Looking for a great book to read this fall for kids and teens? Check out this Middle Read selection for 2025. The Middle Read A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat lifts up many issues and leads to great conversations with anyone who has read it or is reading it. Here's a summary from…
Story Project with MADL – Middle Read
Teachers, your classroom is invited to partner with MADL on a writing project inspired by this year’s Big Read Lakeshore! The Little and Middle Read books selected for 2025 are Little Read: Journey and Middle Read: A Wish in the Dark. End result? MADL will publish 3 copies of the hard cover book filled with your students’ writing and illustrations…
Another Successful Season of Cycling and Community with MABL
As the leaves fall and bike tires roll into storage for the winter, we’re celebrating another amazing season at Muskegon Area Bike Library (MABL), and what a ride it’s been! A Season of Growth and Connection This year marked incredible growth for MABL, with a 50% increase in bike checkouts compared to the last two seasons. Over 120…
New Hours
MADL's new hours begin on January 2. Check them out!
Humans of Muskegon: Musician Edition
🎶 Calling All Muskegon Musicians! Share Your Sound & Story 🎶 Are you a musician with roots in Muskegon County? We want to hear from you! Muskegon Area District Library (MADL) is launching a new music-centered series as part of our Humans of Muskegon project—and we’re looking for local artists to be featured…
Big Read 2025: I Cheerfully Refuse
I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger “Better is here. Stay, and make it better.” Book Summary I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger is a lyrical, post-apocalyptic novel. The story follows Rainy, a grieving widower and former musician, in his journeys across fractured America. Rainy sails a homemade boat across the Great Lakes, encountering a world marred by…
Charting New Waters: Leif Enger and the Quiet Power of “I Cheerfully Refuse”
If you’re drawn to novels that blend lyrical prose, moral gravity, and unforgettable characters, Leif Enger is an author worth knowing. And if you’re already familiar with his work—welcome back. Enger doesn’t simply tell stories; he invites readers into meditations on hope, loss, resilience, and the strange beauty that often blooms amid life’s wreckage. Born and raised…
Celebrate Black History Month with MADL
Each February, Black History Month invites us to reflect, learn, and celebrate the stories, achievements, and ongoing contributions of Black Americans. It’s a time to honor the past, recognize the present, and inspire a more inclusive future. While we cannot possibly contain African American history/culture into a single month, throughout February we'll be hosting a variety of…
Library Card Design Competition
Do you want to design your own library card? Download the template to create your own and submit your entries to MADL's Library Card Design Competition! The submission form opens January 1 and closes January 15.
Why “I Cheerfully Refuse” Matters Right Now
Leif Enger’s newest novel, I Cheerfully Refuse, is hard to pin down—and that’s exactly its strength. At once a dystopian parable, a meditative river journey, and a love song to beauty, music, and moral courage, it stands out as one of the most moving and necessary novels of the year. Set in a fractured near-future America…
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