Southgate Veterans Memorial Library

Youth Programming

Young Child Programs

Baby & Me Playgroup, Mondays at 10:30am
December 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30

Babies and their caregivers are invited to spend time socializing and playing together in a space just for them.

Passive Programs

Available whenever the library is open!

Decorate our Program Room

Throughout the month of December, take time to decorate the window to the program room with reasons you love the library. We want to warm the place up with love, and what better way than to do it together! Supplies can be found on the Board Book shelf, or ask staff where to find them.

Scavenger Hunt

Grab a scavenger hunt list at the front desk, and search for pictures throughout the Children's section of the library. Don't worry if you can't find everything; we've got hints if you get stuck. Bring your completed sheet up to the desk to be rewarded with a sticker!

Monday, December 16th at 6 pm

You are cordially invited to the Southgate Veterans Memorial Library for an evening concert! The Silver Strings Dulcimer Society will be performing a lovely selection of winter songs. Join us for this delightful show!

We're officially a toys for tots drop off location, toys for tots is written in a red train

The Marine Toys for Tots foundation seeks to make sure that every child receives gifts during the holiday season. Founded in 1947, the program has donated over half a billion toys, to hundreds of millions of children. The Southgate Veterans Memorial Library is happy to provide a collection site for the Downriver community.

If you’re interested in donating, bring new, unwrapped toys in during normal library hours of operation. We will be collecting donations through Wednesday, December 19th. For more information, visit the Toys for Tots website.

Job opening: Librarian

The Southgate Veterans Memorial Library is hiring for an open, full time Librarian position. Please click here to view the job posting on The Library Network job board.

Logos for Blackstone Unlimited in orange and white Kanopy in black and white and Comics Plus which looks like a word bubble

We are pleased to now offer Southgate residents access to three new digital borrowing resources! A brief explanation of each can be found here; for further details on them, as well as our other digital offerings, click here to check out our eBooks & More page.

Signing up for these platforms does require a current, Southgate specific library card (it should begin with 29014). If your card is out of date, or you have an older one, come on in and we can get you set up! You can also apply for a temporary library card number by using an online form, found on our Card Registration page. This will let you get started with Kanopy, and give you 3 months to stop in and verify your info.

Kanopy is a video streaming service, with over 30,000 videos, including popular movies, short films, seasons of TV shows, and educational series.

When you borrow a video or series from Kanopy, it costs 1 to 5 'tickets', depending on what you borrow. Every month, you will have 15 tickets to use however you like! A movie is typically 2 tickets, and you can watch it as many times as you want for 72 hours, while a season of a TV show or educational series will cost more tickets, but will give you 1, 2, or even 3 weeks to watch it all. Additionally, Kanopy offers a special Kids section, with unlimited access; no tickets required!

Blackstone Unlimited is an audiobook collection, with over 6,000 titles and growing. The best part is that it offers unlimited, simulatenous access. There's no need to place a hold, and never a wait; if you and a dozen of your best friends want to listen to the same audiobook, you all can, immediately!

Comics Plus offers access to thousands of comics, graphic novels, and manga, with collections for kids, teens, and adults. Like Blackstone Unlimited, it offers unlimited, simultaneous access, so you can borrow whatever catches your eye with no wait.

All three of these new services can be accessed via mobile devices. Apps are available on the Google Play and Apple App Store, while Kanopy can additionally be downloaded for use on smart TVs. The app for Comics Plus is called Library Pass.