A six week Winter Reading Challenge for teens and adults will be underway at the Community District Library branches beginning January 17th. Participants may sign up and record reading online through Beanstack or they may visit their local branch to receive a paper reading log HERE.

Each patron who begins the reading challenge is invited to pick up a gently used book at the library to get their reading started. A free Biggby coffee/drink coupon will be earned after the first book is completed. Every book that is read through February 28th will enter the reader in a drawing for a $25 gift card. One winner will be chosen at each CDL branch location.

CALLING ALL TEEN PRIVATE DETECTIVES.  SOLVE THE MYSTERY, AND ENTER FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A PRIZE

CLUE: "We just had our usual crowd of regulars in?

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! An anonymous tip has come in that a thief will steal an iconic Michigan landmark on Valentine’s Day. We’re recruiting teenage private detectives to stop the heist!  Participation will earn you a free pizza, courtesy of Jets Pizza of Owosso.  Figure out who the thief is and what they’re stealing to prevent the crime and enter a drawing to win an even bigger reward.

Learn more about the Quest here. The Quest begins on January 1 and ends on February 14, 2021.

The Mi Library Quest challenge is made up of public libraries across Michigan and is supported in part by the Library of Michigan.

Join Miss Joanie for her weekly Winter Story Times!  Check with your local branch for Take and Make weekly Story Time Craft Kits.

Winter Story Time Week 9

Winter Story Time Week 8

Winter Story Time Week 7

Winter Story Time Week 6

Christmas Eve Story Time 

Winter Story Time Week 4

Digital Historical Collections

Historical documents from the communities of Bancroft, Byron, Corunna, Lennon, Morrice, New Lothrop, and Perry are viewable and searchable online.  Included are historical newspapers, yearbooks, pictures, cemetery records and more. This is an ongoing project with materials added continuously.

From eBooks to multimedia collections that incorporate books, images, audio, and video, BiblioBoard provides library patrons with a fun and engaging experience created by self-published authors, artists, and musicians.

 COMMUNITY DISTRICT LIBRARY

 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY DISTRICT LIBRARY BOARD VIA ELECTRONIC MEANS

 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby provided that, in order to comply with recommended guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services guidance, and in an effort to reduce the likelihood of spreading the Coronavirus (Covid-19), the Community District Library Board (the “Board”) will conduct the November 18, 2020 Board meeting via electronic means using ZOOM on-line video conferencing. 

The public may participate in the January 27, 2021 Board meeting electronically via the following website address:  www.mycdl.org members of the public may participate in the Board’s meeting via Zoom.

Detailed instructions for joining the video conference of the meeting and providing public comment via video conference are included below.

Alternatively, to participate in the meeting by providing public comment, you may email your public comment to the following email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  Emails received prior to 4:00 p.m. on January 27, 2021, at the above-listed address will be read aloud during public comment.

Persons with disabilities may participate in the meeting and are asked to contact the Board via email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than January 27, 2021  at 4:00 p.m. to make arrangements for participation.  In all other respects, the January 27, 2021 Board meeting will be held in accordance with Michigan’s Open Meetings Act. 

Email addresses for Board officials to allow members of the public to provide input or ask questions on any business that will come before the Board at the virtual meeting are listed below:

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

This notice was posted at the Board’s office on January 26, 2021 at approximately 2:00 p.m. and on the Library’s website, www.mycdl.org on December 26, 2020 at approximately 2:00 p.m.  The meeting agenda for the January 27, 2021 meeting was posted on the Authority’s website at www.mycdl.org at 2:00 p.m. and may be found at:

Topic: Library Board Meeting

Time: January 27th, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/97133745381

Meeting ID: 971 3374 5381

1-312-626-6799

Print from anywhere to a Community District Library printer with Princh. You can order your prints online from home, or stop into any CDL branch and print wirelessly from there. Download the Princh app on your phone or tablet, or from your computer upload your document to the Princh website. Then, stop into any CDL branch to pick up your prints. Each branch has an assigned code to enter when ordering.  Choose to pay in person at the library or online with your credit card. 
Black & white prints are .15 cents per page, color prints are .25 cents per page.

Princh Codes

Bancroft: 101867

Byron: coming soon

Corunna: 102617

Lennon: 102639

Morrice: 102650

New Lothrop: coming soon

Perry: 102621

Community District Library has a COVID Response Plan in place so that our branches can safely remain open to the public.   Please read the library's Covid-19 Exposure Prevention, Preparedness and Response Plan for full details. The plan was created in accordance with MIOSHA Emergency Rules.

Safety measures include but are not limited to: public capacity limits in branches, masks are required by staff and patrons if medically able to wear (otherwise curbside service is available), social distancing inside buildings and at computers between staff and patrons, sneeze guards at public service desks, materials handling procedures will be followed by staff to properly and safely handle library materials, strict cleaning and disinfecting schedule for high volume surfaces touched by the public. In branch programming has been cancelled.