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Memorial Concert for Bill Reiser

Memorial Concert for Bill ReiserPianist Mark "Mr. B" Braun returns to the beautiful Ellis riverside expansion for a blues and boogie-woogie concert celebrating the memory of friend, colleague, and blues aficionado, Bill Reiser. Inspirational storyteller and gifted blues musician, Reverend Robert B. Jones will also share his music and memories of Bill. A longstanding giant in the Monroe County Library System, Bill offered leadership and management at the Ellis Library & Reference Center until his passing in December of 2021....

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Teen Summer Reading 2022

Teen Summer Reading 2022Teen! Discover an Ocean of Possibilities at your library and participate in a Teen Summer Reading program. Running June 21, 2022 - August 31, 2022!How it Works:Grab an entry slip Read three books or six graphic novels to fill out an entry slip. Slips can be picked up at any branch of the Monroe County Library System, or downloaded here. Once your slip is complete, redeem it at a branch to receive a scratch off prize ticket Receive a scratch off prize ticket! Every entry slip you turn in will give you a...

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Adult Summer Reading 2022

Adult Summer Reading 2022Why let kids have all the fun? This summer, discover an Ocean of Possibilities at your library and participate in an Adult Summer Reading program.Participating branches:Bedford Branch Library's Summer Reading for Adults Running June 21 to August 21, 2022 Complete a reading card & turn it in for a chance to win a prize in our weekly drawing. Mark off a bubble for every 30 minutes spent reading or listening to an audiobook. Three bubbles can also be marked off for every library program attended. Each...

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National Poetry Month Contest Winners 2022

National Poetry Month Contest Winners 2022Congratulations to this year's winners of the Monroe County Library System's National Poetry month poetry contest!Adult Category The Holes You Left Behind by Wendy Kennedy The holes keep surprising me-Negative spaces still framing lost shapesIn a picture I never abandoned;Layered slashes of color still showing through,Drawing eye from foreground to horizon,Casting cool shadows in theBurning noontime of now. I thought your silence would be emptyBut I keep hearing you in tacit measures...

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Spring Coloring Contest 2022

Spring Coloring ContestSpring Coloring Contest The Bedford Branch Library is holding a Spring Coloring Contest, open to all ages! One entry per person You can only use the provided coloring sheet Please pick it up at your local library branch Return completed coloring sheets to any library branch between May 1st-31st Make sure your name and phone number are on the back of your completed coloring sheet. All entries must be original Entries may be displayed in the library and/or online The winner will be announced by June 10, 2022 The...

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Children’s Coloring Contest Spring 2022

Children's Coloring ContestChildren's Coloring Contest The South Rockwood Branch Library is holding a Children's Coloring Contest for kids 2-13 years of age. There will be a prize winner in each age category! Age Categories: 2-6 years; 7-9 years; 10-13 years Please include your name, phone number and age. All entries must be turned into the South Rockwood Library by April 15, 2022.

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National Poetry Month Contest 2022

National Poetry Month Contest 2022The Monroe County Library System is celebrating National Poetry month with a poetry contest! Submit an original poem by turning it in at your local branch, or via email to jennifer.saul@monroe.lib.mi.us. Please make sure you have your name, age, and contact information on the page with the poem.Submissions Accepted April 1, 2022 - April 30, 2022Guidelines: Poems may be rhyming or non-rhyming Poems must be no longer than one typed page Include your name, phone number, age, and email on the entry...

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Whose Tail is This Scavenger Hunt

Whose Tail is This?Downtown Monroe Scavenger Hunt Running June 21 – July 31, 2021 Presented by the Monroe County Library System & Downtown Monroe Business Network. Participating Downtown Monroe businesses will have an animal tail in their window. Spot the tail, then write down the animal it belongs to. Pick up a scavenger hunt sheet from any branch of the Monroe County Library System, or download one below. Once your form is complete, return it to the Dorsch Memorial Branch Library to enter in for a prize drawing.Our thanks to...

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Adult Summer Reading 2021

Adult Summer Reading 2021Why let kids have all the fun? This summer, discover a whale of a tale at your library and participate in an Adult Summer Reading program.Participating branches:Bedford Branch Library's Summer Reading Club for Adults Running June 21 to August 28, 2021 Enter to win a book lover’s gift basket by reading this summer in the Bedford Branch Library’s Adult Summer Reading Program! Each book read is an entry for a prize at the end of the summer.  Pick up an entry slip at the Bedford Branch, or download one here,...

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Teen Summer Reading 2021

Teen Summer Reading 2021Enter to win Summer Reading Prizes Running June 21 - July 26, 2021 Fill out a summer reading slip for every 3 books or 6 graphic novels you read. Every slip you turn in is an entry for our end of summer reading drawing. The prize is a chance to win one of three $25 Barnes and Noble gift cards.

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