Public Library

The City of East Lansing has issued a new list of cancellations and closures, including the 2020 Art Festival, the 2020 Aquatic Center season, and the softball and soccer complexes. Mark Meyer files this report for ELi.

“He was a big man with a big voice and not afraid to use it." ELi’s Emily Joan Elliott explains what motivated this fearless community advocate.

East Lansing City Council member Jessy Gregg is hoping constituents will drop by the library this Friday afternoon to see her during “office hours.”

ELi’s Sarah Spohn has the inside story on how Sarah Baughman — a former page at the East Lansing Public Library — accomplished her goal of becoming a published author.

Advocates for the East Lansing Public Library say a misrepresentation in Mark Meadows' campaign literature could be a big deal for that institution. So they contacted ELi.

East Lansing’s Public Library will play host to a special community conversation later today: “East Lansing Talks about Suicide and Self-Harm.” City Council member Shanna Draheim has urged citizens to consider attending.

ELi’s Xochitl Kwasnik describes why the 10th annual "East Lansing Welcomes the World" is a friendly "hello, we’re here to help you" gathering at the library.  

The East Lansing Public Library staff is eager to create an after-school environment that will benefit all students, explains ELi's Xochitl Kwasnik. All are welcome to a public meeting about this to be held this evening.

Sunday’s “One Book, One Community” discussion centered on the struggle for affordable housing and the effects of eviction as described by Matthew Desmond in his Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Anaiis Rios-Kosaga, a graduate of ELi’s Summer Youth Journalism program, brings us this report.

ELi’s Brad Minor reports on an annual meet-and-greet event that happens in an upbeat, low-stress environment full of big trucks. We also bring you photos from Raymond Holt.

For two years author Matthew Desmond lived among eight Milwaukee families dealing with eviction and struggling to maintain permanent housing. His book, “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,” is this year’s One Book One Community selection. ELi's Amalia Medina brings us the story.

“We want better government, we deserve better government and we can have better government.” Lisa Babcock, candidate for City Council, believes East Lansing needs a change of leadership. ELi's Brad Minor brings us a profile of her candidacy.

With temperatures set to remain bitterly cold for one more day, extraordinary measures are being extended in East Lansing. ELi brings you info on warming shelters, trash pick-up, closures, and more.

East Lansing is facing the coldest temperatures in years. The City is gearing up in response to the snow and cold, including by opening warming shelters. ELi's Noa Kuszai reports.

East Lansing Public Library invites community members of all ages to visit a mobile history museum with over 7,000 artifacts, hear a lecture on the history of Black lives in America.