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Picture of the Puzzle for the Competition--Ice Skaters on a Lake in the Evening

Team Jigsaw Puzzle Challenge

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Sage Branch Community Room at Sage Branch Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

Adults, register a team of friends or family to see who can complete a 500 piece puzzle first! Prize awarded to the winning team. Unplug and play at the library!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Sage Branch Library
Room: Sage Branch Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Adults, register a team of friends or family to see who can complete a 500 piece puzzle first! Prize awarded to the winning team. Unplug and play at the library!

Disclaimer(s)

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

dance music movement

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.

pink pom with felt antlers set against a wintry backdrop

Pom Pom Ornament Craft and Cocoa

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kantzler Community Room at Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens

*Please register using the name of the teen that will be participating. 

Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to join us to create your own pom pom ornament and enjoy hot cocoa!  All supplies provided!

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

*Please register using the name of the teen that will be participating. 

Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to join us to create your own pom pom ornament and enjoy hot cocoa!  All supplies provided!

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.

Participant must be in grades sixth through twelfth (6-12) to register for this program

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

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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! 

Mad Scientists: Electric Cards (example)

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.

Santa Gnome Door Hanger Craft

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Kantzler Community Room at Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Craft a Santa Gnome using garland and faux white leaves.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Kantzler Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Craft a Santa Gnome using garland and faux white leaves.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Little Wigglers with five children graphic smiling and waving

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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Jolly Babies & Toddlers

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Auburn Branch Community Room at Auburn Area Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

Join us for a fun morning of jolly keepsake crafts, sensory bins, and light snacks! 

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

Join us for a fun morning of jolly keepsake crafts, sensory bins, and light snacks! 

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.

Winter Mug Centerpiece

Winter Mug Centerpiece

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Pinconning Branch Community Room at Pinconning Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Join us at the Pinconning Branch to make a winter mug centerpiece.  Adults and teens (grades 6 and up) are invited to attend. Please register with a valid phone number where you can be reached.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Pinconning Branch Library
Room: Pinconning Branch Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at the Pinconning Branch to make a winter mug centerpiece.  Adults and teens (grades 6 and up) are invited to attend. Please register with a valid phone number where you can be reached.

Disclaimer(s)

Please register each person individually, including adults.

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

movie celebrate

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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Middle Pages Loot Boxes: Grades 6-8

All Day 12/15 - 12/20
Virtual
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Other
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens

**Due to the high demand of this special collection/program it is available exclusively to Bay County resident cardholders.

Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

**Due to the high demand of this special collection/program it is available exclusively to Bay County resident cardholders.

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.

Bay County Residents Only

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

Please alert staff to any food allergies.

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

Black and white template of a gingerbread house with gingerbread man waving hello

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.

Yarn and Knitting Needles

Knitting Solutions (2nd Floor)

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Second Floor Community Meeting Room at Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Educational
Age Group:
Adults

Drop in to knit and crochet with others.  Expert knitters on site to help those who need assistance.  Supplies not provided, please bring your own project to work on.

Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Second Floor Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Educational
Event Details:

Drop in to knit and crochet with others.  Expert knitters on site to help those who need assistance.  Supplies not provided, please bring your own project to work on.

image of mackinaw bridge in michigan

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.

Pinconning Book Club

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Pinconning Branch Community Room at Pinconning Branch Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Join us in person for the book club. Please register at the circulation desk to pick up a copy of the book we will be discussing. 

Library Branch: Pinconning Branch Library
Room: Pinconning Branch Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Join us in person for the book club. Please register at the circulation desk to pick up a copy of the book we will be discussing. 

Film Crew Club open to teens in grades 6-12

Film Crew Club

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Sage Branch Community Room at Sage Branch Library
Program Type:
Movies, STEAM, Technology Class
Age Group:
Teens

Join us for a club for teens, all about making movies and other video-based media, with equipment provided by the Michigan Learning Channel! 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Sage Branch Library
Room: Sage Branch Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Movies, STEAM, Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a club for teens, all about making movies and other video-based media, with equipment provided by the Michigan Learning Channel! 

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.

Participant must be in grades sixth through twelfth (6-12) to register for this program

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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.

Romance & Rosé

Romance & Rosé

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Other at Off Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Are you a romance reader with no one to talk about your latest read? Join us to dish on your favorite reads and tropes and to get recs from fellow romance readers.

Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Other
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you a romance reader with no one to talk about your latest read? Join us to dish on your favorite reads and tropes and to get recs from fellow romance readers.

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.

playdate group

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.

Chess at the Library

Chess at the Library

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Sage Branch Community Room at Sage Branch Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Everyone

Open to chess players of all ages. Come for an opportunity to connect with other chess players in our community room over the board. 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Sage Branch Library
Room: Sage Branch Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Open to chess players of all ages. Come for an opportunity to connect with other chess players in our community room over the board. 

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.

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Needle Crafters Club

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Auburn Fireplace Reading Area at Auburn Area Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Other
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Bring your knitting and crochet projects and join us while we work on our projects. Other handwork is welcomed.

Library Branch: Auburn Area Branch Library
Room: Auburn Fireplace Reading Area
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Other
Event Details:

Bring your knitting and crochet projects and join us while we work on our projects. Other handwork is welcomed.