Upcoming Events

Name: Devoured: A Club for Hungry Book Worms!
Start: 2025-01-29T15:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-29T16:30:00-05:00
Location: Ida Branch Library

Featured Events

Devoured: A Club for Hungry Book Worms!

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Community Room at Ida Branch

Registration Open

Library Branch: Ida Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Children, Tweens

Program Type: Book Club

Required

Seats Remaining: 16

Event Details:

Calling all foodies! Each week, this club will read one of our favorite books and create an inspired snack to go with it.

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.

Bubble Wrap Art Fun!

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Dundee Branch

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Library Branch: Dundee Branch

Age Group: All Ages, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children, Tweens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime & Playgroups

Event Details:

Join us on Wednesday, January 29th to celebrate National Bubble Wrap Day!

Children will have a chance to paint bubble wrap and make a print of their creation!

Little Picassos

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:00am

Downstairs Programming Area at Dundee Branch

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Library Branch: Dundee Branch

Room: Downstairs Programming Area

Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime & Playgroups

Event Details:

Let your kiddo's get artsy with our Little Picasso's Program!

During each session, children will experience a new technique to use paint to create their own unique art!

Afternoon of Piano Music with Cassidy Velthouse

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Library at Carleton Branch

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Library Branch: Carleton Branch

Room: Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Music

Event Details:

Join us for a piano and vocal performance with Cassidy Velthouse.

Devoured: A Club for Hungry Book Worms!

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Community Room at Ida Branch

Registration Open

Library Branch: Ida Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Children, Tweens

Program Type: Book Club

Required

Seats Remaining: 19

Event Details:

Calling all foodies! Each week, this club will read one of our favorite books and create an inspired snack to go with it.

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.

Snowmen and mini mugs

Friday, February 7, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Community Room at Frenchtown – Dixie Branch

Registration Open

Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Required

Seats Remaining: 5

Event Details:

Make some snowmen crafts and decorate your own mini mug!

A Very Bluey Celebration!

Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Community Room at Bedford Branch

Registration Open

Library Branch: Bedford Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children, Family

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Required

Seats Remaining: 63

Event Details:

Come play some of the Heeler family's favorite games and enjoy other fun activities and crafts! Perfect for the whole family!

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.

A Hallo-Valentine

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Community Room at Frenchtown – Dixie Branch

Registration Open

Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Required

Seats Remaining: 15

Event Details:

Everyone loves Halloween and Valentine's Day. Join us for a mash up of Valentine's Day and Halloween crafts, books, and games.

Feel free to dress up in your halloween costume!

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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.

Juneteenth

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 Juneteenth.

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.

Tail Waggin' Tutors

11:00am - 12:00pm

All Ages

Maybee Branch

Library Branch: Maybee Branch

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: General

Event Details:

12:30pm - 4:30pm

Tweens, Adults, Seniors

Frenchtown – Dixie Branch

Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch

Age Group: Tweens, Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, General

Event Details:

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors

Frenchtown – Dixie Branch

Registration

Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch

Room: Library

Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors

Program Type: General

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 3

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.

Community Jigsaw Puzzle-Frenchtown-Dixie

All Day 8/1 - 8/31

Tweens, Teens, Family, Adults, Seniors

Frenchtown – Dixie Branch

Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch

Room: Library

Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Family, Adults, Seniors

Program Type: General

Event Details:

Stop by during library hours and work on our community puzzle. When a puzzle gets finished, a new one will be started. Stay for a short amount of time, or stay for a little longer.

We look forward to seeing you!

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.

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!

Adult Color & Chat

12:30pm - 4:30pm

Tweens, Adults, Seniors

Frenchtown – Dixie Branch

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.

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.

The History of Michigan’s Largest Commercial Fishery

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Adults

South Rockwood Branch

Registration Open

Registration

Registration Open

Library Branch: South Rockwood Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Educational, General, History

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 50

Event Details:

This presentation documents the history of Michigan’s largest commercial fishery on Saginaw Bay from the 1850’s to current times. Early records indicate Lower Saginaw, now known as Bay City, had the first fisheries.

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.

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.

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.

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