Coleman Area Library

Coleman Area Library Welcome to the Coleman Area Library of Coleman, Michigan. The new library building was completed in 2002. The library promotes recreational reading for all ages.

Mission:
The Coleman Area Library is dedicated to the cultural and educational spirit of the community, the Library is committed to providing public access to information and materials regardless of format for library patrons with friendly, competent, accurate and expedient service. Library materials and services encourage life-long learning, act as a catalyst for the free exchange of ideas and pr

omote literacy among all people regardless of race, religion, creed or color or national origin. History:
Founded in 1968 as a branch library and established as an independent library in 1976, the Coleman Area Library provides services to residents in the City of Coleman, Geneva Township, Warren Township and Edenville. The library strives to provide our community with a comfortable and convenient location for reference information, literacy, free public computer access and various other resources. The Coleman Area Library offers bi-weekly story time for preschool children as well as a popular summer reading program for children and adults. Memberships
The Coleman Area Library is a member library of the Valley Library Consortium. These libraries participate in a shared bibliographic database, including over 826,000 titles and over 1.9 million copies available to all library cardholders within the consortium. The Coleman Area Library is a member of the Mideastern Michigan Library Cooperative, a resource-sharing group that provides our patrons with access to Overdrive ebooks and other services. The Coleman Area Library is a member of the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services, a library membership group that provides group purchasing, training, and other services. This means that Coleman Area Library cardholders can borrow items from libraries all over the state via MeLCat interlibrary loan.

Our third Little Librarian of the summer is Landan! Landan has picked out some amazing books to display for this week! T...
06/14/2026

Our third Little Librarian of the summer is Landan! Landan has picked out some amazing books to display for this week! These books are available for check out! 📚

Landan is 8 and a half, his favorite books are the Magic Tree House series, and his favorite color is silver! 🦕

If you want to be our next Little Librarian come in to pick up an application!

Here are our events for the week! We have a week full of super fun events for all ages, we hope to see you there! 😁
06/14/2026

Here are our events for the week! We have a week full of super fun events for all ages, we hope to see you there! 😁

Join us next Saturday, June 20, at 11am! Have you ever wondered how dogs can track down and find a lost or missing perso...
06/13/2026

Join us next Saturday, June 20, at 11am! Have you ever wondered how dogs can track down and find a lost or missing person? Come and meet an incredible dog and handler team who will show you how it's done and tell you about some of the amazing things dogs can do! 🐶

Since 1990 dog and handler teams from https://www.k-9one.org/ have been assisting law enforcement and fire and emergency management in searching for lost children, Alzheimer's patients, hunters, hikers, despondents, and drowning victims. Additionally, they have assisted in criminal cases, locating and identifying human trace evidence.

Want to pre-register for this event? Use this link: https://www.colemanlibrary.org/2026-06-20-search-rescue-dog-demo

Recommended for all ages.
This event is free and open to the public.

06/13/2026

We are not cops.. unless it is 3 months late then we are

Join us Thursday, June 25, at 6pm! Dinosaur-themed books of all sorts are brought to life with amazing magic, wacky stun...
06/12/2026

Join us Thursday, June 25, at 6pm! Dinosaur-themed books of all sorts are brought to life with amazing magic, wacky stunts, and lots of audience participation. This 45 minute youth/family program comes complete with all gear, colorful backdrop, and a professional sound system. Stomp, chomp, and roar into reading with Jurassic Joel's Magic Show! 🦖🦕

This event is supported in part by an award from the Michigan Arts & Culture Council.

Want to pre-register for this event? Use this link: https://www.colemanlibrary.org/2026-06-25-jurassic-joel-s-magic-show

Recommended for all ages
This program is free and open to the public.

Reminder: Adopt-A-Dino Scavenger Hunt started this week!! You won't want to miss out!
06/11/2026

Reminder: Adopt-A-Dino Scavenger Hunt started this week!! You won't want to miss out!

This weeks is from the Coleman Tribune of July 28, 1977. This article is about the Coleman Little League All Star Team...
06/11/2026

This weeks is from the Coleman Tribune of July 28, 1977. This article is about the Coleman Little League All Star Team of 1977. Did you ever play baseball or softball in Coleman? Let us know down below!

The article reads:
"Back row - Left-Right, J. Hockemeyer, D. Geer, T. Knake, K. Pratt, K. Grove, M. Arnold, R. Allison, B. Hokemeyer. Center - Left-Right, T Colebank, Mgr. Mr. Vining. Third row - Left-Right, Vining, M Haring, E. Methner, G. Todd, R. Bailer, J. Smallwood, D. Hall.

Winners in Drawing - 1st. Ruth Smith, CB radio; 2nd. Toni Shawl, $59 Savings Bond; 3rd. Marvin Clerc, Grill.
Many thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets, coached, and helped in any way."

06/10/2026

Use your Michigan Library card to get into Dow Gardens for FREE during the following evenings from 4:30pm to 8:00pm: June 10, July 15, & August 12

Don't have a Library card? Community members of all ages in our service area are eligible! Check out the requirements and apply for a card online at https://www.gadml.org/librarycard!

Address

111 N 1st Street
Coleman, MI
48618

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 6:30pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

Telephone

(989) 465-6398

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