Join us to create your own button art while enjoying bubbly drinks! All supplies provided. Register: BUTTONS & BUBBLES Thursday, April 18, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Celebrate Michigan Financial Wellness Month at each of our branches with a special storytime about saving, budgeting, and using math to spend money. Then, use your smart money skills to budget and build your own banana split. Each child will receive a free copy of the book Owl and Otter and the Big Talent Show, […]
Deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing people are all around but often go unnoticed. Many still experience discrimination and exclusion. You can make a difference. In this talk, you'll hear from a professional sign language interpreter and get tips to create a more welcoming environment at your workplace, business, or community events. Practice essential words […]
March - Join us at the library in Kantzler Community Room for a WINTER themed yoga storytime with your little. We will introduce both mindfulness and movement during our time together. Please bring a mat/towel and dress comfortably. April - We will introduce both mindfulness and movement during our time together. Please bring a mat […]
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. Register: FAMILY STORYTIME Mondays at 10 AM starting April 1 to May 6
Celebrate Earth Day by doing some recycled crafts with us! Register: EARTH DAY Tuesday, April 23, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Join us at the Pinconning Branch to decoupage birdhouses. Adults and teens (grades 6 and up) are invited to attend. Register: DECOUPAGED BIRDHOUSES Tuesday, April 23, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Make a spooky tableau starring your favorite cryptid. Register: CRYPTID TERRARIUM Wednesday, April 24, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Pop Tart Party on Thursday, April 25 at 5:30 pm. - Eat some Pop Tarts and make a Pop Tart pillow! Break the Record on Thursday, May 23 at 5:30 pm. - Do you have what it takes to be in the Guinness Book of World Records? In this program we will provide the supplies you […]
We will be making seed bombs and an edible dirt cup treat to celebrate Earth Day (April 22nd) this year! Register: EVERYDAY IS EARTH DAY PARTY Thursday, April 25, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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. Register: FAMILY STORYTIME Mondays at 10 AM starting April 1 to May 6
Each Story Matters, Every Child Counts! El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day). Join us for a special storytime celebration of cultural backgrounds. This program is geared toward pre-school age children. No registration required. Learn more: DIA DAY STORYTIME Tuesday, April 30, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am
Some of our trains for the train table could use a new paint job, come paint one and paint a train to take home too! Register: TRAIN PAINTING Tuesday, April 30, 2024 5:30pm - 6:30pm
This program will offer a selection of winter themed items ready for a splash of color! Participants will learn optional techniques for painting these textured designs, see a variety of finished examples, then get creative on their own pottery! Painterly Pottery will provide all the supplies for this ceramics workshop. Items will be fired in […]
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. Register: FAMILY STORYTIME Mondays at 10 AM starting April 1 to May 6
In celebration of Children’s Book Week, we will be offering special performances for children and their families at each of our branches! Join REPCO Wildlife to meet a variety of live animals that have toxins including toads, snakes, scorpions, and more! Learn about these animals, why they have toxins, and how beneficial these "poisonous" animals […]
In celebration of Children’s Book Week, we will be offering special performances for children and their families at each of our branches! Join us at the Sage Branch library for family magic at its best! Baffling Bill puts on a magic show featuring audience participation and astounding tricks with magic doves and Gus the Bunny! […]
Join us at the Sage Branch Library to make a Gift for a Gal on Thursday, May 9! Two different crafts, gift bags and card stations will be available for the kids to create. The crafts can be wrapped in one gift bag for a single lucky lady or wrapped separately for two great gals! […]
In celebration of Children’s Book Week, we will be offering special performances for children and their families at each of our branches! The Pinconning Branch is hosting Alex Thomas & Friends for an event all about shadow puppets! Learn the art of designing and crafting your own shadow puppets and be guided through the process […]
In celebration of Children’s Book Week, we will be offering special performances for children and their families at each of our branches! Join us at Wirt for an evening of FUN with Comedy Magician & Entertainer- Cameron Zvara! Cameron's show is filled with mind blowing magic, hilarious comedy, juggling, music, and TONS of audience participation. […]
Swim over to the Pinconning Branch for an afternoon of mermaid magic! We will be watching the live-action version of “The Little Mermaid,” making under-the-sea trail mix and coloring mermaid tail drawstring bags. Register: MERMAID MATINEE & MORE Saturday, May 11, 2024 1:30pm - 4:00pm
S'mores by the campfire! Families are invited to make & snack on a s'more treat while creating a masterpiece to be displayed on our art wall in the Children's Department for our summer reading program. No registration required. Learn more: ADVENTURE BEGINS @ YOUR LIBRARY ART Monday, May 13, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Use air dry clay to sculpt your own cactus and decorate a flower pot to put it in! Register: TERRACOTTA CLAY CACTUS Tuesday, May 14, 2024 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Join us to craft your own stress pet – if you are feeling stressed, cuddle up with a cute fluffy creature and remember, you’ve got this. Enjoy a dirty soda while you are crafting! All supplies provided. Register: STRESS PETS AND SODAS Thursday, May 16, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Learn the basics of potting and caring for succulents by making a dinosaur-themed succulent garden to take home and care for! Register: MAKE IT! Thursday, May 16, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Events and times subject to change without notice. For most accurate information, please contact event organizers directly.