Children's Events - August

We have in-person and virtual events this month.  Older and younger siblings are welcome to attend with the child in the suggested age group.  

Please register here for elementary events.

Please register here for Storytime.

Storytime (ages 3-5)

Fridays at 10:30 A.M.

ages 3-5

Stories, songs, dance, fingerplays, and more. We're following our Summer Reading theme, Tails and Tales, and are reading about animals this month. 

We will meet on ZOOM on August 6 and August 20.

We will meet in WILSON PARK on August 13 and August 27.

Animal Adventures (kindergarten - 2nd grade)

kindergarten - 2nd grade

Books, crafts, and related activities

We will meet on ZOOM on:

Thursday, August 5 at 1:00, Theme: Hibernation and Estivation (sleeping/being dormant in winter and in summer)

Thursday, August 19 at 1:00, Theme: Amphibians

We will meet in WILSON PARK on:

Wednesday, August 11 at 1:00, Theme: Reptiles

Wednesday, August 25 at 1:00, Theme: Marsupials

3rd - 5th grade events:

IN WILSON PARK:

Hack Your Harvest: No-tech Coding

Wednesday, August 4 at 1:00 in Wilson Park

You'll code (on paper) a tractor to collect produce and get to the barn with additional challenges each time.

Origami Animals

Wednesday, August 18 at 1:00 in Wilson Park

You'll create a variety of origami animals.

ON ZOOM:

Virtual Escape Room

Thursday, August 12 at 1:00 on Zoom

You'll work together to solve an escape room.

Virtual Game Day

Thursday, August 26 at 1:00 on Zoom

You'll play Codenames and other games. 

Registration:

Please register here for elementary events.

Please register here for Storytime..

If you have any questions, please email youth@milanlibrary.org

Saturday Stories

 Saturdays, October 17 & October 31

10:30 A.M.

on Zoom

planned for preschool through 2nd grade
all ages welcome

Please register here.

Saturday Stories will be held on Zoom at 10:30 A.M. on the Saturdays listed below. We will add additional dates as we schedule them.

These events are planned for preschoolers through early elementary ages. All ages are welcome.

We'll read 1 or 2 picture books and participate in related activities. Craft projects will be available for you to pick up from the library and take home to make.

Saturday Stories with Milan Area Fire Department

Saturday, October 17

We'll read a book about firefighters and then a Milan Area Fire Department firefighter will take us on a virtual tour of the fire station and talk about fire safety.

Take home crafts will be available to pick up during any of our Curbside Pickup hours beginning on Monday, October 12. Crafts will include a cardstock fire hat to color and wear, a cut/color/paste fire truck craft, and additional fire-themed activity pages.

Saturday Stories: Halloween

Saturday, October 31

We'll read 1 or 2 fun books about Halloween, sing a Halloween song, and participate in other Halloween-themed activities.  

Crafts will be available to pick up during any of our Curbside Pickup hours beginning on Wednesday, October 21. Crafts will include a paper spider project that can be worn as a hat or set on a surface, a paper pumpkin craft, and additional Halloween-themed activity pages.

Please register here.

Read to Hazel

Read to Hazel
Monday, February 3

6:30 - 7:30
Registration required

Cathy Toth and her dog Hazel are members of the Alliance of Therapy Dogs.  They will be at the library on Monday, February 3 for children to read to Hazel the dog.

Reading to Hazel provides children with a relaxed environment to practice reading and gain confidence in their reading skills.

Children may bring a book to read or choose one from the library.

We are accepting registrations for 10-minute increments throughout the hour Hazel will be here.  Please register here.  

Spring Break at the Library

Children's Game Day

Monday, March 26
1:00 - 3:00 and 6:00 - 7:30
Drop in. No need to register.

Stop by the library any time between 1:00 and 3:00 or between 6:00 and 7:30 to play board games, card games, cup stacking, and more. Best for kindergartners and older. All ages welcome.

Behind the Scenes

Tuesday, March 27
1:00 - 2:00 or 6:30 - 7:30
3rd - 5th grade
Registration is required.

Learn how a books gets to the library, from how we choose which books to buy to how they end up on the shelves ready to check out. You'll help choose books for us to purchase this month. Registration is required. Please register here.

Children's Crafternoon

Wednesday, March 28
2:00 - 3:30
preschool - 5th grade
Registration is requested (but not required).

Come any time between 2:00 and 3:30 to create a spring-themed craft project. We'll have a variety of options, so there will be something for all ages from preschool through fifth grade. Registration is requested (but not required); this will help us prepare the appropriate amount of supplies. Please register here.

Tiny Tales

Thursday, March 29
10:30 - 11:15

2 years and younger

Registration is requested.

Children will listen to stories and participate in fingerplays, songs, dance, and play time. See more and register here.

Storytime

Friday, March 30
10:30 - 11:15

ages 3-5

Registration is requested.

Children will listen to books and participate in fingerplays, songs, dance, a craft, and more. See more and register here.

TNT Events

(Teen & Tween: 6th - 12th grade)

See our TNT events here.

Winter Break Events

Children's Game Day
Thursday, December 28
2:00 - 4:00 &
6:00 - 7:30
All ages are welcome, best for preschool & elementary ages

Drop in any time between 2:00 and 4:00 or between 6:00 and 7:30 to play board games, card games, and cup stacking at the library. Invite a friend and/or play with your family.


Play & Learn
Friday, December 29
10:30 - 12:00
Toddlers & preschoolers

Drop in any time between 10:30 and 12:00.  We'll have a variety of activities for you to do with your child - puppets, magnetic letters, shape sorters, stackers, and more.  Older siblings are welcome; we'll have a few activities for them, too.

Halloween Events

Our Halloween events are:

Pumpkin Decorating

2nd - 5th grade

Tuesday, October 24

6:45 - 7:45

The library will provide pumpkins and craft supplies for you to transform a pumpkin into anything you'd like to create - a jack-o-lantern, a book or movie character, or anything else!  Registration is required.  Please register here.

Downtown Trick-or-Treat

everyone

Friday, October 27

5:00 - 6:00 P.M.

We'll be downtown (in Tolan Square or by the Main Street parking lot) to participate in Downtown Trick-or-Treating. 

Halloween Fun

preschool - 1st grade

Saturday, October 28

10:30 - 11:15

Children are invited to wear their costumes and join us for Halloween stories, songs, and crafts. Registration is required.  Please register here.

See our TNT (Teen and Tween) page for our TNT Halloween events.

Bats at the Library

photo by the Organization for Bat Conservation

Bats at the Library

by the Organization for Bat Conservation
Tuesday, November 14
7:00 P.M.
 Senior and Community Activity Center

All ages (children, teens, and adults) are invited to meet bats from around the world and learn why they are so important to ecosystems and to you.  

Please register here. 

This program is funded by a generous donation in memory of Marilyn Alexander.  Marilyn was a supporter and friend of the library, both individually and as president of the Friends of the Library for many years.  You may read more here.  

photo by the Organization for Bat Conservation

Drummunity & Ice Cream Social

Drummunity

Wednesday, August. 2 

7:00 - 8:00 P.M.

Milan Senior and Community Activity Center

all ages (children, teens, and adults)

Drummunity is a unique, interactive and very fun event for all ages. Lori Fithian will bring her collection of instruments from all over the world including some she’s created herself. Lori’s program is an exciting, hands-on, family program with a message of community-building, peace, diversity, wellness, ecology and rhythmic fun. 

The Drummunity performance will be followed by an Ice Cream Social.

If you haven’t already registered, please register here.  

We hope to see you there!

Touch a Truck

Our Touch a Truck event is this Saturday, July 15 from 10:00 until 11:30 A.M. in Wilson Park.

Community organizations and businesses will bring vehicles for you to explore.  You'll be able to sit in the drivers' seats, walk through the backs, and learn about the jobs they do.

You'll see a police car, crane boom truck, Red Cross emergency response vehicle, FedEx truck, flatbed tow truck, motorcycle, ambulance, and more.

Thank you to the organizations and businesses who are participating in this event:

ABATE
American Red Cross - Monroe County
Crown Lift Trucks
Dave's Towing
FedEx
Hart Huron Valley
Huron Valley Ambulance
Just Right Grain Systems
Kiger Farm
Milan Department of Public Works
Milan Police Department
Milan Post Office

You may register here or if you're able to attend at the last minute, just drop by!  Registration is NOT required, but is appreciated.

Spring Break Events

Events for children and teens are scheduled throughout Spring Break Week.  

Please register for events here.

Events are planned for the ages listed; however older and younger siblings are welcome to attend most children's events.  Please let us know when you register. 

Toddler/Preschool Events

Tiny Tales

Thursday, April 6 at 10:30

2 years and under

Stories, rhymes, songs, finger plays, and play time.

Storytime

Friday, April 7 at 10:30

Ages 3-5

Books, rhymes, songs, finger plays, and a craft.

Createapalooza

Saturday, April 8, 10:30 – 12:00

Preschool – 1^st grade

LEGO and DUPLO bricks, Squigz, building challenge, and more.

Elementary Events

Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Game 

3^rd – 5^th grade

Monday, April 3, 4:30 – 6:00

Decipher clues to find additional clues throughout the library and solve the puzzle.  Reading the book is NOT required to participate.  (However, it is a good book, so we recommend it!)

Get Creative! 

Kindergarten – 2^nd grade

Tuesday, April 4, 1:00 – 3:00

Create a spring-themed craft.  Please register and then drop in any time between 1:00 and 3:00 to create.

  

Children’s Game Day 

Children - all ages

Thursday, April 6, 1:00 – 4:00

Wii games, board games, card games, cup stacking, and more.

Createapalooza

Preschool – 1^st grade

Saturday, April 8, 10:30 – 12:00

LEGO and DUPLO bricks, Squigz, building challenge, and more.

Buildapalooza

2^nd – 5^th grade

Saturday, April 8, 1:30 – 3:00

LEGO bricks, Squigz, building challenge, and more.

TNT (Teen & Tween) Events:

(TNT events are for 6th - 12th graders only.)

TNT Tuesday

6^th – 12^th grade

Tuesday, April 4, 4:00 – 6:00

Decorate new signs for the youth areas of the library.

TNT Game Day

6th - 12th grade

Friday, April 7, 2:00 – 5:00

Wii games, board games, card games, cup stacking, and more.

Please register for events here.

New Programs

The new year brings two new youth programs: Createapalooza for preschoolers through 1st graders and Buildapalooza for 2nd through 5th graders.

Each of these events will be held on the second Saturday of each month and will include a building challenge and time to build with LEGO bricks, Squigs, and more. 

See more here and register here.


Storytime, elementary book clubs, and TNT (teen and tween) Books and Bites will also continue this month. See details and register through the links below. 

In Storytime, we'll kick off the new year with a "new" theme.  We'll read about, sing about, and craft about new pets, new babies, new books, and new things this month.

Our elementary book clubs are reading about names (Book Buddies), Dolphins at Daybreak (Bookworms), and inventions/inventors (Chapter Chatters).

See our TNT page for more information about TNT Books and Bites and other TNT programs.

December Events

December events include:

Tiny Tales

Thursdays, December 8 and 22

See more here and register here.

Storytime

ages 3-5

Fridays, December 9 and 16

See more here and register here.

Book Buddies

kindergarten - 2nd grade

Thursday, December 15 at 4:45 and Tuesday, December 20 at 6:45

Theme: Gingerbread people

See more here and register here.

Bookworms

2nd & 3rd grade

Tuesday, December 13 at 4:45

Theme: Biographies

See more here and register here.

Chapter Chatters

3rd - 5th grade

Thursday, December 8 at 4:45

Theme: Penguins (Mr. Popper's Penguins and Penguins: Meet the Heroes of a Frozen World

See more here and register here.

Christmas Family Storytime

best for preschool - early elementary, all ages welcome

Saturday, December 17 at 10:30 A.M.

You'll hear Christmas stories, sing a Christmas song, and create a Christmas craft.

Please register here.

Christmas Around the World

best for elementary and older, all ages welcome

Saturday, December 17; 1:00 - 3:00

Explore Christmas traditions around the world with a variety of crafts and activities.  Come any time between 1:00 and 3:00; stay as long as you'd like. 

Please register here. 

Get Creative!

Saturday, November 12
10:15 A.M. - kindergarten and older
2:00 P.M. - 6th-12th grade

Decorate jars as pencil holders and magazine boxes to hold your magazines, school paperwork, or anything else you choose.  Keep your creation for yourself or give it to a family member or friend as a gift. 

Please register here.
 

Mother Goose Storytime

 

Trudy Bulkey, as Mother Goose, will present a Mother Goose Storytime on Friday, August 26 at 10:00 A.M. in the Community House (the building across the street from the Senior Center and the police station).

This program is best for preschoolers and early elementary aged children; all ages are welcome.

Please register here.  

Teacher TALES

Teacher TALES

(Teachers And Learners Enjoy Stories!)

 
Teachers and principals from Paddock and Symons in Milan Area Schools will read some of their favorite stories. A craft, game, or activity will follow the stories.All ages are welcome at each of these programs.

Thursdays, June 23 through August 4 at 4:00 in the library

Kindergarten - 5th grade teachers will read. All ages are welcome.

June 23: Ms. Kliber and Mr. Wright

June 30: Ms. Linke

July 7: Ms. Farmer

July 14: Ms. Nichols and Ms. Stafford

July 21: Ms. Smith

July 28: Mr. DeSarbo and Ms. Anders

August 4: Mr. McMahon

Wednesdays, June 22, July 13, & 27 at 10:10 at Wilson Park Pavilion

Kindergarten - 2nd grade teachers will read. All ages are welcome.

(Crafts in the Park for kindergarten - 2nd graders will immediately follow these events.)

June 22: Ms. Zajac

July 13: Mr. Reeves

July 27: Ms. Durkee

Wednesdays, June 29, July 20, & August 3 at 10:10 at Wilson Park Pavilion

3rd - 5th grade teachers will read. All ages are welcome.

(Crafts in the Park for 3rd - 5th graders will immediately follow these events.)

June 29: Ms. Krebs

July 20: Ms. Kerns

August 3: Mr. Girbach

Thank you, teachers, for reading!

Ms. Zajac read Wet Dog and The Whale's Song.

Mr. Wright read The Book With No Pictures.

Ms. Kliber read How I Became a Pirate.

We created pirate hats and robot monkey masks after hearing The Book With No Pictures and How I Became a Pirate.

We created pirate hats and robot monkey masks after hearing The Book With No Pictures and How I Became a Pirate.