Announcements

Please Note: The Otsego District Library Board meeting for July has been cancelled and the July agenda will be reviewed at the August meeting. Due to Lyrics on the Lawn, the August 16th Board Meeting will be moved up to 5 PM with the budget hearing beginning at 5:30 PM.

Back by popular demand, the Scholastic Book Fair returns June 6 – 28 during all library open hours.

Let your children and grandchildren pick out some fun reading materials for summer to celebrate their accomplishments in school this past year! Books also make great birthday gifts.

Thanks to all of the wonderful community support, the Scholastic Book Fair raised $1600 in free books for the library last summer!

The library earns 50% of the profits to use toward free books.

Click HERE to shop the Scholastic Book Fair online!

The March Board Meeting has been rescheduled to March 29 at 6:30 PM

We are excited to offer a new app addition to our OverDrive service called Libby, that should make eBook and eAudio use quicker, more enjoyable, and less complicated. Libby has been designed to make first time mobile use of our OverDrive collection simple, with added features over the OverDrive app that would be of benefit to existing customers.

Some of the benefits of using Libby are:

• Simple getting started options and downloads process
• Refined search and browsing options, with new ways to personalise default searches
• You just need to sign in with your library card, and can use multiple library cards at the same time
• A unified book shelf that displays all your titles from multiple cards on the same digital shelf
• Impressive new design and image options
• Download books and audiobooks for offline reading, or stream them to save space.
• If you prefer reading on your Kindle, Libby can send your library books to it.(U.S. libraries only.)
• All your loans and holds are consolidated on a single shelf.
• Keep track of your reading history in the Activity tab.
• Positions, bookmarks, and notes are kept in sync across your devices.
• Sample any book with a tap — nothing to download or delete.
• Try a zoom-able graphic novel, or a picture book with read-along audio.

Libby will not be replacing the OverDrive app at this time but if you are a user of our existing OverDrive app, please feel free to continue using it. Libby does not currently support Recommend to Library or multilingual interfaces, but these features will continue to be accessible through the OverDrive app. Kindle format is not currently supported outside of US libraries.

For more information on Libby please go to the Libby Help page or call the library at (269) 694-9690.

Click HERE to learn more about the Libby app and how to get started today.

The library will be closed Monday, February 19 for President’s Day and Staff training.

Music and Movement has been cancelled this morning as well as the Love Rocks – Teen/Tween Valentines Day Party* this afternoon.

The library plans to be open for regular hours today.

Stay safe and keep warm.

* Love Rocks – Teen/Tween Valentines Day Party is rescheduled for Friday, February 16 at 4 pm.