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Portage Lake District Library is a public library located in Houghton, Michigan, which serves the city of Houghton and Chassell and Portage Townships.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.pldl.org/about-us/history/ )〕 The Portage Lake District Library participates in the Michigan eLibrary (MeL) and is a member of the Superiorland Library Cooperative. Patrons can check out books on a wide variety of subjects from Easy Reading to Adult Nonfiction. The Portage Lake District also includes a room dedicated to Michigan History and Genealogy. The Portage Lake District Library hosts a number of events over the course of the year, ranging from storytime for children to writing workshops and author visits. These events are free and open to the public. Adams and Elm River Townships had been part of the library district until 1997 when they voted to sever their relationship with it. The original location was built in 1909, at the site originally occupied by the Armory Building for Company G of the Houghton Light Infantry, using a $15,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie. In 2006 the Portage Lake District Library moved to a new building on the Houghton Waterfront. The former library building became the Carnegie Museum. ==Mission statement== The Portage Lake District Library's Board of Trustees adopted the following mission statement in 1993:〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.pldl.org/about-us/our-mission/ )〕
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