Event List

Learn to crochet a scarf with Cristen. Ideal for beginners, ages 7-12.

Combine the fun brick-building of LEGOs with the exciting world of coding. No experience necessary. The building blocks were provided by a generous donation from Friends of the Gloria Coles Flint Public Library.

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members.

Forest Treasures! Join For-Mar educators in investigating the valuable plants and animals of Michigan forests. Create a forest treasures collection, and let’s appreciate all the small wonders that make forests fantastic!

Have toys that your little one is no longer loving? They might be perfect for someone else! Please bring 3-5 clean toys in great condition geared towards little ones 7 and under, and a bag to take your new-to-you toys home.

Learn basic skills that will help you extend the life of your favorite cloth item(s), or create something new from existing fabrics. Ideal for ages 7-12.

Teens join us at a new creative writing workshop designed to empower youth by developing their critical thinking and creativity.

Enjoy books and activities that will transport you to a different time and place. Ideal for ages 7-12.

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members.

Come to a vibrant conversation with three powerful voices as they share their perspectives on the transformative power of libraries, the impact of books on personal growth, and the crucial role of using our voices to inspire change in communities.

Learn basic skills that will help you extend the life of your favorite cloth item(s), or create something new from existing fabrics. Ideal for ages 7-12.

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members.

Bring your gardening tools and passion for sustainability to the front of the library, where we’ll come together to plant a vibrant community garden featuring fruit, vegetable, and herb plants from Edible Flint!

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members.

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members.

Let’s eat snacks and talk about the Wings of Fire Series. Stop by the children’s desk to get book 2 of the series.

Help us kick off our Color Our World Summer Reading Challenge and get ready for the Midwest Invitational Rodeo - the Black Rodeo with a petting zoo and stories read by a real cowboy from the rodeo!

Let’s read, play, sing, talk, count and write our way through summer. Practice the parts of early literacy with us. Have lunch and make new friends with us on the beautiful library lawn.
*June 17 will be a special Juneteenth Storytime!

Join us for silly and traditional family games and bubbles on the lawn!

Enjoy your lunch on the lawn and make a craft to take home.

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members.