Community libraries within Door County, Wisconsin have been active since 1866. In 1953 several libraries combined to become branches of the Door County Library. Currently there are seven branches: Baileys Harbor, Egg Harbor, Ephraim, Fish Creek, Forestville, Sister Bay/Liberty Grove, and Washington Island. The main library in Sturgeon Bay also houses the Miller Art Musuem.
We offer books for children, teens and adults; audio books on CD, cassette, playaway and downloadable format; music on CD; software CD’s; magazines and newspapers; videos and DVD’s; computers with free Internet access; in-house and online reference and inter-library loan services; art prints; a toy library; and themed book bins for child care providers. In addition, we have free WiFi Internet access at all of our libraries. There is a “Self Check” computer at the Sturgeon Bay, Sister Bay/ Liberty Grove, Egg Harbor, and Baileys Harbor libraries.
Have more questions? Laura can be reached at 920-746-7121 or through our website contact form.
Learn how to use the Digital Library which you can access from home as a library card holder. On the Downloadable Library page, you can find out more about Hoopla, Libby/Overdrive and rbDigital which Laura discusses how to use in this video. These resources can be accessed on your desktop computer, or you can also download the apps from your app store.
Learn about Community Resources page on the library’s website which is list curated by the Door County Partnership for Children and Families. Beth takes us through a tour of this constantly evolving page of local resources in Door County. It has links to everything from education and child care to housing and heating, transportation ride services and churches to civic organizations and how to contact the Partnership of Children and Families.
Have more questions? Beth can be reached at 920-746-7119 or through our website contact form.
How to Find Your Next Good Book
One of the best ways to taking a healthy attitude toward the cold winter months is reading a good book. Laura shows how to use Novelist which is one of the library’s databases which can be found on our website in the Readers Resources.
How to Find 'Hygge' in the Library
One way to keep healthy in winter is to approach the season with a positive attitude. In Denmark they call this attitude Hygge. Learn how to search this subject in our digital catalog and in our library apps.
Downloadable digital apps from the library
Learn how to use the Digital Library which you can access from home as a library card holder. On the Downloadable Library page, you can find out more about Hoopla and Libby which Laura discusses how to use in this video. These resources can be accessed on your desktop computer, or you can also download the apps from your app store. In this video we specifically look for topics in exercise, yoga, and health materials like videos, books, audiobooks and magazines.