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Name: Spellbound: A Role-Playing Game for Young Wizards
Start: 2025-04-09T15:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-09T16:45:00-04:00
Location: Ida Branch Library

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Spellbound: A Role-Playing Game for Young Wizards

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:45pm

Community Room at Ida Branch

Registration Open

Library Branch: Ida Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Children, Tweens

Program Type: Gaming

Required

Seats Remaining: 5

Event Details:

Spellbound: A Role-Playing Game for Young Fans of the Wizarding World

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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.

Spring Art at the Library!

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

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

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, General, Storytime & Playgroups

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Join us in the lower level programming area for a morning of crafts!

There will three stations set-up with Spring related activities for kiddos of all ages to enjoy!

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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.

A description of the event with a picture of cards, dice, and a dragon.

Library Games Guild

Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 2:00pm - 7:00pm

Downstairs Programming Area at Dundee Branch

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Library Branch: Dundee Branch

Room: Downstairs Programming Area

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Gaming

Event Details:

Welcome to the Library Games Guild at the Dundee Branch Library, where dice roll, cards shuffle, and strategy rules supreme!

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Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

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.

Magna Tile Mondays

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:30am

Downstairs Programming Area at Dundee Branch

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Library Branch: Dundee Branch

Room: Downstairs Programming Area

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

Program Type: Storytime & Playgroups

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Stop-in during the times listed for open building with Magna Tiles!!!

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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.

Acoustic blues duo Shari Kane and Dave Steele.

Shari Kane and Dave Steele Performance

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Riverside Area at Ellis Library & Reference Center

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Library Branch: Ellis Library & Reference Center

Room: Riverside Area

Age Group: All Ages, Adults, Seniors

Program Type: General, Performance

Event Details:

Join the Ellis Library & Reference Center for a National Library Week celebration with Ann Arbor’s favorite husband and wife acoustic blues duo Shari Kane and Dave Steele.

Spellbound: A Role-Playing Game for Young Wizards

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:45pm

Community Room at Ida Branch

Registration Open

Library Branch: Ida Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Children, Tweens

Program Type: Gaming

Required

Seats Remaining: 10

Event Details:

Spellbound: A Role-Playing Game for Young Fans of the Wizarding World

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.

The Great Cookie Mix-Up

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Library at Erie Branch

Registration Open

Library Branch: Erie Branch

Room: Library

Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens

Program Type: General

Required

Seats Remaining: 4

Event Details:

Did you know the chocolate chip cookie might have been an accident? After reading How the Cookie Crumbled by Gilbert Ford, kids will get to mix up cookie dough and make their own “happy accidents” with creative mix-ins.

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Food Allergens

Earth Day DIY Seed Bombs

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Upstairs Library Space at Dorsch Memorial Branch

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Library Branch: Dorsch Memorial Branch

Room: Upstairs Library Space

Age Group: Preschool, Children

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Educational

Required

Seats Remaining: 0

Event Details:

Earth Day is a great time to kick-start planting. We will be making DIY seed bombs, an eco-friendly way to grow flowers and they make wonderful gifts too!

Spellbound: A Role-Playing Game for Young Wizards

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:45pm

Community Room at Ida Branch

Registration Open

Library Branch: Ida Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Children, Tweens

Program Type: Gaming

Required

Seats Remaining: 10

Event Details:

Spellbound: A Role-Playing Game for Young Fans of the Wizarding World

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.

Cancelled-Lost Towns of Monroe County with Shawna Mazur

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Community Room at South Rockwood Branch

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Library Branch: South Rockwood Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Author Events, General, History

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Echoes of the past can be found in every corner of Monroe County. Incredibly, the county has more than one hundred lost towns across its fifteen townships.

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All Day	This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Crochet Pattern of the Month All Day 1/1 - 1/31 Teens, Adults Frenchtown – Dixie Branch This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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 to make an easy crochet project. Make at home or bring your project and questions to UFO (UnFinished Objects) night on the second Thursday of the month.
	This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Family" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Community Jigsaw Puzzle-Frenchtown-Dixie All Day 1/2 - 1/31 Tweens, Teens, Family, Adults, Seniors Frenchtown – Dixie Branch This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Family" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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!
	This event is in the "Adults" group. Puzzle Fun Pack All Day 1/2 - 1/31 Adults Frenchtown – Dixie Branch This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch Age Group: Adults Program Type: Take and Make Event Details: Just stop by the Frenchtown-Dixie Library and pick up our new Puzzle Fun Pack. Completed pages can be returned by the end of the month.
		Closing Martin Luther King Jr. Day All Day All Branches 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 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
10 am				This event is in the "Adults" group. Adult Tai Chi 10:00am - 11:00am Adults Erie Branch This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Erie Branch Room: Library Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness
11 am						This event is in the "Adults" group. Chair Yoga 11:30am - 12:30pm Adults Ida Branch This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Ida Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness Event Details: 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.	This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Family" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Lego Fun 11:00am - 1:00pm All Ages, Children, Tweens, Teens, Family, Adults Maybee Branch This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Family" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.
12 pm					This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Cancelled Special Needs Book Club 12:45pm - 1:45pm Teens, Adults Ellis Library & Reference Center This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Ellis Library & Reference Center Room: Chapter Book Area Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Book Club Disclaimer(s) Accommodations The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.
1 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Adult Afternoon Craft 1:00pm - 2:30pm Adults, Seniors Summerfield – Petersburg Branch Event Full Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Event Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Summerfield – Petersburg Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Arts & Crafts Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: Each month, we will provide supplies and instructions for you to make a craft here in the library. Registration is required.				This event is in the "Adults" group. Cricut: Intro to Iron-On 1:30pm - 3:30pm Adults Bedford Branch Event Full Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Event Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Bedford Branch Room: Quilt Room - Room F Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: In this class, we'll be learning how to design and make a tote bag using a Cricut! Materials will be provided. We will briefly go over Cricut basics and then you'll have time to create a simple design to cut and iron on to a tote bag.
2 pm	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Library Games Guild 2:00pm - 7:00pm Adults, Seniors Dundee Branch This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Dundee Branch Room: Downstairs Programming Area Age Group: Adults, Seniors Program Type: Gaming Event Details: Welcome to the Library Games Guild at the Dundee Branch Library, where dice roll, cards shuffle, and strategy rules supreme! Disclaimer(s) Accommodations The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 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.		This event is in the "Adults" group. Dorsch Afternoon Book Club 2:00pm - 3:00pm Adults Dorsch Memorial Branch This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Dorsch Memorial Branch Room: Upstairs Library Space Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Event Details: New members are always welcome as we discuss the following books: January - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus February - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer				This event is in the "Family" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Native Plant Winter Sowing Workshop 2:00pm - 3:30pm Family, Adults Bedford Branch Event Full Required This event is in the "Family" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Event Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Bedford Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Family, Adults Program Type: Educational Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: Join Master Gardener Michele to get a head start on spring planting! In this hands-on Winter Sowing Workshop, learn about the process of sowing seeds in the winter and create your own winter sowing planter.
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5 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group. Crafting and Chatting 5:00pm - 7:00pm Adults Maybee Branch This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Maybee Branch Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Bring your unfinished craft projects in to work on among friends. Share your knowledge and learn something new. Coloring pages will be available for those who are in between projects. This event is in the "Adults" group. Cancelled Bedford Artists and Crafters 5:30pm - 8:00pm Adults Bedford Branch This event is in the "Adults" group. Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Bedford Branch Room: Quilt Room - Room F Age Group: Adults Program Type: Organizations using the Library Event Details: Regular meeting for the Bedford Artists and Crafters. New members are welcomed!	This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. We Read Banned Books! Book Club 5:30pm - 6:30pm Teens, Adults, Seniors Bedford Branch This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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 Book List	This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Procraftinate 5:30pm - 7:00pm Teens, Adults Frenchtown – Dixie Branch Event Full Required This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Event Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts Required Seats Remaining: 5 Event Details: Procraftinate Procraftinate: avoidance of adult responsibilities to partake in art and craft projects. Join us to make a craft and put off that other thing you need to get done, just a little longer.
6 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group. Frenchtown-Dixie Book Club 6:00pm - 7:00pm Adults Frenchtown – Dixie Branch This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Frenchtown – Dixie Branch Room: Piano Sitting Area Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Meet new people and discover great new books. Check out a book club at a branch near you. Join our cozy Tuesday night book club. We read all genres and meet the third Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm. Our 2025 dates and selections are: JANUARY 21 - The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden	This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. The Return of Charcuterie Chronicles! 6:00pm - 7:00pm Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors Dundee Branch Event Full Required This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Seniors" group. Event Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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: Join us for another evening with Emily Thebolt, owner of Prepped & Plated Meals, to test your skills at assembling an eye -catching mini charcuterie board. Each participant will create a mini charcuterie board to take home. Disclaimer(s) 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.
7 pm					This event is in the "Adults" group. Paging through the Civil War Book Club 7:00pm - 8:00pm Adults Ellis Library & Reference Center This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.

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