start watching today on Kanopy&quot;\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Transparent-Language-768x644.png\" alt=\"Image of speech bubble with text reading &quot;Transparent language Online. Learn 120+ languages at home, in the library, or on the go. Free with a Melvindale Public Library card!&quot;\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Carousel_libby-768x644.png\" alt=\"Image showing phone with LibbyApp. Text reads: The digital library is always open. Libby, the library reading app.\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04bd654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"04bd654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/calendar.google.com\/calendar\/embed?src=melvindalelibrary%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York\" style=\"border: 0\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e456ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e456ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bdf896\" data-id=\"4bdf896\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2078fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2078fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Book Club Picks for 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f073460 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f073460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-Book-Club-Flyer-791x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4852\" alt=\"A Graphic with book covers showing each months book club selection in 2026. See below for the list of titles.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-Book-Club-Flyer-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-Book-Club-Flyer-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-Book-Club-Flyer-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-Book-Club-Flyer-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-Book-Club-Flyer.png 1545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04015c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04015c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">See what book club has planned for the whole year, and read ahead if you wish! The meeting for each book will happen during it&#8217;s labeled month, so be sure to get your copy ahead of time at <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.tln.lib.mi.us\/?section=home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Library Network Catalog<\/a> (or stop in at the library).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">January: Funny Story by Emily Henry<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">February: The Life We Bury by Allen Eskins<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">March: A Man Called Ove by Frederik Bachman<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">April: Dearborn by Ghassan Zeineddine<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">May: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">June: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">July: Lafayette and the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">August: The Husbands by Holly Gramazio<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">September: Educated; a Memoir by Tara Westover<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">October: Whistling Past The Graveyard by Susan Crandall<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">November: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">December: How To Walk away by Katherine Center<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2d1ecd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2d1ecd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03ac001\" data-id=\"03ac001\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-183c62a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"183c62a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Libby: \nThe Library Reading App<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cac5dc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cac5dc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Libby_mascot-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-674\" alt=\"Libby logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Libby_mascot-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Libby_mascot-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Libby_mascot-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Libby_mascot-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Libby_mascot-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Libby_mascot-1-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Libby_mascot-1-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Libby_mascot-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Libby_mascot-1-144x144.png 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9a297b\" data-id=\"f9a297b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-677a291 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"677a291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Use <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.overdrive.com\/apps\/libby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Libby<\/a> to enjoy ebooks and audiobooks from the library.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Easy to get started for first-time users.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/help.libbyapp.com\/6017.htm#aanchor32\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebooks can be sent to your Kindle<\/a> or Kindle reading app.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Libby is available from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store for smartphones and tablets.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Need help?\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/help.libbyapp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit the full Libby Help site<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sign in with your library card number and PIN (call the library for help with your PIN).<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f54e073 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f54e073\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75f9d89\" data-id=\"75f9d89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-091b922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"091b922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transparent Language Online<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff327e4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff327e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">110+ Languages are at your fingertips:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Transparent Language Online is available FREE to all Melvindale Library cardholders!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Whether you&#8217;re starting at the very beginning with a new alphabet, or you&#8217;re an intermediate learner looking to enhance your vocabulary and grammar knowledge, Transparent Language online can help. Available for learning 110+ language, plus English (ESL) for native speakers of 30+ languages, this app has something for everyone! <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/library.transparent.com\/mpl\/game\/ng\/#\/signup\/userid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get started with Transparent Language Online.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb0b95f\" data-id=\"cb0b95f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1b963f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c1b963f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/learn-a-new-language-devices-450.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1411\" alt=\"Image of a computer screen running the Transparent Language Online App. Learn a new language today with Transparent Language Online free with your Melvindale library card!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/learn-a-new-language-devices-450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/learn-a-new-language-devices-450-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/learn-a-new-language-devices-450-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/learn-a-new-language-devices-450-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-445e987 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"445e987\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-210f63f\" data-id=\"210f63f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93d16d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93d16d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Services and helpful links:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-34880ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34880ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b30907d\" data-id=\"b30907d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66cd893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66cd893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/melcat-300x208.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-276\" alt=\"Michigan e-Library logo\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5b24d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5b24d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/mel.org\/welcome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the Michigan eLibrary<\/a> for tons of resources. These include; online journals and databases, <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learningexpresshub.com\/ProductEngine\/LELIndex.html#\/learningexpresslibrary\/libraryhome?AuthToken=A9A9F87A-8F22-458C-AB2E-3CBFEDE030A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">career and skill-building resources, test prep,<\/a>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mel.org\/libraries\/school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">K-12 resources<\/a>, plus MeLCAT, the statewide lending program.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c25fb5e\" data-id=\"c25fb5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7173d19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7173d19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/merriam-webster.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-278\" alt=\"Merriam-Webster online dictionary logo.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/merriam-webster.png 225w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/merriam-webster-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f23c407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f23c407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the online Merriam-Webster dictionary.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a66b630 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a66b630\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c03142\" data-id=\"0c03142\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc40ace elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc40ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"276\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Melvindale.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-286\" alt=\"The City of Melvindale logo and website link.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f86f12 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f86f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.melvindale.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The City of Melvindale<\/a> website<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-39643ec\" data-id=\"39643ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b518cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b518cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.melnapschools.com\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/district_logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-285\" alt=\"Melvindale\/Northern Allen Park School District (MelNAP) logo and website link.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-222b63c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"222b63c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.melnapschools.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The MelNAP School District<\/a> website<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6674715 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6674715\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18bb854\" data-id=\"18bb854\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a89bde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a89bde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Government links:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8944ebe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8944ebe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/Forms-&amp;-Pubs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Tax Forms<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/taxes\/0,4676,7-238-44143---,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan Tax Forms<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waynecounty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wayne County<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State of Michigan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71cf64b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71cf64b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db50a3c\" data-id=\"db50a3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb1118f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb1118f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Voting Information and Links:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a73f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4a73f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Michigan Secretary of State <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/mvic.sos.state.mi.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan Voter Information Center<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.michiganvoting.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MichiganVoting.org<\/a> a nonpartisan resource designed to provide everything you need to know about how to register and vote in Michigan:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vote411.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vote411<\/a> &#8211; Launched by the League of Women Voters Education Fund in October of 2006, VOTE411.org is a &#8220;one-stop-shop&#8221; for election related information. It provides nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information on the election process. Includes polling place locator.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3bb9c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3bb9c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10e4a0b\" data-id=\"10e4a0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9464a02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9464a02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2024 Fuel Economy Guide<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-219e489 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"219e489\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Each year, the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publish the <em>Fuel Economy Guide<\/em> to help consumers make informed decisions when purchasing a vehicle. You can obtain an electronic version of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fueleconomy.gov\/feg\/printGuides.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>2024 Fuel Economy Guide.<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The electronic guide is periodically updated with new vehicle and fuel price information.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The EPA and DOE has also developed a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fueleconomy.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fuel economy website<\/a>\u00a0for:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">fuel economy data for new and used passenger vehicles dating back to 1984<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">fuel saving tips<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">side-by-side vehicle comparisons<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">vehicle specific air pollution emissions information<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">safety ratings<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">links to car buying websites<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adult Current Events and Calendar Book Club Picks for 2026 See what book club has planned for the whole year, and read ahead if you wish! 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