Welcome to the home of the Branch District Library System on the Internet. The library's six branches serve the Branch County area in South-Central Michigan.

On this page you'll find stories important to all our library branches. Be sure to check out the individual branch pages for the latest at your favorite branch.

Our Library now has high-speed internet access. Come in and check out how fast you now can connect to your favorites on our computers. We will have cake and punch Tuesday,May 13, all afternoon for this special addition to our Library. Come and join us to celebrate our FAST service!

At long last Algansee township and the Algansee Branch Library have high-speed Internet access! Algansee Township Supervisor, Erica Ewers, deserves a huge "Thank You!" for making this happen. Her work to bring wireless Internet service from DMCI Broadband on a tower provided by the township will benefit the entire community.

This new high-speed access will benefit our patrons, too. Computer time will be more productive, and we will be able to add two new computers starting next week. Also, we now have free wireless access for our patrons. Bring your laptop, PDA, or whatever, and use the library's Internet service while we're open. There are tables inside, or you can sit on the porch and enjoy the fresh air.

Here are the details on our wireless service.

Join us at the Coldwater Library at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6th for "How Does Your (Vegetable) Garden Grow?"

In honor of last month's two eco-holidays, Earth Day and Arbor Day, Master Gardener Carole Bolton will share tips and tricks for growing herbs and vegetables in containers, as well as in a regular garden. All are welcome!

For more information, call the Reference Desk at 278-2341, ext. 17.

Yesterday was Opening Day at Tigers Stadium (they lost to Kansas City, but not without a fight!), so this information from the Library of Congress is especially timely. From the official press release:

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