Events Calendar
Antrim Writers Series - Reading & Book Signing with Chad V. Broughman
About This Event
Join us for a free reading and book signing with Chad V. Broughman at Bos Winery in Elk Rapids.
Chad V. Broughman is the author of The Fall of Bellwether, hailed by the American Writing Awards as “a triumph of literary fiction, deserving of a place among the modern classics” and “First among Equals.” In addition to earning top ten status in ScreenCraft’s Cinematic Novel Competition and being shortlisted by First Novel Prize, Bellwether was a finalist for the Page Turner Award and the International Book Award, winner of the Hawthorne Prize, and declared Best Historical Fiction Novel of 2024. Most recently, Bellwether was named the 2025 Silver Award Winner of Reader Views Classic-Historical Fiction competition.
Broughman was awarded two chapbook contracts for his highly acclaimed short story collections––The Forsaken and Slighted––both published by Etchings Press. His short fiction can be found in journals worldwide––Carrier Pigeon, East Coast Literary Review, River Poets Journal, Burningword, Pulp Fiction, Sky Island Journal, and From Whispers to Roars, to name a few––and in anthologies such as Write Michigan Short Story Anthology, On Loss, and Scribes Valley. Other credits include the Rusty Scythe Prize Book Award and the Adobe Cottage Writers Retreat honor in New Mexico, in addition to Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize nominations. He holds an MFA from Spalding University and served as co-editor for the fiction/poetry blog "Cafe Aphra," based out of the United Kingdom.
Broughman teaches English and Creative Writing at the secondary and post-secondary levels but is most proud of his roles as a husband and devoted father to two rambunctious young sons. When not crafting fiction, Broughman can be found pulling up bass (or not) from one of northern Michigan’s inland lakes or being walked by their golden retriever, Biscuit.
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Tech Help @ the Library
Free tech support from our resident guru and technology coordinator, Aaron Hill. Whether you’re having trouble with your computer, phone, or anything technology-related, Aaron will do his best to help you figure it out! This is a free program for all library members.
Antrim Writers Series - Fiction Writing Workshop with Chad V. Broughman
About This Event
Join us for a fiction writing workshop with Chad V. Broughman at Grass River Natural Area in Bellaire.
Chad V. Broughman is the author of The Fall of Bellwether, hailed by the American Writing Awards as “a triumph of literary fiction, deserving of a place among the modern classics” and “First among Equals.” In addition to earning top ten status in ScreenCraft’s Cinematic Novel Competition and being shortlisted by First Novel Prize, Bellwether was a finalist for the Page Turner Award and the International Book Award, winner of the Hawthorne Prize, and declared Best Historical Fiction Novel of 2024. Most recently, Bellwether was named the 2025 Silver Award Winner of Reader Views Classic-Historical Fiction competition.
Broughman was awarded two chapbook contracts for his highly acclaimed short story collections––The Forsaken and Slighted––both published by Etchings Press. His short fiction can be found in journals worldwide––Carrier Pigeon, East Coast Literary Review, River Poets Journal, Burningword, Pulp Fiction, Sky Island Journal, and From Whispers to Roars, to name a few––and in anthologies such as Write Michigan Short Story Anthology, On Loss, and Scribes Valley. Other credits include the Rusty Scythe Prize Book Award and the Adobe Cottage Writers Retreat honor in New Mexico, in addition to Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize nominations. He holds an MFA from Spalding University and served as co-editor for the fiction/poetry blog "Cafe Aphra," based out of the United Kingdom.
Broughman teaches English and Creative Writing at the secondary and post-secondary levels but is most proud of his roles as a husband and devoted father to two rambunctious young sons. When not crafting fiction, Broughman can be found pulling up bass (or not) from one of northern Michigan’s inland lakes or being walked by their golden retriever, Biscuit.
Tickets are $10. The first 15 people to register for this event will receive a free copy of The Fall of Bellwether.
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Story Time
Bring your little ones for a magical morning filled with stories, creativity, and fun! We will try to hold Storytime outside whenever possible. Bring a blanket to sit on and join the fun.
What to Expect:
Engaging story sessions
Early literacy skill-building activities
Exciting craftivity projects
A chance to make new friends!
Whether your child loves stories or is just discovering the joy of books, Storytime is the perfect place to nurture their imagination and develop essential skills.
Tech Help @ the Library
Free tech support from our resident guru and technology coordinator, Aaron Hill. Whether you’re having trouble with your computer, phone, or anything technology-related, Aaron will do his best to help you figure it out! This is a free program for all library members.
Island House Readers Book Club: My Friends
An unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life twenty-five years later.
Tech Help @ the Library
Free tech support from our resident guru and technology coordinator, Aaron Hill. Whether you’re having trouble with your computer, phone, or anything technology-related, Aaron will do his best to help you figure it out! This is a free program for all library members.
ER Knitters
Join the library knitting circle. Every Thursday we meet on the library porch. Bring your projects from home!
Story Time
Bring your little ones for a magical morning filled with stories, creativity, and fun! We will try to hold Storytime outside whenever possible. Bring a blanket to sit on and join the fun.
What to Expect:
Engaging story sessions
Early literacy skill-building activities
Exciting craftivity projects
A chance to make new friends!
Whether your child loves stories or is just discovering the joy of books, Storytime is the perfect place to nurture their imagination and develop essential skills.
Tech Help @ the Library
Free tech support from our resident guru and technology coordinator, Aaron Hill. Whether you’re having trouble with your computer, phone, or anything technology-related, Aaron will do his best to help you figure it out! This is a free program for all library members.
Books on Tap @ The DAM Shop
A traditional American woman, a “tradwife” influencer, suddenly awakens in the brutal reality of 1855—where she must unravel whether this living nightmare is an elaborate hoax, a twisted reality show, or something far more sinister in this sensational debut novel.
A limited amount of copies are available for check out at the library and on Libby. Copies can also be requested through MEL.
Tech Help @ the Library
Free tech support from our resident guru and technology coordinator, Aaron Hill. Whether you’re having trouble with your computer, phone, or anything technology-related, Aaron will do his best to help you figure it out! This is a free program for all library members.
ER Knitters
Join the library knitting circle. Every Thursday we meet on the library porch. Bring your projects from home!
Story Time
Bring your little ones for a magical morning filled with stories, creativity, and fun! We will try to hold Storytime outside whenever possible. Bring a blanket to sit on and join the fun.
What to Expect:
Engaging story sessions
Early literacy skill-building activities
Exciting craftivity projects
A chance to make new friends!
Whether your child loves stories or is just discovering the joy of books, Storytime is the perfect place to nurture their imagination and develop essential skills.
Tech Help @ the Library
Free tech support from our resident guru and technology coordinator, Aaron Hill. Whether you’re having trouble with your computer, phone, or anything technology-related, Aaron will do his best to help you figure it out! This is a free program for all library members.
Tech Help @ the Library
Free tech support from our resident guru and technology coordinator, Aaron Hill. Whether you’re having trouble with your computer, phone, or anything technology-related, Aaron will do his best to help you figure it out! This is a free program for all library members.
ER Knitters
Join the library knitting circle. Every Thursday we meet on the library porch. Bring your projects from home!
Story Time
Bring your little ones for a magical morning filled with stories, creativity, and fun! We will try to hold Storytime outside whenever possible. Bring a blanket to sit on and join the fun.
What to Expect:
Engaging story sessions
Early literacy skill-building activities
Exciting craftivity projects
A chance to make new friends!
Whether your child loves stories or is just discovering the joy of books, Storytime is the perfect place to nurture their imagination and develop essential skills.
Tech Help @ the Library
Free tech support from our resident guru and technology coordinator, Aaron Hill. Whether you’re having trouble with your computer, phone, or anything technology-related, Aaron will do his best to help you figure it out! This is a free program for all library members.
Tech Help @ the Library (Copy)
Free tech support from our resident guru and technology coordinator, Aaron Hill. Whether you’re having trouble with your computer, phone, or anything technology-related, Aaron will do his best to help you figure it out! This is a free program for all library members.
ER Knitters
Join the library knitting circle. Every Thursday we meet on the library porch. Bring your projects from home!
Memoir Writing Workshop
Join us for a writing workshop at the Elk Rapids Library on September 24th. Carolyn Wilson-Scott, an experienced freelance editor, will work with attendees as they explore the nuances of writing their first memoir.
Registration is required.
Story Time
Bring your little ones for a magical morning filled with stories, creativity, and fun! We will try to hold Storytime outside whenever possible. Bring a blanket to sit on and join the fun.
What to Expect:
Engaging story sessions
Early literacy skill-building activities
Exciting craftivity projects
A chance to make new friends!
Whether your child loves stories or is just discovering the joy of books, Storytime is the perfect place to nurture their imagination and develop essential skills.
Tech Help @ the Library
Free tech support from our resident guru and technology coordinator, Aaron Hill. Whether you’re having trouble with your computer, phone, or anything technology-related, Aaron will do his best to help you figure it out! This is a free program for all library members.
Foodie Book Club September
Join us at Art and Connection for our next Foodie Book Club. Stop by the library to choose your recipe. Join us with your dish to talk all things food and cooking.
Island House Readers Book Club: Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
Richard Russo is the story of an almost-love affair that begins on the Italian coast in 1962 and resurfaces fifty years later in Hollywood. From the lavish set of Cleopatra to the shabby revelry of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to the back lots of contemporary Hollywood, this is a dazzling, yet deeply human roller coaster of a novel.
Island House Readers Book Club: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is a record of every birth and death, crime and debacle that unfolds in the close-knit community. Months earlier, Martha documented the details of an alleged rape committed by two of the town's most respected gentlemen.
Tech Help @ the Library
Free tech support from our resident guru and technology coordinator, Aaron Hill. Whether you’re having trouble with your computer, phone, or anything technology-related, Aaron will do his best to help you figure it out! This is a free program for all library members.
Tech Help @ the Library
Free tech support from our resident guru and technology coordinator, Aaron Hill. Whether you’re having trouble with your computer, phone, or anything technology-related, Aaron will do his best to help you figure it out! This is a free program for all library members.
Foodie Book Club
Join us at Art and Connection for our next Foodie Book Club. Stop by the library to choose your recipe. Join us with your dish to talk all things food and cooking.
Tech Help @ the Library
Free tech support from our resident guru and technology coordinator, Aaron Hill. Whether you’re having trouble with your computer, phone, or anything technology-related, Aaron will do his best to help you figure it out! This is a free program for all library members.
Story Time
Bring your little ones for a magical morning filled with stories, creativity, and fun! We will try to hold Storytime outside whenever possible. Bring a blanket to sit on and join the fun.
What to Expect:
Engaging story sessions
Early literacy skill-building activities
Exciting craftivity projects
A chance to make new friends!
Whether your child loves stories or is just discovering the joy of books, Storytime is the perfect place to nurture their imagination and develop essential skills.
Tech Help @ the Library
Free tech support from our resident guru and technology coordinator, Aaron Hill. Whether you’re having trouble with your computer, phone, or anything technology-related, Aaron will do his best to help you figure it out! This is a free program for all library members.
Books on Tap @ Old Bathing Beach
The provocative and hilarious summer read that will have book lovers cheering and everyone talking!
A limited amount of copies are available for check out at the library and on Libby. Copies can also be requested through MEL.
Tech Help @ the Library
Free tech support from our resident guru and technology coordinator, Aaron Hill. Whether you’re having trouble with your computer, phone, or anything technology-related, Aaron will do his best to help you figure it out! This is a free program for all library members.
Library is Closed (Harbor Days Parade)
We will be closed for the day. Come see us in the Parade!
Summer Fun on the Lawn - Harbor Days
Join us on the porch every Monday to play chess with other patrons.
Tech Help @ the Library
Free tech support from our resident guru and technology coordinator, Aaron Hill. Whether you’re having trouble with your computer, phone, or anything technology-related, Aaron will do his best to help you figure it out! This is a free program for all library members.
Island House Readers Book Club: The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende
This powerful and moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea weaves together past and present, tracing the ripple effects of war and immigration on one child in Europe in 1938 and another in the United States in 2019.
Tech Help @ the Library
Free tech support from our resident guru and technology coordinator, Aaron Hill. Whether you’re having trouble with your computer, phone, or anything technology-related, Aaron will do his best to help you figure it out! This is a free program for all library members.
Story Time
Bring your little ones for a magical morning filled with stories, creativity, and fun! We will try to hold Storytime outside whenever possible. Bring a blanket to sit on and join the fun.
What to Expect:
Engaging story sessions
Early literacy skill-building activities
Exciting craftivity projects
A chance to make new friends!
Whether your child loves stories or is just discovering the joy of books, Storytime is the perfect place to nurture their imagination and develop essential skills.
Tech Help @ the Library
Free tech support from our resident guru and technology coordinator, Aaron Hill. Whether you’re having trouble with your computer, phone, or anything technology-related, Aaron will do his best to help you figure it out! This is a free program for all library members.
Tech Help @ the Library
Free tech support from our resident guru and technology coordinator, Aaron Hill. Whether you’re having trouble with your computer, phone, or anything technology-related, Aaron will do his best to help you figure it out! This is a free program for all library members.
Tech Help @ the Library
Free tech support from our resident guru and technology coordinator, Aaron Hill. Whether you’re having trouble with your computer, phone, or anything technology-related, Aaron will do his best to help you figure it out! This is a free program for all library members.
