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 […]

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)

February is National Children's Dental Health Month! Visit your branch this month for a storytime all about going to the dentist. Activities, prizes, and optional free dental assessments for kindergarten-aged children who attend with a parent or guardian, provided by our partners at the Bay County Health Department and My Community Dental Centers. A parent […]

Ages 8-12. Dreaming of attending Camp Half-Blood? The next best thing is right here at the library where we'll have demi-god crafts, activities, and snacks. No registration required. Learn more: PERCY JACKSON PARTY Monday, February 17, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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 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)

Shrinky dinks are a fun sheet you color and design, that you can shrink to create your own adorable craft! Register: SHRINKY DINK FUN! Tuesday, February 18, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm

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)

Do you love gaming? Come join your fellow gamers in crafts, snacks, and some fun games! February: Mario Cart March: Wii Play Wednesday, February 19, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm - Register: GAMER CLUB Wednesday, March 5, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm - Register: GAMER CLUB Wednesday, March 19, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm - Register: GAMER CLUB […]

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, February 19, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm - Register: CHESS AT THE LIBRARY Wednesday, March 19, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm - - Register: CHESS AT THE LIBRARY  

Bring your knitting and crochet projects and join us while we work on our projects. Other handwork is welcomed. Learn More: NEEDLE CRAFTERS CLUB Wednesdays at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

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)  

Ages 3-5 with an adult. Try out our mobile kitchen with your preschooler. February: yogurt parfaits. March: banana bread Registration is required.   Thursday, February 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm - Register: BAKE! Wednesday, March 19, 2025 11:30am - 12:00pm - Register: BAKE!

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 […]

Come hang out after school for teen craft! February: casual painting & coloring March: squeegee painting   Thursday, February 20, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm - Register: TEEN CRAFT Thursday, March 20, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm - Register: TEEN CRAFT  

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 - […]

Join us to create your own melted crayon jewelry. All supplies provided! Register: MELTED CRAYON JEWELRY Thursday, February 20, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Glass Etching on Thursday, February 20 at 5:30 pm. Dessert Sushi on Thursday, March 27 at 5:30 pm. For children ages 8-12. Registration is required. If you need assistance with registration please call 989-892-8555 opt 4. We look forward to seeing you!   Thursday, February 20, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm - Register: TWEEN HANG OUT […]

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 […]

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 […]

February is National Children's Dental Health Month! Visit your branch this month for a storytime all about going to the dentist. Activities, prizes, and optional free dental assessments for kindergarten-aged children who attend with a parent or guardian, provided by our partners at the Bay County Health Department and My Community Dental Centers. A parent […]

Join us for a fun morning of art exploration! We’ll be creating unique works of art using paint and shaving cream. February - Marble Hearts Friday, February 21, 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 […]

Jason Achilles is a lifelong composer, producer and rock multi-instrumentalist who helped NASA design a microphone for the Mars Perseverance rover. In this multi-dimensional and inspirational show, Jason shares personal experiences with NASA, recordings from the Martian surface, high resolution audio-video of rocket launches, and his own soundscapes set to immersive dome video and animation. […]

Join us at the Pinconning Branch for Craft Extravaganza. This is your chance to make a previously missed craft or create a second one you love. Adults and teens (grades 6 and up) are invited to attend. Register: CRAFT EXTRAVAGANZA Saturday, February 22, 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm

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 […]

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 […]

Ages 8-12. Join us for 360° virtual exploration of the Florida Everglades followed by an immersive reading of James Ponti's The Sherlock Society. We'll wrap up the hour with a STEM challenge to rescue a toy alligator. Registration is required. Register: 360 ADVENTURES: FLORIDA EVERGLADES Saturday, February 22, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Where did the building blocks of life come from? The answer lies in the hearts of distant stars and incredibly powerful explosions such as supernovae, which help spread fundamental elements to galaxies far and wide where they can spark new life. Narrated by Diego Luna, the California Academy of Sciences’ planetarium film “Spark: The Universe […]