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Friends of TADL Spring Book Sale 2024

06/06/2024 @ 6:00pm to 06/09/2024 @ 4:30pm
McGuire Community Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Book Sales, Friends Events
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adults
Event Details:

FRIENDS-ONLY THURSDAY EVENING (June 6) PREVIEW SALE  6 - 8 pm All access sale hours: Fri. 6/7 9 - 6 pm Sat. 6/8 9 - 6 pm Sun. 6/9 Noon - 4:30 pm Member Pe...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adults
Program Type: Book Sales, Friends Events
Event Details:

FRIENDS-ONLY THURSDAY EVENING (June 6) PREVIEW SALE 

6 - 8 pm

All access sale hours:

Sunday Stories with camp theme

Sunday Stories with Miss Kate

Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Story Room - Youth Services at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Storytime, Summer
Age Group:
Elementary, Families
Event Details:

Start your week out right with a fun and relaxing family storytime. Everyone is welcome, but stories are a little longer, so the recommended ages are 5 and up. 

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Story Room - Youth Services
Age Group: Elementary, Families
Program Type: Storytime, Summer
Event Details:

Start your week out right with a fun and relaxing family storytime. Everyone is welcome, but stories are a little longer, so the recommended ages are 5 and up. 

Image of a duct tape wallet, text reads "Summer Reading Club, Book Buck Wallet Making."

Book Buck Wallet Making

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 9:00am - 3:00pm
Kingsley Branch Library
Program Type:
Make, Summer
Age Group:
Youth
Event Details:

We know the only reason your kids will be reading this summer is for the Sweet, Sweet Book Buck prizes, so let's make it easy to keep them organized! Help us kick off the excite...

Library Branch: Kingsley Branch Library
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Make, Summer
Event Details:

We know the only reason your kids will be reading this summer is for the Sweet, Sweet Book Buck prizes, so let's make it easy to keep them organized!

Hobby Group with the Grand Traverse County Senior Center Network

Monday, June 10, 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
Summer

Summer Reading Club Kickoff event: Adventure Begins at Your Library

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Front Lawn @ TADL Main Library at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Celebrate, Summer
Age Group:
Youth, Babies, Preschool, Elementary, Tweens, Families
Event Details:

Let the summer reading adventures begin! It's time to sign up for Summer Reading Club, so we're throwing a kickoff celebration for everyone to enjoy. Join us throughout the first f...

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

Let the summer reading adventures begin! It's time to sign up for Summer Reading Club, so we're throwing a kickoff celebration for everyone to enjoy.

Indiana Joel's Magic Show

Indiana Joel's Magic Show

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
McGuire Community Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Summer
Age Group:
Youth
Event Details:

Adventure begins at your library this summer with a rollicking, good time as magician and entertainer Joel Tacey brings his Indiana Joel's Magic Show to TADL's Main Library during ...

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

Adventure begins at your library this summer with a rollicking, good time as magician and entertainer Joel Tacey brings his Indiana Joel's Magic Show to TADL's Main Library during our Summer Reading Club Kickoff event.

Civics & Community

Free Feeding America Sack Lunches - Kids & Teens

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Lobby @ TADL Main Library at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Civics & Community, Cooking & Food, Summer
Age Group:
Youth, Tweens, Teen
Event Details:

Our friends at Feeding America West Michigan are providing free sack lunches for any child or teen in need this summer - starting with Summer Reading Club! We will be handing out l...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Lobby @ TADL Main Library
Age Group: Youth, Tweens, Teen
Program Type: Civics & Community, Cooking & Food, Summer
Event Details:

Our friends at Feeding America West Michigan are providing free sack lunches for any child or teen in need this summer - starting with Summer Reading Club! We will be handing out lunches in the lobby each weekday from 11 am to 12:30 pm.

Image of the Gather 2 Grow logo, which includes an open book, a brown lunch sack, an apple and a juice box, all outlined in orange. Text reads "free bagged lunches June 3rd through August 9th."

Free Community Lunches

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Kingsley Branch Library
Program Type:
Civics & Community, Cooking & Food, Summer
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, 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, Teen, Families
Program Type: Civics & Community, Cooking & Food, 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 "Adventure begins at your library" on a blue background with line drawing of a person reading with a person on their shoulders using binoculars with a bird on top of his head. a

Bird Walk for Teens

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 9:00am - 11:00am
Teen Services at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Crafts/Games/Hobbies, Explore, Summer
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Kick off the Summer Reading Club with a bird walk for teens and their guests! We will meet up in Teen Services for a brief discussion about bird watching and identification. Our gu...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Teen Services
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Crafts/Games/Hobbies, Explore, Summer
Event Details:

Kick off the Summer Reading Club with a bird walk for teens and their guests! We will meet up in Teen Services for a brief discussion about bird watching and identification. Our guide, Mr.

Image of a duct tape wallet, text reads "Summer Reading Club, Book Buck Wallet Making."

Book Buck Wallet Making

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 9:00am - 3:00pm
Kingsley Branch Library
Program Type:
Make, Summer
Age Group:
Youth
Event Details:

We know the only reason your kids will be reading this summer is for the Sweet, Sweet Book Buck prizes, so let's make it easy to keep them organized! Help us kick off the excite...

Library Branch: Kingsley Branch Library
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Make, Summer
Event Details:

We know the only reason your kids will be reading this summer is for the Sweet, Sweet Book Buck prizes, so let's make it easy to keep them organized!

Summer Clubhouse

Summer Clubhouse

Tuesday, June 11, 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!

Civics & Community

Free Feeding America Sack Lunches - Kids & Teens

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Lobby @ TADL Main Library at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Civics & Community, Cooking & Food, Summer
Age Group:
Youth, Tweens, Teen
Event Details:

Our friends at Feeding America West Michigan are providing free sack lunches for any child or teen in need this summer - starting with Summer Reading Club! We will be handing out l...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Lobby @ TADL Main Library
Age Group: Youth, Tweens, Teen
Program Type: Civics & Community, Cooking & Food, Summer
Event Details:

Our friends at Feeding America West Michigan are providing free sack lunches for any child or teen in need this summer - starting with Summer Reading Club! We will be handing out lunches in the lobby each weekday from 11 am to 12:30 pm.

Summer Reading Club Kickoff @ East Bay

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

Help us Kick off Summer Reading Club at the East Bay Branch Library! Stop in to enjoy live music with Jesse Jefferson, free snacks, games and prizes! Sign up for Summer Readin...

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

Help us Kick off Summer Reading Club at the East Bay Branch Library! Stop in to enjoy live music with Jesse Jefferson, free snacks, games and prizes! Sign up for Summer Reading Club and pick up your free library swag while supplies last.

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 4 to August 9.

Free Community Lunches

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
East Bay 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 East Bay Branch Library, start...

Library Branch: East Bay 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!

Image of the Gather 2 Grow logo, which includes an open book, a brown lunch sack, an apple and a juice box, all outlined in orange. Text reads "free bagged lunches June 3rd through August 9th."

Free Community Lunches

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Kingsley Branch Library
Program Type:
Civics & Community, Cooking & Food, Summer
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, 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, Teen, Families
Program Type: Civics & Community, Cooking & Food, 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 "Twisted Quill" with feather pen and pig with wings.

Twisted Quills: Teen Writing Group-Casual Summer

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Services at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Summer, Writing
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

All teen writers are welcome. Come hang out with other writers! Summer is casual. Bring what you are working on and socialize. Want to see what we accomplished last school year? Ch...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Teen Services
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Summer, Writing
Event Details:

All teen writers are welcome. Come hang out with other writers! Summer is casual. Bring what you are working on and socialize. Want to see what we accomplished last school year?

Health & Wellness

Pelvic Health Workshop

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
McGuire Community Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join us for an informative Pelvic Health Workshop designed to empower individuals with essential knowledge and practical strategies for optimal pelvic health. Led by Dr. Erica O’Ne...

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

Join us for an informative Pelvic Health Workshop designed to empower individuals with essential knowledge and practical strategies for optimal pelvic health. Led by Dr. Erica O’Neal, a pelvic health physical therapist. 

TADL Stitchers

TADL Stitchers

Tuesday, June 11, 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. 

Image of a duct tape wallet, text reads "Summer Reading Club, Book Buck Wallet Making."

Book Buck Wallet Making

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 9:00am - 3:00pm
Kingsley Branch Library
Program Type:
Make, Summer
Age Group:
Youth
Event Details:

We know the only reason your kids will be reading this summer is for the Sweet, Sweet Book Buck prizes, so let's make it easy to keep them organized! Help us kick off the excite...

Library Branch: Kingsley Branch Library
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Make, Summer
Event Details:

We know the only reason your kids will be reading this summer is for the Sweet, Sweet Book Buck prizes, so let's make it easy to keep them organized!

Drawing of children dancing together underneath the text Sing & Stomp

Sing & Stomp

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
East Bay Branch Library
Program Type:
Play/Just for Fun, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Preschool, Families
Event Details:

Experience stories through music, movement and books with Mr. Matt, in the North Conference Room of the Township offices, across the parking lot from the library.

Library Branch: East Bay Branch Library
Age Group: Babies, Preschool, Families
Program Type: Play/Just for Fun, Storytime
Event Details:

Experience stories through music, movement and books with Mr. Matt, in the North Conference Room of the Township offices, across the parking lot from the library.

Balloon graphic - Adventure Begins at your library

Storytime in Hull Park

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Bookmobile / Bookbike, Storytime
Age Group:
Youth, Families
Event Details:

Join Miss Amanda in Hull Park for outdoor storytime fun. Add some adventure to your storytime experience with a picture scavenger hunt afterward. In case of inclement weath...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Youth, Families
Program Type: Bookmobile / Bookbike, Storytime
Event Details:

Join Miss Amanda in Hull Park for outdoor storytime fun. Add some adventure to your storytime experience wit

Civics & Community

Free Feeding America Sack Lunches - Kids & Teens

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Lobby @ TADL Main Library at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Civics & Community, Cooking & Food, Summer
Age Group:
Youth, Tweens, Teen
Event Details:

Our friends at Feeding America West Michigan are providing free sack lunches for any child or teen in need this summer - starting with Summer Reading Club! We will be handing out l...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Lobby @ TADL Main Library
Age Group: Youth, Tweens, Teen
Program Type: Civics & Community, Cooking & Food, Summer
Event Details:

Our friends at Feeding America West Michigan are providing free sack lunches for any child or teen in need this summer - starting with Summer Reading Club! We will be handing out lunches in the lobby each weekday from 11 am to 12:30 pm.

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 4 to August 9.

Free Community Lunches

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
East Bay 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 East Bay Branch Library, start...

Library Branch: East Bay 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!

Image of the Gather 2 Grow logo, which includes an open book, a brown lunch sack, an apple and a juice box, all outlined in orange. Text reads "free bagged lunches June 3rd through August 9th."

Free Community Lunches

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Kingsley Branch Library
Program Type:
Civics & Community, Cooking & Food, Summer
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, 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, Teen, Families
Program Type: Civics & Community, Cooking & Food, 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!