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Middle School Battle of the Books Championship Livestream

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade), Families (all ages)
Event Details:
Join us as we livestream two exciting Jeopardy-style Battles on the big screen. We will be showing our 3 top teams and our 3 top individuals competing in back-to-back battles in the MCTV studio. The pair competition will begin at 4:00pm and the indiv...

MidLab Class — Learn how to use a sewing machine!

4:00pm - 7:00pm
MidLab
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:
In this class, Shirley will teach you how to use a sewing machine! By the end of class you’ll have made your very own mini fabric basket. All materials will be provided but if you’d like to choose your own color/patterns, just bring 2 coordinati...

Teen Lit Crates - April 2024

04/26/2024 @ 10:00am - 05/04/2024 @ 5:00pm
Other
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:
Too busy to browse? Want to discover authors you might not have read before? Sign up for a Teen Lit Crate! You tell us what you like, and we'll put together a box full of goodies and books chosen just for you. Return the books and the box, and kee...

Studio Saturday: Guided Painting with Katie Edmiston

10:00am - 12:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Studio Saturday: Guided Painting with Katie Edmiston Join us to create your own painted masterpiece and learn about a famous work of art! Attendees will follow the instructor step-by-step to recreate a Georgia O'Keeffe flower painting and learn ab...

MidLab — Sewing club meetup

5:00pm - 7:00pm
MidLab
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:
The sewing club is a perfect opportunity learn more about sewing, meet others with similar interests, and get inspired. Bring a current project you're working on or something you would like to start. Use our machines, or bring your own. Shirley will ...

May Lit Crate Registration Begins

All Day
Other
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!  Registration link for Kids Lit Crates: https://gadml.librarycalendar.com/event/kids-lit-crates...

May Teen Advisory Board

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 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 in the Teen Room! May's a...

Homeschool Meet Up: All About Bees

11:00am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Event Details:
Learn the buzz about bees! We will read a story about bees, learn some facts about pollination, learn about why bees are important, and make a "bee hotel". Program starts at 11 AM No registration required. Parent supervision appreciated. ...

5/14 Make It & Take It-Pressed Flower Votives

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Arts & Crafts
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Make It & Take It

For patrons 13 years and up. We provide the materials, you provide the creativity! Join us for a fun time of craft-making and socializing.
Event Details:
Tuesday, May 14th, 1-2:30  Get ready for Spring!  Using decoupage techniques, make a pressed flower votive for your home or  patio. Meet in the Orchard Room to create yours. (This is an in person craft and may not be collect...

5/14 Make It & Take It-Pressed Flower Votives

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8

Make It & Take It

For patrons 13 years and up. We provide the materials, you provide the creativity! Join us for a fun time of craft-making and socializing.
Event Details:
Tuesday, May 14th, 5:30-7:00 pm  Get ready for Spring!  Using decoupage techniques, make a pressed flower votive for your home or  patio. Meet in the Orchard Room to create yours. (This is an in person craft, it may not be c...

Teen Takeover

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:
Calling all high school students! Prepare for a one-of-a-kind library experience - Teen Takeover! An after-hours event designed exclusively for high school students looking to socialize, unwind, and have fun! What's in Store: Pizza and po...

MidLab - YA club meetup

5:00pm - 7:00pm
MidLab
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:
The YA club is for young adults (ages 12-16) to come and learn how to use the MidLab equipment! This month, Katie will show how to use the 3D printers. Due to an increase in no-shows and last-minute cancellations for popular classes, we ask that y...

Teen Lit Crates - May 2024

05/24/2024 @ 10:00am - 06/01/2024 @ 5:00pm
Other
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:
Too busy to browse? Want to discover authors you might not have read before? Sign up for a Teen Lit Crate! You tell us what you like, and we'll put together a box full of goodies and books chosen just for you. Return the books and the box, and kee...

VolunTeen Orientation

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Are you a Teen interested in volunteering at the Library this Summer? Join our VolunTeen program!  VolunTeens hand out Summer Reading prizes as well as help out with a variety of library programs.  *Orientation is required. ...

VolunTeen Orientation

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
Are you a Teen interested in volunteering at the Library this Summer? Join our VolunTeen program!  VolunTeens hand out Summer Reading prizes as well as help out with a variety of library programs.  *Orientation is required. ...

VolunTeen Orientation

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:
Are you a Teen interested in volunteering at the Library this Summer? Join our VolunTeen program!  VolunTeens hand out Summer Reading prizes as well as help out with a variety of library programs.  *Orientation is required. ...

VolunTeen Orientation

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
Are you a Teen interested in volunteering at the Library this Summer? Join our VolunTeen program!  VolunTeens hand out Summer Reading prizes as well as help out with a variety of library programs.  *Orientation is required. ...

Teen Night: Board Game Tournament

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Event Details:
Join us for a fast-paced, classic board game showdown. Rack up as many points as you can during four, ten minute rounds. The player with the most points at the end of all four rounds wins.  No registration required ...

MidLab - YA club meetup

10:00am - 1:30pm
MidLab
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:
The YA club is for young adults (ages 12-16) to come and learn how to use the MidLab equipment! This month, Katie will show how to use the sublimation equipment. Due to an increase in no-shows and last-minute cancellations for popular classes, we ...

Studio Saturday: Guided Painting with Katie Edmiston

10:00am - 12:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 28
Event Details:
Studio Saturday: Guided Painting with Katie Edmiston Join us to create your own painted masterpiece and learn about a famous work of art! Attendees will follow the instructor step-by-step to recreate a Vincent van Gogh painting and learn about the...

Teen Night: Pizza and a Movie

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Movie
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:
Come to the library every Monday night this summer for fun programs exclusively for teens.  Grab some pizza, find a comfy spot in the Teen Room and enjoy a hit movie from the 80s.  Due to licensing restrictions we can't share the name...

Teen Night: Painterly Pottery

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:
Join us in the Orchard Room to paint your own pottery! Painterly Pottery will then take the pieces back to the studio to be processed and return them to the library to be picked up about 1 week later. Registration is required and opens Saturday, J...

Glowforge Cactus Craft

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Join us for a unique crafting experience as we use the Glowforge laser cutter to create wooden cacti! Participants will learn how to format designs and cut wood on the Glowforge as well as assemble their very own wooden cactus. This is a drop-i...

Teen Night: Park Hoppin' with MCFTA

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Event Details:
Explore the wonders of the U.S. National Parks! Travel to the beautiful forests, pristine beaches, dry deserts, and breathtaking mountains. Look through travel guides and create your own travel collage. This is a drop-in program, so no registratio...