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Color Our World – Summer Reading Program

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JUNE 21 – AUGUST 2

Children can sign up for summer reading from June 16 – 21 to get a prize!

Sign-ups continue through Saturday, July 12.

Set a reading goal, read, and bring your completed finisher slips to the library for a finisher prize bag full of goodies, pick out a FREE book, and enter to win one of our Colortastic Grand Prizes!

Finisher bags will be available beginning Monday, July 14.

COLORTASTIC GRAND PRIZES (All Ages)
Summer Reading Program finishers can enter for a chance to win:
• 1st Place • $300 Meijer Gift Card + Red Reading Pillow
• 2nd Place • $200 Meijer Gift Card + Blue Reading Pillow
• 3rd Place • $100 Meijer Gift Card + Yellow Reading Pillow

Plus: Enter you name in the drawings for the COLORTASTIC GRAND PRIZE PICKS – you could win!

Colortastic Grand Prize Picks (Children 0 – 5th Grade)

  • Step2 Flip & Doodle Easel Desk With Stool
  • MAGNA-TILES – Two Magnetic Construction Sets
  • Crayola Art Set – Light Up Tracing Pad, Art Case, and Spin & Spiral Station
  • LEGO Classic Creative Fun and Brick Box Sets
  • Pix Brix Pixel Art Puzzle Bricks and Starry Night Sets
  • Magnetic Blocks – Grassland and Forest Building Block Sets including Chicken Jockey!
  • 65” Inflatable Wheel Roller, Pool Toys and Beach Towel
  • Giant Outdoor Set – Kite, Frisbee, and Ladder Toss

Colortastic Grand Prize Picks (Teens/Tweens in Middle-High School)

  • 3D Printing Pen with Filament Refills
  • Harry Potter LEGO Bundle
  • Franklin Disc Golf Basket with Discs and Bag
  • Kodak Printomatic Camera, Case, and Film
  • Deluxe Artists Easel and Painting Set

* Please note that grand prize winners are not eligible for grand prize picks. *

COLOR OUR WORLD KICK-OFF EVENT (All Ages)
Saturday, June 21 from 10 AM – NOON (Outdoor Event – Weather Permitting)
Colorful bounce houses, fun art stations, disc golf, chalk art, color scavenger hunt, popcorn, plus more. Drop in for some colorful fun!

MESSY COLORFUL PLAY (0-5 Years Old)
Mondays at 10 AM • June 23 – July 28
Colorful play stations will be set up so children can explore fun and interactive activities. Spoiler alert – you may get messy!

ART-TASTIC EVENTS (All Ages)

Benjammin’s Color Our World Interactive Concert Tuesday, June 24 @ 10 AM
Joel Tacey’s Foam Party (Outdoors) Tuesday, July 1 @ 10 AM
Movie & Popcorn – “Harold and the Purple Crayon” (PG, 1hr 29 min) Tuesday, July 8 @ 10 AM
Jeff Wawrzaszek’s Art of Magic Tuesday, July 15 @ 10 AM
Mosaics with Meijer – Mosaic Art & Cupcakes Tuesday, July 22 @ 10 AM
Cotton Candy Colors – Science That Tastes Good! Tuesday, July 29 @ 10 AM

Color Pop Art Lab (Middle-High School)
Tuesdays @ 2 PM • June 24 – July 29
Teens and tweens can create fun and exciting art projects.

COLORFUL STORIES & SONGS (0-5 Years Old)
Wednesdays at 10 AM • June 25 – July 30
Stories, songs, colorful play, creative crafts, and lots of fun!

CREATIVE STATIONS (K-5th Grade)
Wednesdays at 2 PM • June 25 – July 30
Create art, make crafts, and construct with building sets

BRIGHT & BOLD BOOK CLUB (Middle-High School)
Every other Wednesdays @ 2 PM • JUNE 25, JULY 9, & JULY 23
Share what you are reading or your favorite book!

INK & IMAGINATION WRITING CLUB (Middle-High School)
Every other Wednesday @ 2 PM • JULY 2, JULY 16, & JULY 30
Write, explore, and share with fellow young authors.

MASTERPIECE MAKERS (K-5th Grade)
Thursdays at 10 AM • June 26 – July 31
Learn about famous artists and create artwork inspired by their masterpieces.

Canvas & Chaos (Middle-High School)
Weekly Art sessions on Thursdays @ 2 PM
Get excited about art ans we create chaotic yet fun projects!

FELIX COLORS OTSEGO (All Ages)
June 21 – August 2
Felix the Fox is painting downtown Otsego! Find Felix and his colorful paintbrushes during this fun, interactive activity. Find them all, return your completed sheet to the library, and receive a prize!

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR (All Ages)
Mark your calendars as the Scholastic Book Fair returns June 11 – 28!

WEEKLY PRIZE DRAWINGS (All Ages)
Take part in weekly art activities or attend programs to earn tickets for our weekly prize drawings. The children’s weekly art activity will be located at the tables in the childeren’s section and the teen/tween weekly art activity will be located in the Teen Room.

 

NEW Libby Digital Magazines!

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The Libby Magazine Rack is now available on the Libby App!

Enjoy magazines, ebooks, and audiobooks all in one place. OverDrive is excited to offer OverDrive Magazines, over 4,000 popular titles supplied in partnership with ZINIO and available to read in the Libby App!

OverDrive Magazines have no circulation cap and allow unlimited simultaneous use, so patrons can enjoy every issue of every magazine. With smart tags in Libby, you can be notified when each new issue is released.

What magazines are offered?

  • Popular titles such as Us Weekly, National Geographic, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, and Rolling Stone
  • Special interest titles such as PC World, Bon Appetit, Minecraft World, and Women’s Fitness
  • Titles in a variety of languages including Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, German, French, and more
  • Rolling 3 years of back issues, wherever available

How do users discover and enjoy OverDrive Magazines?

  • One tap to read: When a user discovers a magazine in your collection, they can open it and start reading with one tap, generating a checkout for your library.
  • Streamlined access: Magazines will have a new dedicated section of the Shelf, called the Magazine Rack. This will help users find their favorite magazines from your library in one convenient place.
  • Easier subscriptions: Users can subscribe to magazines from your library via a new, convenient Subscribe option. When a new issue is released, it will automatically be added to the user’s Magazine Rack and generate a checkout for your library.
  • Improved discovery: From their Magazine Rack, users can navigate to the Newsstand, a new view of a user’s recently opened issues and other popular magazine titles in your collection.

You can download Libby on:

If you have a Windows computer, Mac computer, or a Chromebook, you can use Libby in your web browser at libbyapp.com. We suggest using the latest version of Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge.

Book Packs To Go!

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Would you like a library staff member to pick out books for you or your child?

Click on the Book Packs To-Go link that fits your request below and fill out a form. You can list your interests or genre’s you prefer and a staff member will choose up to 10 books that they feel you will enjoy.

Do you like a certain genre or want to learn about a certain subject? Does your child like dinosaurs, fairies, or any other subject? A staff member will choose books to match that subject. The library will put materials on hold for you. When you receive an email, you can pick up your Book Pack To-Go at our drive-through curbside window.

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Now Accepting Snow Plow Bids

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The Otsego District Library is now accepting bids from licensed and insured plow companies for the entire library parking lot. Plowing is requested for when there are 3 inches of snow or more. When needed, plowing must be done before library opens (9 AM Mon-Sat).
Also accepting bids for sidewalk shoveling: Shovel back staff walkway and areas in the front not plowed out by our snowplows (sidewalks out to the lot and front entry area). Spread salt on sidewalks when icy. Please submit a bid per time. This would be done on an as-needed basis and only upon request by the library.
Please, contact Andrea Estelle, Library Director, with questions. Bids can be submitted in person at the library or via email to aestelle@otsegolibrary.org
Bids accepted through Friday, September 20, 2024

Now Hiring – Winter Substitute Library Clerk

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The Otsego District Library currently has No Open Position.
Applications/Resumes are only accepted when an open position is available.

Select one of the following links for the employment application, job description, and details on how to apply.

Employment Application Link

 

If you have applied in the past at Otsego District Library and are still interested in working for the library, please reapply by updating and resending your application packet! Each round of applications, we only consider the submitted applications.

– Thank You

The Otsego District Library serves 14,230 residents with a budget of $518,000 and a staff of fifteen. In 2009, a beautiful new 18,000 square foot, LEED-Silver Level building opened for service to the community. A dedicated library millage voted in perpetuity provides 75% of the library’s operating revenue. The library has a staff known for its commitment to outstanding customer service and a supportive board that is responsive to the community. Otsego is located in beautiful southwest Michigan, fifteen miles north of Kalamazoo, thirty miles south of Grand Rapids, and only forty minutes from Lake Michigan. The Otsego area offers affordable living, excellent schools, convenient shopping, and an outstanding quality of life.

Applying for a position as a high school student? Questions on how to write a first time resume when you are still in high school? Click HERE for a helpful link.

Lyrics on the Lawn – FREE Summer Concert Series

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THURSDAYS IN AUGUST AT 7 PM

Visit the library FOUR Thursday evenings in August for an outdoor concert on the lawn. (No performance on Thursday, August 29.)

Bring a lawn chair or blanket and your family and friends to enjoy some great FREE entertainment. Popcorn provided by the Friends of the Library and bottled water for $1.

BEST OF THE BEST
Celebrate a DECADE of brilliant performers at Otsego District Library! This summer we have invited back some of our top favorite bands over the years. A patron vote has invited back Otsego Jazz Ensemble.

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MAIN STREET DUELING PIANOS
August 1
Joe Laureano has been performing rock & roll professionally his entire adult life. He is well known all across the country and has an impressive repertoire of 1,000+ songs, spanning more than seven decades of music.

OTSEGO JAZZ ENSEMBLE
August 8
These local musicians: five saxes, four trombones, four trumpets, and a full rhythm section will perform music from the big band era. You don’t want to miss this performance of these top notch musicians.

OUT OF FAVOR BOYS
August 15
Out of Favor Boys is one of Southwest Michigan’s premier contemporary blues bands. They’ve been the house band at two of Kalamazoo’s longest-lasting Thursday Blues Jams at Wonderful’s Funky Basement and The 411 Club. The band has had the opportunity to play with some national blues musicians like Tab Benoit, Watermelon Slim and Robert Bradley.

GREAT SCOTT
August 22
If you enjoy the Main Street Dueling Pianos, come back for Joe Laureano’s full cover band, “Great Scott.” Great Scott performs the greatest songs from the 1950’s to the new hits of today. Joe will come with a five piece band. This band is guaranteed to have you laughing, toe-tapping, and dancing along!

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The Scholastic Book Fair results are in! Patrons purchased a total of $3,923.66 worth of books from the book fair.

Your purchases resulted in the library earning $1,850.79 in FREE Scholastic Dollars!!

Thank you to everyone who made purchases this year at the book fair – the FREE Scholastic Dollars earned will go towards purchasing new books in the children and juvenile sections!

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