For information on registering to vote, absentee voting, etc. from the
Michigan Voter Information Center, click here.

For Non-Partisan Voting Information from the League of Women Voters
Click Here: VOTE411.ORG
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Our Book Discussion Group is meeting again!
Go to Programs for more information.
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The Alanson Area Public Library building
is open to the public, with the following guidelines in place:

•  A face mask (or other face covering) is required for entry. We can provide a mask if you don’t have one. If you’re medically not able to wear one, you’re still welcome, just let us know, then please be careful to observe 6’ distancing and other safeguards. We will also be happy to provide you with curbside services. Children under age 5 are not required to wear a mask.
• If you're not feeling well - with fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, etc. -  please ask us to provide you with curbside services, and wait until you're feeling better before entering the Building.
• Gloves (which we will provide) must be used while browsing or using computers. They are not necessary if you are just picking up holds at the Circulation Desk.
• Computer Use—Mask and gloves are required, with maximum access of 1 hour per day, since due to distancing requirements we will only be able to have 4 computer stations open.
• Please maintain 6-foot distancing between yourself and other patrons or staff members.
• Only 1 person will be allowed at a time per aisle in the stacks, please.
• Children must be accompanied by an adult, and kept under direct supervision at all times.
• Please continue to return materials in the lobby book-drop, to allow for quarantining.

We appreciate you complying with these new guidelines.
The Alanson Area Public Library Board and Staff

  We are not accepting used book (or other) donations any longer, since
the Friends of the Library are not holding their Used Book Sale this year.
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Grants and Donations Awarded to AAPL

To help it through these financially uncertain times caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Alanson Area Public Library was recently awarded two grants,  both made possible through federal CARES Act legislation.

The Michigan Humanities H.O.P.E. (Humanities Organizations Pandemic Emergency) grant in the amount of $5000, which was used to help in retaining the Library’s full staff, as well as offering its pre-pandemic operating hours. This project is funded in part by Michigan Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and has been a lifeline for non-profit organizations throughout the state that lost funding during the pandemic closures.

    The Library of Michigan CARES Act Grant in the amount of $500, to be used for the purchase of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) - such as face masks, gloves, sneeze guards, etc. - to help mitigate the added, unexpected expenses libraries are experiencing in providing these safeguards for their staff and patrons, in compliance with governmental operating reguirements during the pandemic. This project was made possible in part by Michigan's Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Thanks to a generous donation of $500 from the Alanson branch of mBank, the Alanson Area Public Library has increased its patrons' monthly check-out limit from Hoopla, which provides downloadable ebooks, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, music and comics free of charge to patrons using their AAPL  card.
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For current and up-to-date information regarding the Coronavirus visit
 http://www.Michigan.gov/Coronavirus or http://www.CDC.gov/Coronavirus.
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For Michigan Unemployment Agency information, click here.
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