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Altered Books Contest Registration

03/15/2025 @ 6:00am to 04/15/2025 @ 7:30pm
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Event Details:

Create a work of art using a book. Pick up a book, get creative, and display your art at the library.Pick up a book to alter at the Reference Desk starting Books March 15 and drop ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
Create a work of art using a book. Pick up a book, get creative, and display your art at the library.

Pick up a book to alter at the Reference Desk starting Books March 15 and drop off your artwork no later than April 15.

Outdoor Explorers- Tree Identification

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Library Lawn at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Activity
Age Group:
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Event Details:

Are you in need of some fresh air after being stuck inside a classroom all day? Come to the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library on the first Thursday of every month to enjoy doing an act...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Library Lawn
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Activity
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Are you in need of some fresh air after being stuck inside a classroom all day? Come to the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library on the first Thursday of every month to enjoy doing an activity outside!

Mutt-i-grees at GADML

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Story Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Event Details:

All About CatsJoin us to learn about shelter cats, their amazing senses, needs and body language.Mutt-i-grees is a program that is designed to teach social and emotional learning i...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

All About Cats

Join us to learn about shelter cats, their amazing senses, needs and body language.

Snack & Yak

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Maker Space- YS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Event Details:

Are you a 4th or 5th grader who loves to read? Would you love to find your next read by hearing what others your age are reading? We have a book club just for you! 4th and 5th grad...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

Are you a 4th or 5th grader who loves to read? Would you love to find your next read by hearing what others your age are reading? We have a book club just for you!

Kids Craft Lab: Handprint Flowers

Friday, April 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Maker Space- YS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Kid's Craft Lab
Age Group:
Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Kid's Craft Lab:

Stop by the Youth Services Makers Space for our Kid's Craft Lab, where materials will be provided to make a fun craft!

Event Details:

Stop by the Youth Services Maker Space to make handprint flowers! The crafts available are targeted toward children of preschool and elementary ages. Kid's Craft Lab will be open f...

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Kid's Craft Lab

Kid's Craft Lab

Stop by the Youth Services Makers Space for our Kid's Craft Lab, where materials will be provided to make a fun craft!

Event Details:

Stop by the Youth Services Maker Space to make handprint flowers! The crafts available are targeted toward children of preschool and elementary ages. Kid's Craft Lab will be open from 1-4 pm!

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Lego Spike Prime

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Maker Space- YS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Event Details:

Join us on the third Tuesday of March, April and May, 5:30-6:30, as we explore the exciting world of robotics with LEGO® Spike Prime!LEGO® Spike Prime kits are part of the LEGO® Ed...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Join us on the third Tuesday of March, April and May, 5:30-6:30, as we explore the exciting world of robotics with LEGO® Spike Prime!

Page Pals

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:15pm
Story Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Event Details:

Do you have a 2nd or 3rd grader who loves to read? We have a book club just for them! Children in 2nd and 3rd grade can read whatever they choose and then come to the library to ta...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Do you have a 2nd or 3rd grader who loves to read? We have a book club just for them! Children in 2nd and 3rd grade can read whatever they choose and then come to the library to talk about it, enjoy a snack and do an activity!

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Kids Lit Crates - April 2025

04/25/2025 @ 10:00am to 05/03/2025 @ 5:00pm
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Event Details:

Too busy to browse? Want to discover authors you might not have read before? Sign up for a Kids Lit Crate!You tell us what you like, and we'll put together a box full of goodies an...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Details:
Too busy to browse? Want to discover authors you might not have read before? Sign up for a Kids Lit Crate!

You tell us what you like, and we'll put together a box full of goodies and books chosen just for you.

Outdoor Explorers- Flower Pot Decorating

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Library Lawn at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Activity
Age Group:
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Event Details:

Are you in need of some fresh air after being stuck inside a classroom all day? Come to the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library on the first Thursday of every month to enjoy doing an act...

Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Library Lawn
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Activity
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Are you in need of some fresh air after being stuck inside a classroom all day? Come to the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library on the first Thursday of every month to enjoy doing an activity outside!

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LEGO®WeDo 2.0

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Maker Space- YS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Event Details:

Join us on the first Tuesday of March and May from 5:30-6:30, to build and code with LEGO®️ WeDo 2.0.LEGO®️ WeDo 2.0 kits are part of the LEGO®️ Education Series and are designed s...

Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join us on the first Tuesday of March and May from 5:30-6:30, to build and code with LEGO®️ WeDo 2.0.

Snack & Yak

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Maker Space- YS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Event Details:

Are you a 4th or 5th grader who loves to read? Would you love to find your next read by hearing what others your age are reading? We have a book club just for you! 4th and 5th grad...

Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Are you a 4th or 5th grader who loves to read? Would you love to find your next read by hearing what others your age are reading? We have a book club just for you!

Kids Craft Lab: Rainbow Jellyfish

Friday, May 9, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Maker Space- YS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Kid's Craft Lab
Age Group:
Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Kid's Craft Lab:

Stop by the Youth Services Makers Space for our Kid's Craft Lab, where materials will be provided to make a fun craft!

Event Details:

Stop by the Youth Services Maker Space to make a colorful Rainbow Jellyfish! The crafts available are targeted toward children of preschool and elementary ages. Kid's Craft Lab wil...

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Kid's Craft Lab

Kid's Craft Lab

Stop by the Youth Services Makers Space for our Kid's Craft Lab, where materials will be provided to make a fun craft!

Event Details:

Stop by the Youth Services Maker Space to make a colorful Rainbow Jellyfish! The crafts available are targeted toward children of preschool and elementary ages. Kid's Craft Lab will be open from 1-4 pm!

Mutt-i-grees at GADML

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Story Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Event Details:

Enriching Tails for Dogs and CatsUncover ways to engage with a pet's natural senses with enrichment activities while we craft snuffle mats for shelter animals.Mutt-i-grees is a pro...

Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Enriching Tails for Dogs and Cats

Uncover ways to engage with a pet's natural senses with enrichment activities while we craft snuffle mats for shelter animals.

Page Pals

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:15pm
Story Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Event Details:

Do you have a 2nd or 3rd grader who loves to read? We have a book club just for them! Children in 2nd and 3rd grade can read whatever they choose and then come to the library to ta...

Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Do you have a 2nd or 3rd grader who loves to read? We have a book club just for them! Children in 2nd and 3rd grade can read whatever they choose and then come to the library to talk about it, enjoy a snack and do an activity!

Homeschool Meetup

Friday, May 16, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Maker Space- YS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Activity
Age Group:
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Event Details:

Do you think you can build something taller than you? Lauren Saj, from the Michigan Learning Channel, will join us and teach about the Engineering Design Process. Kids select a pro...

Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Program Type: Activity
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Do you think you can build something taller than you? Lauren Saj, from the Michigan Learning Channel, will join us and teach about the Engineering Design Process.

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Lego Spike Prime

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Maker Space- YS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Event Details:

Join us on the third Tuesday of March, April and May, 5:30-6:30, as we explore the exciting world of robotics with LEGO® Spike Prime!LEGO® Spike Prime kits are part of the LEGO® Ed...

Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Join us on the third Tuesday of March, April and May, 5:30-6:30, as we explore the exciting world of robotics with LEGO® Spike Prime!