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LEGO Club

3:30pm - 4:30pm
5-12, Tweens, Teens
Dalton Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Dalton Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: 5-12, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Community, Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Let your imagination run wild with your designs. A large variety of Library LEGO are provided. Please leave your own favorite LEGO pieces at home.

Registration required. 

Million Milkweed Challenge

11:00am - 1:00pm
5-12, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Egelston Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Egelston Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: 5-12, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Big Read, Education
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Plant butterfly food! Winter sowing is a fun and easy way to get a jump start on the growing season. Melissa Eikenberry will present information about local plants needed by our winged friends.

Galaxy Jars

10:00am - 11:00am
Children, Tweens, Teens
North Muskegon Branch
Registration
Library Branch: North Muskegon Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Craft your own cosmos! Mix colors & glitter, swirl them in a jar with cotton clouds for a dazzling galaxy you can hold. Registration required. 

LEGO Club

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Children, 0-5, 5-12, Tweens, Teens
Ravenna Branch
Library Branch: Ravenna Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Children, 0-5, 5-12, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Games

Let your imagination run wild with your designs. A large variety of Library LEGO are provided. Please leave your own favorite LEGO pieces at home.

Nintendo Switch Night: Super Smash Bros

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Tweens, Teens
Muskegon Heights Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Muskegon Heights Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Come hang out with us and test your skills in our Super Smash Bros competition, held every other month. Registration required. 

Apple Analysis

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children, Tweens
Montague Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Montague Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Education
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Become a scientist by doing some apple analysis. Do all apples taste the same? Why would a farmer want to grow more than one kind of apple? Do you think all apples are equally good for making different foods?

Snack Science: Mason Jar Butter

10:00am - 11:00am
Children, Tweens, Teens
North Muskegon Branch
Registration
Library Branch: North Muskegon Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Education
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Shake it up! Make creamy butter in a mason jar with just heavy cream & a little muscle. Fun for all ages & perfect for fresh bread! Registration required. 

Apple Analysis

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children, Tweens
Holton Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Holton Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Education
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Become a scientist by doing some apple analysis. Do all apples taste the same? Why would a farmer want to grow more than one kind of apple? Do you think all apples are equally good for making different foods?

Candy Bar Bingo

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens
North Muskegon Branch
Registration
Library Branch: North Muskegon Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Community, Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Sweet bingo fun! Win candy bars by matching numbers to your card. First to call out Bingo, wins!

Registration required. 

Dungeons & Dragons

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Montague Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Montague Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Community, Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Try your hand at Dungeons & Dragons. All experience levels welcome. Snacks provided.

Registration required. 

Game Day

3:30pm - 4:30pm
5-12, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Dalton Branch
Library Branch: Dalton Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: 5-12, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community, Games
Event Details:

Play games like Checkers, Chess, Battleship, Bingo, Giant Jenga (and more!), and you could win a prize. 

Teen Junk Journals

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Tweens, Teens
North Muskegon Branch
Registration
Library Branch: North Muskegon Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Big Read
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Teens and tweens in 6-12th grade, use a variety of materials to tell your story at this Big Read Lakeshore event and make your own Junk Journal.

Fall Break Fun- Minute to Win It

3:00pm - 4:00pm
5-12, Tweens, Teens
Norton Shores Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Norton Shores Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: 5-12, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 39
Event Details:

It's game time at the library. Play MINUTE TO WIN IT: wacky challenges, super fast clock, and bragging rights! Wear your goofiest clothes (think BIG socks & bright hats.)  Let's get GIGGLY!

Rock Monsters

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Children, 0-5, 5-12, Tweens, Teens
Ravenna Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Ravenna Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Children, 0-5, 5-12, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Details:

Create spooky little rock monsters with paint markers, googly eyes, and more.

LEGO Club

5:30pm - 6:45pm
Children, 0-5, 5-12, Tweens, Teens
Egelston Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Egelston Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Children, 0-5, 5-12, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Let your imagination run wild with your designs. A large variety of Library LEGO are provided. Please leave your own favorite LEGO pieces at home.

Registration required.

Teen Junk Journals

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Montague Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Montague Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Big Read
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Teens and tweens in 6-12th grade, use a variety of materials to tell your story at this Big Read Lakeshore event and make your own Junk Journal.

Million Milkweed Challenge

11:00am - 1:00pm
5-12, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Dalton Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Dalton Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: 5-12, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Big Read, Community, Education
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Plant butterfly food! Winter sowing is a fun and easy way to get a jump start on the growing season. Melissa Eikenberry will present information about local plants needed by our winged friends.

Staff Training

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Dalton Branch, Egelston Branch, Holton Branch, Laketon Township Branch, LVPD, Montague Branch, Muskegon Heights Branch, Muskegon Township Branch, North Muskegon Branch, Norton Shores Branch, Ravenna Branch, Bookmobile, Off Site, Online

Teen Junk Journals

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Tweens, Teens
Norton Shores Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Norton Shores Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Big Read
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Teens and tweens in 6th through 12 grade, use a variety of materials to tell your story at this Big Read Lakeshore event and make your own Junk Journal.

Dungeons & Dragons

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Montague Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Montague Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Community, Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Try your hand at Dungeons & Dragons. All experience levels welcome. Snacks provided.

Registration required. 

LEGO Club

3:30pm - 4:30pm
5-12, Tweens, Teens
Dalton Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Dalton Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: 5-12, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Community, Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Let your imagination run wild with your designs. A large variety of Library LEGO are provided. Please leave your own favorite LEGO pieces at home. Each time we host a LEGO build we will provide a theme to inspire your creativity.

Film Screening of "Up From the Bottoms: The Search for the American Dream"

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Off Site
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Big Read, Community, Education, History, Movie
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 299
Event Details:

Mark your calendars for a new screening of "Up From the Bottoms: The Search for the American Dream" on October 22, 2024, at FREE event hosted by the Muskegon Heights Academy High School.  Doors open at 5 PM.   Admission is FREE.

LEGO Club

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Children, 0-5, 5-12, Tweens, Teens
Ravenna Branch
Library Branch: Ravenna Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Children, 0-5, 5-12, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Games

Let your imagination run wild with your designs. A large variety of Library LEGO are provided. Please leave your own favorite LEGO pieces at home.

Nintendo Switch Night: Jackbox Games

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Muskegon Heights Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Muskegon Heights Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Bring your own device and join us for an evening of Jackbox games. Registration required.