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Now Accepting Bids: 2017/2018 Snow Season

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The Otsego District Library is now accepting bids for plowing the entire library parking lot and salting the lot upon request. Plowing is requested for when there are 3 inches of snow or more. Please note price for plowing and salting separately in bid.
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 [email protected]
Bids accepted through October 30, 2017.

One-on-One Tech/Library App Assistance

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Get one-on-one assistance with your simple Tech needs and library eBook/Audiobook/Movie/TV Show and Music Apps.

One-on-One Tech Help – Call for Availability (Schedule an Appointment)
Get assistance with simple computer tasks such as email, document and publication creation, and much more. Sessions are limited to half an hour, and patrons may visit once per two week period.

Hoopla & Overdrive Help – Friday Afternoons at 2 PM (Schedule an appointment)
Schedule a half hour session for one-on-one assistance with library staff. Use your library card 24/7 to instantly borrow digital movies, music, eBooks & more. Please note: These apps are only available to Resident Patrons at this time.

Jumanji – Things are going to get wild!

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Be on the lookout for things to get WILD at the library the end of December! An interactive game of Jumanji will come to life in the large program room.

Opens Tuesday, December 26, 2017 – and will run through Thursday, January 18, 2018.

There will be a special surprise program at the end of January. Real LIVE wild animals come to visit on Saturday, January 20, 2018!

Summer Reading Program Finisher Prize Bags

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Did you reach your reading goal for Build A Better World: Summer Reading Program? Receive your Finisher Prize Bag at the Circulation Desk!

Finisher Prize Bags are available for babies, children, and teens/tweens that completed their reading goal. Each bag has fun prizes specific for each age group.

A BIG THANK YOU goes out to our amazing volunteers and year’s sponsors: Otsego Friends of the Library, Home Depot, Rebounders, Meijer, Harding’s Friendly Market, Pizza Hut, Culvers, Mannie’s, and Arby’s.

Fourth of July Holiday Hours

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Have a safe and happy holiday with your family and friends! You can get some great reading materials even though the library is closed!

Click HERE for more information about getting FREE eBooks and eAudios for your Kindle, iPad, NOOK, or MP3 Player!

Still looking for the best fireworks show for your family and friends? Click HERE to access one of the most popular Michigan Fireworks Displays by date.

Click HERE for 4th of July Fun Facts and Trivia!

Scholastic Book Fair Results!

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A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who purchased books in the library for our 2017 Scholastic Book Fair and to our Friends of the Library for staffing our fair! This year, we sold 200 in new Scholastic books, totaling $3204. These sales earned the library $1676 in free Scholastic Books! That will help us add many great new titles to our children’s and teen collections!

Another BIG THANK YOU goes out to our Friends of the Library Volunteers for manning the book fair during library hours.

Scholastic Book Fair

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Back by popular demand, the Scholastic Book Fair returns June 9 – 24, 2017 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 $2000 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!