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Burton Memorial

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Hours of Operation

Monday: 9am – 9 pm
Tuesday, Thursday: 10am – 6pm
Wednesday: 12pm – 8pm
Saturday: 9am- 5pm
Friday, Sunday: Closed

This library has an after hours drop box.

Contact Information

Phone: (810) 742-0674
Fax: (810) 742-2928
Address: 4012 E Atherton Rd., Burton, MI 48519
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About the Library

  • 14 computers available for public use
  • Fax and copy service
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Excellent children’s and classics collections
  • Self check-out station
  • Large selection of documentaries
  • Park with benches and a picnic table

Friends of the Library

The group holds four book sales throughout the year. The Friends group is not accepting donations at this time. You may contact them by calling 810-742-0674.

History

On July 12, 1944, the Burton Library opened in the Burton Township office. It was open 18 hours per week and Dollie Thompson was the librarian. On May 25, 1949, the Burton Library moved to a new room on the second floor of the township office building.

In July of 1962 the Burton Memorial Library was opened. It was located in the building previously occupied by the Township, which was moved to its current site on the corner of Atherton and Center roads. The library building, which had been a meeting hall and a one-room schoolhouse, was originally farther up Center Road near Lippincott Blvd. At that time a bookmobile distributed books to people in the area.

In 1995, with help from a Federal Library Services and Construction Act grant, the City of Burton built an addition on the Burton Memorial Library, doubling its size.

Rudy and Mary Webb lived next door to the library and were instrumental in getting the library millage passed. The Webb family also made sure that the library property now includes the land where their home used to stand.

In 1976 the Friends group was started to support the library. The Friends group has volunteered 200 hours and a great deal of effort to maintain the library. They cleaned, power washed, scraped, painted, and trimmed bushes.

Compiled from notes from several people involved with the Friends,

Sadonna G. Myers
Pres. of Friends of Burton Mem. Library