10:00 AM| 500 E Mitchell St, Petoskey MI
Join us for a food-free Easter egg hunt at the library. The event starts at 10:00am for ages 2-6.
3:30 PM| 500 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI
Learn to play chess or play against others. Open to young people ages 8–18. Please drop in!
Chess is mentored by Robert Bemben and Robin Ray.
Location: Children's Program Room
11:00 AM| 500 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI
Join Miss Lisa for music, movement and playtime with your baby. We will help little ones build early literacy skills while bouncing, singing, exploring board books and playing together. For babies 3 to 24 months and their grown-up(s).
1:00 PM| 500 E Mitchell St
Learn how to play the popular game of mah jongg in this four week course so that you are ready and confident to join a game next time you have the chance! It is suggested that you attend all four sessions of this course. Space is limited, registration is required. Registering for the first session will register you for all.
Note: We will skip Wednesday, April 19 and wrap up the course on Wednesday, April 26.
Location: Lower Level Classroom
5:00 PM| 500 E Mitchell St
Have you always wanted to make your own greeting cards? Want to learn more techniques for rubber stamping and paper crafting? Join card making extraordinaire Chris Smith for a card making series. At each session, you will create 3 cards, focusing on a variety of different techniques, including direct to paper, watercolor pencils, alcohol blends, generational stamping, die cuts, embossing, and more! All supplies will be provided. Registration is required for each class in the series.
Location: Classroom
11:00 AM| 500 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI
Talk, sing, read, write, play! That’s what we’ll do today! Storytime models these five practices to support development of early literacy skills. Grown ups are encouraged to participate in the fun and learning! Storytime is for toddlers and preschoolers.
Location: Children's Program Room
12:30 PM| 500 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI
Come and join the PUPs (Petoskey Ukulele Players), a group of amateur, self-taught musicians open to new members of all ages and skill levels. We offer a play-as-you-learn experience which is best suited to ages from young adult to senior citizens. We share advice, some instruction and lots of information and resources for newbies.
For more information, please contact Kathy Brady (kathypoqa@yahoo.com) or Mary Clinton (mclinton@msn.com)
Location: Lower Level Classroom
4:00 PM| 500 E. Mitchell St., Petoskey, MI
Part of being on your own is buying and making your own food. Anne Kurburski, Home Economics teacher from Petoskey Middle School, will be here to discuss and teach tips for meal planning and budgeting, plus you will take home some easy recipes to try out on your own.
*This program is for teens ages 14-19*
Location: Makerspace
5:00 PM| 500 E Mitchell St
3:30 PM| 500 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI
Location: Classroom
Do you enjoy anime and manga? Then we have the club for you!
Join our Anime Club and get to know others who share your enthusiasm, plus watch anime together!
Anime Club is for tweens and teens in 6th-12th grade.
For more information, contact Nisa at 231-758-3148 or email nkesseler@petoskeylibrary.org
5:00 PM| 500 E Mitchell St
Parlez-vous? Cherchez-vous? Rejoignez-nous! (Do you speak? Are you looking? Join us!)
If you’ve been looking for an opportunity to converse in French in a casual and friendly environment, please join us for our new Cinq à Six French Conversation Group. This group is for anyone wishing to practice speaking French, from debutants to fluent francophones, kids and adults – all are welcome. Meetings will occur weekly, but feel free to drop-in as your schedule permits. Nous espérons vous voir là-bas! (We hope to see you there!)
Location: Lower Level Classroom
3:30 PM| 500 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI
Learn to play chess or play against others. Open to young people ages 8–18. Please drop in!
Chess is mentored by Robert Bemben and Robin Ray.
Location: Children's Program Room
11:00 AM| 500 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI
Join Miss Lisa for music, movement and playtime with your baby. We will help little ones build early literacy skills while bouncing, singing, exploring board books and playing together. For babies 3 to 24 months and their grown-up(s).
10:30 AM| 500 E Mitchell St
This 3-week tutorial is a basic guide to Excel, a spreadsheet program to store, organize, and analyze information. Learn how to create formulas and charts, use functions, format cells and do more with your spreadsheets. Registration is required.
Location: Classroom
1:00 PM| 500 E Mitchell St
Learn how to play the popular game of mah jongg in this four week course so that you are ready and confident to join a game next time you have the chance! It is suggested that you attend all four sessions of this course. Space is limited, registration is required. Registering for the first session will register you for all.
Note: We will skip Wednesday, April 19 and wrap up the course on Wednesday, April 26.
Location: Lower Level Classroom
6:30 PM| 500 E Mitchell St
Continuing a virtual, 8-part, informal study and discussion of topics compiled by the Foreign Policy Association on global affairs. Read the articles provided and then meet via Zoom to discuss. Registration is required for Zoom access. To receive the meeting ID and passcode, please email Mary Hohlbein, mhohlbein@petoskeylibrary.org
Topic and Guest Speaker: Politics in Latin America with Scott Smith
11:00 AM| 500 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI
Talk, sing, read, write, play! That’s what we’ll do today! Storytime models these five practices to support development of early literacy skills. Grown ups are encouraged to participate in the fun and learning! Storytime is for toddlers and preschoolers.
Location: Children's Program Room
3:30 PM| 500 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI
Make a Newton's Cradle!
Ages 9 - 12, please!
Location: Children's Program Room
4:00 PM| 500 E. Mitchell St., Petoskey, MI
Join us in the teen area to compete in one minute challenges. There will be prizes, plus bragging rights!
*for patrons in grades 7-12, please*
Location: Teen Area
3:30 PM| 500 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI
Location: Classroom
Do you enjoy anime and manga? Then we have the club for you!
Join our Anime Club and get to know others who share your enthusiasm, plus watch anime together!
Anime Club is for tweens and teens in 6th-12th grade.
For more information, contact Nisa at 231-758-3148 or email nkesseler@petoskeylibrary.org
5:00 PM| 500 E Mitchell St
Parlez-vous? Cherchez-vous? Rejoignez-nous! (Do you speak? Are you looking? Join us!)
If you’ve been looking for an opportunity to converse in French in a casual and friendly environment, please join us for our new Cinq à Six French Conversation Group. This group is for anyone wishing to practice speaking French, from debutants to fluent francophones, kids and adults – all are welcome. Meetings will occur weekly, but feel free to drop-in as your schedule permits. Nous espérons vous voir là-bas! (We hope to see you there!)
Location: Lower Level Classroom
10:00 AM| 500 E Mitchell St
Bring your sewing machine and all of its accessories and join instructor Tina Bury to sew your own raglan dress or t-shirt! Registration is required to receive the material list.
Location: Classroom
3:30 PM| 500 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI
Learn to play chess or play against others. Open to young people ages 8–18. Please drop in!
Chess is mentored by Robert Bemben and Robin Ray.
Location: Children's Program Room
10:00 AM| 500 E. Mitchell St., Petoskey, MI
For Earth Day, the kits will have materials to make a battery out of wire, screws, and dirt!
These kits are put together by members of the Teen Advisory Board and will be available to pick up at the teen desk while supplies last.
*For ages 11-18, please*
Location: Teen Desk
11:00 AM| 500 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI
Join Miss Lisa for music, movement and playtime with your baby. We will help little ones build early literacy skills while bouncing, singing, exploring board books and playing together. For babies 3 to 24 months and their grown-up(s).