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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?

5/5 Cookbook Club - Mexican Dishes

6:00pm - 7:15pm
Adults (18 and up)
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Dates:  Monday, May 5, 2025

Times:  6:00 - 7:15 pm

Ages:   Adults 18+

Room: Community Room

Booked for Lunch

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adults (18 and up)
Book Club
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: 15
Event Details:

Join fellow book lovers for a lunchtime 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!

LEGO®WeDo 2.0

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Children (K - 2nd grade), Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join us on the first Tuesday of March and May from 5:30-6:30, to build and code with LEGO®️ WeDo 2.0.

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

Baby Prom

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

Calling all babies and caregivers! It's the perfect time of year for prom, so why not dress your baby up in the formal outfit that they never get a chance to wear and head to the library?

Computer Class Google Maps

9:30am - 11:00am
Adults (18 and up)
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8

Computer Class

Learn computer skills that can be useful in your business or personal life.
Event Details:

Learn how to use Google Maps and Street View to plan travel routes, locate businesses, check traffic, and explore the world.

Yogapalooza

6:00pm - 6:30pm
Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade)
Activity
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade)
Program Type: Activity
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Join us for Yogapalooza, where children discover the joy of yoga through playful poses inspired by animals, nature, and adventure.

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

Preschool Storytime

Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs. The story time will end with an activity or a simple craft.
Event Details:

Tickets for storytime will be available at the Youth Services desk. No registration is required. First come, first served!

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

Preschool Storytime

Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs. The story time will end with an activity or a simple craft.
Event Details:

Tickets for storytime will be available at the Youth Services desk. No registration is required. First come, first served!

Computer Class Google Maps

2:30pm - 4:00pm
Adults (18 and up)
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8

Computer Class

Learn computer skills that can be useful in your business or personal life.
Event Details:

Learn how to use Google Maps and Street View to plan travel routes, locate businesses, check traffic, and explore the world.

Snack & Yak

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Book Club
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Children (3rd - 5th grade)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Are you a 4th or 5th grader who loves to read? Would you love to find your next read by hearing what others your age are reading? We have a book club just for you!

Books and Bites

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults (18 and up)
Book Club
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: 20
Event Details:

Join us for our Books and Bites, a book club for ages 16+. This month’s book choice is, Never Lie by Freida McFadden

Registration begins April 15 at 12:00 am.

Kids Craft Lab: Rainbow Jellyfish

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

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!

Event Details:

Stop by the Youth Services Maker Space to make a colorful Rainbow Jellyfish! The crafts available are targeted toward children of preschool and elementary ages. Kid's Craft Lab will be open from 1-4 pm!

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.

Pizza and Pages

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Book Club
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Maker Space- YS
Age Group: Tweens (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

May 12 - Join us every month as we eat pizza and share our favorite books with each other!

Adult Storytime

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: 48
Event Details:

Why should only children get a storytime? Welcome to "Adult Storytime", where adults get to enjoy being swept up into a story just like their children do! Get ready for an evening of quiet drama, or soaring action, or laugh-out-loud comedy.

Mutt-i-grees at GADML

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Health & Wellness
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Children (3rd - 5th grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade)
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Enriching Tails for Dogs and Cats

Uncover ways to engage with a pet's natural senses with enrichment activities while we craft snuffle mats for shelter animals.

Computer Class eBooks

9:30am - 11:00am
Adults (18 and up)
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12

Computer Class

Learn computer skills that can be useful in your business or personal life.
Event Details:

Learn how to install and use the library’s services for eBooks and audiobooks, Hoopla and Libby.

Movie Matinee: Stardust (2007)

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 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at 1pm.

Family Night: Spring Craft

5:30pm - 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:

Join us Wednesdays for Family Nights at the library!

FYI Wednesdays - Get to Know Midland Area Community Foundation/Public Arts Midland

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

Lecture Series

Come and listen to subject-area specialists to become better informed about interesting topics.
Event Details:

Description: FYI Wednesdays - An informational series for adults looking to learn about any number of topics- our community, retirement and estate planning, online safety, wellness and more!

Alzheimer's & Dementia Caregiver 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

Self Care Event

Take time out for you! Self Care events are designed to bring a bit of peace and calm to your day. For patrons 18 and older.
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.

Computer Class eBooks

2:30pm - 4:00pm
Adults (18 and up)
Registration
Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults (18 and up)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12

Computer Class

Learn computer skills that can be useful in your business or personal life.
Event Details:

Learn how to install and use the library’s services for eBooks and audiobooks, Hoopla and Libby.