Kent District Library, Hancock School Public Library, Schuler Books and three other libraries from across Michigan announce the tenth annual Write Michigan Short Story Contest, which drew almost 1,000 Michigan writers last year. read more Write Michigan Short Story Contest Returns
Join us for a weekly Storytime with Ms Holly and Ms Catie on Wednesdays, from 10:30-11:15am, beginning 9/15! We’ll be meeting in the children’s area. There will be take and make craft bags to go.
The Summer Reading Program was a smashing success this year! We set a community reading goal of 500,000 minutes, and with the help of the Hancock School Public Library, we met the challenge! All readers who completed the 30 hour reading challenge received a free book and $5 of market bucks to spend at the Houghton farmers market. The outstanding readers in … read more Summer Reading Program 2021 Participation
Please join us at Portage Lake District Library, to say “Goodbye and Best Wishes” to our Director, Dillon Geshel. Dillon is the new Director of Superiorland Library Cooperative of Marquette. The cooperative provides technology support, advocacy, resource sharing, and much more, to thirty five member libraries in the Upper Peninsula and Northern Lower Michigan. Portage Lake District Library will serve coffee and … read more Farewell Party for Library Director Dillon Geshel
The PLDL Board of trustees will host a special meeting on Wednesday, September 1 at 6pm. The meeting will be hosted in the library’s Community Room. All are welcome to attend. Please find the meeting agenda read more PLDL Board of Trustees Special Meeting
Please join us for a book discussion of The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson on Wednesday, September 1, at 5PM. Kirk Wallace Johnson was waist high in a river in northern New Mexico when his fly- fishing guide told him about the heist. He was soon consumed by the strange case of the feather thief. What would possess a person to … read more LIBRARY BOOK GROUP DISCUSSION
“We are excited to be able to provide these media tools for both students and public patrons,” said Boni Ashburn, library manager. “From a do-it-yourself opportunity to digitally convert, preserve and share memories, to the fast-evolving fields of video creation, podcasting and 3D-printing, we cover a lot of bases within the one room. We can’t wait to see how people use it!” read more Hancock Library Media Lab now Available to All
Free skateboard lessons are coming soon to the Houghton MI Skatepark. The Portage Lake District Library (PLDL) is launching a new program, Rad Academy, which includes drop-in skateboard instruction and related events at Houghton’s waterfront skatepark. read more Skateboarding Lessons & STEM Learning at Houghton Skatepark
Join PLDL and Keweenaw Land Trust as we explore what lives in the trees at Lilly Creek! Rain or shine. Bring footwear that can get wet. A hat,long sleeves(pants), sunscreen, and insect repellent suggested. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Directions can be found at : http://keweenawlandtrust.org/protected-lands/lily-creek