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Adult Summer Reading 2024Why let kids have all the fun? This summer, "Adventure Begins at Your Library" with the chance to read and win prizes!Participating branches:Bedford Branch Library's Summer Reading for Adults Running June 17 to August 31, 2024 Read this summer and be entered to win prizes, including Kroger gift cards! For every 30 minutes spent reading, color in a bubble on your bookmark. When you fill up your bookmark, drop it off at the Bedford Branch Library to be entered into a weekly drawing for free books! Pick up an...

National Poetry Month Contest Winners 2024Congratulations to this year's winners of the Monroe County Library System's National Poetry month poetry contest!Adult Category Discovering a Former Teacher’s Book of Poems( J. L., 1923-1987) By Joel Lipman A monochrome sliver of spine,half-an-inch wide, catches my eye,from a cheap crate of usedsnear the back door of the store,barely salable stuff,torn, stained and abused,two-bits apiece, five-for-a-buck. Your thin volume of poemspressed between fat romances. I know the cadences by...

Reading Dragons at MCLS What is a Reading Dragon? Reading Dragons are a free, card-game based reading incentive program, now available at the Monroe County Library System. Collect new dragon families each week by reading! How it works Stop by a branch near you to pick up a reading tracker and starter cards Use your tracker to keep tabs on your reading, and earn a family of mythical creature cards for each row you fill A family includes 4 cards showing the egg, baby, teen, and adult of the creature you choose Collect Dragon Families...

Ellis Youth Maker's Mart 2024Call for Artists and Crafters! Looking for young artists and crafters (Kindergarten - Grade 12) to display and sell their handmade creations.Saturday, November 2, 2024 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm At the Ellis Library & Reference Center, 3700 South Custer Road, Monroe, MIParticipation Guidelines: Applicants must be students (Kindergarten-Grade 12). Artists and crafters under age 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Applicants must send the following information to lucy.ingels@monroe.lib.mi.us: Maker’s...

Introducing LibraryCalendarThe New MCLS Event Calendar Patrons rely on the Library's online calendar to find their favorite events and register for exciting programs. The Monroe County Library System is pleased to present LibraryCalendar, a new service to bring the events you love directly to your fingertips! LibraryCalendar offers a sleek user experience with a responsive design that is mobile and tablet friendly. Filters let you locate events by library branch, event type, and more, then bookmark your selections for easy return...

Coming Soon A New Online Event Calendar! One of the Library's key values is to provide engaging events and programs that enrich our communities. Patrons rely on the Library's online event calendar as a go-to method to find upcoming activities and register for exciting programs. The Monroe County Library System is pleased to announce that it will soon present a new online calendar to bring the events you love directly to your fingertips! The new calendar will offer a sleek user experience with a responsive design that is mobile and...

Adult Summer Reading 2023Why let kids have all the fun? This summer, join us "All Together Now" and participate in Adult Summer Reading at a library branch near you!Participating branches:Bedford Branch Library's Summer Reading for Adults Running June 20 to August 31, 2023 Read this summer and be entered to win prizes, including Kroger gift cards! For every 30 minutes spent reading, color in a bubble on your bookmark. When you fill up your bookmark, drop it off at the Bedford Branch Library to be entered into a weekly drawing for...