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Dungeons & Dragons

Friday, July 12, 2024 at 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Fife Lake Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts/Games/Hobbies, Play/Just for Fun
Age Group:
Tweens, Teen
Event Details:

Please join us for D&D at the library! Dinner will be provided. You do not need to have experience, but please come ready to learn and take the campaign seriously! Thank you! ...

Library Branch: Fife Lake Public Library
Age Group: Tweens, Teen
Program Type: Crafts/Games/Hobbies, Play/Just for Fun
Event Details:

Please join us for D&D at the library! Dinner will be provided. You do not need to have experience, but please come ready to learn and take the campaign seriously! Thank you!

Hobby Group with the Grand Traverse County Senior Center Network

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Thirlby Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Crafts/Games/Hobbies
Age Group:
Seniors
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Thirlby Room
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Crafts/Games/Hobbies
Image of the Gather 2 Grow icon, which is an open book, a brown sack bag, an apple, and a juice box with a straw, outlined in the color orange. Text reads "free bagged lunches" from Feeding America, June 3 to August 9.

Free Community Lunches

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Kingsley Branch Library
Program Type:
Cooking & Food, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Age Group:
Youth, Families
Event Details:

Gather 2 Grow is Feeding America West Michigan’s summer lunch program serving youth at local libraries across Grand Traverse County and beyond! At Kingsley Branch Library, start...

Library Branch: Kingsley Branch Library
Age Group: Youth, Families
Program Type: Cooking & Food, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Event Details:

Gather 2 Grow is Feeding America West Michigan’s summer lunch program serving youth at local libraries across Grand Traverse County and beyond!

Summer Clubhouse

Summer Clubhouse

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Front Lawn @ TADL Main Library at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Summer
Age Group:
Youth, Preschool, Elementary, Tweens
Event Details:

Join the fun at the Summer Clubhouse! Play games, grab a craft kit to go, enjoy snacks and more!  There's fun for everyone at the library Summer Clubhouse!

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Front Lawn @ TADL Main Library
Age Group: Youth, Preschool, Elementary, Tweens
Program Type: Summer
Event Details:

Join the fun at the Summer Clubhouse! Play games, grab a craft kit to go, enjoy snacks and more!  There's fun for everyone at the library Summer Clubhouse!

Image of children playing with a colorful parachute, text reads "summer storytime, tuesdays at 10:30am"

Summer Storytime

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Kingsley Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime, Summer
Age Group:
Youth, Babies, Preschool
Event Details:

Join us for Wigglers Storytime! Ms. Beth engages our early and pre-readers (ages 0-4+ usually, but we make exceptions) with movement, music, crafts, and stories, to develop literac...

Library Branch: Kingsley Branch Library
Age Group: Youth, Babies, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime, Summer
Event Details:

Join us for Wigglers Storytime! Ms. Beth engages our early and pre-readers (ages 0-4+ usually, but we make exceptions) with movement, music, crafts, and stories, to develop literacy, social skills, and confidence!

SRC Clubhouse. kid reading outside in grass with sun

Clubhouse at East Bay

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
East Bay Branch Library
Program Type:
Crafts/Games/Hobbies, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Age Group:
Youth, All Ages, Families
Event Details:

Drop in to the Summer Reading Clubhouse in the yard at the East Bay Branch Library for games, snacks, prizes, free books and more!

Library Branch: East Bay Branch Library
Age Group: Youth, All Ages, Families
Program Type: Crafts/Games/Hobbies, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Event Details:

Drop in to the Summer Reading Clubhouse in the yard at the East Bay Branch Library for games, snacks, prizes, free books and more!

Image of the Gather 2 Grow icon, which is an open book, a brown sack bag, an apple, and a juice box with a straw, outlined in the color orange. Text reads "free bagged lunches" from Feeding America, June 3 to August 9.

Free Community Lunches

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Kingsley Branch Library
Program Type:
Cooking & Food, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Age Group:
Youth, Families
Event Details:

Gather 2 Grow is Feeding America West Michigan’s summer lunch program serving youth at local libraries across Grand Traverse County and beyond! At Kingsley Branch Library, start...

Library Branch: Kingsley Branch Library
Age Group: Youth, Families
Program Type: Cooking & Food, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Event Details:

Gather 2 Grow is Feeding America West Michigan’s summer lunch program serving youth at local libraries across Grand Traverse County and beyond!

Travel Tuesdays @TADL - Let's Visit East London!

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
McGuire Community Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Explore
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Adventure Begins at Your Library! In celebration of our Summer Reading program and theme, join us every Tuesday mid-June through the end of July for a live journey through anoth...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Explore
Event Details:

Adventure Begins at Your Library!

TADL Stitchers

TADL Stitchers

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Thirlby Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Crafts/Games/Hobbies
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors, Families
Event Details:

TADL Stitchers is open to anyone with an interest in needlework in its many forms--knitting, crochet, cross stitch, needlepoint, quilting, embroidery, tatting, etc.  If you ar...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Thirlby Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors, Families
Program Type: Crafts/Games/Hobbies
Event Details:

TADL Stitchers is open to anyone with an interest in needlework in its many forms--knitting, crochet, cross stitch, needlepoint, quilting, embroidery, tatting, etc.  If you are having trouble with a project, others may be able to help. 

Book Clubs

Queer Tales Book Club

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 7:00pm - 7:45pm
Nelson Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Book Club, Celebrate, Discuss, Listen
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join us for Queer Tales Book Club where we chat about books that are by and/or about LGBTQIA+ people. Reading is not required, and everyone is welcome. We hang out on the third ...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Nelson Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club, Celebrate, Discuss, Listen
Event Details:

Join us for Queer Tales Book Club where we chat about books that are by and/or about LGBTQIA+ people. Reading is not required, and everyone is welcome.

We hang out on the third Tuesday of the month at 7pm in the Nelson Room.

Image of the Gather 2 Grow icon, which is an open book, a brown sack bag, an apple, and a juice box with a straw, outlined in the color orange. Text reads "free bagged lunches" from Feeding America, June 3 to August 9.

Free Community Lunches

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Kingsley Branch Library
Program Type:
Cooking & Food, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Age Group:
Youth, Families
Event Details:

Gather 2 Grow is Feeding America West Michigan’s summer lunch program serving youth at local libraries across Grand Traverse County and beyond! At Kingsley Branch Library, start...

Library Branch: Kingsley Branch Library
Age Group: Youth, Families
Program Type: Cooking & Food, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Event Details:

Gather 2 Grow is Feeding America West Michigan’s summer lunch program serving youth at local libraries across Grand Traverse County and beyond!

Text reads "naturally fun kids," and there is a picture of a scout with binoculars standing next to a group of pine trees.

Naturally Fun: Farmers Market Kids Program

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Kingsley Branch Library
Program Type:
Explore, Science/Nature, Summer
Age Group:
Youth
Event Details:

Meet your favorite librarians outside at Brownson Memorial Park for a program in partnership with the Kingsley Farmers Market, Naturally Fun! This drop-in activity will include cra...

Library Branch: Kingsley Branch Library
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Explore, Science/Nature, Summer
Event Details:

Meet your favorite librarians outside at Brownson Memorial Park for a program in partnership with the Kingsley Farmers Market, Naturally Fun! This drop-in activity will include crafts and more. Parents are encouraged to stay and assist.

Summer Clubhouse

Summer Clubhouse

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Front Lawn @ TADL Main Library at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Summer
Age Group:
Youth, Preschool, Elementary, Tweens
Event Details:

Join the fun at the Summer Clubhouse! Play games, grab a craft kit to go, enjoy snacks and more!  There's fun for everyone at the library Summer Clubhouse! Entertainment at 11...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Front Lawn @ TADL Main Library
Age Group: Youth, Preschool, Elementary, Tweens
Program Type: Summer
Event Details:

Join the fun at the Summer Clubhouse! Play games, grab a craft kit to go, enjoy snacks and more!  There's fun for everyone at the library Summer Clubhouse! Entertainment at 11:00am.

Hiking related images, including a treasure map and a compass, are nestled next to a landscape featuring pine trees, hills, green plains and a river. Text reads "summer reading club adventure hike."

Adventure Hike at Civic Center South

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Kingsley Branch Library
Program Type:
Explore, Science/Nature, Summer
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Join Miss Beth at Civic Center South at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 18th for an Adventure Hike for Summer Reading Club! FREE bagged lunches will be available to hikers, provided B...

Library Branch: Kingsley Branch Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Explore, Science/Nature, Summer
Event Details:

Join Miss Beth at Civic Center South at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 18th for an Adventure Hike for Summer Reading Club! FREE bagged lunches will be available to hikers, provided By Feeding America Northern Michigan's Gather2Grow program.

Summer

Youth Services SRC program

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
McGuire Community Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Summer
Age Group:
Youth
Event Details:

Placeholder for YS Summer Reading Club program. We'll update this as soon as we are able.

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Summer
Event Details:

Placeholder for YS Summer Reading Club program. We'll update this as soon as we are able.

SRC Clubhouse. kid reading outside in grass with sun

Clubhouse at East Bay

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
East Bay Branch Library
Program Type:
Crafts/Games/Hobbies, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Age Group:
Youth, All Ages, Families
Event Details:

Drop in to the Summer Reading Clubhouse in the yard at the East Bay Branch Library for games, snacks, prizes, free books and more!

Library Branch: East Bay Branch Library
Age Group: Youth, All Ages, Families
Program Type: Crafts/Games/Hobbies, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Event Details:

Drop in to the Summer Reading Clubhouse in the yard at the East Bay Branch Library for games, snacks, prizes, free books and more!

Image of the Gather 2 Grow icon, which is an open book, a brown sack bag, an apple, and a juice box with a straw, outlined in the color orange. Text reads "free bagged lunches" from Feeding America, June 3 to August 9.

Free Community Lunches

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Kingsley Branch Library
Program Type:
Cooking & Food, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Age Group:
Youth, Families
Event Details:

Gather 2 Grow is Feeding America West Michigan’s summer lunch program serving youth at local libraries across Grand Traverse County and beyond! At Kingsley Branch Library, start...

Library Branch: Kingsley Branch Library
Age Group: Youth, Families
Program Type: Cooking & Food, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Event Details:

Gather 2 Grow is Feeding America West Michigan’s summer lunch program serving youth at local libraries across Grand Traverse County and beyond!

Sponge splash ball

Teen Sustainable Water Fight

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Front Lawn @ TADL Main Library at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Crafts/Games/Hobbies, Make, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Learn to make reusable, sustainable, splash balls! After we make them, we will use them to cool off and have a water fight. Registration is required as supplies are limited.

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Front Lawn @ TADL Main Library
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Crafts/Games/Hobbies, Make, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Event Details:

Learn to make reusable, sustainable, splash balls! After we make them, we will use them to cool off and have a water fight. Registration is required as supplies are limited.

plants growing out of a book with fresh vegatables as the background

East Bay Branch Library @ East Bay Corners Farm Market

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 3:00pm - 7:00pm
East Bay Branch Library
Program Type:
Bookmobile / Bookbike, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Visit the East Bay Branch Library while you're at the East Bay Corners Farmers Market! Library staff will be available with a selection of books, and various other offerings t...

Library Branch: East Bay Branch Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Bookmobile / Bookbike, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Event Details:

Visit the East Bay Branch Library while you're at the East Bay Corners Farmers Market! Library staff will be available with a selection of books, and various other offerings throughout the season including things like a seed library, free pla

A book sprouting flowers over a closeup picture of farm market vegetables

EBB @ East Bay Corners Farmers Market

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Bookmobile / Bookbike
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Visit the East Bay Branch Library while you're at the East Bay Corners Farmers Market! Library staff will be available with a selection of books, a seed library, and various other ...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Bookmobile / Bookbike
Event Details:

Visit the East Bay Branch Library while you're at the East Bay Corners Farmers Market! Library staff will be available with a selection of books, a seed library, and various other offerings!

lady doing yoga

Video Led Yoga

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Fife Lake Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Adult/Senior Video Led Yoga Every Friday from 9-10 a.m. This is beginner-friendly low-impact yoga. Yoga mats are available to borrow on-site.

Library Branch: Fife Lake Public Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Adult/Senior Video Led Yoga

Every Friday from 9-10 a.m.

This is beginner-friendly low-impact yoga. Yoga mats are available to borrow on-site.

Health & Wellness

Chair Yoga

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
McGuire Community Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join us and Janet Weaver from Traverse Bay Yoga Therapy for chair yoga.  Chair yoga is a practice that is beneficial for everyone.  It is especially suited for those w...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join us and Janet Weaver from Traverse Bay Yoga Therapy for chair yoga. 

Health & Wellness

Tai Chi

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
McGuire Community Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join us for an introduction to Tai Chi. During the winter months, we'll meet in the McGuire Community Room and when the weather gets nicer, we'll move out to the Library's Front La...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join us for an introduction to Tai Chi. During the winter months, we'll meet in the McGuire Community Room and when the weather gets nicer, we'll move out to the Library's Front Lawn.

Image of the Gather 2 Grow icon, which is an open book, a brown sack bag, an apple, and a juice box with a straw, outlined in the color orange. Text reads "free bagged lunches" from Feeding America, June 3 to August 9.

Free Community Lunches

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Kingsley Branch Library
Program Type:
Cooking & Food, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Age Group:
Youth, Families
Event Details:

Gather 2 Grow is Feeding America West Michigan’s summer lunch program serving youth at local libraries across Grand Traverse County and beyond! At Kingsley Branch Library, start...

Library Branch: Kingsley Branch Library
Age Group: Youth, Families
Program Type: Cooking & Food, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Event Details:

Gather 2 Grow is Feeding America West Michigan’s summer lunch program serving youth at local libraries across Grand Traverse County and beyond!