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This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.
This event is in the "Everyone (all ages)" group.
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Families (all ages), Everyone (all ages)
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:
Library Spring Break Movie Matinee @ 2 PM This spring break, let the Library be your gateway to endless adventures—where every story is an opportunity to explore, dream, and discover. **April 1 - Explore the Skies:** Soar through the skies w...
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.
This event is in the "Everyone (all ages)" group.

Seed Library Opening Day

9:00am - 7:30pm
Gardening, Other
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Adult Reference Desk
Age Group: Families (all ages), Everyone (all ages)
Program Type: Gardening, Other
Event Details:
Celebrate the first day of National Library Week with the opening of our Seed Library! Seeds are located in the card catalog in the Adult Services Area on the Main Level of the Library.  To borrow seeds patrons must have an active GADML ca...
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.

Family Night: Paint a Piggy Bank Craft

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Family Night
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Families (all ages)
Program Type: Family Night

Family Night

Spend quality time at the library with family and enjoy open-ended interactive activities!

Event Details:
April is Financial Literacy Month! Young ones and their families are invited to join us in the Youth Services Makers Space to paint piggy banks! Use your creativity to make a special design that you can take home and help you learn to save! This p...
This event is in the "Tweens (6th - 8th grade)" group.
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Families (all ages)
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
Come watch top Battle of the Books contestants as they participate in a qualifying tournament to determine who will advance to the Championship Battle! Family and friends are welcome to come to the Library Auditorium to watch! Doors will be open a...
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.

Family Night: Financial Literacy

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Family Night
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Families (all ages)
Program Type: Family Night

Family Night

Spend quality time at the library with family and enjoy open-ended interactive activities!

Event Details:
April is Financial Literacy month! Learn more about money by playing games, spinning the wheel to answer trivia questions and searching for items in a one dollar bill! Complete a scavenger hunt and take home a free money related book! This is a dr...
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.
This event is in the "Everyone (all ages)" group.
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Families (all ages), Everyone (all ages)
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:
Margi Preus, author of the Battle Book HEART OF A SAMURAI, will present "Spies, Sleuths, Samurai and Scoundrels" on Saturday, April 20, at 2:00 pm in the Auditorium. Copies of her books will be available for purchase and signing after the presentatio...
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.

Family Night: Blue Blocks

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Family Night
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Families (all ages)
Program Type: Family Night

Family Night

Spend quality time at the library with family and enjoy open-ended interactive activities!

Event Details:
Young ones and their families are invited to the Youth Services Story Room for a Family Night building with Blue Blocks! What are Blue Blocks? They are a variety of lightweight large foam abstract loose parts that have holes and shapes that can fit t...
This event is in the "Tweens (6th - 8th grade)" group.
This event is in the "Teens (9th - 12th grade)" group.
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.
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...
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.

Family Night: Birdhouses

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Family Night
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Families (all ages)
Program Type: Family Night

Family Night

Spend quality time at the library with family and enjoy open-ended interactive activities!

Event Details:
Young ones and their families are invited to join us in the Youth Services Makers Space for Family Night! Assemble and paint a wooden birdhouse together!  Tickets for this program will be available at the Youth Services desk. Tickets are requ...
This event is in the "Preschool (3 - 5 years)" group.
This event is in the "Children (K - 2nd grade)" group.
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.

Family Night: SuperSpace Magnetic Tiles

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Family Night
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Families (all ages)
Program Type: Family Night

Family Night

Spend quality time at the library with family and enjoy open-ended interactive activities!

Event Details:
Join us in the Youth Services Story Room to build with SuperSpace Magnetic Tiles! SuperSpace is the magnetic modular giant play tiles where the only limit is imagination! Spend quality time at the library with your family and create life-size play sp...
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.

Family Night: Sand Art

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Family Night
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Families (all ages)
Program Type: Family Night

Family Night

Spend quality time at the library with family and enjoy open-ended interactive activities!

Event Details:
Let's create Sand Art! Your sand will be held in a clear jar with a fun unique design that you get to choose! We will use funnels to pour different colors of sand into the jar, creating patterns and special designs to take home and display when you a...
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.

Family Night: Dino Crafts

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Families (all ages)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Family Night

Spend quality time at the library with family and enjoy open-ended interactive activities!

Event Details:
Join us Wednesdays from 6-7pm for Family Nights at the library! They will take place in either the Youth Services Storyroom or Maker Space! This is a drop-in program, so no registration is required! All ages welcome! ...
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.

Family Fun Friday- LEGO Day

11:00am - 3:00pm
Activity
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Families (all ages)
Program Type: Activity
Event Details:
Bring the whole family to the Story Room to create awesome structures using Legos®️. Bring them to the YS desk to display afterwards! This program is drop-in. Adult supervision required. Some building materials have small parts. ...
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.
This event is in the "Everyone (all ages)" group.

Read the Book, Watch the Movie

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Movie
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Families (all ages), Everyone (all ages)
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:
Here at the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library we believe in reading the book before you watch the movie. Join us for our summer book club series where you read the book, and then we show the movie! Read the book as a family or on your own before the we s...
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.

Family Night: Pet Rocks

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Families (all ages)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Family Night

Spend quality time at the library with family and enjoy open-ended interactive activities!

Event Details:
Join us Wednesdays from 6-7pm for Family Nights at the library! They will take place in either the Youth Services Storyroom or Maker Space! This is a drop-in program, so no registration is required! All ages welcome! ...
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.

Family Fun Friday- Block Party

11:00am - 3:00pm
Activity
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Families (all ages)
Program Type: Activity
Event Details:
Bring the whole family to the Story Room and play with a variety of blocks! We will have the Big Blue Blocks, smaller foam blocks, and many more options! This is a drop-in program. Adult supervision required. ...
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.

Family Night: Blue Blocks

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Family Night
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Families (all ages)
Program Type: Family Night

Family Night

Spend quality time at the library with family and enjoy open-ended interactive activities!

Event Details:
Join us Wednesdays from 6-7pm for Family Nights at the library! They will take place in either the Youth Services Storyroom or Maker Space! This is a drop-in program, so no registration is required! All ages welcome! ...
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.
This event is in the "Everyone (all ages)" group.
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Families (all ages), Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:
Here at the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library we believe in reading the book before you watch the movie. Join us for our summer book club series where you read the book, and then we show the movie! Read the book as a family or on your own before the movi...
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Families (all ages)
Program Type: Family Night

Family Night

Spend quality time at the library with family and enjoy open-ended interactive activities!

Event Details:
SAIL TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS with MCFTA, as they introduce all ages to the rich culture of Polynesia through a short story, music, dances and handcrafts!   This program requires a ticket from the Youth Services Desk due to limited materials...
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.

Family Fun Friday- Recess

11:00am - 3:00pm
Activity
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Families (all ages)
Program Type: Activity
Event Details:
Come to the library and play yard games in the Story Room! We will have cornhole, ring toss, giant connect four, and so many more games! This is a drop-in program. Adult supervision required.   ...
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Families (all ages)
Program Type: Performance

Family Night

Spend quality time at the library with family and enjoy open-ended interactive activities!

Event Details:
As part of our Family Night, all are welcome to come and watch Patrick Harrison's watermelon carving demonstration. He is known as Lord of the Gourd and will be carving unique creations in the Orchard Room from 4:00-7:00pm. He will allow the audience...
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.

Family Fun Friday- Quest Challenge

11:00am - 3:00pm
Activity
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Families (all ages)
Program Type: Activity
Event Details:
Calling all knights and dames! We challenge you to come to the library and complete the courses that we have set up! Only the bravest and strongest will prevail! This is a drop-in program. Adult supervision required.   ...
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.

Touch-a-Truck

9:30am - 11:30am
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Parking Lot
Age Group: Families (all ages)
Event Details:
Come to the library on Wednesday, July 24th between 9:30-11:30 AM to learn about and look at the different trucks that keep our city running at our annual Touch-a-Truck event. Raindate: Thursday, July 25th from 9:30-11:30 AM Hosted in the Libra...
This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group.
This event is in the "Everyone (all ages)" group.
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Families (all ages), Everyone (all ages)
Event Details:
Here at the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library we believe in reading the book before you watch the movie. Join us for our summer book club series where you read the book, and then we show the movie! Read the book as a family or on your own before the movi...