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Programs

Check out some of our upcoming programs and events!

Join us at the library for a community reading of the book A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold on March 8 at 2:00 pm. Free copies of the book for attendees.
Join us for a puzzle competition on February 22 from 1:30 to 3:30. Please register your puzzle teams of up to four people in advance.
Join us for an educational nature program on February 23 from 3:30 to 4:30 pm. We will be dissecting an owl pellet. This program is part of our
The Cheboygan Genealogy group will be providing family history help by appointment on Feburary 23 at 6:00 pm.
Sign up for a chance to learn about the meditative art of forest bathing on Saturday February 28 from 10-11:30 am.
Stop in from February 1 through March 8, 2026 for a chance to win a fun prize by participating in our Cheboygan is for the birds art photography birding challenge. More details are available at the library.
Crafternoons at the library will be on the 3rd Monday of each month from 3:30-4:30pm.
Great Lakes Science presentation at the library on March 4 at 6:00 pm by Andrea Miehls.
The Friends Book Store is open Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10:30 am to 2 pm.

About Us

The Cheboygan Area Public Library is a district library. Our district is comprised of the City of Cheboygan and the Townships of Aloha, Beaugrand, Benton, Grant, Inverness, and portions of Hebron and Munro. Guest cards are available for folks who reside outside of our district for an annual fee of $50 per household.

picture of the cheboygan area public library

Hours

Monday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Tuesday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Wednesday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Thursday 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m.-5 p.m.

Holidays & Other Closures

The library is closed for the following holidays:
New Years Eve & New Years Day
Easter Day
Memorial Day
July 4th
Labor Day
Thanksgiving: close @ 5 on WED, closed THU/FRI
Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
Regarding winter weather and road conditions, we do not follow the school closing schedule. For updates regarding our status please check our facebook page, or our events calendar which is accesible via the menu list at the top of our page.

Policies +

Book Donations & Genealogy Requests

Please take a look at our book donation policy to familiarize yourself with what we can and cannot accept when it comes to donated items.
If you would like to submit a genealogy request through the mail please check our genealogy request policy.

Buy A Book For Our Classics Collection

Take a peek at our Classics Wishlist if you would like to purchase a book for our collection!

Community Room Use

If you would like to secure a room for your meeting please check out the policies & fill out the application via our Google Form for Room Use!

FOIA Request for Public Records

Please read our FOIA Request Policy. You may submit a request using this form.

Library Card Policy

Have questions about the Cheboygan Library District? Check out our library card policy. For folks residing in our district we are happy to offer online library card sign-up

Library Employment Application

You may submit an employment application at any time.

Get Involved @ Your Library!

Would you like to get more involved @ the library?

Volunteer

If you are interested in volunteering your time to help out with general projects around the library, please print and submit this form. We often have special projects for students that need to obtain hours for the National Honor Society and occasionally we have projects for folks needing to do general community service work.

Friends of the Library

The Friends of the Library is a wonderful group of people who help support so many programs, library projects and our collections! They can always use a few extra hands and this is a great way to get involved in helping your library!

Library Board

The library board meets at 9 a.m. on the second Thursday of each month. For more information on the meeting schedule or to view past minutes visit the Library Board's page.

Team

the library Executive Director is Brice Bush.

Brice Bush

Executive Director

The library Assistant Director is Kim Schulz.

Kim Schulz

Assistant Director

The library Program Director is Paula Jewell.

Paula Jewell

Program Director

Contact

Library staff are available to assist you via phone during open hours. Facebook messaging is also an option for inquiries though a phone call is preferred for urgent account matters as many of our facebook staff occasionally work off-site.

Location:

100 S Bailey Street, Cheboygan, MI 49721

Call:

231.627.2381