We’re excited to invite you to our Annual Family Carnival—a day packed with fun and excitement for all ages! Date: September 8, 2024Time: 2-5 PMLocation: Our Parking Lot at 6100 Perrine Rd Bring your family, invite your friends, and come to enjoy some of our many free attractions: Snow Cones and Cotton Candy Inflatables and […]

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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

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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 […]

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Have fun learning basic sewing techniques as we create a llama pennant banner! Register: SEW CREATIVE Tuesday, September 10, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Family networking event for Arenac County resident families with children ages pregnancy to 5. The event will offer food, fun and prizes. RSVP is required. Register: WILD ABOUT FAMILIES! September 10, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

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: BABY PANTRY September 11 10am to 4pm

We're holding a special natural journaling event for young folks! Join us for ninety minutes of exploration, creativity, and discovery as we roam through nature, sketching, writing, and learning about the incredible world around us. We will break our time up into hiking and sketching intervals as we follow the trails at Sylvan Solace Preserve. […]

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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 […]

Thursdays from 11am to 12pm Learn more: KID EXPLORERS

Learn more: BARBIE CLUB Thu, September 12, 3:30pm – 4:30pm

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Join us to paint a hanging layered wood decoration for your home or as a gift! Register: HANGING LAYERED WOOD DECORATION CRAFT Thursday, September 12, 2024 6:00pm - 7:30pm

**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 […]

Journey from the depths of the Pacific Ocean into the far reaches of space on a quest to find something that changes everything…signs of life, somewhere else in the universe. This immersive voyage takes audiences from the surface of Mars and the icy moons of Jupiter to the extreme lava fields of Hawaii and thermal […]

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 9/13/2024 9:30 AM […]

Join us Sage Library for Friday Fun. For children ages 2-5 + Adult Stories, songs and Play Dough stations! August 16 - Play Dough Play Date September 13 - Dragons Call 989-892-8555 opt 4 for registration assistance. Friday, August 16, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am - REGISTER Friday, September 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am - REGISTER

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  

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This annual event features viewing the Moon from the planetarium’s rooftop observation deck with telescopes and binoculars. The event begins at 7pm with a live show in the Dome360 Theater about the Moon, guiding visitors through the lunar surface features and highlighting current space missions. Viewing on the observation deck begins at 8pm. The show […]

Learn the basics of dying wool and other fibers such as alpaca or silk with Sue Erhardt, fiber arts enthusiast and Midland Fiber Arts Guild member. Focused on natural dyes, participants will learn how to forage for color with an eye on sustainability, plant their own garden, prepare a dye bath and materials to be […]

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Join us for some good old-fashioned fun at the Trombley House. Tug a war, potato sack races, storytime, vintage crafts, ice cream & popcorn. That Guy’s BBQ will be on-site all day. Admissions FREE, donations are appreciated. Learn more: ICE CREAM SOCIAL Sat, September 14, 11am – 3pm

Saturday, September 14th 11:00am-4:00pm  

Annually, we host a special weekend to honor our first responders and remember all they do for us. Join us for fire truck rides, special presentations, and more. Learn more: ANTIQUE TOY AND FIREHOUSE MUSEUM September 14-15, 12 PM - 4 PM

A family friendly festival. Food trucks, craft show, farmers market, carriage rides, splash pad, bounce house and much more! Learn more: FALL FESTIVAL  September 14 12pm to 4pm  

Do you love Squishmallows and painting? Enjoy a Saturday afternoon at the library with Squishmallow canvas art, snacks, and more! Register: SQUISHMALLOW PAINTING PARTY Saturday, September 14, 2024 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Wackadoo! Celebrate everyone’s favorite blue heeler pup, Bluey, with a photo booth, crafts, fun games like keepy-uppy, a Dance Mode dance party, and more! Register: BLUEY PARTY Saturday, September 14, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Free Food, Cotton Candy, Popcorn, Ice Cream. Interactive Games, Tinker Toys, Kids Carnival Games, Bubbles, 9 Square, Gaga ball, Corn Hole tournament, free raffle prizes, Community Services Info and more! Bring the kids and enjoy the fun! Bay Area Community Churches have all come together to host this free community, family friendly, event! Learn more: […]

September 14, 2024 5:30pm-7:30pm Join the staff of the Castle Museum at this extra fun exhibit opening for the new Spies & Space: Toys of the Cold War Era exhibit coming to Centennial Hall. On Saturday, September 14, 2024, beginning at 5:30 p.m. we will have a costume party (come as anything Cold War Era-related!) […]

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