We are very pleased to be able to offer the Michigan Activity Pass (MAP) again! Did you know that your library card can be your best travel companion? Discover hundreds of Michigan's cultural destinations and natural attractions with your library card! You can "check out" free or discounted admission passes (or other exclusive offers) to hundreds of [...]
Check out this BINGO activity for kids and teens of all ages. There is a different BINGO card for the early literacy kids, for K-6, and for Teens! Keep track with one of the attached images or print a PDF from the included links. Show us your card once we reopen. The drawing prize will [...]
Attention, genealogists! ProQuest and Ancestry have granted Loutit District Library cardholders access to Ancestry Library Edition until the end of May. Click here to get started. Enter the first 5 digits of your LDL card number as the password. For assistance with Ancestry, contact Jeanette at jweiden@loutitlibrary.org.
Loutit District Library (LDL) is committed to providing a safe environment for our visitors, presenters, performers, volunteers, and staff. As our community, state, and nation work to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we want you to know that we are doing our part to contain and help eliminate this virus. Beginning Saturday, March 14, LDL [...]
Once again the Greater Ottawa County United Way is a sponsor for MyFreeTaxes® which now allows anyone with any income to file their taxes for free! (Schedules C, D, and E are available for a fee.) Most filers using MyFreeTaxes® finish their taxes in under an hour. The secure software walks you through the filing process and screens for common tax [...]
In preparation for the 2020 Census, the state of Michigan has launched a new website to provide information and resources to Michiganders. Live as of Tuesday, Jan. 14, the website will be available throughout the census-taking season so residents can have their questions answered, keep up to date on the latest census news and obtain a [...]
Due to the pending winter storm, tomorrow's stuffed animal sleepover storytime has been rescheduled for Saturday, January 18 at 10:00 am. THE LIBRARY IS CLOSING AT 3:00 PM ON SATURDAY. In the event of power outages during a storm, staff will not be able to update the website or phone message with closing information. Please [...]
This fall, Ottawa County Libraries were awarded a grant for mobile broadband hotspots for checkout. Library cardholders can checkout a T-Mobile hotspot and get the Internet connectivity needed for mobile devices from virtually anywhere. Checking out a hotspot is easy! Present a valid library card at the Reference and Information Desk and get connectivity for [...]
MONDAY, October 28 5:00 pm through TUESDAY, October 29. Due to a server migration, all online services -- including library accounts, OverDrive, Hoopla, Kanopy, OverDrive, rbDigital, Pronunciator, and Lynda.com, among others -- will be unavailable. Physical items will still be available for checkout inside the library. No library materials will be due on these dates. [...]
Please join us as we celebrate the internationally bestselling author of eight books, including The Charm Bracelet and The Recipe Box with his newest publication, The Summer Cottage, published in May. Wade Rouse, aka Viola Shipman, will spend the evening at the Tri-Cities Museum, located at 200 Washington Avenue, to meet fans and read from his latest [...]