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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.

April Teen Lit Crate Registration

All Day
Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Other
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
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 Teen Lit Crates:

Teen Advisory Board

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Event Details:

Are you in 6th-12th grade? 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?

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.

Teen Takeover

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Activity
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: YS Area
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Program Type: Activity
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 47
Event Details:

AFTER HOURS TEEN EVENT!

Prepare for a one-of-a-kind library experience - Teen Takeover! An after-hours event designed exclusively for teens looking to socialize, unwind, and have fun!

What's in store:

Pizza and Pages

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Book Club
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 27
Event Details:

Join us every month as we eat pizza and share our favorite books with each other!

MidLab - Teen club

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
MidLab
Open
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 Teen Club is for young adults (ages 12-16) to come and learn how to use the MidLab equipment.

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!

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: 23
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.

Teen Cuisine: Waffles!

6:00pm - 7:15pm
Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Activity
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Program Type: Activity
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Waffle Mania! Teen Waffle Making Program at GADML!

Teen Advisory Board

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Event Details:

Are you in 6th-12th grade? 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?

Pizza and Pages

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Book Club
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

May 12 - Join us every month as we eat pizza and share our favorite books with each other!

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.

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!