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Bedford Branch Adult Coloring Contest
Enter by Friday, April 1, 2016 Contest Rules Participants must be 18 or older. One entry per person. You can only use the provided coloring sheet. Please pick it up at the circulation desk. Return completed coloring sheets to the Bedford Branch Library by Friday, April 1, 2016 at 5pm. Make sure your name, age and phone number are on the back of your completed coloring sheet. All entries must be original. Entries may be displayed in the library and/or online. The winner will be announced by Friday, April 8, 2016. The...
The Dorsch Building Celebrates 100 years of Service
The Dorsch Memorial Branch Library celebrates 100 years of service in the Dorsch Building! Monroe’s beautiful Library formally opened to the public on March 6, 1916. One hundred years later, more than 35,000 items, including books, periodicals, DVDs, and CDs are available at the Dorsch Memorial Branch. The Branch also provides local newspapers, stock and mutual fund resources, Internet access and downloadable materials, not to mention a variety of free programs for children and adults! An extensive history...
Change to Calendar Email Notifications
The MCLS Event Calendar has updated the way email reminders are sent to patrons. Patrons who would like to receive email reminders about the events they've register for will need to participate in a one time opt-in. The opt-in is necessary to ensure that the best privacy and security standards are in place for the calendar's email service. Patrons will receive an email asking them to confirm their address (screenshot below): When the confirmation email comes, it will contain a link that...
Michigan History Day Competition
Students are invited to delve deep into Michigan history with the 2015-2016 Michigan History Day Competition. What is the Michigan History Day Competition? Michigan History Day Competition is an educational program of the Historical Society of Michigan, and is an affiliate of National History Day, a yearlong educational program that encourages students to explore local, state, national and world history. Students can select any historical topic that relates to the year’s theme, then conduct research,...
MeLCat Services to Be Temporarily Unavailable
MeLCat, Michigan’s statewide resource sharing system, gives Monroe County residents the ability to borrow materials from hundreds of other participating libraries across the state. For technical reasons, MeLCat will be temporarily unavailable for new requests beginning on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, through Friday, December 11, 2015. During this time the MeLCat servers will undergo necessary upgrades and move to a new site. Please make sure to place all of your requests by Tuesday, November 17, 2015....
2015 Custer Week Events
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Monroe County Historical Museum 7:00 pm - Libbie Custer – Presenter Ms. Amanda Healy Friday, October 9, 2015 After Hours at the Ellis Library Sponsored by the Monroe County Civil War Round Table 6:00 pm -7:00 pm - Tour the Lawrence A. Frost Collection of Custeriana 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - The Generals Remember their Days at West Point: An Evening with General A.P. Hill and General George A. Custer Saturday, October 10, 2015 George A. Custer Symposium – The Civil War Years...
Tracking the United States Congress
Ever wonder how our elected officials vote on the issues? GovTrack makes it easy to follow bills and resolutions, check the voting records of our representatives including missed votes, view report cards for each member of Congress, and watch Congressional committee activity. According to their website, GovTrack “helps ordinary citizens find and track bills in the U.S. Congress and understand their representatives’ legislative record.” The project was begun more than eleven years ago as a hobby by Joshua Tauberer,...
OverDrive Summer Reading
Take advantage of the lazy summer days with free downloads from OverDrive and the Woodlands Downloadable Library. Kids and Teens The OverDrive Summer Read program offers an easy way to keep students reading during break. Free eBooks will be available all summer long, including two featured titles: The Fat Boy Chronicles by Diane Lang & Michael Buchanan and Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky by Sandra Dallas. The featured books will be prominently displayed and always available with no waiting at the Woodlands Downloadable...
Coming Soon – Downloadable Movies and Music
Download free music, movies and more from the Monroe County Library System The Monroe County Library System is pleased to add Hoopla to its growing list of digital services, bringing you instant movies, full music albums, audiobooks and more at the click of a button. Providing a variety of Hollywood hits and best selling artists and authors (including niche and hard-to-find titles), Hoopla gives you the freedom to experience, explore and enjoy what you want, when you want, and where you...
Blues, Jazz & Boogie-Woogie Concert
Featruing Mark "Mr. B" Braun, Bob Seeley & Silvan Zingg About the Performers Born in Flint and now a Michigan institution, pianist / composer Mark "Mr. B" Braun returns to Ellis for a second annual spring blues, jazz and boogie-woogie concert. Mr. B will be joined in the beautiful riverside expansion by one of his piano mentors (and Black History Month Blues Series favorite) Bob Seeley and the Swiss master of the boogie-woogie, Silvan Zingg. Each artist will take a turn at the Ellis piano, and, if we're...
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