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LEGO Night - Adults Only

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults (18 and up)
Other
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Mezzanine
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:

Adults, come and build with us! Collaborate with friends with one of our LEGO sets, indulge your creativity with our brick stash, or take on a challenge. Adults. 6 pm - 7:30 pm, the third Tuesday in January and February on the Library Mezzanine.

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!

Adult Lit Crates - February 2025

02/21/2025 @ 10:00am - 03/01/2025 @ 5:00pm
Adults (18 and up)
Other
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
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 Lit Crate!

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:

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.

Baby Storytime

1:30pm - 2:00pm
Babies (0 - 18 months)
Storytime
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Babies (0 - 18 months)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Enjoy connecting with your baby using songs, dances, and stories!

This program is for ages 0-18 months and will occur in the Story Room.

 

Bunco for Books!

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults (18 and up)
Activity
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Activity
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:

Bunco for Books

Join us for Bunco night! Play to win prize books and Library swag.

Bring friends or come on your own. Zero experience needed. We'll have snacks!

Baby Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Babies (0 - 18 months)
Storytime
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Babies (0 - 18 months)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Enjoy connecting with your baby using songs, dances, and stories!

This program is for ages 0-18 months and will occur in the Story Room.

 

Bad Fanfiction

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

Dive into the tumultuous world of fanfiction, filled with both interesting and hilariously bad stories based on popular fandoms.

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?

Puzzle Competition

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults (18 and up)
Other
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6

Puzzle Competition

Groups up to four people compete to see who will finish their puzzle first!
Event Details:

Puzzle Competition

Adult Lit Crates - March 2025

03/21/2025 @ 10:00am - 03/29/2025 @ 5:00pm
Adults (18 and up)
Other
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
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 Lit Crate!

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?

Adult Lit Crates - April 2025

04/25/2025 @ 10:00am - 05/03/2025 @ 5:00pm
Adults (18 and up)
Other
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
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 Lit Crate!

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?

Floats with Goats - Neighboring Week

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Everyone (all ages)
Activity
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Library Lawn
Age Group: Everyone (all ages)
Program Type: Activity
Event Details:

Celebrate Being a Neighbor at the Library! In honor of Neighboring Week in Midland, join us on the Library Lawn for a fabulous ice cream float social with adorable goats!

Cultural Awareness Coalition Creativity Contest

All Day 10/1 - 10/31
Everyone (all ages)
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Mezzanine
Age Group: Everyone (all ages)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Celebrate Global Diversity Month with the Cultural Awareness Coalition reception for the Creativity Contest. The collaboration between the two initiatives will help drive awareness and engagement.