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East Lansing Public Library @elplibrary.bsky.social · Feb 11
Hi, we're the East Lansing Public Library! Follow us for book recommendations, library events, and more!
#booksky 🌈📚
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Not sure what to give the person who already has everything? Give the gift of a library card! Non-resident cards are $30/year, or $40 for a whole household!

*The person receiving the library card must be present with ID at sign-up. Bring your friend to the library to pay for their card! #LibSky
Give the Gift of a Library Card! Get a non-resident card for the price of a nice dinner! Borrow one item, get 49 more free! Perfect gift for: Minimalists (enjoy things and then give them back and get them out of your house!) Online shoppers (place holds & get the thrill of ordering things online, while saving money!) Families (Free zoo passes & bedtime stories? Yes please!) Everyone who enjoys a good deal!
December 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Get inspired for your holiday gatherings with this rich selection of books! #RecommendedReads #BookRecommendations #BookSky #LibSky #Cookbooks #Cooking #Holidays #Christmas #Chanukah #Hanukkah #GlutenFree #Kosher #Kwanzaa #Vegan

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Around the Table — a staff-created list from East Lansing Public Library
Get inspired for your holiday gatherings with this rich selection of books!
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December 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Our Fiction Book Club is transforming into the Once Upon a Genre Book Club! Each month, we'll explore a book in a different genre; check out the reading line-up for 2026!
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#LibSky #BookSky #Fiction #Dystopian #Mystery #Thriller #Fantasy #Romance #Comedy #SciFi
Once Upon a Genre Book Club 2026: Last Monday of the Month, 7-8pm
December 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Stop by after school on December 15 for a teen movie matinee! We'll provide free popcorn and crafts, and attendees will vote on which movie to watch! #LibSky #Movies #EastLansing
"Teen movie matinee: Ticket $0. Free popcorn and crafts! December 15, 3-5pm. Attendees will vote on what to watch! East Lansing Public Library." Red and black movie graphics.
December 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for our pages! Every holiday, there’s always a rush of returns, & being closed for even a day or two means our return bins get very full, very quickly. Our pages make sure that these books are quickly checked in & reshelved so more people can enjoy them! #LibSky
Two full bins of books.
December 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Want more books and shorter wait times on Libby? You can add our partner libraries to your account for free by signing in with your ELPL card! With up to 14 additional digital collections available to peruse, you're sure to find your next great read! #LibSky #BookSky #Libby
To add your card for a partner library: 1. Go to MENU > Add Library. 2. Search for the partner library and open it. 3. Tap Sign in With My Card. 4. Under "Partner Libraries," choose your home library from the list and sign in. Get more access with your digital library card! Borrow titles from any of these collections: -Download Destination -Genesee District Library -Great Lakes Digital Libraries -Lakeland Digital Library -Metro Net Library Consortium -Mideastern Michigan Library Consortium -Midwest Collaborative for Library Services -Southwest Michigan Digital Library -St. Clair County Library -Suburban Library Cooperative -Traverse Area District Library -Up North Digital Library -White Pine Library Cooperative (Fuel Your Mind) -Woodlands Downloadable Library Me: Adds a bunch of partners cards to my account on Libby Me (to myself): This is great. I'm going to get a good grade in library, something that is both normal to want and possible to achieve, Friend: You know you can have more than one library card in Libby, right? Me: the meme of the guy blinking and crying, looking shocked
November 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Congrats to our Library Card Design Contest Winners!

Coming soon, you can choose from one of these three amazing designs when you renew or sign up for a library card! Stay tuned for more details; we’re ordering these designs & will let you know once the new cards are available for use. #LibSky
Category: Adult. "Narcissus Amor," by Laura W. A black background with yellow narcissus flowers over a red heart; white text to the left says "East Lansing Public Library" with the book logo in red. Category: Teen. Childhood Fantasy, by Queenie C. A child with an open book, surrounded by various figures: a mouse, a fish, a child in a crown, someone with a TV head, someone in a long blue dress, and a figure with a sun for their head. Scattered among the figures are stars and flowers. Category: Youth. "Library Card Contest," by Hamza S. A crayon drawing that says "ELPL: Educate. Learn. Play. Library." and "Library Card," with a drawing of ELPL, the school, and a person reading under a tree.
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Get ready to see "Wicked: For Good" in theaters! Listen to the Broadway Cast Recording, learn more about the actors who play Glinda & Elphaba, or try another fantastical retelling of the story. See our recommended reading list here: elpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp... #BookSky #LibSky #Wicked
"For Fans of Wicked" a green and pink background with a pink bubble in one corner, and a black and white striped pair of stocking feet in the other.
November 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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We’re partnering with the Friends of the East Lansing Public Library to host a food drive! Throughout the month of November, drop off items in the donation bin near the Friends Shop inside the library. All items will be donated to the Greater Lansing Food Bank. #LibSky #EastLansing #FoodDrive
Food Donations Accepted. The food bank especially needs: Cooking oil Peanut butter Kid-friendly snacks Boxed dinners Baby food/formula Canned fruit/vegetables Canned soups/stews Pasta Rice Beans Canned meat Greater Lansing Food Bank, East Lansing Public Library, and Friends of ELPL logos.
November 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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We’re partnering with Karma Kloth East Lansing to host a clothing drive at the library! The clothing drive will take place November 1–8, and all items collected will go to Cristo Rey Community Center. #LibSky #EastLansing #ClothingDrive
"Karma Kloth presents: East Lansing Clothing Drive. Nov 1-Nov 8. All donations will be going to Cristo Rey Community Center. Accepting all clothing: summer, winter, packaged, shoes, all sizes! (Will not accept any uncleaned clothes, unpackaged undergarments, or anything with rips or stains.) Where? East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Rd, East Lansing, MI, 48823. Hours: Monday-Thursday, 10am-9pm. Friday-Saturday, 10am-6pm. Sunday, 1-5pm. For any inquiries, please contact Krishna Shastri @ 586-295-5774.
November 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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We’re extending the deadline for our library card design contest! Enter by 11:59pm on Friday, November 7, for the chance to feature your art on our library cards! Winners will be announced by November 21. More info at elpl.org. #LibSky #ArtContest #DesignContest #LibraryCard
"Library Card Design Contest: Deadline extended! Enter by November 7! East Lansing Public Library."
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Get ready for your new favorite holiday, Sir Howard Day! Stop by the teen room after school to meet this dapper gentleman yourself and enjoy all his favorite things: tea and cookies, crafts, and friendship! #TeenLeadershipCouncil #Library #LibSky
"Sir Howard Day! Meet Sir Howard! Teen room, Friday, November 7, 3-4pm. Cookies, tea and refreshments, crafts, Sir Howard Trivia, and take your picture with Sir Howard!" A drawing of Sir Howard, a capybara with a mustache, monocle, and tophat. Next to him, the Teen Leadership Council logo.
October 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Have you read “The Serviceberry” yet? There’s still time to read before our Nature Book Club discussion on November 8! #LibSky #BookSky #Nature #TheServiceberry
"Nature Book Club: The Serviceberry, by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Saturday, November 8, 10-11:30am. East Lansing Public Library."
October 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Library Card Sign-Up Month may be over, but the fun never ends! We are thrilled to announce a library card design contest! Kids, teens, and adults can all enter for the chance to feature your artwork on our library cards! Learn more and submit your artwork by October 31 at bit.ly/3IQFiC8 #LibSky
"Library Card Design Contest! October 1-31, 2025. More info at elpl.org. East Lansing Public Library." With splashes of paint in the background.
October 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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We’re hiring a library office administrator! This is a full time, exempt position with a salary range of $50,901 to $71,236. Learn more and apply by October 10: www.elpl.org/library-offi...
#LibSky #LibraryJobs #Hiring
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CITY OF EAST LANSING EAST LANSING PUBLIC LIBRARY JOB DESCRIPTION The City of East Lansing occupies the ancestral, traditional and…
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September 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Join us for a nature write-out! We’ll spend some time outdoors or at one of the several nature-viewing windows within the library. We’ll reflect on the natural spaces around us and enjoy some dedicated writing time together! Nature journals provided (while supplies last). #LibSky #Nature #Writing
"Nature Write-Out: Sunday, October 12, 1:30-3:30 PM at the East Lansing Public Library." A journal with crispy fall leaves on it.
September 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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We’re hiring a Tech Help Intern! This is a part-time, union position, working 15-20 hours per week at $15.29 per hour. Learn more and apply by Friday, October 10: www.elpl.org/tech-help-in... #LibraryLabor #LibraryJobs #TechHelp #Hiring
"Come join our team! Learn more about job openings with the library at elpl.org."
September 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Journey through a collection of beautifully illustrated children’s books that celebrate Hispanic and Latinx heritage and culture. #BookSky #LibSky #HispanicHeritageMonth #Latine #Latinx #BookRecommendations

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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Picture Books — a staff-created list from East Lansing Public Library
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! Journey through a collection of beautifully illustrated books that celebrate Hispanic and Latinx heritage and culture.
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September 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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It was such a delight & honor to spend the day with Christian Cooper, keynote speaker of the One Grand Read program, first at our birding club, & then at his author talk!

Thanks to CADL, City of East Lansing, Hooked, Schuler, & MSU for collaborating with us. We can’t wait to do it again next year!
ELPL's STEAM Educator smiles with Christian Cooper next to the ELPL Birders Club sign. "If we want to protect the world's diversity of birds, we need a diversity of people who care about the birds." Christian Cooper talks with CADL staff during a Q&A. ELPL and CADL staff pose with Christian Cooper.
September 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Explore the beauty of the Upper Peninsula’s architecture with a virtual tour led by Josh Lipnik, Detroit-based photographer, speaker, and writer! Josh Lipnik runs @midwestmodern.bsky.social, documenting the architecture and built environment of his home state of Michigan and the greater Midwest.
A photo of the Ore Dock of Marquette. Overlaid text: "Architecture of the Upper Peninsula. Wednesday, October 8, 6-7pm."
September 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with this vibrant selection of books. #RecommendedReads #BookRecommendations #BookSky #LibSky #HispanicHeritageMonth

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Hispanic Heritage Month — a staff-created list from East Lansing Public Library
Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15th–October 15th! Celebrate the rich histories, cultures, and contributions of the Latinx community with this vibrant selection of books.
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September 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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"There’s one card in your wallet that’s better than all the rest. No, it’s not your credit card. That just makes you sad when the bill comes. I’m talking about your East Lansing Public Library card." #LibSky #BookSky #LibraryCardSignUpMonth

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September 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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“I think birds really can be a great way to build connections — not just connection between ourselves and the amazing natural world around us, but also connections to others throughout our community."

#LibSky #Birding #OneGrandRead
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Regional Reading Initiative One Grand Read Connects Community Through Shared Story - East Lansing Info
Events centered around Christian Cooper's "Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World" will be held throughout September.
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September 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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On Thursday, October 9, meet Nicole Lintemuth, author of “This Book is Dangerous” and owner of Bettie’s Pages in Lowell, MI. Nicole will lead a discussion from 5:30-6:30pm about how to combat book bans and help fight to protect the right to read for everyone. #LibSky #BookSky #BannedBooks
"Banned Books Discussion with Bettie’s Pages, East Lansing Public Library." A photo of Nicole Lintemuth, and her book, "This Book is Dangerous."
September 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Looking for powerful storytelling in just a few pages? Check out these short story treasures. #BookSky #LibSky #ShortStories

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Short Story Treasures — a staff-created list from East Lansing Public Library
Powerful storytelling in just a few pages.
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September 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM