Grace A. Dow Memorial Library

Dow Memorial Library is to inspire lifelong learning by connecting people and resources. Our vision is to be the most dynamic, accessible, and relevant learning environment in the community. Dow Memorial Library is the public library serving the City of Midland, MI. Our current hours of operation are as follows:
Monday: 9am - 7:30pm
Tuesday: 9am - 7:30pm
Wednesday: 9am - 7:30pm
Thursday: 9am - 7:

30pm
Friday: 8am - 5pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

Social Media Customer Use Guidelines
While it is the duty of the City to provide residents, visitors, and the general public with an avenue to give feedback and voice concerns and opinions, we must also create a space where all members of the public feel safe and comfortable to do so. To assist in this endeavor, the City has developed a series of content guidelines which all users interacting with City of Midland social media accounts must follow. Prohibited Content Guidelines
The following types of content are prohibited from being posted on, sent to, or utilized on a City of Midland social media platform:

1. Profane or obscene language or content;
2. Content that promotes or perpetuates discrimination against protected classes;
3. Content intended to sexually harass others;
4. Content that encourages or promotes illegal activity;
5. Spam, including multiple messages from the same user containing the same content, content intended to sell a product or service, or external links to websites that are not affiliated with the Library;
6. Content that violates intellectual property interests of any third party (i.e. copyright or trademark infringement);
7. Content that includes sensitive personal identifying information about a City staff member, elected official, or another social media user, including, but not limited to social security numbers, financial account numbers, home or workplace addresses, personal phone numbers, or driver’s license numbers. A workplace address may be considered acceptable for a City staff member if it is relevant for the purposes of meeting with or communicating with the staff member in the course of his or her employment.
8. Information that may compromise the safety or security of the public, including public systems and infrastructure;
9. Threats of violence towards a City staff member, an elected official, another social media user, or any other individual or group;
10. “Trolling” - posting inflammatory or inappropriate comments or content for the purpose of upsetting other users and provoking an emotional response or disrupting on-topic discussion. Failure to abide by these guidelines after warning may result in users' comments being removed, hidden, and/or their accounts being blocked from communicating with City social media channels.

Discover your next great read this fall and sign up for a Lit Crate! There are options for Kids, Teens, and Adults!You t...
09/04/2026

Discover your next great read this fall and sign up for a Lit Crate! There are options for Kids, Teens, and Adults!

You tell us what you like, and we'll assemble a box of goodies and books chosen just for you by our Librarians. Return the books and the box, and keep the treats for yourself!

Sign up from now through September 10th for pickup between September 21st and September 30th. (Registrants will receive pickup instructions via email.)

*Registration is required: https://gadml.librarycalendar.com/event/september-lit-crates-registration.

📬 In observance of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the Library will host a drop-in craft program in the Orchard Room from ...
09/03/2026

📬 In observance of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the Library will host a drop-in craft program in the Orchard Room from 10am to 5pm on September 11 to make cards for our troops!

📦 In addition, during the month of September, we will be collecting items for care packages that will be sent to our troops from Aaron's Gifts From Home! (All donations can be dropped off in the Library's Main Lobby.)

⭐ For a full list of donation items that are needed, please visit: https://www.aaronsgiftsfromhome.com/donation-items.html

Always wanted to read the classics but not sure where to start? Join us as we study and discuss some of the greatest wor...
09/03/2026

Always wanted to read the classics but not sure where to start? Join us as we study and discuss some of the greatest works of literature (and enjoy snacks)!

Each month, we will read a classic work, learn about its background, and discuss why it has stood the test of time as one of humanity's great works of art.

9/16, 6pm - "The Iliad"
10/14, 6pm - "The Odyssey"
11/18, 6pm - "The Aeneid"

*Registration is required. https://gadml.librarycalendar.com/event/classics-works-77881

Do you have a Kindergartener or 1st grader who loves books? We have a book club just for them! Children in grades K-1 ca...
09/02/2026

Do you have a Kindergartener or 1st grader who loves books? We have a book club just for them! Children in grades K-1 can bring in a book that has been read to them or one they've read themselves.

We will meet in the Story Room on September 9th at 5:30pm to talk about our books, hear a story from a librarian, and participate in a fun literacy activity. Snacks will also be provided.

(Parents and caregivers can drop off and pick up their child with the librarian. The program will be approximately 40-45 minutes long. Please meet back at the Story Room by 6:10 to be ready to pick up your child.)

*Registration is required. Please register at https://gadml.librarycalendar.com/event/bookworm-buddies-78844.

September MidLab classes are live! CLASS ALERT: We still have a couple of openings for Laser Engraving 101 TODAY at 3:30...
09/02/2026

September MidLab classes are live!

CLASS ALERT: We still have a couple of openings for Laser Engraving 101 TODAY at 3:30pm and 5:30pm. Sign up if you'd like to learn how to use our xTool P3 and Glowforge Pro lasers!

Learn more about the MidLab and register at: https://www.gadml.org/midlab

09/02/2026
09/01/2026

REMINDER: We blinked and suddenly August is over! We don’t know how that’s possible because we’re 99% sure July 4th was just a couple weeks ago???

Anyways, all City offices and non-emergency services will be closed Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day. Monday refuse and Monday Week 1 recycling collection will be collected on Tuesday, September 8. No other collection days will be affected by the holiday.

The Grace A. Dow Memorial Library will be closed Monday and the Jack Barstow Airport will be unattended. Dial-A-Ride will not operate on Monday, but will observe regular service hours on Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6. The City of Midland Sanitary Landfill’s September Saturday hours will be held September 12.

Address

1710 W Street Andrews
Midland, MI
48640

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 7:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 7:30pm
Thursday 9am - 7:30pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+19898373430

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