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!
Otsego District Public Library
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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!
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 Tuesday, October 15, 2021
Discover Michigan’s premier cultural & natural attractions using your library card!
The Michigan Activity Pass [MAP] presented by The Library Network program is a partnership between Michigan’s nearly 400 public libraries and hundreds of Michigan’s state parks (formerly the Park & Read program), historic sites, cultural attractions, campgrounds and recreation areas. The program is designed to enhance the learning experience for people of all ages through books and other library materials, and to provide reduced cost or complimentary access to arts, cultural, and outdoor organizations across the state of Michigan, from St. Joseph to Saline to Saginaw to Sault Ste. Marie to South Range, and all points in between.
Brochures:
Lower Mitten Brochure
Upper Mitten Brochure
Upper Peninsula Brochure
Some partners offer complimentary or reduced price admission; others, discounts in their gift shop or other exclusive offers for MAP pass holders only. Each Michigan Activity Pass expires one week after a pass is created.
MOBILE PASSES NOW AVAILABLE! We encourage you to use a mobile pass vs. printed pass, to abide by any restrictions our MAP partner destinations have in place, and to always check the partner destination’s website/social media pages for the latest hours/information before visiting.
Michigan Activity Pass is presented by The Library Network and supported in part by the Library of Michigan with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
The Otsego District Library currently has (1) open position.
* 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!
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 book 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!
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!
The library will be CLOSED for Independence Day weekend.
CLOSED:
Saturday, July 3 – Monday, July 5.
Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy this time with your family and friends!
Monday, June 7 – Wednesday, June 30
Mark your calendars! The Scholastic Book Fair returns to the Otsego District Public Library! We are excited that the book fair will be returning this summer. It is a great way to reward your kids and grandkids for powering through this difficult school year. Your purchases will help us buy more titles for our children’s collection!
We also currently have MANY used children’s titles for sale in our Twice Told Tales Friends Used Bookstore for 25 cents! Come check them out any time the library is open. Your purchases help support our Tails and Tales Summer Reading Program!
Monday, June 21 – Saturday, July 31
From the jungle to the farm, the hot safari to the cold arctic; animals and stories from around the globe will be featured throughout Otsego District Library’s Summer Reading Program. Each week we will focus on different animals from various habitats including animals from the farm, safari, desert, arctic, forest, and jungle.
Come to sign up at the library anytime during the week of June 21 – 26 and you will get a prize! We will have a sign-up table in the library, but you can also sign up through our curbside window. Sign-ups will continue through July 10. Once you reach your reading goal, bring in your finisher slips to pick up a bag filled with a book, prizes, and coupons. Then you can enter to hopefully win one of our grand prizes! Finisher bags will be available for pick up beginning the week of July 12.
ANIMALTASTIC GRAND PRIZES
Summer Reading Program finishers (kids and teens) can enter to possibly win one of our Animaltastic Grand Prizes:
FANTASTIC FELIX THE FOX – $300 Meijer Gift Card and “Felix the Fox” Stuffed Animal
SUPER SLOTH – $200 Meijer Gift Card and Sloth Stuffed Animal
PLAYFUL PENGUIN – John Ball Park Zoo One-Year Family Membership and Penguin Stuffed Animal
GINORMOUS GIRAFFE – Binder Park Zoo One-Year Family Membership and Giraffe Stuffed Animal
ANIMAL GRAND PRIZE PICKS
When readers complete their reading goals, they can put their animal-themed “Grand Prize Pick” slip in the bucket by the prize they hope to win. Each comes with a small stuffed animal!
LION – Safari Lego Sets
ELEPHANT – Jungle Lego Friends Sets
COW – Farm Animal Toy Barn
MONKEY – Set of Animal Games
PANDA – Duplo Animal Train and $50 Meijer Gift Card
ZEBRA – Jungle Animal Play Mat and $50 Meijer Gift Card
CROCODILE – STEM Kit and $50 Meijer Gift Card
RACCOON – Art Kits and $50 Meijer Gift Card
Grand Prize winners are not eligible to win the Grand Prize Picks. Check the Teen/Tween Summer Reading Program page for Teen/Tween Grand Prize Picks!
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS!
Meijer of Plainwell – Gift Cards
John Ball Zoo and Binder Park Zoo – Family Zoo Memberships
Friends of the Library – Finisher Bag Items
Local Area Businesses – Food Donations and Animal Tracks Participation
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.