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Rough Draft Cafe Community Writing Center

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Kommareddi Room at FPL
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members. Whether you need writing tools and strategies to tune-up your res...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Kommareddi Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

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

GCFPL Community Celebration of MLK Day

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
C.S. Mott Foundation Community Room at FPL
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Concert / Performance, Forum / Speaker
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Join us for this annual community event filled with music, encouragement, and inspiration where we will emphasize the vital connection between caring for ourselves and our communit...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: C.S. Mott Foundation Community Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Concert / Performance, Forum / Speaker
Event Details:

Join us for this annual community event filled with music, encouragement, and inspiration where we will emphasize the vital connection between caring for ourselves and our community. This year’s theme is “Mission Possible.” All are welcome!

Teen Writers Workshop

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Friends of FPL Room at FPL
Program Type:
Writers Group
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Learn about literature, writing, publishing and critiquing while sharing your work with teen peers. Facilitated by Connor Coyne, author, and director of Flint's Gothic Funk Press. ...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Friends of FPL Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Writers Group
Event Details:
Learn about literature, writing, publishing and critiquing while sharing your work with teen peers. Facilitated by Connor Coyne, author, and director of Flint's Gothic Funk Press. New Writers Welcome!

Lego Club

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Flint Central AB at FPL
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

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 Glo...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Flint Central AB
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

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.

Rough Draft Cafe Community Writing Center

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Kommareddi Room at FPL
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members. Whether you need writing tools and strategies to tune-up your res...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Kommareddi Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

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

Thursdays with For-Mar

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Conroy Room at FPL
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Nature’s Disguise! Camouflage and Biomimicry: how do plants and animals use these adaptations to survive? Meet an animal with a sssss-neaky pattern.

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Conroy Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Nature’s Disguise! Camouflage and Biomimicry: how do plants and animals use these adaptations to survive? Meet an animal with a sssss-neaky pattern.

Super Saturday Family Day

Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Conroy Room at FPL
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Families, join us every Saturday for something special. It could be a guest reader, a messy craft, a take and make snack, or even family karaoke.

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Conroy Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games, Storytime
Event Details:

Families, join us every Saturday for something special. It could be a guest reader, a messy craft, a take and make snack, or even family karaoke.

Lego Club

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Flint Central AB at FPL
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

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 Glo...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Flint Central AB
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

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.

Rough Draft Cafe Community Writing Center

Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Kommareddi Room at FPL
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members. Whether you need writing tools and strategies to tune-up your res...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Kommareddi Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

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

Kids' Favorite Book Club

Friday, January 31, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Conroy Room at FPL
Program Type:
Book Club / Author Visit
Age Group:
Children, Tweens
Library Branch: FPL
Room: Conroy Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Book Club / Author Visit

Super Saturday Family Day

Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Conroy Room at FPL
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Families, join us every Saturday for something special. It could be a guest reader, a messy craft, a take and make snack, or even family karaoke.

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Conroy Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games, Storytime
Event Details:

Families, join us every Saturday for something special. It could be a guest reader, a messy craft, a take and make snack, or even family karaoke.

Teen Movie - Groundhog Day

Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Flint Central AB at FPL
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

A cynical TV weatherman finds himself reliving the same day over and over again when he goes on location to the small town of Punxsutawney to film a report about their annual Groun...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Flint Central AB
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

A cynical TV weatherman finds himself reliving the same day over and over again when he goes on location to the small town of Punxsutawney to film a report about their annual Groundhog Day.

Teen Writers Workshop

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Friends of FPL Room at FPL
Program Type:
Writers Group
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Learn about literature, writing, publishing and critiquing while sharing your work with teen peers. Facilitated by Connor Coyne, author, and director of Flint's Gothic Funk Press. ...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Friends of FPL Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Writers Group
Event Details:
Learn about literature, writing, publishing and critiquing while sharing your work with teen peers. Facilitated by Connor Coyne, author, and director of Flint's Gothic Funk Press. New Writers Welcome!

Lego Club

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Flint Central AB at FPL
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

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 Glo...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Flint Central AB
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

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.

Rough Draft Cafe Community Writing Center

Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Kommareddi Room at FPL
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members. Whether you need writing tools and strategies to tune-up your res...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Kommareddi Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

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

Thursdays with For-Mar

Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Conroy Room at FPL
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Invented by Nature: Join us to investigate different inventions inspired by nature! Meet an animal that can change colors!

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Conroy Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Invented by Nature: Join us to investigate different inventions inspired by nature! Meet an animal that can change colors!

Super Saturday Family Day

Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Conroy Room at FPL
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Celebrate all things literacy with us. Meet authors, write songs with musician Anthony Feimster (a.k.a. Feimstro), shop for free books for your home library and make a cool stained...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Conroy Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games, Storytime
Event Details:

Celebrate all things literacy with us. Meet authors, write songs with musician Anthony Feimster (a.k.a. Feimstro), shop for free books for your home library and make a cool stained glass-style bookmark.

Literacy Festival

Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
C.S. Mott Foundation Community Room at FPL
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Club / Author Visit, Concert / Performance
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Celebrate all things literacy with us. Meet authors, write songs with musician Feimstro, shop for free books for your home library and make a cool stained glass-style bookmark. C...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: C.S. Mott Foundation Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club / Author Visit, Concert / Performance
Event Details:

Celebrate all things literacy with us. Meet authors, write songs with musician Feimstro, shop for free books for your home library and make a cool stained glass-style bookmark.

Time Travel Club

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Conroy Room at FPL
Program Type:
Games, Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Tweens
Event Details:

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

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Conroy Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Games, Storytime
Event Details:

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

Lego Club

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Flint Central AB at FPL
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

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 Glo...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Flint Central AB
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

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.

Rough Draft Cafe Community Writing Center

Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Kommareddi Room at FPL
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members. Whether you need writing tools and strategies to tune-up your res...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Kommareddi Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

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

Super Saturday Family Day

Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Conroy Room at FPL
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Families, join us every Saturday for something special. It could be a guest reader, a messy craft, a take and make snack, or even family karaoke.

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Conroy Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games, Storytime
Event Details:

Families, join us every Saturday for something special. It could be a guest reader, a messy craft, a take and make snack, or even family karaoke.

Teen Writers Workshop

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Friends of FPL Room at FPL
Program Type:
Writers Group
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Learn about literature, writing, publishing and critiquing while sharing your work with teen peers. Facilitated by Connor Coyne, author, and director of Flint's Gothic Funk Press. ...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Friends of FPL Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Writers Group
Event Details:
Learn about literature, writing, publishing and critiquing while sharing your work with teen peers. Facilitated by Connor Coyne, author, and director of Flint's Gothic Funk Press. New Writers Welcome!

Lego Club

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Flint Central AB at FPL
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

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 Glo...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Flint Central AB
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

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.