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

11:00am - 12:00pm
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Kantzler Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration 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.

Nat Spins

12:30pm - 1:30pm
Sage Branch Library
Registration
Library Branch: Sage Branch Library
Room: Sage Lawn (Pershing Park)
Age Group: Everyone, Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Other, Workshop
Registration 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! 

Meet Up, Eat Up, and READ Up - Wirt

12:00pm - 12:45pm
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Wirt Lawn
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Other
Registration 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

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Kantzler Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration 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.

Story Time at the Trombley House

9:30am - 10:00am
Off Site
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Other
Age Group: Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Storytime
Registration 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.

Touch a Truck

12:30pm - 1:30pm
Sage Branch Library
Registration
Library Branch: Sage Branch Library
Room: Sage Lawn (Pershing Park)
Age Group: Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Other
Registration 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.

Jenifer Strauss: Adventures in Story @ WIRT

12:30pm - 1:30pm
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
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

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Kantzler Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration 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.

Summer Reading Ice Cream Social @ Wirt

12:00pm - 12:30pm
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
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.

Meet Up, Eat Up, and READ Up - Wirt

12:00pm - 12:45pm
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Wirt Lawn
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Other
Registration 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! 

Meet Up, Eat Up, and READ Up - Wirt

12:00pm - 12:45pm
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Wirt Lawn
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Other
Registration 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! 

Wirt Summer ART Series - Park Hoppin' w/Midland Center for the Arts

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Kantzler Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Educational
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Ages 9-12.  Explore the wonders of the U.S. National Parks! Travel to the beautiful forests, pristine beaches, dry deserts, and breathtaking mountains. Look through travel guides and create your own travel collage.

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.

Please register each person individually, including adults.

Pups & Pages - Pinconning

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Pinconning Branch Library
Registration
Library Branch: Pinconning Branch Library
Room: Pinconning Branch Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Join us at the Pinconning library for Pups & Pages for ages 4-12! Bring a book from home or come a few minutes early to look at books as readers are assigned to a dog as they arrive and check in at the Pinconning Public Service Desk.

Disclaimer(s)

Please register each person individually, including adults.

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

Pups & Pages @ Wirt

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Educational, Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Join us in-person at Wirt Library and read to a certified therapy dog.  Ages 4-12 read to a certified therapy dog in a one-on-one timed session based upon registration and arrival at the library starting at 2:00 pm.

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.

Story Time at the Trombley House

9:30am - 10:00am
Off Site
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Other
Age Group: Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Storytime
Registration 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.

Middle Pages Loot Boxes: Grades 6-8

All Day 9/16 - 9/21
Virtual
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
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.

Movie Maker Club (2nd Floor)

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Second Floor Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Movies, STEAM, Technology Class
Registration 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.

Movie Maker Club (2nd Floor)

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Second Floor Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Movies, STEAM, Technology Class
Registration 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.

B.A.M! Subscription Box for 4th-5th Graders

All Day 10/14 - 10/19
Virtual
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Clubs, Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

October's theme is One of a Kind!

4th and 5th graders are invited to try the Bay County Library System's subscription box, B.A.M! (Books and More).

Disclaimer(s)

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.

Middle Pages Loot Boxes: Grades 6-8

All Day 10/21 - 10/26
Virtual
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
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.

Movie Maker Club (2nd Floor)

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Second Floor Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Movies, STEAM, Technology Class
Registration 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.

Middle Pages Loot Boxes: Grades 6-8

All Day 11/18 - 11/23
Virtual
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
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.

Movie Maker Club (2nd Floor)

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Second Floor Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Movies, STEAM, Technology Class
Registration 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.

Movie Maker Club (2nd Floor)

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library
Room: Second Floor Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Movies, STEAM, Technology Class
Registration 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.