Welcome to the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library Catalog!
The Library will be closed January 17th in observance of MLK Day.
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library hours
Monday: 9 am to 7:30 pm | Tuesday through Thursday: 9 am to 6 pm | Friday: 1 pm to 5 pm with phone service available from 10 am - 5pm. | Saturday: 9 am to 1 pm.
Curbside Pick Up available Monday: 5 pm to 6:45 pm and Friday: 10 am to 12:45 pm by appointment only.
Digital resources are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
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What's Hot
| 1 Adult Popular Book Recommendations — 105 titles |
| 1 Teen Book Recommendations — 32 titles |
| 10 Most challenged books 2020 — 11 titles |
| Alden B. Dow Home & Studio Collection — 1345 titles |
| Awards - Caldecott Award Winners — 108 titles |
| Awards - Michigan Notable Books / Read Michigan — 327 titles |
| Awards - Michigan Notable Books 2022 — 5 titles |
| Awards - Nebula Award Nominees 2021 — 6 titles |
| Awards - Newbery Award Winners — 106 titles |
| Battle of the Books 2022 — 24 titles |
| Beginning Graphic Novels — 23 titles |
| Beginning Readers - Decodable Books — 10 titles |
| Best of 2020 - Fiction — 271 titles |
| Best of 2020 - Nonfiction — 64 titles |
| Best of 2020 - NPR — 133 titles |
| Binge Boxes — 14 titles |
| Board Games — 101 titles |
| Book Club in a Bag - Adult — 103 titles |
| Book Club in a Bag - Teen — 20 titles |
| Book Club in a Bag - Tween — 14 titles |
| Books Like Us - Adults — 17 titles |
| Books Like Us - Middle Grades — 48 titles |
| Diverse Titles for Young Readers — 87 titles |
| Fiction: Gentle Reads for Adults — 26 titles |
| Fiction: Tearjerkers — 51 titles |
| Fiction: Time Travel Novels — 26 titles |
| Historical Fiction: Based on a True Story — 36 titles |
| J Bio- Who is...? — 37 titles |
| J Bio- Who Was...? — 125 titles |
| J Fic- 2nd-3rd Grade Beginning Chapter Books — 39 titles |
| J Fic- 4th Grade Suggestions — 22 titles |
| J Fic- 5th Grade Suggestions — 24 titles |
| Kits - Discovery — 39 titles |
| Kits - Literacy — 46 titles |
| Kits - Math — 11 titles |
| Kits - Spark A Memory — 10 titles |
| Library of Michigan Workforce Development Collection — 22 titles |
| Native American Heritage Month (November) — 80 titles |
| Oprah's Book Club — 120 titles |
| Picture Books - Classics — 57 titles |
| Picture Books - Counting — 55 titles |
| Picture Books - Rhyming — 39 titles |
| Reese Witherspoon's Addicting Book Club Picks — 48 titles |
| Seasonal - Christmas Mysteries — 57 titles |
| Seasonal - Holiday DVDs — 88 titles |
| Seasonal - If you like ... Hallmark Christmas movies — 26 titles |
| Seasonal - Large Print Christmas — 44 titles |
| Storytelling Resources — 8 titles |
| Subject Guide: Bird Watching — 29 titles |
| Subject Guide: Cookbooks — 44 titles |
| Subject Guide: Gardening — 47 titles |
| Subject Guide: Hunting & Fishing — 34 titles |
| Subject Guide: Landscaping — 33 titles |
| Subject Guide: Mental Illness — 25 titles |
| Subject Guide: Michigan Travel & Recreation — 31 titles |
| Subject Guide: Parenting — 61 titles |
| Subject Guide: Personal Finance — 53 titles |
| Subject Guide: Spiritual Life — 40 titles |
| Subject Guide: Trees & Shrubs — 36 titles |
| Subject Guide: Vegan Diet — 57 titles |
| Subject Guide: Wellness — 27 titles |
| Talking Books — 240 titles |
| YA - Books Like Us - Teen — 44 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 — 51 titles |
| YA Fantasy — 30 titles |
| YA Fiction with a Christian Theme — 21 titles |
| YA Horror — 20 titles |
| YA Humor — 24 titles |
| YA LGBT Fiction — 26 titles |
| YA Mystery — 24 titles |
| YA Realistic Fiction Grades 6-8 — 36 titles |
| YA Realistic Fiction Grades 9-12 — 23 titles |
| YA Romance — 26 titles |
| YA Science Fiction — 23 titles |
| YA Sports Stories — 26 titles |
| YA Supernatural Paranormal — 21 titles |
Electronic Resources
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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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CreativeBug 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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LinkedIn Learning Login Needed In-Library Use Only Watch video tutorials to improve your software, technology, creative, and business skills. |
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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. |