Reynolds Twp. Library has room to grow with new program center

Alice Waldon, age 1, holds the hand of Anna Kool, 12, both of Winfield Township as they walk out of the new Timothy C. Hauenstein Reynolds Township Library program center after a Summer Reading Program presentation on Thursday morning. The new center at 121 S. Lincoln St. in Howard City will have its official opening on July 26. — DN Photo | Elisabeth Waldon

By Elisabeth Waldon, The Daily News - July 11, 2025

Presentations involving live animals are always the most popular part of the Summer Reading Program hosted by the Timothy C. Hauenstein Reynolds Township Library. Thursday morning’s program presented by employees of John Ball Zoo was no different, with an estimated 150 children and adults in attendance to learn about an African tortoise, a giant African millipede, an American toad and an Everglades ratsnake (with some brave kids daring to pet the snake). There was a noticeable difference in the room this summer: Instead of being packed like sardines in standing room only, attendees reveled in a new, more spacious area. Click here to read the complete Daily News article (PDF).