Shiawassee District Library, serving an area of 29,000 residents, has a collection of 92,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 3,700 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,100 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public. Staffing consists of 13 employees, of whom 2 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and one branch library. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $88,000. Patrons make 147,000 visits annually, and check out materials 120,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
Location:
502 West Main Street, Owosso Michigan 48867
Telephone
517-725-5134
Other Public Libraries nearby:
(Ortonville) Brandon Township Public Library
(Bridgeport) Bridgeport Public Library
(Corunna) Corunna Public Library
(Hartland) Cromaine District Library
(Dimondale) Dorothy Hull Library, Windsor Township
(Perry) Edna C. Bentley Memorial Library
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01/15 Coming to The Owosso area
Wakarusa Bluegrass Festival Wakarusa IN June7-9 This is also a free event, and a free-will offering will also help support this event.
Cook's Calf Day Celebration Wolcottville IN June15 Enjoy a day of family fun where the food's delicious, the music's great, and the buffalo still roam. It's all at our annual Calf Day Celebration! You can hitch a free wagon ride to see and feed buffalo, learn how buffalo hair is spun, watch as smoked bison jerky is made over an open fire, interact with Native Chief Harry and bite into a tasty buffalo burger and other concession food.
Annual Manchester Chicken Broil Manchester MI July18 Adelicious chicken dinner complete with half chicken, roll with butter, fresh made cole slaw with secret local recipe, radishes, chips and beverage. Entertainment and camaraderie are provided for your enjoyment along with an antique car show.
National Baby Food Festival Freemont MI July18-21 Show is rain or shine, no lawn chairs, no coolers, no strollers, no smoking or alcohol.
Paw Paw Wine and Harvest Festival Paw Paw MI August6-8 Choose from a hole in one contest, 5k walk/run, the Grape Escape Motorcycle Ride witht he Blue Knights of Southwest Michigan, Coca-Cola Grape Stomping competition, bicycle tour or now the new Grape Escape Golf Tournament.
Michiana Renaissance Festival Mishawaka IN August24-25 Each day is filled with fun and educational things to see and do for the whole family!
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