Putnam District Library has been serving the Maple Valley area since 1923. The Library strives to meet the varied needs of its community. To fill these needs the staff will attempt to allocate resources to:
- Serve as a center for reading, literacy and lifelong learning.
- Connect people who need information about community services, organizations and issues with local agencies or businesses.
- Support intellectual growth and achievement for individuals of all ages who may be engaged in a formal course of study.
- Provide equal access to information needed for informed daily living, decision making, problem solving, and thoughtful participation in community affairs.
- Promote early literacy with a focus on lifelong reading habits for children and teens.
- Offer the community a gathering space that provides opportunities for interaction consistent with the library’s emphasis on information and reading.
Learning Resources
Reference Desk.Com
Refdesk offers high-quality, credible, information-based websites.
Rocket Languages
Rocket Languages helps you learn to speak another tongue naturally with language and culture lessons that allow you to build on your vocabulary and improve your audio recognition of common words and phrases. Free to RDL patrons.
Where people with dyslexia find confidence and success.
National Jukebox
Historical sound recordings available to the public free of charge.
GCFLearn – Free Online Classes!
This service is provided by the Goodwill Community Foundation. It offers self-paced classes with practical applications.
Official site for the Michigan Activity Pass.
Do it Yourself!
Auto Repair Source
Automotive repair information for do-it-yourself people. Enter your vehicle’s year, make, and model to get started.
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Student Aid
FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Official site for submitting an application for Federal Student Aid.
Maple Valley Scholarship opportunities
Barry County Community Foundation scholarships
Health Care Resources
Consumer Health Complete This link opens in a new window
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Supports the health and wellness information needs of patients. Covers mainstream medicine as well as complementary and holistic medicine.
Employment Resources
Pure Michigan Talent Connect
Search more than 15,000 new job openings monthly and post your resume so more than 40,000 employers can find it. Employers can sign up to search more than 600,000 resumes for the ideal candidate and post available positions.
Michigan Government Resources
Home Heating Credit, Michigan
Assists low income families living in Michigan with the cost of heating their homes.
Secretary of State
Handle basic SOS transactions online, such as driver’s license/Michigan ID, license plates/tabs, change of address, vehicle titles/registrations, etc.
State of Michigan
Official website for the State of Michigan, and its agencies.
Michigan Legislature
Michigan Legislative Publications
Federal Government Resources
U.S. Government Departments and Agencies
Index and links to the federal agencies of the United States government.
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Official site of the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
Medline Plus
Information from the world’s largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine. Includes drug information, health topics, medical encyclopedia, and doctor locator directories.
Tax Forms
IRS Forms and Publications
Find federal tax forms and instructions.
IRS – Internal Revenue Service
Official site of the IRS.
Michigan Department of Treasury
Find state tax forms.
Local Resources