The library is honoring National Black History Month with a display of beautiful quilts, created by members of the local group, Lansing Sisters in Stitches. Please stop by any time during our open hou...

For this month’s Reminiscers program, CADL local history librarian David Votta will present a program that explores a popular legend about the founding of Lansing. For over 100 years, the story that B...

This seven-week long series runs every Tuesday from Feb. 2-March 16. It will help you learn United States history and civics, practice English skills, learn the steps to apply for citizenship and stud...

Few people know that the worst school bombing in American history occurred in Michigan. Learn about the tragic 1927 Bath School Bombing in this fascinating presentation by CADL’s local history librari...

This seven-week long series runs every Tuesday from Feb. 2-March 16. It will help you learn United States history and civics, practice English skills, learn the steps to apply for citizenship and stud...

Join us to talk about the old days, with a different topic each month.

We're showing great classic movies on our big screen. Popcorn, too! This month: Spencer Tracey and Katharine Hepburn both won Oscars in their last film together, this 1961 drama about a couple whose d...

This month's title: The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. Be sure and join us when Niffenegger headlines our Spring Author Series, appearing at Holt Junior High School on Tuesday, March 23 a...

Join our day-long celebration of African American culture featuring displays and table talks from local and national organizations. Guest speakers include: Retired MSU Geography Professor Morris Thoma...

Author and historian Dr. Tukufu Zuberi from PBS' popular show "History Detectives" will be a guest speaker at a special Black History Month event. During the day-long African American Family History S...

Each year the library invites readers to join over a million others world-wide in an African American Read-In chain. This year we are privileged to welcome a guest reader, Pulitzer Prize finalist and ...

This seven-week long series runs every Tuesday from Feb. 2-March 16. It will help you learn United States history and civics, practice English skills, learn the steps to apply for citizenship and stud...

Few people know that the worst school bombing in American history occurred in Michigan. Learn about the tragic 1927 Bath School Bombing in this fascinating presentation by CADL’s local history librari...

Carol Linteau, Michigan DEQ Maritime Culture Advisor and contributing author to Beneath the Inland Seas (2008), will be here to discuss her experiences diving on several Great Lakes wrecks.

This seven-week long series runs every Tuesday from Feb. 2-March 16. It will help you learn United States history and civics, practice English skills, learn the steps to apply for citizenship and stud...

More than a dozen covered bridges dot the Michigan landscape, easily among the most photographed structures in the state. While some remain open to traffic, others are limited to foot or bicycle traff...

Thousands of one-room school houses once stretched across Michigan. Some have been preserved in historical villages, while others have been converted into homes, antique shops, art galleries and museu...

This seven-week long series runs every Tuesday from Feb. 2-March 16. It will help you learn United States history and civics, practice English skills, learn the steps to apply for citizenship and stud...

This seven-week long series runs every Tuesday from Feb. 2-March 16. It will help you learn United States history and civics, practice English skills, learn the steps to apply for citizenship and stud...