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2015 Custer Week Events

by boxcar-admin | Oct 5, 2015 | News

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...

Tracking the United States Congress

by boxcar-admin | Oct 1, 2015 | News

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...

Michigan's Guide for Aging Drivers and Their Families

by boxcar-admin | Sep 1, 2015 | From the Reference Desk

Michigan now has 1.2 million drivers that are age 65 or older, and that number is growing. To help these drivers maintain their driver’s license for as long as it is safe, the Secretary of State’s Office now offers a great resource: Michigan’s Guide...

A Custer Reader

by boxcar-admin | Aug 27, 2015 | Custer Collection

The Lawrence A. Frost Collection contains over 5000 books relating to General George A. Custer and many other pieces of Custeriana. For those just starting to study Custer deciding where to start can be daunting. Fortunately Custer scholars have provided...

Credit Card Liability Standards Changing October 1, 2015

by boxcar-admin | Aug 1, 2015 | From the Reference Desk

The United States is the only country in the world that still relies on magnetic stripe technology for its credit and debit card users. Magnetic stripe technology is easily counterfeited, and United States banks incur an extremely high percentage of credit card fraud....

National Constitution Center (NCC)

by boxcar-admin | Jul 1, 2015 | From the Reference Desk

Did you know that the U.S. Constitution was first publically printed in The Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser on September 19, 1787; only two days after the original document was signed? Did you know that more than 11,000 amendments have been proposed in...

OverDrive Summer Reading

by boxcar-admin | Jun 5, 2015 | News

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,...

Finding Unclaimed Property and Unclaimed Money

by boxcar-admin | Jun 1, 2015 | From the Reference Desk

A common question at the reference desk is how to find money or property that may have gone unclaimed due to forgotten accounts, insurance policies, uncashed checks, or death. Few people realize that all states are required by law to return unclaimed assets to their...

Coming Soon – Downloadable Movies and Music

by boxcar-admin | May 11, 2015 | News

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...

EPA Launches New Website To Track Safe Drinking Water

by boxcar-admin | May 1, 2015 | From the Reference Desk

Called the National Drinking Water Activity Dashboard, it was launched in response to an increasing number of drinking water related news events and incidents, such as the problem Toledo and some of the southern parts of Monroe County faced last summer when Lake...

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