Library Closure

All Chippewa River District Library locations will be closed for the Christmas holiday beginning, Tuesday, December 24 through Wednesday, December 25.

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Story Learning with Christie

Thursday, January 16, 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 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: Veterans Memorial Library
Room: Annex 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. 

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

Read to a Therapy Dog

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Veterans Memorial Library
Age Group:
Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Description:

Jed, a sweet-natured Papillion and certified therapy dog, and her handler, Doreen, will meet you in the children's area of our Mt. Pleasant branch. Drop by between 4 and 5 p.m...

Library Branch: Veterans Memorial Library
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Description:

Jed, a sweet-natured Papillion and certified therapy dog, and her handler, Doreen, will meet you in the children's area of our Mt. Pleasant branch. Drop by between 4 and 5 p.m. to say "hi" and read to Jed.

Book Illustration cover of "Dog Man." A cartoon dog wearing a red super hero suit with mask.

Elementary Readers Book Club: Dog Man - Big Jim Begins

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Annex Meeting Room at Veterans Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Kids, Elementary School
Program Description:

This is a monthly book club for upper elementary students! This month, we will meet in person for a pizza party, followed by a lighthearted book discussion. Grades 3 - 5 are recomm...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Veterans Memorial Library
Room: Annex Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Program Description:

This is a monthly book club for upper elementary students! This month, we will meet in person for a pizza party, followed by a lighthearted book discussion. Grades 3 - 5 are recommended.

Illustration of a dog's face with a crossed out circle around the dog's head. It says "No More Dead Dogs" under the image.

MIDDLE SCHOOL READING MASTERS: NO MORE DEAD DOGS

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Founders Room at Veterans Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Teens, Middle School
Program Description:

JOIN US AS WE READ NO MORE DEAD DOGS BY GORDON KORMANA monthly book club for middle school students! Recommended for Grades 6-8.We will meet at the Mt. Pleasant branch for a l...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Veterans Memorial Library
Room: Founders Room
Age Group: Teens, Middle School
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Program Description:

JOIN US AS WE READ NO MORE DEAD DOGS BY GORDON KORMAN

A monthly book club for middle school students! Recommended for Grades 6-8.

Music & Movement

Friday, January 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Annex Meeting Room at Veterans Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids, Babies/Pre-K
Program Description:

Sing and dance with your child! Wave ribbons, play with scarves, tap rhythm sticks, and shake shaker eggs in this special storytime program for our wiggly attendees!

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

Sing and dance with your child! Wave ribbons, play with scarves, tap rhythm sticks, and shake shaker eggs in this special storytime program for our wiggly attendees!

This is an image of a man sitting in the woods, wearing a green and black plaid shirt unbuttoned over a black T-shirt. Next to him is an illustrated book with two dogs looking into a hole called "Hi, We're Cece and Sherrif." him is an illustrated book with two dogs looking into a hole, called "Hi, We're Cece and Sherrif"

Author Visit: Dominic Thrasher

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Annex Meeting Room at Veterans Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Performance, Storytime
Age Group:
Everyone, Kids, Elementary School
Program Description:

Join author Dominic Thrasher in a book signing and presentation as he shares his dog-themed children's books with us. Hear about his newest book, The Adventures of Cece and the She...

Library Branch: Veterans Memorial Library
Room: Annex Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone, Kids, Elementary School
Program Type: Book Club, Performance, Storytime
Program Description:

Join author Dominic Thrasher in a book signing and presentation as he shares his dog-themed children's books with us.

Library Closure

All Day
All Branches

All CRDL branches are closed for Martin Luther King Day.

Closing
Branches:
All Branches
Description:

All CRDL branches are closed for Martin Luther King Day.

Friends of Veterans Memorial Library Board Meeting

Monday, January 20, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Veterans Memorial Library
Program Type:
Friends of the Library
Age Group:
Everyone
Program Description:

Friends of the Veterans Memorial Library host a monthly meeting. Anyone interested in learning more about the Friends or being involved with their efforts to support the Library is...

Library Branch: Veterans Memorial Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Friends of the Library
Program Description:

Friends of the Veterans Memorial Library host a monthly meeting. Anyone interested in learning more about the Friends or being involved with their efforts to support the Library is welcome to attend.

Story Learning with Maggie

Wednesday, January 22, 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, January 22, 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. 

Illustration of a orange and black striped cat standing up and laughing.

Petey's Secret Lab: Shrinky Dinks

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Annex Meeting Room at Veterans Memorial Library
Age Group:
Everyone, Kids, Elementary School, Middle School
Program Description:

Petey is always inventing things, and in one of the Dog Man books, he makes a shrink ray. Drop by the annex meeting room between 3 and 5 p.m. to make your own shrinky dink while su...

Library Branch: Veterans Memorial Library
Room: Annex Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone, Kids, Elementary School, Middle School
Program Description:

Petey is always inventing things, and in one of the Dog Man books, he makes a shrink ray. Drop by the annex meeting room between 3 and 5 p.m. to make your own shrinky dink while supplies last.

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

Read to a Therapy Dog

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Veterans Memorial Library
Age Group:
Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Description:

Jed, a sweet-natured Papillion and certified therapy dog, and her handler, Doreen, will meet you in the children's area of our Mt. Pleasant branch. Drop by between 4 and 5 p.m...

Library Branch: Veterans Memorial Library
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Description:

Jed, a sweet-natured Papillion and certified therapy dog, and her handler, Doreen, will meet you in the children's area of our Mt. Pleasant branch. Drop by between 4 and 5 p.m. to say "hi" and read to Jed.

Babytime

Thursday, January 23, 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 class just for babies and young toddlers. If you would like to experience CRDL Story Class in the comfort of your own home, a playlist of our ...

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 class just for babies and young toddlers. 

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

Special Story Learning: Dog Days

Thursday, January 23, 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 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: Veterans Memorial Library
Room: Annex 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. 

A mom, her daughter, and her son are sitting on a blanket on the floor with a black dog, reading a book together.

Read & Greet: Mt. Pleasant Michigan Kennel Club Dog Teams

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Annex Meeting Room at Veterans Memorial Library
Age Group:
Everyone, Kids, Babies/Pre-K, Elementary School, Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Description:

Please stop by the annex meeting room at our Mt. Pleasant branch and visit with our furry friends from the Mt. Pleasant Michigan Kennel Club. Trained dog handler teams will be avai...

Library Branch: Veterans Memorial Library
Room: Annex Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone, Kids, Babies/Pre-K, Elementary School, Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Description:

Please stop by the annex meeting room at our Mt. Pleasant branch and visit with our furry friends from the Mt. Pleasant Michigan Kennel Club. Trained dog handler teams will be available for attendees to greet or read to. 

Create, Make & Take

Tuesday, January 28, 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, January 29, 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, January 29, 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. 

This is an illustration of a "Dog Man" BINGO card, with "Dog Man" books and characters filling the BINGO squares.

Dog Man BINGO

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
All Branches
Age Group:
Everyone, Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Middle School
Program Description:

Drop by any of our five branch libraries and join a SUPA fun game of Dog Man BINGO with a popcorn snack courtesy of Celebration Cinema Mt. Pleasant. Dog Man BINGO will be played co...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: All Branches
Age Group: Everyone, Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Middle School
Program Description:

Drop by any of our five branch libraries and join a SUPA fun game of Dog Man BINGO with a popcorn snack courtesy of Celebration C

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

Read to a Therapy Dog

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Veterans Memorial Library
Age Group:
Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Description:

Jed, a sweet-natured Papillion and certified therapy dog, and her handler, Doreen, will meet you in the children's area of our Mt. Pleasant branch. Drop by between 4 and 5 p.m...

Library Branch: Veterans Memorial Library
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Description:

Jed, a sweet-natured Papillion and certified therapy dog, and her handler, Doreen, will meet you in the children's area of our Mt. Pleasant branch. Drop by between 4 and 5 p.m. to say "hi" and read to Jed.

Babytime

Thursday, January 30, 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 class just for babies and young toddlers. If you would like to experience CRDL Story Class in the comfort of your own home, a playlist of our ...

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 class just for babies and young toddlers. 

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

Special Story Learning: Dog Days

Thursday, January 30, 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 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: Veterans Memorial Library
Room: Annex 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 Maggie

Wednesday, February 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, February 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.