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We Read Banned Books!

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Quilt Room - Room F at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join a book club for rebellious readers! We will discuss a different banned or challenged book each month. Readers ages 16 and up are welcome!Meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday...

Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Quilt Room - Room F
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join a book club for rebellious readers! We will discuss a different banned or challenged book each month. Readers ages 16 and up are welcome!

Meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of each month, 5:30-6:30pm

Flyer with the information about the program.

A Visit With Michigan Poet Laureate Nandi Comer

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library at Carleton Branch
Program Type:
Author Events
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

The Carleton Branch Library and Airport Community Schools is honored to host Michigan Poet Laureate Nandi Comer.  Comer will visit with students at the school in the afte...

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

The Carleton Branch Library and Airport Community Schools is honored to host Michigan Poet Laureate Nandi Comer.

Dundee Parent & Child Play Group

Parent & Child Play Group

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 9:15am - 10:15am
Downstairs Programming Area at Dundee Branch
Program Type:
Storytime & Playgroups
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children
Event Details:

Play Group for Caregiver and children Birth - Preschool Age. We will be offering a time for young children and their caregiver to interact through playing , creating art, sing...

Library Branch: Dundee Branch
Room: Downstairs Programming Area
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children
Program Type: Storytime & Playgroups
Event Details:

Play Group for Caregiver and children Birth - Preschool Age.

 We will be offering a time for young children and their caregiver to interact through playing , creating art, singing and reading. 

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.

Child coloring

Toddler & Preschool Storytime

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Library at Maybee Branch
Program Type:
Storytime & Playgroups
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
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...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Maybee Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime & Playgroups
Required
Seats Remaining: 15

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.

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.

Playgroup

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Upstairs Library Space at Dorsch Memorial Branch
Program Type:
Storytime & Playgroups
Age Group:
Children
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...

Event Details:

This Play Group is for Children from Birth to School Age with parents or caregivers accompanying. We will be spending time for everyone to interact through playing, sharing, climbi...

Library Branch: Dorsch Memorial Branch
Room: Upstairs Library Space
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime & Playgroups
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.

This Play Group is for Children from Birth to School Age with parents or caregivers accompanying. We will be spending time for everyone to interact through playing, sharing, climbing, caring and story reading!

Come join the fun!!

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.

Mini Movers

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Library at South Rockwood Branch
Program Type:
Music, Storytime & Playgroups
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children
Event Details:

Get your body movin', shake out your sillies and get loose at this dance program. We will be moving and grooving to fun songs. Bring your party fingers and get this dance party sta...

Library Branch: South Rockwood Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children
Program Type: Music, Storytime & Playgroups
Event Details:

Get your body movin', shake out your sillies and get loose at this dance program. We will be moving and grooving to fun songs. Bring your party fingers and get this dance party started!

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.

Homeschool Wax Museum

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Educational, General, Performance
Age Group:
Tweens
Event Details:

Presentation day for the homeschool wax museum. Homeschool students will present their wax museum research projects. Registered participants and their families are welcome to atten...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Educational, General, Performance
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Presentation day for the homeschool wax museum. Homeschool students will present their wax museum research projects. Registered participants and their families are welcome to attend. 

The MCLS Bookmobile

Meet Up & Eat Up (Snack)

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Library at L.S. Navarre Branch
Program Type:
Meal Program
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
Meet Up and Eat Up: Presented in partnership by the YMCA:

Monroe Family YMCA Meal program providing free healthy meals for kids and teens. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Event Details:

The Sodexo Meal Program provides free healthy snacks for kids and teens. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Library Branch: L.S. Navarre Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Meal Program
Event Details:

Monroe Family YMCA Meal program providing free healthy meals for kids and teens. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

The Sodexo Meal Program provides free healthy snacks for kids and teens. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Disclaimer(s)

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.

The MCLS Bookmobile

A.T.L.A.S. (At The Library After School)

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library at L.S. Navarre Branch
Program Type:
General
Age Group:
Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Each week looks a little different- there will be activities such as crafting, painting, and gaming to name a few! This is a place to study, have a snack, visit with friends, and u...

Library Branch: L.S. Navarre Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: General
Event Details:

Each week looks a little different- there will be activities such as crafting, painting, and gaming to name a few! This is a place to study, have a snack, visit with friends, and unwind after the school day.

The MCLS Bookmobile

Meet Up & Eat Up (Supper)

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Library at L.S. Navarre Branch
Program Type:
Meal Program
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

The Sodexo Meal Program provides free healthy snacks for kids and teens. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Library Branch: L.S. Navarre Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Meal Program
Event Details:

The Sodexo Meal Program provides free healthy snacks for kids and teens. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Disclaimer(s)

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.

Procraftinate

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Procraftinate Procraftinate: avoidance of adult responsibilities to partake in art and craft projects.Join us to make a monthly craft and put off that other thing you need to ...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Procraftinate 

Procraftinate: avoidance of adult responsibilities to partake in art and craft projects.

Paging through the Civil War Book Club

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Programming Room at Ellis Library & Reference Center
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Book Clubs:

Meet new people and discover great new books. Check out a book club at a branch near you.

Event Details:

We are a history book club that focuses on the American Civil War. We currently are reading the book, Destruction and Reconstruction by Richard Taylor. We will meet on this da...

Library Branch: Ellis Library & Reference Center
Room: Programming Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Meet new people and discover great new books. Check out a book club at a branch near you.

We are a history book club that focuses on the American Civil War. We currently are reading the book, Destruction and Reconstruction by Richard Taylor. We will meet on this day to discuss the book.

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Fun Friday - Toddler & Preschooler

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Community Room at Summerfield – Petersburg Branch
Program Type:
Storytime & Playgroups
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

Fun Friday is a special Storytime experience for toddlers and preschoolers!  Each week, we'll read a book and do fun extension activities based on the book.  Each month w...

Event Full
Required
Library Branch: Summerfield – Petersburg Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime & Playgroups
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Fun Friday is a special Storytime experience for toddlers and preschoolers!  Each week, we'll read a book and do fun extension activities based on the book.  Each month will have a different focus:

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.

Please Dress for Weather

Portions of this event will be enjoyed outdoors. Please come dressed for the weather.

Storytime for preschool & toddlers

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Library at Robert A. Vivian Branch
Program Type:
Storytime & Playgroups
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children
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...

Library Branch: Robert A. Vivian Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children
Program Type: Storytime & Playgroups

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.

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.

Dungeons and Dragons

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 2:30pm - 5:00pm
Quilt Room - Room F at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Join our thrilling D&D adventures at the library! Forge epic tales, battle dragons, and unleash your imagination. Ages 13-18 welcome!

Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Quilt Room - Room F
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

Join our thrilling D&D adventures at the library! Forge epic tales, battle dragons, and unleash your imagination. Ages 13-18 welcome!

Coding Club for Kids!

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Room C at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Organizations using the Library
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

An opportunity for kids ages 6-10 to learn about coding and robotics from an experienced robotics student. Please bring a device such as a phone or tablet!

Event Full
Required
Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Room C
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Organizations using the Library
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

An opportunity for kids ages 6-10 to learn about coding and robotics from an experienced robotics student. Please bring a device such as a phone or tablet!

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.

Dungeons & Dragons

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Community Room at Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

D & D is a fantasy roleplaying game that is like a combination of a board game and storytelling. Dungeon Masters lead their group through experiences in worlds of heroic fantas...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

D & D is a fantasy roleplaying game that is like a combination of a board game and storytelling. Dungeon Masters lead their group through experiences in worlds of heroic fantasy.

Different paper airplane designs.

Paper Airplanes

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Upstairs Library Space at Dorsch Memorial Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, General
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Today is going to be a fun day! It’s National Paper Airplane Day! It’s a day to make, decorate and play with paper airplanes. We will see who can fly the farthest and for the longe...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Dorsch Memorial Branch
Room: Upstairs Library Space
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, General
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Today is going to be a fun day! It’s National Paper Airplane Day! It’s a day to make, decorate and play with paper airplanes.

Tail Waggin' Tutors

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Area at Maybee Branch
Program Type:
Genealogy
Age Group:
All Ages, Children, Tweens, Teens, Family
Event Details:

The “Tail Waggin’ Tutors” program is brought to you by Therapy Dogs International. This program encourages children to read by providing a non-judgmental listener and furry friend ...

Library Branch: Maybee Branch
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: All Ages, Children, Tweens, Teens, Family
Program Type: Genealogy
Event Details:

The “Tail Waggin’ Tutors” program is brought to you by Therapy Dogs International. This program encourages children to read by providing a non-judgmental listener and furry friend to read to.

Event Flyer

Lego Fun

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Maybee Branch
Program Type:
General
Age Group:
All Ages, Children, Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

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
Program Type: General
Event Details:

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

Purple Book cover with yellow and white text: Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear by Mosab Abu Toha

Book Discussion: Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear

Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Quilt Room - Room F at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Come enjoy Middle Eastern pastries, coffee, and a discussion of the poetry collection Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza by Mosab Abu Toha. Limited copies o...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Quilt Room - Room F
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Come enjoy Middle Eastern pastries, coffee, and a discussion of the poetry collection Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza by Mosab Abu Toha. 

Limited copies of the book are available for checkout. 

1st Grade Book Club

Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Round Room at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Miss Karen's monthly book club for 1st Graders! Meeting on the 4th Sunday of each month, Sep 2023 - May 2024 Why join a book club?·     It promotes a ...

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

Miss Karen's monthly book club for 1st Graders! 

Meeting on the 4th Sunday of each month, Sep 2023 - May 2024 

Why join a book club?

·     It promotes a love of reading

Memorial Day

All Day
Bedford Branch, Blue Bush Branch, Carleton Branch, Dorsch Memorial Branch, Dundee Branch, Ellis Library & Reference Center, Erie Branch, Frenchtown – Dixie Branch, Ida Branch, L.S. Navarre Branch, Maybee Branch, Newport Branch, Rasey Luna Pier Branch, Robert A. Vivian Branch, South Rockwood Branch, Summerfield – Petersburg Branch, Library in Motion: Senior Outreach, Bookmobile, Off Site, Online

All branches of the Monroe County Library System are closed in observance of Memorial Day. 

Closing
Branches:
Bedford Branch, Blue Bush Branch, Carleton Branch, Dorsch Memorial Branch, Dundee Branch, Ellis Library & Reference Center, Erie Branch, Frenchtown – Dixie Branch, Ida Branch, L.S. Navarre Branch, Maybee Branch, Newport Branch, Rasey Luna Pier Branch, Robert A. Vivian Branch, South Rockwood Branch, Summerfield – Petersburg Branch, Library in Motion: Senior Outreach, Bookmobile, Off Site, Online
Description:

All branches of the Monroe County Library System are closed in observance of Memorial Day.

 

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Monroe North Home Delivery

All Day
Library in Motion: Senior Outreach
Program Type:
Senior Delivery Service
Age Group:
Seniors
Event Details:

If you are a Senior and unable to come to the library because of special circumstances we will deliver library materials to your home. We deliver and pick up your returns once a mo...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Library in Motion: Senior Outreach
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Senior Delivery Service
Event Details:

If you are a Senior and unable to come to the library because of special circumstances we will deliver library materials to your home. We deliver and pick up your returns once a month.