Upcoming Events

Name: American Red Cross Blood Drive
Start: 2024-09-20T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-09-20T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Ellis Library & Reference Center

Featured Events

All in to help save lives- poster for Blood Drive

American Red Cross Blood Drive

Friday, September 20, 2024 at 10:00am - 3:00pm

Programming Room at Ellis Library & Reference Center

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Library Branch: Ellis Library & Reference Center

Room: Programming Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Organizations using the Library

Event Details:

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

Lego Fun

Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm

Maybee Branch

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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

Kite Night

Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Downstairs Programming Area at Dundee Branch

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Library Branch: Dundee Branch

Room: Downstairs Programming Area

Age Group: All Ages, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens, Family, Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Educational, General

Event Details:

Test your kite building skills at Kite Night!

Succulents Revisited

Friday, September 27, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Downstairs Programming Area at Dundee Branch

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Library Branch: Dundee Branch

Room: Downstairs Programming Area

Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Educational, General

Required

Seats Remaining: 0

Event Details:

Stahl's Greenhouse will be back giving a refresher course on succulents. We will learn how to care for them, how to propagate from existing plants, and how to make them thrive.

Lego Fun

Saturday, September 28, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm

Maybee Branch

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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

Color Me Happy

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:30am

Dundee Branch

Registration Open

Library Branch: Dundee Branch

Age Group: Preschool

Program Type: Educational, 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.

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Accompanying Adults

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

Let's Pretend!

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Community Room at Ida Branch

Registration Open

Library Branch: Ida Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children

Program Type: Storytime & Playgroups

Required

Seats Remaining: 20

Event Details:

Story, costumes, sound effects, ACTION! Join us for a fun intro to acting and dramatic play. We’ll read a story, pick out parts, grab a costume from the dress-up chest and read the story again. But this time, we’ll act it out!

Teen Night - Create, Play, Connect

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Library at Rasey Luna Pier Branch

Registration Open

Library Branch: Rasey Luna Pier Branch

Room: Library

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, General

Required

Seats Remaining: 14

Event Details:

Join us the first Wednesday of the month for a teen night that switches up the fun! From crafting to games and card making, these evenings are perfect for creativity and socializing with friends.

Fun Friday!

Friday, October 4, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Blue Bush Branch

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Library Branch: Blue Bush Branch

Age Group: Preschool

Program Type: Storytime & Playgroups

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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.

Felines at Frenchtown

Friday, October 4, 2024 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Community Room at Frenchtown – Dixie Branch

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Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Educational, Storytime & Playgroups

Required

Seats Remaining: 0

Event Details:

Join adoptable cats and/or kittens from the Monroe Humane Society for storytime, crafts, and possibly some yoga.

Please sign your child/ren up for only one time slot, so that everyone can have an opportunity to participate.

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Genealogy Club

5:00pm - 8:00pm

Adults

Bedford Branch

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.

80s VHS Aerobics

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Teens, Adults

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: General, Health & Wellness

Dungeons and Dragons Monday Edition @ Bedford

2:30pm - 5:00pm

Tweens, Teens

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Room C

Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Gaming

We Read Banned Books! Book Club

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Teens, Adults, Seniors

Bedford Branch

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

Dungeons and Dragons @ Bedford

2:30pm - 5:00pm

Tweens, Teens

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Quilt Room - Room F

Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Gaming

80s VHS Aerobics

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Teens, Adults

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: General, Health & Wellness

Dungeons and Dragons Monday Edition @ Bedford

2:30pm - 5:00pm

Tweens, Teens

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Room C

Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Gaming

Dungeons and Dragons @ Bedford

2:30pm - 5:00pm

Tweens, Teens

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Quilt Room - Room F

Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Gaming

80s VHS Aerobics

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Teens, Adults

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: General, Health & Wellness

Dungeons and Dragons Monday Edition @ Bedford

2:30pm - 5:00pm

Tweens, Teens

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Room C

Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Gaming

Bedford A.M. Book Club

10:30am - 11:30am

Adults

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Quilt Room - Room F

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Club

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

Dungeons and Dragons @ Bedford

2:30pm - 5:00pm

Tweens, Teens

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Quilt Room - Room F

Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Gaming

80s VHS Aerobics

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Teens, Adults

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: General, Health & Wellness

Dungeons and Dragons Monday Edition @ Bedford

2:30pm - 5:00pm

Tweens, Teens

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Room C

Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Gaming

Adult DIY Night

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Adults

Bedford Branch

Registration

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 15

Event Details:

Calling all crafters! Join us for a night of crafting and fun. We will make a different project at each meeting. All supplies will be provided. We will meet every other month on the second Monday.

Movies from Around the World

1:00pm - 4:00pm

All Ages

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Movies

Event Details:

Let's travel around the world with these free movie screenings! Come join us on the second Wednesday of every month in the community room at 1:00pm.

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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.

Dungeons and Dragons @ Bedford

2:30pm - 5:00pm

Tweens, Teens

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Quilt Room - Room F

Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Gaming

80s VHS Aerobics

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Teens, Adults

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: General, Health & Wellness

Dungeons and Dragons Monday Edition @ Bedford

2:30pm - 5:00pm

Tweens, Teens

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Room C

Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Gaming

Bedford Herb Group

10:00am - 12:00pm

Adults

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Room C

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Organizations using the Library

Event Details:

Do you like cooking with herbs, and gardening? We would love for you to join our herb group that meets on the third Wednesday of each month. Anyone is welcome!

Dumbledore's Army

2:30pm - 3:30pm

Tweens, Teens

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Program Type: General

Event Details:

Do you love the Harry Potter books? Do you watch the movies every time they are on T.V.? Then Dumbledore's Army is the club for you. This is a Harry Potter fan club that will meet on the third Wednesday of each month.

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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.

Friends of the Carleton Branch Library Meeting

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Adults

Carleton Branch

Library Branch: Carleton Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Meetings

Event Details:

Join us at the Friends of the Carleton Branch Library's meeting. We will be discussing ways we can continue to help the Carleton Branch with upcoming programs. New members always welcome.

Paging through the Civil War Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Adults

Ellis Library & Reference Center

Library Branch: Ellis Library & Reference Center

Room: Programming Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Club

Event Details:

We are a history book club that focuses on the American Civil War. We currently are reading the book, On Great Fields by Ronald White. We will meet on this day to discuss the second half of this book.

Dungeons and Dragons @ Bedford

2:30pm - 5:00pm

Tweens, Teens

Bedford Branch

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Quilt Room - Room F

Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Gaming

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Test your kite building skills at Kite Night!

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