This will be a fun, casual evening for families to play some great games! Feel free to bring your own game to play and share with friends, or play one of the games provided by the library! This is a drop-in program, no registration is required! Learn more: FAMILY NIGHT Wednesday, November 15, 2023 5:30pm […]
Build active bodies and minds! Dance to fun action songs and participate in movement activities. Event Details Join us for Move & Groove! We will sing and dance to fun action songs to help develop those early literacy skills, while having tons of fun! We will meet outside in the grassy area on the far […]
Step right into the golden era of cinema! Our Classic Film Festival invites you on a captivating journey through time, showcasing timeless masterpieces that have left an indelible mark on the world of cinema. Starts at 6 PM Friday, November 10: Casablanca, 1943 (80th Anniversary showing) - Witness the magic of Casablanca as we celebrate […]
Join us every month as we host fun book and STEM based programming exclusively for middle schoolers! This month: Did you miss one of our previous LEGO® Spike Prime programs or did you like it so much you want to do it again? Choose from Jousting Bots, Maze Runner, Hopper, Broken or build and code […]
Step right into the golden era of cinema! Our Classic Film Festival invites you on a captivating journey through time, showcasing timeless masterpieces that have left an indelible mark on the world of cinema. Starts at 6 PM Friday, November 10: Casablanca, 1943 (80th Anniversary showing) - Witness the magic of Casablanca as we celebrate […]
Calling all 4th and 5th graders that love to read! We have a book club just for you! Come to this book club with a book that you have read that you would like to share. Enjoy a snack during our book chats and an activity after. This program will take place in the Story […]
Young ones and their families are invited to the Youth Services Makers Space to enjoy open-ended creating with Play-doh! This program is geared toward ages 4-7, but all families are welcome! This is a drop-in program, no registration is required. Learn more: FAMILY NIGHT Wednesday, November 8, 2023 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Come to the library and socialize and hangout with friends! Miss Sam will talk a little bit about Battle of the Books for elementary and middle school students and then we will play board games shortly after. K-5th grade board games will be in the Story Room and 6-12th grade board games will be in […]
Hear ye! Hear ye! Come one! Come all! Join us at the library to enjoy fun knight and unicorn activities, including games, crafts and so much more! This is a drop-in program. Learn more: KNIGHT & UNICORN EVENT DAY Tuesday, November 7, 2023 10:00am - 2:00pm
Stop by the Youth Services Makerspace for our Kid's Craft Lab, where materials will be provided to make turkey puppets! Gobble Gobble! This is a drop-in program. No registration is required. Supplies are limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. November 6th, 2023 9:00am-7:00pm
Bring the whole family to the Story Room to create awesome structures using different types of blocks. We will have Keva® Planks, foam building blocks, and much more to play with. This program is drop-in. Adult supervision required. Learn more: BLOCK PARTY Saturday, November 4, 2023 10:00am - 12:00pm
Come to the Story Room with your costume on for a special Halloween Move and Groove! We'll be moving and grooving to songs about spiders, monsters, and more! After your Move and Groove be a part of our parade being filmed by MCTV! Tickets will be handed out at YS Desk 30 minutes before program. […]
Enjoy connecting with your baby using songs, dances, stories, and a craft! Tickets for this program will be handed out 30 minutes before the program at the YS desk. Learn more: BABY STORYTIME Thursday, October 26, 2023 1:00pm - 1:30pm Thursday, November 30, 2023 1:00pm - 1:30pm
As part of our Family Night, all are welcome to come and watch Patrick Harrison's pumpkin carving demonstration. He is known as Lord of the Gourd and will be carving unique creations in the Orchard Room from 4:00-7:00pm. He will allow the audience to approach his table to ask questions and see his creations up […]
Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs. The story time will end with an activity or a simple craft. Come read, sing, and dance with us for a silly (not so) spooky storytime! We will have stories, rhymes, and songs about Halloween AND enjoy a fun craft creating creepy crawly spider headbands! This storytime wll […]
Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs. The story time will end with an activity or a simple craft. Come read, sing, and dance with us for a silly (not so) spooky storytime! We will have stories, rhymes, and songs about Halloween AND enjoy a fun craft creating creepy crawly spider headbands! This storytime wll […]
What is it about lighthouses that attract ghostly spirits? Maybe it’s simply a passion that will not go away. Lighthouse keepers were known to be extremely dedicated to their profession and it seems that many were never able to give it up — even after death. More than 30 lights in Michigan are rumored to […]
Bring your second favorite stuffy to the library and listen to a storytime together and do a craft. After the storytime is over, leave your stuffy for an overnight in the library! Pick them up after 4 PM the next day to see what they did all night in the library. For ages 3 years […]
Young ones and their families are invited to the Youth Services Story Room for a Family Night building with Blue Blocks! What are Blue Blocks? They are a variety of lightweight large foam abstract loose parts that have holes and shapes which can fit together! Design your own inventions, activities, and structures with these open-ended […]
Our family storytime will feature a fireman from the Midland Fire Department! Listen to a story, learn about fire safety and see the fireman dressed in uniform. At the end of the program, a fire engine with it's crew will be parked at the library for families to see. This program is geared for ages […]
Do you love zombies? Here is a zombie craft to keep you busy during non-zombie apocalypse times. Create a cute doll using thread, buttons and fabric. Some sewing will be required. Assistance will be available. Please arrive at your designated start time. This craft will take the full time allotted. Join us in the Orchard […]
Do you love zombies? Here is a zombie craft to keep you busy during non-zombie apocalypse times. Create a cute doll using thread, buttons and fabric. Some sewing will be required. Assistance will be available. Please arrive at your designated start time. This craft will take the full time allotted. Join us in the Orchard […]
Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs. The story time will end with an activity or a simple craft. Come read, sing, and dance with us for a storytime all about the fall season! We will have stories, rhymes, and songs about everything fall AND enjoy a fun craft creating an animal collage out of […]
Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs. The story time will end with an activity or a simple craft. Come read, sing, and dance with us for a storytime all about the fall season! We will have stories, rhymes, and songs about everything fall AND enjoy a fun craft creating an animal collage out of […]
Young ones and their families are invited to join us in the Youth Services Story Room for a Family Night all about space! Blast off into some fun space-themed activities and opportunities for imaginative free-play! There will be information about solar eclipses and the annular eclipse that is expected on Saturday, October 14! Books about […]
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