Collections of objects ready to borrow at a branch near you! Our current collection includes a variety of cake pans, pickle ball sets, traffic cones, and more!
Before Kindergarten
Keep track of the number of books you read with your child while bonding and promoting early reading skills!
How funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services provides MelCat services to MCLS.
at the Library!
Learn about the card-based game and reading program, now available at all branches of the Monroe County Library System! Collect new creatures each week by reading!
The Monroe County Library System is excited to welcome the neighborhood back to the L.S. Navarre Branch Library at a new temporary location starting Monday, February 3, 2025.
Meet new people and discover great new books! Check out a book club at a branch near you!
Plant lovers rejoice! Explore an exciting new collection offered at multiple branches of the Monroe County Library System.
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Discover a dynamic assembly of special or historical items relating to Monroe County, Michigan, presented online for public enjoyment. Digital Collections grant the viewer access to print, pictorial, and audio records which are considered rare or delicate. Digital collections enable the Library to share history with a wide audience while also preserving the original items from excess handling.
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National Poetry Month Contest Winners 2025
National Poetry Month Contest Winners 2025Congratulations to this year's winners of the Monroe County Library System's National Poetry month poetry contest!Adult Category March 2020: Hope By Brandy Dixon the little black bird with drops of red on his wings ...
Ellis Youth Maker’s Mart 2025
Ellis Youth Maker's Mart 2025Call for Artists and Crafters! Looking for young artists and crafters (Kindergarten - Grade 12) to display and sell their handmade creations.Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm At the Ellis Library & Reference Center,...
A Note on IMLS and Libraries
A Note on IMLS Funding and Public LibrariesPhoto and quote credit to Overdrive, with our thanks: "Libraries are the heart of every community, providing critical access to information, technology, and lifelong learning. Cutting funding to the Institute of Museum and...
Hot New DVDs Spring 2025
DVDs released such as Dog Man and Mufasa: The Lion King.
Coming Soon Fiction August 2025
Coming soon fiction set to be released in August 2025, including titles from your favorite authors such as Rhys Bowen, Fannie Flagg, and more.
National Poetry Month Contest 2025
National Poetry Month Contest 2025The Monroe County Library System is celebrating National Poetry month with a poetry contest! Submit an original poem by turning it in at your local branch, or via email to jennifer.saul@monroe.lib.mi.us. Please make sure you have your...