Peninsula Community Library (PCL) is a township library located on the beautiful Old Mission Peninsula in Northern Michigan. The library is open to the public as a dual-use library within Old Mission Peninsula School.

The Peninsula Community Library strives to serve all segments of a diverse rural community by providing access to information and support for personal enrichment in a friendly, welcoming environment.

PCL offers a collection of over 28,000 items including books, periodicals, audio books, dvds, music, games and puppets. Services include copier, fax, public internet work stations and wireless access. Our catalog and reference databases may be accessed through the Traverse Area District Library's website.  eBooks are also available through this link for those who live in the District Library's service area and hold valid library accounts.  The Peninsula Community Library is an independent member library of the Traverse Area District Library (TADL).

Peninsula Community Library's Local History Collection includes materials of historic value to the area and its people.  Items include early Peninsula Township Records, surveyors' maps, photographs, oral histories, postcards, vertical files and more. The collection is available to the public for use within the library and under rules set to preserve the fragile nature of the materials.  Click on the Local History Collection page to the left for more information.

BUILDING THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY  In the winter of 2016, the board and staff of PCL embarked on a capital campaign to build a new library down the road from our current location in the school.  The community came together and, with a generous lead gift from Nancy and Bill Davy, has raised close to 1.7 million dollars as of December 2017.  A large gift from Tom's Food Markets will fund our children's and teen areas.  AcenTek Communications and The Grand Traverse Regional Foundation have also made gifts.  The goal is 2.5 million.  To contribute by credit card, click the red link at top right.  Make a difference for your community! 

HOURS:

Monday and Thursday 9 am - 8 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9 am -5:30 pm 
Saturday 9 am - 1 pm (Closed on Saturdays in the summer)

Please note that when Traverse City Area Public Schools are closed due to weather, Peninsula Community Library is also closed.

MORE DATABASE RESOURCES FROM THE LIBRARY & HOME

MeL, Michigan's 24/7 eLibrary, offers books, full-text articles, best of the web sites, Michigan history and more.  Click the icon on the right to access!

Express SOS allows you to access many Michigan Secretary of State services online.  Just click the icon at the top right of this page.  ExpressSOS.com allows you to renew or replace your vehicle tabs and standard driver's license or ID card, obtain a replacement vehicle title or registration, submit a change of address, join the organ registry and much more!  This is a joint partnership between the Secretary of State's office and Michigan's public libraries.  

The Peninsula Community Library is governed by an elected Board of Trustees. The most recent meeting minutes and agenda are available on the Board of Trustees page.

PENINSULA COMMUNITY LIBRARY

2699 Island View Road

Traverse City, Michigan 49686

231.223.7700

FAX 231.223.7708

pcl@tadl.org