Library Lovers and Book Nerds

Imagine endless shelves of books filled with stories of medieval times, tropical rain forests, European history, witches and wizards, and anything else your creative mind can think of. Imagine being able to get to these endless shelves of books by traveling through the heart of a thriving city...

The Detroit Public Library can make everything you just imagined come true.

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The Detroit Library opened in March of 1921 and has never had to move its location. The library's wings were opened in June of 1963.

The Detroit Public Library is the largest library system in the state of Michigan. There is a main library and twenty-three neighborhood branches.

The main Detroit Library is located at 5201 Woodward Avenue.

This library system makes the Detroit Public Library one of the most valuable and accessible public institutions in Metro Detroit. The Detroit Public Library consists of a Main Library with ten subject departments and numerous collections, and, as stated above, there are twenty-three branch libraries, as well as a program called LOW (a bookmobile service for the community).

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Come on, 

Library Lovers and Book Nerds, 

this is an institution that you don't want to miss out on!

Facts and information found at: http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/index.htm