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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!
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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

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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.
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Michigan Notable Book Author John Smolens

Upper Peninsula author John Smolens will discuss his book A Cold, Hard Prayer at the Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library on Thursday, May 2nd at 6:30 pm. Selected by the Library of Michigan as a 2024 Michigan Notable Book, A Cold, Hard Prayer tells the story of a girl of mixed race and a boy with a disabled hand dropped off by an orphan train in 1924 rural Michigan, where a farmer’s attempted rape and subsequent murder forces them to flee; hunted by law enforcement and the reemergent KKK, mutual trust and determination helps the teenage suspects navigate a stark American landscape shaped by prejudice, hypocrisy, and fear.
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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 Other Side" and Sonia Hartl author of "Rent to Be" and "Heartbreak for Hire"
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April 24, 2024 No Comments

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

April 11, 2024 No Comments

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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