KIDS DAILY CALENDAR

The Visitor Center will be open weekends Saturday and Sunday 10 - 4 p.m. through Memorial day weekend. Stop in for an activity, see live animals or borrow supplies for the trails. The Visitor Center offers snow shoes and explore back packs to borrow free from the front desk. Learn more: BAY CITY STATE PARK […]

Join us for a book club chat and naturalist-led hike! January's book is “A Walk in the Woods” by Bill Bryson. Meet at the Visitor Center Back in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to […]

Whether we’re making pies in the mud kitchen, building forts, constructing rivers, lounging in hammocks or creating nature art, this hour of play is sure to engage everyone! Come make some new friends as you enjoy an afternoon outdoors. Caregivers must remain with children during this program. This program will be facilitated by volunteer host families. Meet in […]

Introducing an extraordinary interactive theatrical experience headed exclusively to the Midland Center for the Arts opening JAN 25, 2025 for four weeks only. Midland, Michigan is the ONLY city in the entire midwest featuring this experience throughout 2025. Featuring stunning footage captured using 360-degree cameras installed by astronauts on the International Space Station, Space Explorers: THE […]

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 at 10 AM (January 6 to February 17)

Build active bodies and minds! Dance to fun action songs and participate in movement activities. Event Details Come shake your sillies out! This movement-focused program features learning through interactive stories, fun-filled action songs, movement activities, and dance. Everyone dances in this program so come ready to groove! This is a drop-in program, no registration is […]

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

Introducing an extraordinary interactive theatrical experience headed exclusively to the Midland Center for the Arts opening JAN 25, 2025 for four weeks only. Midland, Michigan is the ONLY city in the entire midwest featuring this experience throughout 2025. Featuring stunning footage captured using 360-degree cameras installed by astronauts on the International Space Station, Space Explorers: THE […]

Join the Gladwin Library for a night of trivia, snacks and fun! Play as a team or individuals. There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Learn more: FAMILY TRIVIA NIGHT Monday, January 27, 2025 5:30 PM 6:30 PM

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 at 10:00am - 10:30am (January 7 - February 18)

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

Enjoy connecting with your baby using songs, dances, and stories! This program is for ages 0-18 months and will occur in the Story Room. This program is geared toward ages 0-18 months and will occur in the Story Room. This is a limited attendance program. Please pick up a ticket at the Youth Services desk […]

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: TODDLER TIME  Tuesdays at 10:30 and 12:30 Wednesdays at 1pm Thursdays at 10:30am

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 Tuesdays  at 11:00am - 11:30am (January 7 to February 18)

Introducing an extraordinary interactive theatrical experience headed exclusively to the Midland Center for the Arts opening JAN 25, 2025 for four weeks only. Midland, Michigan is the ONLY city in the entire midwest featuring this experience throughout 2025. Featuring stunning footage captured using 360-degree cameras installed by astronauts on the International Space Station, Space Explorers: THE […]

Do you have a Kindergartener or 1st grader who loves books? We have a book club just for them! Children in grades K-1 can bring in a book that has been read to them or one they've read themselves. Each month we'll gather in the Story Room to talk about our books, hear a story […]

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 10 AM - 12 PM ( January 8 - February 19)

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 at 10:15am - 10:45am  (January 8 - February 19) Thursdays at 11:15am - 11:45am (January 9 - February 20)  

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 Wednesdays at 10:30am - 11:00am (January 8 - February 19)  

Nurture a love of books with your toddler through music, movement, and stories while helping to develop language and social skills. Best for ages 18 months to 3 years with a participating caregiver. Register: TODDLER STORYTIME Wednesdays at 10:30 - 11 AM ( January 8 - February 19)

Learn more: TODDLER TIME Wednesdays at 1pm

Stop by the Pinconning Branch for this drop-in program throughout the month to make your own LEGO masterpieces! Learn more: LEGO BUILD HOUR Wednesdays at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

D&D Mini Figurine Painting Session! We will provide the mini, paints, and brushes- you bring the creativity. Join our DM, Mike Reuter for an open paint time. Students can learn techniques and tricks to bring one primed mini-figurine of their choice to life. Prepare for your next campaign with us! This event takes place in […]

Introducing an extraordinary interactive theatrical experience headed exclusively to the Midland Center for the Arts opening JAN 25, 2025 for four weeks only. Midland, Michigan is the ONLY city in the entire midwest featuring this experience throughout 2025. Featuring stunning footage captured using 360-degree cameras installed by astronauts on the International Space Station, Space Explorers: THE […]

Spend quality time at the library with family and enjoy open-ended interactive activities! Event Details January  15th: Make a Pinecone Bird Feeder! A simple craft using pinecones, peanut butter and birdseed. You'll get to watch a little bit of wild life in your own backyard! Your family is invited on Wednesday, January 15 at 5:30-7:00 pm […]

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 Wednesdays at 6:30 PM (January 8 - February 19)

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 at 10:15am - 10:45am (January 9 - February 20)

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 at 10:30 AM (January 9 - February 20)

Join us for Yogapalooza, where children ages 2 and up discover the joy of yoga through playful poses inspired by animals, nature, and adventure. Each session blends physical activity with mindfulness, helping kids build strength, flexibility, and emotional resilience. Through breathing exercises, guided visualizations, and simple meditation techniques, kids learn to calm their minds and […]

Learn more: TODDLER TIME Thursdays at 10:30am  

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 at 10:15am - 10:45am  (January 8 - February 19) Thursdays at 11:15am - 11:45am (January 9 - February 20)  

All across the Great Lakes basin, there is a renewed interest in the health of the Lakes, and an increased awareness of the importance of this fresh water resource to the social and economic vitality of North America. Dubbed 'inland seas' by early European explorers, the Great Lakes have some of the most spectacular wilderness […]

Oh, biscuits! Join Ms. Ronda from MSU Extension in making Bluey-themed treats based off the popular television show!   Thursday, January 16, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm - Register: LET BLUEY HACK YOUR SNACKS Thursday, January 23, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm - Register: LET BLUEY HACK YOUR SNACKS Thursday, January 30, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm - […]

Introducing an extraordinary interactive theatrical experience headed exclusively to the Midland Center for the Arts opening JAN 25, 2025 for four weeks only. Midland, Michigan is the ONLY city in the entire midwest featuring this experience throughout 2025. Featuring stunning footage captured using 360-degree cameras installed by astronauts on the International Space Station, Space Explorers: THE […]

Explore the past, present, and future of our solar system and the landmark discoveries scientists have made sending spacecraft to visit tiny worlds. Audiences will discover what impacts from above can teach us—and how scientific advances may allow us to find and track cosmic threats before they reach planet Earth. Cutting-edge visualizations will bring real-time […]

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

Have fun building an edible igloo house for a yeti! Register: SCIENCE CLUB JR: IGLOO CHALLENGE Friday, January 31, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am

Play to Learn is a playgroup at the library for kids 0-5 years old and their caregivers. Age-appropriate toys will be available for kids to play with as they socialize, learn to share, and make friends. Caregivers get a chance to socialize, network, and make friends too! Drop in program. No sign up necessary. Meets […]

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  

Introducing an extraordinary interactive theatrical experience headed exclusively to the Midland Center for the Arts opening JAN 25, 2025 for four weeks only. Midland, Michigan is the ONLY city in the entire midwest featuring this experience throughout 2025. Featuring stunning footage captured using 360-degree cameras installed by astronauts on the International Space Station, Space Explorers: THE […]

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

Take Your Child to the Library Day is Saturday, February 1! Drop into our branches throughout the first week of February to make a special tote bag for your library books (while supplies last), sign up for library cards, and learn about all the fun activities and resources our branches have to offer every day […]

The Visitor Center will be open weekends Saturday and Sunday 10 - 4 p.m. through Memorial day weekend. Stop in for an activity, see live animals or borrow supplies for the trails. The Visitor Center offers snow shoes and explore back packs to borrow free from the front desk. Learn more: BAY CITY STATE PARK […]

Ages 5-12 with an adult. Drop in to celebrate the release of the new Dog Man movie by making crafts and playing games at the library. No registration required. Learn more: DOG MAN Saturday, February 1, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Save the Date! Midland Lunar New Year Celebration is February 1st, 2025! Our event will be held at Dow Diamond from 2pm to 6pm. Come join us to learn more about Lunar New Year, watch traditional dances and performances, eat various cultural foods from local business, view an amazing fireworks display, and much more! This […]

Introducing an extraordinary interactive theatrical experience headed exclusively to the Midland Center for the Arts opening JAN 25, 2025 for four weeks only. Midland, Michigan is the ONLY city in the entire midwest featuring this experience throughout 2025. Featuring stunning footage captured using 360-degree cameras installed by astronauts on the International Space Station, Space Explorers: THE […]

Enjoy a special live performance by the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra of romantic classical selections specially choreographed with 360-degree imagery in the planetarium theater. This one-of-a-kind experience features a string chamber orchestra led by Gregg Powell, Principal Bassist and Personnel Manager for the Symphony. This exclusive event plays one day only with performances at 4:30 […]