Quilt Hop 2024

March is National Quilting Month– a month-long celebration of quilts, quilters, and quilting established more than 30 years ago by the National Quilt Association. Libraries are celebrating with quilting events, quilts on display, quilting books, and more. Loutit...

Kindness Month 2024

Throughout the month of February, Loutit District Library once again encourages everyone to move beyond Random Acts of Kindness Day on February 17 or even Random Acts of Kindness Week (February 11-17) to celebrate an entire month of kindness and community connection!...

Adopt-a-Book 2023

Give the gift of books this season!  A holiday giving program to help our permanent collection grow. Simply purchase a book from our designated wishlists and the book will be automatically donated to the library for the community to enjoy! Two ways to participate: 1....

Call for Innovative Ideas

Call for Local Innovations!   Was someone in your family an inventor? Do you know someone who was influential in developing a new product or method? We’re looking for local innovations to display with our Spark! Places of Innovation Smithsonian Exhibit,...

NEA Big Read Lakeshore at LDL

Hope College’s NEA Big Read Lakeshore and Little Read Lakeshore bring the community together around a common book for a month each fall, using the shared experience of reading, discussing, and exploring the themes of the book as a springboard to listen to and learn...

Banned Books Challenge 2023

Banned Books Challenge October 1-31, 2023Reading is Empowering! ​The American Library Association celebrates the right to read every year with Banned Books Week (October 1 – 7, 2023). This year, Loutit District Library is celebrating all month long. The theme...