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Baby Bop

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 9:15am - 10:00am

Programming Room at Ellis Library & Reference Center

Registration Open

Library Branch: Ellis Library & Reference Center

Room: Programming Room

Age Group: Babies & Toddlers

Program Type: Storytime & Playgroups

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join us at the Ellis Library & Reference Center for "Baby Bop," a playgroup and storytime for our youngest patrons.

Michigan's Medicinal Mushrooms with Tyler Davidson

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Community Room at South Rockwood Branch

Registration Open

Library Branch: South Rockwood Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Educational, Health & Wellness

Registration Required

Event Details:

Tyler Davidson, founder of Magic Forest Medicine will be here to talk about foraging as well as the health benefits of mushrooms with plenty of time for Q&A throughout.

Luna Pier Summer Lunch Bunch - Arts and Crafts

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Library at Rasey Luna Pier Branch

Registration Open

Library Branch: Rasey Luna Pier Branch

Room: Library

Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Meal Program

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join us all summer for a delicious meal for the kids and a fun activity afterwards! Mondays will be arts and crafts. Today we will be making 3-D Turtles.

Luna Pier Summer Lunch Bunch - Choose Your Own Adventure

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Library at Rasey Luna Pier Branch

Registration Open

Library Branch: Rasey Luna Pier Branch

Room: Library

Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Meal Program

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join us all summer for a delicious meal for the kids and a fun activity afterwards!

Huron Clinton Metroparks – Summer Reading Kickoff

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Upstairs Library Space at Dorsch Memorial Branch

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Library Branch: Dorsch Memorial Branch

Room: Upstairs Library Space

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Educational, General, Summer Reading

Event Details:

Huron-Clinton Metroparks will be helping us kickoff summer readings “Color Our World” by presenting a reptile/animal coloration program. No registration is needed and all are welcome.

Luna Pier Summer Lunch Bunch - Miss Jill's Choice

Friday, June 13, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Library at Rasey Luna Pier Branch

Registration Open

Library Branch: Rasey Luna Pier Branch

Room: Library

Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Meal Program

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join us all summer for a delicious meal for the kids and a fun activity afterwards! Fridays are Miss Jill's Choice! We will play games, make treats, or whatever Miss Jill dreams up! Today we will do Jelly Bean tasting.

Mindful Art

Monday, June 16, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Maybee Branch

Registration Open

Library Branch: Maybee Branch

Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Event Details:

Unwind, create, and find inner peace with Mindful Art, a calming and creative program designed to nurture your mind and spirit.

Messy Art Day

Monday, June 16, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Library at Erie Branch

Registration Open

Library Branch: Erie Branch

Room: Library

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading

Registration Required

Event Details:

Let’s mix, drip, and splatter our way to colorful creations!

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Monarch Gardens with Michele

10:00am - 11:00am

All Ages, Adults

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: North Parking Lot

Age Group: All Ages, Adults

Program Type: Educational

Event Details:

Stop by the Monarch Waystation to learn fun facts, why Monarchs matter, growing plants for these butterflies, threats to Monarchs, their migration, and the lifecycle.

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.

Weekend Parent & Child Play Group

10:15am - 11:15am

All Ages, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool

Dundee Branch

Library Branch: Dundee Branch

Room: Downstairs Programming Area

Age Group: All Ages, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool

Program Type: Storytime & Playgroups

Event Details:

Join us for a morning of playing and socializing. We will be offering a time for young children and their caregiver to interact through play, songs, books and art. Each session will end with a gathering time.

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.

Lego Fun

11:00am - 1:00pm

All Ages, Children, Tweens, Teens, Family, Adults

Maybee Branch

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.

Saturday Afternoon at the Movies

1:00pm - 3:30pm

All Ages

Carleton Branch

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

Monarch Mondays with Michele

9:00am - 11:00am

All Ages, Family

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: North Parking Lot

Age Group: All Ages, Family

Program Type: Educational

Event Details:

Drop by for Michele's garden "office hours" on Mondays during the summer!

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.

Yoga with Dianne

3:00pm - 4:30pm

All Ages, Adults, Seniors

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: All Ages, Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

“Yoga with Diane” A FREE, one hour community Yoga class. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, this class is designed for all levels, all ages.

Build and Create - Legos & STEM Acitivies

10:00am - 1:00pm

All Ages, Children

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Children's Round Room

Age Group: All Ages, Children

Program Type: General

Event Details:

We'll provide the Lego's and other building blocks. You provide the imagination. There will also be some STEM activities during this time. This is an open program so come anytime from 10 - 1 pm and have fun building and getting creative.

Tai Chi for Health

10:30am - 11:30am

All Ages, Seniors

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: All Ages, Seniors

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

This is a soft movement class designed for those who have wanted to try Tai Chi and those who understand the principle. Each class will be divided into three parts including warm up, senior form, and yang form. This is a very beneficial

Friends of the Bedford Library Meeting

2:30pm - 4:30pm

All Ages

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Quilt Room - Room F

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Meetings

Event Details:

Join our Friends for their monthly meeting where they'll discuss past, current, and future fundraising activities and vote on supporting programming at the Bedford Branch Library.

Chess Club

4:00pm - 7:45pm

All Ages

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Fireplace Area

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Gaming

Event Details:

The Bedford Chess club returns on Tuesdays. Chess sets are provided. Everyone of all ages and skill levels are welcome to join.

Tail Waggin' Tutors

11:00am - 12:00pm

All Ages

Maybee Branch

Library Branch: Maybee Branch

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: General

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.

Lego Fun

11:00am - 1:00pm

All Ages, Children, Tweens, Teens, Family, Adults

Maybee Branch

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.

Saturday Afternoon at the Movies

1:00pm - 3:30pm

All Ages

Carleton Branch

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

Bedford Branch Library Closed

All Day

Bedford Branch

Closing

Branches:

Bedford Branch

Description:

The Bedford Branch Library is closed today as part of the Labor Day weekend.

Labor Day

All Day

All Branches

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 Labor Day.

FUN!!!!! Newport Activity Puzzle Pack

All Day 9/1 - 9/30

All Ages

Newport Branch

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!!!

Tai Chi for Health

10:30am - 11:30am

All Ages, Seniors

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: All Ages, Seniors

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

Chess Club

4:00pm - 7:45pm

All Ages

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Fireplace Area

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Gaming

Event Details:

The Bedford Chess club returns on Tuesdays. Chess sets are provided. Everyone of all ages and skill levels are welcome to join.

Puzzle in a Day

1:00pm - 6:00pm

All Ages, Family

Robert A. Vivian Branch

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!

Bedford Flower & Garden Club

6:00pm - 8:00pm

All Ages, Adults

Bedford Branch

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.

Lego Fun

11:00am - 1:00pm

All Ages, Children, Tweens, Teens, Family, Adults

Maybee Branch

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.

Saturday Afternoon at the Movies

1:00pm - 3:30pm

All Ages

Carleton Branch

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

Yoga with Dianne

3:00pm - 4:30pm

All Ages, Adults, Seniors

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: All Ages, Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

“Yoga with Diane” A FREE, one hour community Yoga class. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, this class is designed for all levels, all ages.

Tai Chi for Health

10:30am - 11:30am

All Ages, Seniors

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: All Ages, Seniors

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

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