by boxcar-admin | May 9, 2018 | News
Poetry Contest Winners The Monroe County Library System is pleased to present the 2018 National Poetry Month Poetry Contest award winners! Congratulations to the award winning poets and thank you to everyone who participated. We look forward to seeing you...
by boxcar-admin | May 1, 2018 | From the Reference Desk
MI Free Legal Answers is a new way for low-income residents of Southeast Michigan to get answers to their legal questions. It operates like an online legal aid clinic, and visitors to the site, that income-qualify (earning less than 200% of the Federal Poverty...
by boxcar-admin | Apr 1, 2018 | From the Reference Desk
On April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day was celebrated, and for the last 47 years, it has grown into an environmental movement. According to the Earth Day Network’s website, Earth Day is the “largest civic observance in the world” with more than a billion citizens...
by boxcar-admin | Mar 1, 2018 | From the Reference Desk
Michigan Department of Education officially launched their new “Parent Dashboard” for School Transparency in early January, 2018. The dashboard is Michigan’s newest tool in its commitment to provide transparency about school and district performance. The...
by boxcar-admin | Feb 13, 2018 | News
To make your library’s digital collection even more convenient to access, Woodlands downloadable content is now available to check out through the Library’s online catalog. This means that patrons can check out and place holds on Woodlands...
by boxcar-admin | Feb 1, 2018 | From the Reference Desk
February 9 – February 25, 2018 The Official Website of the 2018 Winter Olympics contains news, results, photos and videos, and allows viewers to check out the highlights from past Olympics. It also shows the locations for upcoming games which will be held in: Tokyo –...
by boxcar-admin | Dec 28, 2017 | From the Reference Desk
Has the recent Hepatitis A alert at the Monroe Tim Horton’s left you afraid to eat out? Wondering how to find out more about that and other food-related illnesses? The Food Safety News website is a reliable source for daily information about food recalls, food-borne...
by boxcar-admin | Dec 19, 2017 | News
The Monroe County Library System has decided to discontinue the Boopsie app due to extended technical difficulties. Easy access to your account is still available by visiting the online catalog from your phone or mobile device. We continue to explore new...
by boxcar-admin | Dec 1, 2017 | From the Reference Desk
https://www.noradsanta.org/ “Twas the night before Christmas, and Santa was near According to NORAD, he would soon be right here So we hopped into bed and dreamt of new toys And awoke in the morning to much Christmas joy” How did it come about that NORAD –...
by boxcar-admin | Oct 20, 2017 | From the Reference Desk
On September 7, 2017, Equifax Inc., one of the three largest credit reporting agencies, announced that a cybersecurity breach had been made that could impact customers that applied for credit anytime between mid-May through July 2017. After investigation, it was found...