Portage Lake District Library

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[Portage Lake District Library @PLDLNews]

Our friends at @phfgive helped us revamp our Summer Reading Program to help nonprofits in need. The result?

✅ 7,603 hours read by community members

✅ $4,812 raises for our libraries

✅ $4,812 matched for local safety-net organizations

#ReadforRelief

https://t.co/0ucIJOywPb

[Portage Lake District Library @PLDLNews]

#PLDL #HoughtonMI #Keweenaw #KeepReading #LibraryLife #WinterReads

[Portage Lake District Library @PLDLNews]

Stay warm with good books this winter! Our Winter Reading Program is challenging junior level readers, teens and adults to read 5 books this season. Finish the program and you’ll take home a free Winter Reading Program mug!
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Visit https://t.co/JEqU8thpen to get started today.

[Portage Lake District Library @PLDLNews]

#StopTheSpread

[Michigan Public @michigan_public]

NPR | As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, government and health officials are pleading with people to change their behavior around the holidays and stay home...This poses a significant dilemma for families across the country.
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[Portage Lake District Library @PLDLNews]

Full press release here:

https://t.co/5lGLgkj6sb

#PLDL #HoughtonMI #Keweenaw #COVID19 #MDHHS

[Portage Lake District Library @PLDLNews]

Beginning on November 18, PLDL will close and instead offer curbside services to library users. The library will remain closed and offer curbside services for the duration of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Epidemic Order, through Tuesday, December 8.

[Portage Lake District Library @PLDLNews]

Read for Relief kept our community reading all summer long, while also making contributions to vital, local safety net organizations. Thank you to @phfgive for making these contributions possible, and to our #ReadforRelief nonprofits for the services you provide to our community!

[Copper Shores Community Health Foundation @CopperShores]

Congratulations to Keweenaw Family Resource Center, Dial Help and UP Kids on receiving $1,604 checks as part of the Portage Lake District Library's Read for Relief program that ran this summer. Community members log more than 7,000 hours of reading o... #CopperCountryStrong #PLDL

[Portage Lake District Library @PLDLNews]

The legend lives on.

[Library of Michigan @LibraryofMich]

Front page of the November 11, 1975 @HollandSentinel. Today marks the 45th anniversary of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinking in a storm in Lake Superior. https://t.co/9xtbpIKDjM

[Copper Shores Community Health Foundation @CopperShores]

The sixth and final episode of season one of #BiblioBistro highlighted slow-cooked winter squash, which is a delicious recipe using squash from Chip Ransom's farm in nearby Stanton Township. Check it out here, https://t.co/K3WZy7yc0Q #CopperCountry

[Portage Lake District Library @PLDLNews]

We're sharing an update on our phased reopening and the changing ways in which patrons are using the library.

“The Library was closed for less than a month when we decided to invest in additional digital content,” Said Library Director Dillon Geshel.

https://t.co/VI9NGwzp6b

[Lawrence Public Library @lawrencelibrary]

In case you need some mindful distraction tonight: https://t.co/vVmBotlr8y

[Library of Michigan @LibraryofMich]

To ensure the safety of in-person voting, all clerks and election officials will use masks and hygiene supplies. Voters are strongly encouraged to wear masks. Find your clerk’s office or your polling place at https://t.co/OwYcBhLLvO.

[Portage Lake District Library @PLDLNews]

Use your PLDL card to access Star Wars content on Hoopla and much, much more!

https://t.co/onz1FZnGp9

[troylib @troylib]

Calling all Star Wars lovers! Hoopla has created an awesome collection of graphic novels and eBooks for you to enjoy right now! Grab your TPL card and get started now. #Library #Hoopla #TPLCommunity #StarWars https://t.co/KqCwCLHHtw

[Portage Lake District Library @PLDLNews]

Last week, we wrapped up Biblio Bistro, a fun, quick, and dynamic cooking series featuring local, nutritious, and seasonal produce. You can catch all 6 episodes of Biblio Bistro, produced in partnership with @phfgive at the link below.

https://t.co/mfODg2xBgy

[Copper Shores Community Health Foundation @CopperShores]

"The Portage Health Foundation offered us with a challenge grant, so we were challenged to raise money for the library which would help us with some of the costs that we anticipated seeing lost due to the pandemic." - Library Director Dillon Geshel https://t.co/SW0py0Syqr

[Portage Lake District Library @PLDLNews]

Are you participating in #NaNoWriMo? Find some inspiration this month in the @LibbyApp, where library cardholders can choose from thousands of eBooks and digital audiobooks. Download the app today!

https://t.co/Sk1Ow3cpUj

[Portage Lake District Library @PLDLNews]

Have you tuned into Biblio Bistro? We partnered with @phfgive to share easy, healthy cooking ideas and tips with our community. Check out our most recent episode at the link below!

[Copper Shores Community Health Foundation @CopperShores]

Squish Your Squash-Cooking Fears with Biblio Bistro https://t.co/K3WZy7yc0Q

[Copper Shores Community Health Foundation @CopperShores]

Additional funding was provided by PHF to purchase prizes for the program's three top readers. The three participants who logged the most reading received a new kayak, paddle and life jacket to honor their hard work over the summer. https://t.co/Rj8sVbSB5U

[Portage Lake District Library @PLDLNews]

#SummerReading #PLDL #HoughtonMi #Keweenaw

[Portage Lake District Library @PLDLNews]

Our friends at @phfgive helped us revamp our Summer Reading Program to help nonprofits in need. The result?

✅ 7,603 hours read by community members

✅ $4,812 raises for our libraries

✅ $4,812 matched for local safety-net organizations

#ReadforRelief

https://t.co/0ucIJOywPb

[Let's Move in Libraries @LetsMoveLibrary]

In Michigan three summer reading participants at @PLDLNews "received a new kayak, paddle and life jacket to honor their hard work over the summer." LOVE THIS! @MLAoffice @LibraryofMich @cslpreads @activeforlife https://t.co/LUTWtKv6Ut