Petoskey District Library

10/21/2026

We’re excited to introduce our Marketing & Programming Manager, who is looking forward to nurturing and deepening community connections!

📚 Favorite Book: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

🌊 Currently Reading: Garden by the Sea by Mercè Rodoreda

☀️ Favorite Sunday: A day at the beach with a good book or time spent with their kiddo.

🌱 Summer & Fall Favorites: Gardening in the summer and spending the fall canning homemade jams and preserves.

Here’s to building connections, growing together, and making our community an even more wonderful place to be!

10/20/2026

"Bohemian Rhapsody" will be showing Wednesday night at the Carnegie for the Petoskey Film Series.
📽️ Join us on Wednesdays, starting at 7:00pm, in the upper level of the Carnegie Building for the Petoskey Film Series, the Library's weekly FREE movie showing that caters to an adult audience. Feel free to bring your own drink and favorite movie snacks! Doors open at 6:30pm. Grab a seat cushion in our foyer, pick a spot, and enjoy the show!🍿
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
(2018 • Docudrama • PG-13• 2H 14M)
With his impeccable vocal abilities, Freddie Mercury and his rock band, Queen, achieve superstardom. However, amidst his skyrocketing success, he grapples with his ego, sexuality and a fatal illness.

10/19/2026

Looking for a light fall read? Help yourself to a free magazine! 2025 issues of all your favorite magazines are up for grabs in our Periodicals Room for the next week. We are making room for a few new titles for 2027, including Midwest Living, Michigan Blue, Strong Fitness, and more. What's your favorite magazine to read in the Library or check out?

10/18/2026

Happy Friends of Libraries Week! October 18–24, 2026 ❤️📚

At Petoskey District Library, we LOVE our Friends! 💙

Our Friends of the Petoskey District Library make a big difference through their volunteer efforts, book sales, and fundraising events. Their generosity helps support children’s reading programs, technology upgrades, cultural exhibits, and so much more!

Their dedication helps us bring meaningful programs, resources, and experiences to our community, enriching the lives of readers of all ages. We couldn’t do it without them!

Please join us in celebrating and thanking our amazing Friends for all they do to support the library and our community. Want to become a Friend? There’s a place for you!

Learn more about our Friends and how to get involved: https://www.petoskeylibrary.org/about-the-library/friends-of-the-library/
Also, find them on Facebook to learn about a couple FUNdraising events coming up!
https://www.facebook.com/friendsofpetoskeylibrary/

10/13/2026

"The Magnificent Seven (1960)" will be showing Wednesday night at the Carnegie for the Petoskey Film Series.
📽️ Join us on Wednesdays, starting at 7:00pm, in the upper level of the Carnegie Building for the Petoskey Film Series, the Library's weekly FREE movie showing that caters to an adult audience. Feel free to bring your own drink and favorite movie snacks! Doors open at 6:30pm. Grab a seat cushion in our foyer, pick a spot, and enjoy the show!🍿
"The Magnificent Seven"
(1960 • Western/Action • Not Rated• 2H 8M)
Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.

10/06/2026

"Solo Mio" will be showing Wednesday night at the Carnegie for the Petoskey Film Series.
📽️ Join us on Wednesdays, starting at 7:00pm, in the upper level of the Carnegie Building for the Petoskey Film Series, the Library's weekly FREE movie showing that caters to an adult audience. Feel free to bring your own drink and favorite movie snacks! Doors open at 6:30pm. Grab a seat cushion in our foyer, pick a spot, and enjoy the show!🍿
"Solo Mio"
(2026 • Romantic Comedy • Rated PG • 1H 36M)
Left heartbroken in Rome after a wedding disaster, a stranded groom finds his ruined honeymoon transformed by a determined local and a few meddling travelers-proving that sometimes heartbreak is only the beginning.

09/29/2026

"Wonder Boys" will be showing Wednesday night at the Carnegie for the Petoskey Film Series.
📽️ Join us on Wednesdays, starting at 7:00pm, in the upper level of the Carnegie Building for the Petoskey Film Series, the Library's weekly FREE movie showing that caters to an adult audience. Feel free to bring your own drink and favorite movie snacks! Doors open at 6:30pm. Grab a seat cushion in our foyer, pick a spot, and enjoy the show!🍿
"Wonder Boys"
(2000 • Comedy/Drama • Rated R • 1H 47M)
An English Professor tries to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in.

09/24/2026

Download up to 4 items with the hoopla app each month, including The Calamity Club. Skip the line! https://www.hoopladigital.com/home

09/23/2026

Meet some of the newest faces at the Library! We’ve welcomed several new staff members over the past few months, and we’re so happy to have them on our team. Stop by, say hello, and help us give them a warm welcome!

09/22/2026

"Bad River" will be showing Wednesday night at the Carnegie for the Petoskey Film Series. We're screening this film to complement our "Women and Water" exhibit, currently on display at the Library! Stop by to see the exhibit and join us for the movie.
📽️ Join us on Wednesdays, starting at 7:00pm, in the upper level of the Carnegie Building for the Petoskey Film Series, the Library's weekly FREE movie showing that caters to an adult audience. Feel free to bring your own drink and favorite movie snacks! Doors open at 6:30pm. Grab a seat cushion in our foyer, pick a spot, and enjoy the show!🍿
"Bad River"
(2024 • Documentary • Not Rated • 1H 28M)
Chronicles the Wisconsin-based Bad River Band and its ongoing fight for sovereignty.
See trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9YboI2KQS4

Bad River, a documentary film set for release on March 15, 2024, de...