Stories, rhymes, music, and movement to encourage everyone in the family to share their love of reading. Best for children ages 6 and under with a participating caregiver. Register: FAMILY STORYTIME Mondays - September 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4 at 10 AM
Join us with your preschooler for stories, rhymes, music, movement, and early literacy fun! Best for ages 2-5 with a participating caregiver. Register: PRESCHOOL STORYTIME Tuesdays - September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 & November 5 10:00am - 10:30am
Come join us for a night full of Harry Potter fun! You'll be sorted into one of the houses and experience the magic of Hogwarts through crafts and games. Register: HARRY POTTER PARTY Tuesday, October 29, 2024 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Join us at the Pinconning Branch to make fall-scented wax melts. Adults and teens (grades 6 and up) are invited to attend. Register: FALL-SCENTED WAX MELTS Tuesday, October 29, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Join us with your preschooler for stories, rhymes, music, movement, and early literacy fun! Best for ages 2-5 with a participating caregiver. Register: PRESCHOOL STORYTIME Wednesdays, September 25 - November 6 10:15am - 10:45am - Thursdays, September 26 - November 7 11:15am - 11:45am
Join us with your preschooler for stories, rhymes, music, movement, and early literacy fun! Best for ages 2-5 with a participating caregiver. Register: PRESCHOOL STORYTIME Wednesdays - September 25 to November 6 10:30am - 11:00am
Stories, rhymes, music, and movement to encourage everyone in the family to share their love of reading. Best for children ages 6 and under with a participating caregiver. Wednesdays - September 25 to November 6 10:30am - 11:00am - Register: FAMILY STORYTIME
Nurture a love of books in your baby! Enjoy songs, rhymes, and stories, followed by a chance for play! Best for children under the age of 2 with a participating caregiver. Register: BABY STORYTIME Thursdays, September 26 to November 7 10:15am - 10:45am
Stories, songs, and rhymes, followed by a chance for play! Ages birth-23 months + participating caregiver. Register: BABY STORYTIME Thursdays, September 26 to November 7 10:30am - 11:15am
Join us with your preschooler for stories, rhymes, music, movement, and early literacy fun! Best for ages 2-5 with a participating caregiver. Register: PRESCHOOL STORYTIME Wednesdays, September 25 - November 6 10:15am - 10:45am - Thursdays, September 26 - November 7 11:15am - 11:45am
Read to a therapy dog or dog in training in a one-on-one session. You will be called to schedule your session the week of the program. Children ages 4-12 are invited to attend. Saturday, November 2, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm - Register: PUPS & PAGES
Join us for a brand-new club for tweens, all about making movies and other video-based media, with equipment provided by the Michigan Learning Channel! Saturday, November 2, 2024 3:00pm - 4:30pm - Register: MOVIE MAKER CLUB
Families with young children. Bring the littles downtown to story time with the Wirt Library! Enjoy your favorite coffee house drink and treat at Populace Coffee while we talk, read, sing and play together! No registration needed. Learn More: STORYTIME November 4, 2024 9:00am - 9:30am
Stories, rhymes, music, and movement to encourage everyone in the family to share their love of reading. Best for children ages 6 and under with a participating caregiver. Register: FAMILY STORYTIME Mondays - September 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4 at 10 AM
For children ages 0-3 years old + Adult. We begin at 11 am. Craft supplies and directions will be available for parents to build a page for a baby busy book. This will be a make-up session where patrons can make the pages they missed last year! Toys will be out for children to play […]
Join us with your preschooler for stories, rhymes, music, movement, and early literacy fun! Best for ages 2-5 with a participating caregiver. Register: PRESCHOOL STORYTIME Tuesdays - September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 & November 5 10:00am - 10:30am
Children ages 3-12 are invited to join us at Sage Branch Library for Story and Activity on Tuesday, November 5 at 1:30 pm. Lets learn or put your skills of weaving to creating a bookmark! We look forward to seeing you! Registration is required. Call us at 989-892-8555 opt 4 if assistance is needed for […]
Items will be fired in the store's kiln and returned to the library for pick-up at a later date. Register: TEEN PAINTERLY POTTERY Tuesday, November 5, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Join us with your preschooler for stories, rhymes, music, movement, and early literacy fun! Best for ages 2-5 with a participating caregiver. Register: PRESCHOOL STORYTIME Wednesdays, September 25 - November 6 10:15am - 10:45am - Thursdays, September 26 - November 7 11:15am - 11:45am
Stories, rhymes, music, and movement to encourage everyone in the family to share their love of reading. Best for children ages 6 and under with a participating caregiver. Wednesdays - September 25 to November 6 10:30am - 11:00am - Register: FAMILY STORYTIME
Join us with your preschooler for stories, rhymes, music, movement, and early literacy fun! Best for ages 2-5 with a participating caregiver. Register: PRESCHOOL STORYTIME Wednesdays - September 25 to November 6 10:30am - 11:00am
Nurture a love of books in your baby! Enjoy songs, rhymes, and stories, followed by a chance for play! Best for children under the age of 2 with a participating caregiver. Register: BABY STORYTIME Thursdays, September 26 to November 7 10:15am - 10:45am
Stories, songs, and rhymes, followed by a chance for play! Ages birth-23 months + participating caregiver. Register: BABY STORYTIME Thursdays, September 26 to November 7 10:30am - 11:15am
Join us with your preschooler for stories, rhymes, music, movement, and early literacy fun! Best for ages 2-5 with a participating caregiver. Register: PRESCHOOL STORYTIME Wednesdays, September 25 - November 6 10:15am - 10:45am - Thursdays, September 26 - November 7 11:15am - 11:45am
Little ones can play, discover & meet new friends. Ages 4 & under. Participating caregiver required. No registration required. Drop in for fun play time at Wirt Library Children's Room. Learn More: PLAYDATE Friday, October 25, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am Friday, November 8, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am Friday, November 22, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am
Join us Sage Library for Little Wigglers on Friday, November 8 or 15 @10:30 am! For children that are walking ages 5 and under + Adult Move and dance our wiggles out at a fun musical program. Call 989-892-8555 opt 4 for registration assistance. We look forward to seeing you! Register: LITTLE WIGGLERS Friday, November […]
Bring your babies for a fun morning of fall crafts, a sensory area, and snacks. Coffee and snacks provided for grown-ups as well. Register: FALL BABIES & TODDLERS Friday, November 8, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am
Families with young children. Celebrate Dino-vember with dinosaur games, crafts and temporary tattoos! No registration is required. Learn more: DINOSAUR PARTY Saturday, November 9, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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
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
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
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 […]
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
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Do you love playing Monopoly? Put your creative cap on and come design your own Monopoly board and pieces! Register: MAKE YOUR OWN MONOPOLYÂ Tuesday, November 19, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Join us at Sage Library on Wednesday, October 16 for Pups & Pages for ages 4-12! Read to a a certified therapy dog beginning at 5:30 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 […]
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
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
Teens are invited to join us and create your own puzzle art- all supplies provided! Register: PUZZLE ART Thursday, November 21, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Join us at Sage Library for Awkward Family Photos Holiday Edition on Thursday, November 21 at 5:00 pm. For families with children between the ages of 0-12. The library has hired All Things in Focus photography studio so you can create an awkward family masterpiece just in time for your holiday cards! Some props will […]
Little ones can play, discover & meet new friends. Ages 4 & under. Participating caregiver required. No registration required. Drop in for fun play time at Wirt Library Children's Room. Learn More: PLAYDATE Friday, October 25, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am Friday, November 8, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am Friday, November 22, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am
Saturday Cinema: The Good Dinosaur + Craft Come enjoy a movie with your family! We will have snacks and a dinosaur craft to be made during the movie. Register: SATURDAY CINEMA Saturday, November 23, 2024 10:30am - 12:30pm
Join us Sage Library for Play Dough Play Date on Friday, November 26 @ 10:30 am! For children ages 2-5 + Adult Stories, songs and Play Dough stations! Call 989-892-8555 opt 4 for registration assistance. We look forward to seeing you! Register: PLAY DOUGH PLAY DATE Tuesday, November 26, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am
Gobble up some fun and join us for Turkey themed crafts! Register: TOTALLY TURKEY Tuesday, November 26, 2024 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Join us at the Pinconning Branch to decorate a pillar candle with alcohol ink. Adults and teens (grades 6 and up) are invited to attend. Please register with a valid phone number where you can be reached. You will be contacted by the library for verbal confirmation of attendance within a week of the scheduled […]
Events and times subject to change without notice. For most accurate information, please contact event organizers directly.