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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 "Teens (9th - 12th grade)" group.
This event is in the "Adults (18 and up)" group.
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Orchard Room
Age Group: Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Genealogy
Event Details:
Researching Your Family’s History at the Archives of Michigan Kris Rzepczynski Archives of Michigan An introduction to the Archives of Michigan, this program will explore the genealogical collections available there, including original source ...
This event is in the "Preschool (3 - 5 years)" group.
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Preschool (3 - 5 years)
Program Type: Storytime

Preschool Storytime

Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs. The story time will end with an activity or a simple craft.
Event Details:
Join us in the Story Room as we learn about financial literacy for kids with our special guests from Members First Credit Union! All children will receive a free "Save It!" book to help them learn how to save money.  Tickets will be handed ou...
This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group.

MidLab - Staffed Hours (Katie)

10:00am - 1:30pm
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.  ___________________________________ During Staffed Hours there will be one staff memb...
This event is in the "Preschool (3 - 5 years)" group.
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Preschool (3 - 5 years)
Program Type: Storytime

Preschool Storytime

Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs. The story time will end with an activity or a simple craft.
Event Details:
Join us in the Story Room as we learn about financial literacy for kids with our special guests from Members First Credit Union! All children will receive a free "Save It!" book to help them learn how to save money.  Tickets will be handed ou...
This event is in the "Adults (18 and up)" group.

Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregiver Support Group

1:00pm - 2:30pm
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. The group meets regularly providing a forum...
This event is in the "Adults (18 and up)" group.
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:
Adventure Begins at Your Library! Join us for our Movie Matinee series in the Library Auditorium on Thursdays at 1pm. Go on a Space Adventure in April! Thursday, April 4th - The Martian (2015): When an astronaut becomes stranded on Ma...
This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group.
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: 4
Event Details:
A beginner’s guide on how to sublimate! If you’d like to take home your own project, the library will have blank mugs for sale ($5-$10). Just be sure to bring a high-quality photo or logo to use. Due to an increase in no-shows and last-minute canc...
This event is in the "Children (3rd - 5th grade)" group.

Snack & Yak

4:30pm - 5:15pm
Book Club
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
Calling all 4th and 5th graders that love to read! We have a book club just for you! Come to this book club with a book that you have read that you would like to share. Enjoy a snack during our book chats and an activity after. Punch card system: Get...
This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group.
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:
A beginner’s guide on how to sublimate! If you’d like to take home your own project, the library will have blank mugs for sale ($5-$10). Just be sure to bring a high-quality photo or logo to use. Due to an increase in no-shows and last-minute canc...
This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group.

MidLab — DIY hours

10:00am - 1:30pm
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. If you registered but can no longer attend, please remember to cancel your registration to allow ...
This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group.

MidLab - Staffed Hours (Sue)

2:00pm - 4:30pm
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.  ___________________________________ During Staffed Hours there will be one staff memb...

Curbside Pick Up

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Curbside Pick Up
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Parking Lot
Program Type: Curbside Pick Up
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20

Curbside Pick Up

Choose a day and time that works for you to come to the library parking lot to pick up your holds. Holds will be sitting on a table under the portico near the auditorium in a bag labeled with your last name. If you received more than one notification you will still only reserve one time slot. We will gather all of the holds that are ready at this time.
This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group.

MidLab - Staffed Hours (Debbie)

10:00am - 1:30pm
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.  ___________________________________ During Staffed Hours there will be one staff memb...
This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group.

MidLab — DIY hours

2:00pm - 4:30pm
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. If you registered but can no longer attend, please remember to cancel your registration to allow ...
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 "Ages 12 and up" group.

MidLab — DIY hours

10:00am - 1:30pm
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. If you registered but can no longer attend, please remember to cancel your registration to allow ...
This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group.

MidLab - Staffed Hours (Debbie)

2:00pm - 4:30pm
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.  ___________________________________ During Staffed Hours there will be one staff memb...
This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group.

MidLab - Staffed Hours (Debbie)

5:00pm - 7:00pm
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.  ___________________________________ During Staffed Hours there will be one staff memb...
This event is in the "Tweens (6th - 8th grade)" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
Join us every month as we host fun book and STEM based programming exclusively for middle schoolers! Hungry and obsessed with graphic novels? Us too! Join us for Pizza and Pages where we eat pizza and talk exclusively about graphic novels. This...
This event is in the "Toddlers (18 - 24 Months)" group.
This event is in the "Preschool (3 - 5 years)" group.

Toddler Storytime

9:30am - 10:00am
Storytime
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
Talk, Sing, Read, Write, and Play at the library! Enjoy books, songs and movement followed by 10-15 minutes of play! This program is geared toward ages 18 months-3 years, but siblings are welcome! This is a limited attendance program. Please ...
This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group.
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.  ___________________________________ During Staffed Hours there will be one staff memb...
This event is in the "Toddlers (18 - 24 Months)" group.
This event is in the "Preschool (3 - 5 years)" group.

Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
Talk, Sing, Read, Write, and Play at the library! Enjoy books, songs and movement followed by 10-15 minutes of play! This program is geared toward ages 18 months-3 years, but siblings are welcome! This is a limited attendance program. Please ...
This event is in the "Babies (0 - 18 months)" group.

Baby Storytime

1:00pm - 1:30pm
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, stories, and a craft! Tickets for this program will be handed out 30 minutes before the program at the YS desk.   ...