Formed in 1991, the Branch District Library (BDL) serves more than 46,000 residents of Branch County, Michigan, and neighboring Allen Twp. of Hillsdale County. The Library is composed of six locations around Branch County. BDL, an independent unit of local government under Michigan law, is governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees, appointed by the Branch County Board of Commissioners and the City of Coldwater.
BDL currently serves more than 14,000 active cardholders with a collection of over 108,000 items housed in the six branches, and a digital collection of almost 1.5 million items. The library also offers a variety of services to our patrons, including access to computers, wireless Internet, mobile printing, and great programs and events for all ages.
You can also:
- View a timeline of BDL's history.
- View a timeline of the BDL leadership since our inception.