Family Reading and Science Program

Our annual Family Reading and Science Program will be held on Saturdays, January 21, February 11, and March 10. This year’s theme is Vital Signs: How Health Works. This program is for children in kindergarten through fifth grade, accompanied by an adult. It is provided in partnership with the University of Michigan’s Muesum of Natural History.

You are invited to attend all three workshops, but if you can only attend one or two, you are welcome to attend just the one(s) that fit your schedule.

Registration is required. Please register online here or call the library at 439-1240.

Workshop 1: How YOU work: What are you made of and what do your vital signs mean?
Saturday, January 21: 10:3o – 11:30 A.M.
We will explore what makes you who you are. We’ll look at the building blocks that make our bodies (cells and DNA), figure out what the numbers doctors talk about really tell us, and see how it all works together.

Workshop 2: Germs, parasites, and allergies: Oh, my! What makes us sick and what makes us well?
Saturday, February 11: 10:3o – 11:30 A.M.
We will look at some of the things that make us sick, and find out what our bodies do to protect themselves.

Workshop 3: Build the $6 million you: Making the most of your health
Saturday, March 10: 10:3o – 11:30 A.M.
We will learn what we can do to improve and maintain our health. We’ll examine how our environment, healthy eating, and exercise influence our health and well-being.

December Programs

Santa is coming!

Stories with Santa
Thursday, December 15 at 6:45 P.M.
Milan Senior and Community Activities Center

Santa will read a Christmas story and then children will have time to visit with Santa, have their pictures taken with him, and create a Christmas craft.

Registration is required. Please register here or call the library at 439-1240.

Winter & Christmas Crafts

1st and 2nd graders
Wednesday, December 21
4:45 P.M.
Hear a story and then create winter and Christmas crafts. Registration is required. Please register here or call the library at 439-1240.

3rd – 5th graders
Monday, December 19
4:45 P.M.
We’ll make winter and Christmas crafts. Registration is required. Please register here or call the library at 439-1240.

75 of the Best Books for Young Children

Our library received an $800 grant from The Greater Milan Area Community Foundation to purchase additional books from the Public Library Association's list of 75 of the Best Books for Young Children (created by the West Bloomfield Township Public Library as part of its Grow Up Reading early literacy initiative).

The books purchased through this grant have begun to arrive in our library. Additional books will be added over the next two months.

Books from this list are currently located on the shelf with the new picture books and are identified with a "75" sticker on the spine.

Books purchased with funds from the grant may be seen in our catalog here. A complete list of the books from this list in our library may be seen here.

Thank you to The Greater Milan Area Community Foundation for their support.

New books from Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein

New books by Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein have been published and are now in our library. Click on the images to see if they are available or to reserve them.



See more new books here. Scroll down below the adult and teen new book showcases to see the new children's books.

New Elephant and Piggie book

Happy Pig Day, the most recent Elephant and Piggie book, is now in our library. Check our catalog here to see if it is available or to reserve it. See all of the Elephant and Piggie books here.

See more new books here. Scroll down below the adult and teen new book showcases to see the new children's books.

Ebooks and Audiobooks

You can now download ebooks and audiobooks for children, teens, and adults through Overdrive with your Milan Public Library card. See our website for details.

Halloween Programs

Preschool/Kindergarten (ages 3-5)
Wednesday, October 26
4:45 and 6:45
Wear your costume, hear Halloween stories, sing Halloween songs, and create a Halloween craft.

1^st - 2^nd grade
Thursday, October 27
4:45 P.M.
Hear Halloween stories and create a Halloween craft. Costumes are welcome.

3^rd - 5^th grade
Tuesday, October 25
6:45 P.M.
Hear slightly spooky stories and create a Halloween craft. Costumes are welcome.

Register online here or call or stop by the library to register.

Michigan Reads! One State, One Children's Book Program

Each year, the Library of Michigan selects a book by a Michigan author for the Michigan Reads! One State, One Children's Book Program. The program reinforces the importance of reading to and with young children. More information is available here.

Join us to read Memoirs of a Goldfish, create a craft, and have fun with related activities.

Kindergarten - 2^nd grade
Thursday, October 13 ~ 4:45 P.M.

Evening Storytime (ages 2-5)
Wednesday, October 19 ~ 7:00 P.M.

Storytime (ages 3-5)
Thursday, October 20 ~ 10:30 A.M.
Friday, October 21 ~ 11:15 A.M.

Toddler Storytime (ages 2-3)
Friday, October 21 ~ 10:15 A.M.

Register online here or call or stop by the library to register.

Fall Storytime

Fall Storytime begins September 15 & 16.

Toddler Storytime (ages 2-3)
Fridays at 10:15 A.M.

Preschool Storytime (ages 3-5)
Thursdays at 10:30 A.M.
Fridays at 11:15 A.M.

Evening Storytime (ages 2-5)
Wednesday, September 21 at 7:00 P.M.
Wednesday, October 19 at 7:00 P.M.

Storytime includes stories, music, dance, crafts, and related activities. Storytime is approximately 30 minutes for toddlers and 40 minutes for preschoolers.

Please register online here or call or stop by the library to register.

Weekly Themes:
September 15 & 16 - Libraries
September 22 & 23 - Fall
September 29 & 30 - Farms
October 6 & 7 - Cows
October 13 & 14 - Animal Sounds
October 20 & 21 - Michigan Reads! - Memoirs of a Goldfish
October 27 & 28 - Spiders
November 3 & 4 - Foxes
(November 10 - No Storytime - The library will be closed.)
November 11 - Bears

Storytime will not be held during the last 2 weeks of November. We will resume in December.

Ava's Trip to Florida

(Start here for the story of our traveling pigs.)

Ava the Princess Pig has returned from her vacation in Florida. Thank you to Ava's (the person) Uncle Tony and Aunt Marty for hosting Ava the pig and showing her so many things in Florida.

(Click on the letter to enlarge it.)

Scotto and Helena (bottom left), Michelle (top right):


Leaving to go fishing for a week:


104 lb. grouper with crew - Jim:


"BIG" fish (top) and baracuda (bottom):

Elizabeth's Trip to Indiana

(Start here for the story of our traveling pigs.)

Elizabeth has returned from her trip to Fremont, Indiana. Thank you to Camille's aunt, uncle, and cousins for teaching Elizabeth about your town and including her in your fun activities.

(Click on the letter to enlarge it.)

Little Otter Lake, Fremont, Indiana


Going for a boat ride

Miss Ashley's Letter from Pennsylvania

(Start here for the story of our traveling pigs.)

Miss Ashley is still traveling, but she took time to write Lauren a letter from Pennsylvania. Thank you to Lauren's Grandma Sherry and Grandpa Bill for taking her with you on your trip. It sounds like she is having a lot of fun!

Hi Lauren Bancroft,
I am sooo glad Grandma Sherry and Grandpa Bill took me on vacation with
them. I wish you were here though, I sure do miss you! I am hanging out at
the farm in Holbrook, Pennsylvania. It is in southwest Pa. Everyone here
likes the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Pirates and Penguins. Grandma has
played hard with me and we are having lots of fun! Grandpa and grandma
and Coulton and I read stories and played. I went crawfish hunting in the
creek with Miss Becky and Miss Meadow. I ended up swimming, oops, but I'm
ok, don’t worry I didn't even get my face wet. You will have to teach me
how to get my face wet in the pool when I get home. We helped Aunt Bridget
wash her car; I am really having fun with water. Grandma took pictures of
me and Miss Becky making funny faces at one of the toll plazas in Ohio. I
found time for Piggy Pa and I to celebrate grandma’s 59th birthday hehehe
don't tell her I told you how old she is. I will be hanging out with Piggy
Pa on our way to Williamsport, New Hampshire, and Maryland. Stay tuned.
More to come.
Gotta go now......
Miss Ashley

Piggy Pa's Letter from Pennsylvania

(Start here for the story of our traveling pigs.)

Piggy Pa is still traveling, but took time to write Alex a letter. Thank you to Alex's Grandpa Bill and Grandma Sherry for taking him to so many places. It looks like he is having fun helping on the farm!

Hi Alex Bancroft
Wow I have been soooo busy on my vacation with grandpa Bill and Grandma
Sherry. We are in Pennsylvania. I have spent a lot of the time in Aleppo,
Pa. It is in South Western Pa. I get to help grandpa with all of his heavy
equipment as he is fixing up an old farm for hunting and camping. They have
about 70 acres. I helped with the dozer grading the land and with the
backhoe cleaning up and digging. I got to play on uncle Marty's boat. I
made time to hang out with Uncle Marty, Aunt Bridget and cousin Colton. We
had a Birthday party for Grandma Sherry with Ice Cream Cake for all yeah!
And I even ate some for you too Alex!!!!! I am off now to Williamsport, Pa.
where the little league baseball World Series is held. Then off to New
Hampshire to Uncle Bill’s And Aunt Ang's, then to Maryland to see Uncle
Steve and Aunt Jen along with cousin's Nina, Taylor, and Kennedy……………so
more updates to come.
I’ll be home soon,
Piggy Pa

Benny and Penny

(Start here for the story of our traveling pigs.)

Benny and Penny are two of our pigs who stayed home like Toot from the story Toot and Puddle. They had a lot of fun playing, swimming, and gardening with Elianna and Selah.