Week Calendar

Get your wiggles out at this lively storytime program, perfect for your active toddler.   

They'll be dancing, movement, stories, and other age-appropriate activities.  

Join us for "Baby Bop" a playgroup and storytime for our youngest patrons, at the Ellis Library & Reference Center. 

Open enrollment for Medicare. Please bring your photo ID, Medicare card, all insurance cards, and a list of your prescriptions.

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!

Get your wiggles out at this lively storytime program, perfect for your active toddler.   

They'll be dancing, movement, stories, and other age-appropriate activities.  

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 enjoy some delightful stories, upbeat music and dances to keep your preschooler grooving.  We’ll wrap up with a craft or playtime to extend learning through play.

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

Meet us at the Coffee Cafe' at 10:00AM

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

Come enjoy stories, songs, and playtime with us! Sensory Storytime is crafted for babies and children ages 0-5, but children of any age are welcome to join in the fun.

Come enjoy some delightful stories, upbeat music and dances to keep your preschooler grooving.  We’ll wrap up with a craft or playtime to extend learning through play.

Open enrollment for Medicare. Please bring your photo ID, Medicare card, all insurance cards, and a list of your prescriptions.

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.

Open enrollment for Medicare. Please bring your photo ID, Medicare card, all insurance cards, and a list of your prescriptions.

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. 

If you like to read thought-provoking non-fiction books, join us for Just the Facts book club on the last Wednesday of each month at 11:00 am.

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.

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

Open enrollment for Medicare. Please bring your photo ID, Medicare card, all insurance cards, and a list of your prescriptions.

An Afternoon Read

As in past years, we will continue to meet on the 4th Monday of the month @ 1 pm.

If you would like to join us, please call Diana Martel @ 241-1430 to receive a copy of each month's book.

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

Open enrollment for Medicare. Please bring your photo ID, Medicare card, all insurance cards, and a list of your prescriptions.

Sit back, relax and watch a movie with us!

Every Saturday at 1:00 pm

Love to play cards?  Then stop by and enjoy various card games. Coffee and cards will be provided, unless you prefer to bring your own. Bring some friends and have some fun!

Your 4-7-year-old is invited to explore, create, and have a blast at our Curious Kids LAB! Each week we’ll work on communication and reading skills, explore a STEAM topic, and follow up with fun, hands-on extension activities. 

Suggested for children aged 7 - 12 years.  Younger children may need help with reading and activities.

September Read: Wonderous Rex  Author: Patricia Maclachlan

All tween and teens are welcome to come be creative with us after school each Tuesday! Come and draw with us. No registration required.

Meet us in the lobby at 2:00pm

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

Open enrollment for Medicare. Please bring your photo ID, Medicare card, all insurance cards, and a list of your prescriptions.

Miss Karen's monthly book club for 1st Graders! 

Meeting on the 4th Sunday of each month, Sep 2024 - May 2025 

Why join a book club?

·     It promotes a love of reading

“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.

After School Adventures takes place every Monday that school is in session.  We'll enjoy a variety of activities, including Dia de los Muertos, Thanksgiving and pumpkin fun, seasonal STEM challenges, and holiday arts and crafts!

High school students are available after school to assist students who may need help with their homework.  No registration needed. 

Meet us in the lobby at 3:00pm

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

Get ready to step back in time and get your heart pumping with our all-new 80s themed VHS Aerobics class! Join us every Sunday at 4 PM for a nostalgic journey that will have you sweating to the oldies in no time.

STEM Station (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATH) is a fun program that ties books and science together.  Listen to stories and then participate in fun, hands-on science and engineering activities. 

Join us on the last Tuesday of the Month as we discuss non-fiction books.  New members always welcome.  This month we will be discussing The 15:17 by Anthony Sadler.

Chat about your favorite books while munching on snacks and hanging out with new friends. There will be a fun new activity each month 

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.

Join us on Tuesdays for a delightful evening that starts with a nutritious meal and ends with a burst of creativity and fun.  Kids will love the blend of good food and exciting activities!

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

Get ready for a whirlwind of wackiness every Wednesday with our exciting program, "Wacky Wednesday"! Each week brings something new and different, guaranteed to surprise and delight.

Looking for something new to do?

Join us on the 4th Wednesday of the month from 4pm – 6pm at the Vivian Branch Library.

We will explore your hidden talents with paint!

All supplies will be provided.

Regularly scheduled meeting of the Township's Library Advisory Board. The purpose of this Board is to serve in an advisory capacity to the Township Board regarding the township's branch library.

Teams of up to 5 persons are invited to compete in a free, multi-round trivia competition! Refreshments provided. Registration is open to the first 6 teams.

Join Miss Kelli for bedtime stories and yummy pancakes! Wear your jammies, bring your stuffies and get comfy! 

It's Back!! 

Have a craft you need to finish but can't find the time to get it done? Bring it with you, sit by the fire with friends and make some time to be crafty. 

The Maybee Branch Book Club meets the last Monday of the month at 7pm.  New members are always welcome, stop in and get your copy of this months selection. 

Love Young Adult Literature? So do we. Come hang out and talk YA lit with us. Discussions will be on the last Monday of the month at 7:00 pm via Zoom. 

The Ellis Fanta-Sci book club is the only Fantasy and Science Fiction book club in the Monroe County Library System!