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S.T.E.A.M. Time: Tie Dye

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

Watercolor Texture class for Teens

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

Artist Kristy Phillips will be teaching various techniques to add texture to watercolor paintings. All skill levels will enjoy this hands on program. We will be providing everything needed for this workshop.

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.

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All Ages LEGO© Build

10:00am–1:00pm
Youth, Teen, Adults, All Ages, Families
Main Library - Traverse City
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adults, All Ages, Families
Program Type: Arts, STEAM
Event Details:

Join us for all ages LEGO Build meant to spark creativity and encourage collaboration. We'll supply all of the LEGOs for this building adventure. Use our supplied building prompts or build what you'd like.

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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 "Youth" group

Make Something

4:00pm–5:00pm
Youth
Main Library - Traverse City
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Story Room - Youth Services
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Arts, Crafts/Games/Hobbies
Event Details:

Let your imagination run wild at Make Something, a hands-on craft program where kids can cut, glue, and create to their heart’s content. All supplies are provided, so just bring your creativity!

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Hero's Quest - Sword Fighting with the Historical Weapons Guild

10:30am–12:00pm
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, Civics & Community, Crafts/Games/Hobbies, Health & Wellness, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Event Details:

Join us for Hero's Quest! A weekly Wednesday summer program, based on Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus books. Each week, we will get in formation at Brownson Park for engaging movement, teamwork activities, and games.

This event is in the "Youth" group

Bricks & Build: Learn to build Motorized LEGO© models (Ages 9 - 12)

6:00pm–7:30pm
Youth
Main Library - Traverse City
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Story Room - Youth Services
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Arts, STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all tweens aged 9 - 12 who enjoy LEGO©s- bring your bricks to life! Use a custom motor to add movement to LEGO© bricks and learn fundamental simple machine concepts through our designs.

This event is in the "Youth" group

Let's Paint Outside w/ Brianne Farley (1st session)

10:00am–10:30am
Youth
Main Library - Traverse City
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Front Lawn @ TADL Main Library
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Arts, Summer
Event Details:

Youth, families. All supplies provided. No sign-up required.

This event is in the "Youth" group

Let's Paint Outside w/ Brianne Farley (2nd session)

10:30am–11:00am
Youth
Main Library - Traverse City
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Front Lawn @ TADL Main Library
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Arts, Summer
Event Details:

Youth, families. All supplies provided. No sign-up required.

This event is in the "Youth" group

Let's Paint Outside: open painting

11:00am–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, Summer
Event Details:

Youth, families. All supplies provided.

Spend time in nature painting! Pick up supplies from the tent on the front lawn and find that perfect scene to paint, Plein Air style. 

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Art in the Park

11:00am–1:00pm
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, Crafts/Games/Hobbies, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Event Details:

En plein air! Or painting outdoors! Join KBL in Brownson Park, Thursday, July 10th at 11:00am to create works of art inspired by the beauty of nature! Artists will be provided with paint, canvas, and clipboards to create with.

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

Let's Paint Outside! All ages open painting.

1:00pm–3:00pm
Youth, Teen, Adults
Main Library - Traverse City
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Front Lawn @ TADL Main Library
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adults
Program Type: Arts, Crafts/Games/Hobbies, Summer
Event Details:

Join us on the front lawn to paint! All ages welcome, (although very young children will likely find our morning session more engaging). 

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

S.T.E.A.M. Time: Watercolor 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 creative water color painting!

This event is in the "Youth" group

DIY Delights

4:00pm–5:00pm
Youth
Main Library - Traverse City
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Story Room - Youth Services
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Arts, Crafts/Games/Hobbies
Event Details:

Get ready to roll up your sleeves and let your creativity shine at DIY Delights! This hands-on craft program is a fun, colorful project that kids can make and take home. All supplies are provided—just bring your imagination!

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Hero's Quest - Yoga in the Park with Megan Hall

10:30am–12:00pm
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, Health & Wellness, Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Event Details:

Join us for Hero's Quest! A weekly Wednesday summer program, based on Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus books. Each week, we will get in formation at Brownson Park for engaging movement, teamwork activities, and games.

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

Trillium Groove Songwriting Workshop

4:00pm–7:00pm
Tweens, Teen, Adults, Seniors
Main Library - Traverse City
Register Now
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–7:00pm
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 "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 Octet 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 Octet!

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 "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.