Blog Post
What's Happening This Week!
Sat, 10/07/2017 - 1:03pm by TimG
ART ACTIVITIES & CRAFTS:
On
Monday, December 18
at 10:30am at Pittsfield Branch, preschoolers can have fun with art. On
Monday, December 18
at 7pm at the Downtown Library, instructor Rae Hoekstra leads a sewing session on how to gather. On
Wednesday, December 20
at 6pm at the Downtown Library, discover the art of letterpress printing.
LECTURES & PANEL DISCUSSIONS:
On
Monday, December 18
at 7pm at the Downtown Library, U-M Professor Kai S. Cortina discusses American public schools compared to educational systems of other nations. On
Wednesday, December 20
at 6:30pm at the Downtown Library, explore aromatic substances used by doctors during the plague.
Crafts
Lanyard Earbuds
Monday June 18, 2018: 7:00pm to
8:30pm
Pittsfield Branch: Program Room
Grade 6 - Adult
Blog Post
What's Happening This Week! - December 18 - December 24
Wed, 12/13/2017 - 1:20pm by TimG
ART ACTIVITIES & CRAFTS:
On
Monday, December 18
at 10:30am at Pittsfield Branch, preschoolers can have fun with art.
On
Monday, December 18
at 7pm at the Downtown Library, instructor Rae Hoekstra leads a sewing session on how to gather.
On
Wednesday, December 20
at 6pm at the Downtown Library, discover the art of letterpress printing.
LECTURES & PANEL DISCUSSIONS:
On
Monday, December 18
at 7pm at the Downtown Library, U-M Professor Kai S. Cortina discusses
American public schools compared to educational systems of other nations.
On
Wednesday, December 20
at 6:30pm at the Downtown Library, explore
aromatic substances used by doctors during the plague.
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Event Highlights - December 11 - December 17
Wed, 12/06/2017 - 2:41pm by TimG
ART ACTIVITIES & CRAFTS:
On
Monday, December 11
at 7pm at Malletts Creek Branch, create festive holiday ornaments. On
Saturday, December 16
at 2pm at Pittsfield Branch, kids, teens, and adults can create Danish heart baskets.
CONCERTS & MUSIC EVENTS:
On
Tuesday, December 12
at 7pm at the Downtown Library, the Huron Valley Harmonizers present a Barbershop Quartet style concert.
FOOD & COOKING EVENTS:
On
Tuesday, December 12
at 7pm at Westgate Branch, get tips on a raw vegan winter diet. On
Wednesday, December 13
at 7pm at Pittsfield Branch, adults and teens can learn to create cookies for the holidays or anytime.
HEALTH & WELLNESS:
On
Thursday, December 14
at 6:30pm at the Downtown Library, kids can enjoy a guided meditation session.
COMICS & COMIC ARTISTS:
On
Saturday, December 16 at 1pm at Malletts Creek Branch, kids can create a comics story with cartoonist Jerzy Drozd.
Crafts
Felt Fortune Cookie Garland
Monday July 16, 2018: 7:00pm to
8:00pm
Pittsfield Branch: Program Room
Grade 6 - Adult
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Event Highlights - December 4 - 10
Wed, 11/29/2017 - 1:50pm by TimG
ART ACTIVITIES & CRAFTS:
On
Tuesday, December 5
at 7pm at Malletts Creek Branch, adults and teens can create a 3D snowflake.On
Thursday, December 7
at 6:30pm at Traverwood Branch, adults and teens can create chain mail twist bracelets.
LECTURES & PANEL DISCUSSIONS:
On
Tuesday, December 5
at 7pm at the Downtown Library, learn the art of making craft cocktails.
CONCERTS & MUSIC EVENTS:
On
Thursday, December 7
at 7pm at the Downtown Library, local musician Ray Hough presents Songs For Optimists On
Sunday, December 10
at 3:30pm at the Downtown Library, all ages can enjoy the annual Classical Bells Concert.
FOOD & COOKING EVENTS:
On
Friday, December 8
at 7pm at the Downtown Library, adults and teens can learn to make chocolate truffles, bark, and other candy.
MEDITATION FOR YOUNG KIDS:
On
Tuesday, December 5
at 2pm at the Traverwood Branch, local massage therapist and meditation leader Amy Tarrant will lead young children through a series of guided meditations to encourage calmness and battle holiday stress.
Crafts
Magazine Strip Art
Sunday May 6, 2018: 3:00pm to
4:00pm
Pittsfield Branch: Program Room
Grade 6 - Adult
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Event Highlights - Nov. 27 - Dec. 3
Wed, 11/22/2017 - 9:19am by TimG
HEALTH & WELLNESS:
On
Monday, November 27
at 7 pm at the Downtown Library, learn about new research to build resistance to Alzheimer’s disease.
FILMS:
On
Friday, December 1
at 6pm at Pittsfield Branch, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Keith Famie screens and discusses his new documentary on suicide, Death is NOT the Answer.
THEATRE:
On
Friday, December 1
at 7pm at Westgate Branch, Kickshaw Theatre presents a staged reading of Empathitrax, a new drama by Ana Nogueira.
EVENTS FOR WRITERS:
On
Saturday, December 2
at 1pm at Westgate Branch, adults and teens can learn to revise their work at the concluding event of National Novel Writing Month.
ART ACTIVITIES & CRAFTS:
On
Saturday, December 2
at 1pm at Traverwood Branch, kids, teens, and adults can make a pompom bookmark. On
Sunday, December 3
at 3pm at Pittsfield Branch, kids can make 3D sculptures.
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Event Highlights - November 20 - November 26
Wed, 11/15/2017 - 3:51pm by TimG
ART ACTIVITIES & CRAFTS:
On
Tuesday, November 21
at 7 pm at the Downtown Library, adults and teens can make survival bracelets to keep or send to our soldiers overseas. On
Sunday, November 26
at 2pm at Malletts Creek Branch, kids can design a fairy doll.
HEALTH & WELLNESS:
On
Tuesday, November 21
at 7pm at Malletts Creek Branch, learn more about movement, mindfulness, and meditation.
HANDS-ON FUN:
On
Friday, November 24
at 2pm at Westgate Branch, kids can create balloon creatures.
SCI-TECH:
On
Saturday, November 25
at 10am at the Downtown Library, kids can make a flashlight.
GAMES & TOURNAMENTS:
On
Saturday, November 25
at 1pm at the Downtown Library, adult and teens can battle in an ARMS tournament. On
Sunday, November 26
at 1pm at the Downtown Library, kids, teens, and adults can enjoy a Mario Kart 8 tournament.
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Event Highlights Nov. 13 - Nov. 19
Wed, 11/08/2017 - 4:59pm by TimG
FOOD & COOKING:
On
Monday, November 13
at 7pm at the Malletts Creek Branch, adults and teens can explore basic knife skills used in cooking.
GAMES & TOURNAMENTS:
On
Tuesday, November 14
at 2pm at Westgate Branch, adults can have fun with an afternoon of bingo. On
Sunday, November 19
1pm at Traverwood Branch, kids, teens, and adults can enjoy playing chess.
HEALTH & WELLNESS:
On
Tuesday, November 14
at 7pm at the Downtown Library, discover how self-compassion is linked to mental health.
FILMS:
On
Wednesday, November 15
at 7pm at the Downtown Library, adults and teens can learn about the doctors who worked to save lives in a Haitian village in the 2017 documentary Bending the Arc.
SPECIAL STORYTIMES:
On
Saturday, November 18
at 1pm at the Downtown Library, kids can listen to stories about thankfulness. On
Sunday, November 19
at 1pm at the Downtown Library, kids can enjoy crocodile tales.