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Block Party

10:00am–12:00pm
Families (all ages)
Activity
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Families (all ages)
Program Type: Activity
Event Details:

Bring the whole family to the Community Room and play with a variety of blocks! We will have the Big Blue Blocks, smaller foam blocks, and many more options!

Bunco

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults (18 and up)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Registration Required
Event Details:

Dates: February 23, 2026

Times: 6-7:30

Ages: Adults

Room: Community Room

 

Description:

Toddler Time

10:30am–11:30am
Toddlers (2-3 years)
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Toddlers (2-3 years)

Toddler Time

Talk, Sing, Read, Write, and Play at the library! Enjoy books, songs and movement followed by 10–15 minutes of play!

Baby Time

1:30pm–2:30pm
Babies (0 - 24 months)
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies (0 - 24 months)

Baby Time

Babies will enjoy story time filled with stories, songs, movement, and socialization.

Stephen King Seminar

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults (18 and up)
Lecture
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

With well over 60 novels and several short story collections, Stephen King has written a wide variety of stories over the last 50 years, not just horror.

Tween Club: Indoor Snowball Fight with Lego Spike Prime

6:00pm–7:00pm
Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Registration Required
Event Details:

Welcome to Tween Club! THE PLACE for kids in grades 4-8 who love crafts, games, and just hanging out.

February: Indoor Snowball Fight with Lego Spike Prime

Baby Time

10:30am–11:30am
Babies (0 - 24 months)
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies (0 - 24 months)

Baby Time

Babies will enjoy story time filled with stories, songs, movement, and socialization.

Choose Your Own Book Club (CYOBC)

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:

Join fellow book lovers for a book club … with a twist! Each month, we'll pick a different theme or genre. Instead of everyone having to read the same book (whether they want to or not), in this club, you can CHOOSE YOUR OWN BOOK!

Preschool Storytime

9:30am–10:00am
Preschool (3 - 5 years)
Storytime
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Preschool (3 - 5 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs at Preschool Storytime! This program is for ages 3-5 years! No registration is required for this program.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Preschool (3 - 5 years)
Storytime
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Preschool (3 - 5 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs at Preschool Storytime! This program is for ages 3-5 years! No registration is required for this program. 

Romance Book Club

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

Calling all romance readers and enjoyers! From spicy to sweet, we'll talk all things romance as we discuss each month's book selection or theme.

Knitting/Crochet Club

10:30am–12:00pm
Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join Ilia as she crochets and meet with others who also love fiber arts on Tuesday nights and Friday mornings each month. 

Kid's Craft Lab

1:00pm–4:00pm
Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Kid's Craft Lab
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Kid's Craft Lab
Event Details:

Kid's Craft Lab

Stop by the Youth Services Makers Space for our Kid's Craft Lab, where materials will be provided to make a fun craft!

We will be making Rainbow Fish from 1-4 pm! This is a drop in program, no registration is required!

March Lit Crates Registration Links

All Day
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Other
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
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! 

Cookbook Club-Taste of New Orleans/Mardi Gras

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults (18 and up)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Registration Required
Event Details:

Date: March 2, 2026

Target Audience: Adults ages 18+

Time: 6 to 7:15 pm

Location:  Library Community Room

Stuffed Animal Sleepover

5:30pm–6:30pm
Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Storytime
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your second favorite stuffy to storytime at the library! We will read a book, sing and dance to fun songs, and enjoy a craft!

Puzzle Competition

5:30pm–7:30pm
Adults (18 and up)
Other
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Puzzle Competition

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

Puzzle Competition
Wednesday, March 18, from 5:30pm–7:30pm in the Community Room.

Midland Genealogical Society - Using AI in genealogy

7:00pm–8:00pm
Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Genealogy
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Genealogy Room
Age Group: Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Genealogy
Registration Required
Event Details:

Walt Bennett

“Using AI in genealogy”. Presented by Walt Bennett. In person at the Grace A Dow Library.

The program starts at 7 pm. Please meet upstairs in the Genealogy Room. 

Grace A. Dow and the Midland Library

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults (18 and up)
Lecture
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

Last year marked the 125th anniversary of library service in Midland Michigan and 70 years in the current building.

BUNCO

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults (18 and up)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Registration Required
Event Details:

Dates: 3/30/2026

Times: 6-7:30

Ages: Adults

Room: Community Room

Description:

April Lit Crates Registration Links

All Day
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Other
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
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! 

Midland Genealogical Society - America at 250

7:00pm–8:00pm
Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Genealogy
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Genealogy Room
Age Group: Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Genealogy
Registration Required
Event Details:

Scott Norrick - via Zoom

Apr. 15, 2026 7pm “America at 250”, presented by Scott Norrick. Zoom and Watch Party.  Zoom and Watch Party in the Genealogy Room at the Library.

May April Lit Crates Registration Links

All Day
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Other
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
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! 

Midland Community Jazz Band

7:00pm–8:30pm
Everyone (all ages)
Other
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Everyone (all ages)
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

MCB Jazz Band presents: Dizzy, Thad, and Maynard
Friday, May 8 at 7 pm
Library Auditorium

Come to the library for a Midland Concert Band Jazz Band program of music.  Free admission. Donations to the MCB Jazz Band are accepted.