LIBRARY INFORMATION

OUR MISSION: The mission of the Briggs Public Library of St. Johns is to actively provide easily accessible services, materials and programs to people of all ages in our service area to meet their evolving recreational, cultural, informational and educational needs.

HOURS: The hours of service for the Briggs Public Library are:

Monday 9:30 am – 8:00 pm
Tuesday 9:30 am – 8:00 pm
Wednesday 9:30 am – 8:00 pm
Thursday 9:30 am – 8:00 pm
Friday 9:30 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday 9:30 am – 1:00 pm

Holiday Closures:

New Year's Day, Saturday before Memorial Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Saturday of Mint Festival, Saturday before Labor Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Years Eve.

On Good Friday, the library closes at 1:00 p.m. and the day before Thanksgiving, the library closes at 5:00 p.m.

HOW TO GET HERE: The Library is located in downtown St. Johns, three blocks north of the Clinton County Courthouse on Railroad Street. For a map, click here:

LIBRARY CARDS: The Briggs Public Library issues a library card, at no charge, to any resident or property owner of the City of St. Johns, the township of Bingham, or any resident of a community that contracts with the Briggs Public Library for library service, upon proof of current residency or ownership of real property, i.e. current driver's license, lease agreement, or copy of tax receipt. Library cards must be renewed every three years at the cardholder’s anniversary date. Currently, these townships have contracts with the library: Bengal, Dallas, Greenbush, Olive, Riley, and Westphalia. Minors must have a parent or legal guardian come in to the library to fill out registration forms for them. The parent must have the identification mentioned above.

MICHICARD PROGRAM: The Briggs Public Library participates in the MichiCard Statewide Library Card Program. The MichiCard allows use of the Briggs Public Library card at all participating MichiCard libraries across the state, subject to the local rules governing each participating library. We honor MichiCards from other libraries, with proper identification.

NON-RESIDENT USER CARD: Individuals who are ineligible to receive a library card, or who do not have access to a Michicard library, may obtain a User Card for an annual fee of $30.00 per person.

STAFF MEMBERS:

Library Director : Sara Morrison
Assistant Director / Adult Services Coordinator : Kathleen Beagle
Children's Services Coordinator : Marie Geller
Periodicals / Video Purchasing : Pat Beck
Interlibrary Loan : Carol Fedewa, Maureen Durbin
Patron Services : Trisha Cramer, Kevin Darling, Maria Mikula,
Carolyn Spitzley, Suzanna Stauffer, Chris Zehr

BOARD of TRUSTEES:

Edward J. Mikula, President
Mike Madden, Treasurer
Bill Jackson, St. Johns City Liaison
Byron (Bud) Delavan, Trustee
Blake Anthes, Trustee
Mary Hutton, Trustee
Jennifer Brewbaker, Trustee
 Cali Sackrider, Bingham Twp. Representative
Sandra Steffen, Bingham Twp. Representative

The Board of Trustees of the Briggs Public Library meet on February 21, April 10, June 12, August 14, October 9, and December 11 in 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the Meeting Room at the Library. The Briggs Public Library is barrier-free. This meeting is open to all members of the public under Michigan's Open Meetings Act. For further information, contact the Library at (989) 224-4702.