May 14, 2025 | Featured Events, Front Page, News
National Poetry Month Contest Winners 2025 Congratulations to this year’s winners of the Monroe County Library System’s National Poetry month poetry contest! Adult Category March 2020: Hope By Brandy Dixon the little black bird with drops of red on his...
May 6, 2025 | Featured Events, Front Page, News
Ellis Youth Maker’s Mart 2025 Call for Artists and Crafters! Looking for young artists and crafters (Kindergarten – Grade 12) to display and sell their handmade creations. Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm At the Ellis Library &...
Mar 18, 2025 | Front Page, News
A Note on IMLS Funding and Public Libraries Photo and quote credit to Overdrive, with our thanks: “Libraries are the heart of every community, providing critical access to information, technology, and lifelong learning. Cutting funding to the Institute of Museum...
Mar 4, 2025 | Featured Events, Front Page, News
National Poetry Month Contest 2025 The 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...
Jan 31, 2025 | Featured Events, Front Page, News
Navarre Branch Reopens in Temporary Location L.S. Navarre Branch Library Opens in Temporary New Location The Monroe County Library System is pleased to announce the L.S. Navarre Branch Library will reopen at a new temporary location on Monday, February 3, 2025,...
Jan 27, 2025 | Featured Events, Front Page, News
One Book, One Community Coloring Contest Running March 1 – March 31, 2025 Show off your creativity in our county wide coloring contest! Our coloring sheet was kindly provided by artist Marjorie Sarnat. Please make sure your name, phone number, and email address...
Nov 20, 2024 | Featured Events, Front Page, News
Podcast Studio Now at the Ellis Library & Reference Center Monroe County Library System’s Podcast Studio, located at the Ellis Library & Reference Center, is designed for patrons who want to record their own podcast with high quality, professional equipment....
Nov 1, 2024 | Featured Events, Front Page, News
Navarre Branch Temporarily Closed L.S. Branch Library Renovations Thanks to the City’s efforts to enhance our community, L.S. Navarre Branch Library will be undergoing significant renovations. In order to continue library services within the community, the branch will...
Aug 21, 2024 | Front Page, News
Celebrating 90 Years of Library Excellence The Monroe County Library System is proud to celebrate 90 years of library excellence! We are profoundly grateful for the ongoing support of wonderful patrons (like you) who have made this milestone possible. We’re...
Jun 19, 2024 | Front Page, News
Writers on the River 2024 – Call for Authors The Monroe County Library System is seeking authors to participate in its annual Writers on the River event. On the first Sunday of November, the Ellis Library & Reference Center hosts Writers on the River, a...
