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DROP IN KIDS CRAFT

All Day 7/1 - 12/31
Library at Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children, Tweens
Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Community Jigsaw Puzzle-Frenchtown-Dixie

All Day 9/1 - 9/30
Library at Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Program Type:
General
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Family, Adults, Seniors

Stop by during library hours and work on our community puzzle. When a puzzle gets finished, a new one will be started. Stay for a short amount of time, or stay for a little longer. 

We look forward to seeing you!

Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Family, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: General
Event Details:

Stop by during library hours and work on our community puzzle. When a puzzle gets finished, a new one will be started. Stay for a short amount of time, or stay for a little longer. 

We look forward to seeing you!

Image of crochet cherry pie, toast with egg, and a crochet cup of coffee

Crochet Pattern of the Month

All Day 9/1 - 9/30
Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Take and Make
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Come pick up our crochet patterns of the month to make an easy crochet project.

Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Take and Make
Event Details:

Come pick up our crochet patterns of the month to make an easy crochet project.

FUN!!!!! Newport Activity Puzzle Pack

All Day 9/1 - 9/30
Newport Branch
Program Type:
Take and Make
Age Group:
All Ages
Take and Make:

Pick up a packet with the supplies needed to create your very own craft from the comfort of home.

Come and pick up an Activity packet.

Enjoy completing the Activity/Puzzle pages.

Put your name and phone number on each page because each completed page is an entry into a drawing for a gift basket!!!

Library Branch: Newport Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Take and Make
Event Details:

Pick up a packet with the supplies needed to create your very own craft from the comfort of home.

Come and pick up an Activity packet.

Enjoy completing the Activity/Puzzle pages.

Put your name and phone number on each page because each completed page is an entry into a drawing for a gift basket!!!

Puzzle Fun Pack

All Day 9/1 - 9/30
Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Program Type:
Take and Make
Age Group:
Adults

Just stop by the Frenchtown-Dixie Library and pick up our new Puzzle Fun Pack. Completed pages can be returned by the end of the month.

Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Take and Make
Event Details:

Just stop by the Frenchtown-Dixie Library and pick up our new Puzzle Fun Pack. Completed pages can be returned by the end of the month.

Dream Big Day

All Day 9/16 - 9/20
Maybee Branch
Program Type:
Take and Make
Age Group:
Children, Family

Saturday, September 20 is DREAM BIG DAY!!! This special day celebrates people from the past and present who dreamed big.  Stop by the library to grab a biography and a goody bag to help celebrate!

Library Branch: Maybee Branch
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Take and Make
Event Details:

Saturday, September 20 is DREAM BIG DAY!!! This special day celebrates people from the past and present who dreamed big.  Stop by the library to grab a biography and a goody bag to help celebrate!

Dream Big Day

All Day 9/16 - 9/20
Summerfield – Petersburg Branch
Program Type:
Take and Make
Age Group:
Children, Family

Saturday, September 20 is DREAM BIG DAY!!! This special day celebrates people from the past and present who dreamed big.  Stop by the library to grab a biography and a goody bag to help celebrate!

Library Branch: Summerfield – Petersburg Branch
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Take and Make
Event Details:

Saturday, September 20 is DREAM BIG DAY!!! This special day celebrates people from the past and present who dreamed big.  Stop by the library to grab a biography and a goody bag to help celebrate!

Genealogy Club

Friday, September 19, 2025 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Library at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults

Please join us for our afterhours Genealogy Club. This is open research time to use Ancestry and other computer programs, as well as our local history resources.

Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Genealogy
Event Details:

Please join us for our afterhours Genealogy Club. This is open research time to use Ancestry and other computer programs, as well as our local history resources.

Family Movie Night

Friday, September 19, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Movies
Age Group:
Children, Family

Family movie night for the entire family. Feel free to wear your pajamas, bring your favorite stuff animal, pillow and blanket. 

Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Family movie night for the entire family. Feel free to wear your pajamas, bring your favorite stuff animal, pillow and blanket. 

Treasure Sale Flyer

Treasure & Book Sale

All Day
Community Room at Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Program Type:
Friends Book Sale
Age Group:
All Ages

The Frenchtown Area Friends are hosting a treasure and book sale! All proceeds will go to the Friends to support programming efforts.  

Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Friends Book Sale
Event Details:

The Frenchtown Area Friends are hosting a treasure and book sale! All proceeds will go to the Friends to support programming efforts.  

Lego Saturdays

Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Library at Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Program Type:
General
Age Group:
Preschool, Children, Tweens

Join us on the third Saturday each month for our Lego building fun day . Participants can use imaginations or choose a specific challenge activity to create each month. Legos provided. No registration required.

Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tweens
Program Type: General
Event Details:

Join us on the third Saturday each month for our Lego building fun day . Participants can use imaginations or choose a specific challenge activity to create each month. Legos provided. No registration required.

Disclaimer(s)

Weather Closing Statement

If area schools are closed due to inclement weather or weather-related incidences, all library youth programs will be canceled that day.  

If schools are delayed due to inclement weather or weather-related incidences, all library youth programs scheduled after the delay period will take place at their regular times.

If in doubt, always feel free to touch base with your local branch to see what events are taking place.

Squishmallow

Squishmallow

Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Upstairs Library Space at Dorsch Memorial Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Storytime & Playgroups
Age Group:
Preschool, Children

Come and create a paper Squishmallow, then bring your new friend along to the different fun activity stations. Each child attending will have their name placed in a drawing for a chance to win an original Squishmallow!

Event Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Dorsch Memorial Branch
Room: Upstairs Library Space
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime & Playgroups
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come and create a paper Squishmallow, then bring your new friend along to the different fun activity stations. Each child attending will have their name placed in a drawing for a chance to win an original Squishmallow!

Event Flyer

Lego Fun

Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Maybee Branch
Program Type:
General
Age Group:
All Ages, Children, Tweens, Teens, Family, Adults

Come in and get creative on Saturdays 11am - 1pm.  Lego building fun for the whole family. 

Library Branch: Maybee Branch
Age Group: All Ages, Children, Tweens, Teens, Family, Adults
Program Type: General
Event Details:

Come in and get creative on Saturdays 11am - 1pm.  Lego building fun for the whole family. 

Bedford Library Pet Expo

Bedford Library Pet Expo

Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
South Parking Lot at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
General
Age Group:
All Ages, Children, Tweens, Teens, Family, Adults, Seniors

Join us s we welcome area vendors and organizations to the library to celebrate our furry friends.  Meet adoptable pets from area shelters, and feel free to bring a donation for the Humane Society of Monroe County.

Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: South Parking Lot
Age Group: All Ages, Children, Tweens, Teens, Family, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: General
Event Details:

Join us s we welcome area vendors and organizations to the library to celebrate our furry friends.  Meet adoptable pets from area shelters, and feel free to bring a donation for the Humane Society of Monroe County.

Saturday Afternoon at the Movies

Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Library at Carleton Branch
Program Type:
Movies
Age Group:
All Ages

Sit back, relax and watch a movie with us!

Every Saturday at 1:00 pm

Library Branch: Carleton Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Sit back, relax and watch a movie with us!

Every Saturday at 1:00 pm

YogiBears 2025

Yogi Bears

Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Children's Round Room at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Preschool, Children, Family

Classes include age-appropriate yoga & movement - including: breathing, poses, music, relaxation, and more.

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Children's Round Room
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Family
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Classes include age-appropriate yoga & movement - including: breathing, poses, music, relaxation, and more.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.

YogiBears 2025

Yogi Bears

Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Children's Round Room at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Family

Classes include age-appropriate yoga & movement - including: breathing, poses, music, relaxation, and more.

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Children's Round Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Family
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Classes include age-appropriate yoga & movement - including: breathing, poses, music, relaxation, and more.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.

purple concert flyer with line drawing of a cellist

Cello Concert - International Music

Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Community Room at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Music, Performance
Age Group:
All Ages

Join us for a free cello concert, featuring compositions from around the world!

September 21st from 2-2:30 pm in the Bedford Township Library Community Room

Cancelled
Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Music, Performance
Event Details:

Join us for a free cello concert, featuring compositions from around the world!

September 21st from 2-2:30 pm in the Bedford Township Library Community Room

Youth Advisory Council meeting

Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Quilt Room - Room F at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Organizations using the Library
Age Group:
Teens

YAC meeting

Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Quilt Room - Room F
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Organizations using the Library
Event Details:

YAC meeting

A description of the event with a picture of cards, dice, and a dragon.

Library Games Guild

Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 2:00pm - 7:00pm
Downstairs Programming Area at Dundee Branch
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Welcome to the Library Games Guild at the Dundee Branch Library, where dice roll, cards shuffle, and strategy rules supreme!

Library Branch: Dundee Branch
Room: Downstairs Programming Area
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

Welcome to the Library Games Guild at the Dundee Branch Library, where dice roll, cards shuffle, and strategy rules supreme!

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Food Allergens

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens. Accordingly, the library will not be liable for such harm to any individual resulting from such allergens.

Challenge Book Club

Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Round Room at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Children

Cooking up something good with books. Please join us for a fun filled booking time!

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Children's Round Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Cooking up something good with books. Please join us for a fun filled booking time!

Treasure & Book Sale

All Day
Community Room at Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Program Type:
Friends Book Sale
Age Group:
All Ages

The Frenchtown Area Friends are hosting a treasure and book sale! All proceeds will go to the Friends to support programming efforts.  

Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Friends Book Sale
Event Details:

The Frenchtown Area Friends are hosting a treasure and book sale! All proceeds will go to the Friends to support programming efforts.  

The MCLS Bookmobile

Alliance Child Care

Monday, September 22, 2025 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Bookmobile
Program Type:
Bookmobile
Age Group:
Children
Bookmobile:

The bookmobile promotes early literacy by increasing access to books and fostering a lifelong love of reading.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Bookmobile

The bookmobile promotes early literacy by increasing access to books and fostering a lifelong love of reading.

Wiggle Worms: Toddler Storytime

Monday, September 22, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Programming Room at Ellis Library & Reference Center
Program Type:
Storytime & Playgroups
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Storytimes:

Enrich your child’s imagination and development with storytimes presented by the Monroe County Library System. These are fun, literacy rich, interactive programs which strengthen r...

Get your wiggles out at this lively storytime program, perfect for your active toddler.   

They'll be dancing, movement, stories, and other age-appropriate activities.  

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ellis Library & Reference Center
Room: Programming Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime & Playgroups
Registration Required
Event Details:

Enrich your child’s imagination and development with storytimes presented by the Monroe County Library System. These are fun, literacy rich, interactive programs which strengthen reading skills and foster a lifelong love of reading.

Get your wiggles out at this lively storytime program, perfect for your active toddler.   

They'll be dancing, movement, stories, and other age-appropriate activities.  

Disclaimer(s)

Weather Closing Statement

If area schools are closed due to inclement weather or weather-related incidences, all library youth programs will be canceled that day.  

If schools are delayed due to inclement weather or weather-related incidences, all library youth programs scheduled after the delay period will take place at their regular times.

If in doubt, always feel free to touch base with your local branch to see what events are taking place.