Flushing-Phelps Library
Hours of Operation
Monday, Wednesday: 10am – 6pm
Tuesday, Thursday: 12pm – 8pm
Saturday: 9am – 5pm
Friday, Sunday: Closed*
The library has an after hours drop box.
Contact Information
Phone: (810) 659-9755
Fax: (810) 776-8202
Address: 220 Boman St., Flushing, MI 48433
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Branch Librarian
Sally-Adrina Taylor
Sally-A’s Book Recommendations:
Adult: The Empyrean Series – Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarrows
Teen: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Youth: Buddy and the Bunnies in: Don’t Play with Your Food! by Bob Shea
About the Library
- 8 computers available for public use
- Fax and copy service
- Free Wi-Fi
- 3D Printer
- Filtered drinking fountain with bottle filler.
- Wall Street Journal newspaper
- Meeting room. The meeting room can be reserved for 2 hours at a time. Call or e-mail the branch for details.
Friends of the Library
The group holds book sales twice a year, call the library to find out when the next sale will be or check the event calendar.
Upcoming Programs
November 2025
December 2025
January 2026
History
In 1873, the Ladies Library Association was formed to provide services to Flushing. The association had 52 members and purchased 41 books. They provided services in a rented room in downtown Flushing. In 1905, the Ladies Library Association disbanded.
In 1913, library services were returned to Flushing. The Tuesday Club opened a library on the second floor of the People’s State Bank in downtown Flushing. The library remained in that building until 1933.
In 1933, the Flushing Township Board took over management of the library. The library was renamed the Flushing Township Public Library. The library was moved into the west wing of the old Presbyterian Church on Main Street. Marian Packard financed the remodel of the building in 1940, and a dedication to her was held in November. A bookmobile was started to serve rural areas in the township.
Flora Bate, the first full time librarian, held that position until 1944. Ella Kitchenmaster followed and was the librarian until 1955 when Marian Anderson became the librarian. Elliott Horton was the last librarian of the independent Flushing Library. In 1964, the library established the Marian Packard Adult Reading Room.
The library became part of the County Library System in 1966. The library was located in the building on Main Street, along with the city offices.
In 1990, there was an unsuccessful millage vote for a new library and senior center. The Duramold building, an empty manufacturing plant at the corner of Maple and Elm streets, was purchased by Flushing City and Flushing Township in 1991. The building was renovated to house the Flushing Library and the Flushing Senior Center and opened on March 23, 1991. The library was renovated in the late 1990s with a new circulation desk and carpeting.
In 2007, an unsuccessful millage proposal was put on the ballot to fund the renovation of the former Flushing City Hall into a library.
In May 2013, the Flushing Area Library was remodeled. The library received new carpeting, tile, paint, and the circulation desk was refinished.
In 2018, the Friends of Flushing Area Library commissioned local woodworker Hunter Meinburg to build a tree around each of the three pillars inside the library. The center tree was named “Mary’s Tree” after longtime patron Mary Newberry.
In December 2024, the City of Flushing and Flushing Township purchased a former dentist’s office on the corner of Boman St. and Chamberlain St. The building and
parking lot were completely renovated. In recognition of his many years of service to the community, the building was named the Wendell W. Phelps, DDS Memorial Library, and opened to the public on October 6, 2025.
Additions to the new library include a meeting room, a donation room for the Friends of the Library, and four outdoor metal benches. The trees created by Hunter Meinburg were moved to the children’s area in the new location and Jeremiah Britton created a coordinating mural. The mural and new shelving were funded by a donation from Dort Financial Credit Union, and the children’s area was named the Kids Zone.
