Social Awareness Book Club

SABC meets on Wednesday, January 14th from 10:30 a.m. to noon to discuss Ordinary Men by Christopher R. Browning. Christopher Browning is one of the world’s foremost experts on the Holocaust. His book Ordinary Men is the story of Reserve Police Battalion 101 of the...

Winter Reading Challenges

Reading Challenges! We have challenges and prizes to keep you reading during the winter! December 8, 2025 through February 28, 2026, cozy up with a few good books to read, and win prizes with our reading challenges. We have a challenge and prizes for all ages! We are...

Scottville Children’s Area Fundraiser

Children’s Area Update, December 2025 The Mason County District Library is so grateful to Metalworks for not only donating all of these new bookshelves to our Scottville Branch children’s area but for also supplying a crew on a snowy day to help get everything...

Scottville Adult Book Club

For December, the club is reading “Small Things Like These” by Claire Keegan. We meet from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 18th at the Scottville Library. It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a...

Forthcoming Bestselling Fiction

The December 2025 list is available! You can reserve books online with your library card and PIN (usually the last four digits of your phone number). You can also download and read with Libby by OverDrive. Reserve the new best-sellers, which can be downloaded and read...

Mason County District Library has a Seed Library

Cultivate Community with Every Seed Mason County Community Seed Library NEW! For the fall of 2025, we have a variety of native wildflower seeds available that require over-winter freezing temperatures to germinate. Plan ahead and pick out your seeds today! During...

Birding Series in Ludington

Birding in Your Backyard: a four-part series with MCDL Mason County District Library will host a series about birding during the summer of 2025 at Ludington Library, 217 E Ludington Ave., Ludington, this summer. Birders of all experience levels will enjoy this...

Take Action for Libraries

April 10, 2025 was Take Action for Libraries Day, a day to rally advocates to support libraries. Visit ala.org/ShowUp to learn how you can take action, and encourage your friends, family, and neighbors to act alongside you. This video features a behind the scenes look...

Community Resources

Mason County Area Resources: Help available in our community Printable PDF 2-1-1- Heart of West Michigan United Way Call 211 or visit https://mi211.org/ or http://www.hwmuw.org/211 Access service directory of information and receive referrals for Food, shelter,...

Read with Libby and find Partner Libraries

Libby, by OverDrive Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive. You can even send and read your borrowed ebooks to your Kindle ereader (U.S. only)! Access our Mason County District Library collection at...