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Preschool Storytime

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Story 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: Story 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, April 23, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Story 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: Story 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.

The Librarians presented by WCMU

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Auditorium at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Teens (9th - 12th grade), Ages 12 and up, Adults (18 and up)

Librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our First Amendment Rights.

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

Librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our First Amendment Rights.

Knitting/Crochet Club

Friday, April 24, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Lounge 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: Lounge
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. 

Kid's Craft Lab

Friday, April 24, 2026 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!

We will be making Handprint Animal Puppets at 1 pm! Craft Lab is open 1-4 pm, or while supplies last. First come, first served. This is a drop-in program, no registration is required!

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
Event Details:

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!

We will be making Handprint Animal Puppets at 1 pm! Craft Lab is open 1-4 pm, or while supplies last. First come, first served. This is a drop-in program, no registration is required!

Toddler Time

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Story 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: Story 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!

Toddler Time

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Story 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: Story 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!

4/27 BUNCO

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Adults (18 and up)

Dates: April 27, 2026

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: April 27, 2026

Ages:  Adults

Room: Community Room

Description:

Yogapalooza Poster

Yogapalooza

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Story Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Activity
Age Group:
Toddlers (2-3 years), Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade)

Yogapalooza is a fun and engaging kids (ages 3-7) yoga program. Kids will learn basic yoga poses and practice breathing exercises that promote physical health and emotional well-being. Come bend, stretch, and have a blast at the library!

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Toddlers (2-3 years), Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade)
Program Type: Activity
Event Details:

Yogapalooza is a fun and engaging kids (ages 3-7) yoga program. Kids will learn basic yoga poses and practice breathing exercises that promote physical health and emotional well-being. Come bend, stretch, and have a blast at the library!

Dancing Babies

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Story Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 24 months)

Babies will enjoy stories, songs, dancing, and exploring with musical instruments.

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Babies (0 - 24 months)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Babies will enjoy stories, songs, dancing, and exploring with musical instruments.

Stephen King Seminar

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults (18 and up)

With well over 60 novels and several short story collections, Stephen King has written a wide variety of stories over the last 50 years, not just horror.

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

With well over 60 novels and several short story collections, Stephen King has written a wide variety of stories over the last 50 years, not just horror.

Dancing Babies

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Story Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 24 months)

Babies will enjoy stories, songs, dancing, and exploring with musical instruments.

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Babies (0 - 24 months)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Babies will enjoy stories, songs, dancing, and exploring with musical instruments.

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Story 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: Story 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, April 30, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Story 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: Story 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.

May April Lit Crates Registration Links

All Day
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)

Hi! Looking to sign up for a Lit Crate? Follow the appropriate link and fill out the form to register. Don't forget to include your library card! 

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
Event Details:

Hi! Looking to sign up for a Lit Crate? Follow the appropriate link and fill out the form to register. Don't forget to include your library card! 

Cookbook Club- Patriotic Tastes

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group:
Adults (18 and up)

Date: May 4, 2026

Target Audience: Adults ages 18+

Time: 6 to 7:15 pm

Location:  Library Community Room

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

Date: May 4, 2026

Target Audience: Adults ages 18+

Time: 6 to 7:15 pm

Location:  Library Community Room

Adult Storytime

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Performance, Storytime
Age Group:
Adults (18 and up)

Why should only children get a storytime? Welcome to "Adult Storytime", where adults get to enjoy being swept up into a story just like their children do! Get ready for an evening of quiet drama, or soaring action, or laugh-out-loud comedy.

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

Why should only children get a storytime? Welcome to "Adult Storytime", where adults get to enjoy being swept up into a story just like their children do! Get ready for an evening of quiet drama, or soaring action, or laugh-out-loud comedy.

Bookworm Buddies

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:15pm
Story Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Children (K - 2nd grade)

Do you have a Kindergartener or 1st grader who loves books? We have a book club just for them! Children in grades K-1 can bring in a book that has been read to them or one they've read themselves.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you have a Kindergartener or 1st grader who loves books? We have a book club just for them! Children in grades K-1 can bring in a book that has been read to them or one they've read themselves.

Learn & Play

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Story Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Activity
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 24 months), Toddlers (2-3 years), Preschool (3 - 5 years)

Join us for a library playdate! Meet with other parents and caregivers as you and your child explore developmentally appropriate play materials in a joyful environment. Extend your child's learning through play!

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Babies (0 - 24 months), Toddlers (2-3 years), Preschool (3 - 5 years)
Program Type: Activity
Event Details:

Join us for a library playdate! Meet with other parents and caregivers as you and your child explore developmentally appropriate play materials in a joyful environment. Extend your child's learning through play!

Midland Community Jazz Band

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Auditorium at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Everyone (all ages)

MCB Jazz Band presents: Dizzy, Thad, and Maynard
Friday, May 8 at 7 pm
Library Auditorium

Come to the library for a Midland Concert Band Jazz Band program of music.  Free admission. Donations to the MCB Jazz Band are accepted.

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

MCB Jazz Band presents: Dizzy, Thad, and Maynard
Friday, May 8 at 7 pm
Library Auditorium

Come to the library for a Midland Concert Band Jazz Band program of music.  Free admission. Donations to the MCB Jazz Band are accepted.

Anniversary Movie Series - A Knight's Tale

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:15pm
Auditorium at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Movie
Afternoon Matinee:

Join us for a free afternoon movie on the big screen.

Join us for an ongoing series where we screen movies on their 25th, 50th, or 75th anniversaries! Come enjoy your favorite older movies on the big screen and wonder, "How the heck is that movie that old??"

Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Auditorium
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Afternoon Matinee

Join us for a free afternoon movie on the big screen.

Join us for an ongoing series where we screen movies on their 25th, 50th, or 75th anniversaries! Come enjoy your favorite older movies on the big screen and wonder, "How the heck is that movie that old??"

Knitting/Crochet Club

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Orchard Room 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: Orchard Room
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. 

Books & Bites

Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lounge at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults (18 and up)

Join us for Books & Bites, a traditional book club where we discuss each month's read and enjoy a snack! On Thursday, May 14th we'll meet in the Library Lounge from 6pm-7pm to discuss I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys.

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

Join us for Books & Bites, a traditional book club where we discuss each month's read and enjoy a snack! On Thursday, May 14th we'll meet in the Library Lounge from 6pm-7pm to discuss I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys.

poeTrEEN Club

Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Teen Room at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Teens (9th - 12th grade)

 

Dates: 3/11, 4/8, 5/6

Times: 4:30PM

Ages: Teens 13-18

Room: Teen Room

 

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

 

Dates: 3/11, 4/8, 5/6

Times: 4:30PM

Ages: Teens 13-18

Room: Teen Room