ELPL Blogs

This Month at the Library: New StoryWalk, Giving Tuesday, and More! Check out what’s going on at the library in this month’s newsletter. Featured: New StoryWalk Installed Downtown! We’re so excited to announce our new StoryWalk® installed in downtown East Lansing! Community members can follow a numbered walking path to read an illustrated children’s book…

East Lansing Public Library (ELPL) is proud to present our newly installed StoryWalk® in Downtown East Lansing.

Dinovember 2023 will be held at the library on November 18, from 11am-1pm. Join us for dino-themed demonstrations, arts and crafts, trivia, and a photo booth!

This month we talk about the 1990s! This decade brought more renovations (including the addition of the fireplace!), the retirement of a beloved Head Librarian, and another milestone birthday party!

Giving Tuesday is an annual celebration of doing good. Celebrated on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (November 28, 2023) following days like Black Friday or Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday is a day to support non-profit organizations and give back to your community. This year, the library is asking for your support, while also focusing on some…

This Month at the Library: Banned Books, Election Info, and More! Check out what’s going on at the library in this month’s newsletter. Featured: Banned Books Week October kicks off with Banned Books Week, which is an annual celebration of the freedom to read, and a time to raise awareness of the harms of censorship…

The Lansing City Pulse’s annual Top of the Town contest is back this month, and ELPL is competing for Best Library!

Check out what’s going on at the library in this month’s newsletter.

Get to know ELPL's amazing staff! Each week we'll share a new staff spotlight, and their story will be added here. Check back to this blog for new editions!

Join ELPL’s Phyllis Thode each month as we explore a decade of the library’s storied history. This month we talk about the 1980s!