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LEGO Night - Adults Only

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Mezzanine at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults (18 and up)
Event Details:

Adults, come and build with us! Collaborate with friends with one of our LEGO sets, indulge your creativity with our brick stash, or take on a challenge. Adults. 6 pm - 7:30 pm, th...

Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Mezzanine
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:

Adults, come and build with us! Collaborate with friends with one of our LEGO sets, indulge your creativity with our brick stash, or take on a challenge. Adults. 6 pm - 7:30 pm, the third Tuesday in January and February on the Library Mezzanine.

Page Pals

Thursday, February 20, 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!

Adult Lit Crates logo with blue text, the GADML logo, and a line art graphic of a stack of books

Adult Lit Crates - February 2025

02/21/2025 @ 10:00am to 03/01/2025 @ 5:00pm
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults (18 and up)
Event Details:

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

Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

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

Homeschool Meetup

Friday, February 21, 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:

Join us for this monthly program for parents and their children. Come explore different topics and connect with fellow homeschoolers. All ages welcome but the activities ...

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:

Join us for this monthly program for parents and their children. Come explore different topics and connect with fellow homeschoolers. All ages welcome but the activities will be geared toward elementary ages.

Baby Storytime

Monday, February 24, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Story Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 18 months)
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. This program is geared toward ages 0-18...

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.

 

Bunco for Books!

Monday, February 24, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Orchard Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Activity
Age Group:
Adults (18 and up)
Event Details:

Bunco for BooksJoin us for Bunco night! Play to win prize books and Library swag.Bring friends or come on your own. Zero experience needed. We'll have snacks!Adults 18+February 24t...

Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Activity
Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:

Bunco for Books

Join us for Bunco night! Play to win prize books and Library swag.

Bring friends or come on your own. Zero experience needed. We'll have snacks!

Baby Storytime

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Story Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 18 months)
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.   This program is geared towa...

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.

 

Bad Fanfiction

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Performance, Storytime
Age Group:
Adults (18 and up)
Event Details:

Dive into the tumultuous world of fanfiction, filled with both interesting and hilariously bad stories based on popular fandoms. Get ready for a night filled with laughs, cringes, ...

Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Performance, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Dive into the tumultuous world of fanfiction, filled with both interesting and hilariously bad stories based on popular fandoms.

Teen Advisory Board

Monday, March 3, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Event Details:

Are you in 6th-12th grade? Do you have great ideas for teen events at the library? What about books you'd like to see? Do you need volunteer hours for school or a club? Do you just...

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Event Details:

Are you in 6th-12th grade? Do you have great ideas for teen events at the library? What about books you'd like to see? Do you need volunteer hours for school or a club? Do you just want to hang out and eat a snack?

Puzzle Competition

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Orchard Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults (18 and up)
Puzzle Competition:

Groups up to four people compete to see who will finish their puzzle first!

Event Details:

Puzzle Competition Challenge your skills with a 500-piece puzzle. Gather a team and join the contest … Which team will be the first to solve their puzzle and win the prize? Tues...

Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 6

Puzzle Competition

Groups up to four people compete to see who will finish their puzzle first!
Event Details:

Puzzle Competition

Adult Lit Crates logo with blue text, the GADML logo, and a line art graphic of a stack of books

Adult Lit Crates - March 2025

03/21/2025 @ 10:00am to 03/29/2025 @ 5:00pm
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults (18 and up)
Event Details:

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

Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

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

Teen Advisory Board

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Event Details:

Are you in 6th-12th grade? Do you have great ideas for teen events at the library? What about books you'd like to see? Do you need volunteer hours for school or a club? Do you just...

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Event Details:

Are you in 6th-12th grade? Do you have great ideas for teen events at the library? What about books you'd like to see? Do you need volunteer hours for school or a club? Do you just want to hang out and eat a snack?

Adult Lit Crates logo with blue text, the GADML logo, and a line art graphic of a stack of books

Adult 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:
Adults (18 and up)
Event Details:

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

Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

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

Teen Advisory Board

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Event Details:

Are you in 6th-12th grade? Do you have great ideas for teen events at the library? What about books you'd like to see? Do you need volunteer hours for school or a club? Do you just...

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Event Details:

Are you in 6th-12th grade? Do you have great ideas for teen events at the library? What about books you'd like to see? Do you need volunteer hours for school or a club? Do you just want to hang out and eat a snack?

floats with goats, September 25, 5:30 to 7pm, Library Lawn

Floats with Goats - Neighboring Week

Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
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! In honor of Neighboring Week in Midland, join us on the Library Lawn for a fabulous ice cream float social with adorable goats! Our ...

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! In honor of Neighboring Week in Midland, join us on the Library Lawn for a fabulous ice cream float social with adorable goats!

Cultural Awareness Coalition Creativity Contest

All Day 10/1 - 10/31
Mezzanine at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:

Celebrate Global Diversity Month with the Cultural Awareness Coalition reception for the Creativity Contest. The collaboration between the two initiatives will help drive awareness...

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

Celebrate Global Diversity Month with the Cultural Awareness Coalition reception for the Creativity Contest. The collaboration between the two initiatives will help drive awareness and engagement.