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 at 10 AM (January 6 to February 17)

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, January 13, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am

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 at 10:00am - 10:30am (January 7 - February 18)

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 Tuesdays  at 11:00am - 11:30am (January 7 to February 18)

Ages 3-5 with an adult. Meet up with other preschool families each month to develop early literacy, math, SEL, and motor skills. Registration is required. Register: READY, SET, KINDERGARTEN Tuesday, January 14, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm

You are invited to our branches for a special program about Lunar New Year, presented by students from Dow High School’s Dear Asian Youth club. Learn about Lunar New Year traditions and make a paper lantern to take home! For kids ages 5-12. Register: LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION Tuesday, January 14, 2025 4:30pm - 5:30pm

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 10 AM - 12 PM ( January 8 - February 19)

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 at 10:15am - 10:45am  (January 8 - February 19) Thursdays at 11:15am - 11:45am (January 9 - February 20)  

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 Wednesdays at 10:30am - 11:00am (January 8 - February 19)  

Nurture a love of books with your toddler through music, movement, and stories while helping to develop language and social skills. Best for ages 18 months to 3 years with a participating caregiver. Register: TODDLER STORYTIME Wednesdays at 10:30 - 11 AM ( January 8 - February 19)

Stop by the Pinconning Branch for this drop-in program throughout the month to make your own LEGO masterpieces! Learn more: LEGO BUILD HOUR Wednesdays at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Open to chess players of all ages. Come for an opportunity to connect with other chess players in our community room over the board. Wednesday, December 18, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm - Register: CHESS AT THE LIBRARY Wednesday, January 15, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm - Register: CHESS AT THE LIBRARY

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 […]

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 Wednesdays at 6:30 PM (January 8 - February 19)

Learn more: Email Amy Trogan at [email protected] Thursdays at 10 am - 12 pm  

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 at 10:15am - 10:45am (January 9 - February 20)

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 at 10:30 AM (January 9 - February 20)

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 at 10:15am - 10:45am  (January 8 - February 19) Thursdays at 11:15am - 11:45am (January 9 - February 20)  

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 […]

Oh, biscuits! Join Ms. Ronda from MSU Extension in making Bluey-themed treats based off the popular television show!   Thursday, January 16, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm - Register: LET BLUEY HACK YOUR SNACKS Thursday, January 23, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm - Register: LET BLUEY HACK YOUR SNACKS Thursday, January 30, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm - […]

Join us at Sage Library for Family Read Aloud Book Club: Flora and Ulysses on Thursday, January 16 at 5:30 pm. For children ages 0-12 with their family. After registering pick up of a copy of the book at the Sage Branch Library or call Sage to have a copy sent to the branch of […]

Ages 0-12 with an adult. Drop in to the Children's Program Room to flex your creative muscle and create something new from our old craft supplies. From popsicle sticks and markers to foam shapes and plastic containers, you never know what you might find at Wirt's Craft Extravaganza! No registration required. Learn more: CRAFT EXTRAVAGANZA […]

December 20 @10:30 am - Young Scientists: Water Wonder January 17 @10:30 am - Young Scientists: Spectacular Snow For children ages 2-5 with the adult as the assistant! 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 how […]

December - Make an adorable snowman sign to keep or give as a gift! January - Have fun painting snowman in this preschool art program! Friday, December 20, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am - Register: A IS FOR ART Friday, January 17, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am - Register: A IS FOR ART    

The aurora is the greatest wonder a human can experience in nature. The show tells the story of how auroras are formed, the secret behind the colors, the best places to see them, their different shapes, auroras on other planets, and more. Cost: $7/adult; $5/seniors, kids, Delta students, military Buy Tickets: AURORA Fridays at 2-3 […]

A celebration of Mars’ close approach to Earth with activities, planetarium show and observing! The event begins in the grand atrium lobby with demonstrations and tabletop activities for families, handout material and take-home resources. A special showing of “Dateline Mars” plays at 7pm, with telescope viewing of Mars (weather permitting) beginning at 8pm on 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 […]

An exciting journey through time to discover the incredible variety of dinosaurs that ruled our planet's past. Celeste, a young girl fascinated by dinosaurs, travels with her wise and magical friend Moon on an amazing adventure and learns that not all dinosaurs went extinct. Appropriate for all ages. Cost: $7/adult; $5/seniors, kids, Delta students, military […]

Explore the past, present, and future of our solar system and the landmark discoveries scientists have made sending spacecraft to visit tiny worlds. Audiences will discover what impacts from above can teach us—and how scientific advances may allow us to find and track cosmic threats before they reach planet Earth. Cutting-edge visualizations will bring real-time […]