DISCOVER ◼ IMAGINE ◼ CONNECT

Welcome to the Portage Lake District Library!

Our mission is to inspire the diverse community living in the City of Houghton and Portage Township to discover, imagine, and connect.

The library offers the traditional materials of books, audiobooks, and magazines, along with electronic resources such as eBooks and eMagazines, and services like Libby, Hoopla, LinkedIn Learning, and Ancestry Library Edition.

Check Out These Upcoming Events

Halloween Party! – Thursday, October 24th 4pm
Halloween Party Thursday, October 24th 4pm Join us for Halloween Bash filled with a maze, a scavenger hunt, and games, perfect for kids! Enjoy decorating your own trick-or-treat bag and watching a […]
“Keys to Embracing Aging” on Tuesdays
Keys to Embracing Aging Starts on Tuesday, October 1st, 2024 at 3pm Keys to Embracing Aging is an interactive program that highlights 12 keys aimed at helping you grow old gracefully, successfully, and with […]
Legal Matters: Labor & Employment Law
Laura Reilly, with Kendricks, Bordeau et al, will break down the legal topic of Labor and Employment Law and the procedures around it. This talk in our Legal Matters speaker series which will cover a different […]

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Library Board Monthly Meeting: Nov. 20th at 7pm
The Library’s Board of Trustees hosts their monthly public meeting on Wednesday, November 20th, 2024 at 7:00 in the Community Room. To review the prepared […]
Late Start at 1pm: October 8th
Starting in October, the Portage Lake District Library will have a late start at 1pm each 2nd Tuesday of the month for Staff Training. Our first Staff […]
Statement about Precinct 4 and the 2024 August 6th Library Ballot – Update
The statement below was presented before the Library Board of Trustees at their August 28th, 2024 meeting and was prepared by the Library Director. This […]

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Regular Hours

Monday-Thursday: 10am-8pm
Friday: 10am-5pm
Saturday: 10am-3pm

Upcoming Closings

1pm Late Start: Staff Training
Tuesday December 10th, 2024

Christmas Eve
Tuesday December 24th, 2024

Christmas Day
Wednesday December 25th, 2024

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