The library will be closed for Christmas and New Years.
CLOSED
December 24 – December 25
CLOSED
December 31 – January 1
Have a safe and happy holiday with your family and friends!
Announcements
CLOSED for the Thanksgiving Holiday
The library will be closed for Thanksgiving Weekend.
CLOSED:
Thursday, November 25, 2021 – Saturday, November 27, 2021
Have a safe and happy holiday with your family and friends!
Now Accepting Parking Lot Snow Plowing, Salting, and Shoveling Bids
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 aestelle@otsegolibrary.org
Bids accepted through Tuesday, October 15, 2021
Employment
The Otsego District Library currently has (1) open position.
Library Clerk – Job Description & How To Apply
The deadline to apply is September 20, 2021.
Employment Application*
* Employment applications and resumes are only accepted when the library has an open position posted.
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.
The library will be closed for Labor Day Weekend
CLOSED:
Saturday, September 4, 2021 – Monday, September 6, 2021
Have a safe and happy holiday with your family and friends!
VOX Books – New Children’s Collection
Families can sponsor a VOX™ Book for a $40 donation and have their name added to the nameplate of the title they sponsor! You can pick a VOX ™Book from our wish-list or have the library pick a title for you. Ask a library staff member for more details on becoming a VOX ™ Book Sponsor!
What are VOX ™ Books?
Introducing VOX ™ Books, now available at the Otsego District Public Library. VOX ™Books enable children to listen to an audio recording directly from a printed book – no computer, no tablet, no phone. The books have an audio reader attached to the front cover of the book, controlled by a push button, which allows your child to listen and read along. VOX ™readers are a simple yet powerful literacy tool that children love. Just push a button and listen!
VOX ™ Books combine outstanding picture books and non-fiction with audio recordings that capture children’s attention and make learning and literacy development fun. Studies have shown that VOX ™Books users improve their reading comprehension by 75% and improve their reading accuracy by over 50%.
Search “VOX” in our online catalog to check out this awesome new collection!
End of Materials Check-in Quarantine
Otsego District Library Materials Check-in Quarantine Ends May 1st!
Notice to patrons: Due to recent data from the CDC, starting May 3, checked in items at Otsego District Library will no longer sit in the back for one week before returning to the shelves. Your items will be checked in the same day they are returned. This will get our items back to the shelves faster/out fulfilling some of our longer holds waitlists more quickly.
The new CDC data says that risk of surface spread is less than 1 in 10,000. We continue to encourage patrons to use good hygiene and wash their hands before/after visiting the library.
More details can be found HERE in the CDC briefing papers.
Used Book Donations To Begin Again!
Otsego District Library Begins Receiving Used Book Donations May 1st!
The Friends of the Library Used Bookstore has reopened and is fully stocked with great titles. Come visit soon! We will begin accepting used book donations again on May 1st.
We ask that you only bring in what you can carry/move yourself on a cart. The staff are not available to help move donations at this time. The Friends will not be having any giant book sales currently but rather only operating the store and sorting books for the library to sell on Amazon & ThriftBooks.
Because we have limited volunteer help, in order to spread out the donations this spring, please wait until the listed week to bring in your donations:
Last Names A-G Week of May 3
Last Names H-N Week of May 10
Last Names O-T Week of May 17
Last U-Z Week of May 24
Or throughout the summer.
Signup to volunteer to be a Friend of the Library and help sort books in our bookstore at the library’s circulation desk!
The Friends’ Book Store has Re-Opened!
Twice Told Tales – Friends of the Library Used Bookstore is once again open for shopping! The book Store has re-opened and is fully stocked. Please maintain six feet social distance while shopping. The book store accepts cash and check only – please pay at the circulation desk.
We are NOT accepting donations yet but WILL be soon. Check back in a few weeks when our Friends Volunteers return to action. Please wait until then to donate because they will be handling the donations – our staff is handling check-in book quarantines currently, so we do need the Friends help before starting up accepting donations again.
Interested in volunteering with our Friends and helping sort donations in our bookstore? Please let us know at the circulation desk! We will give you a volunteer form to fill out and the Friends will contact you.
Closed Easter Weekend
The library will be closed Saturday, April 3 for Easter Weekend.
Have a safe and happy weekend with your family and friends!
