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Muskegon Area District Library@madl· 8d

Having Hoopla trouble on your iPhone? 😡 There have been reports of issues with a recent Hoopla update. If you run into issues, please uninstall and then reinstall the app to correct this issue.

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· 18d

Always check MADL.org before you spend your money, you might be able to check it out with your library card instead 👍

watching bestie use her library card for movies, tv, music, books, video games, and so much more instead of spending her hard-earned money 🫶

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Jul 18

MADL is WAAAAAAAY more than just books! We have movies, video games, yard games, kits, hot spots, and so much more in the Library of Things. Check it all out at MADL.org/LibraryofThings

Meme of two paintings of the same man side by side. In one, the man is reading something very closely squinting hard. In the next, he is looking at the reader is a disgruntled way. It is captioned "Seeing your online shopping bill and then realizing you could have checked out those yard games, tools, metal detectors, and tents for FREE at the library. "

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Jul 11

Meme of Sophie Cunningham pointing at opponent making dead eye contact with the caption "When you see someone who isn’t signed up for Summer Reading even though all they have to do is read 10 hours before August 8."

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Jun 19

Happy Juneteenth! ♥️🖤💚💛 If you're visiting the library, be sure to check out the Juneteenth flag craft at all of our branches today!

Celebrate Juneteenth! In the aftermath the Civil War, Union troops went to Galveston Bay, TX to free the remaining enslaved people. It was on that day that 250,000 people learned they had actually been liberated two years prior by the Emancipation Proclamation. This day has been known as "Juneteenth" and for 160 years it has been celebrated as the day that freedom finally rang for all Americans.

Pan-Africanism colors used in Juneteenth celebrations:
RED represents sacrifices made in the struggle for freedom.
BLACK represents African ancestry and heritage.
GREEN represents growth and renewal.
YELLOW represents hope and prosperity.

Juneteenth Flag:
RED, White, and Blue represent African American’s important roles in American history.
The White Star represents Texas where the last enslaved people were freed.
The Star Burst is a new beginning.
The Arc represents a horizon and new opportunities.

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Jun 18

Last night, in partnership with West Michigan Symphony and Muskegon Young Black Professionals, we hosted Dr Melba Boyd and Marion Hayden for an amazing evening of jazz and poetry! Thank you so much to everyone who made this possible!

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Apr 28

🩸Join us for a blood drive this Wednesday at North Muskegon Branch. Anyone who donates gets a $15 gift card! Click the link to reserve a time slot: https://pulse.ly/w2h1v2iliy

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Mar 31

🗓️We're having an issue with viewing events on the calendar while you're logged in today (Tuesday, March. 31). Until this gets fixed, please browse the calendar without logging in, and give us a call to sign up for a program. Thank you for your patience!

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Mar 24

🎶Humans of Muskegon is back with a Musical Edition! 🎵 This year, we are highlighting musicians from Muskegon County and giving them a platform to share their stories, music, and connections to West Michigan. Check it out at MADL.org/Humans

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Feb 28

Why buy it when you can borrow it? Check it all out at MADL.org/LibraryofThings

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Feb 14

We keep begging for more, and they keep giving it to us! There are now 15 library cooperatives you can add to your Libby account with your MADL Library Card!!! Many of these cooperatives contain dozens of libraries, and that means HUGE collections to browse. Get started at MADL.org/AtHome

The scene from Oliver Twist where he is asking "Please Sir, may I have some more." His bowl is full of all the library cooperatives you can access on Libby with your MADL Library Card. They are Bay County Library System, Download Destination, Genesee District Library, Great Lakes Digital Libraries, Lakeland Digital Library, Metro Net Library Consortium, Mideastern Michigan Library Consortium, Midwest Collaborative for Library Services, Southwest Michigan Digital Library, St. Clair County Library, Suburban Library Cooperative, Traverse Area District Library, Up North Digital Collection, White Pine Library Cooperative, and Woodlands Downloadable Library.

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Jan 23

We're open and we're warm! ♨️ If you're looking to warm up and charge, visit one of MADL's 11 Branches (find them all at MADL.org/Hours While you're here, grab some supplies for the weekend (books, movies, video games) Also be sure ask our staff about how to connect to our digital library!

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Jan 20

Currently, all MADL Branches will plan to open at Noon on Tuesday, January 20. Please be sure to check in again around noon to make sure your local Branch is opening. Stay safe and warm!

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Jan 14

We're much more powerful.

A scene from The Dark Knight Rises with Bane circling for a fight, but the person he is circling is a smaller man in a bright pink body suit. Bane is labelled "Increasing subscription costs" and the pink man is the MADL Library Card.

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Jan 10

Libraries are so much more than books! We have movies, video games, comics and graphic novels, apps, yard games, tools, and so much more! Get started at MADL.org

A scene from Escape to Witch Mountain. In the first panel, Dwayne Johnson is driving and saying "I got a game console for my birthday, but I can't afford to get any new games to play on it." In the second panel, a girl the back seat replies, " MADL has video games you can check out for free!" In the third panel, Dwayne has turned around with a look of incredulity on his face.

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Jan 7

We are reflections of our communities! Muskegon County is an amazing place where we look out for each other and work hard to make our neighborhoods a better place. That mission is reflected in our libraries where we strive to be a welcoming space for everyone. ♥️

A scene from the Simpsons where the bus driver says "Don't make me tap the sign." When it cuts to the sign it says "Libraries are community spaces."

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Dec 31

All MADL Branches will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, December 31 and January 1. Why not get a head start on some New Year's resolutions? How about learning some new languages? Choose from over 100 languages and start learning with Transparent Language Online at MADL.org/Learn

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Dec 27

We'd say you're pretty good.

A picture of Norman Osborne (played by Willem Dafoe in Spiderman in 2002) smiling with the altered captions saying "You know, I'm something of a financial expert myself." The image is labelled "When people are talking about all the cost cutting they're doing to save money, and you're a library user."

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Dec 24

All MADL Branches will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, December 24 & 25. It's too late to start homemade presents for everyone this holiday season, but you can still checkout CreativeBug to find fun, cozy crafts to keep everyone busy on holiday break. Check it out at MADL.org/Learn

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Dec 20

There's no need for that with your Library Card.

A scene from wrestling where one wrestler is laughing happily thinking he was one, but another wrestler is emerging from the smoke behind him ominously. The laughing wrestler is captioned "Ads encouraging you to spend money" and the wrestler emerging from the smoke to take him down in a MADL library card.

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Dec 13

wink wink

Agatha from Wanda Vision looking into the camera and winking very obviously. The captions says, "When you say you'll finish those audiobooks before you put more on hold."

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Dec 10

It's crazy man.

History channel Alien guy meme with the caption "A Safe, third space with no expectation of purchase that offers free access to books, movies, video games, tools, newspapers, and more..." and instead of saying aliens, the man is captioned as saying "Libraries."

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Dec 6

wait a minute, this doesn't make sense.

The meme of Gru standing in front of a display as though he is excitedly explaining his plan. In the first three frames it says, "People want access to books, movies, and audiobooks on their phones." In the second frame it says, "Libraries off free access to books, movies, and more through apps" while Gru points as though he is providing a solution. In the third and fourth panels, the board says " People pay for apps that have books, audiobooks, movies, and more" and Gru looks at it in confusion.

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Dec 3

Congratulations to our "Find Ron" winner, La Tonya B.! She found the hidden image of our director, Ron, in our newsletter at MADL.org/Newsletter and she won a MADL swag bag full of goodies! You can enter now if you find Ron in our Winter Newsletter.

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Dec 3

Which one is your fav? #library #muskegon #muskegoncounty #madl #muskegonareadistrictlibrary #libby #hoopla #kanopy #library

A still from the Twilight films showing three members of the Vampire Council looking down imperiously from a balcony. The Image is captioned "Library Royalty" and the three vampires are labelled with the icons for Kanopy, Libby, and Hoopla.

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Nov 29

There are books, movies, audiobooks, apps, power tools, board games, equipment, video games, tv shows, and so much more!!!

screen shot from the PBS show "Arthur" showing Arthur's fist furiously clenched by his side. the caption reads "Some one tells you they don't use the library because it just has books."

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Nov 27

All MADL Branches will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 27 & 28. You can celebrate the end of Noir-vember on Kanopy with some classic film noire flicks. Visit MADL.org/AtHome to find Kanopy as well as other awesome library resources you can access from home.

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Nov 27

Stunning.

Miss Piggy watching a Sabrina Carpenter show - looking stunned. Sabrina Carpenter is labelled with the MADL Library Card, and Miss Piggy is labelled "Us."

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Nov 22

Who keeps putting all these amazing books and movies on. hold?!

Gandalf looking around with a confused expression on his face. The first image is captioned "25 holds come in for you at the Library." The second image is captioned "25 holds come in for you on Libby." The third image is a close up of a confused Gandalf and is captioned " You have no memory of placing these holds."

Muskegon Area District Library@madl· Nov 19

The most reliable resource if all. Your library card.