Learn more: POW WOW June 8 & 9 at 12 -12:45 PM

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 […]

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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 […]

Learn about dinosaurs, sing, dance and enjoy an up-close encounter with the Feller Express dinosaurs in this fun, hands-on educational experience. Learn more: DINOSAUR  June 10 3pm  

Open to all ages, LEGO Club meets every other Monday from 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Your children (or you!) will have the opportunity to build unique LEGO creations and have them displayed in the library until our next regular meeting! Please see the calendar linked above for our next LEGO Club meeting. Facebook Learn […]

Come join us for painting at the museum! A different form of painting every session! https://www.facebook.com/events/1320001875372702/?event_time_id=1320001892039367 Learn more: DISCOVER PAINTING Weekly on Mondays 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Learn more: SUMMER READING June 10 5-7pm

Learn more: DINOSAUR AT THE LIBRARY June 10 5:30pm-6:30pm

Join us for a fast-paced, classic board game showdown. Rack up as many points as you can during four, ten minute rounds. The player with the most points at the end of all four rounds wins. No registration required Learn more: TEEN NIGHT Monday, June 10, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Website: ALMA PUBLIC LIBRARY Learn more: STORYTIME Weekly Tuesdays @ 10am

Music Time at the Museum with Tricia. Admission $10 Learn more: TUNES AND TALES Tuesdays weekly 10:15 am-10:45 am

Library programming for preschool age children and their caregivers starts again next week! Story Hour begins Monday, January 22nd at 10:30 AM Play to Learn begins Tuesday, January 23rd at 10:30 AM Jumping Jammers begins Friday, January26th at 10:30 AM For more information visit our website at www.rauchholzlibrary.org or call the library at 989-642-8621. Learn […]

Children ages 4-12 are invited to join us at Sage Branch Library for Adventure Sand Art on Tuesday, June 11 at 11 am. Hear a story and make sand art! We look forward to seeing you! Register: ADVENTURE SAND ART Tuesday, June 11, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm

Learn beginner magic tricks and tips that will be sure to fool your friends! Register: MAGIC FOR BEGINNERS Tuesday, June 11, 2024 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Kids, Babies/Pre-K Babies to preschoolers will enjoy stories, songs, and dancing while building vital early literacy skills! This storytime is for children ages 0 to 5. If you would like to have a CRDL Storytime experience in the comfort of your own home, a playlist of our Virtual Storytimes is available to view here. Learn more: […]

Children ages 12 and under + Adult are invited to join the Bay County Library System at the Trombley House to Make a Pizza Garden! Hear a story and we will be planting a mini garden of tomatoes, basil and oregano to take home! Registration is required. Register: PLANT A PIZZA GARDEN Wed, June 12, […]

GQT Movies is proud to once again bring back our Summer Family Flicks Series, offering free movies for families to enjoy over the summer. This year’s series runs June 5th through August 8th, and offers free movies every Wednesday and Thursday of the 10-week stretch at 10:00am. Schedule of Movies: June 5 & 6 - […]

Join us for an awesome day filled with arts, crafts, games, snacks, meet our staff, see our classrooms, and apply for preschool! We will be at Beaverton Activity Center on June 12 from 11 AM-2 PM. Children who will be 3 or 4 on September 1st, 2024 are eligible for preschool. To apply for preschool, […]

Join Delta College English teacher and editor of NewPages.com, Denise Hill, to create zines! Pronounced “zeen,” a zine is a mini-book made by folding or stapling paper and filling it with fun stuff. These three sessions will each introduce a different method for building a zine. Session 1: Friendship Zine – a zine with fun […]

Learn more: LIBRARY SUMMER FUN June 5-July 31

Spend quality time at the library with family and enjoy open-ended interactive activities! Join us in the Youth Services Makers Space for Family Night where we will assemble dinosaur skeletons out of Q-Tips! This is a drop-in program, no registration is required! All ages welcome!  Learn more: FAMILY NIGHT Wednesday, June 12, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Wednesdays at 6:30 PM

GQT Movies is proud to once again bring back our Summer Family Flicks Series, offering free movies for families to enjoy over the summer. This year’s series runs June 5th through August 8th, and offers free movies every Wednesday and Thursday of the 10-week stretch at 10:00am. Schedule of Movies: June 5 & 6 - […]

Thursdays at 10 AM - 12 PM  

Babies to preschoolers will enjoy stories, songs, and dancing while building vital early literacy skills! This storytime is for children ages 0 to 5. Join us this summer for storytime at Island Park during the Mt. Pleasant Farmer's Market! Look for us near the west shelter. Please bring blankets or chairs to sit on. If […]

Move & Groove Build active bodies and minds! Dance to fun action songs and participate in movement activities. Event Details Join us for Move & Groove to read a story, sing and dance to fun action songs, and participate in movement activities! We will meet on Thursdays at 10:30 on the library lawn under the […]

Join us as we celebrate our Summer Reading Program for 2024 - Adventure Begins at Your Library! Get signed up for the program and enjoy the festivities at our Kick Off Party on the lawn at Wirt. We will have an ultimate bounce obstacle course, crafts, games, face painting, snacks and so much more! The […]

Join us for an awesome day filled with arts, crafts, games, snacks, meet our staff, see our classrooms, and apply for preschool! We will be at the Gladwin Mid Michigan Community Action office located at 1302 Chatterton St. on June 13 from 11 AM-2 PM. Children who will be 3 or 4 on September 1st, […]

STOMP right into the Youth Services Makers Space to enjoy an assortment of dino-mite jurassic crafts! From assembling your own T-Rex or clothespin dinosaur puppet, to coloring keychains and mini dinosaur stencils, you will have a roaring good time! Materials for these crafts will be available between 11 am and 7 pm. This is a […]

Join the visiting organizations at the Bay County Historical Society for family-friendly events. Then complete a scavenger hunt to receive a coupon for a FREE small Slurpee from 7 Eleven or a mini-scoop from Michigan Cream & Sugar. Schedule of organizations: June 13 Bay County 4H June 20 Bay County Historical Society STEM Day July […]

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Let's kick off our Summer Reading Program with a party at the Auburn City Park! Sign up for the Summer Reading Program and enjoy an inflatable obstacle course, a truck touch, games, balloon twisting, ice cream, and more. The Auburn City Park is located off of exit 134 from US 10-W. Thank you to the […]

Join us at the Sage Branch Library to make a Gift for a Guy on Thursday, June 13! 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 lad or wrapped separately for two great guys! […]

Different each week More information: FACEBOOK Learn more: GAME NIGHT Thursdays 5pm-7pm  

Learn more: FAMILY FORT NIGHT  June 13 5:30pm to 7:00pm

Stop by the Pinconning Branch to paint a bird feeder for your bird friends to enjoy all summer long. Register: PAINT YOUR OWN BIRD FEEDER Thursday, June 13, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm

**Monthly Series** Nature Connections: Redbud Embrace the opportunity to know the forest in a new way by focusing on an individual species of tree or shrub each month. Through exploration and guided experiences, participants will come to know a section of CNC’s land throughout the seasons to make a meaningful, personal connection with nature. Quiet […]

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Thursdays at 6:30 PM

Films are shown outdoors at roughly 9:30 pm Thursday evenings at Ace Hardware in Downtown Midland. Movies on Main is free and open to the public. 2024 Schedule:6/6 Top Gun: Maverick6/13 Newsies6/20 Remember the Titans6/27 Happy Gilmore7/4 * No film for the holiday *7/11 Lego Batman7/18 Barbie7/25 TMNT: Mutant Mayhem8/1 Oz the Great and Powerful8/8 […]

Visit Discovery Guide Alexis on the museum floor to check out cool sensory activities. 10:30AM to 11:30AM Learn more: SENSORY SPOT

Children and their caregiver(s) are invited to join us for a staff-led walk, learn about the outdoors and learn ways to introduce children to the natural world around them. Meet at the Visitor Center. 2nd Friday of the month April-Oct, 9:30-10:30 am FREE | Ages: 6 mos-2 yrs w/adult Learn more: WEE STROLL 6/14/2024 9:30 AM […]

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 to create awesome structures using Legos®️. Bring them to the YS desk to display afterwards! This program is drop-in. Adult supervision required. Some building materials have small parts. Learn more: LEGO DAY  Friday, June 14, 2024 11:00am - 3:00pm

From the journey of protons racing through the world’s largest particle collider in Europe to up-close views of the Big Bang and emergent cosmos, this show will immerse audiences in the search for dark matter. A collaboration of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, University of Texas at Arlington, Michigan State University, IFIC at University of Valencia, […]

Learn more: LIBRARY SUMMER FUN June 5-July 31

The Farmer's Market will offer, subject to availability, locally grown vegetables, fruits, flowers, plants, baked goods, meats, dairy items and prepared foods to the Saginaw Bay Region residents and visitors. Learn more: FARMERS MARKET The Market runs every Friday, 2 pm - 6 pm. June 14 - September 13, 2024.

Rev up Father's Day with our exciting workshop where kids will build their very own miniature UTV (Utility Terrain Vehicle)! Dads and their little gearheads can bond over the joy of assembling this rugged vehicle, complete with movable wheels and a customizable design. It's a hands-on adventure that celebrates the spirit of exploration and outdoor […]

Learn more: SUMMER FUN Summer Kickoff with the Delta College Learning Channel & Saginaw Public Libraries-Hoyt Branch June 15 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Community Heroes Touch-a-Truck Event June 15 from 10a.m.-1 p.m. Ecstatic about STEM presented by Delta College Learning Channel June 19 from 11 a.m.-Noon Preschool Story Time: A Camping We Must Go! June […]

Imagine the ultimate space vacation! Discover our solar system through a new set of eyes – a family from another star system seeking the perfect vacation spot. Fly over the surface of Pluto, our best known dwarf planet, dive over the ice cliffs of Miranda, sail through the rings of Saturn, feel the lightning storms […]

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