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Michigan has a lot to offer for getaway destinations in the summer time. Whether you like outdoor activities like hiking, boating, camping or cultural locations like museums, historical buildings, and landmarks. There are many choices for those summer road trips.
Check out these helpful travel guides at your local BCLS branch on great destinations in our Great Lakes state.
Michigan bucket list adventure guide : explore 100 offbeat destinations you must visit
Holmes, Sean, author.…
In honor of September being Library Card Sign-up Month, we've put together a fun Beanstack challenge to teach kids (Grades K-6) how to use the Library! Earn digital badges as you learn more about our programs and services.
To join, visit baycountylibrary.beanstack.org or log into your Beanstack Tracker app and look for "Future Librarian Training".
Where will you go in your Passport to Reading?! BCLS is excited to offer this program to adults (18+) to help expand your horizons in your reading selection and visit books from all over the world! Here's how it works: You will receive your very own Passport at any branch location to keep track of your reading and destinations. You will need to read 12 books set in at least 3 different continents. You may read multiple books from the same country, or multiple countries within a continent,…
All aboard! Bon voyage! Take a trip this winter without leaving home with our new Passport to Reading program for adults!
Visit any BCLS branch to pick up your very own passport. Read or listen to 12 books or audiobooks (fiction or non-fiction) set in at least three different continents. Record book titles in your passport as you go; when you reach 12 return to your favorite branch to get your passport stamped. You'll be entered into our Passport to Reading prize…
BCLS is excited to welcome two award-winning authors visiting in two different formats!
Thursday, September 30, 2021, the Friends of the Bay County Libraries are pleased to welcome Jamie Ford, bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, to the State Theater in downtown Bay City at 7 p.m. This debut novel went on to become an IndieBound NEXT List Selection, a Borders Original Voices Selection, a Barnes & Noble Book Club Selection, Pennie’s Pick at…
As this spooky season is approaching the big day, you may be looking for some supernatural reads. Below are a few to check out featuring some magic users. Don’t worry--these are not Halloween-centric, so even after Thursday passes and the candy is all eaten, these titles are still in season.
The Magicians (series) by Lev Grossman
A secret magic school is the setting for this modern-day magic trilogy. Later adapted into a SyFy television show, this series follows Quentin Coldwater, a…
The Libby app is the easiest way to get started with digital books, audiobooks, and magazines from the Bay County Library System!
The Libby app, which is created by OverDrive, has replaced the OverDrive app. Here are directions to help you get started with Libby:
Install the Libby app from the app store on your Android or iOS (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch) device:
Download app – Apple Store
Download app – Google Play
Or, visit libbyapp.com in your…
Get in Your Element this Fall with a Library Card!
September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when the Bay County Library System joins the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide to remind everyone about the valuable resources available with a library card.
During September, the Bay County Library System will host Library Card Sign-up activities! Show your library card to enter to win a $25 gift card! Don't have a library card? Visit your local branch to…
Cool Off with Creative Fun at the Auburn Library's Ice Cream Parlor!
Parents and caregivers, we have an exciting announcement just for you and your little ones! Our Ice Cream Parlor at the Auburn Area Branch Library is open for business, ready to beat the summer heat with a scoop of imagination. 🌞🍦
Thanks to our friends at Michigan Cream & Sugar Ice Cream Company, our Dramatic Play Station now features 14 delicious "flavors" of ice cream for endless creative play!
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