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Legacy Projects


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This project was made possible in part by the
​Institute of Museum and ​Library Services ​LG-27-19-0151-19.

Visit the Remembering Benzie
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LEGACY PROJECT:
Each Legacy Project short video is created by a student intern conducting an interview. Short videos are crafted by focusing on a point of interest within the 1-2 hour interview and then editing while also including photos, b-roll and, occasionally, music. Full interviews will be archived at the Benzonia Public Library and the Benzie Area Historical Society and may be used in future programs and exhibits.
 
The complete, unedited interviews will be archived at the Benzonia Public Library and at the Benzie Area Historical Society. Unedited interviews may also be included in upcoming exhibits and programs.

LEGACY PROJECT YEAR 2: 2021
Videos coming soon, April 6-May 11
  • Legacy Project, edited short video: Janet LaRue Buck interview by Leola Richards
  • Legacy Project edited short video: Ruth Catton interview by Olivia Bailey
  • Legacy Project edited short video: Deborah Frisbie interview edited by Olivia Bailey.
  • Legacy Project edited short video: Bryce Gibbs interview edited by Liam Jones.
  • Legacy Project, edited short video: Jim Sheets interview by Liam Jones
  • Legacy Project edited short video: Matt Therrien interview by Leola Richard
Full videos will also available at Remembering Benzie: Youtube Channel
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LEGACY PROJECT YEAR 1: 2020
  • Legacy Project, edited short video: Eugene "Geno" Allen, Geno's Perspective on Benzie interview by AuSable Kreiner
  • Legacy Project, edited short video: Shaun Johnson interview by Reeve Katt 
  • Legacy Project, edited short video: Pete Nugent interview by Finn McLaren
  • Legacy Project, edited short video: Watervale interview by Melia Lorenz
Full videos are available at Remembering Benzie: Youtube Channel

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Activities and Events:

June 2025
2 Summer Reading Program Sign-up Begins
5 Friends of BPL Meeting
9 Scanning Day
10 Plant Diagnostic Clinic
18 Trustees Meeting
19 Summer Reading Program Kick-Off Event
20 Tween Club Hangout
22 Old Fashioned Strawberry Social
26 Summer Reading Program Event


July 2025
3 NO Summer Reading Program
4 BPL CLOSED - Independence Day
5 BPL CLOSED
8 Plant Diagnostic Clinic
10 Summer Reading Program Event
14 Scanning Day
16 NO Trustees Meeting this month
17 Summer Reading Program Event
18 Tween Club Hangout
19 Friends of BPL Summer Book & Puzzle Sale
19 PoWeR! Book Bags Event
24 Summer Reading Program Event
31 Summer Reading Program Finale Event




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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:

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
​MeL Interlibrary Loan
Mentor Program
​Mich eLibrary
Newspaper Archives
Remembering Benzie: An Oral History Project
Transparent Language
Up North Digital Collection-Overdrive
WiFi 24/7
YouTube Channel for BPL

Resources:

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
[email protected]
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  EXCLUDING 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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by Ruth Forrest, Beulah, MI
  • Home
  • About
    • Annual Reports
    • BPL Awards and Proud Moments
    • Gianola art to benefit BPL
    • Museum on Main Street
    • Noteworthy at BPL
    • Board of Trustees >
      • Minutes and Agenda
    • Donations >
      • Endowment Fund
    • History of BPL >
      • BPL 90th Celebration photos
      • Renovations 2017
    • Hours and Location
    • Newsletters and Spotlights
    • Staff and Volunteers
    • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Services
    • Book Club Kits
    • Catalog >
      • Caregiver Resource Library
      • Great Michigan Read
      • Michigan Notable Books
      • Workforce Development Books
    • Computers, Internet, WiFi, Copies, and Faxes >
      • Benzonia Public Library Internet Policy
    • Ice Skate Lending
    • Libby for OverDrive
    • Library of Things >
      • Videos and Handouts LT
    • Listening Clarity Technology
    • MeLCat and Mich eLibrary
    • MI Activity Pass MAP
    • New Accounts
    • ReadMichigan
    • Transparent Language Online
    • Benzie County Logging Tapes
    • Research and Archives
    • Talking Book Library
  • Catalog
  • Youth
    • Summer Reading Program 2025
    • STEM Kits >
      • STEM Kit Spotlight
    • Story Time at BPL
    • Tween Club
    • Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Benzie
    • Benzie Sunrise Rotary Club
  • Friends
    • Annual Appeal Friends of BPL
    • Corner Book Shoppe and Book Sales
    • Donating Books and Puzzles
    • Mural Cards at BPL
  • Remembering Benzie
    • Veteran's History Project
    • Legacy Project
    • Final Project
    • Intern Team: Year 2
    • Intern Team: Year 1
    • History In The Making Year 1
    • Training Project: Year 1 and 2
    • Community Story Gathering
    • Updates and PR
  • BPL 100 Year Celebration
  • Links
    • Michigan Learning Channel
    • Michigan REAL ID