Welcome to the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library Catalog!
The Grace A. Dow Memorial Library is now open for curbside service by appointment. Pickup is available by prearranged appointment. Library hours are Monday and Wednesday from 9 am to 5 pm, Tuesday and Thursday 11 am - 6 pm, and Friday from 9am - 4pm. Staff are available via e-mail and text and digital resources, are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
All returned materials will be placed in quarantine for a minimum of 96 hours and will remain on patron's cards during that time. If you have oversized items such as baskets or board games, they can be returned to the blue bin next to the outside book drop Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm.
Book Express is Back!!! (Search "curbside" in the library online catalog). There are No Renewals and only 2 books can be checked out to one patron at a time. Books will only wait on the hold shelf for 5 business days. Popular Teen and Children's books are now included too!
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What's Hot
| 1 Adult Popular Book Recommendations — 100 titles |
| 1 Teen Book Recommendations — 32 titles |
| 2nd-3rd Grade Beginning Chapter Books — 39 titles |
| 4th Grade Suggestions — 22 titles |
| 5th Grade Suggestions — 24 titles |
| Alden B. Dow Home & Studio Collection — 1345 titles |
| Awards - Caldecott Award Winners — 112 titles |
| Awards - Michigan Notable Books / Read Michigan — 331 titles |
| Awards - Michigan Notable Books 2021 — 12 titles |
| Awards - Nebula Award Nominees 2021 — 7 titles |
| Awards - Newbery Award Winners — 111 titles |
| Beginning Graphic Novels — 23 titles |
| Beginning Readers - Decodable Books — 10 titles |
| Best of 2019 - Fiction — 293 titles |
| Best of 2020 - NPR — 133 titles |
| Binge Boxes — 14 titles |
| Board Games Collection — 55 titles |
| Book Club in a Bag - Adults — 93 titles |
| Book Club in a Bag - Teens — 19 titles |
| Book Club in a Bag - Tweens — 12 titles |
| Books Like Us - Adults — 17 titles |
| Books Like Us - Middle Grades — 49 titles |
| Books Like Us - Teen — 45 titles |
| Counting Books — 56 titles |
| Curbside Book Express — 28 titles |
| Discovery Kits — 19 titles |
| Diverse Titles for Young Readers — 86 titles |
| Female Protagonists — 39 titles |
| Historical Fiction: Based on a True Story — 36 titles |
| Historical Fiction: Medieval Times — 63 titles |
| Historical Fiction: World War I Novels — 35 titles |
| Historical Fiction: World War II Novels — 84 titles |
| If You Like ... Books Made Into Movies — 24 titles |
| If You Like ... Tearjerkers — 52 titles |
| If you like ... The Hunger Games (YA) — 35 titles |
| If You Like ... Time Travel Novels — 28 titles |
| If you like ... Where the Crawdads Sing — 33 titles |
| J Historical Fiction American Revolution — 9 titles |
| J Historical Fiction World War II — 29 titles |
| Literacy Kits — 45 titles |
| Math Kits — 11 titles |
| Picture Book Classics — 57 titles |
| Reese Witherspoon's Addicting Book Club Picks — 46 titles |
| Rhyming Books — 40 titles |
| Subject Guide: Cookbooks — 44 titles |
| Subject Guide: Exercise — 41 titles |
| Subject Guide: Mental Illness — 26 titles |
| Subject Guide: Nutrition — 43 titles |
| Subject Guide: Parenting — 62 titles |
| Subject Guide: Personal Finance — 55 titles |
| Subject Guide: Spiritual Life — 43 titles |
| Subject Guide: Vegan Diet — 57 titles |
| Subject Guide: Weight Loss — 54 titles |
| Who is...? Biography List — 28 titles |
| Who Was...? Biography List — 112 titles |
| YA - Teen Top Ten Nominees 2021 — 36 titles |
| YA Awards - Alex Award (Adult Books for Teen Readers) — 47 titles |
| YA Awards - Printz Award winners — 22 titles |
| YA Fairy Tale Retelling — 56 titles |
| YA Fantasy — 34 titles |
| YA Fiction with a Christian Theme — 22 titles |
| YA Horror — 20 titles |
| YA Humor — 26 titles |
| YA LGBT Fiction — 27 titles |
| YA Mystery — 25 titles |
| YA Realistic Fiction Grades 6-8 — 39 titles |
| YA Realistic Fiction Grades 9-12 — 25 titles |
| YA Romance — 28 titles |
| YA Science Fiction — 25 titles |
| YA Sports Stories — 28 titles |
| YA Supernatural Paranormal — 21 titles |
Electronic Resources
Sorry, access to electronic resources is suspended until issues are resolved. Please see My Account for details.
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Ancestry.com Library Edition Login Needed In-Library Use Only Explore family history research resources. |
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Consumer Reports Login Needed In-Library Use Only Research current product information. |
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Creative Bug Login Needed In-Library Use Only Experience the joy of making with over 1,000 award-winning video classes taught by top designers and artists. |
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CultureGrams Login Needed In-Library Use Only Cultural information for countries and territories. Includes maps, statistics and recipes. |
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Hoopla Login Needed In-Library Use Only Borrow always available Audiobooks, Comics, eBooks, Music and Video. |
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Kanopy Login Needed In-Library Use Only Access streaming videos. |
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Lynda Login Needed In-Library Use Only lynda.com helps anyone learn software, technology, creative, and business skills to achieve their personal and professional goals. Access a vast library of high-quality, current, and engaging video tutorials taught by recognized industry experts. |
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Midland Daily News Collection Login Needed In-Library Use Only Search and view the Midland Daily Newspaper. See text of the articles beginning in 2002 and view the paper as it is in print starting from 2018 to now. |
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Michigan eLibrary Login Needed In-Library Use Only Access a variety of research databases. |
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Morningstar Login Needed In-Library Use Only View mutual funds and stock information. |
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Newspapers.com — Michigan Collection Login Needed In-Library Use Only Newspaper archives for Michigan |
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OverDrive - Grace Dow Login Needed In-Library Use Only Borrow popular eBooks and eAudiobooks. |
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TumbleBooks Login Needed In-Library Use Only TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading. |
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TumbleMath Login Needed In-Library Use Only Math picture books, lesson plans, and quizzes. |
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Value Line Login Needed In-Library Use Only Research for investors. Analyzes performance of stocks, mutual funds, options, and other securities. |