September is Library Card Sign-Up Month! To celebrate, we’re sharing giveaways, discounts at local businesses, and more!
Discounts: During the month of September, if you show your East Lansing Public Library card to participating businesses, you'll be eligible for a discount at check-out! Valid for in-person purchases only, unless otherwise specified. Check out the list below for more details.
- Biggby (Lake Lansing & Abbott): $1 off any drink
- Capital City Sweets: 10% off your order
- Carousel Consignments: 15% off normal-priced purchases
- Flesh Adornments Piercing Studio: 10% off
- Fueld: 20% off your order
- H Tea Cafe: 20% off your order
- Mahabir Wellness: 20% off natural skincare treatments, 20% off first-time body contours, and a complimentary mini mental health consultation.
- Urban Roots Salon: $5 off cuts and $10 off chemical services
- Wild Birds Unlimited (East Lansing): $10 off a $50 purchase
Giveaways: During the month of September, renew, sign up for, or show your library card at our front desk and enjoy a free sticker, a yard sign, and one other item of choice from our treasure chest, while supplies last!
Raffles: When you sign up for, renew, or show your library card, you can also enter to win Hannah Community Center day passes!
National Library Card Sign-Up Month first began in 1988 as an effort to empower communities to check out all the things libraries offer! No matter what your tastes are, a library card hits all the right notes!
Check out a classic story or hit shuffle and try something new. Find harmony at your library’s book clubs, movie nights, crafting classes, and author talks. A headphone kind of day? Find your focus in a study room or vibe out in a cozy nook. Compose your future with new skills in our Maker Studio or check out instruments and tools in the Library of Things. No matter what rhythm you find yourself in, there’s a seat in the front row at the library for you.
With your ELPL card you can:
- Check out books, movies, and music from our library, including new releases!
- Check out ebooks, audiobooks, and streaming music through Hoopla and Libby, and streaming movies from Kanopy.
- Check out items from our Library of Things, like a ukulele, a zoo pass, power tools, storytime kits, and more!
- Use one of our public computers for up to 3 hours at a time.
- Request books from other libraries through MeLcat.
- Check out physical books from CADL with your ELPL card through the Visiting Patron Program.
This September, B sharp, and sign up for a library card!
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