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Veterans can stop in for a free meal from the special menu. Must provide proof of service. For dine-in only.
Event cost: Free
Event times: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Nov. 11, 2023
All veterans and their families can enter free and all activities and food are included. This is a private event and all veterans must register in advanced.
Event cost: Free/veterans and their families
Event times: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Veterans/Armistice Day memorial display has one marker for every Michigan soldier lost in the Iraq and Afghan wars (230 markers). The purpose of this display is to honor those who have fallen, to provide a place to grieve and to educate the public about the costs of war, as...
Help celebrate the men and women who have served the nation.
Event cost: Free
Event times: 12:30-1 p.m.
The event will feature a Diwali craft, dancing, Rangoli, a henna artist, and we will end with a glow roll. For the glow roll, decorate yourself and/or your bike in all the glowing things walk/roll around the Riverside Park trail. All are welcome.
Event cost: Free/admission
Event times: 5-7 p.m. Oct....
Families are invited to celebrate Native American Heritage Month with the reading of The Legend of Sleeping Bear by Kathy-Jo Wargin. There will be time to share your own adventures of visiting the Sleeping Bear Dunes. Enjoy discovering the history and legends of the Ojibwe of Michigan. Online program registration...
Make a decorative macrame wallhanging inspired by the rainbows of Hawaii. It uses just three elements: rope, yarn and felt. Use different colors of yarn for variations on the theme. Supplies will be available for pick up at the Youth Services desk beginning Nov. 1. These monthly programs for...
Families with children ages 5 and under are invited to join a live story time via Zoom that incorporates many pre-reading skills including stories, rhymes, songs, finger plays and movement! Registration required.
Event cost: Free
Event time: 10:15-10:45 a.m.
Join the library for a live story time via Zoom for infants to 15 months and their caregivers. Literacy building activities include songs, rhymes and sharing board books. Registration required.
Event cost: Free
Event time: 10:15-10:45 a.m.
Teens ages 13 and up are invited to join the Teen Book Club to discuss The Perfect Place to Die by Bryce Moore. Pick up your book at the Youth Services Desk. Online program registration is required and limited to 20.
Event cost: Free
Event time: 7-8 p.m.
Join the library for a live story time via Zoom for infants to 15 months and their caregivers. Literacy building activities include songs, rhymes and sharing board books. Registration required.
Event cost: Free
Event time: 10:15-10:45 a.m.
Families are invited to wear their PJs, bring a favorite stuffed animal and cozy up for Halloween stories, songs, movement and a craft via Zoom.Online program registration is required and limited to 40.
Event cost: Free
Event time: 6:30-7 p.m.












