Families with young children. Join the Wirt library at EXCITED GOAT COFFEE CO. in Essexville for storytime! No registration required. Learn more: EXCITED GOAT STORYTIME Monday, November 11, 2024 9:00am - 9:30am

For more information email [email protected]. 2nd Mondays October - June 10:30 AM  

Perfect for those a little too old for kids class, but not quite ready for the adult classes A fun way for the "older" kids to learn more advanced sewing techniques. Cost: $10 + material for project Register: Call (989) 686-8180 Learn More: TEEN SEWING CLASS Mondays at 3:30 - 5 PM

Come join us for painting at the museum! A different form of painting every session! https://www.facebook.com/events/1320001875372702/?event_time_id=1320001892039367 Learn more: DISCOVER PAINTING Weekly on Mondays 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Build together, family fun! What will you create with open-ended interactive building materials? Blue Blocks, Fort Build, Kinex, and more for you to BUILD with. No Registration Required. Learn more: BUILD AND PLAY Monday, November 11, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Website: ALMA PUBLIC LIBRARY Learn more: STORYTIME Weekly Tuesdays @ 10am

Music Time at the Museum with Tricia. Admission $10 Learn more: TUNES AND TALES Tuesdays weekly 10:15 am-10:45 am

Library programming for preschool age children and their caregivers starts again next week! Story Hour begins Monday, January 22nd at 10:30 AM Play to Learn begins Tuesday, January 23rd at 10:30 AM Jumping Jammers begins Friday, January26th at 10:30 AM For more information visit our website at www.rauchholzlibrary.org or call the library at 989-642-8621. Learn […]

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. Register; CLAY TIC-TAC-TOE BOARD Tuesday, November 12, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Kids, Babies/Pre-K Babies to preschoolers will enjoy stories, songs, and dancing while building vital early literacy skills! This storytime is for children ages 0 to 5. If you would like to have a CRDL Storytime experience in the comfort of your own home, a playlist of our Virtual Storytimes is available to view here. Learn more: […]

Pumpkins are popular for fall time, but we can’t forget about the apples! At this program we will be making apple bird feeders, apple play dough, and more. Register: MAKE IT: APPLES GALORE Wednesday, November 13, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Use your wit, skill, and some lucky rolls of the dice to create characters, fight bad guys, and maybe even save the world. No experience necessary! Please bring a level 1 character your first time. If you've never played before or need help making a character, contact Emily at the Sage branch and she will […]

Learn more: FAMILY NIGHTS 

Bring your knitting and crochet projects and join us while we work on our projects. Other handwork is welcomed. Learn More: NEEDLE CRAFTERS CLUB October 23 & 30, November 6, 13 & 20 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Babies to preschoolers will enjoy stories, songs, and dancing while building vital early literacy skills! This storytime is for children ages 0 to 5. Join us this summer for storytime at Island Park during the Mt. Pleasant Farmer's Market! Look for us near the west shelter. Please bring blankets or chairs to sit on. If […]

Join Yoga Instructor Kris Batzner for a special storytime event where we will get in touch with our bodies and learn basic yoga in a fun and approachable way! Babies to preschoolers will enjoy stories, songs, and dancing while building vital early literacy skills! This storytime is for children ages 0 to 5. If you […]

Ages 0-5 with an adult. Join us for a story, music, and dancing! Both kids and their caregivers will enjoy shaking their sillies out in this movement-based program. No registration required. Learn more: MOVE AND GROOVE Thursday, November 14, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am Thursday, November 21, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am

Thursdays from 11am to 12pm Learn more: KID EXPLORERS

All across the Great Lakes basin, there is a renewed interest in the health of the Lakes, and an increased awareness of the importance of this fresh water resource to the social and economic vitality of North America. Dubbed 'inland seas' by early European explorers, the Great Lakes have some of the most spectacular wilderness […]

Learn more: Story and STEM

**Monthly Series** Nature Connections: Redbud Embrace the opportunity to know the forest in a new way by focusing on an individual species of tree or shrub each month. Through exploration and guided experiences, participants will come to know a section of CNC’s land throughout the seasons to make a meaningful, personal connection with nature. Quiet […]

Children age 6-12 are invited to join us at Sage Library for Mad Scientists: Magic on Thursday, November 14 @ 5:30 pm. We will discover if cranberries sink or float, can you make them into spy juice, and can we change the tone of their signature red color! Thursday, November 14, 2024 5:30pm - 6:30pm […]

Join us at the Pinconning library for Pups & Pages for ages 4-12! Read to a a certified therapy dog beginning at 2:00 pm. Bring a book from home or come a few minutes early to look at books as readers are assigned to a dog as they arrive and check in at the Pinconning […]

Items will be fired in the store's kiln and returned to the library for pick-up at a later date. Register: PAINTERLY POTTERY Thursday, November 14, 2024 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Learn more: MSU EXTENSION

Visit Discovery Guide Alexis on the museum floor to check out cool sensory activities. 10:30AM to 11:30AM Learn more: SENSORY SPOT

Sing and dance with your child! Wave ribbons, play with scarves, tap some rhythm sticks and shake some shaker eggs in this special storytime program for our most wiggly patrons! Learn more: MUSIC AND MOVEMENT Friday, September 20, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am October 18 10:30am-11am November 15 10:30am-11am

Learn more: MOVE AND GROOVE 

October 25: Nocturnal Animals November 15: Music Jam - Guided by your librarian have the opportunity to engage, interact, ask questions, play, and craft during the hour of science fun with STEAM stations geared toward making musical instruments, sound and vibration stations, and a musical parade! For children ages 2-5 with the adult as the […]

Travel to ancient Egypt to see how science was used to tell time, make a workable calendar and align huge buildings. You’ll learn about the connection the ancient Egyptians felt with the stars and various astronomical phenomena, and experience some of the most spectacular temples and tombs of the ancient world recreated in all their […]

Join an Interpretive Naturalist for a hike to enjoy this month’s full moon. Learn how the tradition of naming moons began and what makes each month special. Please wear dark colors and bring a flashlight. Meet at the Visitor Center. FREE | Ages: 9+, under 18 w/adult 9/17 at 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM 10/17  at […]

Join Kaylyn Inda in learning step-by-step in creating this fun family project. Participants will complete a family handprint project of a Thanksgiving turkey. FREE Register: FAMILY TURKEY PROJECT Friday, November 15 5:30-8:30

FRI, NOV 15, 2024 / 7 PM SAT, NOV 16, 2024 / 7 PM SUN, NOV 17, 2024 / 2 PM Travel over the rainbow with THE WIZARD OF OZ! This beloved tale comes to life on the Auditorium Stage featuring all the moments and music from the iconic 1939 MGM film. Follow the yellow […]

We meet the 3rd Saturday of every month.  We provide all the machines,fabrics, and supplies needed.  Even a pizza lunch! Each month features a different project with a different technique.  Make sure you sign up early.  We fill up fast! Kid’s Class - Sorry no parents! Cost: $10 includes all supplies and a snack (pizza!) […]

The vastness of our planet’s oceans guards unimaginable secrets. One of its most precious is Kaluoka’hina, The Enchanted Reef whose magic protects it against humans finding it. Kaluoka’hina’s colorful inhabitants live in peace until the volcano erupts, and the spell is broken. Now it’s up to Jake, the young saw fish, and his paranoid pal, […]

Join us in-person at Wirt Library and read to a certified therapy dog. Ages 4-12 read to a certified therapy dog in a one-on-one timed session based upon registration and arrival at the library starting at 2:00 pm. The dogs love to be read to and they look forward to seeing you soon! We request […]

Every star has a story. Some are as old as time, faint and almost forgotten. Others burn bright and end their lives in powerful explosions. New stars are created every day, born of vast clouds of gas and dust. Through every phase of their existence, stars release the energy that powers the Universe. Journey to […]

Two hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle, near the jagged tips of Norway’s crown, the Sun does not set for weeks on end during the summer months, and the midnight sun bounces off fields of midsummer snow. This Dome360 film features the Sami People of northern Scandinavia as they follow the reindeer migrations, much […]