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Kids Lit Crates - April 2024

04/26/2024 @ 10:00am to 05/04/2024 @ 5:00pm
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th 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 goodie...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Too busy to browse? Want to discover authors you might not have read before? Sign up for a Kids Lit Crate!

Kid's Craft Lab: Name Train!

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 9:00am - 7:00pm
Maker Space- YS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Kid's Craft Lab
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 18 months), Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), 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:

Make a train using your name! This is a drop-in program, no registration is required. Supplies are limited. First come, first served.

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Babies (0 - 18 months), Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), 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:

Make a train using your name!

This is a drop-in program, no registration is required. Supplies are limited. First come, first served.

Family Night: Superspace Magnetic Panels

Family Night: SuperSpace Magnetic Tiles

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Story Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Family Night
Age Group:
Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Families (all ages)
Family Night:

Spend quality time at the library with family and enjoy open-ended interactive activities!

Event Details:

Join us in the Youth Services Story Room to build with SuperSpace Magnetic Tiles! SuperSpace is the magnetic modular giant play tiles where the only limit is imagination! Spend qua...

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Families (all ages)
Program Type: Family Night

Family Night

Spend quality time at the library with family and enjoy open-ended interactive activities!

Event Details:

Join us in the Youth Services Story Room to build with SuperSpace Magnetic Tiles! SuperSpace is the magnetic modular giant play tiles where the only limit is imagination!

Homeschool Meet Up: All About Bees

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Story Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Event Details:

Learn the buzz about bees! We will read a story about bees, learn some facts about pollination, learn about why bees are important, and make a "bee hotel". Program starts at 11 ...

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Event Details:

Learn the buzz about bees! We will read a story about bees, learn some facts about pollination, learn about why bees are important, and make a "bee hotel".

Program starts at 11 AM

Outdoor Explorers: Fairy Gardens

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
West Portico at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Activity
Age Group:
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Event Details:

Let's get whimsical and create fairy gardens using provided materials and materials found in the woods near the library! Please be sure to dress appropriately for the weather. *...

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

Let's get whimsical and create fairy gardens using provided materials and materials found in the woods near the library! Please be sure to dress appropriately for the weather.

Discovery Depot: Dinosaur World

05/22/2024 @ 9:30am to 05/25/2024 @ 4:30pm
Story Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Activity
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 18 months), Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade)
Discovery Depot:

Event Details:

Stop into the Youth Services Story Room and travel through time to a jurassic world of dinosaurs, fossils, and FUN! Dinosaur World will give you the feeling that you are amongst ou...

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Babies (0 - 18 months), Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade)
Program Type: Activity

Discovery Depot

Event Details:

Stop into the Youth Services Story Room and travel through time to a jurassic world of dinosaurs, fossils, and FUN!

Text "Lit Crates for Kids" on an aqua background with the GADML logo and line art of stacked books

Kids Lit Crates - May 2024

05/24/2024 @ 10:00am to 06/01/2024 @ 5:00pm
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th 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 goodie...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Too busy to browse? Want to discover authors you might not have read before? Sign up for a Kids Lit Crate!

Discovery Depot: Dinosaur World

05/28/2024 @ 9:30am to 06/06/2024 @ 7:30pm
Story Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Activity
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 18 months), Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade)
Discovery Depot:

Event Details:

Stop into the Youth Services Story Room and travel through time to a jurassic world of dinosaurs, fossils, and FUN! Dinosaur World will give you the feeling that you are amongst ou...

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Babies (0 - 18 months), Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade)
Program Type: Activity

Discovery Depot

Event Details:

Stop into the Youth Services Story Room and travel through time to a jurassic world of dinosaurs, fossils, and FUN!

Crafty Thursday: Jurassic Crafts

Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 11:00am - 7:00pm
Maker Space- YS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Event Details:

STOMP right into the Youth Services Makers Space to enjoy an assortment of dino-mite jurassic crafts! From assembling your own T-Rex or clothespin dinosaur puppet, to coloring keyc...

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

STOMP right into the Youth Services Makers Space to enjoy an assortment of dino-mite jurassic crafts!

Crafty Thursday: Paper Plate Dinosaur

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 11:00am - 7:00pm
Maker Space- YS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Event Details:

Stop by the Youth Services Makers Space to create a dinosaur using paper plates! Materials will be provided between 11 AM to 7 PM. This is a drop-in program, no registration is ...

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Stop by the Youth Services Makers Space to create a dinosaur using paper plates! Materials will be provided between 11 AM to 7 PM.

Outdoor Explorers- Mud Party

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
West Portico at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Activity
Age Group:
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Event Details:

Come get messy at the library with mud! We will have pools of mud, mud art supplies, a water table, and sprinkler! Please bring a towel.  

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

Come get messy at the library with mud! We will have pools of mud, mud art supplies, a water table, and sprinkler! Please bring a towel.

 

Crafty Thursday: Whirligigs

Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 11:00am - 7:00pm
Maker Space- YS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Event Details:

Stop by the Youth Services Makers Space to create a whirligig! Materials will be provided between 11AM to 7PM.  This is a drop-in program, no registration is required. Supp...

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Stop by the Youth Services Makers Space to create a whirligig! Materials will be provided between 11AM to 7PM. 

Crafty Thursday: Paper Cup Fire-Breathing Dragon Craft

Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 11:00am - 7:00pm
Maker Space- YS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Event Details:

Stop into Youth Services Makers Space to create your very own fire-breathing dragon! Materials for these crafts will be available between 11 am and 7 pm. This is a drop-in progr...

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Stop into Youth Services Makers Space to create your very own fire-breathing dragon! Materials for these crafts will be available between 11 am and 7 pm.

MCFTA Presents: Explorers of the Sea

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Story Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Children (K - 2nd grade)
Event Details:

Be EXPLORERS OF THE SEA with the Midland Center for the Arts. Be a nautical adventurer as we explore the sea! Learn about the world of pirates with an engaging reading of the book ...

Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade)
Program Type: Performance
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Be EXPLORERS OF THE SEA with the Midland Center for the Arts. Be a nautical adventurer as we explore the sea! Learn about the world of pirates with an engaging reading of the book "How I became a Pirate" By: Melinda Long.

MCFTA Presents: Explorers of the Sea

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Story Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Children (K - 2nd grade)
Event Details:

Be EXPLORERS OF THE SEA with the Midland Center for the Arts. Be a nautical adventurer as we explore the sea! Learn about the world of pirates with an engaging reading of the book ...

Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade)
Program Type: Performance
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Be EXPLORERS OF THE SEA with the Midland Center for the Arts. Be a nautical adventurer as we explore the sea! Learn about the world of pirates with an engaging reading of the book "How I became a Pirate" By: Melinda Long.

Crafty Thursday: Paper Plate Truck Craft

Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:00am - 7:00pm
Maker Space- YS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Event Details:

Stop into Youth Services Makers Space to enjoy a cool truck craft! This craft is a great way to make trucks that resemble those from Touch-A-Truck! Materials for these crafts will ...

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Stop into Youth Services Makers Space to enjoy a cool truck craft! This craft is a great way to make trucks that resemble those from Touch-A-Truck! Materials for these crafts will be available between 11 am and 7 pm.

Outdoor Explorers- Fencing Demonstration with Bay Regional Fencing Alliance

Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Lawn at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Activity
Age Group:
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Event Details:

En garde! Join the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library and the Bay Regional Fencing Alliance in a fun fencing demo! Afterwards create your own foam sword! Parent supervision required....

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: 30
Event Details:

En garde! Join the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library and the Bay Regional Fencing Alliance in a fun fencing demo! Afterwards create your own foam sword!

Parent supervision required.

Outdoor Explorers: Nature Crowns

Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
West Portico at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Activity
Age Group:
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Event Details:

Create your own crown out of items found in nature! We bring the supplies, you bring the creativity! Parent supervison required. *Registration is required. Please register begin...

Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: West Portico
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Activity
Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:

Create your own crown out of items found in nature! We bring the supplies, you bring the creativity! Parent supervison required.