Step back in time at Homestead Sundays at Chippewa Nature Center (CNC) for a free, family-friendly afternoon, Sundays June 2-August 25 from 1-5 pm. Visit  the pigs, sheep, cows and chickens that call the Homestead Farm home in the summer. Explore the cabin, one-room schoolhouse and timber frame barn, and learn how life was different […]

Learn more: ARCHERY SHOOT June 23 3pm

Join us each Monday for our Summer Monday Movie Matinees at the Library! Embark on thrilling adventures with your family with films perfect for all ages. From daring quests to magical journeys, these films promise excitement and fun for everyone! Learn more: MOVIE NIGHT June 10th - "Lightyear" (2022) - The definitive origin story of […]

Join us in the Orchard Room to paint your own pottery! Painterly Pottery will then take the pieces back to the studio to be processed and return them to the library to be picked up about 1 week later. Registration is required and opens Saturday, June 1 at 12:00am. Learn more: TEEN NIGHT  Monday, June […]

Babies will enjoy stories, songs, dancing, and exploring with musical instruments. Tickets for this event will be handed out 30 minutes before the program at the YS Desk. Learn more: DANCING BABIES Tuesday, June 25, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am Tuesday, June 25, 2024 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Introducing sensory friendly movies at the library, where every person is welcome to enjoy a movie in our theater. Our Sensory Friendly Movies are shown without previews, with the volume down and the lights on. In this judgment-free environment, it’s ok to talk, sing, walk around, and even dance! Wheelchair access is available with seating […]

Spend quality time at the library with family and enjoy open-ended interactive activities! Event Details Join us Wednesdays from 6-7pm for Family Nights at the library! They will take place in either the Youth Services Storyroom or Maker Space! This is a drop-in program, so no registration is required! All ages welcome!  Learn more: PET ROCKS […]

Disney’s Newsies, based on the 1992 motion picture film, features a score by eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken and Jack Feldman, along with a book by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein. Inspired by the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, where newsboy Kid Blink led a band of orphaned and runaway "newsies" in a […]

Build active bodies and minds! Dance to fun action songs and participate in movement activities. Event Details Read, sing, and dance and Move and Groove, as we are joined by Michigan Learning Channel! We meet on Thursdays at 10:30 in the library lawn under the west portico of the parking lot. In the event of […]

Stop by the Youth Services Makers Space to create a whirligig! Materials will be provided between 11AM to 7PM. This is a drop-in program, no registration is required. Supplies are limited, first come first served. Learn more: CRAFTY THURSDAY Thursday, June 27, 2024 11:00am - 7:00pm

Disney’s Newsies, based on the 1992 motion picture film, features a score by eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken and Jack Feldman, along with a book by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein. Inspired by the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, where newsboy Kid Blink led a band of orphaned and runaway "newsies" in a […]

Join us every Friday morning, June – August, to hear award-winning children’s books read aloud in the Children’s Garden. Included with admission or purchase of an annual admission card. This is a drop-in event. Registration is not required. Daily admission rates are $15 for adults, $5 for students, and children 3 and under are admitted […]

Bring the whole family to the Story Room and play with a variety of blocks! We will have the Big Blue Blocks, smaller foam blocks, and many more options! This is a drop-in program. Adult supervision required. Learn more: BLOCK PARTY Friday, June 28, 2024 11:00am - 3:00pm

Disney’s Newsies, based on the 1992 motion picture film, features a score by eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken and Jack Feldman, along with a book by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein. Inspired by the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, where newsboy Kid Blink led a band of orphaned and runaway "newsies" in a […]

Disney’s Newsies, based on the 1992 motion picture film, features a score by eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken and Jack Feldman, along with a book by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein. Inspired by the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, where newsboy Kid Blink led a band of orphaned and runaway "newsies" in a […]