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Builder’s Workshop
Fun building crafts using everyday materials to create something new. With Miss Linda and Miss Michele. Ages 4 - 10. Part of our 2017 Summer Reading Club. For more information, please click HERE.
Find out more »Build It! 2017 National Library Lock-In
Teens 13-19 years old are invited to spend the night at the library. Arrival time is 8:00-8:30 PM. After that there will be no coming or leaving except for the optional pick-up time of 11:00 p.m. We will have games,…
Find out more »Full Steam Ahead
Come and let books inspire us to learn more about Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) in a family-friendly storytime which will include some fun, hands-on activities. Part of our 2017 Summer Reading Club. For more information, please click HERE.
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 »District-Wide Summer Reading Club Finale Party!
Celebrate our community of readers and this year's theme: Build a Better World! Join us for a district-wide Summer Reading Club finale party, for readers of all ages and families that use any and all six locations in the TADL network…
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 »D&D for Teens
D&D for Teens is a Dungeons and Dragons Club run by teens for teens. We have dice, manuals and access to a character generator. One of the participants will act as the Dungeon Master and the everyone else will play…
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 »Stories in Nature
Join Rachel Gauthier, Explorer Guide at the Interlochen State Park, to learn about the stories behind nature. Each week, we will explore stories and hands-on activities covering topics like the Sleeping Bear Dunes, Petoskey stones and much more. Ages 4-10.…
Find out more »IGLU: Inspired Group for Literary Understanding
IGLU is a writing group that meets weekly in Teen Services. Teens, 13-19, gather to discuss all things writing and enjoy a snack.
Find out more »Full STEAM Ahead!
Come and let books inspire us to learn more about Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) in a family-friendly storytime which will include some fun, hands-on activities.
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 »Kids Coding Club
Youth aged 6-12 are invited to build their coding knowledge and abilities through games and activities. We'll work with a number of low and high-tech options including Hour of Code, Scratch, The Coding Mouse, Ozobot, Osmo Coding, and more in…
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 »D&D for Teens
D&D for Teens is a Dungeons and Dragons Club run by teens for teens. We have dice, manuals and access to a character generator. One of the participants will act as the Dungeon Master and the everyone else will play…
Find out more »Stories in Nature
Join Rachel Gauthier, Explorer Guide at the Interlochen State Park, to learn about the stories behind nature. Each week, we will explore stories and hands-on activities covering topics like the Sleeping Bear Dunes, Petoskey stones and much more. Ages 4-10.…
Find out more »Children’s Concert: Wendy & DB
Families are invited to get out of the heat and join us for some interactive, musical fun with the children's group, Wendy & DB. With songs like "It's a Doo Daa Day," "Pink Flamingo," and "Walla Walla Tree," they keep…
Find out more »Wendy & DB
Families are invited to get out of the heat and join us for some interactive, musical fun with the children's group, Wendy & DB. With songs like " It's a Doo Daa Day, "Pink Flamingo," and "Walla Walla Tree", they keep the…
Find out more »IGLU: Inspired Group for Literary Understanding
IGLU is a writing group that meets weekly in Teen Services. Teens, 13-19, gather to discuss all things writing and enjoy a snack.
Find out more »Full STEAM Ahead!
Come and let books inspire us to learn more about Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) in a family-friendly storytime which will include some fun, hands-on activities.
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 »D&D for Teens
D&D for Teens is a Dungeons and Dragons Club run by teens for teens. We have dice, manuals and access to a character generator. One of the participants will act as the Dungeon Master and the everyone else will play…
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 »Stories in Nature
Join Rachel Gauthier, Explorer Guide at the Interlochen State Park, to learn about the stories behind nature. Each week, we will explore stories and hands-on activities covering topics like the Sleeping Bear Dunes, Petoskey stones and much more. Ages 4-10.…
Find out more »IGLU: Inspired Group for Literary Understanding
IGLU is a writing group that meets weekly in Teen Services. Teens, 13-19, gather to discuss all things writing and enjoy a snack.
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 »Full STEAM Ahead!
Come and let books inspire us to learn more about Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) in a family-friendly storytime which will include some fun, hands-on activities.
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 »Kandinsky and Klee: Do You See What I Hear?
Join us for a colorful lecture on art featuring Jaye Lynn Trapp, who will explore the connections that artists Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee made between music and painting. She will examine how these pioneers of abstract art revolutionized early…
Find out more »D&D for Teens
D&D for Teens is a Dungeons and Dragons Club run by teens for teens. We have dice, manuals and access to a character generator. One of the participants will act as the Dungeon Master and the everyone else will play…
Find out more »IGLU: Inspired Group for Literary Understanding
IGLU is a writing group that meets weekly in Teen Services. Teens, 13-19, gather to discuss all things writing and enjoy a snack.
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 we will read and discuss The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah: "Viann and Isabelle have always been close despite their differences. Younger, bolder sister Isabelle lives in Paris while Viann lives a quiet and content life in the French…
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 »Tuesdays @ Two
This month we will read and discuss The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid's Tale is not only a radical and brilliant departure for Margaret Atwood, it is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable…
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 »Dyslexia Awareness
Join us as the Grand Traverse Dyslexia Association celebrates National Dyslexia Awareness at the Woodmere Library. All ages are welcome to learn about dyslexia and language difficulties affecting reading and spelling. For over 30 years, the GTDA has tutored students…
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 »Tuesdays @ Two
This month we will read and discuss Starvation Lake by Brian Bruley: "In the dead of a Michigan winter, pieces of a snowmobile wash up near the crumbling, small town of Starvation Lake--the same snowmobile that went down with Starvation's…
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 »Tuesdays @ Two
This month we will read and discuss My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante: The story begins in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples. Growing up on these tough streets, the two girls learn 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 »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 »Tuesdays @ Two
This month we will read and discuss Rules of Civility by Amor Towles: A sophisticated and entertaining debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose. Set in New York City in 1938, Rules of Civility…
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