Upcoming Events

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

Open Mic / Karaoke Night

Come and share an original piece or perform your old favorite!

Turkey Talk
Join us to learn about the Turkey! We'll experience the turkey call, and try out the turkey trot.

Explore new combinations of flavors with popcorn, drizzles, seasonings, stir-ins and mixes. Snatch a bag, scoop some popcorn and then spritz it, sprinkle it, sake it, savor it and share it! Guess the flavor of the mystery popcorn.

It's the very last week of NaNoWriMo! We did it! Get together with other writers and get your last words in on your manuscript - we will be encouraging each other all the way to 50,000!

5 p.m. Tree Lighting - on the lawn between FIA and the Rep

5:30 p.m. & 7 p.m. - Carman-Ainsworth High School String Orchestra

6 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. – Richard Paul Ventriloquist

Enjoy books and activities that will transport you to a different time and place. Ideal for 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 donations from The Friends of the Flint Public Library.

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

Game On!

Bring a friend and play video games, board games, or try out our gaming laptops.

Bear Necessities
Let's explore the neat adaptation of Michigan's Bears! We will use all of our senses to see what it's like to live a bear's life.

Discussion Session Schedule - All events 11 am - 1 pm
December 7 | Discussion 1 - Ch. 1-3 @GCFPL
January 4 | Discussion 2 - Ch. 4-5 @Zoom
February 1 | Discussion 3 - Ch. 6-8 @Zoom

Want to travel the world from the comfort of your seat? Join us for a video tour of exciting travel destinations and an opportunity to see it for yourself using Virtual Reality!

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

Join the TAB to give librarians guidance about better serving teens and creating library programs for our community.

Exploring the rich tapestry of Black life and culture through literature, this book club celebrates diverse voices and narratives that resonate with the Black experience.

This month selections:
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

After the Polar Express and Cookies with Santa, join us for a festive musical adventure. Led by the dynamic percussionist Sean Dobbins, kids of all ages will experience the magic of jazz through music and movement.

Jurassic World

A new theme park, built on the original site of Jurassic Park, creates a genetically modified hybrid dinosaur. the Indominus Rex, which escapes containment and goes on a killing spree.

Fiction Only Book Club: 

The Windfall by Diksha Basu

Combine the fun brick-building of LEGOs with the exciting world of coding! No Experience necessary. The building blocks were provided by a generous donations from The Friends of the Flint Public Library.

Trivia Night

Test your knowledge on meaningless topics chosen by the Teen Advisory Board.

Nature Detective
Sharpen your detective skills. Let's learn about the clues animals leave so we can find out who visits our parks after dark.