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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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....

Monroe County Library System Gears Up for Tax Season

Important tax news: Due to changes made to the Tax Forms Outlet Program, which offers tax products to the American public through distribution in post offices and libraries, the IRS has reduced the amount of tax forms, schedules and documents provided in print...

Banned Books Week 2014

Banned Books Week is the national book community's annual celebration of the freedom to read.  The 2014 celebration will be held September 21-27, 2014 and the Monroe County Library System challenges you to Get Caught in the Act (of reading a banned...

Got the Write Stuff? MCLS Calls for Writers

The Monroe County Library System calls for Authors and Illustrators for the 16th Annual Writers on the River Event! Authors and illustrators of all genres are invited to declare interest in participating in the Monroe County Library System’s 16th Annual Writers...

Text Message Nofications

The Monroe County Library System will soon offer a text message (SMS) alert system for all interested library patrons. The SMS Alerts service will give patrons the option to receive text messages from the Monroe County Library System on their mobile device. After...