It was named the McFarlen Public Library after the Joseph McFarlen family, which donated the 2.5 acre site on which it was built. In 1969 a friends group, which remains active today under the name Friends of the McFarlen Library, was organized to help raise funds for library improvements.Īfter years of fundraising and planning, a new 12,000 square-foot public library building opened on Augat the current location on Perry Road. In 1968, under the leadership of its chairperson Arthur Letts, the board which governed library matters at that time spearheaded a campaign to build a new library, which could house a larger borrowing collection than its tiny Township Hall location could. It was housed in a room in the old Township Hall on Grand Blanc Road. On Januthe Grand Blanc Library joined the Genesee County Library (now known as the Genesee District Library). On August 17 the Grand Blanc Library Board met with county library officials to discuss the proposal. On Jthe various governmental units supporting the Grand Blanc Library met to prepare a proposal for joining the Genesee County Library. It is not known how long the branch lasted. It was housed in a room at Grand Blanc High School.Ī branch of the Grand Blanc Library was opened in a cleaner’s window near the post office in 1945, with about 500 books available for checkout. Although it was called the Grand Blanc Township Library, it received financial support from the city, township and school district of Grand Blanc. The second public library in Grand Blanc was established on July 24, 1939. In 1869 the Grand Blanc Ladies Library Association organized the first public library in the Grand Blanc area. The group has a continuous book sale on a cart in the lobby. Children’s area with a large collection of fiction and non-fiction books.
23 computers available for public use, including 2 for children.Like us on Facebook! Link to Grand Blanc-McFarlen’s Pageĭonate to the Grand Blanc McFarlen Library Building Fund: Rooms and Facilities This library has an after hours drop box.Īddress: 515 Perry Rd., Grand Blanc, MI 48439 ( view map) *Library is closed on Sundays after Memorial day and Sunday hours resume after Labor day. Branch Librarian: Kara Kvasnicka Hours & Contact Info