Library Closure
All Chippewa River District Library locations will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday beginning at 5 p.m., Wednesday, November 27 through Friday, November 29.
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A Very Bavarian Christmas Tea with Author Katie Reid
Local author Katie Reid will present her latest book, "A Very Bavarian Christmas," at Veterans Memorial Library on November 20, 2024, at 6 p.m.
"We are excited to welcome Katie to the Library," said Andrea Graham, family programming coordinator at Chippewa River District Library System. She will share her writing journey and talk about her latest book, A Very Bavarian Christmas."
In-depth ways to search the catalog
Have you ever wanted to search ALL of our DVDs at one time but didn't know how? Or maybe perform a search to see every fiction book that's been added within the last three weeks? This post will include a few searching shortcuts to help you do just that!
2024 Carol Awards
2024 Carol Awards Announcement!
MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival Returns to Celebration Cinema
Chippewa River District Library and Studio C present the 27th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival at Celebration Cinema Mount Pleasant on September 29 at 2 p.m. and September 30 at 7 p.m.
MANHATTAN SHORT 2024 will screen simultaneously worldwide for one week. The Best Film and Best Actor awards will be determined by ballots cast by the audiences in each participating venue. By virtue of being selected by MANHATTAN SHORT, each short film is automatically Oscar-qualified.
Does the library have a "Library of Things" collection?
Yes! We have several things that can be checked out and taken out of the library along with a small collection of things that can only be used in the building.
The “Tree Army” who Invaded Michigan
Chippewa River District Library is hosting a special presentation of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Michigan on September 12 at 6 p.m. with Northern Lower Michigan Historian Hillary Pine.
Pine, the Historian for Hartwick Pines State Park, the Historic Higgins Lake Nursery, and Michigan's CCC Museum, will share her expertise on the history of the CCC program and how it served Michigan.
Author Explores the Intricate Layers of an Infamous Michigan Crime
Fans of true crime and legal thrillers are in for a treat as author and former Army Judge Advocate Eugene Milhizer visits Chippewa River District Library's Veterans Memorial Branch on August 7 at 6 p.m.
Milhizer's book, Dissecting Anatomy of a Murder, provides unique insight into the trial, book, and movie based on one of the most famous criminal trials of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and the 20th century.
Read with Pride!
Read through the rainbow this month, and every month, with this curated list of Pride Picks.
Library Launches Summer Reading June 10
Chippewa River District Library is excited to announce the launch of its annual Summer Reading Club, filled with fun and educational events for the whole family. This year's program, titled "Adventure Begins at Your Library," aims to inspire children, teens, and adults to explore and go on adventures through reading. Participants can immerse themselves in new worlds and discover new stories through summer family-friendly events.
For a Lifetime (Gabrielle Meyer)
Identical twin sisters Grace and Hope are time-crossers who simultaneously live in 1692, as daughters of a tavern owner during the Salem Witch Trials, and in 1912, as an aviatrix and a journalist. As their twenty-fifth birthday approaches, they will each have to choose one life to keep and one to leave behind forever -- no matter the cost.
National Poetry Month
Celebrate National Poetry Month by reading some of our favorites OR by checking out a book that might inspire you to write some of your very own!
5 Books for All Ages to Read During Arab American Heritage Month
Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month by checking out any one of these books!
10 Romantasy Recs for People Who Can't Decide Between the Two Genres
Sometimes I'm in the mood to read a sweeping romance. Other times a sweeping fantasy world calls my name. With this list of ten books, you can have both!
The Atlas of Us (Dwyer)
Atlas James has lost her way.
In a last-ditch effort to pull her life together, she’s working on a community service program rehabbing trails in the Western Sierras. The only plus is that the days are so exhausting that Atlas might just be tired enough to forget that this was one of her dad’s favorite places in the world. Before cancer stole him from her life, that is.
Using real names is forbidden on the trail. So Atlas becomes Maps, and with her team—Books, Sugar, Junior, and King—she heads into the wilderness. As she sheds the lies she’s built up as walls to protect herself, she realizes that four strangers might know her better than anyone has before. And with the end of the trail racing to meet them, Maps is left counting down the days until she returns to her old life—without her new family, and without King, who’s become more than just a friend.