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Community Resource Fair to Support Teen Wellness & Inclusion with Polestar

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:00am - 4:00pm
Front Lawn @ TADL Main Library at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Civics & Community, Health & Wellness, Summer
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Join Polestar, in partnership with the Traverse Area District Library, and a variety of community organizations for our annual Community Resource Fair in support of our LGBT+ youth...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Front Lawn @ TADL Main Library
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Civics & Community, Health & Wellness, Summer
Event Details:

Join Polestar, in partnership with the Traverse Area District Library, and a variety of community organizations for our annual Community Resource Fair in support of our LGBT+ youth and families!

Books on a desk surrounded by shells, crayons and fairy lights

Let's Go North Book Celebration with Rebecca Deneau

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
East Bay Branch Library
Program Type:
Author Events, Summer
Age Group:
Youth, Babies, Preschool, Elementary, All Ages
Event Details:

Join us as we welcome Rebecca Deneau, local artist and illustrator of the children's book Let's Go North, for a special reading and book signing followed by snacks and crafts! "...

Library Branch: East Bay Branch Library
Age Group: Youth, Babies, Preschool, Elementary, All Ages
Program Type: Author Events, Summer
Event Details:

Join us as we welcome Rebecca Deneau, local artist and illustrator of the children's book Let's Go North, for a special reading and book signing followed by snacks and c

Hobby Group with the Grand Traverse County Senior Center Network

Monday, June 17, 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
Advertisement for Molly of Denali storytime June 17 at 11 AM

Molly of Denali Storytime and Visit

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Story Room - Youth Services at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Storytime, Summer
Age Group:
Youth, Babies, Preschool, Elementary, All Ages, Families
Event Details:

PBS star from Alaska, Molly of Denali, will make an appearance at storytime with Miss Kate this week. Come join the fun, learn something new and meet Molly.

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

PBS star from Alaska, Molly of Denali, will make an appearance at storytime with Miss Kate this week. Come join the fun, learn something new and meet Molly.

Civics & Community

Free Feeding America Sack Lunches - Kids & Teens

Monday, June 17, 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 17, 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!

Summer

Bee & Ladybug Rock Painting (FLPL)

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Fife Lake Public Library
Program Type:
Arts, Summer
Age Group:
Youth
Library Branch: Fife Lake Public Library
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Arts, Summer
Make Something!

Make Something!

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Department at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Crafts/Games/Hobbies, Explore, Make, Play/Just for Fun
Age Group:
Youth, Preschool, Elementary, Tweens
Event Details:

Drop by the Youth Services Department and get creative with supplies provided by the library.  Make and take or just create! This program will include a cardboard challenge an...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Youth Services Department
Age Group: Youth, Preschool, Elementary, Tweens
Program Type: Crafts/Games/Hobbies, Explore, Make, Play/Just for Fun
Event Details:

Drop by the Youth Services Department and get creative with supplies provided by the library.  Make and take or just create!

Summer Clubhouse

Summer Clubhouse

Tuesday, June 18, 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!

Travel Tuesdays @TADL - Let's Visit Johannesburg, South Africa!

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
McGuire Community Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Explore
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

This summer 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 t...

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

This summer Adventure Begins at Your Library!

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

Summer Storytime

Tuesday, June 18, 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!

Civics & Community

Free Feeding America Sack Lunches - Kids & Teens

Tuesday, June 18, 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.

SRC Clubhouse. kid reading outside in grass with sun

Clubhouse at East Bay

Tuesday, June 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 4 to August 9.

Free Community Lunches

Tuesday, June 18, 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 18, 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 18, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Thirlby Room 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: Thirlby Room
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?

Budding Bookworms

Budding Bookworms Book Club

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Story Room - Youth Services at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Book Club, Discuss
Age Group:
Youth, Elementary, Tweens
Event Details:

Calling all budding bookworms! Children in grades 3-5 are welcome to join our Budding Bookworm Book Club, where young readers embark on exciting literary adventures! We'll dive int...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Story Room - Youth Services
Age Group: Youth, Elementary, Tweens
Program Type: Book Club, Discuss
Event Details:

Calling all budding bookworms! Children in grades 3-5 are welcome to join our Budding Bookworm Book Club, where young readers embark on exciting literary adventures!

TADL Stitchers

TADL Stitchers

Tuesday, June 18, 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 cover for the book Everything is Beautiful and I’m Not Afraid: a Baopu Collection by Yao Xiao. In front of a blue sky, we see the black text of the title and author among a white tree with pink-orange leaves. A person wearing a dark grey pointy hat, dark grey long sleeved shirt, and blue jeans walks next to a black and white cat. In the background is a harsh grey city scape next to colorful buildings.

Queer Tales Book Club: Everything is Beautiful and I’m Not Afraid

Tuesday, June 18, 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.

Drawing of children dancing together underneath the text Sing & Stomp

Sing & Stomp

Wednesday, June 19, 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 Darrow Park

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Bookmobile at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Bookmobile / Bookbike, Storytime
Age Group:
Youth, Families
Event Details:

Join Mr. Andy at Darrow Park for outdoor storytime fun. Mr. Andy will have the bookmobile on hand, so you can check out library books in the park if you have a library card. Add so...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Bookmobile
Age Group: Youth, Families
Program Type: Bookmobile / Bookbike, Storytime
Event Details:

Join Mr. Andy at Darrow Park for outdoor storytime fun. Mr.

Civics & Community

Free Feeding America Sack Lunches - Kids & Teens

Wednesday, June 19, 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 19, 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 19, 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!