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Generational Pen Pals - Summer Reading 2024

05/01/2024 @ 9:30am to 05/20/2024 @ 11:30pm
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Activity
Age Group:
Families (all ages), Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

The Grace A. Dow Memorial Library is working with libraries around the country to connect people this Summer by pairing library patrons from different generations together as pen p...

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

The Grace A. Dow Memorial Library is working with libraries around the country to connect people this Summer by pairing library patrons from different generations together as pen pals. 

meet a droid, may 4, 10am-12pm

Meet a Droid with The Charge Robotics Team

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Orchard Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Technology, Other
Age Group:
Families (all ages), Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Meet a "Droid" with Dow High's FIRST® Robotics team, #2619 The Charge! Team members will be on hand to show off Resonance, their robot from this year's competitions. Watch a demo, ...

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

Meet a "Droid" with Dow High's FIRST® Robotics team, #2619 The Charge! Team members will be on hand to show off Resonance, their robot from this year's competitions.

circling lake michigan may 21

Circling Lake Michigan with Dianna Stampfler

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Circling Lake Michigan: 1100 Miles of History, Arts & Culture When: Tuesday, May 21, 6:30pm Where: Library Auditorium Vacationers have been looping Lake Michigan ...

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

Circling Lake Michigan: 1100 Miles of History, Arts & Culture

When: Tuesday, May 21, 6:30pm

Where: Library Auditorium

Saginaw Chippewa Tribe members performing a song and dance

Celebrate Michigan

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Library Lawn at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Celebrate Michigan at the Library! Join us on the Library Lawn for a Song and Dance Presentation by the Ziibiwing Center of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. We'll also be serving...

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Library Lawn
Age Group: Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Celebrate Michigan at the Library! Join us on the Library Lawn for a Song and Dance Presentation by the Ziibiwing Center of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe.

Altered Map Community Art Display begins

All Day
Adult Reference Desk at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Between June 10 and August 10, you can add your section to GADML's Reading Map! Stop by the library to choose a map section that speaks to you. Using anything from crayons to...

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Adult Reference Desk
Age Group: Everyone (all ages)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Between June 10 and August 10, you can add your section to GADML's Reading Map!

Stop by the library to choose a map section that speaks to you.

Summer Reading Kick Off

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Activity, Arts & Crafts, Performance
Age Group:
Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Join the us at the library as we kick off this year with the Feller Express Dinosaur Encounters and Muxlow Exotic Mobile Reptile Zoo. Crafts, fossil digs, face painting and so much...

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group: Everyone (all ages)
Program Type: Activity, Arts & Crafts, Performance
Event Details:

Join the us at the library as we kick off this year with the Feller Express Dinosaur Encounters and Muxlow Exotic Mobile Reptile Zoo. Crafts, fossil digs, face painting and so much more fun in store.

Summer Evening Movies - Jurassic World Dominion

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Auditorium at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

With Earth once again dominated by prehistoric predators, two generations of heroes must unite for a globe-spanning adventure to shape the destiny of humans and dinosaurs. Rated...

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

With Earth once again dominated by prehistoric predators, two generations of heroes must unite for a globe-spanning adventure to shape the destiny of humans and dinosaurs.

Rated PG13

Run time 2hr 26min

Sensory Friendly Movie - Wonka

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Auditorium at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Introducing sensory friendly movies at the library, where every person is welcome to enjoy a movie in our theater. Our Sensory Friendly Movies are shown without previews, with the ...

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

Introducing sensory friendly movies at the library, where every person is welcome to enjoy a movie in our theater. Our Sensory Friendly Movies are shown without previews, with the volume down and the lights on.

Read the Book, Watch the Movie

Friday, June 21, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Families (all ages), Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Here at the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library we believe in reading the book before you watch the movie. Join us for our summer book club series where you read the book, and then we sh...

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

Here at the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library we believe in reading the book before you watch the movie. Join us for our summer book club series where you read the book, and then we show the movie!

Sensory Friendly Movie - Hook

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Introducing sensory friendly movies at the library, where every person is welcome to enjoy a movie in our theater. Our Sensory Friendly Movies are shown without previews, with the ...

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

Introducing sensory friendly movies at the library, where every person is welcome to enjoy a movie in our theater. Our Sensory Friendly Movies are shown without previews, with the volume down and the lights on.

Sensory Friendly Movie - The Princess Bride

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Auditorium at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Introducing sensory friendly movies at the library, where every person is welcome to enjoy a movie in our theater. Our Sensory Friendly Movies are shown without previews, with the ...

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

Introducing sensory friendly movies at the library, where every person is welcome to enjoy a movie in our theater. Our Sensory Friendly Movies are shown without previews, with the volume down and the lights on.

Read the Book, Watch the Movie

Friday, July 5, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Families (all ages), Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Here at the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library we believe in reading the book before you watch the movie. Join us for our summer book club series where you read the book, and then we sh...

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

Here at the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library we believe in reading the book before you watch the movie. Join us for our summer book club series where you read the book, and then we show the movie!

Sensory Friendly Movie - Migration

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Introducing sensory friendly movies at the library, where every person is welcome to enjoy a movie in our theater. Our Sensory Friendly Movies are shown without previews, with the ...

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

Introducing sensory friendly movies at the library, where every person is welcome to enjoy a movie in our theater. Our Sensory Friendly Movies are shown without previews, with the volume down and the lights on.

Sensory Friendly Movie - Trolls Band Together

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Auditorium at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Introducing sensory friendly movies at the library, where every person is welcome to enjoy a movie in our theater. Our Sensory Friendly Movies are shown without previews, with the ...

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

Introducing sensory friendly movies at the library, where every person is welcome to enjoy a movie in our theater. Our Sensory Friendly Movies are shown without previews, with the volume down and the lights on.

Sensory Friendly Movie - Strange World

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Introducing sensory friendly movies at the library, where every person is welcome to enjoy a movie in our theater. Our Sensory Friendly Movies are shown without previews, with the ...

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

Introducing sensory friendly movies at the library, where every person is welcome to enjoy a movie in our theater. Our Sensory Friendly Movies are shown without previews, with the volume down and the lights on.

Fencing Demonstration with Bay Regional Fencing Alliance

Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Library Lawn at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Families (all ages), Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Fencing Demonstration with Bay Regional Fencing Alliance- En garde! Join the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library and the Bay Regional Fencing Alliance in a fun fencing demo!

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

Fencing Demonstration with Bay Regional Fencing Alliance- En garde! Join the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library and the Bay Regional Fencing Alliance in a fun fencing demo!

Read the Book, Watch the Movie

Friday, July 26, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Families (all ages), Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Here at the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library we believe in reading the book before you watch the movie. Join us for our summer book club series where you read the book, and then we sh...

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

Here at the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library we believe in reading the book before you watch the movie. Join us for our summer book club series where you read the book, and then we show the movie!

Sensory Friendly Movie - Labyrinth

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Introducing sensory friendly movies at the library, where every person is welcome to enjoy a movie in our theater. Our Sensory Friendly Movies are shown without previews, with the ...

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

Introducing sensory friendly movies at the library, where every person is welcome to enjoy a movie in our theater. Our Sensory Friendly Movies are shown without previews, with the volume down and the lights on.

Crafty Thursday: Olympic Torch

Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 11:00am - 7:00pm
Maker Space- YS at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Stop by the Youth Services Maker Space to create an olympic torch using a paper plate! Materials will be provided between 11 am and 7 pm. This is a drop-in program, no registrat...

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Everyone (all ages)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Stop by the Youth Services Maker Space to create an olympic torch using a paper plate! Materials will be provided between 11 am and 7 pm.

Read the Book, Watch the Movie

Friday, August 2, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Families (all ages), Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Here at the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library we believe in reading the book before you watch the movie. Join us for our summer book club series where you read the book, and then we sh...

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

Here at the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library we believe in reading the book before you watch the movie. Join us for our summer book club series where you read the book, and then we show the movie!

Sensory Friendly Movie - Elemental

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Auditorium at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Introducing sensory friendly movies at the library, where every person is welcome to enjoy a movie in our theater. Our Sensory Friendly Movies are shown without previews, with the ...

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

Introducing sensory friendly movies at the library, where every person is welcome to enjoy a movie in our theater. Our Sensory Friendly Movies are shown without previews, with the volume down and the lights on.

Sensory Friendly Movie - Spiderman across the Spiderverse

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Auditorium at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Introducing sensory friendly movies at the library, where every person is welcome to enjoy a movie in our theater. Our Sensory Friendly Movies are shown without previews, with the ...

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

Introducing sensory friendly movies at the library, where every person is welcome to enjoy a movie in our theater. Our Sensory Friendly Movies are shown without previews, with the volume down and the lights on.

Neighboring Week - Floats with Goats

Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Lawn at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Activity
Age Group:
Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Celebrate being a neighbor at the Library! Join us on the Library Lawn for a Faygo float social with goats! Our celebrity scoopers from the City of Midland will host a Faygo float ...

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Library Lawn
Age Group: Everyone (all ages)
Program Type: Activity
Event Details:

Celebrate being a neighbor at the Library! Join us on the Library Lawn for a Faygo float social with goats!