From CADL Stockbridge

Check out the new bikes at Stockbridge Branch Library

by Head Librarian Sherri McConnell

When I began working at the Stockbridge Branch in 2019, I was delighted to discover the Mike Levine Lakelands Trail running through town. Several times each summer since then, I bring my bicycle to work with me and enjoy a peaceful, shady ride in the afternoon. I am a big fan of rail trails and have taken my bike on them all over the state to St. Johns, Midland, Petosky and Cheboygan. I also ride my bike on the roads around Stockbridge to see historical farmhouses, golden hayfields and home apple orchards.

Since 2019, I have wanted to offer bicycles at the library for lending so more people can enjoy riding.

This wish has finally come true.

Using funds from a grant received from the Mideastern Michigan Library Cooperative, CADL purchased four bicycles. Two of these bikes are here in Stockbridge and two are at CADL’s Williamston Branch. We are part of a pilot project, offering bikes to the community that can be checked out one day at a time with a library card. We hope this pilot project will lead to more CADL branches offering bicycles. So, stop by, check out a bicycle, and take a spin around Stockbridge and beyond.

Something else I have been working on since I started at Stockbridge is reciprocal borrowing with the Jackson District Library branches. I have heard many times from people who live nearby, but they have a library card to use at the Henrietta or Grass Lake Libraries even though Stockbridge is closer.

Now with that Jackson District Library card you can come into CADL Stockbridge and check out books, audiobooks on CD and music CDs. There are some limitations, DVDs and new books cannot be checked out, but you still have thousands of books to choose from. People with cards from the Pinckney Library also can check out books from CADL Stockbridge. We hope you come in and check something out.

Capital Area District Libraries’ Stockbridge Branch is located at 200 Wood St. For more information, call 517-851-7810 or visit cadl.org.

The Capital Area District Libraries’ Stockbridge Branch now has two new bikes available to check out for a one day at a time with your library card.