{"id":2,"date":"2019-08-28T15:21:39","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T15:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.melvindale.lib.mi.us\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-11-09T14:14:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T19:14:03","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Melvindale Public Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-388b788 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"388b788\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-417011e\" data-id=\"417011e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fbf23b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fbf23b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current Events and Calendar:<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b35981d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b35981d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd0cbcc elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"dd0cbcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Upcoming and Ongoing Programs\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Book-Club-Square-November-768x644.png\" alt=\"Book Club! Tuesday September 8th at 6:30 PM. Read &quot;Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine&quot; by Gai Honeyman and join us for a lively discussion! Books are available for checkout at the library. Newcomers always welcome.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Bigo-Square-768x644.png\" alt=\"Book BINGO. Saturday, November 14th at 1 PM. This event is for kids 3 and up.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Fall-Storytime-Square-768x644.png\" alt=\"Fall Family Storytimes! Wednesdays at 10:30 am. Please note, there is no Storytime on September 2nd.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Cozy-Square-768x644.png\" alt=\"Cozy Crafters knit and crochet group. Tuesday, November 17th at 6 PM.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/LEGO-Square-768x644.png\" alt=\"LEGO Club. Thursday, November 19th at 6 PM. Kids can build a brick masterpiece at the library to be displayed all month long!\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Suncatchers-Square-768x644.png\" alt=\"Kids Fall Suncatcher crafting. Saturday, November 21st at 1 PM.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/FGN-November-Square-768x644.png\" alt=\"Family Game Night: Tuesday, November 24th at 6 PM.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/no-donations-768x644.png\" alt=\"The library is not accepting book donations at this time. While we appreciate the generosity of our patrons, our book sale area is full. We do not currently have the space for book donations.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Puzzle-Exchange-Square-768x644.png\" alt=\"Melvindale Public Library Puzzle Exchange! Take a puzzle, leave a puzzle. No check-out required! Please leave only puzzles in good, useable condition.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 of 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/book-sale-Square-768x644.png\" alt=\"book sale Square\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 of 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Transparent-Language-768x644.png\" alt=\"Image of speech bubble with text reading &quot;Transparent language Online. Learn 120+ languages at home, in the library, or on the go. Free with a Melvindale Public Library card!&quot;\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"12 of 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kanopy-Carousel-Posts-1-768x644.png\" alt=\"Image showing the film &quot;Everything Everywhere All at Once&quot; on a smartphone. Text reads &quot;Start watching today on Kanopy&quot;\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"13 of 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GreatStart.org-Facebook-Post-2-768x644.png\" alt=\"a photo of a mother kissing a smiling baby. A black speech bubble reads &quot;Talk, Read, Sing&quot;. Another speech bubble reads &quot;The more words children hear and understand, the better prepared they will be to learn. Talk to your baby about what you are doing and about what your baby is doing every day&quot;. greatstart.org\/talkingisteaching\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"14 of 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Carousel_libby-768x644.png\" alt=\"Image showing phone with LibbyApp. Text reads: The digital library is always open. Libby, the library reading app.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"15 of 15\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Close-Thanksgiving-Square-768x644.png\" alt=\"The library will be closed Thursday, November 26yh, through Sunday November 29th. Happy Thanksgiving!\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a8397 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"35a8397\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/calendar.google.com\/calendar\/embed?src=melvindalelibrary%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York\" style=\"border: 0\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44facd9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44facd9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf3f6e2\" data-id=\"cf3f6e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a2857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3a2857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The U.S.A. 250 Challenge<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b866a83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b866a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/USA-250-Challenge-Web-Banner.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4940\" alt=\"It\u2019s the 250th anniversary of the United States! To celebrate, we want to challenge the community to read a book set in every state and territory. When you visit the library, think about the primary setting of any book you have read in 2026. Then, place a pin in that state on our big map. Together, we can do it!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/USA-250-Challenge-Web-Banner.png 2000w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/USA-250-Challenge-Web-Banner-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/USA-250-Challenge-Web-Banner-1024x384.png 1024w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/USA-250-Challenge-Web-Banner-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/USA-250-Challenge-Web-Banner-1536x576.png 1536w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/USA-250-Challenge-Web-Banner-1600x600.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0cdf4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0cdf4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">It\u2019s the 250<\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none font-size-modifier vertical-align\">th<\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"> anniversary of the United States!<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: #000000;\">To celebrate, we want to challenge the community to read a book set in every U.S. state and territory. When you visit the library, think about the primary setting of any book you have read in 2026. Then, place a pin in that state on our big map.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Together, we can do it!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d143dde elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d143dde\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ed2eee\" data-id=\"8ed2eee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a7335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13a7335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Talking is Teaching!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9efd404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9efd404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Talk-Read-Sing-Web-Banner.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4216\" alt=\"a photo of a mother reading to a baby. A black speech bubble reads &quot;Talk, Read, Sing&quot;. Another speech bubble reads &quot;The more words children hear and understand, the better prepared they will be to learn. Talk to your baby about what you are doing and about what your baby is doing every day&quot;. greatstart.org\/talkingisteaching\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Talk-Read-Sing-Web-Banner.png 2000w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Talk-Read-Sing-Web-Banner-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Talk-Read-Sing-Web-Banner-1024x384.png 1024w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Talk-Read-Sing-Web-Banner-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Talk-Read-Sing-Web-Banner-1536x576.png 1536w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Talk-Read-Sing-Web-Banner-1600x600.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e884f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e884f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The Detroit\/Wayne County Talking is Teaching Community Campaign is working to support families and involve our community in understanding the importance of early connections with children to support their brain growth and feelings of safety and security.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The Melvindale Public Library is proud to partner with the Talking is Teaching Community Campaign to provide materials to help parents Talk, Read and Sing with their little ones even more! Families can visit the library to get a free book to keep and a book bag to take home. Books are available in English, Arabic, and Spanish. One book per family.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit <\/span><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greatstart.org\/talkingisteaching\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.greatstart.org<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to find help, fun, and more information on Talking Is Teaching!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc5c0f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc5c0f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91e8318\" data-id=\"91e8318\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf2118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cf2118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Libby Ambient RLA Available Now!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd9fc72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd9fc72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ambient-RLA-Libby-Web-Banner.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5580\" alt=\"More e-books, made easier. More libraries, less waiting with ambient R.L.A. Libby logo, Melvindale Public Library logo, and a phone showing the libby app.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ambient-RLA-Libby-Web-Banner.png 2000w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ambient-RLA-Libby-Web-Banner-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ambient-RLA-Libby-Web-Banner-1024x384.png 1024w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ambient-RLA-Libby-Web-Banner-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ambient-RLA-Libby-Web-Banner-1536x576.png 1536w, https:\/\/melvindale.lib.mi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ambient-RLA-Libby-Web-Banner-1600x600.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b850c05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b850c05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-none block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Melvindale Public Library, through The Library Network, has a virtual lending partnership with many other Michigan library systems. Those libraries will now be automatically added to your Libby. A lending partnership allows library cardholders access to ebooks and audiobooks in Libby from an external library network when your library does not own them, or have shorter wait times with more copies of an ebook available. As part of the Download Destination group, Melvindale Library partners with the following library consortiums:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bay County Library System<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Clinton-Macomb Public Library<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Genessee District Library<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Great Lakes Digital Libraries<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Jackson District Library<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Lakeland Digital Library<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Metro Net Library Consortium<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Mideastern Michigan Library Consortium<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Midwest Collaborative For Library Services<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Southwest Michigan Digital Library<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: #000000;\">St. Clair County Library<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Suburban Library Cooperative<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Traverse Area District Library<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Up North Digital Library<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: #000000;\">White Pine Library Cooperative<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Woodlands Downloadable Library<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For more information see this <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.libbylife.com\/blog\/what-s-new-in-libby-easily-discover-partner-libraries-with-new-libby-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog post.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current Events and Calendar: The U.S.A. 250 Challenge It\u2019s the 250th anniversary of the United States! To celebrate, we want to challenge the community to read a book set in every U.S. state and territory. When you visit the library, think about the primary setting of any book you have read in 2026. 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