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A Universe of Stories – Teen & Tween Summer Reading Program

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Saturday, June 15 – Saturday, July 20

This summer is going to be out of this world! We have packed this program with intergalactic themed crafts, games, events, prizes, READING, and so much more! Blast off into the galaxy on Saturday, June 15 at our kickoff event that continues through Saturday, July 20. For the second year, the Otsego District Library will be offering grand prizes specifically for the teens and tweens!

Each book read will earn you a prize from the Galaxy Prize Box! Be sure to have a library staff member initial your reading log when you earn your prize. Read at least 8 BOOKS during the Summer Reading Program to qualify for the GRAND PRIZE DRAWING! The Teen Room will feature a Weekly Trivia Question. Answer the questions for a chance to win awesome prizes. Attend Terrestrial Tuesday events and Outer Limit Thursday events.

  • Register at the library by Monday, July 1. It’s super easy!
  • Set a reading goal of how many books you will read (minimum 8).
  • Win fun PRIZES by playing weekly trivia games in the teen room.
  • Attend weekly events and receive EXTRA weekly prize drawing slips.
  • Turn in your finished reading log by Saturday, July 20 for a chance to win one of our grand prizes PLUS receive a finisher bag filled with prizes and certificates for FREE items.

OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD GRAND PRIZES
GRAND PRIZE – A TRIP TO

ADLER PLANETARIUM IN CHICAGO!
ALL children and teens will have a chance to win this spacetastic grand prize, which includes tickets to the Planetarium for a family of four, a one-night stay at a nearby hotel, and a $50 gas card. (If you win the grand prize, you will be ineligible to win one of the other prizes listed below).

In addition to the grand prize, teens & tweens will be able to choose one of the following prizes they hope to win:

  1. Four tickets to Allegan Event: Sky Trail Ropes Course with Sky Rail™ Zip Lines.
  2. Aomekie Telescope Set
  3. SNAPTAIN WiFi Drone

Home Depot Kid’s Workshop

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Birdhouses and Flower Pots

Saturday, May 18 from 10 AM – Noon

For Preschool and Elementary Age Children

Home Depot is bringing their workshop to our library. Children can choose to either build a wooden birdhouse or paint a flower pot and plant a real flower. Visit anytime during these two hours to make this springtime project.

BIG Spring Book Sale Results!

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The results are in at the library! The amazing volunteers from the Friends of the Library were able to raise $1146.22 at the Spring Book Sale!

All of the proceeds from the large books sales (spring and fall) and Twice Told Tales: Friends of the Library Book Store come back to the library and assist in various aspects of the library including programming, events, summer reading, and more.

A HUGE THANK YOU goes out to all of the Friends of the Library Volunteers for helping make this book sale so successful. Another big thank you goes out to the Otsego High School Student Volunteers. The library would also like to thank our community and its visitors for donating books for purchase at these sales. Your contributions are greatly appreciated.

Click HERE to know more about volunteer opportunities at the library and how you can get involved with the Friends of the Library.

Now Accepting Lawn Care Bids

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The Otsego District Library is Now Accepting Landscaping Bids for mowing, trimming, and weed control and fertilization.

2019 Lawn Care  – Fertilization and Weed Control

3 applications: Spring, Summer, and Fall of library lawn to be done on a bi-weekly basis.

Please bid these projects separately. End-date for accepting bids is Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Call or email Library Director, Andrea Estelle, for details: (269)694-9690,  aestelle@otsegolibrary.org

Now Accepting Painting Bids

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March 15 – April 15, 2019

PAINT Large Program Room Walls
PAINT Early Literacy Center Walls

Paint brand choice must be approved by library. Insured painting companies only please.  Flexible scheduling is available for these jobs, but need to be completed in a timely manner.

Contact Andrea Estelle, Library Director
Otsego District Library,
401 Dix St. Otsego, MI 49078
(269) 694-9690
aestelle@otsegolibrary.org

NEW Holds Self-Pickup Shelf

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The Otsego District Library now has a holds self-pickup shelf!

This is where you will locate your holds of ODL items. Interlibrary loan will still be at the circulation desk. Look for the first 4 letters of your last name and the last 4 digits of your library card. You can grab your items and take them to the self checkout and be on your way without having to wait in line for staff to find them! The holds pickup shelf is by our new nonfiction shelf, right by the entrance.

The library has one more important announcement regarding holds:

Starting Monday, April 15, ALL Holds Notifications will transition to EMAIL notices only. Due to changes with our card catalog, we will no longer be calling on holds for interlibrary loan or regular holds from ODL.

** Please add an email to your library account if you are currently getting phone calls. **

To accommodate this change, the library will extend the holds shelf to 7 day pickup time.

If you absolutely can not add an email address, here are some options:

  1. Consider adding a trusted family member’s email address to your account who can let you know when your items are in. Or consider setting up an email account for your library holds notices. The library staff offer 1-on-1 computer sessions and would be happy to help you set up a free Gmail account.
  2. Check your account online to see if your items are in (any staff can show you how to do this.)
  3. Become a regular weekly visitor to the library and just check when you come to see if your item is in. Your items will wait 7 days for you to pick them up. Many of the items that go on the hold shelf are for people we see once a week already.
  4. Call the library to ask. (The first three options are preferred, but if none of these are possible, you can always call us to see if your item is available.)

Thank you!