Friends of the Carleton, Michigan, Library

04/29/2026

Heads up, friends! All branches of the Monroe County Library System will be closed this Friday, May 1, 2026 for our Annual Staff Training Day. Every year, our staff gather to strengthen our skills and discuss new ways to serve our community! 👩‍🏫📚

Branches will open at their regular time on Saturday, May 2, 2026.

02/17/2026

Tuesday Bluesdays continue next week at the Carleton Branch Library! “Soul Blues” best describes the music of Mississippi-born Johnny Rawls. With a career spanning 50 years, Johnny’s music goes back to the gospel-derived deep soul style.

01/28/2026

12/27/2025

Update: 7:15pm
Great news, friends! All services have been restored! You can once again browse and make requests from our catalog, as well as enjoy our downloadable services. Our thanks for your patience

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Update: 4:00pm
Our vendor continues to work to correct the problem. At the moment, we don’t yet have an estimated time for repairs. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate you bearing with us. We’ll be sure to share any updates as they become available.

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Heads up, friends! Our online catalog is having some technical difficulties this morning. Work is being done to resolve the issue as quickly as possible, but the catalog and some of our downloadable services are temporarily unavailable at this time.

12/21/2025

12/10/2025

11/11/2025

Looking for friends......
That is, we're looking for new Friends of the Carleton Library. Join us!

08/06/2025

Join the Friends of the Carleton Branch Library for a Book Sale! Find great reads and support your library.