Join us as we host author Shelby Van Pelt on June 3rd at 7 p.m. in the Alpena High School Auditorium! Tickets on sale now! Click below for details!
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Would you like to take advantage of the Library's digital services but don't have a library card? No problem! Alpena County residents can apply online!
If you are not sure if you have a card, call the Library.

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WIRELESS PRINTING

WIRELESS PRINTING

Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library offers printing for our WIFI users in our library. You can print from your laptop, tablet, smartphone, or any other device

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GEORGE R. AND EDITH ANGELL COOK SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

GEORGE R. AND EDITH ANGELL COOK SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

One of the largest Special Collections in N.E. Michigan including Maritime, local history and genealogical information.

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An Evening with Shelby Van Pelt

The Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library is pleased to announce that New York Times best-selling author Shelby Van Pelt will be the 2024 Spring Author. Van Pelt, the author of runaway bestseller Remarkably Bright Creatures aka “That Octopus Book”, will appear on Monday, June 3, 2024, at 7:00 pm. The event will be held in the Stanley Beck Auditorium at Alpena High School. Tickets are also available for purchase at the library and Parallel 45 Books & Gifts

Summer Reading Program 2024

This summer Adventure Begins at YOUR Library! Mark your calendars for a fantastic summer reading kick-off for all-ages on June 15th! This year's program is filled with fun activities for all ages! You don't want to miss it! Help us reach our community goal of 300,000 minutes of reading. For more information you can contact the Youth Services Department at 989.356.6188 Ext 23.

Spring Into Romance Author Panel

Save the date for a Spring Into Romance Author Panel with four Michigan adult romance writers on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 1:00 pm! The Library will feature four romance authors. Lyssa Kay Adams author of the Bromance Book Club series, Meryl Wilsner, author of Cleat Cute, Kelly Ohlert author of "To Get To the Other Side" and Sonia Hartl author of "Rent to Be" and "Heartbreak for Hire"

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Access to MORE books!

Did you now that Great Lakes Digital Library partners with 10 other library consortiums across the state of Michigan?  This is great news!  All you need is the Libby app on your mobile device and a your current Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library card.  Below is a graphic demonstrating the steps to add

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Spring Into Romance Author Panel

Save the date for a Spring Into Romance Author Panel with four Michigan adult romance writers on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 1:00 pm! The Library will feature four romance authors. Lyssa Kay Adams author of the Bromance Book Club series, Meryl Wilsner, author of Cleat Cute, Kelly Ohlert author of “To Get To the

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