KIDS DAILY CALENDAR

The Visitor Center will be open weekends Saturday and Sunday 10 - 4 p.m. through Memorial day weekend. Stop in for an activity, see live animals or borrow supplies for the trails. The Visitor Center offers snow shoes and explore back packs to borrow free from the front desk. Learn more: BAY CITY STATE PARK […]

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 Monday, February 3, 2025 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 at 10 AM (January 6 to February 17)

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)

games, and new friends? Register then pick up a free copy of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein from the Children's Desk. Read the book at home then join us at the library for book-themed snacks, games, and more! Registration is required. Register: KIDS COMIC CLUB Tuesday, February 4, 2025 4:30pm - 5:30pm

It's a big time of year to be a football fan! Celebrate with some fun football related crafts! Register: FOOTBALL PARTY Tuesday, February 4, 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)

Take Your Child to the Library Day is Saturday, February 1! Drop into our branches throughout the first week of February to make a special tote bag for your library books (while supplies last), sign up for library cards, and learn about all the fun activities and resources our branches have to offer every day […]

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)

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 […]

Find out if “the cake is a lie” with Ms. Ronda from MSU Extension, where Minecraft-themed snacks will be made weekly based off the popular game!   Thursday, February 6, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm - Register: MINECRAFTED SNACKS Thursday, February 13, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm -  Register: MINECRAFTED SNACKS Thursday, February 20, 2025 3:30pm - […]

Take Your Child to the Library Day is Saturday, February 1! Drop into our branches throughout the first week of February to make a special tote bag for your library books (while supplies last), sign up for library cards, and learn about all the fun activities and resources our branches have to offer every day […]

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 […]

Take Your Child to the Library Day is Saturday, February 1! Drop into our branches throughout the first week of February to make a special tote bag for your library books (while supplies last), sign up for library cards, and learn about all the fun activities and resources our branches have to offer every day […]

The Visitor Center will be open weekends Saturday and Sunday 10 - 4 p.m. through Memorial day weekend. Stop in for an activity, see live animals or borrow supplies for the trails. The Visitor Center offers snow shoes and explore back packs to borrow free from the front desk. Learn more: BAY CITY STATE PARK […]

Spend a Saturday afternoon at the Pinconning Branch celebrating National Pizza Day (February 9th)! We will be making pizza tie pillows, heart-shaped pizza ceramics, and maybe have a slice or two! Register: PINCONNING PIZZA PARTY Saturday, February 8, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm