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wait a minute, this doesn't make sense.
The meme of Gru standing in front of a display as though he is excitedly explaining his plan. In the first three frames it says, "People want access to books, movies, and audiobooks on their phones." In the second frame it says, "Libraries off free access to books, movies, and more through apps" while Gru points as though he is providing a solution. In the third and fourth panels, the board says " People pay for apps that have books, audiobooks, movies, and more" and Gru looks at it in confusion.
December 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Congratulations to our "Find Ron" winner, La Tonya B.! She found the hidden image of our director, Ron, in our newsletter at MADL.org/Newsletter and she won a MADL swag bag full of goodies!

You can enter now if you find Ron in our Winter Newsletter.
December 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Which one is your fav?

#library #muskegon #muskegoncounty #madl #muskegonareadistrictlibrary #libby #hoopla #kanopy #library
A still from the Twilight films showing three members of the Vampire Council looking down imperiously from a balcony. The Image is captioned "Library Royalty" and the three vampires are labelled with the icons for Kanopy, Libby, and Hoopla.
December 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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There are books, movies, audiobooks, apps, power tools, board games, equipment, video games, tv shows, and so much more!!!
screen shot from the PBS show "Arthur" showing Arthur's fist furiously clenched by his side. the caption reads "Some one tells you they don't use the library because it just has books."
November 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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All MADL Branches will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 27 & 28.

You can celebrate the end of Noir-vember on Kanopy with some classic film noire flicks. Visit MADL.org/AtHome to find Kanopy as well as other awesome library resources you can access from home.
November 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Stunning.
Miss Piggy watching a Sabrina Carpenter show - looking stunned. Sabrina Carpenter is labelled with the MADL Library Card, and Miss Piggy is labelled "Us."
November 27, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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All MADL Branches will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 27 & 28.

You can celebrate the end of Noir-vember on Kanopy with some classic film noire flicks. Visit MADL.org/AtHome to find Kanopy as well as other awesome library resources you can access from home.
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Who keeps putting all these amazing books and movies on. hold?!
Gandalf looking around with a confused expression on his face. The first image is captioned "25 holds come in for you at the Library." The second image is captioned "25 holds come in for you on Libby." The third image is a close up of a confused Gandalf and is captioned " You have no memory of placing these holds."
November 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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The most reliable resource if all. Your library card.
Spongebob holding a box labelled "Ol' Reliable." He opens it to reveal it is the MADL Library card.
November 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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There's so much you guys. This might take a minute.
Martin short hiding behind an empty red theatre seat. Half of his face is hidden and he is looking at the camera. The caption says " Librarians waiting for the perfect time to join your conversation and tell you what your library card gets you for free."
November 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Gotta start somewhere. You can learn 140+ languages in Transparent Language Online! Free with your library card. MADL.org/Learn
A picture of a person shoveling off the roof of a warehouse. They have cleared about a 6 ft by 6 ft square of what appears to be snow about 5 feet deep. The space they have not cleared is labelled "Languages I want to speak" and the person shoveling is labelled "Me."
November 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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"Hey wait a minute, I thought I was the only reason people came to the library."
screen shot. of old Spiderman cartoon where three Spidermans in slightly different outfits stand in a triangle and point accusatorially at one another. Each has a caption "Borrow things for free," "Access wif-fi for free," and "attend fun, free programs."
November 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Nothing is going to stop us from putting more things on hold. Books, audiobooks, metal detectors, movies, board games. You can't stop us.
November 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Libby is free with your library card.
A phot of a house burning. It is the majority of the picture, but out of focus in the background. The foreground is in focus, and it is a close up of a little girl s face in the right hand side of the screen. She is looking at the camera with a very smug face. She is captioned "Librarians" and the burning house is captioned "paying for audiobook apps."
November 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Did you know you can add 14 Library Cooperatives to Libby with your MADL Library Card?! Check them all out at MADL.org/AtHome or stop in at your fav branch, and we'll help you do it!
Winnie the Pooh squinting at a piece of paper he is holding up. It is captioned "checking to make sure we added all 14 library cooperatives to your libby account for maximum checkout opportunities."
October 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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ASK US FOR A BOOK REC!!!!!
Phaedra Parks waves excitedly at the camera while several people move around her. She is labelled "us" and the image is captioned "when someone asks for a reading recommendation."
October 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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♥️ We love that metal detector.

What's your favorite thing from the MADL Library of Things? https://muskegonadl.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?query=madl%20library%20of%20things&searchType=smart
Colman Domingo cradles Pedro Pascal's face as they look into the camera. Domingo is labeled "Us" and Pascal is labelled "The metal detector from the Library of Things."
October 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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What's a series you loved so much that it broke your heart when it was over?
Two pictures of Taylor Swift. In the first one, she is hesitantly reaching for a drink being offered to her on a tray. It is captioned "Starting a series." In the second image, Taylor Swift is standing and cheering loudly with her arms outstretched. It is captioned "Finishing the Series."
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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It's simultaneously disappointing and infuriating. Search the catalog at MADL.org before you buy that!!!!
Image of Britt Lower (actress from Severance) giving an award speech. She has been covered with the MADL Library card, and when you zoom in, her note paper says "Let me out." The caption of the image says "How your Library Card feels watching you pay for things that are free at the Library."
October 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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All MADL Branches will be closed on Monday, October 13 for staff training.

Celebrate Indigenous People's Day on October 13 with Transparent Language Online - they offer lessons in 19 Native American Languages and a total of 42 Indigenous and endangered languages. Get started at MADL.org/Learn
October 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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😖Nooooo! Borrow, don't buy!!
Troy from Community standing in the doorway, holding a stack of pizzas and looking horrified. He is captioned "Libraries offering free resources." The camera pulls back to show the whole room is on fire, Pierce has been shot, Annie trying to stop his bleeding, Jeff is swinging a towel wildly to try to put the fire out, and Britta is standing awkwardly in the kitchen. The disasters in the room are captioned "buying audiobooks," "Spending $$$ for streaming," and "paying full price for books."
October 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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👃 That new book smell.
🧨 Cracking the spine.
😍 Perfection.
a chart titled "What gives people the feelings of power." The first bar on the chart is the smallest and says "Money." The second bar on the chart is slightly bigger and says "Status." The last bar is the longest by quite a bit and says "Being first in line to get a library hold."
October 9, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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There is something about a teen space that makes everyone else want to use it.
Let me in meme of Eric Andre. In the first panel man holding a mic (labeled "everyone who isn't a teen") is reaching for the bars of a gate (labelled "teen room"). There is a caption at the bottom of the image that says, "Let me in." The second panel is a close up of the man in motion throwing his head back and screaming "LET ME IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!"
October 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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We don't have a problem; you have a problem.
Screen shot from the Simpsons of changing the number on the accident board. It says "0 days without placing a new hold."
October 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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ew gross.
two panels of selena gomex. The first is titled "Meeting someone new" and she is looking happily at someone. In the second panel, her lip is curled in disgust and it is titled "They don't have a library card."
September 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM