COMMUNITY ROOM
The Community Room, located at the front of the library, may be rented for dinners, meetings, parties, receptions, showers, and other important events.  The room includes a living area side and a meeting area side with a baby grand piano, kitchen access, and nearby restroom facilities.  For information regarding the rental of this room, please ask at the Circulation Desk. 



HISTORY
The Pigeon District Library has been a part of the Pigeon community for more than ninety years.  Established in 1913 by the Woman's Tourist Club, the Woman's Library began lending with a collection of 500 books, which were housed in the Pigeon town hall.  In 1915 the name was officially changed to the Pigeon Public Library.
The name was later changed when the trustees of McKinley and Winsor townships established and formed the Pigeon District Library in 1964.  Chandler Township became a part of the district in 1969 and the Village of Pigeon followed in 1973.
Through the years, many extraordinary people in the community have played a part in the expansion of the facility and the library's collection.  Today the library has approximately 4,800 registered borrowers, houses over 42,000 items and circulates nearly 60,000 items a year. 



LIBRARY CARD INFORMATION
Residents and property owners in the townships of Chandler, McKinley, Winsor, Caseville, Fairhaven and Oliver, who are three years of age or older, are eligible to register for free library cards.  Children under 18 years of age must have the application signed by a parent or legal guardian.
                                                        
1.        Library card must be presented each time you borrow material.
2.        No materials may be checked out without a valid library card or photo ID.
3.        Each borrower is financially responsible for loss or damage to materials checked out on the card.  Parents are responsible            for all materials checked out on their child's card.
4.        A $1.00 fee will be charged for the replacement of a lost or stolen card.
5.        Borrowed materials must be returned within the proper loan period to avoid late fees.  Some materials may be renewed.
6.        Borrowing privileges may be suspended or revoked for violation of existing rules and regulations.
                                
Anyone who does not live or own property in any of the above mentioned townships may purchase a library card for a fee of $40 per family per year or $15 per family per 3-month period.

Card fees will be waived for library volunteers who live outside the service area of the Pigeon District Library.

Limited use cards will be issued to students who live outside the library service area but attend a school (through gr. 12) that is located in Caseville, Chandler, Fairhaven, Lake, McKinley, Oliver, or Winsor Township.  (Proof of pupil status is required.)

LIBRARY STAFF
     Jeanette Bach - Library Director
     Jane Himmel - Assistant Library Director
     Janet Blakeney - Library Assistant
     Stephanie Buckey - Library Assistant    
     Sue Bouck - Library Assistant    
     Chesterine Gum - Library Assistant
     Clara Judge - Library Assistant
     Kim Gaeth - Library Assistant
     Pat Rujan - Library Clerk
     Casey Johnson - Library Aide
         

LIBRARY MATERIALS

The library has a wide collection of books and materials for public use. We offer the following items: