Week Calendar

Come and decorate your own bookbag!

Nature-loving readers with a passion for the outdoors, unite! This year-round, all-weather, nature-themed book club is for the adventurous reader who enjoys walking outdoors.

Paint a wooden lizard

Summer Storytime is targeted for children 5 and under, but older siblings are welcome to join!  We'll have music, books and fun each week! No registration needed for the summer; come when you are able!

Need to get back into reading before the school year starts?  Come to a fun book club.  We will read and discuss The Bailey School Kids Pirates Don’t Wear Pink Sunglasses.  Each meeting we will read, discuss, and do an extension pro

Get out and stretch your way to feeling better mentally and physically. Chair yoga is a low impact way to fitness and everyone can participate regardless of physical or health limitations! Jessica Bannon will be your instructor.

Come and enjoy an open build event with Lego's and other building blocks. Children of all ages are welcome! We'll provide the blocks, you provide the imagination!

No registration necessary.

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

We deliver and pick up your returns once a month.

For more information or to set up a delivery please contact Library in Motion at 734-241-5770

We deliver and pick up your returns once a month.

For more information or to set up a delivery please contact Library in Motion at 734-241-5770

We deliver and pick up your returns once a month.

For more information or to set up a delivery please contact Library in Motion at 734-241-5770

We deliver and pick up your returns once a month.

For more information or to set up a delivery please contact Library in Motion at 734-241-5770

We deliver and pick up your returns once a month.

For more information or to set up a delivery please contact Library in Motion at 734-241-5770

August 1939: London prepares for war as Hitler’s forces sweep across Europe. Grace Bennett has always dreamed of moving to the city, but the bunkers and drawn curtains that she finds on her arrival are not what she expected.

Study

Goosebumps Book Club

B-I-N-G-O is the name of the game-o! Compete to win fabulous back-to-school supplies and goodies. Unlike regular games of bingo, our version let's everyone go home a winner!

Play Group for Caregiver and children Birth - Preschool Age.  

We will be offering a time for young children and their caregiver to interact through playing , creating art, singing and reading.  Come join the fun!!

Summer Storytime is targeted for children 5 and under, but older siblings are welcome to join!  We'll have music, books and fun each week! No registration needed for the summer; come when you are able!

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!!

Grab your friends, bring something comfy for the floor and beat the heat by enjoying a couple of morning movie showings.  

Calling Bedford homeschool families! Come and join your library at the park this summer to meet new friends, hang out, play games, visit the Bookmobile, and more! Bring your lunch and get ready to have a FUNtastic summer!

Meet us in the community room at 11:00AM

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

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

Pop on over and chill at the Ellis Library & Reference Center with some summer fun.  They'll be cool activities and of course, popsicles.  

Perler Beads will be set out for the children to create their own designs.

Stop by the Frenchtown Dixie branch to pick up a box of food for your children.

This program provides food for two meals per day for a week for all children under 18.

Join Miss. Kelli for six weeks of Tiny Yoga! There will be games and activities with playfulness in mind. We will combine yoga and play with fun functional movement, mindful movement, as well as "within" mind body work.

Grab your friends, something comfy for the floor and beat the heat by enjoying a couple of morning movie showings.  

Get out and stretch your way to feeling better mentally and physically. Chair yoga is a low impact way to fitness and everyone can participate regardless of physical or health limitations! Jessica Bannon will be your instructor.

Splash Pads, water toys and other water play will be available for our Little's to cool down!

 We will be on the cement patio outside of the lower level. 

Please bring a towel, sunscreen and a water bottle if needed.

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

This program will take place on the 3rd Saturday of every month in the summer and is specifically geared towards 4 & 5 year old kids who are just starting their reading adventure.

 Join us for an afternoon children's movie on different types of adventurers.  So it's an adventure, movie and more.  It could be about a strange world, light year or just about home.

Join us for some light strength building exercises, easy movement and stretching.

Do you have a question about an electronic device, or need to learn a skill on the computer? Join us at "Electronics Education"! Bring in your gadgets, and learn, share, and boost your digital skills.

We, as caregivers, are often physically, mentally, and emotionally overwhelmed.  It can be an isolated and very lonely journey.

January 10th, 2024: The Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

February 14th, 2024: How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior

Come in, cool off, and join us for an "adventure" movie!

Every Saturday at 1:00 pm beginning June 29th to August 24th 2024

All movies will be rated either PG or PG-13

Come meet your new best friend!  The Humane Society of Monroe County is bringing adoptable pets! Learn about ways you can help shelter pets! 

Come meet licensed therapy dogs with Therapy Dogs International during our special pet adoption fair!

Meet us in the Social Hall at 2:00PM

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

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

The Newport Branch Library Book Club will meet the second Wednesday of the month at 2:00 pm. All meetings are open to all readers. This month's book is, Tom Lake by Ann Patchett.

If you love historical fiction or want to try something new,  join us every second Wednesday of the month here are at the branch.
 

Historical Fiction Book Club Titles for 2024

Have you ever wanted to take a TV or radio apart? Join us at the Vivian Branch Library on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 2:30 pm. We will supply the devices - you take them apart and create something new!  Registration is required.

The Sodexo Meal program provides free healthy snacks for kids and teens. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Come to our Coding Club to learn about all things robots! This club is for 1st through 3rd grade students and will be led by a member of Bedford Express FIRST Robotics Challenge Team 1023. 

“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.

Ida Library Crankers, a machine sock knitting group, meets once a month in the Ida Library Community Room. Everyone is welcome. Bring your sock knitting machine or come and learn about sock knitting with machines.

The Sodexo Meal program provides free healthy snacks for kids and teens. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

The Sodexo Meal program provides free healthy snacks for kids and teens. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

The Sodexo Meal program provides free healthy snacks for kids and teens. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Every week looks a little different- there will be activities such as crafting, painting, and gaming to name a few! This is a place to study, have a snack, visit with friends, and unwind.

Every week looks a little different- there will be activities such as crafting, painting, and gaming to name a few! This is a place to study, have a snack, visit with friends, and unwind.

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

Every week looks a little different- there will be activities such as crafting, painting, and gaming to name a few! This is a place to study, have a snack, visit with friends, and unwind.

All meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 4pm

2024 selections:

January - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

February - Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

Join our free club! Sit back relax and chit chat with friends while we crochet or knit our current projects! Learn some new techniques or share! There will be supplies available if you are new to crochet and someone can help you learn!

Looking for some summer fun? Please join us at the Navarre Branch Library as we explore gardening concepts through hands-on experiences at the Selma Rankins Jr. Community Garden.

The Salvation Army and the United Way team up to distribute Backpacks for Kids! Families need to have registered for this event to pick up their free backpacks and school supplies. The library is a collection point for school supply donations.

The Sodexo Meal program provides a free healthy dinner for kids and teens. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

If you LOVE Walt Disney as much as we do,  

please join us at the Vivian Library on the second Monday of each month.
We’ll be re-visiting some of Walt Disney’s Classic animated movies

The Sodexo Meal program provides a free healthy dinner for kids and teens. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

The Sodexo Meal program provides a free healthy dinner for kids and teens. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

The Sodexo Meal program provides a free healthy dinner for kids and teens. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Join your favorite library this summer for evenings filled with awesome music, delicious food trucks, yard games, and family fun. The Bedford Library's Summer Music Series rocks into August with a live-music performance by Patrick Caligiuri P3K.

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.

Do you like diamond painting? Come and make a diamond drink coaster with us!

Join our cozy Tuesday night book club. We read all genres and meet the third Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm. Our 2024 dates and selections are: 

Study group

All meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 6pm

2024 selections:

January - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

February - Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

College Self-Defense and Safety course

Paint a mini decorative birdhouse

This space, for those 18 and over, exists for us to share our creative writing, receive useful feedback, and to write together in a shared community. 

Family movie night for the entire family. Feel free to wear your pajamas, bring your favorite stuff animal, pillow and blanket. 

D & D is a fantasy roleplaying game that is like a combination of a board game and storytelling. Dungeon Masters lead their group through experiences in worlds of heroic fantasy.