Locations and Hours

        David Tate, Director    dtate@vbdl.org

        Voice (269) 423-4771    Fax (269) 423-8373

Fall and Winter Library Hours, Webster Memorial Library:

Monday    9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Tuesday   9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Wednesday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Thursday  9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday    9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday  9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

• Antwerp Sunshine Library (Mattawan)
• Bangor Branch Library
• Bloomingdale Branch Library
• Covert Branch Library
• Gobles Branch Library
• Lawrence Branch Library

Library Services Available

• The Van Buren District Library owns more than 180,000 items including books, magazines, audio books, and videos.
• Downloadable ebooks and audiobooks are also available at http://woodlands.lib.overdrive.com/. Additional non-fiction eBooks are included with some MeL Databases at http://mel.org.
• Over 35 friendly employees are available at seven locations to help patrons find the materials they need.
• The On-line Catalog also is available at http://www.vbdl.org. This continuously updated database is easy to search by author, subject, or title as well as a powerful advanced search function.
• Over 1000 new items are ordered each month.
• VBDL participates in the MeLCat, state-wide interlibrary loan system, and is a member of the Woodlands Library Cooperative. You can interlibrary loan many out of print books and other special items by visiting the Michigan Electronic Library. You will need your VBDL library card number for interloans from MeLCat and your Michigan driver's license or Michigan ID number to use the site's databases.
• Library cards are available free to residents of VBDL's service area.
• A large local history and genealogy collection is maintained in the Local History Room at the Webster Memorial Library Building in Decatur. The Bess Britton One-Room Schoolhouse Collection was recently added to these materials. The Local History Room also houses another 600 plus items from the Van Buren Regional Genealogical Society (VBRGS).
• Children's services include summer reading club, pre-school story hours, babysitting classes, and other special programs.
• Adult book discussion groups meet regularly in Decatur, Bloomingdale, and Bangor; and an adult writer's group meets in Lawrence.
• Wireless access is available at all locations. Sessions on the Library's public computers are divided into 30 minute blocks and parental permission is required for students under the age of 18. Parents are responsible for discussing on-line safety with their children.
• Word processing and educational computer games are also available. Work may be saved to CD-Rs or portable USB drives.

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