Belleville Area District Library

01 / The story of this place

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In 1920 Wayne County set aside $10,000 for local libraries, and Belleville's first library station opened in the J. C. Pullen Furniture Store with 200 books. William Van Dyke later gave the city a library building in memory of his friend Fred C. Fischer; it was dedicated on November 8, 1953, which is why the library's email still carries Fischer's name. A federal grant helped triple the 3,500-square-foot building in 1992. In 2010 the three communities left the county system and formed their own district library. On February 29, 2020, a new two-story, 30,000-square-foot library opened right next to the old one.

1. Seed library and a Library of Things
2. Memory Café, book groups and storytimes
3. Satellite branch: the Sumpter Media Center on Sumpter Road
4. Michigan Activity Pass: discounted admission to museums and parks with your card
5. Friends' Nook, the Friends of the Library book corner