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This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group

MidLab - Staffed Hours (Katie)

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:30pm
MidLab Maker Space- AS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
MidLab
Age Group:
Ages 12 and up

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Event Details:

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space. 

This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group

MidLab - Staffed Hours (Debbie)

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
MidLab Maker Space- AS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
MidLab
Age Group:
Ages 12 and up

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Event Details:

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space. 

This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group
This event is in the "Everyone (all ages)" group

Summer Monday Movie Matinee

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Auditorium at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Families (all ages), Everyone (all ages)
Afternoon Matinee:

Join us for a free afternoon movie on the big screen.

📽 Monday Movie Matinee – Summer Series

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Families (all ages), Everyone (all ages)
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Afternoon Matinee

Join us for a free afternoon movie on the big screen.

📽 Monday Movie Matinee – Summer Series

This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group

MidLab - DIY Hours

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
MidLab Maker Space- AS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
MidLab
Age Group:
Ages 12 and up

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Event Details:

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space.

This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group

MidLab - Staffed Hours (Victoria)

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:30pm
MidLab Maker Space- AS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
MidLab
Age Group:
Ages 12 and up

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space. 

Learn more about the MidLab at: www.gadml.org/midlab

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Event Details:

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space. 

Learn more about the MidLab at: www.gadml.org/midlab

This event is in the "Babies (0 - 18 months)" group

Baby Time

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Story Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 18 months)

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.

Most programs will take place at the library but may be subject to change.

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Babies (0 - 18 months)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

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.

Most programs will take place at the library but may be subject to change.

This event is in the "Adults (18 and up)" group

Cookbook Club- Lunch Edition

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:15pm
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults (18 and up)

Cookbook Club Dates for Summer:          

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Cookbook Club Dates for Summer:          

This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group

MidLab Class - Sea glass craft

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Orchard Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
MidLab
Age Group:
Ages 12 and up

Note: Due to popular demand, this will now take place in the Orchard Room!

Debbie & Diane will walk you through making your own sea glass craft! Materials are provided.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Event Details:

Note: Due to popular demand, this will now take place in the Orchard Room!

Debbie & Diane will walk you through making your own sea glass craft! Materials are provided.

This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group

MidLab Class - Sea glass craft

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Orchard Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
MidLab
Age Group:
Ages 12 and up

Note: Due to popular demand, this will now take place in the Orchard Room!

Debbie & Diane will walk you through making your own sea glass craft! Materials are provided.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Event Details:

Note: Due to popular demand, this will now take place in the Orchard Room!

Debbie & Diane will walk you through making your own sea glass craft! Materials are provided.

This event is in the "Adults (18 and up)" group

Adult Storytime

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Performance, Storytime
Age Group:
Adults (18 and up)

Why should only children get a storytime? Welcome to "Adult Storytime", where adults get to enjoy being swept up into a story just like their children do! Get ready for an evening of quiet drama, or soaring action, or laugh-out-loud comedy.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Performance, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Why should only children get a storytime? Welcome to "Adult Storytime", where adults get to enjoy being swept up into a story just like their children do! Get ready for an evening of quiet drama, or soaring action, or laugh-out-loud comedy.

This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group

Library at the Farmers Market

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Off-site at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Families (all ages)

Come to the Midland Area Farmers Market on Wednesdays throughout the summer for library fun! We will be reading books, singing songs, and dancing while building early literacy skills.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Off-site
Age Group: Families (all ages)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Come to the Midland Area Farmers Market on Wednesdays throughout the summer for library fun! We will be reading books, singing songs, and dancing while building early literacy skills.

This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group

MidLab - Staffed Hours (Sue)

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:30pm
MidLab Maker Space- AS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
MidLab
Age Group:
Ages 12 and up

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Event Details:

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space. 

This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group

MidLab - DIY hours

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
MidLab Maker Space- AS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
MidLab
Age Group:
Ages 12 and up

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Event Details:

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space.

This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group

MidLab - DIY Hours

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
MidLab Maker Space- AS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
MidLab
Age Group:
Ages 12 and up

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Event Details:

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space.

This event is in the "Adults (18 and up)" group

FYI Wednesdays - Organize & Declutter

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Orchard Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults (18 and up)
Lecture Series:

Come and listen to subject-area specialists to become better informed about interesting topics.

Description: FYI Wednesdays - An informational series for adults looking to learn about any number of topics- our community, retirement and estate planning, online safety, wellness and more! 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Lecture Series

Come and listen to subject-area specialists to become better informed about interesting topics.

Description: FYI Wednesdays - An informational series for adults looking to learn about any number of topics- our community, retirement and estate planning, online safety, wellness and more! 

This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group

MidLab - Staffed hours (Amanda)

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:30pm
MidLab Maker Space- AS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
MidLab
Age Group:
Ages 12 and up

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Event Details:

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space. 

This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group

MidLab - DIY hours

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
MidLab Maker Space- AS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
MidLab
Age Group:
Ages 12 and up

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Event Details:

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space.

This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group

MidLab Class - Learning Canva & Sublimation

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
MidLab Maker Space- AS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
MidLab
Age Group:
Ages 12 and up

Stephanie will teach you how to create a design in Canva and sublimate a metal bookmark that you can take home! Materials are provided.

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Event Details:

Stephanie will teach you how to create a design in Canva and sublimate a metal bookmark that you can take home! Materials are provided.

This event is in the "Teens (9th - 12th grade)" group

Teen Battle of the Books

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Auditorium at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Teens (9th - 12th grade)

Introducing Teen Battle of the Books!

Now high school students can join in the Battle fun! Teen Battle of the Books is a friendly, individually played, book-based trivia contest open to all students grades 9-12.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Registration Required
Event Details:

Introducing Teen Battle of the Books!

Now high school students can join in the Battle fun! Teen Battle of the Books is a friendly, individually played, book-based trivia contest open to all students grades 9-12.

This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group

MidLab - DIY Hours

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:30pm
MidLab Maker Space- AS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
MidLab
Age Group:
Ages 12 and up

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Event Details:

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space.

This event is in the "Toddlers (18 - 24 Months)" group
This event is in the "Preschool (3 - 5 years)" group

Toddler Time

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Story Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years)

Talk, Sing, Read, Write, and Play at the library! Enjoy books, songs and movement followed by 10-15 minutes of play!

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Talk, Sing, Read, Write, and Play at the library! Enjoy books, songs and movement followed by 10-15 minutes of play!

This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group

MidLab - Staffed Hours (Jon)

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
MidLab Maker Space- AS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
MidLab
Age Group:
Ages 12 and up

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Event Details:

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space. 

Curbside Pick Up

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Parking Lot at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Curbside Pick Up
Curbside Pick Up:

Choose a day and time that works for you to come to the library parking lot to pick up your holds. Holds will be sitting on a table under the portico near the auditorium in a bag l...

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Parking Lot
Program Type: Curbside Pick Up
Registration Required

Curbside Pick Up

Choose a day and time that works for you to come to the library parking lot to pick up your holds. Holds will be sitting on a table under the portico near the auditorium in a bag labeled with your last name. If you received more than one notification you will still only reserve one time slot. We will gather all of the holds that are ready at this time.
This event is in the "Teens (9th - 12th grade)" group
This event is in the "Adults (18 and up)" group

MidLab Class - How to use a sewing machine!

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:30am - 1:30pm
MidLab Maker Space- AS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
MidLab
Age Group:
Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)

In this class, Shirley will teach you how to use a sewing machine! By the end of class, you’ll have made your very own project.

Learn more about the MidLab at: https://www.gadml.org/midlab

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Event Details:

In this class, Shirley will teach you how to use a sewing machine! By the end of class, you’ll have made your very own project.

Learn more about the MidLab at: https://www.gadml.org/midlab