Comstock Township Library
🏢 MeLCat Consortium · Comstock, Michigan
Comstock Township Library
Founded in 1938, Comstock Township Library has served the Kalamazoo River community from its King Highway home for over eight decades — offering a seed library, notary services, homebound delivery, and one of the area's most generous evening schedules, staying open until 8 p.m. four nights a week.
🕑 Library Hours
| Monday | 9:30am–8pm |
| Tuesday | 9:30am–8pm |
| Wednesday | 9:30am–8pm |
| Thursday | 9:30am–8pm |
| Friday | 9:30am–6pm |
| Saturday | 10am–4pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on holidays; check the library site before visiting.
📍 Location, Contact & Directions
Address: 6130 King Highway, Comstock, MI 49041
Phone: (269) 345-0136
Website: comstocklibrary.org
Plus Code: 86JP7FPR+M5 (Comstock, MI)
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📖 About Comstock Township Library
Comstock Township Library, established in 1938, is the public library for Comstock Township in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Located at 6130 King Highway near the banks of the Kalamazoo River, it serves approximately 15,600 residents with a collection of nearly 100,000 items including books, DVDs, audiobooks, discovery kits, and video games. The library participates in MeLCat, Michigan's statewide interlibrary loan network, so cardholders can request materials from libraries across the state. Known for its community tagline — "Where Community Meets the World" — it keeps notably extended evening hours, is fine-free for most materials, and maintains a dedicated Local History Room with genealogy databases, digitized photographs, and archival collections including the Alphadelphia Association papers.
⭐ What makes this library special
- Fine-free borrowing — no overdue fees on most items, including books, DVDs, and audiobooks
- Seed Library open each spring, stocked with vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers for gardening
- Local History Room with Ancestry Library Edition, plat maps, Kalamazoo Gazette archives, and digitized photographs
- Notary service — free to cardholders in good standing, $10 per appointment for non-cardholders
- Homebound delivery for township residents unable to visit due to illness, disability, or limited mobility
📱 Digital Resources — Free with Your Library Card
Comstock cardholders can borrow, stream, and research for free with these digital resources:
📚 Services
- Fine-free borrowing on books, DVDs, audiobooks, CDs, and most circulating materials
- MeLCat statewide interlibrary loan — request items from any participating Michigan library
- Notary services (free for cardholders in good standing; $10 per appointment for others)
- Seed Library — spring seed packets free to pick up at the Reference Desk
- Homebound delivery for township residents with illness, disability, or mobility limitations
- Curbside pick-up service
- Discovery kits for adults and youth — hands-on activity bags available through the catalog
- Mobile wireless printing from smartphones, tablets, and computers
- Preservation Station — converts VHS tapes to DVD format
- Public computers, copying, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi
🎸 Programs
- 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten reading challenge for caregivers and young children
- Family Storytime for babies and toddlers (24 months and younger)
- Pages & Paws — reading aloud to certified therapy dogs
- Tween Hangout (grades 4–7) — games, crafts, snacks, and program planning
- Pizza & Pages teen book club (grades 8–12) — theme-based monthly discussions
- Adult book clubs meeting monthly to discuss a variety of titles
- Adult craft programs (in-person and take-home options)
- Michigan Activity Pass — free day passes to state parks and historic sites
- Summer reading program for all ages
📍 Nearby Libraries in Kalamazoo County & Southwest Michigan
Distances are approximate straight-line miles from this library.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Does Comstock Township Library have a seed library, and how does it work?
Yes — the Seed Library opens each spring and is available to all patrons. You can stop by the Reference Desk during open hours and pick up a seed packet at no charge. The selection includes a variety of vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers. The library asks that you grow what you take and, if possible, save and return seeds at the end of the season to keep the collection going for future gardeners.
Can I get notary services at Comstock Township Library?
Yes. Notary services are free of charge for Comstock Township Library cardholders in good standing. For patrons who do not hold a library card, the fee is $10 per appointment. Contact the library at (269) 345-0136 to confirm availability and schedule.
What is the Local History Room, and what can I research there?
The Local History Room holds books, pamphlets, maps, obituaries, clippings, and archival collections — including the Alphadelphia Association papers and the Duwain Hunt Theater Collection — organized by topic. Staff are creating finding aids as collections are digitized. You can also access Ancestry Library Edition on-site, census data, plat maps, a gravesite locator, and digitized Kalamazoo Gazette archives. Call (269) 345-0136 to schedule an appointment with a librarian.
Does the library offer interlibrary loan, and can I request items from other Michigan libraries?
Yes. Comstock Township Library is a member of MeLCat, Michigan's statewide interlibrary loan network. With your library card you can search and request items from any of the participating libraries across Michigan — books, DVDs, CDs, and audiobooks — delivered to Comstock for pickup.
📋 This library offers notary services. See what a library notary can do — what to bring, fees and appointments — and find other libraries with a notary notary services by state.
📜 This library has genealogy & local-history resources. See how library family-history research works and find other libraries with genealogy collections genealogy libraries by state.
🖨 This library offers printing, copying & fax. See how library printing, copying, scanning and fax services work — costs and mobile printing — and find other libraries that offer them printing & fax by state.
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