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Tween/Teen Craft Night

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Library at Rasey Luna Pier Branch
Library Branch: Rasey Luna Pier Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

If you are a tween or teen who likes to craft, join us each month for a crafting night.  Come hang out with friends, enjoy some snacks, and test your creativity with a different project each month.

Small Fries Friday

Small Fries Friday

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Area at Ellis Library & Reference Center
Library Branch: Ellis Library & Reference Center
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Educational, General, Storytime & Playgroups
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us each week for a sampling of learning and literacy fun, specifically designed for children ages 3–6.  

Weekend Parent Child Play Group -Dundee

Weekend Parent & Child Play Group

Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Downstairs Programming Area at Dundee Branch
Library Branch: Dundee Branch
Room: Downstairs Programming Area
Age Group: 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.

Diamond Art

Diamond Art Painting

Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Upstairs Library Space at Dorsch Memorial Branch
Library Branch: Dorsch Memorial Branch
Room: Upstairs Library Space
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create your own sparkling masterpiece with diamond art! Tweens/teens will us tiny, colorful “diamonds” to complete fun and easy designs.

Curious Kids' Learning Lab

Curious Kids' Learning Lab

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Area at Ellis Library & Reference Center
Library Branch: Ellis Library & Reference Center
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club, Educational
Registration Required
Event Details:

Your 4-7-year-old is invited to explore, create, and have a blast at our Curious Kids LAB! 

We’ll work on communication and reading skills, explore a STEAM topic, art experiences, and enjoy fun, hands-on extension activities. 

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Kid Crafternoons: Learn to Hand Sew!

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Community Room at Ida Branch
Library Branch: Ida Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn the basics from a long-time hand-sewing enthusiast! Bring your own projects to work on or sew along with our step by step project with materials provided!

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What Is Citizen Science?

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Room C at Bedford Branch
Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Room C
Age Group: Family, Adults
Program Type: Educational, General
Registration Required
Event Details:

Science enthusiasts, this informational program is for you! Join Jess as she explains the world of citizen science, introduces the library's current citizen science kits and shares ways YOU can get involved.

Play Dough Evenings at Dundee

Play Dough & Play Dates - Evening Edition

Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Dundee Branch
Library Branch: Dundee Branch
Age Group: All Ages, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens, Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime & Playgroups
Event Details:

Spend the evening at the library enjoying open ended play dough play!

Small Fries Friday

Small Fries Friday

Friday, April 17, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Area at Ellis Library & Reference Center
Library Branch: Ellis Library & Reference Center
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Educational, General, Storytime & Playgroups
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us each week for a sampling of learning and literacy fun, specifically designed for children ages 3–6.  

A night on the north atlantic

A Night on the North Atlantic

Friday, April 17, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Summerfield – Petersburg Branch
Library Branch: Summerfield – Petersburg Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Family, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: History
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Golden Age of Travel awaits, but fortune is a fickle captain. We invite you to a dinner shrouded in history and happenstance.

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Homeschool Wax Museum

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Family
Bedford Branch
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Family
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Event Details:

Presentation day for the homeschool wax museum for students in grades 4-12. Homeschool students will present their wax museum research projects. Registered participants, their families, and library patrons are welcome to attend. 

Mystery Book Club

3:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Erie Branch
Library Branch: Erie Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Come join this fun group of mystery readers. This month we are discussing No Strangers Here by Carlene O'Connor.

Jigsaw Puzzle Wars

5:00pm–6:15pm
Adults, Seniors
Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: General
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you a Dissectologist? If you are, this program might be just right for you! We are having our first Jigsaw Puzzle Wars at the Frenchtown-Dixie Library.

Trading Card Game Night!

5:00pm–7:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Family, Adults
Bedford Branch
Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Fireplace Area
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Family, Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

Join us every Thursday at 5:00pm at the Bedford Branch Library for TCG Nights! Come play Pokémon, Magic the Gathering, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh, and more! All ages are welcome. No registration required.

Paging through the Civil War Book Club

7:00pm–9:00pm
Adults
Ellis Library & Reference Center
Library Branch: Ellis Library & Reference Center
Room: Programming Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club

Baby Group

9:15am–9:45am
Babies & Toddlers
Summerfield – Petersburg Branch
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Summerfield – Petersburg Branch
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime & Playgroups
Registration Required
Event Details:

Baby Group is for children under 2 and an accompanying caregiver.  We'll have a short Storytime section with some music and books, we'll do some interactive or sensory activities, then have some open playtime for social interaction.

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.

Fun Friday!

10:00am–11:00am
Children
Blue Bush Branch
Library Branch: Blue Bush Branch
Age Group: Children
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.

Fun Fridays

10:00am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children
Summerfield – Petersburg Branch
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Summerfield – Petersburg Branch
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children
Program Type: Storytime & Playgroups
Registration Required
Event Details:

Fun Friday is a special Storytime where we do a lot of dancing and music activities.  We also read interactive books and have time for social play.  Great for toddlers and preschoolers who love to move and groove!

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

10:00am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children
Robert A. Vivian Branch
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.

American Red Cross Blood Drive

10:00am–4:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Ellis Library & Reference Center
Library Branch: Ellis Library & Reference Center
Room: Programming Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: General, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

To make an appointment, call 1 800 RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code ELLISLIBRARY. 

Planner Party Saturdays

10:00am–1:00pm
All Ages
Maybee Branch
Library Branch: Maybee Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Are you a paper planner/journal person? Would you like a place to come and setup you weekly spreads? Well stop by the library and we will have some supplies that you can use to help with your planning.  

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
Maybee Branch
Library Branch: Maybee Branch
Age Group: All Ages, Children, Tweens, Teens, Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

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

Rental hold - Rymanowicz baby shower

12:00pm–4:00pm
All Ages
Bedford Branch
Library Branch: Bedford Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Organizations using the Library
Event Details:

Baby Shower!

Saturday Children's Movie Matinee

1:00pm–3:00pm
All Ages
Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Bring your favorite pillow or blanket and join us for a fun movie on a Saturday afternoon. These movies will have a G or PG rating.

Saturday Evening at the Movies

7:00pm–9:00pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Join us as we watch a recently released movie on a Saturday evening. We will supply the popcorn, you will need to bring a soda or water to drink. These movies will have a PG or PG-13 rating and are intended for teens or adults.

Crochet Pattern of the Month - Available all month

All Day
Teens, Adults
Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
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, all month long! 

Senior Home Delivery Carleton-Newport

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

Library in Motion delivers enriching materials to senior centers and housing complexes.

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.

FUN!!!!! Newport Activity Puzzle Pack

All Day 6/1–6/30
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!!!

Gardens of Carleton

9:00am–9:45am
Seniors
Library in Motion: Senior Outreach
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Library in Motion: Senior Outreach
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Senior Delivery Service
Event Details:

Meet us in the Dining Room at 9:00AM

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

Carleton Co-Op Apartments

10:00am–10:45am
Seniors
Library in Motion: Senior Outreach
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Library in Motion: Senior Outreach
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Senior Delivery Service
Event Details:

Meet us in the community room at 10:00AM

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

Monroe Michigan Crochet Club

10:00am–12:00pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us at the library for a relaxing crochet and knitting club! Bring your current project, catch up with friends, and share tips and techniques. If you’re new to crochet, we’ll have supplies on hand and someone ready to help you get started.

Stateline Preschool Summer Kickoff

10:00am–2:00pm
Children
Bookmobile
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.

Ash Senior Center

11:00am–11:45pm
Seniors
Library in Motion: Senior Outreach
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