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September 2024 Library News and Events
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Forthcoming Fiction Best-Sellers Check out the list of novels by best-selling authors that will be added to our shelves during the month of September. You can reserve books online with your library card and PIN (usually the last four digits of your phone number). You can also download and read with Libby by OverDrive. Reserve the new best-sellers, which can be downloaded and read on your smart device!
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Safe enough : and other stories
by Lee Child
Meticulously plotted and packed with Child's trademark action and suspense, a collection of 20 short stories shows the author's mastery of the short form, and they've never been gathered before now.
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Passions in death
by J. D. Robb
Homicide Detective Eve Dallas hunts a killer who turns a wedding party into a murder scene, in the latest novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Random in Death.
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An Eye for an Eye
by Jeffrey Archer
To save innocent lives, Scotland Yard's Chief Superintendent William Warwick must untangle a master criminal's revenge plot spanning continents after a dying lord's will triggers explosive consequences, including murder, for a billion-dollar deal in a London.
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Reading RecommendationsSelect your interests and subscribe to the reading list that suits your taste in books. Newsletters range from New York Times Nonfiction Bestsellers to Kids and Tween Fiction, so we have a monthly newsletter for you!
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The Christmas Cottage
by Davis Bunn
In a magical tale of second chances and holiday blessings, two childhood friends, Dillon Farrow and Olivia Greer, cross paths at Christmas in the kindhearted coastal town of Miramar Bay.
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Lies He Told Me : She's in Love—with a Liar.
by James Patterson
When Marcie Bowers, an attorney and mother of two in Hemingway Grove, Illinois, discovers her husband David's secret life, it could mean a death sentence for them all.
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Closed: Thursday, September 26 Mason County District Library branches, both Ludington and Scottville, will be closed for an all-staff training day on Thursday, September 26.
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Cultivating Our Community Tuesday, September 17, 6:00 p.m. Scottville Library Planning, planting, preserving, and pruning Fourth and final session of the gardening series Tuesday, September 17 will be our last Cultivating Our Community presentation at Scottville from 6-7 p.m. Emily Lavely, from MSU Extension will be teaching us about pruning fruit trees just in time for the fall dormant season. This series is hosted at the Scottville Library 204 East State Street in Scottville. Contact the Scottville Library at 231.757.2588 with inquiries about the series.
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Genealogy Assistance in Ludington We can provide genealogy search tips and resources at the Ludington Library! Join Jenny on Wednesday, September 4 between 12 noon and 2 p.m.in Ludington Library's Dickson History Room. Sign up ahead of time at 231-843-8465 for one-on-one assistance. The library provides several genealogy resources, including Ancestry.com for FREE (you must be in the library to access).
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Scottville Fall Festival Scottville Library will be hosting a booth at the Scottville Fall Festival on Saturday, September 14 from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Come find us for bubbles, games, and to receive a free book!
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Cultural Corners Street Party Friday, September 20, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Join the library, Sandcastles Children's Museum, Ludington Area Center for the Arts and the Mason County Historical Society for the Cultural Corners Street Party. Learn about and enjoy these downtown Ludington cultural organizations for free Friday, September 20, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Fun activities include crafts, games, a scavenger hunt, the West Shore ESD inspiREading Book Bus, live music, and more! Visit all four organizations during the party to complete a punch card, and receive a free scoop of House of Flavors ice cream.
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Sound Meditation in Ludington Wednesday, September 25 from 6-7 pm Sarah of Ludington's Four Directions Alchemy will lead a relaxing sound meditation for adults on Wednesday, September 25 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Registration is required for anyone interested in attending. To sign up, visit the Ludington or Scottville Libraries, call 231-843-8465, or email rseymour@mcdlibrary.org.
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Many thanks to our community sponsors! Together, we inspire and welcome all to the library, and promote literacy. The 2024 Summer Reading Program sponsors included: Backstage Hobbies, Bela Floral, Book Mark, The Bottle and Can, Britter’s Twisted Whisk, Cluck Bucket, Culver’s, Dairy Queen, Henry’s Landing, House & Harbor, House of Flavors, Hungry Howie’s, Jolly Plate, Kilwin’s, Lake Michigan Carferry, Lakeside Links, the Lighthouse Keepers Association, Lincoln Hills Golf Club, North Branch Winery, Ponderosa, Smith & Eddy Insurance, Sportsman’s, Taco Bell, 10 Spot, WMOM, Wesco, West Shore Community College Performing Arts & more.
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Back to School Ice Cream Tuesday, September 3rd, 4 p.m. Tuesday, September 3, come to the Libraries at 4:00 p.m. to get a frozen treat and talk to us about going back to school! We love to hear how your year is going - what books you're excited to read - all the fun people in your classes. All MCDL Programs are FREE. Children under 8 must be supervised by an adult.
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Summer Reading Challenges - Time to turn in your sheets! Bring your completed sheet to the Library before September 7 to compete for the grand prize drawing for children and teens, and the raffle for adults. For children, partial sheets will be counted, and small prizes will continue through September. Check our Events Calendar for a complete list of Mason County District Library events.
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Creative Kids Activities Activities suitable for ages 3 to 12 You've enjoyed coming to Creative Kids (CK) all summer - now continue the fun during the school year! At the Scottville Library, CK will be on Mondays and Wednesday from 4:00 -5:30 p.m. We'll have all kinds of creative art projects and games for children under age 12. Also a healthy snack will be provided. In Ludington, CK will be from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday. We will have activities, games, movies, crafts, or other fun things to do after school. Come once or every day! Children under 8 must be supervised by an adult. All MCDL Programs are FREE.
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Lego Saturdays Activities suitable for ages 3 to 12 We're getting out the Lego (TM) bricks again on Saturday, from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in the children's area of both branches. Join your friends in creating something amazing, build a house or boat, and enjoy the fun of making something new. Building with blocks is a fundamental part of fine motor development - so not only are we having fun, we're building skills! All MCDL Programs are FREE. Children under 8 must be supervised by an adult - especially with these small blocks.
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2025 Calendar Contest We will make the calendar if you will create the artwork! All area artists (including those who don't think they're artists!) are encouraged to design an original artwork to be chosen for our 2025 Activity Calendar, published directly at the Library. All ages welcome, from 3-99+ and all abilities. Get your entry form on our website or at either Scottville or Ludington branch and turn it in by September 28 to be considered for the printed calendars.
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Teens in Ludington
Teen Tuesday's Presents Back to School Movie Night! We will be watching "Mean Girls" after the first day of school. Movie starts at 3:30 p.m. in the Rotary Room. There will be snacks and ice cream treats.
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Teens in Scottville Compete in the Scottville Library's Teen Kindness Bingo to celebrate back to school. Stop in to the Scottville teen section to pick up a Bingo sheet and complete for prizes. You can get up to three Bingos and each one gets a prize from the teen section. Kindness Bingo begins on Tuesday, September 3rd! In Scottville on Wednesday, September 25 from 6-8 p.m. teens 13 and up are welcome to join us for Teen Movie Night. We will be watching Wonka. And thank you to Wesco for supplying popcorn for our movie viewing.
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Preschool Story Time 10 am on Tuesdays & Wednesdays in Ludington 10 am on Fridays in Scottville Ms. Tammy and Ms. Emily are in Ludington on Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. and in Scottville on Friday at 10:00 a.m. for Story time. We talk about the weather, sing songs, say rhymes, count, use our musical instruments, listen to a story, and have an activity. All Library activities are designed to encourage creativity, literacy, discovery, and community. Join us any day!
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1-2-3 Rhyme with Me Mondays in Ludington at 10 a.m. Children ages 0-3 and their caregivers are invited to participate in 123 Rhyme with Me, which meets Mondays at 10:00 a.m. Ms. Emily will lead everyone in songs and rhymes, and then stay and play! Our Ludington branch children's area is available, plus some weeks we'll have some Sensory play after our rhymes are done. Encourage literacy and social-emotional skills in your children with the Mason County District Library.
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Library Hours - Ludington and Scottville
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