February 2019
Coffee with a Cop
"Building relationships, one cup at a time." Join your neighbors and police offers for coffee and conversation! Free coffee will be provided by Mundos Roasting & Co. Free conversation will be provided by Traverse City Police Department. For more information…
Find out more »1000 Books Before Kindergarten Celebration
It's almost March is Reading Month and we want to celebrate the families in our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program with a special celebration. Come enjoy a game, craft, books, fun photo ops, and snacks with other program participants. There…
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Cabin Fever–Scrabble Tournament
Getting tired of winter? Want to socialize in a competitive manner? Sign up for our first Scrabble Tournament! This is an individual event where each person plays at least 2 rounds. Top scorers will enter semi or final…
Find out more »Books to Movies
Join us every Monday night to watch movies that were based on books or real events. Once in a while we may watch one NOT based on either but just for fun. Popcorn is always available from AMC Classic Cherry…
Find out more »Tuesdays @ Two
This month we will read and discuss The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. The Tuesdays @ Two Book Club is for people who love to read and discuss books. It is a convenient book club that meets in…
Find out more »Teens Code
Teens Code is a collaborative coding experience for young people in grades 6-12. We will learn about people working in the tech fields, learn computer skills and work on a project chosen by the participants. This program expands on our…
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 6:15-7:00 the floor will be open. We may watch AMV’s, share stories and…
Find out more »Teen Sages
The Teen Sages is the teen volunteer group at the Traverse Area District Library’s Main Traverse City 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…
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! Participants are encouraged (but not required) to bring small pieces of their…
Find out more »March 2019
Cinema Curiosa presents: Mavis!
An expansive and inspiring portrait of singer and civil rights pioneer Mavis Staples.
Find out more »Book Birthday Party: The Griffins of Castle Cary
Join us for a book "birthday party" launch with local author Heather Shumaker as we celebrate her first children's book, The Griffins of Castle Cary. This book will appeal to fans of the close-knitted sibling books of The Penderwicks…
Find out more »Books to Movies
Join us every Monday night to watch movies that were based on books or real events. Once in a while we may watch one NOT based on either but just for fun. Popcorn is always available from AMC Classic Cherry…
Find out more »Author talk with Irene Miller!
Join us for an evening with Michigan-based author, Irene Miller! Irene Miller is a Holocaust survivor, author, speaker, educator, and mediator. She will be discussing her book, Into No Man's Land, along with her experiences in the world. From her website:…
Find out more »Teens Code
Teens Code is a collaborative coding experience for young people in grades 6-12. We will learn about people working in the tech fields, learn computer skills and work on a project chosen by the participants. This program expands on our…
Find out more »Teen Sages
The Teen Sages is the teen volunteer group at the Traverse Area District Library’s Main Traverse City 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…
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! Participants are encouraged (but not required) to bring small pieces of their…
Find out more »Seed Swap!
Join us as Jamie Schaub and Brenin Wertz-Roth from Poesis Community Farm will share seeds, talk about seed saving and processing seeds. You are welcome to bring seeds with you to swap whether they are processed or not. Either…
Find out more »Books to Movies
Join us every Monday night to watch movies that were based on books or real events. Once in a while we may watch one NOT based on either but just for fun. Popcorn is always available from AMC Classic Cherry…
Find out more »Teens Code
Teens Code is a collaborative coding experience for young people in grades 6-12. We will learn about people working in the tech fields, learn computer skills and work on a project chosen by the participants. This program expands on our…
Find out more »Tea Classes
Tea Fairy coming to the Library! Tea is a part of every culture around the globe, and is second only to water in worldwide beverage consumption. This very popular class is intended to educate about the importance of reducing inflammation, so that…
Find out more »Teen Sages
The Teen Sages is the teen volunteer group at the Traverse Area District Library’s Main Traverse City 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…
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! Participants are encouraged (but not required) to bring small pieces of their…
Find out more »Cocoa with a Cop
Families are invited to hear stories and sing songs with one of the police officers in our neighborhood. There will be time to ask questions, take pictures, and share a cup of cocoa, too.
Find out more »Books to Movies
Join us every Monday night to watch movies that were based on books or real events. Once in a while we may watch one NOT based on either but just for fun. Popcorn is always available from AMC Classic Cherry…
Find out more »Gilmore Car Museum presents-Women in the Auto Industry
The Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, MI is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting the history and heritage of the automobile. They also love to talk about the history of the automobile. Please join us for Women's History…
Find out more »Teens Code
Teens Code is a collaborative coding experience for young people in grades 6-12. We will learn about people working in the tech fields, learn computer skills and work on a project chosen by the participants. This program expands on our…
Find out more »Teen Sages
The Teen Sages is the teen volunteer group at the Traverse Area District Library’s Main Traverse City 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…
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! Participants are encouraged (but not required) to bring small pieces of their…
Find out more »Books to Movies
Join us every Monday night to watch movies that were based on books or real events. Once in a while we may watch one NOT based on either but just for fun. Popcorn is always available from AMC Classic Cherry…
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 6:15-7:00 the floor will be open. We may watch AMV’s, share stories and…
Find out more »April 2019
Teens Code
Teens Code is a collaborative coding experience for young people in grades 6-12. We will learn about people working in the tech fields, learn computer skills and work on a project chosen by the participants. This program expands on our…
Find out more »Local Author Event: Bob Downes
Bob Downes is back this time to focus on biking. Author of several books on the subject (fiction and nonfiction), this event will feature a digital slide show, “Biking Cross Country” about cycling from Seattle to Michigan, with…
Find out more »Teen Sages
The Teen Sages is the teen volunteer group at the Traverse Area District Library’s Main Traverse City 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…
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! Participants are encouraged (but not required) to bring small pieces of their…
Find out more »Author Event: Lori Rader-Day
Did you know this week is International Dark Sky Week? Perfect timing for this midwestern author to join us and talk about her latest fiction book set in Mackinaw City at Headlands International Dark Sky Park. Please join…
Find out more »Teens Code
Teens Code is a collaborative coding experience for young people in grades 6-12. We will learn about people working in the tech fields, learn computer skills and work on a project chosen by the participants. This program expands on our…
Find out more »Local Author Event: Tanya Anne Crosby
This is National Library Week and we are focusing on local authors. Tanya Anne Crosby is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thirty novels! Join us while she fills us in on the life of…
Find out more »Teen Sages
The Teen Sages is the teen volunteer group at the Traverse Area District Library’s Main Traverse City 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…
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! Participants are encouraged (but not required) to bring small pieces of their…
Find out more »Local Author Event: Tom Carr
Local Author Tom Carr is an avid historian of the nitty gritty that you won't learn about in history class. Join us as he talks about the second installment in his Michigan Mayhem series. MI Bad: Robbers, Cutthroats, and…
Find out more »Teens Code
Teens Code is a collaborative coding experience for young people in grades 6-12. We will learn about people working in the tech fields, learn computer skills and work on a project chosen by the participants. This program expands on our…
Find out more »Teen Sages
The Teen Sages is the teen volunteer group at the Traverse Area District Library’s Main Traverse City 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…
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! Participants are encouraged (but not required) to bring small pieces of their…
Find out more »Teens Code
Teens Code is a collaborative coding experience for young people in grades 6-12. We will learn about people working in the tech fields, learn computer skills and work on a project chosen by the participants. This program expands on our…
Find out more »Author Event, Lady Long Rider: Bernice Ende
Bernice Ende is the Lady Long Rider. Since her first long ride at age 51 in 2005 from Montana to New Mexico, Ende has logged more than 29,000 miles in the saddle, crisscrossing North America on horseback—alone. More than once she has…
Find out more »Teen Sages
The Teen Sages is the teen volunteer group at the Traverse Area District Library’s Main Traverse City 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…
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! Participants are encouraged (but not required) to bring small pieces of their…
Find out more »Gardening 101
Come on locavores! Soon it will be time to get your garden ready! Feeling overwhelmed or don't know how to get started? Join us as presenters will show us basic gardening skills that you can use for…
Find out more »Teens Code
Teens Code is a collaborative coding experience for young people in grades 6-12. We will learn about people working in the tech fields, learn computer skills and work on a project chosen by the participants. This program expands on our…
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 6:15-7:00 the floor will be open. We may watch AMV’s, share stories and…
Find out more »May 2019
Teen Sages
The Teen Sages is the teen volunteer group at the Traverse Area District Library’s Main Traverse City 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…
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! Participants are encouraged (but not required) to bring small pieces of their…
Find out more »Teen Sages
The Teen Sages is the teen volunteer group at the Traverse Area District Library’s Main Traverse City 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…
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! Participants are encouraged (but not required) to bring small pieces of their…
Find out more »Local Authors: Onalee Marsh and Ginny Johnson
Onalee Marsh and Ginny Johnson, self-described “old ladies who love to write", share tales from their books about growing up during the Great Depression and WWII. Reminiscent of a Hallmark film, the ladies share heartwarming stories of family and…
Find out more »Teen Sages
The Teen Sages is the teen volunteer group at the Traverse Area District Library’s Main Traverse City 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…
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! Participants are encouraged (but not required) to bring small pieces of their…
Find out more »Teen Sages
The Teen Sages is the teen volunteer group at the Traverse Area District Library’s Main Traverse City 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…
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! Participants are encouraged (but not required) to bring small pieces of their…
Find out more »Memorial Day: Libraries are Closed
In observance of Memorial Day, all TADL network library locations are closed. Take a moment to remember all Americans that died while serving in the United States military. Libraries will resume normal hours on Tuesday, May 28th.
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 6:15-7:00 the floor will be open. We may watch AMV’s, share stories and…
Find out more »Teen Sages
The Teen Sages is the teen volunteer group at the Traverse Area District Library’s Main Traverse City 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…
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! Participants are encouraged (but not required) to bring small pieces of their…
Find out more »June 2019
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 6:15-7:00 the floor will be open. We may watch AMV’s, share stories and…
Find out more »July 2019
Independence Day: Libraries are Closed
All TADL Network library locations will be closed on Thursday, July 4th, for Independence Day. This includes: Traverse City-Main, East Bay Branch and Kingsley Branch Libraries, Fife Lake Public Library, Peninsula Community Library, and Interlochen Public Library. All libraries will…
Find out more »Main Library Closed for Cherry Royale Parade
The TADL Main Library (Traverse City) will be closed from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. due to the National Cherry Festival’s Cherry Royale Parade. At 2:00 p.m. the library will resume operations, and close at 6:00 p.m.
Find out more »September 2019
Labor Day: Libraries Closed
All Traverse Area District Library network locations will be closed for the Labor Day observance. Regular hours of operation will resume on Tuesday, September 3, 2019.
Find out more »November 2019
Thanksgiving Eve: TADL Locations close early
The Traverse Area District Library’s Main location, East Bay Branch and Kingsley Branch libraries will close at 5:00 p.m. today, to allow our staff to prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday. All six TADL network library locations will be closed…
Find out more »Thanksgiving: Libraries Closed
All six TADL network libraries are closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday. The Main Library (Traverse City), East Bay and Kingsley Branch Libraries, and Interlochen Public Library will be open on Friday, November 29th. Peninsula Community Library and Fife Lake…
Find out more »December 2019
Christmas Eve Day: TADL Locations Closed
All TADL library locations (Main: Traverse City, East Bay and Kingsley branches) are closed for Christmas Eve Day, and will remain closed on Christmas Day (December 25th).
Find out more »Christmas Day: All Libraries Closed
All TADL network library locations are closed for Christmas Day. Normal operating hours will resume on Thursday, December 26th, 2019. Please check your favorite library location for current hours.
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