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Reading Challenge: Bookopoly

All Day 3/1 - 5/31
Other
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group: Everyone (all ages)
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
March is Reading Month, and it’s also the kickoff to our 2023 Bookopoly Reading Challenge! Read to win from March 1 - May 31. Log your reading in the Beanstack app or online at http://gadml.beanstack.org for a chance to win a prize. Paper boards will...

April Teen Advisory Board Meeting

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Teens (7th - 12th grade)
Event Details:
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? Come join the Teen Advisory Board at GADML! We meet monthly...

Common Threads Crafters' Meetup

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Other
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Teens (7th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
Calling all knitters, crocheters, and other chatty crafters! Bring your fiber art work-in-progress for a crafting social hour. Share camaraderie and ideas with others while you work on your project. Food and drinks are welcome. No regist...

Tween STEM Explorers: Strawbees

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Activity
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Tweens (4th - 6th grade)
Program Type: Activity
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
Stimulate imagination and innovation by using Strawbees to create your own inventions! Straws and Strawbee connectors provided, you bring the creativity! *Registration is required. Please register beginning at 12:00am on Tuesday, March 28th at gad...

Midlab - Open Staffed Hours (Deanna)

5:00pm - 7:00pm
MidLab
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:
The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for a two-hour session and is required to use the MidLab space.   By completing this registration form, you agree to the attached MidLab User...

Movies at Noon: Planet Earth II (Part 1)

12:00pm - 3:00pm
Movie
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Ages 12 and up, Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:
Celebrate the Earth and Earth Day at the Library by enjoying the first three episodes of a popular British wildlife and nature series. Stop in to the Library's Auditorium on April 5th at Noon to relish in this unique glimpse of our world. Rated G,...

Glowforge 101

6:00pm - 7:15pm
MidLab
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
An introductory class to learn how to use the Glowforge Pro, a professional grade laser cutter. Each participant will go home with a cardboard NASA shuttle that they made themselves! Location: MidLab (located in the library basement) Ti...

Library Closure - Good Friday

All Day 4/7 - 4/9
Branches:
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Description:
The Library will be closed for the Easter holiday beginning at 5:00pm on Thursday, April 6, and remain closed until 9:00am on Monday, April 10. ...

Baby Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime
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, stories, and a craft! Tickets for this program will be handed out 30 minutes before the program at the YS desk. ...

Computer Class Gmail

10:00am - 11:30am
Technology
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6

Computer Class

Learn computer skills that can be useful in your business or personal life.
Event Details:
Learn the essentials of Google's email service:  read and respond to a message, compose a message, and organize using folders and labels. *Registration is required. Register on the Library Calendar, call us at 837-3449, or stop by the Adult R...

Baby Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
Storytime
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, stories, and a craft! Tickets for this program will be handed out 30 minutes before the program at the YS desk. ...

Common Threads Crafters' Meetup

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Other
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Teens (7th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
Calling all knitters, crocheters, and other chatty crafters! Bring your fiber art work-in-progress for a crafting social hour. Share camaraderie and ideas with others while you work on your project. Food and drinks are welcome. No regist...

4th-5th Grade Book Club- Stella by Starlight

5:00pm - 5:45pm
Book Club
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Tweens (4th - 6th grade)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:
In this months book club we will be reading Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper. When the Ku Klux Klan's unwelcome reappearance rattles fifth-grader Stella's segregated town in 1932, bravery battles prejudice. Stella is terrified by what she see ...

Midlab - Open Staffed Hours (Jon)

5:00pm - 7:00pm
MidLab
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:
The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for a two-hour session and is required to use the MidLab space.   By completing this registration form, you agree to the attached MidLab User...

Brew: The Art of Beer with Three Bridges Taproom and Distillery

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Lecture
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 46
Event Details:
Our speakers for the BREW series would say there's a brewed drink for everyone! Whether your brew of choice is beer, coffee, or tea, the options are nearly endless. Come and learn a bit more from the experts about their history and what makes a good ...

Computer Class Windows 11

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Technology
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6

Computer Class

Learn computer skills that can be useful in your business or personal life.
Event Details:
Learn to use your Windows 11 computer, locate files, make it easier to use, and more. *Registration is required. Register on the Library Calendar, call us at 837-3449, or stop by the Adult Reference Desk beginning Saturday, April 1 to sign up. Cla...

MidLab - Open Staffed Hours (Deanna)

5:00pm - 7:00pm
MidLab
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:
The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for a two-hour session and is required to use the MidLab space.   By completing this registration form, you agree to the attached MidLab User...

My First Book Club

5:30pm - 6:00pm
Book Club
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Children (K - 3rd grade)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
Do you have a 2nd or 3rd grader that loves to read? We have a Book Club just for kids! Children in Grades 2-3 can read whatever they choose and then come to the Library to talk about it, enjoy a snack, and leave with a free book to take home! *Reg...

How to regrip your golf clubs

6:00pm - 7:00pm
MidLab
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:
Get ready for this year's tour! Bill will show you a fast and easy way to regrip your clubs. If you know your grip size, feel free to purchase your own and bring them along with your clubs. Location: MidLab (located in the library basement...

Hobbies 101: Vegetable Gardening

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Gardening
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Gardening
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 35
Event Details:
Get your hands dirty as you learn how to grow a vegetable garden! Beth DeVries, from Phoenix Community Farms, will give a presentation on gardening, and then you can plant your own seeds! Participants will go home with planted seeds in a seed tray an...

Pre-K Learn & Play

10:00am - 4:30pm
Activity
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Babies (0 - 18 months), Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years)
Program Type: Activity
Event Details:
Stop by the Story Room to meet other caregivers, enjoy playtime and socialization with your little one, and see examples of early literacy activities.  Registration is not required, this is a drop-in program. ...

Curbside Pick Up

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Curbside Pick Up
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Parking Lot
Program Type: Curbside Pick Up
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20

Curbside Pick Up

Choose a day and time that works for you to come to the library parking lot to pick up your holds. Holds will be sitting on a table under the portico near the auditorium in a bag labeled with your last name. If you received more than one notification you will still only reserve one time slot. We will gather all of the holds that are ready at this time.

Kid's Craft Lab: Handprint Flowers

9:00am - 7:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Everyone (all ages)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Stop inside the Youth Services Maker's Space on Monday, April 17 for our Kid's Craft Lab! Materials will be available to create flowers from your handprint! The craft will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. No registration is required for this pr...

Toddler Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
Enjoy stories, rhymes, movement and music to develop your child's early literacy skills! Take-home craft included! Siblings are welcome to attend! Registration is required and limited to 12 toddlers with their caregiver. Registration begins at...