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Peek-a-Book

1:00pm - 1:30pm
Babies (0 - 18 months), Toddlers (18 - 24 Months)
Book Club
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Babies (0 - 18 months), Toddlers (18 - 24 Months)
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join our Peek-A-Book baby book club program to practice early literacy through books, songs, and play. Each month parents can bring and share their child's favorite book based on the monthly theme.

MidLab - Staffed Hours (Debbie)

2:00pm - 4:30pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
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: 6
Event Details:

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space. 

MidLab - Staffed Hours (Debbie)

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
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: 6
Event Details:

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space. 

12/16 Make It & Take It - Macrame Angels

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ages 12 and up, Adults (18 and up)
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Ages 12 and up, Adults (18 and up)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Monday, December 16th from 5:30 - 7:30 pm

Target Audience: Adults and Teens in Grades 7 -12

Silent Book Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Book Club
Cancelled
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Calling all high schoolers! There is now a book club just for you!

MidLab class - 3D print a Christmas ornament

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
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: 5
Event Details:

Create an ornament using a 3D printer with Bill! Materials will be provided.

Learn more about the MidLab at: https://www.gadml.org/midlab

LEGO® Spike Prime

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Activity
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Program Type: Activity
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Join us on the third Tuesday of every month, September through December from 4:00-5:00 or 5:30-6:30, as we delve into the exciting world of robotics with LEGO® Spike Prime!

MidLab - Christmas teen club

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
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 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)
Activity
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Program Type: Activity
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Join us on the third Tuesday of every month, September through December from 4:00-5:00 or 5:30-6:30, as we delve into the exciting world of robotics with LEGO® Spike Prime!

MidLab - Staffed Hours (Sue)

10:00am - 1:30pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
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: 6
Event Details:

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space. 

MidLab Class - Glowforge Christmas ornaments

2:30pm - 4:00pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
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: 6
Event Details:

A class to learn how to continue to use the Glowforge Pro, a professional grade laser cutter. Each participant will go home with a Christmas ornament that they made themselves! Materials will be provided.

MidLab Class - Glowforge Christmas ornaments

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
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: 6
Event Details:

A class to learn how to continue to use the Glowforge Pro, a professional grade laser cutter. Each participant will go home with a Christmas ornament that they made themselves! Materials will be provided.

Family Night: MCFTA Amazing Magnets

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

Discover the magic of magnets through art! Learn how objects levitate, float, and move during an engaging story time.

Choose Your Own Book Club - Holiday Books

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults (18 and up)
Book Club
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:

Join fellow book lovers for a book club … with a twist! Each month, we'll pick a different theme or genre.

MidLab - Staffed hours (Amanda)

10:00am - 1:30pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
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: 6
Event Details:

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space. 

Alzheimer's & Dementia Caregivers Support Group

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults (18 and up)
Health & Wellness
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 49
Event Details:

This support group will offer caregivers emotional, educational, and social support and encouragement as they take on the demanding task of caring for a loved one living with Alzheimer's and other dementias.

Page Pals

4:30pm - 5:15pm
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!

MidLab Class - Sublimate Christmas tumblers

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
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: 5
Event Details:

Jon will help you sublimate Christmas tumblers. Pre-made designs will be available, but if you’d like to use your own, please email them to gadmlmidlab@gmail.com ahead of time. Materials are provided.

Page Pals

6:00pm - 6:45pm
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!

MidLab Class - Sublimate Christmas tumblers

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
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: 5
Event Details:

Jon will help you sublimate Christmas tumblers. Pre-made designs will be available, but if you’d like to use your own, please email them to gadmlmidlab@gmail.com ahead of time. Materials are provided.

Adult Serene Silent Reading

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults (18 and up)
Book Club
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Quiet Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Join GADML in the Quiet Room for Serene Silent Reading for Adults!

MidLab - Staffed Hours (Katie)

10:00am - 1:30pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
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: 6
Event Details:

The MidLab is a place for adults and teens to create, tinker, and explore! Registration is for one session and is required to use the MidLab space. 

Kids Lit Crates - December

12/20/2024 @ 10:00am - 01/04/2025 @ 5:00pm
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Other
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th 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!

Homeschool Meetup

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Activity
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Program Type: Activity
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Join us for this monthly program for parents and their children. Come explore different topics and connect with fellow homeschoolers. All ages welcome but the activities will be geared toward elementary ages.