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No More DVD Rental Fees
Starting July 1, the $1.00-per-week rental fees on DVDs/Blu-rays have been repealed. Loutit District Library no longer charges any rental fees. However, please note that $1.00-per-day overdue fine rate still applies to DVD/Blu-ray movies and TV series. Materials returned while the library is closed are backdated to the previous day to ensure no fines are [...]
Connected Community Survey
Ottawa County and its Broadband Committee are partnering with Connect Michigan to conduct several surveys of broadband access, adoption, and use within the County. The results of these surveys will be used to define areas that are in need of service and increased speeds. If you are an Ottawa County resident, business owner, or organization [...]
Build a Better World -2017 Summer Reading for Kids!
This year’s Summer Reading Club theme is “Build a Better World.” It runs from June 12th -July 28th. Our club encourages kids of all ages to read during the summer by simply earning prizes as they read with chances to win bigger prizes in a club end drawing. Prizes include an ice cream cone [...]
Notes From the Midnight Driver Read Alikes
For those of you who read "Notes From the Midnight Driver," whether you made it or not to the book discussion, and are wondering what you want to read next, here are a few ideas! First a few more from Sonnenblick: Here are a few [...]
History of Radio Quiz
Remember those days of yesteryear when families gathered nightly around the radio to listen to a favorite show? Step back in time and revisit those early radio programs with historians Al and David Eicher on Thursday, May 4, at Loutit District Library. The Eichers’ program, The Early Days of Radio in Michigan, presents the history [...]
2017 Peep Diorama Contest
Get creative with your Peeps! Make a diorama based on your favorite book using marshmallow Peeps -- a fun Spring Break project! Turn in your family’s entry by Saturday, April 8 at 4:00 pm. Dioramas will be on display in the library throughout National Library Week (April 9-15) where they'll compete for the Peeple’s Choice [...]
Job Posting
Business Manager (Part-Time) Loutit District Library seeks an organized and energetic individual to work up to 20 hours per week as Business Manager. Job duties include managing all purchases, accounts payable and receivable, daily cash accounting and deposits, reconciling back accounts monthly, preparing monthly financial reports, personnel and payroll. This position may include occasional evening [...]
2017 Pajama Storytime!
The library had another special Family Pajama Storytime on Wednesday, January 4th! Kids wore their pjs and some brought their stuffed animals to the library to have a sleep over. They had many adventures while they were away from their people. They learned about the library such as: How to check out books [...]
Graphic Novels
In addition to the youth and teen graphic novel collections, the library has an adult graphic novel collection that is growing slowly but steadily. Check out the latest titles in the collection, located behind the displays in the Adult Wing near the new book shelving. Your suggestions are very welcome, so if there are titles [...]