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Trillium Groove Songwriting Workshop

4:00pm–6:00pm
Tweens, Teen, Adults, Seniors
Main Library - Traverse City
At Capacity
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teen, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Listen, Make
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join local songwriters and recording artists Trillium Groove for this fun and engaging workshop for teens and adults on the basics of songwriting and recording!

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

D&D Miniature Painting Class

5:00pm–7:30pm
Teen, Adults, All Ages
Main Library - Traverse City
At Capacity
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Thirlby Room
Age Group: Teen, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Arts, Crafts/Games/Hobbies
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in learning about the basics of getting resin printed miniatures game ready! You will create your own miniature that will be printed and primed before the event for you to paint and take home.

This event is in the "Youth" group

Super Readers: Marvel artist Jerry DeCaire

11:00am–12:00pm
Youth
Main Library - Traverse City
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Arts, Summer
Event Details:

Color your world with comic book art in this kids library presentation by author and Marvel comic illustrator Jerry DeCaire. Comic art has long been used to bring fantasy to life.

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group
This event is in the "Families" group

Great Lakes Children's Mobile Museum

11:00am–1:00pm
Youth, Teen, All Ages, Families
Kingsley Branch Library
Library Branch: Kingsley Branch Library
Age Group: Youth, Teen, All Ages, Families
Program Type: Arts, Celebrate, Civics & Community, Crafts/Games/Hobbies, Make, Play/Just for Fun, Science/Nature, STEAM, Summer
Event Details:

Join KBL in partnership with the Great Lakes Children’s Museum for a Mobile Museum, a hands-on learning festival! Back for a second year, GLCM brings the silly and the scientific together at Brownson Park on Thursday, July 17th at 11:00am.

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Families" group

S.T.E.A.M. Time!

3:00pm–4:00pm
Youth, Families
East Bay Branch Library
Library Branch: East Bay Branch Library
Age Group: Youth, Families
Program Type: Arts, Crafts/Games/Hobbies, Make, STEAM, Summer
Event Details:

Join us Every Friday throughout Summer Reading Club for a STEAM related project or activity!

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

Lunar Quintet Concert

5:30pm–7:45pm
Teen, Adults, Seniors
Main Library - Traverse City
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Listen
Event Details:

Join us for an exciting concert with The Lunar Quintet!

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Sensory Advisory

This event may include loud noises, bright lights, or other sensory information which may cause sensory sensitivity for some individuals. For more information, please contact the library.

This event is in the "Teen" group

Hot Foil Stamping for Teens

2:00pm–3:30pm
Teen
Main Library - Traverse City
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Teen Services
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts, Summer
Event Details:

Add some color to your page with hot foil stamping. We will have everything needed to create a one of a kind piece of art, full page or bookmart. You provide the creativity. No art skills are needed for this fun colorful craft. 

This event is in the "Youth" group

Cool Cats and Dreamy Dogs - Mini Golf (rain location)

10:00am–12:00pm
Youth
Main Library - Traverse City
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Arts, STEAM, Summer
Event Details:

Youth, families, all supplies provided.

Disclaimer(s)

Sensory Advisory

This event may include loud noises, bright lights, or other sensory information which may cause sensory sensitivity for some individuals. For more information, please contact the library.

This event is in the "Youth" group

Cool Cats and Dreamy Dogs Mini Golf

10:00am–12:00pm
Youth
Main Library - Traverse City
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Front Lawn @ TADL Main Library
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Arts, STEAM, Summer
Event Details:

Youth, families, all supplies provided.

Disclaimer(s)

Sensory Advisory

This event may include loud noises, bright lights, or other sensory information which may cause sensory sensitivity for some individuals. For more information, please contact the library.

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This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group
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Summer Reading Club Finale Party at Kingsley Branch Library

11:00am–12:30pm
Youth, Teen, Adults, Seniors, All Ages, Families
Kingsley Branch Library
Library Branch: Kingsley Branch Library
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adults, Seniors, All Ages, Families
Program Type: Arts, Celebrate, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Event Details:

Let's celebrate the completion of Summer Reading Club with TC Double Bubble and an ice cream social provided by Northland Foods! Join us at Brownson Park in Kingsley on Thursday, July 24th at 11:00 a.m.!

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Families" group

S.T.E.A.M. Time: Rock Painting

3:00pm–4:00pm
Youth, Families
East Bay Branch Library
Library Branch: East Bay Branch Library
Age Group: Youth, Families
Program Type: Arts, Crafts/Games/Hobbies, Make, STEAM, Summer
Event Details:

Join us Every Friday throughout Summer Reading Club for a STEAM related project or activity!

 

This week's activity is rock painting!

This event is in the "Teen" group

Colors in Nature! Photography Workshop & Nature Walk

4:00pm–5:00pm
Teen
Main Library - Traverse City
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Teen Services
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts, Explore, Summer
Event Details:

With summer in full bloom, it’s the perfect time to stop and smell the roses– or take photos of them.

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

D&D Miniature Painting Class

5:00pm–7:30pm
Teen, Adults, All Ages
Main Library - Traverse City
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Thirlby Room
Age Group: Teen, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Arts, Crafts/Games/Hobbies
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in learning about the basics of getting resin printed miniatures game ready! You will create your own miniature that will be printed and primed before the event for you to paint and take home.

This event is in the "All Ages" group

You and Ukulele

6:00pm–8:00pm
All Ages
Main Library - Traverse City
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts
Event Details:

Traverse Area District Library and STRUM present a lively evening of ukulele jamming and musical camaraderie.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Adult Coloring Night

5:30pm–7:00pm
Adults
East Bay Branch Library
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.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Laurel Premo Concert

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Main Library - Traverse City
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts, Listen, Summer
Event Details:

The library is excited to have Laurel Premo in concert! This is a free event being held in the McGuire Community Room.

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Teen" group

OpenSpot Theatre program for Youth and Teens

5:00pm–6:00pm
Youth, Teen
Main Library - Traverse City
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Youth, Teen
Program Type: Arts, Listen, Play/Just for Fun
Event Details:

Join our friends from OpenSpot Theatre for an acting program for people of all abilities.

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

OpenSpot Theatre program for Older Teens and Adults

6:30pm–7:30pm
Teen, Adults
Main Library - Traverse City
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adults
Program Type: Arts, Listen, Play/Just for Fun
Event Details:

Join our friends from Open Spot Theatre for an acting program for people of all abilities.

This event is in the "Elementary" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group
This event is in the "Families" group

Everyone Has a Story

5:30pm–7:00pm
Elementary, Tweens, Teen, Adults, Seniors, All Ages, Families
Kingsley Branch Library
Library Branch: Kingsley Branch Library
Age Group: Elementary, Tweens, Teen, Adults, Seniors, All Ages, Families
Program Type: Arts, Civics & Community, Listen
Event Details:

Join Kingsley Branch Library & The Kingsley Folk School for a storytelling community circle.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Adult Coloring Night

5:30pm–7:00pm
Adults
East Bay Branch Library
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.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Discuss, Explore, Listen
Event Details:

Come join us for an enjoyable evening with Louise Penny and her remarkable novels in a presentation by Robert Van Dellen, Ph. D.

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

Birds Doing Stuff Photography by Steve Jessmore

2:00pm–3:30pm
Teen, Adults, Seniors
Main Library - Traverse City
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Teen, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Explore, Listen
Event Details:

Presentation by five-time Michigan Photographer of the Year Steve Jessmore of his Birds Doing Stuff wildlife photography project on Torch River.

This event is in the "Elementary" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group
This event is in the "Families" group

Everyone Has a Story

5:30pm–7:00pm
Elementary, Tweens, Teen, Adults, Seniors, All Ages, Families
Kingsley Branch Library
Library Branch: Kingsley Branch Library
Age Group: Elementary, Tweens, Teen, Adults, Seniors, All Ages, Families
Program Type: Arts, Civics & Community, Listen
Event Details:

Join Kingsley Branch Library & The Kingsley Folk School for a storytelling community circle.

This event is in the "All Ages" group

NW Michigan Woodturners Display - YS, SSW, Atrium Cases

All Day 10/1–10/30
All Ages
Main Library - Traverse City
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Display Case #4 Atrium (under stairs)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts, Civics & Community, Displays, Exhibits & Shows
Event Details:

An exhibit of items created by members - https://tcturners.com/