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Toddler Time!

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Pinconning Branch Community Room at Pinconning Branch Library
Program Type:
Other, Play
Age Group:
Everyone, Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children

Bring your littles to the Pinconning Branch every other week for play and to make new friends! Hot beverages will be provided for adults.

This program is recommended for children 5 & under.

Library Branch: Pinconning Branch Library
Room: Pinconning Branch Community Room
Age Group: Everyone, Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Other, Play
Event Details:

Bring your littles to the Pinconning Branch every other week for play and to make new friends! Hot beverages will be provided for adults.

This program is recommended for children 5 & under.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Pups & Pages - Auburn

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Auburn Branch Community Room at Auburn Area Branch Library
Program Type:
Educational, Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Read to a therapy dog or dog in training in a one-on-one session. You will be called to schedule your session the week of the program. Children ages 4-12 are invited to attend. 

 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Auburn Area Branch Library
Room: Auburn Branch Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Educational, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Read to a therapy dog or dog in training in a one-on-one session. You will be called to schedule your session the week of the program. Children ages 4-12 are invited to attend. 

 

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

Adventure by Mail with example of letter, mailing package, and envelope

Adventure by Mail

All Day 12/8 - 12/12
Off Site
Program Type:
Educational, Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Registered patrons ages 8-12 will have a package an address of their choice. It will contain three challenges to complete in order to win.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Educational, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Registered patrons ages 8-12 will have a package an address of their choice. It will contain three challenges to complete in order to win.

Disclaimer(s)

Bay County Residents Only

This high demand special collection/program is limited exclusively to Bay County resident cardholders only.

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

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Excited Goat Storytime w/ WIRT

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Excited Goat Coffee Company at Off Site
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children

Families with young children.  Join the Wirt library at EXCITED GOAT COFFEE CO.  in Essexville for storytime!

No registration required.

Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Excited Goat Coffee Company
Age Group: Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Families with young children.  Join the Wirt library at EXCITED GOAT COFFEE CO.  in Essexville for storytime!

No registration required.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Gingerbread Story Time @ SAGE

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Sage Branch Community Room at Sage Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children

It seems like a long break between story time sessions!

Children ages 2-5 + Adult are invited to join us at Sage Branch Library on Monday, December 8 @ 10:00 am for Gingerbread Story Time!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Sage Branch Library
Room: Sage Branch Community Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

It seems like a long break between story time sessions!

Children ages 2-5 + Adult are invited to join us at Sage Branch Library on Monday, December 8 @ 10:00 am for Gingerbread Story Time!

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

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Gingerbread Story Time @ SAGE

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Sage Branch Community Room at Sage Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children

It seems like a long break between story time sessions!

Children ages 2-5 + Adult are invited to join us at Sage Branch Library on Tuesday, December 9 @ 10:00 am for Gingerbread Story Time!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Sage Branch Library
Room: Sage Branch Community Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

It seems like a long break between story time sessions!

Children ages 2-5 + Adult are invited to join us at Sage Branch Library on Tuesday, December 9 @ 10:00 am for Gingerbread Story Time!

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

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Ugly Sweater Magnets

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Auburn Branch Community Room at Auburn Area Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Join us for a fun program where we’ll be creating adorable (and tacky) magnets that look like your favorite festive sweater, perfect to keep or give as a gift! Participants are welcome to wear and show off your favorite sweater!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Auburn Area Branch Library
Room: Auburn Branch Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a fun program where we’ll be creating adorable (and tacky) magnets that look like your favorite festive sweater, perfect to keep or give as a gift! Participants are welcome to wear and show off your favorite sweater!

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

This could get messy! Please wear old clothes.

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Reindeer @ Your Library - Wirt

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Wirt Lawn at Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Everyone, Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

See live reindeer outside the library, enjoy a storywalk, crafts, and other family fun for all ages! 

No registration required. Camera use is encouraged! 

Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Wirt Lawn
Age Group: Everyone, Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

See live reindeer outside the library, enjoy a storywalk, crafts, and other family fun for all ages! 

No registration required. Camera use is encouraged! 

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Move & Groove @ WIRT

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Kantzler Community Room at Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Program Type:
Music
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children

Ages 0-5 with an adult.  

Join us for a story, music, and dancing! Both kids and their caregivers will enjoy shaking their sillies out in this movement-based program.

Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Kantzler Community Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

Ages 0-5 with an adult.  

Join us for a story, music, and dancing! Both kids and their caregivers will enjoy shaking their sillies out in this movement-based program.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Gingerbread House Decorating

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Auburn Branch Community Room at Auburn Area Branch Library
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens

Join us for a fun afteroon making your own edible gingerbead house! No registration required. 

Library Branch: Auburn Area Branch Library
Room: Auburn Branch Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Join us for a fun afteroon making your own edible gingerbead house! No registration required. 

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Please alert staff to any food allergies.

This could get messy! Please wear old clothes.

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Reindeer @ Your Library - Pinconning

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Pinconning Branch Community Room at Pinconning Branch Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Everyone, Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

See live reindeer outside the library, enjoy a storywalk, crafts, and other family fun for all ages! 

No registration required. Camera use is encouraged! 

Library Branch: Pinconning Branch Library
Room: Pinconning Branch Community Room
Age Group: Everyone, Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

See live reindeer outside the library, enjoy a storywalk, crafts, and other family fun for all ages! 

No registration required. Camera use is encouraged! 

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Mad Scientists: Electric Cards

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Sage Branch Community Room at Sage Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Children age 6-12 are invited to join us at Sage Library for Mad Scientists: electric Cards on Thursday, December 11 @ 5:30 pm. 

Create a circuit that will light up your art!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Sage Branch Library
Room: Sage Branch Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Children age 6-12 are invited to join us at Sage Library for Mad Scientists: electric Cards on Thursday, December 11 @ 5:30 pm. 

Create a circuit that will light up your art!

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

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Little Wigglers @ SAGE

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Sage Branch Community Room at Sage Branch Library
Program Type:
Music
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children

Join us Sage Library for Little Wigglers on Friday, December 12 @ 10:30 am!

For children that are walking ages 5 and under + Adult

Move and dance our wiggles out at a fun musical program. 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Sage Branch Library
Room: Sage Branch Community Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Music
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us Sage Library for Little Wigglers on Friday, December 12 @ 10:30 am!

For children that are walking ages 5 and under + Adult

Move and dance our wiggles out at a fun musical program. 

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

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SpongeBob Trivia @ Wirt

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Kantzler Community Room at Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Ages 8-12. 

Celebrate the upcoming release of The SpongeBob Movie by testing your knowledge of everyone's favorite underwater sponge.

Registration is required.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Kantzler Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 8-12. 

Celebrate the upcoming release of The SpongeBob Movie by testing your knowledge of everyone's favorite underwater sponge.

Registration is required.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

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Busy Book Cafe

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Sage Branch Community Room at Sage Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Educational
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children

Join us at Sage Library on Monday, December 15 for Busy Book Cafe!

For children ages 0-3 years old + Adult.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Sage Branch Library
Room: Sage Branch Community Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Educational
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at Sage Library on Monday, December 15 for Busy Book Cafe!

For children ages 0-3 years old + Adult.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

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Mackinaw Bridge Then and Now

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Educational, STEAM
Age Group:
Children

Join us for a virtual presentation, geared toward elementary classrooms and homeschool families, by Kim Nowack, Executive Director of the Mackinaw Bridge Authority.

Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Educational, STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a virtual presentation, geared toward elementary classrooms and homeschool families, by Kim Nowack, Executive Director of the Mackinaw Bridge Authority.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

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Make Your Own Elf On The Shelf

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Auburn Branch Community Room at Auburn Area Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children

Have you heard of “Elf on the Shelf”? Well now you can make your own version out of clay and other craft materials! Want to make “Shrek on a Deck”? Or “Pikachu on a Shoe”? Or even “Potato on a Rainbow”? Then come get to crafting! 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Auburn Area Branch Library
Room: Auburn Branch Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have you heard of “Elf on the Shelf”? Well now you can make your own version out of clay and other craft materials! Want to make “Shrek on a Deck”? Or “Pikachu on a Shoe”? Or even “Potato on a Rainbow”? Then come get to crafting! 

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

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Sensory Play @ WIRT

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Program Room at Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Program Type:
Educational, Other, Play
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children

Ages 1-5 with an adult.  

Drop in for hands-on discovery fun and family time!!

No registration required.

Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Educational, Other, Play
Event Details:

Ages 1-5 with an adult.  

Drop in for hands-on discovery fun and family time!!

No registration required.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Gamer Club

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Auburn Branch Community Room at Auburn Area Branch Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens

Do you love gaming? Come join your fellow gamers in snacks, and some fun Switch games! You decide which games we play!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Auburn Area Branch Library
Room: Auburn Branch Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you love gaming? Come join your fellow gamers in snacks, and some fun Switch games! You decide which games we play!

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

Dog with books

Pups & Pages - Sage

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Sage Branch Community Room at Sage Branch Library
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Join us at Sage Library on Wednesday, December 17 for Pups & Pages!

Children ages 4-12 will read to a a certified therapy dog beginning at 5:30 pm.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Sage Branch Library
Room: Sage Branch Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at Sage Library on Wednesday, December 17 for Pups & Pages!

Children ages 4-12 will read to a a certified therapy dog beginning at 5:30 pm.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

dance music movement

Move & Groove @ WIRT

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Kantzler Community Room at Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Program Type:
Music
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children

Ages 0-5 with an adult.  

Join us for a story, music, and dancing! Both kids and their caregivers will enjoy shaking their sillies out in this movement-based program.

Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Kantzler Community Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

Ages 0-5 with an adult.  

Join us for a story, music, and dancing! Both kids and their caregivers will enjoy shaking their sillies out in this movement-based program.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Gamer Club JR

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Auburn Branch Community Room at Auburn Area Branch Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children

Join us for a new after school club where we'll play a variety of video games, make new friends, and explore the world of gaming in a positive and fun environment.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Auburn Area Branch Library
Room: Auburn Branch Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a new after school club where we'll play a variety of video games, make new friends, and explore the world of gaming in a positive and fun environment.

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

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Reindeer @ Your Library - Sage

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Sage Branch Community Room at Sage Branch Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Everyone, Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

See live reindeer outside the library, enjoy a storywalk, crafts, and other family fun for all ages! 

No registration required. Camera use is encouraged! 

Library Branch: Sage Branch Library
Room: Sage Branch Community Room
Age Group: Everyone, Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

See live reindeer outside the library, enjoy a storywalk, crafts, and other family fun for all ages! 

No registration required. Camera use is encouraged! 

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Pups & Pages - Pinconning

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Pinconning Branch Community Room at Pinconning Branch Library
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Read a book to a real service dog! 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Pinconning Branch Library
Room: Pinconning Branch Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Event Details:

Read a book to a real service dog! 

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.