Adopt-a-Book 2023

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Give the gift of books this season!  A holiday giving program to help our permanent collection grow. Simply purchase a book from our designated wishlists and the book will be automatically donated to the library for the community to enjoy! Two ways to participate: 1....

Call for Innovative Ideas

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Call for Local Innovations!   Was someone in your family an inventor? Do you know someone who was influential in developing a new product or method? We’re looking for local innovations to display with our Spark! Places of Innovation Smithsonian Exhibit,...

NEA Big Read Lakeshore at LDL

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Hope College’s NEA Big Read Lakeshore and Little Read Lakeshore bring the community together around a common book for a month each fall, using the shared experience of reading, discussing, and exploring the themes of the book as a springboard to listen to and learn...

MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival 2023: You Be the Judge!

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Join Loutit District Library and Central Park Place for one of our many screenings of the 26th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. Screenings will be 2.5 hours, including a brief intermission. Free popcorn! Registration is encouraged.Click here to be taken to our...

Show Your Library Card 2023

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September is Library Card Sign-Up Month! We want you to Show Us Your Library Card! Local businesses are partnering with Loutit District and Spring Lake District libraries to offer deals, discounts, and free gifts in order to promote the benefits of owning a library...

Quilt Hop 2023

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March is National Quilting Month– a month-long celebration of quilts, quilters, and quilting established more than 30 years ago by the National Quilt Association. Libraries across Ottawa County are celebrating with quilting events, quilts on display, quilting...