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Updates to the South Rockwood Branch Library

Aug 1, 2016 | News

South Rockwood Branch Library to Get a New Home! The Monroe County Library System is pleased for the opportunity to expand its services in the South Rockwood community!  Thanks to a partnership between the Village of South Rockwood and Sylvania Minerals, a new...

Ellis Library & Reference Center Adult Coloring Contest

Jun 3, 2016 | News

colour-pencils-flipped.jpg Enter by Friday, June 3, 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 Ellis...

Bedford Branch Adult Coloring Contest

Apr 1, 2016 | News

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...

The Dorsch Building Celebrates 100 years of Service

Feb 29, 2016 | News

  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,...

Change to Calendar Email Notifications

Nov 9, 2015 | News

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...

Michigan History Day Competition

Oct 10, 2015 | News

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...

2015 Custer Week Events

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...

MeLCat Services to Be Temporarily Unavailable

Oct 5, 2015 | News

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...

Tracking the United States Congress

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...

OverDrive Summer Reading

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,...