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Movie Maker Club (2nd Floor)

Friday, July 26, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Second Floor Community Meeting Room at Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Program Type:
Movies, STEAM, Technology Class
Age Group:
Tweens
Event Details:

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

Required
Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Second Floor Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Movies, STEAM, Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

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

Disclaimer(s)

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

Life is an Adventure Plaque

Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Pinconning Branch Community Room at Pinconning Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Join us at the Pinconning Branch to make the Life is an Adventure Plaque. Adults and teens (grades 6 and up) are invited to attend.  Please register with a valid phone number ...

Required
Library Branch: Pinconning Branch Library
Room: Pinconning Branch Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Join us at the Pinconning Branch to make the Life is an Adventure Plaque. 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.

painterly summer art series

Wirt Summer ART Series - Paint Your Own Pottery w/ Painterly Pottery

Monday, July 29, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Kantzler Community Room at Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Join the Summer Art Series in the Kantzler Room. Paint your own pottery with Painterly Pottery.  This program is for ages 5-12. Registration is required. Pottery piece w...

Required
Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Kantzler Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Join the Summer Art Series in the Kantzler Room.

Paint your own pottery with Painterly Pottery.  This program is for ages 5-12. Registration is 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.

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.

Two blue and white hula hoops on the grass

Nat Spins

Monday, July 29, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Sage Lawn (Pershing Park) at Sage Branch Library
Program Type:
Other, Workshop
Age Group:
Everyone, Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Join us at the Sage Branch Library at Pershing Park for a drop in program on Monday, July 29 @ 12:30 pm for Nat Spins! Join hula hoop artist Nat Spinz for an interactive hula ho...

Required
Library Branch: Sage Branch Library
Room: Sage Lawn (Pershing Park)
Age Group: Everyone, Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Other, Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 100
Event Details:

Join us at the Sage Branch Library at Pershing Park for a drop in program on Monday, July 29 @ 12:30 pm for Nat Spins!

Join hula hoop artist Nat Spinz for an interactive hula hoop dancing workshop! 

Make something sweet with Sarah open to teens in grades 6-12

Make Something Sweet w/ Sarah

Monday, July 29, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Sage Branch Community Room at Sage Branch Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Join Sarah from Sarah’s Sweet Escapes as she teaches us how to make a summery treat!

Required
Library Branch: Sage Branch Library
Room: Sage Branch Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Join Sarah from Sarah’s Sweet Escapes as she teaches us how to make a summery treat!

Disclaimer(s)

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

Yarn and Knitting Needles

Knitting Solutions (2nd Floor)

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Second Floor Community Meeting Room at Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Educational
Age Group:
Adults
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.

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.

Downtown Bay City logo

Downtown Bay City Feet on the Street - Yoga Mindfulness & Movement Storytime with Wirt

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Other at Off Site
Program Type:
Other, Storytime
Age Group:
Family, Children
Event Details:

Storytime Yoga w/the Wirt Library, in partnership with the downtown Bay City Feet on the Street!  Join us downtown on the Saginaw Street Turf (weather permitting).  Desig...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Other
Age Group: Family, Children
Program Type: Other, Storytime
Event Details:

Storytime Yoga w/the Wirt Library, in partnership with the downtown Bay City Feet on the Street!  Join us downtown on the Saginaw Street Turf (weather permitting).  Designed for ages 2-6 but old

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.

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Sage Lawn (Pershing Park) at Sage Branch Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention helps people with or without arthritis to improve balance, both mentally and physically, which helps significantly reduce the rate of fal...

Required
Library Branch: Sage Branch Library
Room: Sage Lawn (Pershing Park)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention helps people with or without arthritis to improve balance, both mentally and physically, which helps significantly reduce the rate of falls experienced by older adults.

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.

Meet Up Eat Up Read Up Logo

Meet Up, Eat Up, and READ Up - Wirt

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 12:00pm - 12:45pm
Wirt Lawn at Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Meet Up, Eat Up, and READ Up at your library! Kids and teens ages 0-18 can enjoy a free lunch on the lawn along with a free book!  This program will be held every Tuesday a...

Required
Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Wirt Lawn
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Meet Up, Eat Up, and READ Up at your library! Kids and teens ages 0-18 can enjoy a free lunch on the lawn along with a free book! 

black light painting

Black Light Painting

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Kantzler Community Room at Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

*Please register using the name of the teen that will be participating.  *Please indicate grade in the fall when registering. Join us and create your own black light pai...

Required
Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Kantzler Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

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

*Please indicate grade in the fall when registering.

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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Cirque Amongus: The Show

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Auburn Branch Community Room at Auburn Area Branch Library
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Join Cirque Amongus for an amazing vaudeville show full of circus acts that will amaze and inspire!

Required
Library Branch: Auburn Area Branch Library
Room: Auburn Branch Community Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Performance
Required
Seats Remaining: 75
Event Details:

Join Cirque Amongus for an amazing vaudeville show full of circus acts that will amaze and inspire!

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.

Please register each person individually, including adults.

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

Trombley House (white two story house) on the outside

Story Time at the Trombley House

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Other at Off Site
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Children ages 12 and under with family are invited to join us at the Trombley House Historical Museum to celebrate history with stories, songs, dance and activities.  Regis...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Other
Age Group: Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Children ages 12 and under with family are invited to join us at the Trombley House Historical Museum to celebrate history with stories, songs, dance and activities. 

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.

Wednesdays With Walt

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Wirt Study Room #1 at Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Get help with computer issue, learn how to use a device or app, ask questions, and more! Call (989) 893-9566 Ext. 2303 or email wpeglow@baycountylibrary.org to book your time!

Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Wirt Study Room #1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

Get help with computer issue, learn how to use a device or app, ask questions, and more!

Call (989) 893-9566 Ext. 2303 or email wpeglow@baycountylibrary.org to book your time!

Graphics of large service vehicles driven my community helpers and the title in the middle stating "Touch a Truck"

Touch a Truck

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Sage Lawn (Pershing Park) at Sage Branch Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Children ages 12 and under with their families!  Join us at the Sage Branch Library at Pershing Park on Wednesday, July 31 @ 12:30 pm for Touch a Truck See and touch a v...

Required
Library Branch: Sage Branch Library
Room: Sage Lawn (Pershing Park)
Age Group: Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 100
Event Details:

Children ages 12 and under with their families! 

Join us at the Sage Branch Library at Pershing Park on Wednesday, July 31 @ 12:30 pm for Touch a Truck

Disclaimer(s)

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

Needle Felting w/ Katie for teens

Needle Felting w/ Katie

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Sage Branch Community Room at Sage Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Join Katie as she teaches basics of needle felting to create whimsical designs.

Required
Library Branch: Sage Branch Library
Room: Sage Branch Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Join Katie as she teaches basics of needle felting to create whimsical designs.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Kitten with yarn

Needle Crafters Club

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Auburn Fireplace Reading Area at Auburn Area Branch Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

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: Other
Event Details:

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

animals on boat adventure

Jenifer Strauss: Adventures in Story @ WIRT

Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Wirt Lawn 2 at Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Program Type:
Other, Performance
Age Group:
Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Join Storyteller, Jen Strauss for ANIMAL ADVENTURES in Story, Song & Play Sing, Act-It-Out & Play your way through exciting story adventures with animal friends who outs...

Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Wirt Lawn 2
Age Group: Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Other, Performance
Event Details:

Join Storyteller, Jen Strauss for ANIMAL ADVENTURES in Story, Song & Play

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.

Pressed Flower Jar Craft

Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Kantzler Community Room at Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

*Please register using the name of the teen that will be participating.  *Please indicate grade in the fall when registering. Join us to create your own pressed flower j...

Required
Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Kantzler Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

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

*Please indicate grade in the fall when registering.

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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Storytime at Iron Grind Coffee House

Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Iron Grind Coffee House at Off Site
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Event Details:

Join Ms Ashley or Ms Miranda from the Auburn Branch for a special offsite storytime at Iron Grind Coffee House in Auburn! Iron Grind Coffee House is located at 116 N Auburn...

Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Iron Grind Coffee House
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join Ms Ashley or Ms Miranda from the Auburn Branch for a special offsite storytime at Iron Grind Coffee House in Auburn!

Iron Grind Coffee House is located at 116 N Auburn Rd, Auburn, MI 48611

 

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.

Author Erin Bartels

Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Kantzler Community Room at Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Program Type:
Educational, Lectures
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

ERIN BARTELS writes character-driven fiction for curious people. Her readers know to expect that each of her novels will tell a unique story about fallible characters so tangible t...

Required
Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Kantzler Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Lectures
Required
Seats Remaining: 75
Event Details:

ERIN BARTELS writes character-driven fiction for curious people. Her readers know to expect that each of her novels will tell a unique story about fallible characters so tangible that it's hard to believe they are not real people.

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.

storytime coffeehouse wirt

Downtown Bay City Feet on the Street - Populace Storytime

Monday, August 5, 2024 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Populace Coffee at Off Site
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children
Event Details:

Families with young children.  Join the Wirt library downtown at Populace Coffee House on the patio for storytime- (indoors during inclement weather).  No registration re...

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

Families with young children.  Join the Wirt library downtown at Populace Coffee House on the patio for storytime- (indoors during inclement weather).  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.

kids wirt summer art series

Wirt Summer Series - Picture Book Art w/Delta Kids

Monday, August 5, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Program Room at Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Educational, STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Picture Book Art in the Children's Program Room with our partner Lauren of Delta College- PBS Kids/Michigan Learning Channel.  This program is for ages 3-8.  Registration...

Required
Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Educational, STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Picture Book Art in the Children's Program Room with our partner Lauren of Delta College- PBS Kids/Michigan Learning Channel.  This program is for ages 3-8.  Registration is 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.

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

ice cream social wirt

Summer Reading Ice Cream Social @ Wirt

Monday, August 5, 2024 at 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Wirt Lawn at Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Join us at the Wirt library to celebrate the end of our reading adventure for 2024 with ice cream sundaes (while supplies last) generously funded by the The Bay City Noon Optimist ...

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

Join us at the Wirt library to celebrate the end of our reading adventure for 2024 with ice cream sundaes (while supplies last) generously funded by the The Bay City Noon Optimist Club.

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.

Will It Waffle?

Monday, August 5, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Sage Branch Community Room at Sage Branch Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Apart from waffles, what else can you make in a waffle iron? Let's find out!

Required
Library Branch: Sage Branch Library
Room: Sage Branch Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Apart from waffles, what else can you make in a waffle iron? Let's find out!

Disclaimer(s)

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