Event List

Stem ~ Join the adventure where kids dance through bubbles to uncover dinosaurs of all sizes! There will be bubble tricks and dino science.

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

Join us at the Veterans Park, 203 W. Polly St. for Joel Tacey's Magic Show. Big laughs and Big fun for everyone! This interactive entertainment magic show will be enjoyed by all ages.  

Stories ~ Jenifer Strauss will be giving a very interactive program about gardening, growing things that are green and all the helpers that are in the garden. Each patron will go home with their own Bean Groot!

Art ~ Kids and teens are invited to Unearth a Story and create their own dinosaur figure out of clay.

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!

America250/Food ~ Recreate some of the most beautiful places in America using tasty treats! 

This event is for ages 5 and older.

Please register online or by calling the branch.

Art ~ Kids ages 4 to 12 are invited to Unearth a Story by creating fossil imprints in clay.

STEM/Animals ~ Come and learn all about Honey Bees with the experts from Thornapple Woodlands. 

This event is for all ages 6 years old through adults.

Please register online or by calling the branch.

STEM/Art ~ Design and create your own dinosaur-themed diorama! You’ll learn about dinosaur habitats, sketch a design plan, then build a dino-rama to keep.

Please register online or call the branch at 810-621-3202.

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

FOOD ~ People may think that bugs are gross, but we'll be turning them into a tasty treat! We'll be trying bugs with a few different toppings on them and getting tips on how to catch your own bugs and make treats at home!

Stem ~ Unearth dinosaur eggs and discover the contents inside!

Please register online or by calling the branch.

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!

Art ~ Kids and teens are invited to Unearth a Story and create their own dinosaur figure out of clay.

Stories ~ We'll start the day at 10:30am with stories and a craft at Confer Park, which is down the street from the library. The Library will be opening late that day.

Please register online or by calling the branc.

Animals ~ Join us for an educational, hands-on animal encounter presentation.  

Please register online or call the branch at 517-625-3166.  

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

Please register online or by calling the branch.

Stories ~ Local author, Andrea Hyatt, will read her award winning book, Goldie and the Three Kind Bears, and little ones will get to make and take a craft home.

America250 ~ Participants will create their own quill and ink to write with, just like America’s Founding Fathers! 

America250 ~ Come to meet our amazing First Responders! Meet officers with police cruisers; paramedics with an ambulance; firefighters with a fire truck, and other awesome surprises! 

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!