See resident and migratory birds up close, as birds are caught in mist nets and banded for research. Join researcher Mike Bishop and CNC staff at the Wetlands Area pavilion near the parking lot off S Badour Rd. This is a free drop-in program, no registration required. If it is raining or windy, banding will […]

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

Learn more: DUPLO CLUB

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

Time to challenge yourself to build something extraordinary. Get yourself to the library and get creative! Join us for a LEGO build to create your masterpiece. January 22 February 19 March 18 April 15 May 20 June 17 July 15 August 19 September 16 October 21 November 18 December 16 4:30pm - 6:00pm Learn more: […]

Learn more: HAIR STYLING September 16

Learn more: CRAFT NIGHT  MUST Register Beaverton: September 23 from 5:30pm to 7:00pm Gladwin: September 16th from 5:30pm to 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 […]

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! Tuesday, September 17, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am - REGISTER Tuesday, September 17, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm - REGISTER

Learn more: YOGA

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Join an Interpretive Naturalist for a hike to enjoy this month’s full moon. Learn how the tradition of naming moons began and what makes each month special. Please wear dark colors and bring a flashlight. Meet at the Visitor Center. FREE | Ages: 9+, under 18 w/adult 9/17 at 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM 10/17  at […]

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: […]

Drop in at the Pinconning Branch on the 4th, 18th, and 25th of September to work on your entry for the Kid’s Comic Contest-art supplies will be provided. For contest entry form and graphic novel template, visit the Pinconning Branch Kid's Comic Contest event in the calendar or visit the Public Service Desk at the […]

Join us to celebrate the Bay County Library System’s 50th Anniversary! Each of our branches is hosting an open-house type anniversary party including cake, refreshments, giveaways, building tours, balloon twisting, and more! Let’s celebrate BCLS’s 50 years of library service in style - just in time for Library Card Sign Up Month! This event is […]

Learn more: FAMILY NIGHTS 

Whether they jump, crawl, hop or swim, reptiles and amphibians are fascinating and beautiful animals. Join a Chippewa Nature Center Naturalist in search of these slimy and scaly creatures at Little Forks Conservancy’s Forestview Natural Area. Meet at the the Forestview Natural Area parking lot. Directions: From Midland, take N Saginaw Rd west toward Sanford. […]

Come discover the magic of nature through stories, hands-on activities and art with unique themes to match the season. Children and their caregiver(s) are invited to play and connect during this guided program. Weather-permitting, the program will be outdoors. FREE | Ages: 3-5 w/adult Learn more: NATURE STORY HOUR 9/19/2024 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 10/3/2024 […]

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

Birth of Planet EarthTells the twisted tale of our planet’s origins. The film employs advanced, data-driven, cinematic-quality visualizations to explore some of the greatest questions in science today: How did Earth become a living planet in the wake of our solar system’s violent birth? What does its history tell us about our chances of finding […]

Show Me Nutrition is a nutrition education program for youth. Participants engage in interactive (and yes, snack) activities. The program promotes healthy eating, physical activity and food safety. Through each interesting and fun nutrition class, students gain the skills necessary to make healthy lifestyle choices. The program supports Michigan Educational Standards and grade level expectations […]

Learn more: PLAY DOH CLUB  Thu, September 19, 3:30pm – 4:30pm

1st and 3rd Thursdays from 4:00pm-5:00pm Learn more: BOOKS AND BEYOND

Join us to celebrate the Bay County Library System’s 50th Anniversary! Each of our branches is hosting an open-house type anniversary party including cake, refreshments, giveaways, building tours, balloon twisting, and more! Let’s celebrate BCLS’s 50 years of library service in style - just in time for Library Card Sign Up Month! This event is […]

Learn more: GET TO KNOW YOUR LIBRARY September 19 5:30pm to 6:30pm

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 Thursday, September 19, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Join us to create a ceramic painting with Painterly Pottery! Register: PAINTERLY POTTERY Thursday, September 19, 2024 6:00pm - 7:30pm

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

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Sing and dance with your child! Wave ribbons, play with scarves, tap some rhythm sticks and shake some shaker eggs in this special storytime program for our most wiggly patrons! Learn more: MUSIC AND MOVEMENT Friday, September 20, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am October 18 10:30am-11am November 15 10:30am-11am

Learn more: MOVE AND GROOVE 

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Can you, your friends, and one glowstick make it through multiple decks of a Navy Destroyer with the lights out, and hungry monsters? Cost: $20 Learn more: THE EDSON INCIDENT Fridays 8 PM - Midnight Saturday 7 - Midland October 27, 7-10 PM cost $15

Craft Show September 21st 2024. Gladwin Moose. Inside, outside and Patio. Learn more: CRAFT SHOW September 21 from 11am to 4pm

This Make & Take class is for the "HOME Halloween" design. Be sure tocome with a hunger for creativity because this one is going to be scary good!!! Classes are 100% instructor led and run approximately two hours in length.The cost is $45 and advanced registration is required to secure your spot Make& Take Create […]

Can you, your friends, and one glowstick make it through multiple decks of a Navy Destroyer with the lights out, and hungry monsters? Cost: $20 Learn more: THE EDSON INCIDENT Fridays 8 PM - Midnight Saturday 7 - Midland October 27, 7-10 PM cost $15