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Cover of 'A Return to Ireland' cookbook featuring a scenic landscape of rolling green hills and a quaint stone cottage. In the forefront, a table is set with traditional Irish dishes such as shepherd's pie, soda bread, and a steaming cup of tea. The title is written in bold, elegant script, with the subtitle 'Rediscover the Delicious Recipes and Enduring Traditions of the Emerald Isle' prominently displayed. A charming shamrock motif decorates the corners, adding a touch of Irish charm. The warm, inviting c

Cookbook Club: A return to Ireland: a culinary journey from America to Ireland

Monday, February 24, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Annex Meeting Room at Veterans Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Description:

Do you like trying new recipes? Join our Cookbook Club! Watch a cooking demonstration by students in the GI-TEC Culinary Arts class, discuss the featured cookbook, and enjoy a...

Library Branch: Veterans Memorial Library
Room: Annex Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Type: Book Club, Health & Wellness
Program Description:

Do you like trying new recipes? Join our Cookbook Club! Watch a cooking demonstration by students in the GI-TEC Culinary Arts class, discuss the featured cookbook, and enjoy a tasty sample!

Create, Make & Take

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
SCL Meeting Room at Shepherd Community Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Everyone, Kids, Elementary School
Program Description:

Join us for after-school crafting fun!Can't make it to the event? Stop by the Shepherd Community Library to pick up a kit version of this month's craft. 

Library Branch: Shepherd Community Library
Room: SCL Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone, Kids, Elementary School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Program Description:

Join us for after-school crafting fun!

Can't make it to the event? Stop by the Shepherd Community Library to pick up a kit version of this month's craft. 

Story Learning with Maggie

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
SCL Meeting Room at Shepherd Community Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids, Babies/Pre-K
Program Description:

Babies to preschoolers will learn through stories, songs, and dancing while building vital early literacy skills! This story experience is for children ages 0 to 5. If you wan...

Library Branch: Shepherd Community Library
Room: SCL Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies/Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime
Program Description:

Babies to preschoolers will learn through stories, songs, and dancing while building vital early literacy skills! This story experience is for children ages 0 to 5. 

Story Learning with Tony

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
FJML Meeting Room at Faith Johnston Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids, Babies/Pre-K
Program Description:

Babies to preschoolers will learn through stories, songs, and dancing while building vital early literacy skills! This story experience is for children ages 0 to 5. If you wan...

Library Branch: Faith Johnston Memorial Library
Room: FJML Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies/Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime
Program Description:

Babies to preschoolers will learn through stories, songs, and dancing while building vital early literacy skills! This story experience is for children ages 0 to 5. 

"Free for All: The Public Library" Image of a young woman sitting under a readinag lamp at a table, sitting among shelves of library books.

Free for All: The Public Library

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Program Description:

WCMU and Chippewa River District Library are bringing the Indie Lens Pop-Up experience to you. The featured documentary is "Free for All: The Public Library," which explores the vi...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Movie
Program Description:

WCMU and Chippewa River District Library are bringing the Indie Lens Pop-Up experience to you.

Tech Wednesday - Tech Drop-In

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Burgess Computer Lab at Veterans Memorial Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults
Program Description:

Bring your device and questions. Sit down with one of the CRDL IT Staff, who'll do their best to answer questions and walk you through any fixes.Complicated questions may require s...

Library Branch: Veterans Memorial Library
Room: Burgess Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Program Description:

Bring your device and questions. Sit down with one of the CRDL IT Staff, who'll do their best to answer questions and walk you through any fixes.

Babytime

Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Annex Meeting Room at Veterans Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies/Pre-K
Program Description:

Join us for a special story learning experience just for babies and young toddlers. If you would like to experience CRDL Story Class in the comfort of your own home, a pl...

Library Branch: Veterans Memorial Library
Room: Annex Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies/Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime
Program Description:

Join us for a special story learning experience just for babies and young toddlers. 

Image of a tan and white dog with large, fluffy ears standing outside on a deck.

Story Learning with Christie: Dog Days

Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Annex Meeting Room at Veterans Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids, Babies/Pre-K
Program Description:

Babies to preschoolers will enjoy stories, songs, and dancing while building vital early literacy skills! This story experience is for children ages 0 to 5. Today's story lear...

Library Branch: Veterans Memorial Library
Room: Annex Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies/Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime
Program Description:

Babies to preschoolers will enjoy stories, songs, and dancing while building vital early literacy skills! This story experience is for children ages 0 to 5. 

Illustration of musical notes.

Musical March

All Day 3/1 - 3/31
All Branches
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone, Kids, Babies/Pre-K, Elementary School, Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Description:

Check out a music-themed book or music CD at any of our CRDL locations and be entered to win your choice of either four tickets to the relaxed performance of Roald Dahl's Matilda T...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: All Branches
Age Group: Adults, Everyone, Kids, Babies/Pre-K, Elementary School, Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Description:

Check out a music-themed book or music CD at any of our CRDL locations and be entered to win your choice of either four tickets to the relaxed performance

Image of a metal statue of a man in battle with a sword and a shield.

Dungeons & Dragons Club: Miniature Painting Session!

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Annex Meeting Room at Veterans Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Gaming, Workshop
Age Group:
Teens, High School
Program Description:

Join our CRDL Computer Support Technician, Tim Patishnock, as he shares his love of painting gaming minis with our CRDL D&D club members! Our Dungeons and Dragons club will mee...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Veterans Memorial Library
Room: Annex Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, High School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Gaming, Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Program Description:

Join our CRDL Computer Support Technician, Tim Patishnock, as he shares his love of painting gaming minis with our CRDL D&D club members! Our Dungeons and Dragons club will meet on the First Tuesday of each month from February through May.

Story Learning with Maggie

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
SCL Meeting Room at Shepherd Community Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids, Babies/Pre-K
Program Description:

Babies to preschoolers will learn through stories, songs, and dancing while building vital early literacy skills! This story experience is for children ages 0 to 5. If you wan...

Library Branch: Shepherd Community Library
Room: SCL Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies/Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime
Program Description:

Babies to preschoolers will learn through stories, songs, and dancing while building vital early literacy skills! This story experience is for children ages 0 to 5. 

Story Learning with Tony

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
FJML Meeting Room at Faith Johnston Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids, Babies/Pre-K
Program Description:

Babies to preschoolers will learn through stories, songs, and dancing while building vital early literacy skills! This story experience is for children ages 0 to 5. If you wan...

Library Branch: Faith Johnston Memorial Library
Room: FJML Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies/Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime
Program Description:

Babies to preschoolers will learn through stories, songs, and dancing while building vital early literacy skills! This story experience is for children ages 0 to 5. 

Tech Wednesday - MS Word

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Burgess Computer Lab at Veterans Memorial Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults
Program Description:

Learn to create and save documents in MS Word. Learn about using spell check, cut-copy-paste commands, manipulate text, and more.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Veterans Memorial Library
Room: Burgess Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Program Description:

Learn to create and save documents in MS Word. Learn about using spell check, cut-copy-paste commands, manipulate text, and more.

Babytime

Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Annex Meeting Room at Veterans Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies/Pre-K
Program Description:

Join us for a special story learning experience just for babies and young toddlers. If you would like to experience CRDL Story Class in the comfort of your own home, a pl...

Library Branch: Veterans Memorial Library
Room: Annex Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies/Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime
Program Description:

Join us for a special story learning experience just for babies and young toddlers. 

'Storytime with Disability Network Mid-Michigan.' It features three photos: young children reading a book, children raising hands in a classroom, and a smiling child with painted hands.

Story Learning with Disability Network

Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Annex Meeting Room at Veterans Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids, Babies/Pre-K
Program Description:

Join Disability Network Mid-Michigan for a story, craft, and Q&A, where kids can ask questions about people with disabilities and learn how to be their friends!Babies to presch...

Library Branch: Veterans Memorial Library
Room: Annex Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies/Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime
Program Description:

Join Disability Network Mid-Michigan for a story, craft, and Q&A, where kids can ask questions about people with disabilities and learn how to be their friends!

McLaren Health Plan MyCommunity Connect

Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Rouman Family Study Room at Veterans Memorial Library
Purpose of Meeting:

McLaren Health Plan will be hosting our MyCommunity Connect event on the 1st Thursday of each Month. The MyCommunity Connect event is offered to ALL members of the community. We wi...

Veterans Memorial Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Veterans Memorial Library
Room: Rouman Family Study Room
Purpose of Meeting

McLaren Health Plan will be hosting our MyCommunity Connect event on the 1st Thursday of each Month. The MyCommunity Connect event is offered to ALL members of the community.

Image of cake pops with colorful sprinkles.

Kids in the Kitchen Kit: Cake Pops!

All Day
All Branches
Age Group:
Everyone, Kids, Teens
Program Description:

Gather your family in the kitchen and make something sweet together! This kit contains ingredients to make cake pops. Registration is required. There is ONE kit per family. Pi...

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: All Branches
Age Group: Everyone, Kids, Teens
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Program Description:

Gather your family in the kitchen and make something sweet together! This kit contains ingredients to make cake pops.

 

Rainbow Storytime

Friday, March 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Annex Meeting Room at Veterans Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Age Group:
Everyone, Kids, Babies/Pre-K
Program Description:

Join us for color-themed stories, songs, and crafts while celebrating diversity. This story class is for all ages. You can also enjoy a CRDL Story Class experience in the comf...

Library Branch: Veterans Memorial Library
Room: Annex Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone, Kids, Babies/Pre-K
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Program Description:

Join us for color-themed stories, songs, and crafts while celebrating diversity. This story class is for all ages. 

The cover of In Cold Blood by Truman Capote features a cloudy sky above a line of trees, with the title and author’s name in simple text.

True Crime Club: In Cold Blood

Monday, March 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Annex Meeting Room at Veterans Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Program Description:

Join us for an engaging, lighthearted discussion of this fascinating yet disturbing genre. We will focus on uplifting and empathizing with the victims of these crimes. We will...

Library Branch: Veterans Memorial Library
Room: Annex Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Program Description:

Join us for an engaging, lighthearted discussion of this fascinating yet disturbing genre. We will focus on uplifting and empathizing with the victims of these crimes. 

Image of heart made out of words involving volunteering.

CRDL Teen Library Council: VOLUNTEEN Night

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Annex Meeting Room at Veterans Memorial Library
Program Type:
Teen Library Council
Age Group:
Teens, High School
Program Description:

Join us for an opportunity for Teen Library Council volunteers to connect as a group and simultaneously give back to their community. We'll feature a different volunteer project ea...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Veterans Memorial Library
Room: Annex Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, High School
Program Type: Teen Library Council
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Program Description:

Join us for an opportunity for Teen Library Council volunteers to connect as a group and simultaneously give back to their community.

Image of a bowl of dried mint leaves on a wooden plank table.

Spice It Up: Mint

All Day
All Branches
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Teens
Program Description:

Are you ready to spice up your meals? Laura from GreenTree Co-op Market will share a tasty recipe using a selected spice of the month. This event will be a blog post you can v...

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: All Branches
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Program Description:

Are you ready to spice up your meals? Laura from GreenTree Co-op Market will share a tasty recipe using a selected spice of the month.

Story Learning with Maggie

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
SCL Meeting Room at Shepherd Community Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids, Babies/Pre-K
Program Description:

Babies to preschoolers will learn through stories, songs, and dancing while building vital early literacy skills! This story experience is for children ages 0 to 5. If you wan...

Library Branch: Shepherd Community Library
Room: SCL Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies/Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime
Program Description:

Babies to preschoolers will learn through stories, songs, and dancing while building vital early literacy skills! This story experience is for children ages 0 to 5. 

Story Learning with Tony

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
FJML Meeting Room at Faith Johnston Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids, Babies/Pre-K
Program Description:

Babies to preschoolers will learn through stories, songs, and dancing while building vital early literacy skills! This story experience is for children ages 0 to 5. If you wan...

Library Branch: Faith Johnston Memorial Library
Room: FJML Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies/Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime
Program Description:

Babies to preschoolers will learn through stories, songs, and dancing while building vital early literacy skills! This story experience is for children ages 0 to 5. 

AARP Tax Aide

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 12:00pm - 6:00pm
SCL Meeting Room at Shepherd Community Library
Shepherd Community Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Shepherd Community Library
Room: SCL Meeting Room