Pigeon District Librar

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Pigeon District Library
7236 Nitz St., Pigeon [phone]
www.pigeondistrictlibrary.com
HOURS Monday 9-5 Tuesday April-Oct. 9-7
Nov.-Mar. 9-6Thursday April-Oct. 9-7
Nov.-Mar. 9-6 Friday 9-5 Saturday Sept.-May
9-3 June-Aug. 9-1
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Welcome to the Pigeon District Librarywhere our
patrons are our first priority!
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Statistics

• Patron Visits - 47,830 in 2006
• Number of Materials 40,487
• Audio Books/Books on CD 844
• CDs/CD-ROM 312
• Books 33,037
• Magazines/Newspapers 100 subscriptions
• Videos 2,963
• DVDs - 460

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Circulation Desk
Trained, courteous staff is here to assist
you. Staff answers more than 2,000 reference
questions yearly.
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Childrens Room

• Fiction Books
• Non-fiction Books
• Non-fiction Videos

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Childrens Room

• Toys Games
• Theme Backpacks

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On-Line Card Catalog

• Search our Collections
• Search VLC (Valley Library Consortium)
• Search MeLCat State Catalog

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Materials from other libraries can be
requested through Interlibrary Loan free
of charge.
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Older Children/Junior Adult/Young Adult

• Hard Cover Fiction
• Hard Cover Non-fiction
• Paperback Books
• Educational Games
• Theme Backpacks
• Puzzles
• Junior Reference
• New Materials Display

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Older Children/Junior Adult/Young Adult

• Hard Cover Fiction
• Hard Cover Non-fiction
• Paperback Books
• Educational Games
• Theme Backpacks
• Puzzles
• Junior Reference
• New Materials Display

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Fiction
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Fiction

• Hard Cover
• Paperbacks
• Large Print
• Mystery
• Science Fiction
• Western
• Audio Books
• Books on CD
• New Materials Display

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Non-Fiction
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Non-Fiction

• Books
• Large Print
• Videos
• Audio Books
• Books on CD
• CD-ROM
• New Materials Display

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Videos and DVDs
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General Reference
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General Reference

• Atlases
• Chilton Auto Repair Manuals
• Contemporary Authors
• Encyclopedias
• Newspapers on Microfilm
• Telephone Books
• Thomas Register
• Vertical File

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Michigan Reference
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Michigan Reference

• Joann Haist Collection
• Local Church Histories
• Local Town Histories
• Plat Books
• School Annuals
• Other Local Historical Publications

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Joann Haist Collection

• 48 Notebooks
• 1 Births
• 9 Marriages
• 22 Obituaries
• 13 Pigeon Businesses
• 1 1978 Diamond Jubilee
• 2 Pigeon HS Class of 1949

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Magazines and Newspapers
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Magazines and Newspapers

• Magazines
• 94 Subscriptions
• Current issue on shelf
• Back issues can be checked out
• Newspapers
• 6 Subscriptions
• Bay City Times
• Detroit Free Press
• Huron Daily Tribune
• Newsweekly
• Tuscola Advertiser
• USA Today

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Puzzles

• One month loan period
• Collection changes regularly
• Table with puzzle patrons can add pieces if
  they wish

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Computer Lab
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Computer Lab

• Internet Access Free of Charge
• 11 Computers for Adults
• 2 Laptop Connections
• Document Scanner
• Color or black and white copies
• (per page fee applies)
• Variety of Programs including
• Microsoft Office
• Word Perfect
• Wireless Internet Access Available in
  Computer Lab and Reference Room.

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Computers for Patrons with Children
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Computers for Minors

• 3 Computers with Filtered Internet Access
• One is in the Childrens Room so parents can
  access the internet while supervising their child
  who can look at books and play with toys.

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Preschool Story Hour

• 693 attended weekly
• sessions last year

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School Classes Visit

• Throughout the school year classes visited every
  2 weeks.

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• Total class visits 23
• Total number of students served- 394
• Other group visits
• Total number visits 4
• Total number children - 59

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Library Lending Program
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Library Lending Program

• Volunteers deliver library materials to four,
  senior residential facilities in the area every 2
  weeks.
• Country Bay
• Country Gardens
• Home Sweet Home
• Scheurer Hospital Long Term Care

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Summer Reading Program 2007

• 116 Registered
• 82 Completed Program
• 1,566 Total Number of Books Read
• 20 Classes and Activities Held

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Summer Reading Program
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Summer Reading Program Party
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Other Library Activities

• Book Club Meets Monthly
• Friends of the Pigeon District Library Meets
  Quarterly
• Entry in Farmers Festival Parade
• Entry in Childrens Parade
• Annual Quilt Show
• Monthly Book Sale
• Annual Book Sale organized by Friends of the
  Library
• Farmers Festival Movie for Children
• Annual Musical Jamboree
• Annual Childrens Book Week Activities
• National Library Week Activities
• Computer Workshops led by library volunteer
• Library Appreciation Dinner
• The Giving Tree Collect books for Pigeon Food
  Pantry