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2024 Carol Awards
MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival Returns to Celebration Cinema
Chippewa River District Library and Studio C present the 27th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival at Celebration Cinema Mount Pleasant on September 29 at 2 p.m. and September 30 at 7 p.m.
MANHATTAN SHORT 2024 will screen simultaneously worldwide for one week. The Best Film and Best Actor awards will be determined by ballots cast by the audiences in each participating venue. By virtue of being selected by MANHATTAN SHORT, each short film is automatically Oscar-qualified.
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The “Tree Army” who Invaded Michigan
Chippewa River District Library is hosting a special presentation of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Michigan on September 12 at 6 p.m. with Northern Lower Michigan Historian Hillary Pine.
Pine, the Historian for Hartwick Pines State Park, the Historic Higgins Lake Nursery, and Michigan's CCC Museum, will share her expertise on the history of the CCC program and how it served Michigan.
Author Explores the Intricate Layers of an Infamous Michigan Crime
Fans of true crime and legal thrillers are in for a treat as author and former Army Judge Advocate Eugene Milhizer visits Chippewa River District Library's Veterans Memorial Branch on August 7 at 6 p.m.
Milhizer's book, Dissecting Anatomy of a Murder, provides unique insight into the trial, book, and movie based on one of the most famous criminal trials of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and the 20th century.
Read with Pride!
Library Launches Summer Reading June 10
Chippewa River District Library is excited to announce the launch of its annual Summer Reading Club, filled with fun and educational events for the whole family. This year's program, titled "Adventure Begins at Your Library," aims to inspire children, teens, and adults to explore and go on adventures through reading. Participants can immerse themselves in new worlds and discover new stories through summer family-friendly events.