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STEAM Time!

Friday, June 28, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
East Bay Branch Library
Age Group:
Youth, Elementary, Tweens
Event Details:

Join us Every Friday throughout Summer Library Challenge for a STEAM related project or activity!  

Library Branch: East Bay Branch Library
Age Group: Youth, Elementary, Tweens
Event Details:

Join us Every Friday throughout Summer Library Challenge for a STEAM related project or activity!

 

Two dragons flying with two d and d dice

Dungeons & Dragons

Friday, June 28, 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!

Image of Chef Tom in foreground, picture of a man's hands adding food to a cooking pot in the background.

Simply Delicious with Chef Tom

Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Kingsley Branch Library
Program Type:
Cooking & Food
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Join Chef Tom at the Kingsley Branch Library on the last Saturday of every month for “Simply Delicious with Chef Tom,” a quick and inspiring cooking class! You’ll learn tips and te...

Library Branch: Kingsley Branch Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Cooking & Food
Event Details:

Join Chef Tom at the Kingsley Branch Library on the last Saturday of every month for “Simply Delicious with Chef Tom,” a quick and inspiring cooking class!

Hobby Group with the Grand Traverse County Senior Center Network

Monday, July 1, 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 1, 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!

Anime club

Anime Club

Monday, July 1, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
McGuire Community Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Crafts/Games/Hobbies, Discuss, Explore, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Age Group:
Teen, Adults
Event Details:

Do you read manga? Watch anime? Love cosplay? Revel in fandoms? Join us! We will watch a few episodes of the chosen anime and will have a craft available to do. This program ...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adults
Program Type: Crafts/Games/Hobbies, Discuss, Explore, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Event Details:

Do you read manga? Watch anime? Love cosplay? Revel in fandoms? Join us!

We will watch a few episodes of the chosen anime and will have a craft available to do.

This program is intended for patrons 13-years-old and up.

Summer Clubhouse

Summer Clubhouse

Tuesday, July 2, 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 Slovenia!

Tuesday, July 2, 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, July 2, 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!

Policy / Personnel Committee

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Thirlby Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Governance
Age Group:
Public Meeting
Event Details:

Policy/Personnel committee of the TADL Board of Trustees.

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Thirlby Room
Age Group: Public Meeting
Program Type: Governance
Event Details:

Policy/Personnel committee of the TADL Board of Trustees.

SRC Clubhouse. kid reading outside in grass with sun

Clubhouse at East Bay

Tuesday, July 2, 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 2, 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!

Finance/ Facilities Committee

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Thirlby Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Governance
Age Group:
Public Meeting
Event Details:

The Finance/Facilities committee meeting of the TADL Board of Trustees.

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Thirlby Room
Age Group: Public Meeting
Program Type: Governance
Event Details:

The Finance/Facilities committee meeting of the TADL Board of Trustees.

Text "Twisted Quill" with feather pen and pig with wings.

Twisted Quills: Teen Writing Group-Casual Summer

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Services at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
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: 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?

Colored pencils under Adult Coloring Night

Adult Coloring Night

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
East Bay Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Relax and unwind with an evening of coloring and conversation! Coloring sheets, artist pencils, and herbal tea provided. This event takes place on the first Tuesday of each mo...

Library Branch: East Bay Branch Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts
Event Details:

Relax and unwind with an evening of coloring and conversation! Coloring sheets, artist pencils, and herbal tea provided.


This event takes place on the first Tuesday of each month.

TADL Stitchers

TADL Stitchers

Tuesday, July 2, 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 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 3, 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 3, 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.

Text "Become active in your library community, volunteer here, Traverse Area District Library" with picture of hands in a circle, the library clock tower logo and books in the corners.

Teen Volunteers

Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Teen Services at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Civics & Community
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Whether you need volunteer hours for school or are just looking to be more active in your community, the library would be pleased to benefit from your time. Sometimes there are pro...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Teen Services
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Civics & Community
Event Details:

Whether you need volunteer hours for school or are just looking to be more active in your community, the library would be pleased to benefit from your time.

Independence Day

All Day
Main Library - Traverse City, East Bay Branch Library, Kingsley Branch Library
Closing
Branches:
Main Library - Traverse City, East Bay Branch Library, Kingsley Branch Library
lady doing yoga

Video Led Yoga

Friday, July 5, 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

Tai Chi

Friday, July 5, 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 5, 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!

logos of card games

Card Club

Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Fife Lake Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts/Games/Hobbies, Play/Just for Fun
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

New and Improved! Yes, you heard us right we will be hosting Card Club again. Every first Saturday of the month from 10-2 p.m. Come into our community room and enjoy playing ...

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

New and Improved!