Updates
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National Poetry Month with Michigan’s Poet Laureate
Nandi Comer, Poet Laureate of Michigan and Detroit native, holds a B.A. in English and Spanish with a focus on Latin American Culture from the University of Michigan. Comer’s works have graced the pages of Callaloo, Crab Orchard Review, Sycamore Review, and Third Coast, among others. She’s the author of American Family: Syndrome and Tapping…
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April 2024 Library Board Meeting
Meeting starts at 7:30 pm in the Friends Board Room. The meeting will be open for participation both in-person at the library and online via zoom (details below). To Join Zoom Meeting use this link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84949591404 Meeting ID: 849 4959 1404Password: 99536543 Or call this number: 651-372-8299 View or download the digital packet using the links…
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PDL Receives Library of Michigan Quality Service Certification
The Library of Michigan today awarded Plymouth District Library a certificate of completion for meeting the Essential Level requirements of the Quality Services Audit Checklist (QSAC). To earn certification, the Library demonstrated its competence in seven categories of achievement including human resources; governance/administration; services; collection development; technology; facilities and equipment; and public relations/marketing. Quality service…
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March 2024 Library Board Meeting
Meeting starts at 7:30 pm in the Friends Board Room. The meeting will be open for participation both in-person at the library and online via zoom (details below). To Join Zoom Meeting use this link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84949591404 Meeting ID: 849 4959 1404Password: 99536543 Or call this number: 651-372-8299 View or download the digital packet using the links…
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Introducing Alex!
Meet one of our Interns, Alex, and learn about what she has learned and hopes to learn from us here at PDL! She has also shared some of her favorite books.
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AARP Tax Appts
Plymouth District Library is no longer accepting requests for AARP TaxAide appointments, as we are currently doing callbacks to fill the few remaining spots. For information regarding other AARP TaxAide locations, please visit the AARP Tax Aide Locator for Wayne County.
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February 2024 Library Board Meeting
Meeting starts at 7:30 pm in the Friends Board Room. The meeting will be open for participation both in-person at the library and online via zoom (details below). To Join Zoom Meeting use this link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84949591404 Meeting ID: 849 4959 1404Password: 99536543 Or call this number: 651-372-8299 View or download the digital packet using the links…
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Black History Month: Hidden Figures
In honor of Black History Month and the visiting exhibit from The Automotive Hall of Fame (AHoF) called Achievement that the library is hosting all month long, we’ve decided to honor some of the many stories of African American achievement and innovation that often get lost to history.
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January 2024 Library Board Meeting
Meeting starts at 7:30 pm in the Friends Board Room. The meeting will be open for participation both in-person at the library and online via zoom (details below). To Join Zoom Meeting use this link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84949591404 Meeting ID: 849 4959 1404Password: 99536543 Or call this number: 651-372-8299 View or download the digital packet using the links…
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New Year, New Storytimes!
Literacy development begins at birth. Reading aloud to children helps build brain connections during the first 5 years of their life. Reading to babies and young children is the single most important thing one can do to help prepare them for learning and reading. Here at Plymouth District Library we strive to provide early literacy…
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Hiring Youth Services Librarian
Plymouth District Library is now accepting applications for a Full Time Youth Services Librarian. We are looking for an experienced candidate to support programming and oversee our beloved picture book collection. Come join a vibrant team in an established institution with tons of community support. Salary range is set at $48,500 – $59,400 (placement commensurate…
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New Outdoor Items in Library of Things
PDL cardholders will be happy to know that several new outdoor items are now available for loan from PDL’s Library of Things: a bird watching kit, a metal detector and hiking poles. To borrow these items, look for the Outdoor Collection display on the end of the main floor adventure movies.
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Curbside Service Ending
As of January 1, the library will no longer offer “curbside”/porch pickup of holds. Please come in to find your items on the holdshelf near the main stairwell.
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Holiday Closures
The library will be closed for the New Year holiday on December 31 and January 1. Our digital collections are available 24/7. Happy holidays!
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PDL Staff Best of 2023
They’re simply the best. Better than all the rest. Better than anything. Anything we’ve ever read (or watched). Here’s our staff’s picks for the best books, TV, and movies of 2023!
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Holiday HAPPYnings
Everyone knows it’s the “season of giving” and at the library it’s also the season of making, exploring and snuggling in with a great holiday read. Holiday magic in the lab kicked off in November with adults making countdown calendars of laser-cut wood. The magic continues on December 2 with an invite for all…
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PDL Wrapped 2023
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That’s right, it’s Spotify Wrapped season. Here at PDL we’ve got a staff full of audiophiles who are so excited to share their top artists and albums of 2023!
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Our App is Out of Order!
Earlier this morning, we received word that the vendor who operates the library’s mobile app is no longer supporting the product, and hundreds of library apps across the country became inoperable overnight without any warning. Yikes! We know that our community loves to interact with us through the mobile app– over 5,000 people per month…
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Request for proposal: social work services
Plymouth District Library is issuing a Request for Proposal for contracted social work services to support library staff in public program development and implementation, to provide staff training on issues relating to behavior management, social services, and trauma-informed approaches to public service, and to consult on the development of resources to better serve our community. …