With the Library renovation and the move to temporary locations underway, we are seeking feedback regarding programming, curbside services, and more! Please do fill out our survey, linked below. Your feedback is appreciated! https://forms.gle/7jbRGRUMsMMRjSz59

The Board of Trustees of the Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library unanimously voted on 7/21/2020 to award Meridian Contracting Services LLC. the contract to renovate the Library building.  The project is expected to end by late spring of 2021.  The Library will move its operations to a temporary facility and plan to resume services to the public no later than Labor Day.  For more information, contact the Director, Eric Magness-Eubank at emeacl@alpenalibrary.org.

Starting on Monday, July 6th.  Monday 6th (group one)/Tuesday 7th (group two) Time: 3pm-5pm
Dungeons and Dragons (A Collaborative Role Playing Game) Using a modified version of Chris MacDowall’s Into the Odd. Players should be 13+ and willing to work together.  Experience not required and beginners welcome.

Will Contain: Fantasy Violence Very Mild Horror Elements. Content will remain age-appropriate. Tools will be provided for players to feel safe and voice any concerns over the content. Hosted by Phineas Imhoff. To sign up please click Sign Up Forms.  Please send any questions or concerns to (ddmaster@alpenalibrary.org)

Living in a current state of unprecedented crisis,  historians and everyday people of the future will want to know how we spent our days. What was the NE Michigan, lived experience of a global pandemic from a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. In hopes of sharing peoples' stories with current and future generations, the Special Collections Department, of the Alpena County Public Library, invites you to keep a diary of living during the COVID-19 epidemic in Northeast Michigan.

Diarists may type or write by hand, transcribe news, draw, compose poems, gather stories and so forth. No stress needs to be placed on proper grammar, spelling or style. The emphasis is on self-expression and a willingness to be a social commentator. Events are changing by the day. They are specific to you, and to your families and friends and communities. Please start writing now! The Special Collections Department will welcome your diary’s deposit in either analog or digital form.

To submit your information and to view writing prompts from the Library of Michigan visit Google submission form.  Questions about this project can be directed to Don La Barre, Head of Special Collections, at dlabarre@alpenalibrary.org.