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We are reflections of our communities! Muskegon County is an amazing place where we look out for each other and work hard to make our neighborhoods a better place. That mission is reflected in our libraries where we strive to be a welcoming space for everyone. ♥️
A scene from the Simpsons where the bus driver says "Don't make me tap the sign." When it cuts to the sign it says "Libraries are community spaces."
January 7, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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Why buy it when you can borrow it?

Check it all out at MADL.org/LibraryofThings
January 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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All MADL Branches will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, December 31 and January 1.

Why not get a head start on some New Year's resolutions? How about learning some new languages? Choose from over 100 languages and start learning with Transparent Language Online at MADL.org/Learn
December 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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All MADL Branches will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, December 31 and January 1.

Why not get a head start on some New Year's resolutions? How about learning some new languages? Choose from over 100 languages and start learning with Transparent Language Online at MADL.org/Learn
December 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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We'd say you're pretty good.
A picture of Norman Osborne (played by Willem Dafoe in Spiderman in 2002) smiling with the altered captions saying "You know, I'm something of a financial expert myself." The image is labelled "When people are talking about all the cost cutting they're doing to save money, and you're a library user."
December 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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The Library Card authentication issue has been resolved. All Library services should be back up and running!
December 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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There is currently an issue with the service that authenticates library cards. Anything that requires a library card -including digital resources- will be affected.

Thank you for your patience!
December 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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All MADL Branches will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, December 24 & 25.

It's too late to start homemade presents for everyone this holiday season, but you can still checkout CreativeBug to find fun, cozy crafts to keep everyone busy on holiday break. Check it out at MADL.org/Learn
December 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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All MADL Branches will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, December 24 & 25.

It's too late to start homemade presents for everyone this holiday season, but you can still checkout CreativeBug to find fun, cozy crafts to keep everyone busy on holiday break. Check it out at MADL.org/Learn
December 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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There's no need for that with your Library Card.
A scene from wrestling where one wrestler is laughing happily thinking he was one, but another wrestler is emerging from the smoke behind him ominously. The laughing wrestler is captioned "Ads encouraging you to spend money" and the wrestler emerging from the smoke to take him down in a MADL library card.
December 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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We keep begging for more, and they keep giving it to us!

There are now 15 library cooperatives you can add to your Libby account with your MADL Library Card!!! Many of these cooperatives contain dozens of libraries, and that means HUGE collections to browse. Get started at MADL.org/AtHome
The scene from Oliver Twist where he is asking "Please Sir, may I have some more." His bowl is full of all the library cooperatives you can access on Libby with your MADL Library Card. They are Bay County Library System, Download Destination, Genesee District Library, Great Lakes Digital Libraries, Lakeland Digital Library, Metro Net Library Consortium, Mideastern Michigan Library Consortium, Midwest Collaborative for Library Services, Southwest Michigan Digital Library, St. Clair County Library, Suburban Library Cooperative, Traverse Area District Library, Up North Digital Collection, White Pine Library Cooperative, and Woodlands Downloadable Library.
December 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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wink wink
Agatha from Wanda Vision looking into the camera and winking very obviously. The captions says, "When you say you'll finish those audiobooks before you put more on hold."
December 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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It's crazy man.
History channel Alien guy meme with the caption "A Safe, third space with no expectation of purchase that offers free access to books, movies, video games, tools, newspapers, and more..." and instead of saying aliens, the man is captioned as saying "Libraries."
December 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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wait a minute, this doesn't make sense.
The meme of Gru standing in front of a display as though he is excitedly explaining his plan. In the first three frames it says, "People want access to books, movies, and audiobooks on their phones." In the second frame it says, "Libraries off free access to books, movies, and more through apps" while Gru points as though he is providing a solution. In the third and fourth panels, the board says " People pay for apps that have books, audiobooks, movies, and more" and Gru looks at it in confusion.
December 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Congratulations to our "Find Ron" winner, La Tonya B.! She found the hidden image of our director, Ron, in our newsletter at MADL.org/Newsletter and she won a MADL swag bag full of goodies!

You can enter now if you find Ron in our Winter Newsletter.
December 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Which one is your fav?

#library #muskegon #muskegoncounty #madl #muskegonareadistrictlibrary #libby #hoopla #kanopy #library
A still from the Twilight films showing three members of the Vampire Council looking down imperiously from a balcony. The Image is captioned "Library Royalty" and the three vampires are labelled with the icons for Kanopy, Libby, and Hoopla.
December 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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There are books, movies, audiobooks, apps, power tools, board games, equipment, video games, tv shows, and so much more!!!
screen shot from the PBS show "Arthur" showing Arthur's fist furiously clenched by his side. the caption reads "Some one tells you they don't use the library because it just has books."
November 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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All MADL Branches will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 27 & 28.

You can celebrate the end of Noir-vember on Kanopy with some classic film noire flicks. Visit MADL.org/AtHome to find Kanopy as well as other awesome library resources you can access from home.
November 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Stunning.
Miss Piggy watching a Sabrina Carpenter show - looking stunned. Sabrina Carpenter is labelled with the MADL Library Card, and Miss Piggy is labelled "Us."
November 27, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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All MADL Branches will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 27 & 28.

You can celebrate the end of Noir-vember on Kanopy with some classic film noire flicks. Visit MADL.org/AtHome to find Kanopy as well as other awesome library resources you can access from home.
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Who keeps putting all these amazing books and movies on. hold?!
Gandalf looking around with a confused expression on his face. The first image is captioned "25 holds come in for you at the Library." The second image is captioned "25 holds come in for you on Libby." The third image is a close up of a confused Gandalf and is captioned " You have no memory of placing these holds."
November 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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The most reliable resource if all. Your library card.
Spongebob holding a box labelled "Ol' Reliable." He opens it to reveal it is the MADL Library card.
November 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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There's so much you guys. This might take a minute.
Martin short hiding behind an empty red theatre seat. Half of his face is hidden and he is looking at the camera. The caption says " Librarians waiting for the perfect time to join your conversation and tell you what your library card gets you for free."
November 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Gotta start somewhere. You can learn 140+ languages in Transparent Language Online! Free with your library card. MADL.org/Learn
A picture of a person shoveling off the roof of a warehouse. They have cleared about a 6 ft by 6 ft square of what appears to be snow about 5 feet deep. The space they have not cleared is labelled "Languages I want to speak" and the person shoveling is labelled "Me."
November 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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"Hey wait a minute, I thought I was the only reason people came to the library."
screen shot. of old Spiderman cartoon where three Spidermans in slightly different outfits stand in a triangle and point accusatorially at one another. Each has a caption "Borrow things for free," "Access wif-fi for free," and "attend fun, free programs."
November 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM