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Wigglers
“Wigglers” programs are designed for PreSchoolers and offer stories, songs, rhymes and feature a guest appearance by everyone’s favorite storytime bear, Brown Sugar.
Find out more »Genealogy Webinar
Into Genealogy? Want to know more? Join us in watching a live webinar by Legacy Family Tree as presenters will guide us through our genealogy quest. WikiTree: Free for All Without a Free-for-All by Eowyn Langholf This presentation gives a…
Find out more »Teen Sages
The Teen Sages is the teen volunteer group at the Traverse Area District Library’s Woodmere location. The Teen Sages assist in planning programs, make suggestions to improve library service to teens, and help out with various library programs. We meet weekly to…
Find out more »Last Plane Out of Cambodia with Captain Neil Hansen
Remember the movie "Air America" starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. as American pilots flying missions in Laos during the Vietnam War? Come to the library on May 24 to meet Captain Neil Hansen, one of the pilots that flew the CIA's…
Find out more »Wigglers
“Wigglers” programs are designed for PreSchoolers and offer stories, songs, rhymes and feature a guest appearance by everyone’s favorite storytime bear, Brown Sugar.
Find out more »Teen Writing Group
Get together with other teen authors to discuss creative writing. If you are into: creating original stories, fan fiction, poetry, expanding your editing skills…this is the group for you! The Teen Writing Group is led by an experienced teen author. Participants are…
Find out more »Teen’s Choice
Saturdays teens choose from various activities: D&D, Filmmakers, Board Games, or Crafts. Gather in Teen Services at 12:30 and decide what to do. A small snack will be provided. D&D for Teens is a Dungeons and Dragons run by teens…
Find out more »Tuesdays @ Two
This month's selection is: Blood Will Out by Walter Kirn The true story of a young novelist who meets and befriends an eccentric, privileged New Yorker when he delivers a crippled hunting dog to him from an animal shelter, and…
Find out more »Otaku Kingdom
Explore the world of the Otaku. The Otaku Kingdom is for the diehard fans, curious observers and everyone in between. Dying to cosplay? This is the place for it. From 6:00-6:30 the floor will be open. We may watch AMV’s, share stories and…
Find out more »Genealogy Webinar
Into Genealogy? Want to know more? Join us in watching a live webinar by Legacy Family Tree as presenters will guide us through our genealogy quest. The Great War: Researching Your World War I Ancestors by Michael L. Strauss Researching…
Find out more »Teen Sages
The Teen Sages is the teen volunteer group at the Traverse Area District Library’s Woodmere location. The Teen Sages assist in planning programs, make suggestions to improve library service to teens, and help out with various library programs. We meet weekly to…
Find out more »Teen Writing Group
Get together with other teen authors to discuss creative writing. If you are into: creating original stories, fan fiction, poetry, expanding your editing skills…this is the group for you! The Teen Writing Group is led by an experienced teen author. Participants are…
Find out more »Genealogy Workshop–Free Event
Are you into genealogy? Just beginning? This is the workshop for you! Volunteer genealogists will be available to discuss lineage societies and answer genealogy questions. Representatives from the groups Daughters of the American Revolution, Grand Traverse Genealogical Society, Sons of…
Find out more »Books to Movies
Come join us every Monday night and watch some wonderful movies based on books or true events. Once in awhile there are a few just wonderful movies NOT based on books or true events but come anyways---it's always enjoyable at…
Find out more »Writers Writing
BYOT - bring your own typewriter* Join other writers in their 20s and 30s as they learn about writing, explore techniques, and have a look from a second pair of (probably bespectacled) eyes. Writers Writing, the workshop for millennials who…
Find out more »Teen Hang Out
Build a Better World by strengthening old friendships and growing new ones. Teens are invited to spend Monday’s hanging out in the library. There will be video games, board games, crafts, snacks, and friends. Teen Hang Out will run 1:00-4:00…
Find out more »Books to Movies
Come join us every Monday night and watch some wonderful movies based on books or true events. Once in awhile there are a few just wonderful movies NOT based on books or true events but come anyways—it’s always enjoyable at…
Find out more »Teen Sages
The Teen Sages is the teen volunteer group at the Traverse Area District Library’s Woodmere location. The Teen Sages assist in planning programs, make suggestions to improve library service to teens, and help out with various library programs. We meet weekly to…
Find out more »Summer Reading Club Kick-off: The Wacky World of Science
Families are invited to kick-off our Summer Reading Club with magician, scientist, and funny man Doug Sheer. In The Wacky World of Science, children watch or "participate in wacky and off-the-wall, hands-on lessons while discovering that simple household items can be…
Find out more »Teen Hang Out
Build a Better World by strengthening old friendships and growing new ones. Teens are invited to spend Monday’s hanging out in the library. There will be video games, board games, crafts, snacks, and friends. Teen Hang Out will run 1:00-4:00…
Find out more »Books to Movies
Come join us every Monday night and watch some wonderful movies based on books or true events. Once in awhile there are a few just wonderful movies NOT based on books or true events but come anyways—it’s always enjoyable at…
Find out more »Writers Writing
BYOT - bring your own typewriter* Join other writers in their 20s and 30s as they learn about writing, explore techniques, and have a look from a second pair of (probably bespectacled) eyes. Writers Writing, the workshop for millennials who…
Find out more »Surviving a Dystopia
We build it. You destroy it. Now what? Welcome to The Oppressed Peoples of Nore Natrum: Iron Fist Consumerists. Our motto is "Work for this country, work for your pride, work for us." Nore Natrum is a dystopian society that…
Find out more »BINGO Night!
Help kick-off our Summer Reading Club by joining us for an all ages BINGO Night! There will be fun, prizes, trivia and...BINGO. Brush up on your Bingo Lingo as local authors may call out the numbers in rhyming or…
Find out more »Teen Hang Out
Build a Better World by strengthening old friendships and growing new ones. Teens are invited to spend Monday’s hanging out in the library. There will be video games, board games, crafts, snacks, and friends. Teen Hang Out will run 1:00-4:00…
Find out more »TONKS & THE AURORS
Tonks & The Aurors is a Wizard Rock Band, playing Harry Potter inspired music. All teens and tweens are invited to attend this free magical performance.
Find out more »Books to Movies
Come join us every Monday night and watch some wonderful movies based on books or true events. Once in awhile there are a few just wonderful movies NOT based on books or true events but come anyways—it’s always enjoyable at…
Find out more »Tuesdays @ Two
This month's selection is: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg Mrs. Threadgoode's tale of two high-spirited women of the 1930s, Idgie and Ruth, helps Evelyn, a 1980s woman in a sad slump of middle age,…
Find out more »Otaku Kingdom
Explore the world of the Otaku. The Otaku Kingdom is for the diehard fans, curious observers and everyone in between. Dying to cosplay? This is the place for it. From 6:00-6:30 the floor will be open. We may watch AMV’s, share stories and…
Find out more »Genealogy Webinar
Into Genealogy? Want to know more? Join us in watching a live webinar by Legacy Family Tree as presenters will guide us through our genealogy quest. Canada's Top 10 by Kathryn Lake Explore the top 10 websites for researching your…
Find out more »Teen Sages
The Teen Sages is the teen volunteer group at the Traverse Area District Library’s Woodmere location. The Teen Sages assist in planning programs, make suggestions to improve library service to teens, and help out with various library programs. We meet weekly to…
Find out more »Teen Sages
The Teen Sages is the teen volunteer group at the Traverse Area District Library’s Woodmere location. The Teen Sages assist in planning programs, make suggestions to improve library service to teens, and help out with various library programs. We meet weekly to…
Find out more »Teen Hang Out
Build a Better World by strengthening old friendships and growing new ones. Teens are invited to spend Monday’s hanging out in the library. There will be video games, board games, crafts, snacks, and friends. Teen Hang Out will run 1:00-4:00…
Find out more »Teen Hang Out
Build a Better World by strengthening old friendships and growing new ones. Teens are invited to spend Monday’s hanging out in the library. There will be video games, board games, crafts, snacks, and friends. Teen Hang Out will run 1:00-4:00…
Find out more »Sylvan Learning: LEGO WeDo
Families with children aged 3-7 are invited to experiment with and explore the LEGO WeDo software with our friends from Sylvan Learning. After building your WeDo robot, engage other program participants in friendly challenges or imaginative play. Part of our…
Find out more »Quarkmine: Build a Better Robot
Youth aged 8-12 are invited to join Quarkmine, a local STEM education organization, as they build robots and put their creations through robot challenges. No experience necessary to participate, though space is limited. Sign-up for the program here or in the…
Find out more »Writers Writing
BYOT - bring your own typewriter* Join other writers in their 20s and 30s as they learn about writing, explore techniques, and have a look from a second pair of (probably bespectacled) eyes. Writers Writing, the workshop for millennials who…
Find out more »Teen Sages
The Teen Sages is the teen volunteer group at the Traverse Area District Library’s Woodmere location. The Teen Sages assist in planning programs, make suggestions to improve library service to teens, and help out with various library programs. We meet weekly to…
Find out more »Cirque Movement: Build a Better Circus
Join Cirque Movement for an interactive circus show designed to wow kids of all ages! Bring your friends and family for an awe-inspiring performance full of stunts, silliness, and songs. Cirque Movement are "certified AcroYoga Montreal instructors with over a…
Find out more »Teen Hang Out
Build a Better World by strengthening old friendships and growing new ones. Teens are invited to spend Monday’s hanging out in the library. There will be video games, board games, crafts, snacks, and friends. Teen Hang Out will run 1:00-4:00…
Find out more »Otaku Kingdom
Explore the world of the Otaku. The Otaku Kingdom is for the diehard fans, curious observers and everyone in between. Dying to cosplay? This is the place for it. From 6:00-6:30 the floor will be open. We may watch AMV’s, share stories and…
Find out more »Genealogy Webinar
Into Genealogy? Want to know more? Join us in watching a live webinar by Legacy Family Tree as presenters will guide us through our genealogy quest. Family History Adhesive: the Science of Why History Binds Families and the Simple Tech…
Find out more »Teen Sages
The Teen Sages is the teen volunteer group at the Traverse Area District Library’s Woodmere location. The Teen Sages assist in planning programs, make suggestions to improve library service to teens, and help out with various library programs. We meet weekly to…
Find out more »Teen Hang Out
Build a Better World by strengthening old friendships and growing new ones. Teens are invited to spend Monday’s hanging out in the library. There will be video games, board games, crafts, snacks, and friends. Teen Hang Out will run 1:00-4:00…
Find out more »Writers Writing
BYOT - bring your own typewriter* Join other writers in their 20s and 30s as they learn about writing, explore techniques, and have a look from a second pair of (probably bespectacled) eyes. Writers Writing, the workshop for millennials who…
Find out more »Teen Sages
The Teen Sages is the teen volunteer group at the Traverse Area District Library’s Woodmere location. The Teen Sages assist in planning programs, make suggestions to improve library service to teens, and help out with various library programs. We meet weekly to…
Find out more »Teen Hang Out
Build a Better World by strengthening old friendships and growing new ones. Teens are invited to spend Monday’s hanging out in the library. There will be video games, board games, crafts, snacks, and friends. Teen Hang Out will run 1:00-4:00…
Find out more »Teen Hang Out
Build a Better World by strengthening old friendships and growing new ones. Teens are invited to spend Monday’s hanging out in the library. There will be video games, board games, crafts, snacks, and friends. Teen Hang Out will run 1:00-4:00…
Find out more »Teen Sages
The Teen Sages is the teen volunteer group at the Traverse Area District Library’s Woodmere location. The Teen Sages assist in planning programs, make suggestions to improve library service to teens, and help out with various library programs. We meet weekly to…
Find out more »TADL Monthly Board Meeting
The Traverse Area District Library (TADL) Board of Trustees will meet for their regular monthly board meeting. Board meetings are open to the public. Click here for a complete agenda and the minutes of the previous meeting.
Find out more »Teen Hang Out
Build a Better World by strengthening old friendships and growing new ones. Teens are invited to spend Monday’s hanging out in the library. There will be video games, board games, crafts, snacks, and friends. Teen Hang Out will run 1:00-4:00…
Find out more »Otaku Kingdom
Explore the world of the Otaku. The Otaku Kingdom is for the diehard fans, curious observers and everyone in between. Dying to cosplay? This is the place for it. From 6:00-6:30 the floor will be open. We may watch AMV’s, share stories and…
Find out more »TADL Monthly Board Meeting
The Traverse Area District Library (TADL) Board of Trustees will meet for their regular monthly board meeting. Board meetings are open to the public. Click here for a complete agenda and the minutes of the previous meeting.
Find out more »Otaku Kingdom
Explore the world of the Otaku. The Otaku Kingdom is for the diehard fans, curious observers and everyone in between. Dying to cosplay? This is the place for it. From 6:00-6:30 the floor will be open. We may watch AMV’s, share stories and…
Find out more »TADL Monthly Board Meeting
The Traverse Area District Library (TADL) Board of Trustees will meet for their regular monthly board meeting. Board meetings are open to the public. Click here for a complete agenda and the minutes of the previous meeting.
Find out more »TADL Monthly Board Meeting
The Traverse Area District Library (TADL) Board of Trustees will meet for their regular monthly board meeting. Board meetings are open to the public. Click here for a complete agenda and the minutes of the previous meeting.
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