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Rawson Place Apartments

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Library in Motion: Senior Outreach
Program Type:
Senior Delivery Service
Age Group:
Seniors
:

Meet us in the lobby at 10:00AM

We will have carts of books and movies to check out. Delivery and pick up is once a month.

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

Meet us in the lobby at 10:00AM

We will have carts of books and movies to check out. Delivery and pick up is once a month.

The MCLS Bookmobile

Mason Central Elementary Playdates with Principals

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Bookmobile
Program Type:
Bookmobile
Age Group:
Family
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: Family
Program Type: Bookmobile

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

'Y' on the Fly with the Monroe YMCA!

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Dundee Branch
Program Type:
General, Health & Wellness, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children, Tweens
:

 

Library Branch: Dundee Branch
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: General, Health & Wellness, Summer Reading
Event Details:

 

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.

Storytime for preschool & toddlers

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room at Frenchtown – Dixie 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: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Room: Community Room
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.

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Dundee Senior Center

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Library in Motion: Senior Outreach
Program Type:
Senior Delivery Service
Age Group:
Seniors
:

We will have carts of books and movies to check out. Deliveries take place once a month.

To place a request call Library in Motion 734-241-5770 or email lim@monroe.lib.mi.us

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

We will have carts of books and movies to check out. Deliveries take place once a month.

To place a request call Library in Motion 734-241-5770 or email lim@monroe.lib.mi.us

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Eagle Springs Dundee

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 12:30pm - 1:15pm
Library in Motion: Senior Outreach
Program Type:
Senior Delivery Service
Age Group:
Seniors
:

We will have carts of books and movies to check out. Deliveries take place once a month.

To place a request call Library in Motion 734-241-5770 or email lim@monroe.lib.mi.us

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

We will have carts of books and movies to check out. Deliveries take place once a month.

To place a request call Library in Motion 734-241-5770 or email lim@monroe.lib.mi.us

Puzzle in a Day

Puzzle in a Day

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 1:00pm - 6:00pm
Robert A. Vivian Branch
Program Type:
General
Age Group:
All Ages, Family
:

Do you love putting puzzles together? 

Come join us at Vivian Branch Library between 1:00 pm & 6:00 pm on the first Wednesday of every month. 

Join fellow patrons as we attempt to finish a puzzle in a day!

Library Branch: Robert A. Vivian Branch
Age Group: All Ages, Family
Program Type: General
Event Details:

Do you love putting puzzles together? 

Come join us at Vivian Branch Library between 1:00 pm & 6:00 pm on the first Wednesday of every month. 

Join fellow patrons as we attempt to finish a puzzle in a day!

Canning and Preserving 101 with Lakehouse Bakery

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at South Rockwood Branch
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Adults
:

Learn how to capture the bounty of summer to savor over the winter by canning fruits and vegetables! From pickles to jams and jellies to sauces, and tomatoes, learn the basics of canning as well as the importance of food preservation.

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: South Rockwood Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Required
Seats Remaining: 31
Event Details:

Learn how to capture the bounty of summer to savor over the winter by canning fruits and vegetables! From pickles to jams and jellies to sauces, and tomatoes, learn the basics of canning as well as the importance of food preservation.

Lending a Paw

Mystery They Read Book Club

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Quilt Room - Room F at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Book Clubs:

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

Meetings are held on the 1st Wednesday of each month, 6:00pm-7:00pm

January - No Meeting

February 5- Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions by Mario Giordano

March 5- The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

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

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

Meetings are held on the 1st Wednesday of each month, 6:00pm-7:00pm

January - No Meeting

February 5- Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions by Mario Giordano

March 5- The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

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Bedford Flower & Garden Club

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Bedford Branch
Program Type:
Organizations using the Library
Age Group:
All Ages, Adults
:

The purpose of the Bedford Flower & Garden Club is to educate, share, and promote the joys of gardening.

Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: All Ages, Adults
Program Type: Organizations using the Library
Event Details:

The purpose of the Bedford Flower & Garden Club is to educate, share, and promote the joys of gardening.

Life is a Mystery Book Club

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Blue Bush Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
:

Life is a Mystery Book Club List 2025 

We typically meet on the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm 

 

Library Branch: Blue Bush Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Life is a Mystery Book Club List 2025 

We typically meet on the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm 

 

The MCLS Bookmobile

Ida Elementary Playdates with Principals

Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Bookmobile
Program Type:
Bookmobile
Age Group:
Family
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: Family
Program Type: Bookmobile

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

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Mable Kehres Apartments

Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Library in Motion: Senior Outreach
Program Type:
Senior Delivery Service
Age Group:
Seniors
:

Meet us in the Mable Kehres lobby at 10:30AM

We will have carts of books and movies to check out. Deliveries take place once a month.

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

Meet us in the Mable Kehres lobby at 10:30AM

We will have carts of books and movies to check out. Deliveries take place once a month.

Playgroup

Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Upstairs Library Space at Dorsch Memorial 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...

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!!

Library Branch: Dorsch Memorial Branch
Room: Upstairs Library Space
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, 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!!

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Monroe Senior Center

Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:15pm
Library in Motion: Senior Outreach
Program Type:
Senior Delivery Service
Age Group:
Seniors
:

We will have carts of books and movies to check out. Deliveries take place once a month.

To place a request call Library in Motion 734-241-5770 or email lim@monroe.lib.mi.us

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

We will have carts of books and movies to check out. Deliveries take place once a month.

To place a request call Library in Motion 734-241-5770 or email lim@monroe.lib.mi.us

Adult Color & Chat

Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 12:30pm - 4:30pm
Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, General
Age Group:
Tweens, Adults, Seniors
:

Do you love to color? Join us for some coloring fun! Bring your pencils, paint, markers or diamond painting and a fun attitude.

Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Age Group: Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, General
Event Details:

Do you love to color? Join us for some coloring fun! Bring your pencils, paint, markers or diamond painting and a fun attitude.

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Wellspring-Monroe

Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Library in Motion: Senior Outreach
Program Type:
Senior Delivery Service
Age Group:
Seniors
:

Library staff will deliver books, movies, music CDs, audiobooks, and magazines.  ​Deliveries take place once a month. 

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

Library staff will deliver books, movies, music CDs, audiobooks, and magazines.  ​Deliveries take place once a month. 

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Creekside Village Apartments

Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Library in Motion: Senior Outreach
Program Type:
Senior Delivery Service
Age Group:
Seniors
:

Meet us in the Community Club House at 2:00PM or request for Home delivery

We will have carts of books and movies to check out. Deliveries take place once a month.

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

Meet us in the Community Club House at 2:00PM or request for Home delivery

We will have carts of books and movies to check out. Deliveries take place once a month.

A Common Thread

Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Piano Sitting Area at Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
:

Bring your projects such as knitting, cross-stitch, or crochet work and be a part of our group! Join us on the first and third Thursday of every month to share your projects and a "common thread" with others!

Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Room: Piano Sitting Area
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Bring your projects such as knitting, cross-stitch, or crochet work and be a part of our group! Join us on the first and third Thursday of every month to share your projects and a "common thread" with others!

Pause & Paint

Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
:

Join us on the First Thursday of the month to paint a project or a picture. This is a self-guided program. Please have an idea of a project you would like to paint.

Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us on the First Thursday of the month to paint a project or a picture. This is a self-guided program. Please have an idea of a project you would like to paint.

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Historical Fiction Book Club

Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Study Room at Newport Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
:

All readers are welcome to join us as we read and discuss Historical Fiction books. Copies of the books can be picked up at the library. Discussions will be on the first Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm.

Library Branch: Newport Branch
Room: Study Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

All readers are welcome to join us as we read and discuss Historical Fiction books. Copies of the books can be picked up at the library. Discussions will be on the first Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm.

Fun Friday!

Friday, August 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Blue Bush Branch
Program Type:
Storytime & Playgroups
Age Group:
Preschool
:

These are fun, literacy rich, interactive programs which strengthen reading skills and foster a lifelong love of reading. Then we will pick up the pace with a dance party.

Library Branch: Blue Bush Branch
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Storytime & Playgroups
Event Details:

These are fun, literacy rich, interactive programs which strengthen reading skills and foster a lifelong love of reading. Then we will pick up the pace with a dance party.

Storytime for preschool & toddlers

Friday, August 8, 2025 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.

Book Sale - Friends of the Dundee Branch Library

Friday, August 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 4:00pm
Downstairs Programming Area at Dundee Branch
Program Type:
Friends Book Sale
Age Group:
All Ages
:

Used books, DVDs, CDs, and puzzles for all ages will be for sale.

Pricing is by donation. 

Library Branch: Dundee Branch
Room: Downstairs Programming Area
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Friends Book Sale
Event Details:

Used books, DVDs, CDs, and puzzles for all ages will be for sale.

Pricing is by donation. 

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.