15 #BookFaceFriday Pictures from Berkley Public Library

15 #BookFaceFriday Pictures from Berkley Public Library (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 24, 2017) Clawson, MI – A social media trend that’s catching on among libraries is #BookFaceFriday. Staff and patrons find book covers with incomplete faces or bodies, then pose with the books to complete the picture. The Ferndale Area District Library, Blair Memorial Library…

Birmingham: Baldwin Library Showing “13th” Feb. 26

Birmingham: Baldwin Library Showing “13th” Feb. 26 (EVENT page) Birmingham, MI – BIRMINGHAM, MI (February 20, 2017) – The Baldwin Library is hosting a special screening of Ava DuVernay’s Oscar-nominated documentary 13th on Sunday, February 26 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The documentary explores the prison system in the United States and analyzes the…

Contest to Name Owl-Shaped Little Free Library in Birmingham’s Barnum Park

Contest to Name Owl-Shaped Little Free Library in Birmingham’s Barnum Park (City of Birmingham, Feb. 17, 2017) Birmingham, MI – The City of Birmingham’s first ‘Little Free Library’ debuted in Barnum Park last summer. The City invites Birmingham residents and students in the Birmingham School District to enter a contest to name the library, which…

Ferndale Pizza Palooza Fills Tummies, Raises Money to Fight Cancer

Ferndale Pizza Palooza Fills Tummies, Raises Money to Fight Cancer (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 16, 2017) Ferndale, MI –  A dozen local restaurants donated pizza for an epic tasting event to benefit Ferndale Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society.  Pizza Palooza took place Wednesday night at Ferndale High School.  Nearly 100 people placed…

Funding Approved for Ferndale Apartments, Design Changes Made

Funding Approved for Ferndale Apartments, Design Changes Made (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 16, 2017) Ferndale, MI – After criticism from the Planning Commission about the lack of ground level features, developer Wolf River has revised plans for the Ferndale Apartments and gotten approval for Brownfield Redevelopment Funding. The four-story apartment building will be constructed at…