Bring the kids for a light creepy walk through!  No scary actors, or gory props.  Just lights and sounds! Cost $10 Learn more: THE EDSON INCIDENT October 27, 12 - 4 PM

Midland Recyclers Halloween Bash Trunk or Treat event is back for 2024! This is a free event to the public featuring a silent auction, bounce house, games, upcycled Halloween decorations, a food truck, and plenty of fun for the whole family! If your business is interested in setting up a booth (or trunk) to advertise […]

Get ready for a Trunk or Treat with the staff and residents! Candy, prizes, games & more. Learn more: TRUNK OR TREAT October 27 2-4pm

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

Stories, rhymes, music, and movement to encourage everyone in the family to share their love of reading. Best for children ages 6 and under with a participating caregiver. Register: FAMILY STORYTIME Mondays - September 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4 at 10 AM

Perfect for those a little too old for kids class, but not quite ready for the adult classes A fun way for the "older" kids to learn more advanced sewing techniques. Cost: $10 + material for project Register: Call (989) 686-8180 Learn More: TEEN SEWING CLASS Mondays at 3:30 - 5 PM

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

Learn more: SLUMBER PARTY  October 28 5pm

Learn more: TRUNK OR TREAT October 28 5-6:30pm

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 Tuesdays - September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 & November 5 10:00am - 10:30am

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

Preschoolers + adult are invited to stop by the Museum any time from 10 AM - 4 PM to complete the PRESCHOOL MUSEUM CHALLENGE. Together you can explore the galleries for clues to complete the challenge, discover Delta College’s PBS Raising Readers Room with books supplied by the Bay County Library System, and play at […]

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  

Come join us for a night full of Harry Potter fun! You'll be sorted into one of the houses and experience the magic of Hogwarts through crafts and games. Register: HARRY POTTER PARTY Tuesday, October 29, 2024 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Join us at the Pinconning Branch to make fall-scented wax melts. Adults and teens (grades 6 and up) are invited to attend. Register: FALL-SCENTED WAX MELTS Tuesday, October 29, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Join a Chippewa Nature Center Naturalist for an adventure into the nighttime world of owls. Along our hike we'll look for owls and other nocturnal wildlife and try to call an owl in for a closer look. Meet at Little Fork Conservancy's Riverview Natural Area parking lot off North Homer Road in Midland. Directions: From […]

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 - November 6 10:15am - 10:45am - Thursdays, September 26 - November 7 11:15am - 11:45am  

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

Stories, rhymes, music, and movement to encourage everyone in the family to share their love of reading. Best for children ages 6 and under with a participating caregiver. Wednesdays - September 25 to November 6 10:30am - 11:00am - Register: FAMILY STORYTIME  

Learn more: FAMILY NIGHTS 

Ages 12 and under with accompanying adult. Drop in to the library the night before Halloween for an evening of silly halloween games, crafts and music. No registration required. Learn more: HALLOWEEN PARTY Wednesday, October 30, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Bring your knitting and crochet projects and join us while we work on our projects. Other handwork is welcomed. Learn More: NEEDLE CRAFTERS CLUB October 23 & 30, November 6, 13 & 20 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Learn more: Email Amy Trogan at [email protected] Thursdays at 10 am - 12 pm  

Learn more: Email Amy Trogan at [email protected] Thursdays at 10 am - 12 pm  

Nurture a love of books in your baby! Enjoy songs, rhymes, and stories, followed by a chance for play! Best for children under the age of 2 with a participating caregiver. Register: BABY STORYTIME Thursdays, September 26 to November 7 10:15am - 10:45am

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

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 - November 6 10:15am - 10:45am - Thursdays, September 26 - November 7 11:15am - 11:45am  

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 […]

Join us for pre-Trick or Treating for food and fun.Creative 360 makes a great home base for Halloweening! Leave your car and escort your mermaids and robots around the neighborhood! Learn more: HALLOWEEN PARTY Thursday, October 31 / 4:15 – 5:30 pm / Free!

Learn more: HALLOWEEN IN HARRISON

Visit Discovery Guide Alexis on the museum floor to check out cool sensory activities. 10:30AM to 11:30AM Learn more: SENSORY SPOT

Learn more: MOVE AND GROOVE 

Travel to ancient Egypt to see how science was used to tell time, make a workable calendar and align huge buildings. You’ll learn about the connection the ancient Egyptians felt with the stars and various astronomical phenomena, and experience some of the most spectacular temples and tombs of the ancient world recreated in all their […]

Parents looking for a kid free night? Drop your kids off at the Y for a fun filled evening of activities while you enjoy some much-deserved alone time. Y staff will provide your kids with a fun evening of activities, games and more. dinner is provided. Youth must be able to use the bathroom and […]

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

Join us the first Saturday of each month between 9 am – 12 pm for free in-person Kids Workshops. Learn More: KIDS WORKSHOPS First Saturday at 9 am - 12 PM

Read to a therapy dog or dog in training in a one-on-one session. You will be called to schedule your session the week of the program. Children ages 4-12 are invited to attend. Saturday, November 2, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm  - Register: PUPS & PAGES

The vastness of our planet’s oceans guards unimaginable secrets. One of its most precious is Kaluoka’hina, The Enchanted Reef whose magic protects it against humans finding it. Kaluoka’hina’s colorful inhabitants live in peace until the volcano erupts, and the spell is broken. Now it’s up to Jake, the young saw fish, and his paranoid pal, […]

Join us for a brand-new club for tweens, all about making movies and other video-based media, with equipment provided by the Michigan Learning Channel! Saturday, November 2, 2024 3:00pm - 4:30pm - Register: MOVIE MAKER CLUB

Every star has a story. Some are as old as time, faint and almost forgotten. Others burn bright and end their lives in powerful explosions. New stars are created every day, born of vast clouds of gas and dust. Through every phase of their existence, stars release the energy that powers the Universe. Journey to […]

Two hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle, near the jagged tips of Norway’s crown, the Sun does not set for weeks on end during the summer months, and the midnight sun bounces off fields of midsummer snow. This Dome360 film features the Sami People of northern Scandinavia as they follow the reindeer migrations, much […]

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