• Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World

  • After Hours Movie and Pizza: Beautiful Creatures

  • Mission Control: Personal Perspectives by a NASA Engineer

  • Summer Reading Kickoff

  • GLBG program

  • Groundbreaking Films @ the Library - Jurassic Park

  • Big Library Read

  • Orion Historic Homes

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Orion Veterans Memorial

Memorial Day 2013

The Orion Library will be closed Saturday, May 25th through Monday, May 27th in honor of Memorial Day.  Normal hours will resume on Tuesday, May 28th.

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Community Focus Groups

Lake Orion / Orion Township residents: We are conducting a study to assist with the planning of library services and facilities that will anticipate and respond to the service demands and needs of area residents. As an Orion resident, we are interested in your experiences, thoughts and ideas about library service and would greatly appreciate your participation. Please help the Orion Township Public Library plan for a future that will continue to delight you and your family. Feel free to contact Joyce Becker (248-693-3000 x302) or Karen Knox (248-693-3000 x305) with any questions.

Schedule of Focus Group Meetings / Participant Registration

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Book Awards

2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson

2012 Nebula Award Winner

The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America announced this year Nebula Award winning novel is 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson. 2013 By Kim Stanley Robinson A tale set in a technologically sophisticated solar system three hundred years in the future follows the experiences of former world designer Swan, who in the wake of an [...]

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Special Programs

Detroit Zoo Tickets & More

Detroit Zoo Tickets & More Program

We are pleased to announce that The Library Network and the Detroit Zoo have partnered to create the Tickets & More program.  This program will allow you to purchase discounted admission tickets to the Detroit Zoo, save on discounted memberships, and discounted meal vouchers.  You can even purchase a pre-paid parking voucher.  We look forward [...]

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Book Awards

The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny

2012 Agatha Award Winners

The winners of last year’s Agatha Awards honoring traditional mysteries (no explicit sex; no excessive gore or gratuitous violence; nothing classified as “hard-boiled”) were recently announced on May 5th. Best Novel The Beautiful Mystery By Louise Penny No outsiders are ever admitted to the monastery of Saint-Gilbert-Entre-les-Loups, hidden deep in the wilderness of Quebec, where [...]

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Community News

The 13th Annual Lake Orion Flower Fair

Friday, May 10th from 11:00 am – 7:00 pm & Saturday, May 11th from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Don’t miss this weekend’s Flower Fair in downtown Lake Orion.  This event kicks off the summer season and provides patrons the opportunity to purchase flower and garden related products as well as art and craft items.  [...]

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New Audiobooks

The Hit by David Baldacci

New April Audiobooks

The Hit By David Baldacci Read by Ron McLarty & Orlagh Cassidy No one else can match will Robie’s talents as a hitman.  No one, except Jessica Reel.  A fellow assassin, Reel is every bit as lethal as Robie.  And now, she’s gone rogue, turning her gun sights on other members of their agency.  To [...]

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New Movies

Silver Linings Playbook

New April Movies

Silver Linings Playbook Based on the bestselling book by Matthew Quick, the riotous and poignant story of how a man who has lost everything, his house, his job, his wife, reconnects with himself and creates his own silver linings from the bonds he forms with his family and friends. Bully This is a character-driven documentary [...]

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This Week's Featured Events & Programs

  • Youth Programs
  • Teen Programs
  • Adult Programs
  • Outreach Programs

Go/Chess Club

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Location: Craft Room

Whether you're new to strategy games or you're a master, this club is for you. Learn the rules of Chess and Go, and play with your peers.

New Chapter Book Club

Thursday, May 23, 2013 from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Location: Meeting Room B

The library is currently hosting a book discussion for developmentally or intellectually challenged patrons in our area. For more information, please call 248-693-3001.

Orion History Coffee Hour

Friday, May 24, 2013 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Location: Orion Center Library

Meet at the Orion Center to share old stories, scrapbooks, pictures and newspaper articles.