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...

Mini-Libraries in Monroe County Neighborhoods

The Monroe County Library System teams up with the Education Foundation, Monroe Public Schools and area townships to bring mini libraries to a neighborhood near you. The Free Neighborhood Mini Exchange Library project started in late 2013 in an effort to foster a love...

Flight of the Butterflies

Butterflies at the Branches The River Raisin Institute shares its Flight of the Butterflies project with branches of the Monroe County Library System. The sculptures were created by local schools out of recycled and repurposed materials in an effort to...

Welcome

Welcome to the Monroe County Library System's redesigned Website! MCLS is pleased to introduce our new site, re-imagined with an inviting new look, vibrant graphics and user-friendly navigation. We hope you'll find it easier than ever to discover events,...