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MidLab - DIY hours

2:00pm–4:30pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
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 (Katie)

10:00am–1:00pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
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 - Sewing a water bottle bag

1:30pm–4:30pm
Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
MidLab
Waitlist
Registration Required
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
Event Details:

In this sewing class, Shirley will teach you how to sew a water bottle bag! To attend the class, you should have experience using a sewing machine. By the end of class, you’ll have made your very own project.

Summer Monday Movie Matinee

2:00pm–4:30pm
Families (all ages), Everyone (all ages)
Movie
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Families (all ages), Everyone (all ages)
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Afternoon Matinee

Join us for a free afternoon movie on the big screen.

📽 Monday Movie Matinee – Summer Series

MidLab - Staffed Hours (Steven)

5:00pm–7:00pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
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 (Victoria)

10:00am–1:30pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
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. 

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

Baby Time

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.

Most programs will take place at the library but may be subject to change.

MidLab - DIY hours

2:00pm–3:15pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
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 101

3:30pm–5:00pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Event Details:

*Please note: This is a class for those who would like to learn how to use the Glowforge machine. This is not a standard craft class.*

MidLab Class - Glowforge 101

5:30pm–7:00pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
Event Details:

*Please note: This is a class for those who would like to learn how to use the Glowforge machine. This is not a standard craft class.*

After Hours LEGO Night - Adults Only

6:00pm–9:00pm
Adults (18 and up)
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Mezzanine
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Registration Required
Event Details:

Adults, come and build with us! Collaborate with friends on one of our LEGO sets, indulge your creativity with our brick stash, or take on a challenge. Adults. 6pm-9pm, Tuesday June 24, on the Library Mezzanine (use the Auditorium entrance).

Serene Silent Reading

7:30pm–9:00pm
Adults (18 and up)
Book Club
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Quiet Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join GADML in the Library Quiet Room after hours on Tuesday, June 24th from 7:30pm-9pm for Adult Serene Silent Reading!

Library at the Farmers Market

10:00am–10:30am
Families (all ages)
Storytime
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Off-site
Age Group: Families (all ages)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Come to the Midland Area Farmers Market on Wednesdays throughout the summer for library fun! We will be reading books, singing songs, and dancing while building early literacy skills.

MidLab - Staffed Hours (Sue)

10:00am–1:30pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
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. 

Movie Matinee: Wicked (2024)

1:00pm–3:30pm
Adults (18 and up)
Movie
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Sit back, relax, and enjoy a movie! Join us for our Movie Matinee series in the Library Auditorium on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 1pm.

MidLab - DIY hours

2:00pm–4:30pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
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 - DIY Hours

5:00pm–7:00pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
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.

Choose Your Own Book Club - Books in Translation

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults (18 and up)
Book Club
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
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
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
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 - DIY hours

2:00pm–4:30pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
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 - DIY Hours

5:00pm–7:00pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
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.

Graphic Novel Book Club

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults (18 and up)
Book Club
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Do you love graphic novels, or is this a format that’s new to you? Want to meet up with other graphic novel enjoyers? Then this Graphic Novel Book Club is for you!

Teen Battle of the Books

6:00pm–7:00pm
Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Registration Required
Event Details:

Introducing Teen Battle of the Books!

Now high school students can join in the Battle fun! Teen Battle of the Books is a friendly, individually played, book-based trivia contest open to all students grades 9-12.

MidLab - DIY Hours

10:00am–1:30pm
Ages 12 and up
MidLab
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: MidLab Maker Space- AS
Age Group: Ages 12 and up
Program Type: MidLab
Registration Required
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.