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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 Library Services (IMLS) jeopardizes these essential services, particularly in rural and underserved areas where libraries serve as a lifeline. From job seekers accessing employment resources to students without internet at home, millions rely on their local libraries...
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 name, age, and contact information on the page with the poem.Submissions Accepted April 1, 2025 - April 30, 2025Guidelines: Poems may be rhyming or non-rhyming Poems must be no longer than one typed page Include your name, phone number, age, and email on the entry...
L.S. Navarre Branch Library Opens in Temporary New Location
Navarre Branch Reopens in Temporary LocationL.S. Navarre Branch Library Opens in Temporary New Location The Monroe County Library System is pleased to announce the L.S. Navarre Branch Library will reopen at a new temporary location on Monday, February 3, 2025, resuming their previous business hours. “We are so excited to be opening again and welcoming the neighborhood back into the library,” said City Library Manager, Amber Reed. The branch will offer four public computers, room for story time, some programs and a modest-sized...
One Book, One Community Coloring Contest 2025
One Book, One Community Coloring Contest Running March 1 - March 31, 2025 Show off your creativity in our county wide coloring contest! Our coloring sheet was kindly provided by artist Marjorie Sarnat. Please make sure your name, phone number, and email address are on the back of your returned sheet. Winners will be announced by April 11, 2025. Submissions may be displayed online or in the library. Only one entry per person and you may only use the provided coloring sheet. Contest Guidelines Pick up a coloring sheet at any branch of...
Podcast Studio
Podcast StudioNow at the Ellis Library & Reference Center Monroe County Library System’s Podcast Studio, located at the Ellis Library & Reference Center, is designed for patrons who want to record their own podcast with high quality, professional equipment.Booking the Podcast Studio The room is available to all individuals or groups who wish to use the library’s recording equipment. Users high school age or older are eligible to book the studio. Users 13 and under must have an accompanying adult. All users must book the room...
Navarre Branch Temporarily Closed
Navarre Branch Temporarily ClosedL.S. Branch Library Renovations Thanks to the City’s efforts to enhance our community, L.S. Navarre Branch Library will be undergoing significant renovations. In order to continue library services within the community, the branch will temporarily relocate while improvements are underway.About the L.S. Navarre Branch Temporary Relocation: When will the library close at its current address? Starting Monday, November 11, 2024, the branch will close in order to pack and prepare to move to a temporary...
Celebrating 90 Years
Celebrating 90 Years of Library Excellence The Monroe County Library System is proud to celebrate 90 years of library excellence! We are profoundly grateful for the ongoing support of wonderful patrons (like you) who have made this milestone possible. We're inviting you to be a part of this hallmark anniversary by sharing your favorite memories of the library. Memories will be preserved and added to our digital anthology, and can include your name or be shared anonymously. If you have photos you're willing to include, we'd love to...
Writers on the River – Call for Authors
Writers on the River 2024 - Call for Authors The Monroe County Library System is seeking authors to participate in its annual Writers on the River event. On the first Sunday of November, the Ellis Library & Reference Center hosts Writers on the River, a celebration of writers, readers, and books. This unique event, held in the Ellis riverside expansion, gives attendees the opportunity to speak to local and regional authors and purchase personalized copies of their works.Frequently Asked Questions What is Writers on the River?...
Adult Summer Reading 2024
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 2024
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...
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