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, Monday and Wednesday from 9 am to 5 pm and Tuesday and Thursday 11 am - 6 pm. 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 - Thursday 9am - 5pm.
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 — 116 titles |
| 2019-2020 Battle Books — 15 titles |
| 2020 Teen top ten Nominees — 45 titles |
| Alden B. Dow Home & Studio Collection — 1345 titles |
| Alex Award--Adult books for teen readers — 47 titles |
| Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month — 47 titles |
| Best of 2019 - Fiction — 295 titles |
| Best of 2019 - Non Fiction — 81 titles |
| Binge Boxes — 10 titles |
| Board Games Collection -- New! — 55 titles |
| Book Club in a Bag — 93 titles |
| Historical Fiction Based on a True Story — 36 titles |
| If you like ... Downton Abbey — 35 titles |
| If you like ... Hamilton — 6 titles |
| If you like ... Stranger Things — 20 titles |
| If you like ... The Good Place — 18 titles |
| If you like ... This is Us — 14 titles |
| If you like ... Where the Crawdads Sing — 35 titles |
| If you like... Hunger Games (YA) — 36 titles |
| If You Like...Books Made Into Movies — 25 titles |
| If You Like...Fiction Set in Medieval Times — 66 titles |
| If You Like...Tearjerkers — 58 titles |
| If You Like...Time Travel Novels — 31 titles |
| If You Like...World War I Fiction — 35 titles |
| If You Like...World War II Fiction — 86 titles |
| J Historical Fiction American Revolution — 9 titles |
| J Historical Fiction World War II — 29 titles |
| Michigan Notable Books 2020 — 10 titles |
| Native American Heritage Month (November) — 81 titles |
| Newbery Award Winners — 47 titles |
| Picture Book Classics — 58 titles |
| Printz Award winners — 23 titles |
| YA Fairy Tale Retelling — 56 titles |
| YA Fantasy novels — 35 titles |
| YA fiction with a Christian theme — 23 titles |
| YA horror — 20 titles |
| YA humor — 26 titles |
| YA LGBT fiction — 28 titles |
| YA Mystery Novels — 25 titles |
| YA Realistic Fiction Grades 6-8 — 39 titles |
| YA Realistic fiction Grades 9-12 — 26 titles |
| YA Romance Books — 24 titles |
| YA Science Fiction — 26 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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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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RBdigital Login Needed In-Library Use Only Borrow always available magazines. |
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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. |