Reminder - Christmas & New Year

Holiday schedule changes Woodmere  CLOSED 12/24, 12/25, 12/31, 1/1 Closing at 6 pm: 12/26, 12/27, 12/28, 12/30 East Bay CLOSED 12/24, 12/25, 12/31, 1/1 Closing at 6 pm: 12/26 Kingsley CLOSED 12/24, 12/25, 12/31, 1/1

Member library closures (Fife Lake, Interlochen, Peninsula) - please check individual library websites for details.

Event List

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Age Group
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Event Type
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A Visit with Santa and Jenny the Storytelling Elf

Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
McGuire Community Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Celebrate
Age Group:
Youth, Babies, Preschool, Elementary, Families
Event Details:

Join us for a morning of storytelling and holiday magic! Jenny the Storytelling Elf (aka local storyteller Jenifer Strauss) leads us through interactive holiday stories that will w...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies, Preschool, Elementary, Families
Program Type: Celebrate
Event Details:

Join us for a morning of storytelling and holiday magic! Jenny the Storytelling Elf (aka local storyteller Jenifer Strauss) leads us through interactive holiday stories that will warm your heart.

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Chess Club

Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Teen Services at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Age Group:
Tweens, Teen
Event Details:

Looking for someone to play Chess with or interested in learning how?  Meet up in Teen Services to learn and have some fun. 

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Teen Services
Age Group: Tweens, Teen
Program Type: Play/Just for Fun, Summer
Event Details:

Looking for someone to play Chess with or interested in learning how?  Meet up in Teen Services to learn and have some fun. 

This event is in the "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.

Holiday Event: A Christmas Carol

Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
McGuire Community Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Holiday
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adults, Families
Event Details:

Join us and enjoy a two man adaptation of a holiday classic, A Christmas Carol.  

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adults, Families
Program Type: Holiday
Event Details:

Join us and enjoy a two man adaptation of a holiday classic, A Christmas Carol.  

This event is in the "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.

Holiday Music: Cherry Capital Mens Chorus

Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
McGuire Community Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adults, Families
Event Details:

Join us for a fun and festive event from the Cherry Capital Men's Chorus as they sing holiday music to get us all in the spirit of the holidays.

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adults, Families
Event Details:

Join us for a fun and festive event from the Cherry Capital Men's Chorus as they sing holiday music to get us all in the spirit of the holidays.

This event is in the "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Holiday Music: Peter Bergin, pianist/vocalist

Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
McGuire Community Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Celebrate, Holiday
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adults, All Ages
Event Details:

Please welcome back local pianist/vocalist Peter Bergin as he shares his beautiful musical talents with us for the holiday season.

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Celebrate, Holiday
Event Details:

Please welcome back local pianist/vocalist Peter Bergin as he shares his beautiful musical talents with us for the holiday season.

This event is in the "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.

Holiday Music: TLC Handbell Choir

Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
McGuire Community Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Celebrate, Holiday
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adults, Families
Event Details:

Join us and welcome back the TLC Bells Choir, a family favorite to ring in the holiday season. Photo by Larry Manuel from pexels.

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adults, Families
Program Type: Celebrate, Holiday
Event Details:

Join us and welcome back the TLC Bells Choir, a family favorite to ring in the holiday season.

 

Photo by Larry Manuel from pexels.

This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Hobby Group with the Grand Traverse County Senior Center Network

Monday, December 23, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Thirlby Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Crafts/Games/Hobbies
Age Group:
Seniors
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Thirlby Room
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Crafts/Games/Hobbies
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Ageless Grace

Monday, December 23, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
McGuire Community Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages
Event Details:

Join us and Lisa George for a class on Ageless Grace Neuroplasticity Exercises. The Ageless Grace Brain Health Program is based on consciously choosing to change the brain thr...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join us and Lisa George for a class on Ageless Grace Neuroplasticity Exercises.

Christmas Eve Day

All Day
Main Library - Traverse City, East Bay Branch Library, Kingsley Branch Library
Closing
Branches:
Main Library - Traverse City, East Bay Branch Library, Kingsley Branch Library

Christmas Day

All Day
Main Library - Traverse City, East Bay Branch Library, Kingsley Branch Library
Closing
Branches:
Main Library - Traverse City, East Bay Branch Library, Kingsley Branch Library

Early Closure - 6pm

All Day
Main Library - Traverse City, East Bay Branch Library, Kingsley Branch Library
Closing
Branches:
Main Library - Traverse City, East Bay Branch Library, Kingsley Branch Library
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Simply Delicious with Chef Tom

Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Kingsley Branch Library
Program Type:
Cooking & Food
Age Group:
Tweens, Teen, Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Event Details:

Join Chef Tom at the Kingsley Branch Library on the last Saturday of every month for “Simply Delicious with Chef Tom,” a quick and inspiring cooking class! You’ll learn tips and te...

Library Branch: Kingsley Branch Library
Age Group: Tweens, Teen, Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Program Type: Cooking & Food
Event Details:

Join Chef Tom at the Kingsley Branch Library on the last Saturday of every month for “Simply Delicious with Chef Tom,” a quick and inspiring cooking class!

This event is in the "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.

Winter STEAM Camp with Challenge Island

Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
McGuire Community Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Science/Nature, STEAM
Age Group:
Youth, Elementary, Tweens, Families
Event Details:

Join us for a fun family morning of creating a new game your family can take home and enjoy over and over! Your family will be their own STEAM Team and have multiple options t...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Youth, Elementary, Tweens, Families
Program Type: Science/Nature, STEAM
Event Details:

Join us for a fun family morning of creating a new game your family can take home and enjoy over and over!

This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Hobby Group with the Grand Traverse County Senior Center Network

Monday, December 30, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Thirlby Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Crafts/Games/Hobbies
Age Group:
Seniors
Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Thirlby Room
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Crafts/Games/Hobbies
This event is in the "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.

Happy Noon Year! (for families)

Monday, December 30, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:15pm
McGuire Community Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Celebrate, Play/Just for Fun
Age Group:
Youth, Preschool, Elementary, Tweens, Families
Event Details:

Join us at the library as we ring in the new year at a time that isn't past bedtime. We will have crafts, games, and a dance party when the clock strikes noon! You won't want to mi...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Youth, Preschool, Elementary, Tweens, Families
Program Type: Celebrate, Play/Just for Fun
Event Details:

Join us at the library as we ring in the new year at a time that isn't past bedtime. We will have crafts, games, and a dance party when the clock strikes noon!

Early Closure - 6pm

Monday, December 30, 2024 at 6:00pm - 11:45pm
Main Library - Traverse City, East Bay Branch Library, Kingsley Branch Library
Closing
Branches:
Main Library - Traverse City, East Bay Branch Library, Kingsley Branch Library
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Books & Brewskis

Monday, December 30, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join us on the last Monday of each month at the Silver Spruce Brewery (unless otherwise noted). Readers can look forward to a laid-back atmosphere and lively discussion of the...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us on the last Monday of each month at the Silver Spruce Brewery (unless otherwise noted). Readers can look forward to a laid-back atmosphere and lively discussion of the month's book choice, titles as varied and distinctive as the beer

New Year's Eve

All Day
Main Library - Traverse City, East Bay Branch Library, Kingsley Branch Library
Closing
Branches:
Main Library - Traverse City, East Bay Branch Library, Kingsley Branch Library

New Year's Day

All Day
Main Library - Traverse City, East Bay Branch Library, Kingsley Branch Library
Closing
Branches:
Main Library - Traverse City, East Bay Branch Library, Kingsley Branch Library
This event is in the "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Families" group.

Mock Caldecott voting!

All Day 1/2 - 1/26
Youth Services Department at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Arts, Celebrate, Storytime
Age Group:
Youth, Preschool, Elementary, Tweens, Families
Event Details:

Our library invites you to participate in our Mock Caldecott Award voting! Since hundreds of books are in the running, we’ve made things easier by selecting 10 remarkable picture b...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Youth Services Department
Age Group: Youth, Preschool, Elementary, Tweens, Families
Program Type: Arts, Celebrate, Storytime
Event Details:

Our library invites you to participate in our Mock Caldecott Award voting! Since hundreds of books are in the running, we’ve made things easier by selecting 10 remarkable picture books as nominees for this year.

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Dungeons & Dragons

Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 3:30pm - 6:45pm
Kingsley Branch Library
Program Type:
Crafts/Games/Hobbies
Age Group:
Teen
Event Details:

Join this fun teen-led D&D campaign in the Community Room. Typically, we’re playing 5e. Everything you need is provided!Event is free and open to persons 13-19. For more inform...

Library Branch: Kingsley Branch Library
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Crafts/Games/Hobbies
Event Details:

Join this fun teen-led D&D campaign in the Community Room. Typically, we’re playing 5e. Everything you need is provided!

Event is free and open to persons 13-19. For more information, please call the library at 231-263-5484.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Chair Yoga at East Bay

Friday, January 3, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
East Bay Branch Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join us for a chair based yoga class with Certified Yoga Therapist and instructor, Janet Weaver, in the North Conference Room of the East Bay Township building, across the parking ...

Library Branch: East Bay Branch Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join us for a chair based yoga class with Certified Yoga Therapist and instructor, Janet Weaver, in the North Conference Room of the East Bay Township building, across the parking lot from the library. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Tai Chi

Friday, January 3, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
McGuire Community Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join us for an introduction to Tai Chi. During the winter months, we'll meet in the McGuire Community Room and when the weather gets nicer, we'll move out to the Library's Front La...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: McGuire Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join us for an introduction to Tai Chi. During the winter months, we'll meet in the McGuire Community Room and when the weather gets nicer, we'll move out to the Library's Front Lawn.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Spanish Language Conversation Meet-Up

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Thirlby Room at Main Library - Traverse City
Program Type:
Discuss
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Looking to practice your Spanish language skills, but don't have anyone to talk to? Please plan to join us every first Saturday for a casual conversation group. All levels are welc...

Library Branch: Main Library - Traverse City
Room: Thirlby Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discuss
Event Details:

Looking to practice your Spanish language skills, but don't have anyone to talk to? Please plan to join us every first Saturday for a casual conversation group. All levels are welcome!