Community Resources
Free First Aid Kits with Narcan
Free first aid kits with Narcan are available at the circulation desk for anyone 18 years and older. The kits are provided by the Mid-Michigan Health Department and funded by Montcalm Opioid Settlement Settlement Fund.
What is Naloxone?
Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse an overdose from opioids—including heroin, fentanyl, and prescription opioid medications.
How does Naloxone work and how do you use it?
Naloxone quickly reverses an overdose by blocking the effects of opioids. It can restore normal breathing within 2 to 3 minutes in a person whose breath has slowed, or even stopped, as a result of opioid overdose. More than one dose of naloxone may be required when stronger opioids like fentanyl are involved.
Naloxone won’t harm someone if they’re overdosing on drugs other than opioids. So it’s always best to use it if you think someone is overdosing.
If you give someone naloxone, stay with them until emergency help arrives or for at least four hours to make sure their breathing returns to normal.
(Information from Mid Michigan Health Department Substance Use Disorder Prevention)
Free COVID-19 Tests
Feeling under the weather? Testing helps prevent and contain the spread of COVID-19. If you have symptoms or were exposed to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, you should be tested, regardless of your vaccination status.
- Pick up a free at-home COVID-19 test from our lobby, while supplies last. Tests are provided by Timothy C. Hauenstein Reynolds Township Library in partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
- Order free tests online from USPS.COM. As of November 20, 2023, residential households in the U.S. are eligible to order 4 free at-home tests from USPS.com. Tests are provided by USPS in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Order Free At-Home Tests HERE
- Visit a no-cost testing location. People without health insurance do not have to pay for COVID-19 testing at certain locations. Search the CDC’s Testing Locator for a location near you.
Local Resources
Connect with community resources located in the Timothy C. Hauenstein Reynolds Township Library service area.
Montcalm County Road Commission
Howard City Area Chamber of Commerce
State Resources
Boating Rules and Regulations (PDF)
A comprehensive handbook defining Michigan's boating laws and regulations, navigation rules, weather emergencies, encountering other vessels and much more.
Michigan Trails Interactive Map, West Trail Region
Access the online Michigan Trails Interactive Map here to quickly find a trail. Free copies of Michigan Trails Magazine are also available to pick up in-person at Timothy C. Hauenstein Reynolds Township Library.
Access 12 multi-county regional MDOT Bicycle Maps here showing road surface type, traffic volume ranges, paved/unpaved shared use paths with regional significance, recreational facilities, points of interest, plus other facilities and amenities which help make bicycling across Michigan an enjoyable. experience.