Bedford Branch

9:00am-5:00pm

Bedford Branch Library
8575 Jackman Rd.
Temperance, MI 48182
United States

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Sun: 12:00pm-5:00pm

Mon-Thu: 9:00am-8:00pm

Fri-Sat: 9:00am-5:00pm

Blue Bush Branch

10:00am-4:00pm

Blue Bush Branch Library
2210 Bluebush Rd.
Monroe , MI 48162
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon: 10:00am-5:00pm

Tue: 11:00am-5:00pm

Wed: 1:00pm-7:00pm

Thu: 1:00pm-5:00pm

Fri: 10:00am-4:00pm

Sat: Closed

Carleton Branch

9:00am-5:00pm

Carleton Branch Library
1444 Kent St.
Carleton, MI 48117
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon: 12:00pm-8:00pm

Tue: 10:00am-6:00pm

Wed: 11:00am-6:00pm

Thu: 12:00pm-8:00pm

Fri: 9:00am-5:00pm

Sat: 9:00am-4:00pm

Dorsch Memorial Branch

9:00am-5:00pm

Dorsch Memorial Branch Library
18 East First St.
Monroe, MI 48161
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon-Tue: 9:00am-7:00pm

Wed: 9:00am-5:00pm

Thu: 9:00am-7:00pm

Fri: 9:00am-5:00pm

Sat: 10:00am-4:00pm

Dundee Branch

9:00am-5:00pm

Dundee Branch
144 Main St.
Dundee, MI 48131
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon: 9:00am-6:00pm

Tue: 9:00am-7:00pm

Wed: 9:00am-6:00pm

Thu: 9:00am-7:00pm

Fri: 9:00am-5:00pm

Sat: 10:00am-2:00pm

Ellis Library & Reference Center

9:00am-5:00pm

Ellis Library & Reference Center
3700 S. Custer Rd.
Monroe, MI 48161
United States

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Sun: 12:00pm-5:00pm

Mon-Thu: 9:00am-8:00pm

Fri-Sat: 9:00am-5:00pm

Erie Branch

1:00pm-5:00pm

Erie Branch Library
2065 Erie Rd.
Erie, MI 48133
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon: 1:00pm-7:00pm

Tue: 1:00pm-5:00pm

Wed: 10:00am-5:00pm

Thu: 1:00am-5:00pm

Fri: 1:00pm-5:00pm

Sat: Closed

Frenchtown – Dixie Branch

9:00am-5:00pm

Frenchtown – Dixie Branch Library
2881 Nadeau Rd.
Monroe, MI 48162
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon: 9:00am-5:00pm

Tue: 10:00am-6:00pm

Wed: 9:00am-5:00pm

Thu: 11:00am-7:00pm

Fri-Sat: 9:00am-5:00pm

Ida Branch

10:00am-5:00pm

Ida Branch Library
3016 Lewis Ave.
Ida, MI 48140
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon: 9:00am-7:00pm

Tue: 10:00am-6:00pm

Wed-Fri: 10:00am-5:00pm

Sat: 10:00am-1:00pm

L.S. Navarre Branch

1:00pm-4:00pm

L.S. Navarre Branch Library
1104 East Fourth St.
Monroe, MI 48161
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon: 1:00pm-6:00pm

Tue: 10:00am-6:00pm

Wed-Thu: 1:00pm-6:00pm

Fri-Sat: 1:00pm-4:00pm

Maybee Branch

9:00am-4:00pm

9060 Raisin Street
Maybee, MI 48159
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon: 11:00am-7:00pm

Tue: 11:00am-5:00pm

Wed: Closed

Thu: 9:00am-1:00pm

Fri: 9:00am-4:00pm

Sat: 9:00am-2:00pm

Newport Branch

10:00am-4:00pm

8120 N Dixie Hwy.
Newport, MI 48166
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon: 12:00pm-6:00pm

Tue: 10:00am-6:00pm

Wed: 11:00am-6:00pm

Thu: 12:00pm-8:00pm

Fri: 10:00am-4:00pm

Sat: Closed

Rasey Luna Pier Branch

1:00am-5:00pm

4349 Oak St.
Luna Pier, MI 48157
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon: 10:00am-1:00pm

Tue-Wed: 2:00pm-7:00pm

Thu: 10:00am-2:00pm

Fri: 1:00am-5:00pm

Sat: 10:00am-1:00pm

Robert A. Vivian Branch

11:00am-5:00pm

2664 Vivian Rd.
Monroe, MI 48162
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon: 11:00am-7:00pm

Tue: Closed

Wed: 11:00am-7:00pm

Thu: 9:00am-2:00pm

Fri: 11:00am-5:00pm

Sat: Closed

South Rockwood Branch

11:00am-4:00pm

5676 Carleton Rockwood Rd.
S. Rockwood, MI 48179
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon: 9:00am-5:00pm

Tue: 1:00pm-6:00pm

Wed: 1:00pm-8:00pm

Thu: 1:00pm-6:00pm

Fri: 11:00am-4:00pm

Sat: Closed

Summerfield – Petersburg Branch

10:00am-2:00pm

60 E. Center St.
Petersburg, MI 49270
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon-Thu: 10:00am-6:00pm

Fri-Sat: 10:00am-2:00pm

Week Calendar

Featured Events

Program Flyer with photos of native flowers

Perennial Plant Share

Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

South Parking Lot at Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: South Parking Lot

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: General

Event Details:

Late summer is the perfect time to divide and transplant perennials!

flyer

Hot Wheels Car Show

Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Community Room at Ida Branch

Registration Open

Library Branch: Ida Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tweens, Family

Program Type: Storytime & Playgroups

Registration Required

Event Details:

Bring your favorite toy car to the library to show it off in style. Join us as we race down the test track with our friends, create tire-track art, and share our favorite car-centric books!

Saturday Morning Stories

Saturday Morning Stories

Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Programming Room at Ellis Library & Reference Center

Registration Open

Library Branch: Ellis Library & Reference Center

Room: Programming Room

Age Group: All Ages, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children, Family

Program Type: Storytime & Playgroups

Registration Required

Event Details:

Start your weekend with stories, songs, and fun! Each session features engaging books, lively music, and interactive activities to inspire a love of reading.

Making Music with the Music Lady Dundee

Making Music with the Music Lady!

Monday, September 15, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am

Downstairs Programming Area at Dundee Branch

Library Branch: Dundee Branch

Room: Downstairs Programming Area

Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children

Program Type: Music, Storytime & Playgroups

Event Details:

Join us for a morning of music, songs, and books with Beverly Meyer: The Music Lady! The first half-hour will be filled with a program featuring Beverly Meyer: The Music Lady.

Busy Builders

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am

Community Room at Ida Branch

Registration Open

Library Branch: Ida Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Preschool, Children

Program Type: Storytime & Playgroups

Registration Required

Event Details:

Come build with us! From boxes to blankets, we'll supply the fort-building materials, you bring your imagination!

Spellbound: A Roleplaying Game for Young Wizards

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:45pm

Community Room at Ida Branch

Registration Open

Library Branch: Ida Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Gaming

Registration Required

Event Details:

All Aboard! Hogwarts is calling you back for another session of solving riddles, dodging spells and narrowly avoiding magical disasters! Seats are limited, so please register!

Summer Music Series Flyer

Summer Music Series

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

South Parking Lot at Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: South Parking Lot

Age Group: All Ages, Family, Adults

Program Type: Music

Event Details:

Bedford Library's Summer Music Series is thrilled to be back this year with lively music, delicious food trucks, yard games, and family fun. We welcome you to join us for a live-music performance by Kurt Knight.

Let's Get Organized! 3 Critical Mistakes Costing You Time & Money with Professional Organizer, Jen Hill

Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Community Room at Bedford Branch

Registration Open

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Educational

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join Jen from Jen Hill Organizing as she shares 3 common mistakes when it comes to getting organized. You will walk away with some great practical tools to help get you started on your organizing journey.

Fun Friday at the Blue Bush Branch Library

Fun Friday!

Friday, September 19, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Blue Bush Branch

Library Branch: Blue Bush Branch

Age Group: Preschool, Children

Program Type: Storytime & Playgroups

Event Details:

These are fun, literacy rich, interactive programs which strengthen reading skills and foster a lifelong love of reading. Then we will pick up the pace with a dance party.

American Red Cross Blood Drive- Give Blood Today

American Red Cross Blood Drive

Friday, September 19, 2025 at 11:00am - 4:00pm

Programming Room at Ellis Library & Reference Center

Library Branch: Ellis Library & Reference Center

Room: Programming Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: General, Health & Wellness

Event Details:

To make an appointment, call 1 800 RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code ELLISLIBRARY.

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (11/09)	Mon (11/10)	Tue (11/11)	Wed (11/12)	Thu (11/13)	Fri (11/14)	Sat (11/15)
All Day	This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group This event is in the "Preschool" group This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group DROP IN KIDS CRAFT All Day 7/1–12/31 Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children, Tweens Frenchtown – Dixie Branch This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group This event is in the "Preschool" group This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch Room: Library Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children, Tweens Program Type: Arts & Crafts
			Closing Veterans Day All Day All Branches Branches: Bedford Branch, Blue Bush Branch, Carleton Branch, Dorsch Memorial Branch, Dundee Branch, Ellis Library & Reference Center, Erie Branch, Frenchtown – Dixie Branch, Ida Branch, L.S. Navarre Branch, Maybee Branch, Newport Branch, Rasey Luna Pier Branch, Robert A. Vivian Branch, South Rockwood Branch, Summerfield – Petersburg Branch, Library in Motion: Senior Outreach, Bookmobile, Off Site, Online Description: All branches of the Monroe County Library System are closed in observance of Veterans Day.
3 pm		This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group After School Adventures 3:30pm–4:15pm Children, Tweens Summerfield – Petersburg Branch This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group Library Branch: Summerfield – Petersburg Branch Age Group: Children, Tweens Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Educational, General Event Details: After School Adventures happens each Monday at the library! Stop by after school for a variety of fun activities: building challenges, mindfulness practice, puzzles and art projects. Each week will be something different!		This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group CRAFTERNOONS for kids 3:30pm–5:00pm Children, Tweens Robert A. Vivian Branch Waitlist Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group Waitlist Library Branch: Robert A. Vivian Branch Room: Library Age Group: Children, Tweens Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: Back by popular demand!!! Afterschool/afternoon crafting with friends!! It is always fun and exciting to craft with pals. Join us on the second Wednesday of the month for a fun craft. Disclaimer(s) Weather Closing Statement If area schools are closed due to inclement weather or weather-related incidences, all library youth programs will be canceled that day. If schools are delayed due to inclement weather or weather-related incidences, all library youth programs scheduled after the delay period will take place at their regular times. If in doubt, always feel free to touch base with your local branch to see what events are taking place.
4 pm					This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group Craft Corner 4:00pm–5:00pm Children, Tweens Ellis Library & Reference Center Registration Open Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group Registration Open Library Branch: Ellis Library & Reference Center Room: Children's Area Age Group: Children, Tweens Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: Children are invited to join us for a monthly seasonal craft. Disclaimer(s) Weather Closing Statement If area schools are closed due to inclement weather or weather-related incidences, all library youth programs will be canceled that day. If schools are delayed due to inclement weather or weather-related incidences, all library youth programs scheduled after the delay period will take place at their regular times. If in doubt, always feel free to touch base with your local branch to see what events are taking place.
5 pm				This event is in the "Adults" group Sit, Chat, Finish that!~ 5:00pm–7:00pm Adults Blue Bush Branch This event is in the "Adults" group Library Branch: Blue Bush Branch Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Spend an evening finishing those projects you have stored away for a later day. You can learn new things or just enjoy your project while chatting with others.	This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group UFO 5:30pm–7:00pm Teens, Adults Frenchtown – Dixie Branch This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch Room: Library Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Join us as we hunt down our UnFinished (craft) Objects.
6 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group Adult DIY Night 6:00pm–7:00pm Adults Bedford Branch Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Upcoming Library Branch: Bedford Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: Calling all crafters! Join us for a night of crafting and fun. We will make a different project at each meeting. All supplies will be provided. We will meet every other month on the second Monday.			This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group K-Pop Club 6:00pm–8:00pm Teens, Adults Summerfield – Petersburg Branch Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Upcoming Library Branch: Summerfield – Petersburg Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, General, Music Registration Required Event Details: At this month's K-Pop Club we will be making photocard holders using plastic canvas and yarn. Come get creative and design your own cute holder for your photo cards. Disclaimer(s) Food Allergens We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens. Accordingly, the library will not be liable for such harm to any individual resulting from such allergens.