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Groves High School concludes season with production of ‘The Book Women’
Bloomfield Township Public Library MeLCat Clerk Peter Banks checks out a reserved book from the Michigan eLibrary catalog for Bloomfield Township resident Harriet Sherman. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
BY MARY GENSON mgenson@candgnews.com
BIRMINGHAM — Wylie E. Groves High School is presenting the Michigan premiere of “The Book Women,” by Rachel Bublitz. John W. Rutherford is directing the high school cast and crew for the performances 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18-Saturday, April 20; and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 21. This historical fiction play is set around the Appala-
Bloomfield Township library eliminates fines for overdue materials BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — When life gets busy, local library patrons now have one less thing to worry about when their library materials turn up overdue. The Bloomfield Township library is the latest in Oakland County to join the statewide and nationwide trend of going “fine free,” ceasing or limiting overdue library material fines.
“Right now, only about 36% of public libraries in the country are still charging overdue fines, and nearly half of the public libraries in Michigan have eliminated fines, so we are definitely riding a trend here,” said Bloomfield Township Library Director Tera Moon. Michigan has 397 public library systems, 391 of which reported to the state in the most recent annual report due by Feb. 1, according to Joe Hamlin, library data and state aid/penal fines coordinator for the Library of Michigan. Of the 391 systems that reported, See FINES on page 19A
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“The Book Women” is a historical fiction play set during the Great Depression. The set and costumes reflect the regional and historical context of the play. Photo by Emily Erlich
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