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 […]

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

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 […]

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  

Do you love Disney songs? Come sing along with us! We will have a simple craft as well. Register: DISNEY SING ALONG NIGHT Tuesday, August 27, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm

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: […]

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

Follow Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a Muppet from Zhima Jie, the Chinese co-production of Sesame Street. Together, they take an imaginary trip from Sesame Street to the Moon, where they discover how different it is from Earth. One World, One Sky is a […]

An immersive grand tour of the universe, this show starts with the splendor of the various worlds in the solar system and the ferocity of the scorching Sun. The program then leaves our home to take the audience out to the colorful birthplaces and burial grounds of stars, and still further out, beyond the Milky […]

Drop-in to decorate your notebook or folder with stickers, paints, markers, and other craft supplies. All supplies (including the notebook or folder) are provided. If you have your own special notebook or folder, feel free to bring that in too. Learn more: DECK OUT YOUR NOTEBOOK August 28 from 3-5pm

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 […]

Most planetarium shows are about space. This story is about how hard it is to get there. A hamster named Elon is a scientist who lives in a junk yard. He tries to fit in with the local rats, but no one takes him seriously. The rats aren’t interested in his scientific experiments, which often […]

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

Join us at Sage Library for Tween Hang Out. For children ages 8-12. August 29: Pizza Mania! Pizza Jewleery, Pizza Tasting, and Dessert Pizza on Thursday, August 29 at 5:30 pm. Make a pizza charm, taste cheese pizza from 3 restaurants and decide who has the best, and create your perfect dessert pizza! September 26: […]

Date: 08/29/2024 (Thu.) Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT Location: St. John’s Episcopal Church Griswold Center Join us for a FREE ACS Sprouts and STEMs garden program about the chemistry and utility of herbs, that includes creating your own vegetarian pizza with our fresh herbs and other ingredients; we will also have fresh garden salad, herbal teas, and do activities, including sachet making. Reserve your […]

Learn more: MUSIC AT THE FOUNTAIN  

Let’s get batty about bats! This elusive creature takes center stage as we walk the trails looking for bats flying in the night sky. Meet at the Visitor Center. FREE | All Ages, under 18 w/adult Learn more: BAT HIKE  8/29/2024 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM    

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 […]

Why do the Sun, Moon and stars seem to move across the sky? Why are different evening star patterns visible at different times of the year? Why does the Moon seem to change shape from time to time? This entertaining and educational show explores the relationship between Earth, Moon and Sun with the help of […]

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.

This a unique opportunity for area homeschool families with children of all ages to come together, do some activities or crafts and socialize. Homeschool Hangout is held in the Gladwin Children's Library and the upstairs large meeting room. Learn more: HOMESCHOOL HANGOUT June 7 from 2:30-4:00pm June 21 from 2:30-4:00pm July 5th from 2:30-4:00pm  

Shift your perspective and relax a while in the dark cozy comfort of the Planetarium’s Dome360 Theater and be treated to beautiful music with breathtaking views of space, mind-provoking immersive art, and panoramic environments. You'll return to your world renewed and refreshed! All are welcome, but this program may not be suitable for young children. […]

Learn more: MUSIC FROM THE MARSH