Give the gift of a great book (or books!), and enjoy hot chocolate this holiday season! Inside Hackley Library on Saturday, December 11 from 10am – 2pm, the Friends of HPL will be selling fantastic Book Bundles at amazing prices! Additionally, on December 11 from 10am – 2pm, HPL’s Youth Services department will be giving out FREE Reindeer Hot Chocolate Take and Make...Read More
Hackley Library has new, ‘permanent-for-now‘ displays featuring two genres – Inspirational and Urban Fiction! Titles within these genres will be updated regularly so you can always find great new reads. Helpful lists are readily available for you to find additional titles authors in our stacks. Don’t hesitate to ask questions on finding more titles from these genres! These displays are located in HPL’s...Read More
Why do the Brits call them biscuits and we call them cookies? The answer lies in the 17th century Dutch colony of New Netherland. But cookies have a peculiar history. Once the purview of only the wealthy, their flavors, shapes, and textures have changed over time. Influenced by changing technologies, household labor, slavery, social status, agricultural innovations, and immigration, cookies have become the...Read More
Kick off winter festivities with a visit to Hackley Park on Saturday, November 27! From 4:30-6:30pm on November 27, you’ll have the chance to meet some friendly reindeer, and take pictures in Hackley Park! The Community Christmas Tree Lighting will also be taking place in Hackley Park that evening. Free to enjoy!Read More
Visit Hackley Library for a special after-hours Comics program on November 12 at 6pm! During this in-person program you’ll get a behind the scenes look at the largest comics collection in the United States, which is housed at Michigan State University. Librarian and curator for the comics collection, Randall Scott, will tell us about the collection and share with us the rarest and...Read More
