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 for our Summer Art Series in the Kantzler Room! Hello Yellow Cello is for ages 3-8. Registration is required. Register: SUMMER ART SERIES Monday, June 24, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm

Meet Up, Eat Up, and READ Up at your library! Kids and teens ages 0-18 can enjoy a free lunch on the lawn along with a free book! This program will be held every Monday and Wednesday from 12-12:45, in partnership with Bay City Public Schools. Registration is not required, but helps us order enough […]

Join us for Stories and Songs in the Park at Sage Library! Stop by Pershing Park (next to Sage Library) for some story time fun weather permitting. Geared toward children ages 0-6 with adult and family! Register: STORIES & SONGS IN THE PARK June 17, 24, July 1, 8, 15 at 12:30 - 1 PM

Using markets and iron on vinyl, create an apron that you could wear to galaxies far, far away. Register: MAKE AN R2-D2 INSPIRED APRON Monday, June 24, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm

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 […]

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

Up Disney Pixar PG 96 minutes Learn more: UP June 24 @ 4pm  

Learn more: NERF  June 24 4:30pm-5:30pm

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 […]

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

Exciting Aerospace/Aviation Day at w! Date: June 25, 2024 Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Location: 4821 Janes Rd, Saginaw, MI Scan the QR code in the flyer to register now. More information Below. Free Admission: Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aerospaceaviation-career-opportunities-day-tickets-906190268487?aff=oddtdtcreator Free Airplane Rides for participants of either EAA Young Eagles, Register Here: https://youngeaglesday.org/ StemFlights, Register Here https://www.stemflights.org/applyforastemflight

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

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

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 […]

Meet Up, Eat Up, and READ Up at your library! Kids and teens ages 0-18 can enjoy a free lunch on the lawn along with a free book! This program will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 12-12:30 (not available on Tuesday, July 2 or Thursday, July 4), in partnership with Bay City Public […]

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 […]

Join the Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library for Tie-dying. Register: TIE-DYING Tuesday, June 25, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Join us for after-school crafting fun! Can't make it to the event? Stop by the Shepherd Community Library afterward to pick up a kit version of this month's craft.  1/30/24 2/27/24 3/26/24 4/30/24 5/28/24 6/25/24 7/30/24 8/27/24 9/24/24 10/29/24 11/26/24 12/31/24 4:30pm-5:30pm Learn more: CREATE, MAKE AND TAKE  

Get ready for a summer full of adventure by designing and building your own shield. Register: MAKE A SHIELD Tuesday, June 25, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Meet our friends from Bay City Dept. of Public Safety! Kids 12 and under receive a free single scoop of ice cream. We provide 12 flavors of Hershey’s hand dipped goodness. Located next to Putz Park and bike trail go for a walk or bike ride after. Enjoy our beautiful Bay City! We offer indoor […]

Rachel Sadowski with Dancing Crane Soaps and Sundries will instruct you on how to make a body butter to take home. Adults and teens (grades 6 and up) are invited to attend. Register: BODY BUTTER WORKSHOP WITH DANCING CRANE Tuesday, June 25, 2024 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Children ages 12 and under with family are invited to join us at the Trombley House Historical Museum to celebrate history with stories, songs, dance and activities. Registration is not required but available if you would like a reminder for the program. Register: STORYTIME June 26, July 31, and August 28, 9:30am – 10:30am

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: […]

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 - […]

Learn more: WACKY WEDNESDAY

Learn more: WACKY WEDNESDAY June 26 July 3 July 31 August 14 August 28 11:30am to 12:00pm

Meet Up, Eat Up, and READ Up at your library! Kids and teens ages 0-18 can enjoy a free lunch on the lawn along with a free book! This program will be held every Monday and Wednesday from 12-12:45, in partnership with Bay City Public Schools. Registration is not required, but helps us order enough […]

Children ages 0-12 with their families are invited to join us at the Sage Library for Alex Thomas and Friends puppet show! Registration is required of all participants (adults, babies, children, tweens, teens) in attendance with the child registering for the program. If you need help with registration please call 989-892-8555 opt 4. We look […]

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 […]

Reading Buddies will have the opportunity to engage with a T.W.I.G. Buddy, building relationships and practicing literacy skills. Children must have some reading ability already as this program does not teach them how to read. Registration is required. Wednesday, June 26, 2024 2:00pm - 2:30pm - Register: READING BUDDIES Wednesday, July 24, 2024 2:00pm - […]

Join the Sage Branch Library for Teen Painterly Pottery. Register: TEEN PAINTERLY POTTERY Wednesday, June 26, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Learn more: LIBRARY SUMMER FUN June 5-July 31

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 […]

Stories, music, movement and rhymes that develop early literacy skills and encourage everyone in the family to share their love of reading. Ages 6 & under + participating caregiver. Allowed Ages: 0 - 3 months to 8 Learn More: FAMILY STORYTIME Wednesdays, June 19-July 31 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Wednesdays at 6:30 PM

All shows begin at 7:00 PM in Wenonah Park. Free to attend, but donations are accepted and appreciated! Learn more: WEDNESDAYS IN THE PARK The 2024 Wednesdays in the Park free summer concert series: June 19 - Bay Concert Band June 26 - Shout! - The Beatles Tribute July 10 - Captain Fantastic - Elton […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Learn more: WILDLIFE SAFARI Thursday, June 27 at 10:30

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

Meet Up, Eat Up, and READ Up at your library! Kids and teens ages 0-18 can enjoy a free lunch on the lawn along with a free book! This program will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 12-12:30 (not available on Tuesday, July 2 or Thursday, July 4), in partnership with Bay City Public […]

Using hand drums, percussion, and simple drum circle games, Lori Fithian creates a positive, non-competitive experience for people of all ages and abilities to share. A hands-on, high-energy program. No registration required. Learn more: DRUMMUNITY Thursday, June 27, 2024 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Learn more: WILDLIFE SAFARI June 27, 2 PM

Join the Alice and Jack Wirt Public Library for Chopped: Ramen Noodle Edition. Register: CHOPPED: RAMEN NOODLE EDITION Thursday, June 27, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Get ready for A.R.K Animal Encounters a live animal program in a show & tell & touch style, blending education and entertainment at the Sage Library! Registration is required of all participants (adults, babies, children, tweens, teens) in attendance with the child registering for the program. If you need help with registration please call 989-892-8555 […]

Do you love the world of Minecraft and want to play with your friends? Or you'd rather chill and create art in real life. Either way, there is a place for you at Minecraft and Craft Night! Join us at the library, where we'll provide craft activities and an opportunity to join our Minecraft server […]

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

Learn more: MUSIC AT THE FOUNTAIN  

Thursdays at 6:30 PM

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 […]

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

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 […]

Join Disability Network Mid-Michigan for a story, craft, and Q&A, where kids can ask questions about people with disabilities and learn how to be their friends! HAVE FUN AND LEARN ABOUT BEING FRIENDS WITH EVERYONE! Enjoy the story Do a craft Get your questions answered Learn more: STORYTIME June 28 10:30AM- 11:00AM

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

Learn more: LIBRARY SUMMER FUN June 5-July 31

Promoting summer reading with live animals! Friday, June 28 2 - 4 p.m. Flyer with details: Summer-Reading-Live-Animals.pdf Library website: https://gcdl.org/

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.

Learn more: WILD ABOUT BOOKS  June 28 2:30pm-3:30pm

Get creative with Play-doh! All Play-doh and tools are provided to use. Let kids have Play-doh time without the mess at home! Fri, Mar 8- 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Thu, Apr 11- 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Fri, May 24- 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Fri, Jun 28- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Fri, Jul 26- 3:30 PM - […]

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 […]

Come and make a keepsake paper craft of your baby/toddler! We will be tracing their foot/feet to make keep sake flip-flops. Register: BABY SANDAL KEEPSAKE Saturday, June 29, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am

Learn more: MUSIC FROM THE MARSH

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 […]