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Altered Books Contest Registration

03/15/2025 @ 6:00am - 04/15/2025 @ 7:30pm
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Other
Open
Registration
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
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
Create a work of art using a book. Pick up a book, get creative, and display your art at the library.

Pick up a book to alter at the Reference Desk starting Books March 15 and drop off your artwork no later than April 15.

Outdoor Explorers- Tree Identification

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Activity
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Library Lawn
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Activity
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Are you in need of some fresh air after being stuck inside a classroom all day? Come to the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library on the first Thursday of every month to enjoy doing an activity outside!

Mutt-i-grees at GADML

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Health & Wellness
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

All About Cats

Join us to learn about shelter cats, their amazing senses, needs and body language.

Snack & Yak

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Book Club
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
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!

Kids Craft Lab: Handprint Flowers

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Kid's Craft Lab
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

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!

Event Details:

Stop by the Youth Services Maker Space to make handprint flowers! The crafts available are targeted toward children of preschool and elementary ages. Kid's Craft Lab will be open from 1-4 pm!

Lego Spike Prime

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Join us on the third Tuesday of March, April and May, 5:30-6:30, as we explore the exciting world of robotics with LEGO® Spike Prime!

Page Pals

5:30pm - 6:15pm
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Book Club
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration 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!

Kids Lit Crates - April 2025

04/25/2025 @ 10:00am - 05/03/2025 @ 5:00pm
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Other
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Details:
Too busy to browse? Want to discover authors you might not have read before? Sign up for a Kids Lit Crate!

You tell us what you like, and we'll put together a box full of goodies and books chosen just for you.

Outdoor Explorers- Flower Pot Decorating

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Activity
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Library Lawn
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Activity
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Are you in need of some fresh air after being stuck inside a classroom all day? Come to the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library on the first Thursday of every month to enjoy doing an activity outside!

LEGO®WeDo 2.0

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join us on the first Tuesday of March and May from 5:30-6:30, to build and code with LEGO®️ WeDo 2.0.

Snack & Yak

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Book Club
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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!

Kids Craft Lab: Rainbow Jellyfish

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Kid's Craft Lab
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

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!

Event Details:

Stop by the Youth Services Maker Space to make a colorful Rainbow Jellyfish! The crafts available are targeted toward children of preschool and elementary ages. Kid's Craft Lab will be open from 1-4 pm!

Mutt-i-grees at GADML

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Health & Wellness
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Enriching Tails for Dogs and Cats

Uncover ways to engage with a pet's natural senses with enrichment activities while we craft snuffle mats for shelter animals.

Page Pals

5:30pm - 6:15pm
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Book Club
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration 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!

Homeschool Meetup

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Activity
Registration
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
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Do you think you can build something taller than you? Lauren Saj, from the Michigan Learning Channel, will join us and teach about the Engineering Design Process.

Lego Spike Prime

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Join us on the third Tuesday of March, April and May, 5:30-6:30, as we explore the exciting world of robotics with LEGO® Spike Prime!