Grace A. Dow Memorial Library

9:00am-7:30pm

Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
1710 W. Saint Andrews
Midland, MI 48640
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon-Thu: 9:00am-7:30pm

Fri-Sat: 10:00am-5:00pm

Week Calendar

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (11/13)	Mon (11/14)	Tue (11/15)	Wed (11/16)	Thu (11/17)	Fri (11/18)	Sat (11/19)
All Day	This event is in the "Everyone (all ages)" group I Spy Things at the Library 09/13/2022 @ 3:00pm–12/31/2022 @ 5:00pm Everyone (all ages) Activity This event is in the "Everyone (all ages)" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library Room: YS Area Age Group: Everyone (all ages) Program Type: Activity Event Details: I spy with my little eye....library resources. Learn about all the fun programs, materials, and events that your library provides for the community. Check out this display in the basement outside of youth services.
	Family Stories Reading Challenge All Day 11/1–12/1 Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library Event Details: Time to gather ‘round! November is Family Stories Month, when we celebrate our histories and stories passed down from generations.
	This event is in the "Adults (18 and up)" group Adult Lit Crates - November 2022 11/11/2022 @ 10:00am–11/19/2022 @ 5:00pm Adults (18 and up) Other Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults (18 and up)" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library Age Group: Adults (18 and up) Program Type: Other Registration Required Event Details: Too busy to browse? Want to discover authors you might not have read before? Sign up for a Lit Crate!
	This event is in the "Teens (9th - 12th grade)" group Teen Lit Crates - November 2022 11/11/2022 @ 10:00am–11/19/2022 @ 5:00pm Teens (9th - 12th grade) Other Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Teens (9th - 12th grade)" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library Age Group: Teens (9th - 12th grade) Program Type: Other Registration Required Event Details: Too busy to browse? Want to discover authors you might not have read before? Sign up for a Teen Lit Crate!
		This event is in the "Everyone (all ages)" group Kid's Craft Lab: Thankful Pie All Day Everyone (all ages) Arts & Crafts This event is in the "Everyone (all ages)" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library Room: Maker Space- YS Age Group: Everyone (all ages) Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Stop by the Youth Services Maker's Space for our Kid's Craft Lab! Use craft materials provided to make a pie and write something that you are thankful for on each slice! This craft will begin at 9:00 a.m.		This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group 11/16 Family Craft - Talking Sticks All Day Families (all ages) Crafts To Go Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Families (all ages)" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library Age Group: Families (all ages) Program Type: Crafts To Go Registration Required Event Details: Wednesday, November 16 For Families of all types
10 am			This event is in the "Toddlers (18 - 24 Months)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3 - 5 years)" group Toddler Storytime 10:00am–10:30am Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years) Storytime Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Toddlers (18 - 24 Months)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3 - 5 years)" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library Room: Story Room Age Group: Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years) Program Type: Storytime Registration Required Event Details: Our theme will be all about Getting Dressed! We will practice preliteracy skills with stories, songs and fingerplays! Take home craft included! Siblings are welcome to come! This event is in the "Adults (18 and up)" group Computer Class eBooks and More 10:00am–11:30am Adults (18 and up) Technology Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults (18 and up)" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library Room: Computer Lab Age Group: Adults (18 and up) Program Type: Technology Registration Required Event Details: Computer Class Learn computer skills that can be useful in your business or personal life. eBooks and More			This event is in the "Babies (0 - 18 months)" group Baby Learn and Play 10:00am–11:00am Babies (0 - 18 months) Other This event is in the "Babies (0 - 18 months)" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library Room: Story Room Age Group: Babies (0 - 18 months) Program Type: Other Event Details: Meet other caregivers, enjoy playtime with your baby, and see examples of early literacy activities in our Baby Learn and Play. This is a drop in program, no registration required.
11 am			This event is in the "Toddlers (18 - 24 Months)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3 - 5 years)" group Toddler Storytime 11:00am–11:30am Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years) Storytime Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Toddlers (18 - 24 Months)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3 - 5 years)" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library Room: Story Room Age Group: Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years) Program Type: Storytime Registration Required Event Details: Our theme will be all about Getting Dressed! We will practice preliteracy skills with stories, songs and fingerplays! Take home craft included! Siblings are welcome to come!
12 pm			This event is in the "Teens (9th - 12th grade)" group This event is in the "Adults (18 and up)" group Common Threads Crafters' Meetup 12:00pm–1:00pm Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up) Arts & Crafts This event is in the "Teens (9th - 12th grade)" group This event is in the "Adults (18 and up)" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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: Bring your fiber art work-in-progress for a crafting social hour. Chat and share camaraderie and ideas with others while you work on your project. Food and drinks are welcome. No registration is required.
1 pm
2 pm					This event is in the "Adults (18 and up)" group Computer Class Microsoft Word: Mailings 2:00pm–3:30pm Adults (18 and up) Technology Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults (18 and up)" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library Room: Computer Lab Age Group: Adults (18 and up) Program Type: Technology Registration Required Event Details: Computer Class Learn computer skills that can be useful in your business or personal life. Microsoft Word: Mailings Thursday, November 17, 2 pm
3 pm					This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group MidLab Green and Yellow Hours 3:00pm–5:00pm Ages 12 and up MidLab Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Mid Lab is a space for patrons ages 12+ to tinker and create. Registration is for a two-hour session and is required to use the MID Lab space.
4 pm						Curbside Pick Up 4:00pm–4:45pm Curbside Pick Up Closed Registration Required Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library Room: Parking Lot Program Type: Curbside Pick Up Registration Required 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.
5 pm			This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group MidLab Green and Yellow Hours 5:00pm–7:00pm Ages 12 and up MidLab Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Ages 12 and up" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Mid Lab is a space for patrons ages 12+ to tinker and create. Registration is for a two-hour session and is required to use the MID Lab space.		This event is in the "Toddlers (18 - 24 Months)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3 - 5 years)" group This event is in the "Children (K - 2nd grade)" group This event is in the "Tweens (6th - 8th grade)" group Stuffed Animal Sleepover 5:00pm–6:00pm Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade) Storytime Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Toddlers (18 - 24 Months)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3 - 5 years)" group This event is in the "Children (K - 2nd grade)" group This event is in the "Tweens (6th - 8th grade)" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library Room: Story Room Age Group: Toddlers (18 - 24 Months), Preschool (3 - 5 years), Children (K - 2nd grade), Tweens (6th - 8th grade) Program Type: Storytime Registration Required Event Details: Bring your second favorite stuffy to the library on Thursday, November 17th at 5:00 PM and listen to a storytime together and do a craft.
6 pm
7 pm				This event is in the "Teens (9th - 12th grade)" group This event is in the "Adults (18 and up)" group Irish Immigrants in Michigan - Joint program with Midland Genealogical Society 7:00pm–8:30pm Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up) Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Teens (9th - 12th grade)" group This event is in the "Adults (18 and up)" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Grace A. Dow Memorial Library Room: Orchard Room Age Group: Teens (9th - 12th grade), Adults (18 and up) Registration Required Event Details: Many Irish citizens in the 1800s suffered from dire poverty and oppression. When the repeated failure of the potato crop brought unrelenting hunger, many Irish people began to ask, should we go or should we stay?