Depot Days is a free event except for the Kiddy rides. Tickets are sold onsite.  Paul Mier, 3-P's Express, will have Horse Drawn Wagon rides on Saturday only. We will also feature several local vendors and a HUGE Silent Auction. The Auction opens at 10 am on Saturday, the 5th and closes at 2 pm […]

We are excited to host u-pick pumpkins on the farm this Fall in our 4-acre pumpkin patch! We will have all you can carry pumpkins for $15 that includes a Hay Ride to the pumpkin patch. You do not need to pre-register for this event, entry & parking is free. You pay for which activities […]

This year, we're shaking things up with a fall market instead of our usual holiday market, and we can't wait to share all the exciting experiences we have in store! Join us for live music, delicious fall drink flights, and so much more! Don't miss out—visit our amazing vendors on October 6th from 12 PM […]

Learn more: HARVEST HAPPENING October 6 4-6pm

Learn more: PLAY-DOH 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

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 […]

Learn more: YOGA

Children ages 12 and under are invited to join us to decorate a ceramic pumpkin with paint and other craft supplies! Register: DECORATE A CERAMIC PUMPKIN Tuesday, October 8, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Date and Time: Oct 9th 930-7 Location: the playground (3415 Isabella Midland, MI) Bring your favorite teddy bear (or stuffed animal) with you to play! Slide, climb and cuddle the day away. All parents get free brew coffee all day! Facebook: the playground-midland Contact: 989-486-8228

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: […]

Join us with your preschooler for stories, rhymes, music, movement, and early literacy fun! Best for ages 2-5 with a participating caregiver. Register: PRESCHOOL STORYTIME Wednesdays  - September 25 to November 6 10:30am - 11:00am

Join us at each branch for a meet and greet with local firefighters! Hear a story, learn about fire safety, and climb on board a real fire truck. Learn more: FIRE TRUCK STORYTIME Wednesday, October 9, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm

For more information email [email protected] October 9, 5-6 PM

Learn more: FAMILY NIGHTS 

Adults and Teens, grades 6-12, are invited to attend. Create a team of friends or family to see who can complete a 500 piece puzzle first! Prize awarded to the winning team. Unplug and play at the library! Register: TEAM JIGSAW PUZZLE CHALLENGE Wednesday, October 9, 2024 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Stories, songs, and rhymes, followed by a chance for play! Ages birth-23 months + participating caregiver. Register: BABY STORYTIME Thursdays, September 26 to November 7 10:30am - 11:15am

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 […]

Join Yoga Instructor Kris Batzner for a special storytime event where we will get in touch with our bodies and learn basic yoga in a fun and approachable way! 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 […]

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

Thursday's from 1:00pm-2:30pm

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 […]

Have you ever wanted to learn how to cross-stitch? Now is your chance! Meet with Marlene the Teen Department Head to learn how to cross-stitch and take a craft home with you. Register: INTRODUCTION TO CROSS-STITCH Thursday, October 10, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm

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: STEAM CLUB

Learn more: Story and STEM

Teens in 6-12th grade are invited to join us to create their own Cemetarium- all supplies provided! Register: CEMETARIUM CRAFT Thursday, October 10, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Schomaker Farms and Saginaw 4-H Michigan State University are teaming up to offer a 12-month farm education learning series in 2024. Each month will offer a different learning topic and hands-on activity. Youth will be fully immersed in the farming experience! Schedule Date: October 10 Time: 5:45-6:45pm Pumpkins – Take a hayride to the pumpkin […]

Learn more: MSU EXTENSION

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 for sensory play and fun for babies! Ages 0-2 + Adult are invited to attend. Register: BABY PLAYGROUND Friday, October 11, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am

Learn more by emailing [email protected] 2nd Fridays September - June at 1 PM

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  

Learn more: FALL FUN WITH FRIENDS

Join us on a walk (or run lol) through the dark and spooky trails of camp! Join us if you dare! Admission: $5 (13 and under) $10 (14 and up) ALL proceeds go back to camp for scholarships, maintenance and programming Learn more: FRIGHT NIGHT HAUNTED FOREST Fridays and Saturdays, October 11th, 12th 18th and […]

The Thomas Township Haunted Train is back again for the 2024 scare season. You'll Scream, you'll shriek, you'll laugh, you'll Roar! Here's your chance to take a ride on one of the TWO Roethke Express trains in a spooky way. Join us for a night of terror at Roethke ParkThis year the second train has […]

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

Enjoy a leisurely autumn kayak trip down the Chippewa River when fall color will (hopefully) be at its peak! We will travel by CNC van to the Universal Access launch, ending our paddle back at CNC. CNC will provide a kayak, paddle and life jacket for each participant. Meet at the Visitor Center. If weather […]

Join Sister Marie Kopin of the North American Mycological Association on October 12th at 9:30am for a Saturday morning mushroom hunt at beautiful Hall’s Lake Natural Area. This will be the fifth of six summer and fall fungus forays on CWC preserves. Participants will explore the preserve in search of wild mushrooms. The event will […]

Learn more: CRIBBAGE

Learn more: TRACTOR TREAT October 12, 12 PM

Enjoy our new music show themed around Halloween! Tunes such as “Bad Moon Rising,” “Spirit in the Sky,” “Werewolves of London,” “Monster Mash,” “Thriller” and many more come to life with an amazing immersive graphics and light show. Great for family audiences, the visuals are funny, spooky, whirling, and will leave audiences laughing and smiling. […]

Enjoy trick or treating around the Farm Animals! Be sure to stop in the store to take home some Fresh Apple Cinnamon Donuts and Cider! Contact The Farm to sign up to decorate your trunk. Learn more: TRUNK OR TREAT October 12 at 5 PM

Learn more: BAY CITY STATE PARK October 12, 5:30 - 8:30 PM

Enjoy our new music show themed around Halloween! Tunes such as “Bad Moon Rising,” “Spirit in the Sky,” “Werewolves of London,” “Monster Mash,” “Thriller” and many more come to life with an amazing immersive graphics and light show. Great for family audiences, the visuals are funny, spooky, whirling, and will leave audiences laughing and smiling. […]

Join us on a walk (or run lol) through the dark and spooky trails of camp! Join us if you dare! Admission: $5 (13 and under) $10 (14 and up) ALL proceeds go back to camp for scholarships, maintenance and programming Learn more: FRIGHT NIGHT HAUNTED FOREST Fridays and Saturdays, October 11th, 12th 18th and […]

The Thomas Township Haunted Train is back again for the 2024 scare season. You'll Scream, you'll shriek, you'll laugh, you'll Roar! Here's your chance to take a ride on one of the TWO Roethke Express trains in a spooky way. Join us for a night of terror at Roethke ParkThis year the second train has […]

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