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PLDL Monthly Newsletter September 2025
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Community Craft Circle
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Date/Time: Saturday, October 18, 2025, 11:00 AM–1:00 PM (Repeats every 3rd Saturday) Calendar blurb: Community Craft Circle: drop in to learn sewing basics, get help with mending, or work on your own project. All ages and skill levels welcome. Snacks, drinks, and basic materials provided. Community Room. (September feature: Clay.)

BASIC: Free Computer & Technology Assistance
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1st Saturday of the Month, Sept–Dec · 10:00–12:00 PM Do you need help with your digital device? Facing tablet troubles? Windows worries? Mac mysteries? Smartphone snafus? Do you want to learn more about what you can do with digital technology? Let the Michigan Tech team of experts help you, teach you, and inspire you!  

Legal Help: Drop-in Hours
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2nd Saturday of the Month, Sept–Dec. · 12:00–2:00 PM Dates: Sept 13, Oct 11, Nov 8, Dec 3 Additional Evening Sessions, Oct–Dec · 5:00–6:30 PM Dates: Oct 20, Nov 17, Dec 15 Legal Help: Drop-In Hours With Tracey L. Beauchamp, Probate Register / Family Court Administrator / Adoption Supervisor Get guidance on: Filling out legal documents Where to go for legal questions … read more Legal Help: Drop-in Hours

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Poetry Reading
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August 26, 2025 4:00 PM Join us for a day of poetry featuring three local authors reading selections from their recent work. Micah Cavaleri has lived many lives—as a philosopher, poet, soldier, publisher, pastor, and father—and calls the Copper Country home. Mark Lounibos, a literature professor at Michigan Technological University, will share poems from his chapbook All the White Men Killed Themselves. … read more Poetry Reading

MONEY $ TALKS For Young Adults
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August 7th and 13th 3:30 – 4:30 Money Talks for Young Adults is a free workshop at Portage Lake District Library to help you build financial confidence. Learn real tools and tips for saving, credit, and money health with Breakwater Federal Credit Union.

Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM) – See the Unseen!
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Date: Tuesday, July 29 Time: 4:00 PM Get ready to explore a world invisible to the naked eye! Join the Michigan Tech Biomedical Engineering team, led by Dr. Smitha Rao, for a hands-on demonstration of Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM). You’ll discover how SEMs work, zoom in thousands of times on everyday objects, and learn how scientists use this technology to explore the tiniest … read more Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM) – See the Unseen!