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Block Party

Friday, February 6, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Activity
Age Group:
Families (all ages)

Bring the whole family to the Community Room and play with a variety of blocks! We will have the Big Blue Blocks, smaller foam blocks, and many more options!

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

Bring the whole family to the Community Room and play with a variety of blocks! We will have the Big Blue Blocks, smaller foam blocks, and many more options!

Page Pals

Monday, February 9, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)

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 bring in a book they've read and we'll talk about it, do a literacy activity or craft and enjoy a snack together.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
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 bring in a book they've read and we'll talk about it, do a literacy activity or craft and enjoy a snack together.

Pizza and Pages

Monday, February 9, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Tweens (6th - 8th grade)

Pizza and Pages is a theme-based book club open to all middle school aged readers. Every month we pick a theme and provide the pizza. You read a book of your choice and together we talk books, make crafts, and play games.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Pizza and Pages is a theme-based book club open to all middle school aged readers. Every month we pick a theme and provide the pizza. You read a book of your choice and together we talk books, make crafts, and play games.

Toddler Time

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Toddlers (2-3 years)
Toddler Time:

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: Community Room
Age Group: Toddlers (2-3 years)

Toddler Time

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

Baby Time

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 24 months)
Baby Time:

Babies will enjoy story time filled with stories, songs, movement, and socialization.

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies (0 - 24 months)

Baby Time

Babies will enjoy story time filled with stories, songs, movement, and socialization.

Knitting/Crochet Club

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Adult Reference Desk at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)

Join Ilia as she crochets and meet with others who also love fiber arts on Tuesday nights and Friday mornings each month. 

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Adult Reference Desk
Age Group: Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join Ilia as she crochets and meet with others who also love fiber arts on Tuesday nights and Friday mornings each month. 

Mutt-i-grees at GADML

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Activity, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)

Each Dog Has a Story: Creative Writing Workshop

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

Each Dog Has a Story: Creative Writing Workshop

Baby Time

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 24 months)
Baby Time:

Babies will enjoy story time filled with stories, songs, movement, and socialization.

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies (0 - 24 months)

Baby Time

Babies will enjoy story time filled with stories, songs, movement, and socialization.

Board Game Night

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Activity
Age Group:
Adults (18 and up)

Have you ever seen a board game that looks fun and wanted to learn to play it, but not had anyone to play with? Come learn it with us! 

 

February's game is Ticket to Ride! 

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

Have you ever seen a board game that looks fun and wanted to learn to play it, but not had anyone to play with? Come learn it with us! 

 

February's game is Ticket to Ride! 

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool (3 - 5 years)

Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs at Preschool Storytime! This program is for ages 3-5 years! No registration is required for this program. 

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Preschool (3 - 5 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs at Preschool Storytime! This program is for ages 3-5 years! No registration is required for this program. 

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool (3 - 5 years)

Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs at Preschool Storytime! This program is for ages 3-5 years! No registration is required for this program.

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Preschool (3 - 5 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs at Preschool Storytime! This program is for ages 3-5 years! No registration is required for this program.

Hot Winter Nights/Anti-Valentine's Day Party

Friday, February 13, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Teens (9th - 12th grade)

Is the love in the air making you feel queasy? Is the season of love just not your thing? Join us for an anti-Valentine's Day party.

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

Is the love in the air making you feel queasy? Is the season of love just not your thing? Join us for an anti-Valentine's Day party.

Toddler Time

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Toddlers (2-3 years)
Toddler Time:

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: Community Room
Age Group: Toddlers (2-3 years)

Toddler Time

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

Baby Time

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 24 months)
Baby Time:

Babies will enjoy story time filled with stories, songs, movement, and socialization.

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies (0 - 24 months)

Baby Time

Babies will enjoy story time filled with stories, songs, movement, and socialization.
beaded plant

Adult/Teen Craft-Beaded Plant

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Ages 12 and up, Adults (18 and up)

Dates: February 17, 2026

Times: 6-7:30 pm

Ages: Adults and Teens 12+

Room: Library Community Room

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Ages 12 and up, Adults (18 and up)
Registration Required
Event Details:

Dates: February 17, 2026

Times: 6-7:30 pm

Ages: Adults and Teens 12+

Room: Library Community Room

Baby Time

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 24 months)
Baby Time:

Babies will enjoy story time filled with stories, songs, movement, and socialization.

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies (0 - 24 months)

Baby Time

Babies will enjoy story time filled with stories, songs, movement, and socialization.
Puzzle Competition at the Library

Adult Puzzle Competition

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Community 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!

Puzzle Competition
Wednesday, February 18, from 5:30pm–7:30pm in the Community Room.

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

Puzzle Competition

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

Puzzle Competition
Wednesday, February 18, from 5:30pm–7:30pm in the Community Room.

Midland Genealogical Society - Amber Oldenburg -Her Own Frontier

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Genealogy Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Genealogy
Age Group:
Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)

Amber Oldenburg - via Zoom

Feb. 18, 2026 7pm “Her Own Frontier: The Legacy of Female Homesteaders Who Shaped the American West”. Presented by Amber Oldenburg. Zoom and Watch Party in the Genealogy Room at the Library.

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

Amber Oldenburg - via Zoom

Feb. 18, 2026 7pm “Her Own Frontier: The Legacy of Female Homesteaders Who Shaped the American West”. Presented by Amber Oldenburg. Zoom and Watch Party in the Genealogy Room at the Library.

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool (3 - 5 years)

Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs at Preschool Storytime! This program is for ages 3-5 years! No registration is required for this program. 

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Preschool (3 - 5 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs at Preschool Storytime! This program is for ages 3-5 years! No registration is required for this program. 

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool (3 - 5 years)

Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs at Preschool Storytime! This program is for ages 3-5 years! No registration is required for this program. 

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Preschool (3 - 5 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs at Preschool Storytime! This program is for ages 3-5 years! No registration is required for this program. 

Snack & Yak

Snack & Yak

Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Children (3rd - 5th grade)

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!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
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!

Block Party

Friday, February 20, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Activity
Age Group:
Families (all ages)

Bring the whole family to the Community Room and play with a variety of blocks! We will have the Big Blue Blocks, smaller foam blocks, and many more options!

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

Bring the whole family to the Community Room and play with a variety of blocks! We will have the Big Blue Blocks, smaller foam blocks, and many more options!

Bunco

Monday, February 23, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Adults (18 and up)

Dates: February 23, 2026

Times: 6-7:30

Ages: Adults

Room: Community Room

 

Description:

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Registration Required
Event Details:

Dates: February 23, 2026

Times: 6-7:30

Ages: Adults

Room: Community Room

 

Description:

Toddler Time

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Toddlers (2-3 years)
Toddler Time:

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: Community Room
Age Group: Toddlers (2-3 years)

Toddler Time

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