A fire truck is visiting the library! In October, we’ll celebrate and meet local firefighters at each BCLS branch! Hear a story, learn about fire safety, and climb on board a real fire truck. Learn more: TOUCH A TRUCK Monday, October 2, 2023 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Do you have great ideas for teen events at the library? What about books you'd like to see? Do you need volunteer hours for school or a club? Do you just want to hang out and eat a snack? Come join the Teen Advisory Board in the Teen Room! October's activity is bullet journaling. We […]
Learn more: STORY TIME September - May Mondays at 11 AM & Tuesdays at 9:30 AM
Auburn Library Schedule: Tuesday 10 - 11:15 AM
Tales for Twos story time at Zauel Dr. Kurumety Meeting Room Tuesday, October 3, 2023 10:30am - 11:30am Learn more: TALES FOR TWOS AT ZAUEL
Learn more: Story Time September - May Tuesdays at 11 AM
Children ages 3-12 are invited to join us at Sage Branch Library for Story and Activity on Tue, Oct 3 @ 1:30 pm. Listen to a story and make sandpaper art T-Shirts! Use crayons and sandpaper to transfer a permanent design on a T-Shirt. Registration is required. Please call 989-892-8555 opt 4 if you need […]
RSVP: Call 989-755-8402 Tuesdays at 3:15-4:45 PM
Join us at each branch for fun and spooky games, activities, and creepy crafts. Register: MONSTER MASH PARTY Tuesday, October 3, 2023 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Toddlers (and parents!) are invited to join us for Wee Wednesdays! Wee Wednesdays is a bi-monthly program held from 10 to 11 am on the first and third Wednesday of the month. During each session, wee ones will gain skills in art, reading, critical thinking, and tactile development. Each session will be a new project […]
Join us each week in the Carolyn R. Otto Family Literacy Center for songs, fingerplays, stories and activities! Storytimes are for ages 2-5, but all are welcome! Our activities are open-ended and engaging so all children can participate. Each week children also receive a free book to take home to help build their personal library. […]
Join us on the planetarium’s rooftop observation deck (weather permitting) to watch a partial eclipse of the Sun. Planetarium staff and astronomy club volunteers will be on hand with specially filtered telescopes to provide a safe view of the eclipse. Maximum eclipse occurs at 1:02pm with 34% of the Sun’s disk covered by the Moon. […]
Sign up to make a door wreath out of leaves. Register: LEAF WREATH Wednesday, October 4, 2023 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Learn more: RAISING READER ACADEMY Wednesdays from 3:30 - 5 PM
Afterschool Program with Bay County 4H. Age: 1st to 5th Grade Description: Engineering is fun, but mixing in history makes it amazing! This FREE program will challenge your child to construct their own bridge using specific items. Once completed, each structure will be tested for strength. Throughout the hour, they will learn and hear stories […]
Grandma's Pumpkin Patch is open seasonally in the fall. Our patch is a destination for fall, family fun with activities, a corn maze, donuts and pumpkins! Kidland Play Yard is filled with fun activities and the cost to enter is $7.00 per person (1 and under free). Learn more: GRANDMA'S PUMPKIN PATCH Sept 23rd - […]
RSVP: call 989-755-8402 or email [email protected] RSVP: RAISING READERS ACADEMY Thursdays at 5 - 6:30 PM
Register: Call 989-667-3240 or email Kayla at [email protected] BAISD LLC Bay schedule Monday 9 - 10:15 AM & Wednesday 5:30 - 6:45 PM
Young ones and their families are invited to join us in the Youth Services Story Room for a Family Night all about space! Blast off into some fun space-themed activities and opportunities for imaginative free-play! There will be information about solar eclipses and the annular eclipse that is expected on Saturday, October 14! Books about […]
Stories, music, movement and rhymes that develop early literacy skills and encourage everyone in the family to share their love of reading. Ages 6 & under + participating caregiver. This program will take place IN-PERSON at the Wirt Branch Library. Should health regulations change, in-person programs may switch to Zoom. You will be notified of […]
Passes valid for children 10 years old and younger. Skate rental due at admission. Cannot be used towards group rates or birthday parties. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Only one pass is eligible per child, disregard extra pass sent per child. Session dates and times subject to change. Register: KIDS SKATE FREE Wednesday […]
BAISD LLC Arenac Schedule - Thursdays at 10 - 11:15 AM
Embark on a journey back in time and across the solar system, following the paths of asteroids and comets that have collided with Earth. These ancient objects travel billions of years before reaching Earth, and their impact can be so powerful that just one collision can change the course of life on our planet. Scientists […]
Join us at each branch for fun and spooky games, activities, and creepy crafts. Register: MONSTER MASH PARTY Thursday, October 5, 2023 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Register: FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT October 5 from 6-8 PM
Events and times subject to change without notice. For most accurate information, please contact event organizers directly.