The library will be closed on President’s Day for Clerk Training.
CLOSED: Monday, February 17, 2020
Otsego District Public Library
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The library will be closed on President’s Day for Clerk Training.
CLOSED: Monday, February 17, 2020
Friday, February 14 at 4 PM
Single…? Taken…? Who cares, YOU’RE AWESOME!!
Join us to celebrate being “in love” with your date, your friends, or just yourself!
Games, crafts, prizes, and snacks.
Tuesday, February 4 at 7 PM
Come hear the Kalamazoo Brass lift the winter blues with New Orleans style Mardi Gras Music!
This event is FREE Thanks to the partial funding by the Music Performance Trust Fund.
This Teen & Tween Book Club meets at 4 PM on the last Thursday of each month.
Come for the pizza, stay for the fun… but mostly the pizza!
Join us each month to discuss what you’ve just read or are currently reading. Pizza and refreshments.
Ginger Titus of Edward Jones
David “Fred” Kiel of Orton Tooman Hale McKown & Kiel, P.C.
Thursday, March 5 at 7 PM
Financial Adviser Ginger and Attorney Fred bring you a joint presentation on estate planning. There will be a basic overview of estate planning, including: account registration, beneficiary designation, will, trust, tax information, life insurance, and TOD (transfer on death).
Calling all donors! The library is hosting another blood drive.
Join us Monday, March 9 from 12 PM – 5:45 PM to donate.
The American Red Cross will be taking the lead at this blood drive by accepting donors in the Large Program Room.
Saturday, March 14 at 10 AM – Noon
Meet the Author, Leslie Helakoski!
Leslie Helakoski, award-winning children’s author and illustrator, says her books are for laughing, living, and learning. If you’ve read any of her books (including Big Chickens), you will have to agree.
“Woolbur” is the fun-filled story of a sheep that bleats to his own beat. We will begin our morning with a presentation by Leslie, and then be able to meet a live “Woolbur,” make a wooly craft, and have a snack that’s not baaaaaaaaaaa…..d
How to Start Your Business
George Fotis, Certified Business Consultant, Michigan Small Business Development Center
Thursday, March 26 at 7 PM
This seminar will help you assess your readiness for entrepreneurship, evaluate the viability of your business concept, understand the steps to starting a business, and take advantage of business planning tools.
The Otsego District Library is excited to offer 1000 Books Before Kindergarten to local preschool aged children(Established in Fall 2016), along with ten other Allegan County Libraries! ODL is leading the way on this program for Allegan County. The Allegan County Library Association has partnered with the Allegan County United Way and Volunteer Center. The Allegan County United Way and Volunteer Center has given a $7000 grant to fund supplies for the children of Allegan County for five years! Developing literacy skills begins at birth and continues through toddler and preschool years. The best way to ensure a child has the skills necessary to learn to read is having someone read aloud to them. A well written picture book is three times richer in vocabulary than conversation. Talk, sing, read, write, and play with your child to help them get ready to read. Visiting the library with your child also helps instill the excitement for reading into their life!
Sign up at your home library and get your welcome packet and first tracking sheet. Bring back your tracking sheet after you have read your first 100 books together and get your bookmark and sticker. After each tracking sheet come back to the library for another tracking sheet. Visit the library ten times throughout the program to pick up your tracking sheets. When you have read 1000 books, return to the library for a special prize and photo opportunity/celebration. Most importantly, read for the fun of it and enjoy the time with your child!
Check out the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Apple App by the 1000 Books Foundation once you register your child at your home library.
Sign up at the library for our easy, fun, FREE, new 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers! Any child that has not started kindergarten this fall is eligible to participate. Anyone in Allegan County can sign up at their home library for this program. Tell your Allegan County friends to check their libraries for this exciting program!
This club meets on the 4th Monday of Month at 2 PM.
The library is partnering with the Arc of Allegan County, a non-profit organization supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. ALL adults are welcome to connect, create and explore some fun activities. There will be additional volunteers available to offer support to participants. If one-on-one support is needed, please bring a support person with you.
Craft Day
March 30 – Come get crafty with your friends!
Up and Coming Meetups
April 27 – STEAM Day – Explore some fun STEAM-focused stations.
Drive-Thru Closed 12-1 for lunch on Saturdays.
PLEASE NOTE:
Call the library at the Drive-Thru Pickup Window or ring the doorbell for reserve pickup service.