Event List

STEM ~ Participants will create a small terrarium garden with dinosaur decorations and live plants.

Please register online or by calling the branch.

STEM ~ Kids are invited to Unearth a Story during Dinosaur Day with PaleoJoe! He will introduce animals, plants, and creatures that have been extinct for millions of years.

STEM ~ Kids are invited to Unearth a Story during Dinosaur Day with PaleoJoe! He will introduce animals, plants, and creatures that have been extinct for millions of years.

Animals/STEM ~ Kids are invited to “Dissect” a log to learn about all of the critters that make a log its home. 

Please note that this event will take place at the new library location in the new Burns Township Hall Community Room, 124 Lehring Rd.

STORIES ~ Start your summer out with a ROAR by making your own dinosaur reading buddy!

Each child will receive a mystery dinosaur to stuff and love!

Listen to a story and enjoy a dino-licious treat!

ART ~ Ages 5 through 15 are invited to paint a Dino figurine pottery piece in a class led by Happy Soul Place Pottery. Fired pieces will be returned to the library for pickup in approximately one week.

Animals ~ Enjoy an interactive experience, where participants will touch and hold a variety of bugs to learn to better understand and appreciate how amazing, important, and not scary they are!

Stories ~ Kids are invited to ROAR into a story on Fridays during the Summer! The fun begins with listening to stories, followed by an activity or craft, and ending by a snack!

Food ~ Learn about the layers of soil by making a scientific (and tasty) “Dirt Pudding” dessert.

Please register online or by calling the branch.

America250/Art ~ Paul Revere used lanterns as a way of communicating that the British were approaching during the Revolutionary War. Create your own lanterns to send messages using a tin can and a few other materials.

Please note that this event will take place at the new library location in the new Burns Township Hall Community Room, 124 Lehring Rd.

America250 ~ Join archaeologist, Tim Bennett, as he shares information about his research at the 1871 Warner pioneer homestead site in Brighton, Michigan.

Animals ~ Join Casey and Darcy with Mini Hooves of Healing as they share information about their miniature horses. Participants will get to meet the minis!  This event will be outside.

ANIMALS ~ Join Casey and Darcy with Mini Hooves of Healing as they share information about their miniature horses. Participants will listen to a story and get to meet the minis!

Animals ~ Join Rebecca from ARK Animal Encounters as she shares entertaining information about such things as a tree frog's soft cold belly; how snake's muscles ripple smoothly beneath its skin; or how intelligent a tortoise is.

Stories ~ Kids are invited to ROAR into a story on Fridays during the Summer! The fun begins with listening to stories, followed by an activity or craft, and ending by a snack!

Food ~ Learn about the layers of soil by making a scientific (and tasty) "Dirt  Pudding" dessert.  

Register online or call the branch at 517-625-3166.  

ART/Stories ~ Join comic book artist Kamron Reynolds for a comic book drawing workshop! He'll give tips for creating a character and help you create a mini comic book or comic strip.

America250 ~ Have you ever wanted to wear a tricorn hat? Make your own cornhusk doll? Wondered what in the world a whirligig or bilboquet is?

ANIMALS ~ Participants will meet live animals and learn about their habitats and life cycles. This is a hands-on event appropriate for all ages.

Please register online or by calling the branch.

ANIMALS ~ Participants will meet live animals and learn about their habitats and life cycles. This is a hands-on event appropriate for all ages.

Please register online or by calling the branch.

Join magician Joshua Wilde for a fun, family-friendly show featuring audience participation, magic, comedy, and juggling. His show is designed especially for kids, but enjoyable for adults too! This event is perfect for all ages.

America250 ~ Today, we can go to the store if we need butter. But in the early days of the United States, people had to make their butter by hand. Learn how to make butter with just cream and a mason jar!