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(989) 288-3743

700 N. Saginaw St.
Durand, MI 48429
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Owosso Public Library

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(989) 725-5134

502 W. Main St.
Owosso, MI 48867
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  • Bundle Up with Books - Durand Memorial Library's Winter Reading Program. Prizes provided by the Friends of the Library. January 5th through March 19th. For adults and teens! Check out and read a book or audiobook, and get entered into drawings for local gift cards!
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  • Blind Date with a Book @ Shiawassee District Library. Don't judge a book by its cover! Select a wrapped book on display and check it out. Lasts from February 1st through the 28th.
  • DIY Sugar Scrub and Bath Salts @ Durand Memorial Library. February 6th and 7th, all day. Adults and teens are invited to drop by the library and make sugar scrub and bath salts to take home!
  • Friends of the Durand Memorial Library Organizational Meeting. Monday, February 9th at 6 p.m. Join us to help the Friends support the library by raising funds, sponsoring programs, and volunteering.
  • Drop-in Valentine's Crafts @ Durand Memorial Library. February 9th through 14th, all day. For all ages! Drop in all week to make crafts, cards, and decorations for Valentine's Day! Sponsored by Friends of the Library
  • Friends of the Durand Memorial Library Winter Book Sale @ Durand Memorial Library. February 19th through 23rd, 2026. Hundreds of books available on a donation basis. Future Sale will be May 14th through 18th, 2026. Hours for the library are as follows: Thursday 9:30 through 8, Friday 9:30 through 6, Saturday 9:30 through 3, and Monday 9:30 through 8.
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  • Image for "Heavenly Tyrant (Iron Widow, Book 2)"

    Heavenly Tyrant (Iron Widow, Book 2)

    Zetian must balance dangerous politics with a new quest for vengeance in the sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Iron Widow.

    Pacific Rim meets The Handmaid's Tale in this blend of Chinese history and mecha science fiction for YA readers.

    After suffering devastating loss and making drastic decisions, Zetian finds herself on the seat of power in Huaxia, but she has also learned that her world is not as it seems. Revelations about an enemy who dangles one of her loved ones as a hostage force Zetian to share power with a dangerous man she cannot simply depose. Despite their mutual dislike and distrust, the two must work together to take down their common enemy and stoke a revolution against the systems of exploitation that plague their world.

    However, power is not so easy to wield once seized, and a revolution is not so easy to control once unleashed. As Huaxia’s former elites strike back and the common people’s fervor for justice turns bloody and paranoid, can Zetian remain a fair and just ruler? Or will she be forced to rely on fear and violence and succumb to her darker instincts in her quest for vengeance and liberation?

  • Image of "Pineapple Street"

    Pineapple Street

    A deliciously funny, sharply observed debut of family, love, and class, this zeitgeisty novel follows three women in one wealthy Brooklyn clan

    Darley, the eldest daughter in the well-connected old money Stockton family, followed her heart, trading her job and her inheritance for motherhood but giving up far too much in the process; Sasha, a middle-class New England girl, has married into the Brooklyn Heights family, and finds herself cast as the arriviste outsider; and Georgiana, the baby of the family, has fallen in love with someone she can’t have, and must decide what kind of person she wants to be. 

    Rife with the indulgent pleasures of life among New York’s one-percenters, Pineapple Street is a smart, escapist novel that sparkles with wit. Full of recognizable, loveable—if fallible—characters, it’s about the peculiar unknowability of someone else’s family, the miles between the haves and have-nots, and the insanity of first love—all wrapped in a story that is a sheer delight.

  • Image for "Llama Llama Loves to Read"

    Llama Llama Loves to Read

    Anna Dewdney's Bestselling Llama Llama series continues with Llama learning to read!

    Llama Llama learns at school. 
    Counting, writing, reading, rules. 
    Friends and school -- there's nothing better. 
    Llama learning all the letters!

    Anna Dewdney's beloved Llama Llama is growing up and learning to read! Throughout the school day, the teacher helps Llama Llama and the other children practice their letters, shows word cards, reads stories, and brings them to the library where they can all choose a favorite book. By the end of the day, Llama Llama is recognizing words and can't wait to show Mama Llama that he's becoming a reader!

  • Image for "The Kissing Hand"

    The Kissing Hand

    School is starting in the forest, but Chester Raccoon does not want to go. To help ease Chester's fears, Mrs. Raccoon shares a family secret called the Kissing Hand to give him the reassurance of her love any time his world feels a little scary. Since its first publication in 1993, this heartwarming book has become a children's classic that has touched the lives of millions of children and their parents, especially at times of separation, whether starting school, entering daycare, or going to camp. It is widely used by kindergarten teachers on the first day of school. Stickers at the back will help children and their parents keep their Kissing Hand alive.

  • Image of "Guess How Much I Love You"

    Guess How Much I Love You

    "Guess how much I love you," says Little Nutbrown Hare. Little Nutbrown Hare shows his daddy how much he loves him: as wide as he can reach and as far as he can hop. But Big Nutbrown Hare, who can reach farther and hop higher, loves him back just as much. Well then Little Nutbrown Hare loves him right up to the moon, but that's just halfway to Big Nutbrown Hare's love for him.

  • Image of Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

    The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

    Sam Hill always saw the world through different eyes. Born with red pupils, he was called "Devil Boy" or Sam "Hell" by his classmates; "God's will" is what his mother called his ocular albinism. Her words were of little comfort, but Sam persevered, buoyed by his mother's devout faith, his father's practical wisdom, and his two other misfit friends.

    Sam believed it was God who sent Ernie Cantwell, the only African American kid in his class, to be the friend he so desperately needed. And that it was God's idea for Mickie Kennedy to storm into Our Lady of Mercy like a tornado, uprooting every rule Sam had been taught about boys and girls.

    Forty years later, Sam, a small-town eye doctor, is no longer certain anything was by design--especially not the tragedy that caused him to turn his back on his friends, his hometown, and the life he'd always known. Running from the pain, eyes closed, served little purpose. Now, as he looks back on his life, Sam embarks on a journey that will take him halfway around the world. This time, his eyes are wide open--bringing into clear view what changed him, defined him, and made him so afraid, until he can finally see what truly matters.

     

  • Image of "Last Call at the Savoy"

    Last Call at the Savoy

    Six years ago, Cinnamon Scott was a young writer on the rise in New York City. But since the sudden loss of her parents, she's been stuck in place, retreating to a life of endless partying--made possible by the massive fortune she's inherited. Despite their tragic loss, she and her older sister Rosemary have always had each other to lean on. But now, with Rosie living in London and about to give birth to twins, Cinnamon feels more lost than ever.

    When Rosie is put on bedrest, Cinnamon flies to her sister's side, where she's temporarily living at The Savoy. Immediately swept away by the beauty and history of the legendary hotel and its famed American Bar, Cinnamon finds ample opportunity to distract herself. When the late shift bartender tells her the story of Ada Coleman, the woman who crafted the cocktail recipes The Savoy popularized in its famous handbook a century ago, Cinnamon is inspired by the bartender's vivid stories of Ada's fearlessness and can't understand why Ada's name is nowhere to be found.

    After meeting a handsome historian researching the hotel and realizing that Ada is likely to be once again overlooked, Cinnamon must decide if she can overcome her demons and stand up for Ada's story. And, along the way, she might just save her own story too. 
     

  • Image of "The Christmas House" by Beverly Lewis

    The Christmas House

    Beverly Lewis, the number-one bestselling author of Amish fiction, delivers a delightful Christmas novella of faith, romance, and heartwarming holiday traditions. 

    With the holidays approaching, Liz Lantz is dedicated to using her Hickory Hollow buggy tour business to share God's love with the Englisher tourists who visit her Lancaster County community. But when her father and brother are called away for a while, Dat finds a young Amishman to assist her on the tours in her brother's place, much to Liz's dismay. Regardless, the popularity of her Christmas House Buggy Tour means she could use the help, so as the countdown to Christmas begins, she works alongside Matthew Yoder, who quickly takes a genuine interest in the tour customers--and Liz. 

    As an Englisher family in Hickory Hollow expresses their festive spirit with a lavishly decorated house for the second year running, Liz's Amish community becomes increasingly concerned about attracting unwanted traffic and attention, and Liz wonders if there is any way to bridge the gap to help the new neighbors feel welcome. At the same time, she grapples with her growing feelings for Matt, whose position with her is only temporary. Can she find a way to bring harmony to Hickory Hollow in time for Christmas? 

    Beverly Lewis's homespun Amish romance will draw in readers who love family, small towns, and Christmas festivities. This charming holiday novella brings cheer and faith for the winter season.

  • Image for "Comfort & Joy" by Kristin Hannah

    Comfort and Joy

    The beloved author of The Women presents a modern-day fairy tale—the story of a woman who gets a miraculous chance at happiness. 

    Joy Candellaro once loved Christmas more than any other time of the year. Now, as the holiday approaches, she is at a crossroads in her life; recently divorced and alone, she can’t summon the old enthusiasm for celebrating. So without telling anyone, she buys a ticket and boards a plane bound for the beautiful Pacific Northwest. When an unexpected detour takes her deep into the woods of the Olympic rainforest, Joy makes a bold decision to leave her ordinary life behind—to just walk away—and thus begins an adventure unlike any she could have imagined.

    In the small town of Rain Valley, six-year-old Bobby O’Shea is facing his first Christmas without a mother. Unable to handle the loss, Bobby has closed himself off from the world, talking only to his invisible best friend. His father Daniel is beside himself, desperate to help his son cope. Yet when the little boy meets Joy, these two unlikely souls form a deep and powerful bond. In helping Bobby and Daniel heal, Joy finds herself again. 

    But not everything is as it seems in quiet Rain Valley, and in an instant, Joy’s world is ripped apart, and her heart is broken. On a magical Christmas Eve, a night of impossible dreams and unexpected chances, Joy must find the courage to believe in a love—and a family—that can’t possibly exist, and go in search of what she wants . . . and the new life only she can find.

  • "My Year of Rest and Relaxation" by Ottessa Moshfegh

    My Year of Rest and Relaxation

    From one of our boldest, most celebrated new literary voices, a novel about a young woman's efforts to duck the ills of the world by embarking on an extended hibernation with the help of one of the worst psychiatrists in the annals of literature and the battery of medicines she prescribes.

    Our narrator should be happy, shouldn't she? She's young, thin, pretty, a recent Columbia graduate, works an easy job at a hip art gallery, lives in an apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan paid for, like the rest of her needs, by her inheritance. But there is a dark and vacuous hole in her heart, and it isn't just the loss of her parents, or the way her Wall Street boyfriend treats her, or her sadomasochistic relationship with her best friend, Reva. It's the year 2000 in a city aglitter with wealth and possibility; what could be so terribly wrong?

    My Year of Rest and Relaxation is a powerful answer to that question. Through the story of a year spent under the influence of a truly mad combination of drugs designed to heal our heroine from her alienation from this world, Moshfegh shows us how reasonable, even necessary, alienation can be. Both tender and blackly funny, merciless and compassionate, it is a showcase for the gifts of one of our major writers working at the height of her powers.

  • Image of "Brimstone", a novel by Callie Hart.

    Brimstone

    The #1 New York Times bestselling romantasy series continues with more drama, higher stakes, and deadly consequences.
     

    Duty. Blood. Honor. Power.

    Saeris Fane doesn't want power. The very last thing she needs is her name whispered on an entire court's lips, but now that she's been crowned queen of the Blood Court, she's discovering that a queen's life is not her own. A heavy weight rests upon her shoulders. Her ward--and her brother--need her back in her homeland...but the changes that have strengthened Saeris have also made her weak. Born under blazing suns, Saeris will surely die if she makes her way home through the Quicksilver. Which means that, once again, she must send someone else in her stead...

    "Keep your mouth shut. Stick to the shadows. And for the love of all seven Gods, do NOT crack any jokes."

    Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate has defeated armies and survived all manner of horrors, but traveling back to Zilvaren with Carrion Swift might just be the death of him. The male just will not shut up. Hidden dangers await them down the narrow alleyways of the Silver City. Unfolding secrets pose impossible threats. Fisher must wrangle the smuggler and accomplish his goals quickly if he wants to see his mate again.

    A darkness falls across Yvelia. The realm and their friends are in danger. Together, Saeris and Fisher will pass through fire and brimstone to save them.

  • Image of "Sunrise on the Reaping" novel by Suzanne Collins

    Sunrise on the Reaping

    The unforgettable fifth book in the Hunger Games series: Haymitch's story. Feature film scheduled for November 2026.

    When you've been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?

    As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes.

    Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves.

    When Haymitch's name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He's torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who's nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he's been set up to fail. But there's something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.

  • Image for "Gloam"

    Gloam

    For fans of Small Spaces and Goosebumps comes a delightfully creepy tale of a girl who must defend her family home from a babysitter with a monstrous secret!

    Gwen doesn’t want to admit that everything has been different since her mom died. There’s no time for all these feelings now that she has her younger brother and twin sisters to look after. Especially not after the move into their late grandmother’s creaky old house on a tiny, damp island where someone—or something—is waiting for them. 

    Esme Laverne. Gwen isn’t fooled by the beautiful babysitter with the hungry eyes and too-sharp teeth, even though everyone else is. How does no one notice the sinister threats beneath her sickly sweet words? It quickly becomes clear that if Gwen wants Esme gone, she’ll have to handle it herself. 

    In order to protect her family, Gwen will have to fight off terrifying creatures and literal nightmares come to life. But as rot begins to eat away at the house’s walls and Esme’s power grows, Gwen must face everything she’s been running from and embrace what she’s truly scared of before she can defeat the monster in her home . . . for good.

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Digital Memory Lab Available at the Owosso Library

Don't let your family history be lost because technology has changed.  We can help you preserve your special family documents in a digital format that can easily be stored and shared.  Contact the Owosso Library for more information.  

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Upcoming Events

This event is in the "Durand Memorial Library" group
Jan-Mar 2026

Bundle Up with Books Winter Reading Program for Adults and Teens

All Day 1/5–3/19
Durand Memorial Library
Adults, Teens
This event is in the "Durand Memorial Library" group
Jan-Mar 2026

Bundle Up with Books Winter Reading Program for Adults and Teens

All Day 1/5–3/19
Adults, Teens
Library Branch: Durand Memorial Library
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Teens and adults are invited to Bundle Up with Books and participate in our winter reading program! Reading is a great way to get cozy during a Michigan winter, and Bundle Up with Boo

This event is in the "Durand Memorial Library" group
Feb 1
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28
2026

Blind Date With a Book

All Day 2/1–2/28
Durand Memorial Library
Adults
This event is in the "Durand Memorial Library" group
Feb 1
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28
2026

Blind Date With a Book

All Day 2/1–2/28
Adults
Library Branch: Durand Memorial Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Find your next love with our Blind Date With a Book display.  Each book is beautifully wrapped and features a note with a couple hints about the story.      

This event is in the "Durand Memorial Library" group
Feb 6
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7
2026

Sugar Scrub and Bath Salts for Adults and Teens

All Day 2/6–2/7
Durand Memorial Library
Adults, Teens
This event is in the "Durand Memorial Library" group
Feb 6
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7
2026

Sugar Scrub and Bath Salts for Adults and Teens

All Day 2/6–2/7
Adults, Teens
Library Branch: Durand Memorial Library
Room: Main Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Arts and Crafts
Event Details:

Teens and adults are invited to drop in to make sugar scrub and bath salts.  The perfect way to pamper yourself.  

 

 

 

This event is in the "Owosso Public Library" group
Feb 6 2026 Fri

Winter Storytime With Miss Natalie

10:30am–11:00am
Owosso Public Library
Children
This event is in the "Owosso Public Library" group
Feb 6 2026 Fri

Winter Storytime With Miss Natalie

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Library Branch: Owosso Public Library
Room: Children's Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime

Come for stories, music, crafts and more!  Aimed toward preschool aged children, but children of all ages are welcome. Dress for a mess!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is in the "Owosso Public Library" group
Feb 7 2026 Sat

Family Card Making

11:00am–3:00pm
Owosso Public Library
Adults, Children, Teens
This event is in the "Owosso Public Library" group
Feb 7 2026 Sat

Family Card Making

11:00am–3:00pm
Adults, Children, Teens
Library Branch: Owosso Public Library
Room: Children's Library
Age Group: Adults, Children, Teens
Program Type: Arts and Crafts
Event Details:

Drop in the Owosso children's library to use supplies provided to make a card for someone you love!

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Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

This event is in the "Durand Memorial Library" group
Feb 9
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14
2026

Drop-in Valentine's Day Crafts

All Day 2/9–2/14
Durand Memorial Library
Adults, Children, Teens
This event is in the "Durand Memorial Library" group
Feb 9
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14
2026

Drop-in Valentine's Day Crafts

All Day 2/9–2/14
Adults, Children, Teens
Library Branch: Durand Memorial Library
Age Group: Adults, Children, Teens
Program Type: Arts and Crafts
Event Details:

 Valentine's Day Crafts at the Library

All ages are invited to make cards, decorate wooden hearts and more for Valentine's Day:

This event is in the "Owosso Public Library" group
Feb 9 2026 Mon

No-Sew Heart Pillows

4:00pm–6:00pm
Owosso Public Library
Teens
This event is in the "Owosso Public Library" group
Feb 9 2026 Mon

No-Sew Heart Pillows

4:00pm–6:00pm
Teens
Library Branch: Owosso Public Library
Room: Children's Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts and Crafts
Event Details:

Tweens and teens can drop in at the Owosso children's library to make a no-sew heart pillow!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

This event is in the "Durand Memorial Library" group
Feb 9 2026 Mon

Friends of the Library Meeting

6:00pm–7:00pm
Durand Memorial Library
Adults
This event is in the "Durand Memorial Library" group
Feb 9 2026 Mon

Friends of the Library Meeting

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Durand Memorial Library
Room: Reading Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Join us to learn how you can help the Friends of the Library support our library.  We raise funds, staff book sales, sponsor programs, and more.   Join the Friends and make a difference!

 

 

 

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Durand, MI 48429 
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