Upcoming Events

Programs focused on Genealogical issues. This month they will talk about: 

Topic to be determined, please check back

Author Lisa Hemming leads an interactive program for tweens (ages 9 - 12) to learn the basics of budgeting, saving, and smart spending for a strong financial future.

The bookmobile will be visiting the Traverse City High School during conferences.

Get ready for a Friday morning blast with Miss Amanda at Storytime! She's bringing the magic of stories, lively rhymes, and toe-tapping songs to make your preschooler's day a whole lot more fun.

Experience stories through music, movement and books with Mr. Matt.

We'll be in the North Conference Room of the Township offices, across the parking lot from the library.

Join us and Janet Weaver from Traverse Bay Yoga Therapy for chair yoga. 

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!

Join us at Howe Arena for the latest and greatest celebration of Making and all things STEAM, in combination with our friend

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

The Twisted Quills, TADL's teen writing group, will be presenting their most receint work. All school year they have worked to create a multilayered world where murder happens and readers make choices that will move the story forward.

Reuse plastic juice or soda containers into a small garden box! Either bring your own container or use one the library staff provides. 

The goal of the Traverse Area Historical Society is to share local history of Traverse City and the Grand Traverse region.

This month's speaker is:  Grace Yakuber

Join Miss Carrie for stories, songs, fingerplays and fun! This program is geared toward preschool aged children, their caregivers and friends. Call the library at 932-8503 for more info.

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

Join Mr. Andy as we learn to problem solve and code. We'll play with robots and use computers and games to help us become better problem solvers and coders.

Have you ever wondered how to recycle your greeting cards? Or maybe you'd rather create a journal or memory book from a tissue box.

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

Baby Time with Miss Michele is an interactive story time introducing early literacy to our youngest patrons. Geared toward families with children ages 0-12 months.

Join Miss Michele for Toddler Time (formerly Mother Goose Time) as she leads families with young children through stories, rhymes and books. For children aged 12-36 months.

Need a little help with your laptop, tablet, or phone? TADL's knowledgeable staff are available to answer your basic questions during this time and can set you up with resources for more information.

Join us for Wigglers Storytime! Ms. Beth engages our early and pre-readers with movement, music, crafts, and stories, to develop literacy, social skills, and confidence!

Do you like to read or listen to audiobooks across all genres? Do you like to talk about books, or just listen? Join the Tuesdays @ Two book discussion group on the last Tuesday of each month from 2pm to 3pm in the McGuire Room.

Come make a wacky, one-of-a-kind group poem with us using the Exquisite Corpse technique to celebrate National Poetry Month this April!