April 18, 2025

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Articles for tag: Chelsea District Library, Chelsea District Library Events, Midwest Literary Walk

STN Staff

Chelsea District Library Welcomes Three Award-Winning Authors

Virginia Krueger Chelsea District Library (CDL) is thrilled to announce the 17th Annual Midwest Literary Walk lineup featuring New York Times best-selling authors Shelby Van Pelt, Angie Kim, and Sarah Vowell. Each year, Midwest Literary Walk showcases award-winning authors from around the country at historic venues throughout downtown Chelsea. The authors will read from their ...

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Chelsea District Library & CHS Interact Club Partner to Help Homeless Youth

Katie Hepler Chelsea District Library (CDL) and the Chelsea High School Interact Club recently teamed up to help homeless teens in the local community. The annual Teen Supply Drive aims to eliminate anxiety surrounding personal care by collecting a variety of health and hygiene supplies to directly benefit Ozone House in its ongoing mission to ...

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CDL Honors Dedicated Volunteers at Annual Appreciation Party

Katie Hepler On Saturday, December 7, Chelsea District Library (CDL) staff and volunteers gathered at our annual Volunteer Appreciation Party and presented our 2024 Friend of the Year and 2024 Volunteer of the Year awards. This year, CDL recognized 2024 Friend of the Year Gary Zenz and 2024 Volunteers of the Year Donald and Diane ...

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Calling All Chelsea Non-profits for the Grant Workshop

Chelsea Community Foundation will host an in-person grant application workshop at the Chelsea District Library on November 14. All potential and previous Chelsea Community Foundation grant recipients are invited to attend. Greg Yankee, senior program officer at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, will lead the dialogue and address questions. Yankee assists the Chelsea Community ...

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Jim Abbott Visits Chelsea Library

Virginia Krueger On September 18, Chelsea District Library welcomed famed MLB pitcher Jim Abbott to Chelsea for an afternoon assembly with Chelsea High School students and a public evening event. During the afternoon at the high school, Jim presented to approximately 225 students. He invited a student from the audience to come on stage with ...

Trevor Sullivan

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Find Waldo in Chelsea

Community News  Where’s Waldo? Back in Chelsea, of course. The iconic children’s book character in the red-and-white-striped shirt and black-rimmed specs is once again visiting 15 different locations in our downtown this July, including the Farmer’s Market, Chelsea District Library, Serendipity Books, and Zou Zou’s. Find Waldo Local is a free, family-friendly summer activity and ...

Trevor Sullivan

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Chase Nichols Named CDL Teen Volunteer of the Year

Community News  Chelsea District Library (CDL) is proud to announce Chelsea High School student, Chase Nichols, has been named CDL’s 2023 Youth Service Group (YSG) Volunteer of the Year. This award celebrates teens who demonstrate outstanding leadership and commitment while volunteering at the library. Chase was recognized by his peers at this year’s YSG orientation ...

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Adventure Begins at Chelsea District Library This Summer

Community News This summer, Chelsea District Library (CDL) invites you to come along on an adventure with library books and other resources, events, and activities, and of course, the Summer Reading Program. Starting June 7, CDL will offer reading challenges for all ages. Participants earn prizes and tickets to enter grand prize drawings by reading ...

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75th Anniversary of the Friends of Chelsea District Library Celebration

Community News On June 1 the Friends of Chelsea District Library will celebrate their 75th anniversary at the library from 1–3pm. The library has celebrations of its own going on—celebrating paying off the library’s 20-year building bond and the 25th anniversary of the library district formation. Join the party and explore the library’s past, present, ...

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CDL Celebrates at Annual Music in the Air event

Community News  Chelsea District Library (CDL) is thrilled to announce the return of Music in the Air on June 1. This annual event brings the beauty of classical music out of the concert hall and into the lovely CDL Reading Garden. No longer restricted by expensive ticket costs, formal attire, and the need to sit ...