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Library Hours

​Monday-Friday, 10 am-6 pm
Saturday, 10 am-2 pm
Sunday, Closed
WiFi available 24-7.

891 Michigan Ave., PO Box 445
Benzonia, MI 49616
benzonialibraryconnect@gmail.com
231-882-4111

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March 2023
Transparent Language
Transparent Language
ENDOWMENT FUND

Upgrade to Libby today!
Attention Digital Users, on May 1, 2023 the OverDrive app will be discontinued.
In Libby, you’ll find the same great titles from your library, in a beautiful, modern, easy-to-use app. Your loans, holds, and wish list items will be waiting for you in Libby. Details on our Libby for OverDrive Page>

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​TAX FORMS AT BPL!
MICHIGAN: 2022 tax year-available now.
MI1040 Forms and instructions
MI Home Heating Credit form IS NOW AVAILABLE.

FEDERAL: 2022 tax year
IRS1040 and 1040-SR forms
Instruction booklet



BPL Activities and Info.
Details on Activities and Youth pages

Talk to Toby About Benzie Bus
Tuesday, March 28, 10:30am-Noon

Preschool Story Time with Miss Anne
Fridays, 10:30 am


Plant Diagnostic Clinic
11 am-2 pm, 2nd Tuesday of the month

April-September 2023
April 11, May 9, June 13, July 11, August 8, and September 12


Titanic Remembered
by Maureen Esther, HistoryTeller
Thursday, April 27, 4:00-5:30 pm


Library of Things
Check out our Library of Things you may borrow.
Watch it grow over the coming months.

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BPL Services and Activities
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  • Activities Adults
  • Activities Youth
  • ​Corner Book Shoppe
  • Donating books and puzzles
  • ​Endowment Fund
  • ​Ice Skates Lending
  • Libby for OverDrive
  • Library of Things
  • MeL Interlibrary Loan
  • Remembering Benzie
  • S.T.E.M. and LEGO Kits
  • Story Voyage at BPL
  • Summer Reading Program
  • YouTube Channel for BPL: includes ​Cooking with Jamie, Dr. Fizz and Boomer, Story Time with Miss Désirée-Online 
Other BPL Resources
  • Caregiver Resource Library
  • Great MI Read
  • Michigan Notable Books 2022
  • Workforce Development Books
Board and Friends Info
  • Board of Trustees
  • Friends of BPL
Other Resources
  • MI Activity Pass (MAP)
  • Michigan Learning Channel 
  • ReadMichigan.org Digital

Benzonia Public Library
Endowment Fund 

An endowment fund for the BPL has been set up at the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation.  Contributions to this fund will help provide ongoing support to the Benzonia Public Library now and in the future. 

GIFTS OF CASH: A cash gift is the simplest way to give. You are eligible for a charitable tax deduction that will provide you with savings on this year’s tax return to the extent allowed by the law. Check with your tax prepared or www.irs.gov for current details.
  • DONATE ONLINE:  Make a secure online gift to the Benzonia Public Library Endowment Fund here.
  • MAIL A CHECK: Community Foundation, 233 Lake Avenue, Suite B, Traverse City, MI 49684. Make your check payable to the Community Foundation with the Benzonia Public Library Endowment Fund noted in the memo line.​
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HotSpots now available at BPL:
Benzonia Public Library is excited to offer HotSpots that may be borrowed.

To borrow a HotSpot you must be at least 18 years old and have a valid BPL library card. You must also read and sign a BPL Library of Things Lending Guidelines and Agreement at the time of checkout.  A valid Government issued ID with picture and current address must be presented at checkout. The address on the ID and in the library records must match.

BPL has received funding from the federal Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) to purchase several HotSpots. Any ECF supported equipment and services can only be provided to patrons who declare they do NOT have access to the equipment or services sufficient to access the internet.

BPL Earns 2016 
State Librarian's ​​Excellence Award

​​It was an incredible honor and we are so proud! ​We are grateful for our staff, volunteers, Friends group, board, community members and local businesses that support us, inspire us, and now...  ​Celebrate with us! ​​​Thank you all, for a truly amazing year!  ​ ​​Click here for details>
Picture of BPL Board and Staff receiving the State Librarians Award in 2016
​BPL Board, Staff, and Friends at  Library of Michigan Awards Presentation in Lansing, MI.

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Activities and Events:

March 2023
28 Talk to Toby about Benzie Bus

April 2023
  6 Friends of BPL meeting
  7 Story Time with Miss Anne
11 Plant Diagnostic Clinic
14 Story Time with Miss Anne
19 Trustee Meeting
21 Story Time with Miss Anne
28 Story Time with Miss Anne

May 2023
  5 Story Time with Miss Anne
  9 Plant Diagnostic Clinic
12 Story Time with Miss Anne
19 Trustee Meeting
26 Story Time with Miss Anne

Calendar of Events

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About Us:

Annual Reports
Board of Trustees
Contributions & donations
Donations- Money
​Donations-Books and puzzles.
Friends of BPL
History
Hours-Service & Holiday
Location and map
Minutes and Agendas
Newsletters

Services:

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Benzie County Logging Tapes
Catalog -Library
Catalog -Kids'
​Computers and Internet
Copies & Faxes
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Endowment Fund
Ice Skate Lending
Library of Things
Listening Clarity Devices
​MeL Interlibrary Loan
Mentor Program
​Mich eLibrary
Newspaper Archives
Remembering Benzie: An Oral History Project
​Talking Book Library​
Transparent Language
Up North Digital Collection-Overdrive
WiFi 24/7
YouTube Channel for BPL

Resources:

Benzonia Area Happenings
Books and Reading
Community Information
Genealogical Research
MeL Interlibrary Loan
Mich eLibrary Databases
Logging Audio Tapes
​OverDrive-Up North Digital

Contact Us:

231-882-4111
benzonialibraryconnect@gmail.com
891 Michigan Ave. (US-31)
P.O. Box 445
Benzonia, MI 49616-0445

HOURS: 
​Monday-Friday, 10 am-6 pm
Saturday, 10 am-2 pm
Sunday, Closed

WiFi available 24-7
 
Drop box is available for returns  EXCEPT STEM Kits, Library of Things Equipment, and Ice Skates. 


Donations: 
​​Friends of Benzonia Public Library
PO Box 445, Benzonia, MI 49616
501(c)(3) organization

Tax ID (EIN): 56-2542168
​Benzonia Public Library
PO Box 445, Benzonia, MI 49616
Section 170(c)(I) Governmental  Unit
Tax ID (EIN): 38-2493013
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Drawing of Mills Community House
by Ruth Forrest, Beulah, MI